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32013R0806 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 806/2013 of 26 August 2013 initiating a review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China, as extended to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from, inter alia, the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not, for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting an exemption from those measures to one Korean exporter and repealing the existing anti-dumping duty with regard to imports from that exporter and making those imports subject to registration
| 27.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 806/2013
of 26 August 2013
initiating a review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China, as extended to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from, inter alia, the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not, for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting an exemption from those measures to one Korean exporter and repealing the existing anti-dumping duty with regard to imports from that exporter and making those imports subject to registration
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation) and in particular Articles 11(4), 13(4) and 14(5) thereof,
After having consulted the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. EXISTING MEASURES
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 (2) imposed anti-dumping measures on steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China (the original measures). By Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 (3), the Council maintained the original measures following an expiry review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2010 (4), the Council extended the measures to steel ropes and cables consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not (‘the extended measures’), with the exception of those produced by companies specially mentioned in Article 1 of that Regulation.
(2) The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 (5) following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, under which, inter alia, imports into the European Union of the product under review consigned from the Republic of Korea are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of 60,4 %, with the exception of the product manufactured by companies which have been exempted.
B. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW
(3) On 6 May 2013 Line Metal Co., Ltd (the applicant) lodged a request for an exemption from the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the People’s Republic of China, as extended to imports consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not, as far as the applicant is concerned, pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic Regulation.
C. PRODUCT
(4) The product under review is steel ropes and cables including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not (the product under review), currently falling within CN codes ex 7312 10 81, ex 7312 10 83, ex 7312 10 85, ex 7312 10 89 and ex 7312 10 98 (TARIC codes 7312108113, 7312108313, 7312108513, 7312108913 and 7312109813).
D. GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW
(5) The applicant claims that it did not export the product concerned to the European Union during the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures, i.e. from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
(6) Furthermore, the applicant claims that it is not related to exporting producers subject to measures, and that it has not circumvented the measures applicable to steel ropes and cables of Chinese origin.
(7) The applicant further claims that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures.
E. PROCEDURE
(8) Union producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment.
(9) Having examined the evidence available, the European Commission (Commission) concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting the applicant an exemption from the extended measures.
(a) Questionnaires
(10) In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant.
(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings
(11) All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
F. REPEAL OF THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IN FORCE AND REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS
(12) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product under review which are produced and sold for export to the Union by the applicant. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a finding of circumvention in respect of the applicant, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively to the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant’s possible future liabilities cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.
G. TIME LIMITS
(13) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:
— interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 10 of this Regulation or provide any other information to be taken into account during the investigation
— interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.
(14) Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party’s making itself known within the time-limits indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation.
H. NON-COOPERATION
(15) In cases in which an interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time-limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.
(16) Where it is found that an interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.
(17) If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on the facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.
I. SCHEDULE OF THE INVESTIGATION
(18) The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation, within nine months of the entry into force of this Regulation.
J. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
(19) It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (6).
K. HEARING OFFICER
(20) Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time-limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested party’s rights of defence are being fully exercised.
(21) A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered.
(22) For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on the Directorate-General for Trade’s website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm
A review of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 is hereby initiated pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 in order to establish whether the imports of steel ropes and cables including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7312 10 81, ex 7312 10 83, ex 7312 10 85, ex 7312 10 89 and ex 7312 10 98 (TARIC codes 7312108113, 7312108313, 7312108513, 7312108913 and 7312109813) consigned from the Republic of Korea and produced by Line Metal Co. Ltd (TARIC additional code B926) should be subject to the anti-dumping imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012.
The anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 is hereby repealed with regard to the imports identified in Article 1 of the present Regulation.
The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
1. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit a reply to the questionnaire indicated in recital 10 of this Regulation or any information to be taken into account within 37 days from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time-limit.
2. Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (non-confidential submissions via e-mail, confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. However, any Powers of Attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies must be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately inform the Commission in compliance with Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence
All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis must be labelled as ‘Limited’ (7) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, must be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which must be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.
Commission address for correspondence:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: N105 8/20
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Fax + 32 22993704
E-mail: [email protected]
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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32006R1319 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1319/2006 of 5 September 2006 on the exchange between the Member States and the Commission of certain information concerning pigmeat (Codified version)
| 6.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 243/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1319/2006
of 5 September 2006
on the exchange between the Member States and the Commission of certain information concerning pigmeat
(Codified version)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2806/79 of 13 December 1979 on the exchange between the Member States and the Commission of certain information concerning pigmeat and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2330/74 (2) has been substantially amended (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.
(2) Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that the Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the information necessary for implementing that Regulation. It is necessary, if the information required to operate the organised market is to be available on a standard basis and in due time, to define in detail the obligations of the Member States as regards the communication of information.
(3) The application of the intervention measures provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 requires precise knowledge of the market. In order to achieve the highest degree of comparability, the prices for slaughtered pigs to be taken into account should be the quotations as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/2006 of 24 July 2006 on the marketing stage to which the average price for pig carcases refers (4). In particular, for the purposes of regular review and in order that intervention measures may be prepared in sufficient time, such information must be available regarding piglet prices as will enable future changes in the market to be assessed.
(4) It may occur that quotations are not received by the Commission. A situation must be avoided where the lack of a quotation causes an abnormal evolution in the market prices calculated by the Commission. The missing quotation or quotations should be replaced by the last quotation available. The use of the last quotation available is no longer possible after a certain period without quotations, which may lead to the presumption of an abnormal situation in the market concerned.
(5) In order to obtain a view of the market which is as accurate as possible it is desirable that regular information on the other products of the pigmeat sector is available to the Commission, as well as other information which Member States have at their disposal.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
1. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission at the latest on the Thursday of each week concerning the preceding week:
(a) the quotations as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1128/2006;
(b) the representative quotations for piglets per head of an average live weight of approximately 20 kilograms.
2. Where one or more quotations are not received by the Commission the latter shall take into account the last quotation available. Where a quotation or quotations are missing for the third consecutive week, the Commission shall no longer take that or those quotations into account.
The Member States shall communicate to the Commission once a month for the preceding month the average of the quotations for pig carcases for commercial grades E to P as specified in Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 (5).
The Member States shall, at the Commission's request, communicate the following information, where available, concerning products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75:
(a) market prices in Member States for products imported from non-member countries;
(b) prices ruling on the representative markets in non-member countries.
The Commission shall evaluate the information transmitted by the Member States and shall communicate it to the Management Committee for Pigmeat.
Regulation (EEC) No 2806/79 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32008D0105 | 2008/105/EC: Commission Decision of 11 February 2008 amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (notified under document number C(2008) 421) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 13.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 February 2008
amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC
(notified under document number C(2008) 421)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/105/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures to monitor the substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23/EC, the inclusion and retention on the lists of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import animals and primary products of animal origin covered by that Directive, are subject to the submission by the third countries concerned of a plan setting out the guarantees which they offer as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in that Directive.
(2) Commission Decision 2004/432/EC of 29 April 2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (2) lists those third countries which have submitted a residue monitoring plan, setting out the guarantees offered by them in compliance with the requirements of that Directive.
(3) Belarus, Canada, the Falkland Islands, Mauritius and Switzerland have submitted residue monitoring plans to the Commission for animals and products of animal origin not currently listed in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC. The evaluation of those plans and the additional information obtained by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees on the residue monitoring in those third countries for the animals and products concerned. The relevant animals and products of animal origin should therefore be included in the list for those third countries in the Annex to that Decision.
(4) Switzerland, in addition, has submitted to the Commission a residue monitoring plan concerning honey, for which a limitation ‘third countries using only raw material from other approved third countries for food production’ applies at present. The evaluation of that plan and the additional information obtained by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees to remove that limitation. The footnote setting out that limitation should therefore be deleted from the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC.
(5) Ethiopia, Iran and Suriname have submitted residue monitoring plans to the Commission for certain animals and products of animal origin. The evaluation of those plans and the additional information obtained by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees on the residue monitoring in those third countries for the animals and products concerned. The relevant animals and products of animal origin should therefore be included in the list for Ethiopia, Iran and Suriname in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC.
(6) Belize, Colombia, Kenya, Oman, and Zimbabwe which are currently listed for certain animals or products of animal origin in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC have not submitted to the Commission the requested residue monitoring plans for some of those animals and products of animal origin. The entries for the relevant animals and products of animal origin should therefore be deleted from the list for those third countries in the Annex to that Decision. The third countries concerned have been informed accordingly.
(7) Eritrea, Israel and Tunisia which are currently listed for certain animals or products of animal origin in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC have not submitted to the Commission the requested residue monitoring plans for some of those animals and products of animal origin, because there are currently no exports of such animals or products of animal origin from those third countries to the Community. The entries for the relevant animals and products of animal origin should therefore be deleted from the list for those third countries in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC. The third countries concerned have been informed accordingly.
(8) Ukraine which is currently listed for equidae with the limitation 'export of live equidae for slaughter (food producing animals only) in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC has not submitted to the Commission the requested residue monitoring plan. In addition, a Food and Veterinary Office inspection has revealed serious deficiencies concerning the live equidae testing in that third country. The relevant entry for Ukraine should therefore be deleted from the list in the Annex to that Decision. The authorities of that third country have been informed accordingly.
(9) South Africa which is currently listed for several animals or products of animal origin in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC, has submitted to the Commission the requested residue monitoring plans for those animals and products of animal origin. However, a Food and Veterinary Office inspection has revealed serious deficiencies concerning the implementation of the residue monitoring plan for certain animals or products of animal origin of those referred to in the plans. On that basis South Africa has requested to delete the entries for all the animals and the products of animal origin from the list in the Annex to that Decision, with the exception of wild and farmed game, including ostriches. For these animals and products of animal origin, substantial guarantees have been received.
(10) A transitional period should be laid down to cover consignments of animals and products of animal origin originating in Belize, Colombia, Eritrea, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Tunisia, Ukraine, South Africa, and Zimbabwe which were dispatched from those third countries for the Community before the date of application of this Decision, to cover the time needed for their arrival in the Community and avoid any disruption to trade.
(11) Decision 2004/432/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
The amendments to the list in the Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC by the present Decision shall not apply to consignments of animals and products of animal origin from Belize, Colombia, Eritrea, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Tunisia, Ukraine, South Africa and Zimbabwe where the importer of such animals and products can demonstrate that they had been dispatched from the third country concerned and were en route to the Community before the date of application of the present Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2008.
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31995R1798 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1798/95 of 25 July 1995 amending Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
| 26.7.1995 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 174/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 1798/95
of 25 July 1995
amending Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medecinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1442/95 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used in the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;
Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);
Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;
Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;
Whereas it appears that maximum residue limits cannot be established for dimetridazole because residues, at whatever limit, in foodstuffs of animal origin might constitute a hazard to the health of the consumer; whereas dimetridazole should therefore be inserted into Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorizations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, the draft of the measures to be adopted was submitted to the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Veterinary Medicinal Products Sector; whereas the Committee was not able to deliver an opinion; whereas the Commission therefore proposed the measures to be adopted to the Council;
Whereas the Council did not act or vote against the proposed measures by a simple majority in the three-month period allowed; whereas it is therefore incumbent upon the Commission to adopt the measures,
Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31968D0406 | 68/406/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 December 1968 authorizing the French Republic to take certain protective measures in accordance with Article 108 (3) of the Treaty (Only the French text is authentic)
| Council Decision
of 4 December 1968
authorizing the French Republic to take certain protective measures in accordance with
Article 108 (3) of the Treaty
(Only the French text is authentic)
(68/406/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 108 (3) thereof;
Having regard to the Commission Decision of 23 July 1968, and in particular Article 9 thereof;
Whereas the exceptional economic situation in France during May and June 1968 and the adverse effects thereof on the external balance of its economy led the Council to grant to that country, by a Directive of 20 July 1968, the mutual assistance provided for in Article 108 (2) of the Treaty; whereas, since that mutual assistance was not of itself sufficient to remedy that imbalance, the Commission, by a Decision of 13 July 1968, taken pursuant to Article 108 (3), authorized the French Republic to continue to apply, as a temporary and exceptional arrangement, foreign exchange restrictions derogating from the obligations imposed by the Treaty and the Directives issued for the application thereof to capital movements;
Whereas the French Republic rescinded those measures in September 1968 in view of the results which had by then been achieved in the process of restoring the balance of its economy to normal; whereas, however, before that process had fully restored the situation, in particular as regards its external financial transactions, a sudden deterioration in the overall balance of payments, sharply intensified by speculative capital movements, led to substantial flights of capital which obliged the French Government to reintroduce, as a matter of urgency, exchange restrictions going even beyond the measures adopted in May 1968;
Whereas the mutual assistance granted by the Council on 20 July 1968 is still in force; whereas the other Member States have, in addition, and at the same time as certain third States, rendered substantial financial assistance to France; whereas the Federal Republic of Germany introduced measures to facilitate imports into its territory, to tax exports and to stem the inflow of capital; whereas it is evident, however, that the austere programme of economic and financial restrictions undertaken by the French Government in compliance with the terms of the Treaty can be pursued only if foreign exchange reserves are given temporary protection, particularly as regards capital movements of a financial nature other than current transactions in goods and services and other invisible transactions; whereas with regard to the latter, however, a limit on the outflow of currency for business travel is also justified as an exceptional measure by way of derogation from Article 106 (1) of the Treaty;
Whereas it is also justifiable, for the same reasons, by way of derogation from Articles 31 and 34 of the Treaty respectively, to require that all import and export settlements be made through approved intermediaries and that exported goods be paid for within 180 days of the arrival of those goods at their destination;
Whereas the French Republic may therefore be authorized to maintain the restrictions and controls reintroduced as a matter of urgency on 25 November 1968 until the measures to restore the overall equilibrium of the French economy have eliminated the danger of speculative capital movements;
Whereas these considerations make it necessary to amend the Commission Decision of 23 July 1968 on measures relating to foreign exchange,
The French Republic is hereby authorized on a temporary basis:
(a) withinof the ambit of measures actually in force at the date of adoption of this Decision, to prohibit, or to require a prior exchange authorization for, the conclusion of performance of transactions and transfers in respect of capital movements, referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of the Council Directive of 11 May 1960 (first Directive for the implementation of Article 67 of the Treaty), as amended by Directive 63/21/EEC of 18 December 1962;
(b) to limit, or to require a prior authorization for, imports and exports of the means of payment necessary for business travel;
(c) to require that import or export settlements for goods should be financed through approved intermediaries and to impose a time limit for the payment of exported goods of 180 days following the arrival of those goods at their destination.
The Commission shall keep the application of those measures under constant review.
It reserves the right to withdraw or to amend this authorization as soon as the financial flows have been sufficiently restored to normal.
Article 1 of the Decision of 23 July 1968 is hereby repealed.
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31985R0821 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 821/85 of 27 March 1985 extending the 1984/85 marketing year for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 821/85
of 27 March 1985
extending the 1984/85 marketing year for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it has become necessary to reconsider all the matters bearing on the fixing of prices for the coming year, which will involve delay in the fixing of these prices; whereas it is accordingly necessary to extend the 1984/85 marketing year for sheepmeat and goatmeat until 14 April 1985 and to fix seasonally adjusted basic prices, intervention prices and derived intervention prices in respect of the corresponding period,
The 1984/85 marketing year for sheepmeat and goatmeat shall end on 14 April 1985 and the 1985/86 marketing year shall commence on 15 April 1985.
The seasonally adjusted basic prices, intervention prices and derived intervention prices for the period from 1 to 14 April 1985 shall be those laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1985.
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31995L0034 | Eightieth Commission Directive 95/34/EC of 10 July 1995 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products
| 18th COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/34/EC of 10 July 1995 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/32/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof,
After consultation of the Scientific Committee on Cosmetology,
Whereas furocoumarines are recognized to be photomutagenic and photocarcinogenic; whereas the Scientific Committee on Cosmetology has not been able to conclude from the available scientific, technical and epidemiological data that the association of protective filters with furocoumarines would guarantee the safety of sun protection and bronzing products containing furocoumarines above a minimum level; whereas, in order to protect public health, it is therefore necessary to limit furocoumarines to less than 1 mg/kg in these products;
Whereas 4-tert-Butyl-3-methoxy-2,6-dinitrotoluene (Musk Ambrette), is recognized to be a potent photoallergen; whereas, on the basis of recent scientific research, use of this substance in cosmetic products poses a risk to human health; whereas it is therefore necessary to prohibit its use;
Whereas toxicological evaluation of Diisobutyl-phenoxy-ethoxy-ethyldimethylbenyl-ammonium chloride (Benzethonium), shows that this ingredient is toxic to a significant degree; whereas the safety margin for human health, when this ingredient is used in cosmetic products, is inadequate; whereas it is therefore necessary to prohibit its use;
Whereas cells, tissues or products of human origin are liable to transmit the Creutzfelt-Jakob disease, human spongiform encephalopathy, and certain virus diseases; whereas it is therefore necessary, given the current state of scientific knowledge, to prohibit their use in cosmetic products;
Whereas recent toxicological studies of 3,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalide (Phenolphthalein*); show a net clastogenic effect in vitro; whereas the safety margin is low, especially where children are concerned; whereas it is therefore necessary to prohibit its use;
Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, 2-Cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester may be used as ultraviolet filter in cosmetic products;
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 on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Cosmetic Products Sector,
Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
1. Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that as from 1 July 1996 for the substances set out in the Annex, neither manufacturers nor importers established in the Community shall place on the market products which do not comply with the requirements of this Directive.
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the products referred to in paragraph 1 containing the substances set out in the Annex shall not be sold or otherwise supplied to the final consumer after 30 June 1997.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 30 June 1996. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32003L0013 | Commission Directive 2003/13/EC of 10 February 2003 amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Directive 2003/13/EC
of 10 February 2003
amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses(1), as last amended by Directive 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of Commission 96/5/EC(3), as last amended by Directive 1999/39/EC(4), stipulates that processed cereal-based foods and baby foods shall not contain any substance in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children.
(2) On the basis of opinions given by the Scientific Committee on Food on 19 September 1997 and 4 June 1998, Directive 96/5/EC established a general maximum residue level of 0,01 mg/kg for any individual pesticide in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.
(3) In the case of a small number of pesticides or metabolites of pesticides even a maximum residue level of 0,01 mg/kg might, under worst-case intake conditions, allow infants and young children to exceed the acceptable daily intake. This is the case for pesticides or metabolites of pesticides with an acceptable daily intake lower than 0,0005 mg/kg body weight.
(4) Directive 96/5/EC establishes the principle of the prohibition of the use of these pesticides in the production of agricultural products intended for processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. The pesticides in question should be listed in Annex VIII to Directive 96/5/EC. However, this prohibition does not necessarily guarantee that products are free from such pesticides, since some pesticides contaminate the environment and their residues may be found in the products concerned.
(5) The health of infants and young children can be better protected by applying additional requirements which can be enforced by analysis regardless of a product's origin.
(6) Most of the pesticides which have acceptable daily intake values lower than 0,0005 mg/kg body weight are already prohibited in the Community or will be prohibited by July 2003. The prohibited pesticides should not be detectable in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods by state of the art analytical methods. However, some pesticides degrade slowly and still contaminate the environment. They might be present in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods even if they have not been used. For the purposes of control, a harmonised approach has to be followed.
(7) Pending Commission decisions on whether they satisfy the safety requirements of Article 5 of Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(5), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/5/EC(6), the continued use of authorised pesticides should be permitted as long as their residues comply with the maximum residue levels established in the present Directive. The latter should be set at levels ensuring that their respective acceptable daily intake values are not exceeded by infants and young children under worst-case intake conditions.
(8) Directive 96/5/EC should be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Directive 96/5/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 6 is amended as follows:
- Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
"1. Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods shall not contain any substance in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children. Necessary maximum levels for substances other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be established without delay."
- Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
"3. (a) Those pesticides listed in Annex VIII shall not be used in agricultural products intended for the production of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. However, for the purpose of control:
(i) pesticides listed in Table 1 of Annex VIII are considered not to have been used if their residues do not exceed a level of 0,003 mg/kg. This level which is considered to be the limit of quantification of the analytical methods shall be kept under regular review in the light of technical progress;
(ii) pesticides listed in Table 2 of Annex VIII are considered not to have been used if their residues do not exceed a level of 0,003 mg/kg. This level shall be kept under regular review in the light of data on environmental contamination.
The levels referred to in (i) and (ii) shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.
(b) For pesticides listed in Annex VII, where a decision concerning the non-inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is taken, Annex VII and Annex VIII to this Directive shall be amended accordingly."
2. Annex VII is replaced by Annex I to this Directive.
3. Annex VIII is replaced by Annex II to this Directive.
1. The Member States shall authorise trade in products which comply with Article 6(3) of Directive 96/5/EC by 6 March 2004 at the latest.
2. The Member States shall prohibit trade in products which do not comply with Article 6(3) of Directive 96/5/EC by 6 March 2005.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 6 March 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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31980R2940 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2940/80 of 13 November 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of the production refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2940/80 of 13 November 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of the production refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1917/80 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece (3),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 of 26 March 1979 laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oils used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods (4), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Articles 4 (1) and 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 provide that olive oil produced in the Community and used in the manufacture of preserved products is to qualify for the production refund plus the amount of the consumption aid valid on the day of implementation of the refund;
Whereas olive oil of Community origin used in the manufacture of preserved products and bought by manufacturers in packages with a net content not exceeding five litres has qualified for the consumption aid provided for in Article 11 of Regulation 136/66/EEC ; whereas, accordingly, only olive oil produced in the Community and bought in bulk by preserves manufacturers can qualify for the amount of the production refund referred to in Articles 4 (1) and 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 (5) should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 is amended as follows: 1. In Article 1, point (a) reads as follows:
"(a) the quantity of olive oil, broken down by origin and presentation, brought into the factory;"
2. The following Article 9 (a) is added:
"Article 9 (a)
For the purposes of calculating the amount of the refund, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 4 (1) or of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 shall apply only if the olive oil used in the manufacture of preserves was produced within the Community and bought by the manufacturer in packages with a net content exceeding five litres."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32003R1245 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2003 of 11 July 2003 determining the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco for the 2003 harvest
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2003
of 11 July 2003
determining the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco for the 2003 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 14a, sixth indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1983/2002(4), the Commission shall determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties of each Member State's guarantee threshold are to be exempt from application of the quota buyback programme.
(2) Some Member States have requested a number of high-quality varieties to be exempted from quota buyback for the 2003 harvest. These groups of high-quality varieties should therefore be determined for the 2003 harvest.
(3) As Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 requires Member States to make public their intention to sell from 1 November, this Regulation should apply from 1 November 2003.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
The quantities of groups of high-quality varieties exempt from quota buyback programme for the 2003 harvest are as follows:
(a) in Greece:
>TABLE>
(b) in France:
>TABLE>
(c) in Portugal:
>TABLE>
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2003.
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31990L0492 | Commission Directive 90/492/EEC of 5 September 1990 adapting to technical progress for the second time Council Directive 88/379/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 5 September 1990
adapting to technical progress for the second time Council Directive 88/379/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations
(90/492/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (1), as amended by Commission Directive 89/178/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, when the abovementioned Directive was adopted, the Commission, at the Council's request, was asked to examine the specific problem of mixtures of gases;
Whereas Annex I to Directive 88/379/EEC includes tables fixing concentration limits, expressed as a mass/mass percentage, to be used in applying the conventional method of assessing health hazards in accordance with Article 3 (5);
Whereas these concentration limits are not appropriate in the case of preparations marketed in gaseous form;
Whereas concentration limits expressed as a volume/volume percentage should therefore be inserted into Annex I; whereas these concentration limits are valid only for gaseous constituents used in preparations in gaseous form;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dangerous Substances and Preparations,
Annex I to Directive 88/379/EEC is amended in the manner set out in the Annex hereto.
Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 June 1991 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply the provisions from 8 June 1991 at the latest.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R3061 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/91 of 18 October 1991 on the take-over by the intervention agencies of certain agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3061/91 of 18 October 1991 on the take-over by the intervention agencies of certain agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 of 5 March 1981 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3),
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 the Council decided to supply free to the people of the Soviet Union agricultural products available from intervention or mobilized on the Community market in the case of specific needs;
Whereas, for the purposes of applying this measure, invitations to tender were opened for the manufacture and packaging of the various products which are to be taken over with a view to their carriage to and distribution at the destination by the bodies selected by the Commission; whereas, in many cases, the latter bodies are not able to take over the products by the deadline laid down in the various invitations to tender for them to be made available;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2946/91 of 7 October 1991 on the defraying of certain costs relating to food aid for the people of the Soviet Union (4) lays down the conditions under which the Community is to finance additional storage costs incurred by such late take-over by the bodies responsible for the carriage of the products to the destination;
Whereas, owing to the persistence of particular difficulties encountered in the carriage of this emergency aid, provision should be made for the requisite measures to cope with an extension of the period of storage before take-over by the bodies responsible for carriage; whereas, as far as possible, in order not to hinder in particular the carriage of the aid, those measures must consist in concluding contracts for storage in loco with the undertakings awarded contracts for the manufacture of the products, against payment of a daily allowance fixed taking into account the various costs arising from the extension of storage and the lodging of a suitable security; whereas, however, in the absence of agreement from those undertakings, provision should be made for the actual take-over of the products by the intervention agencies and storage under their responsibility;
Whereas the undertakings awarded contracts for the supply of canned beef should also qualify for the daily allowance to offset the extension of the period of storage where the dates for taking over the goods and making them available have been postponed owing to stock release difficulties at the German intervention agency in compliance with Article 12a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1582/91 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2546/91 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are to replace those adopted by abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 2946/91; whereas the latter should accordingly be repealed;
Whereas the exchange rate to be used to convert the daily allowance into the national currency should be specified and it should be fixed at a level reflecting the real economic situation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91,
Where products to be supplied under invitations to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 have not been taken over by the bodies designated by the Commission for their carriage to and distribution at the destination by the deadline for making them available, the intervention agencies in the Member States in which the products are stored shall ensure that the products are taken over under the terms laid down herein from the day following that deadline.
The intervention agencies shall conclude storage contracts with the undertakings awarded contracts for the manufacture and packaging of the products who agree to keep the latter in storage until the date of actual take-over by the bodies responsible for transport or, where appropriate, until a decision is taken by the intervention agency after consulting the Commission to release those undertakings from their obligation to store the products. Those contracts shall stipulate that the products are to be kept under suitable storage conditions against payment of a daily allowance of ECU 0,27 per tonne per day. That amount shall be converted into national currency using the rate applicable on 16 October 1991 and published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Such contracts shall entail an obligation to lodge a security in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (7), equal to the supply security provided for in the invitation to tender. The primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of the abovementioned Regulation shall be storage of the product under suitable conditions until the end of the storage period as determined in Article 2.
Where the undertakings awarded contracts are unable to provide storage under the conditions laid down in Article 2, the intervention agencies shall take all measures necessary to take over the products themselves and store them until they are removed by the bodies responsible for carriage or, where applicable, until a decision is taken by the Commission regarding their disposal.
The costs arising from this operation shall be covered by standard allowances fixed pursuant to Article 6 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (8).
Expenditure arising from such operations shall be entered in the accounts each month by the intervention agencies of the Member States and shall be shown in the accounts as expenditure on emergency aid to the Soviet Union.
The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 12a of Regulation (EEC) No 1582/91:
'7. The successful tenderers shall qualify on application for the daily allowance provided for in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/91 (*), from 23 October 1991 until the date of take-over by the body designated by the Commission if such take-over does not take place beforehand.
(*) OJ No L 289, 19. 10. 1991, p. 25.'
Regulation (EEC) No 2946/91 is hereby repealed.
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32014R1085 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1085/2014 of 15 October 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 16.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1085/2014
of 15 October 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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32000D0813 | 2000/813/EC: Council Decision of 14 December 2000 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out for the period 3 May 2000 to 2 May 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola
| Council Decision
of 14 December 2000
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out for the period 3 May 2000 to 2 May 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola
(2000/813/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Community and the Republic of Angola have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola(1) at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed to the said Agreement.
(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 6 July 2000.
(3) Under that Protocol, Community fishermen have fishing opportunities in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Angola for the period 3 May 2000 to 2 May 2002.
(4) In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible. For this reason, both parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the initialled Protocol to be provisionally applied from the day following the date of expiry of the previous Protocol. That Agreement should be approved subject to a definitive decision under Article 37 of the Treaty.
(5) The method of allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Agreement,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out for the period 3 May 2000 to 2 May 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
1. The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a) shrimp vessels:
>TABLE>
(b) demersal fishing vessels:
>TABLE>
(c) freezer tuna seiners:
>TABLE>
(d) surface longliners:
>TABLE>
(e) pelagic fishing vessels:
>TABLE>
2. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
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31992R3034 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3034/92 of 19 October 1992 amending, for the fourteenth time, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3034/92 of 19 October 1992 amending, for the fourteenth time, Regulation (EEC) No 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) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the non-selective use of purse seines on schools of tuna and other species of fish found in association with or in close proximity to marine mammals may result in the pointless catching and killing of such mammals;
Whereas the mortality of marine mammals as a result of the use of purse seines has aroused concern among the public and within the fishing industry;
Whereas the importance of this issue and the interest it has received at international level are attested to by the report approved by the European Parliament on fishing with purse seines;
Whereas, when properly and responsibly conducted, the use of purse seines is an effective method of fishing solely for the desired target species; whereas under such circumstances it no longer represents a threat to the conservation of marine mammals;
Whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2) should be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The first paragraph of Article 1 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. This Regulation shall apply to the taking and landing of fishery resources occurring in all maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, except as otherwise provided for in Article 6 (1) (b), Article 9 (17) and Article 9a (4), and situated in one of the following regions:'.
2. The following shall be added to Article 9:
'17. It shall be prohibited to undertake encirclements with purse seines on schools or groups of marine mammals when aiming to catch tuna or other species of fish.
Notwithstanding Article 1 (1), this paragraph shall apply to all vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, a Member State in all waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States as well as outside these waters.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1237 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1237/96 of 28 June 1996 extending Regulation (EC) No 1200/95 laying down certain transitional arrangements to determine the agricultural component for imports of the goods listed in Table 1 of Annex B to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 in order to implement the obligations deriving from the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1237/96 of 28 June 1996 extending Regulation (EC) No 1200/95 laying down certain transitional arrangements to determine the agricultural component for imports of the goods listed in Table 1 of Annex B to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 in order to implement the obligations deriving from the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (3) is the subject of a proposal for an amendment (4) to bring the Regulation into line with the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, with the aim of specifying the duties which apply to imports of the goods covered by this Regulation;
Whereas the Commission has concluded several agreements with non-member countries providing for the application of reduced agricultural components compared with the fixed components established by the Common Customs Tariffs; whereas the method of calculating these components must be specified;
Whereas the period for adopting the transitional measures set out in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 has been extended to 30 June 1997;
Whereas, until this amendment has been adopted, the period of application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down certain transitional arrangements to determine the agricultural component for imports of the goods listed in Table 1 of Annex B to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 in order to implement the obligations deriving from the agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (5) should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Horizontal Questions concerning Trade in Processed Agricultural Products not listed in Annex II to the Treaty,
Regulation (EC) No 1200/95 is amended as follows:
in Article 2, the date '30 June 1996` is replaced by the date '30 June 1997`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 1 July 1996.
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31993R0983 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 983/93 of 6 April 1993 relating to the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 983/93
of 6 April 1993
relating to the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar (3), the Contracting Parties held negotiations with a view to determining amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the first Protocols;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the said Agreement was initialled on 14 May 1992;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol,
The Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community (4).
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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32004R1887 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1887/2004 of 29 October 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 30.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1887/2004
of 29 October 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 2004.
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32000R2596 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/2000 of 27 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/2000
of 27 November 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 123(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank(3),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro(4) provides for the substitution of the euro for the currencies of the Member States which fulfilled the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency at the time when the Community entered the third stage of economic and monetary union. That Regulation also includes rules which apply to the national currency units of these Member States during the transitional period ending on 31 December 2001, and rules on banknotes and coins.
(2) Council Decision 98/317/EC of 3 May 1998 in accordance with Article 121(4) of the Treaty(5) stipulated that Greece did not fulfil the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency.
(3) Pursuant to Council Decision 2000/427/EC of 19 June 2000 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Greece of the single currency on 1 January 2001(6) Greece now fulfils the necessary conditions and the derogation in favour of Greece is to be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2001.
(4) The introduction of the euro in Greece requires the extension to Greece of the provisions on the introduction of the euro which are applicable in the Member States in which the euro was introduced when the Community entered the third stage of economic and monetary union.
(5) For Member States whose currency is replaced by the euro after the date at which the Community entered the third stage of economic and monetary union, the definition of "nationl currency units" should refer to the unit of the Member State's currency as it was defined immediately before the introduction of the euro in that Member State.
(6) The provisions on the transitional period apply as from 1 January 2001 in the case of Greece,
In Regulation (EC) No 974/98:
1. Article 1 shall be amended as follows:
(a) in the first indent, the word "Greece" shall be inserted between the words "Germany" and "Spain";
(b) in the third indent, the words "or in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article" shall be added at the end;
(c) in the fifth indent, the words "or, as the case may be, on the day before the euro is substituted for the currency of a Member State which adopts the euro at a later date" shall be added at the end.
2. The first sentence of Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:"As from 1 January 1999 the currency of the participating Member States except Greece shall be the euro. As from 1 January 2001 the currency of Greece shall be the euro."
3. At the end of Article 9, the following shall be added:"or, in the case of Greece, up to and including 31 December 2000"
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
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31998R1281 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1281/98 of 19 June 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the third quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1281/98 of 19 June 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the third quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (6), lays down additional rules for the application of the tariff quota arrangements laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93;
Whereas Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays down that, where, in the case of a given quarter and a given origin, for a country or group of countries referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 478/95, the quantities covered by import licence applications from one or more of the categories of operators appreciably exceed the indicative quantity fixed, a reduction percentage to be applied to applications shall be set; whereas, however, that provision does not apply to category C licence applications nor to category A and B applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less, provided that the total quantity covered by the category A and B applications does not exceed, for a given origin, 15 % of the total of the quantities applied for;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, the indicative quantities for import under the tariff quota are laid down for the third quarter of 1998 in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1087/98 (7);
Whereas in the case of the quantities covered by licence applications that are either less than or not significantly more than the indicative quantities fixed for the quarter in question, licences are issued for the quantities applied for; whereas, however, for certain origins, the quantities applied for considerably exceed the indicative quantities or the percentages set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 478/95; whereas, therefore, a reduction percentage should be set to be applied under the aforementioned conditions to licence applications for the origin or origins involved and category of licence in question;
Whereas, the maximum quantity for which licence applications may still be submitted should be set taking account of the indicative quantities fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1087/98 and the applications accepted at the end of the application period;
Whereas this Regulation should apply immediately to permit licences to be issued as quickly as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
Import licences shall be issued under the tariff quota for the import of bananas, provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, for the third quarter of 1998:
1. for the quantity indicated in the licence application:
(a) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Costa Rica`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,6562 for category A and B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
(b) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Colombia`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,7961 for category A and B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
2. for the quantity indicated in the licence application, in the case of an origin other than those referred to in point 1 above;
3. for the quantity indicated in the application, in the case of category C licences.
The quantities for which licence applications may still be lodged in respect of the third quarter of 1998 are laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31982D0208 | 82/208/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 March 1982 approving certain humanitarian organizations for the purpose of exempting their food-aid operations from the application of monetary compensatory amounts (Only the Danish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 March 1982
approving certain humanitarian organizations for the purpose of exempting their food-aid operations from the application of monetary compensatory amounts
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(82/208/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3605/81 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2898/81 (4), laid down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 974/71;
Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81 must be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations approved in accordance with Community procedures;
Whereas an examination of the statutes of the 'Dansk Roede Kors', 'Caritas Danmark', 'Folkekirkens Noedhjaelp', 'Red Barnet', 'ASF Dansk Folkehjaelp' and 'Komiteen Gladsaxe Hjaelper Koszalin' shows that the said associations are humanitarian organizations;
Whereas those organizations intend to carry out humanitarian food-aid operations in favour, in particular, of Poland;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant management committees,
1. The following humanitarian organizations:
- Dansk Roede Kors
- Caritas Danmark
- Folkekirkens Noedhjaelp
- Red Barnet
- ASF Dansk Folkehjaelp
- Komiteen Gladsaxe Hjaelper Koszalin
are hereby approved for the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81 with effect from 1 March 1982.
2. Denmark shall determine the conditions under which the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 are eligible for application of the provisions of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81.
Denmark shall inform the Commission:
- on 1 February of every year, of the quantities exported as aid by the organizations mentioned in Article 1 during the previous calendar year,
- forthwith, in the event of any change with regard to the nature of the activities of the said organizations.
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32010D0011 | 2010/11/: Commission Decision of 7 January 2010 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for consumer-mounted childproof locking devices for windows and balcony doors pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2009) 10298) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 8.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/91
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 January 2010
on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for consumer-mounted childproof locking devices for windows and balcony doors pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2009) 10298)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/11/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2001/95/EC provides for European standards to be established by European standardisation bodies. Such standards should ensure that products satisfy the general safety requirements of the Directive.
(2) Under Directive 2001/95/EC a product is presumed safe, as far as the risks and risk categories covered by national standards are concerned, when it conforms to voluntary national standards transposing European standards.
(3) Accidental falls from heights, such as windows or balconies, are a leading cause of death or permanent brain or skeletal damage in children below 5 years. They are a major problem in urban areas with a strong concentration of multi-storey blocks of flats, and peak in spring and summer, when windows are left open for longer periods. In the Île-de-France region, between May and September 2005, 67 accidental falls of children were registered, totalling almost 14 cases per month. In Denmark and Sweden, between 20 and 60 cases are registered every year. In the years between 1996 and 2003, the number of falls involving children averaged 79 per year in Greece, 130 per year in the Netherlands and 25 per year in the United Kingdom.
(4) To reduce or prevent accidental falls, there are requirements on the size of windows, and on the presence and features of window rails and window guards. However, these requirements are generally laid down in national construction codes, which vary from one Member State to another.
(5) On the market there are also products designed to limit or block the opening of windows and balcony doors. Such products are fitted by the consumer directly onto the window or balcony door.
(6) There are no European safety standards for these products. At present, the main references for economic operators and market surveillance authorities are contained in some national and international standards and test methods.
(7) Between 2005 and 2007, Austria, Denmark and Norway jointly carried out a project to evaluate the safety of consumer-mounted locking devices for windows and balcony doors available on the market and assess the suitability of existing national and international test methods. In addition, participants took into account the requirements developed by ANEC (2) in a study on child-protective devices published in 2004 (3), as well as some requirements from the EN-71:1 standard on the safety of toys.
(8) The project results showed that several of the models of locks tested could be disengaged by children, despite the childproof claim; other models collapsed, broke or did not withstand the ageing test and all models tested lacked some of the required basic instructions.
(9) Therefore it is necessary to set specific requirements pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2001/95/EC and, on the basis of such requirements, subsequently mandate the drafting of European safety standards to ensure these devises are child resistant, retain structural integrity throughout their expected lifetime, are resistant to ageing and exposure to weather conditions and provide clear instructions and information to users. These standards should be developed in line with Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (4). The reference of the standard adopted should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC.
(10) The locking devices covered by this Decision should be only those fitted by consumers on windows or balcony doors. Locking devices that are integrated in the window or balcony door frame are covered by technical specifications laid down in Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (5).
(11) Once the relevant standards are available, and provided that the Commission decides to publish their reference in the Official Journal, according to the procedure laid down in Article 4(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC, childproof consumer-mounted locking devices for windows and balcony doors should be presumed to conform to the general safety requirement of Directive 2001/95/EC, as far as the safety requirements covered by the standards are concerned.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2001/95/EC,
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision:
— ‘consumer-mounted locking device’ means a device that either blocks or limits to a predetermined position the opening of a window or balcony door. Such device is designed to be retrofitted by the consumer to windows or balcony doors,
— ‘childproof’, or ‘child resistant’, shall mean that the device cannot be disengaged by a child younger than 51 months.
Requirements
The specific safety requirements for the consumer-mounted childproof locking devices to be met by European standards pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC shall be set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Publication
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31975R2498 | Regulation (EEC) No 2498/75 of the Commission of 30 September 1975 laying down detailed rules for the payment of financial compensation for certain Community citrus fruit
| REGULATION (EEC) No 2498/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 September 1975 laying down detailed rules for the payment of financial compensation for certain Community citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (1) of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2482/75 (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 (3) of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2481/75 (4), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof;
Whereas, in order to ensure the proper application of the scheme for financial compensation for Community oranges, mandarins, clementines and lemons marketed in other Member States, the minimum information required in the applications for such compensation should be laid down ; whereas, moreover, each consignment should be subject to a conformity check as provided for in Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 provides that financial compensation shall be paid as soon as evidence has been furnished that the goods in question have entered the territory of the importing Member State and have been made available to the purchaser ; whereas that evidence may be provided by the customs office of departure where, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 (5) of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, as last amended by the Council Decision of 1 January 1973 (6), the said office of departure has obtained proof that the goods in question have been presented at a customs office of destination in another Member State and have entered that state;
Whereas, in these cases where no proof of arrival in another Member State has to be given to the customs office of departure, proof of importation into another Member State may be furnished by producing the control copy of the Community transit document drawn up in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2315/69 (7) of 19 November 1969 on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying Community measures for verifying the use and/or destination of goods, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 690/73 (8);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The granting of financial compensation shall be subject to the condition that each consignment has been subjected, on leaving the dispatch area, to the check as laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 in accordance with the provisions to that effect.
The application for the financial compensation referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 shall include: (a) the name of the seller;
(b) the total quantities marketed, expressed in net weight and subdivided, where appropriate by product and, in the case of oranges, by variety;
(c) for each consignment, the date, the means of transport used, the quantities of products expressed in net weight and subdivided, where appropriate, by product or, in the case of oranges, by variety.
The application shall be accompanied, in the case of each consignment, by a copy of the certificate of inspection provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69 (9) of 24 December 1969 laying down additional provisions on quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community ; the certificate shall indicate the net weight of the goods, which, in the case of oranges, shall be indicated for each variety. (1)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. (2)See p. 3 of this Official Journal. (3)OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1. (4)See p. 1 of this Official Journal. (5)OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 2, 1.1.1973, p. 1. (7)OJ No L 295, 24.11.1969, p. 14. (8)OJ No L 66, 13.3.1973, p. 23. (9)OJ No L 327, 30.12.1969, p. 33.
1. For products dispatched directly to another Member State under cover of a T2 international Community transit document, the evidence referred to in Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 shall be supplied on request by the office of departure when the latter has received the copy of the T2 document.
For products dispatched directly to another Member State under cover of an international consignment note or an international express parcels consignment note equivalent to the T2 document, evidence shall be supplied on request by the office of departure when the international consignment note or international express parcels consignment note indicating that the goods in question have been accepted for carriage by the railway authorities has been presented to the said office. The office of departure may only authorize an amendment of the transport contract so that the carriage operation is completed within the forwarding Member State or outside the Community only if evidence has not been or will not be supplied.
2. For products which are not dispatched directly to another Member State in accordance with the foregoing paragraph, the evidence referred to in the said Article 8 (1) may be supplied only by producing the control copy provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/69.
Sections 101, 103 and 104 of the control copy must be completed.
Section 104 shall be completed by deleting the first indent and adding to the second indent one of the following endorsements:
"Products to be imported into (Member State of importation) in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2498/75."
"Produits destinés à être introduits en/au ... (État membre d'importation) conformément au règlement (CEE) nº 2498/75."
"Erzeugnisse, die nach Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2498/75 nach (Einfuhrmitgliedstaat) zu verbringen sind."
"Prodotti destinati ad essere introdotti in ... (Stato membro d'importazione) conformemente al regolamento (CEE) n. 2498/75."
"Produkten bestemd om in ... (Lid-staat van invoer) te worden binnengebracht overeenkomstig Verordening (EEC) nr 2498/75."
"Produkter bestemt til indførsel i ... (indførselsmedlemsstaten) i overensstemmelse med forordning (EØF) Nr. 2498/75."
Where goods intended for export to another Member State are dispatched under Community transit procedure or to a Swiss or Austrian office of destination from which they will be dispatched to that other Member State, the control copy, by way of derogation from Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/69, shall accompany the goods to the competent customs office of the Member State of destination.
Regulation (EEC) No 193/70 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1975.
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31997D0605 | 97/605/EC: Commission Decision of 11 August 1997 authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 August 1997 authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC (97/605/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by certain Member States,
Whereas production of reproductive material of the species set out in the Annex is at present insufficient in the Member States with the result that their requirements for reproductive material conforming to the provisions of Directive 66/404/EEC cannot be met;
Whereas third countries are not in a position to supply sufficient reproductive material of the relevant species which can afford the same guarantees as Community reproductive material and which conforms to the provisions of the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas the Member States should therefore be authorized to permit, for a limited period, the marketing of reproductive material of the relevant species which satisfies less stringent requirements to cover the shortage of reproductive material satisfying the requirements of Directive 66/404/EEC;
Whereas, for genetic reasons, the reproductive material must be collected at places of origin within the natural range of the relevant species and the strictest possible guarantees should be given to ensure the identity of the material;
Whereas, furthermore, reproductive material should be marketed only if it is accompanied by a document bearing certain details of the reproductive material in question;
Whereas each of the Member States should furthermore be authorized to permit the marketing in its territory of seed which satisfy less stringent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive 66/404/EEC, if the marketing of such material has been authorized in the other Member States pursuant to this Decision;
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. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of seed satisfying less stringent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive 66/404/EEC, on the terms set out in the Annex hereto and on condition that the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed and the altitude at which it was collected.
2. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of plants produced in the Community from the abovementioned seed.
1. The proof referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be deemed to be furnished where the reproductive material is of the category 'source-identified reproductive material` as defined in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) scheme for the control of forest reproductive material moving in international trade, or of another category defined in that scheme.
2. Where the OECD scheme referred to in paragraph 1 is not used at the place of provenance of the reproductive material, other official evidence shall be admissible.
3. Where official evidence cannot be provided, Member States may accept other non-official evidence.
The Member States other than the applicant Member States are also authorized to permit, on the terms set out in the Annex and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the marketing in their territory of the seeds authorized to be marketed pursuant to this Decision.
The authorization provided for in Article 1 (1) in so far as it concerns the first placing of forest reproductive material on the market of the Community, shall expire on 30 November 1998. Such authorization, in so far as it concerns subsequent placing on the market of the Community, shall expire on 31 December 2000.
With regard to the first placing on the market of forest reproductive material, as referred to in Article 4, Member States shall, by 1 January 1999, notify the Commission of the quantities of such material satisfying less stringent requirements which have been approved for marketing in their territory pursuant to this Decision. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
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32005R2130 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2130/2005 of 22 December 2005 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 23 December 2005
| 23.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2130/2005
of 22 December 2005
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 23 December 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2005.
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31997R0314 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 (2) and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where they originate from a third country appearing in a list drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of that Article; whereas such a list has been laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/96 (4);
Whereas Argentina, Hungary and Switzerland have applied to the Commission to amend the terms of their inclusion in the list provided for in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92;
Whereas The Netherlands has introduced a request to add Skal as one of the inspection bodies in Hungary. Whereas this inspection body has been previously assessed by The Netherlands and the Commission has put forward this request to the authorities of Hungary; whereas Hungary has agreed to the inclusion of this inspection body;
Whereas the examination of the information submitted has led to the conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those resulting from the Community legislation;
Whereas, for reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to provide in this Regulation for a complete list of third countries accepted pursuant to the regime of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;
Whereas, for the operation of the regime for each third country, the bodies in charge of issuing the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 have to be identified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is replaced by the Annex to the current Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1997.
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32001D0622 | 2001/622/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 2001 amending Decisions 92/160/EEC and 97/10/EC with regard to the regionalisation of South Africa and repealing Decision 1999/334/EC on protection measures with regard to registered horses coming from South Africa (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2367)
| Commission Decision
of 27 July 2001
amending Decisions 92/160/EEC and 97/10/EC with regard to the regionalisation of South Africa and repealing Decision 1999/334/EC on protection measures with regard to registered horses coming from South Africa
(notified under document number C(2001) 2367)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/622/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/298/EC(2), and in particular Article 13(2)(a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(4), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 92/160/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 2000/619/EC(6), establishes the regionalisation of certain third countries for imports of equidae.
(2) The animal health conditions for the importation of registered horses from South Africa were laid down in Commission Decision 97/10/EC(7), which also established the regionalisation of South Africa.
(3) Following the notification of outbreaks of African horse sickness in the Western Cape Province of South Africa in May 1999, the Commission adopted Decision 1999/334/EC of 7 May 1999 laying down protection measures with regard to registered horses coming from South Africa(8).
(4) South Africa has not recorded cases of African horse sickness in the African horse sickness free area of metropolitan Cape Town or the surveillance zone surrounding the free area more than two years.
(5) The competent authorities of South Africa provided the Commission with a comprehensive final report about the outbreak in 1999 and the measures carried out since. The main findings in this report were also presented to the annual meeting of the National African horse sickness reference laboratories in Algete, Spain, in November 2000.
(6) However, the competent authorities of South Africa requested a modification of the regionalisation in line with Community legislation and standards of the Office Internationale des Epizootics (OIE).
(7) In order to allow imports of registered horses from South Africa it is necessary to adjust the regionalisation for imports of equidae by modifying the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC, to modify the boundaries of the surveillance and protection zones described in the Annex to Decision 97/10/EC, and to repeal Decision 1999/334/EC.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The reference to South Africa in the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC is replaced by the following: "South Africa (3)
The metropolitan area of Cape Town delineated as follows:
>TABLE>"
Annex I to Decision 97/10/EC is amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 2 relating to the regionalisation is replaced by the words in the Annex to this Decision.
2. The second subparagraph in paragraph 3.1 is replaced by the following: "However, by way of derogation the Director of Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture of South Africa may grant permission for vaccination using a registered polyvalent AHS vaccine as prescribed by the vaccine manufacturer and carried out exclusively by a veterinarian or an authorised Animal Health Technician in the official employ of the Government, of those horses scheduled to leave the free area or the surveillance zone beyond the perimeters of the surveillance zone under the provision, that these horses may not leave the holding until departure for a destination outside the free area and the surveillance zone and the vaccination must be entered in the passport."
3. Paragraph 3.2. is replaced by the following: "Where vaccination of registered horses against AHS is carried out in areas outside the free area and surveillance zone it must be carried out by a veterinarian or an authorised Animal Health Technician in the official employ of the Government using a registered polyvalent AHS vaccine as prescribed by the vaccine manufacturer and the vaccination must be entered in the passport."
Decision 1999/334/EC is repealed.
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32010R0500 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 500/2010 of 9 June 2010 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
| 10.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 142/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 500/2010
of 9 June 2010
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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 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 (EU) No 496/2010 (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 June 2010.
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32011R0398 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 398/2011 of 20 April 2011 fixing the export refunds on eggs
| 21.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 398/2011
of 20 April 2011
fixing the export refunds on eggs
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 (1), and in particular Article 164(2), and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Union for those products may be covered by an export refund.
(2) In view of the current situation on the market in eggs, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely within the Union and comply with requirements under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2) and of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), as well as marking requirements under point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 45/2011 (4). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and those defined in point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
Regulation (EU) No 45/2011 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2011.
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32008R0947 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 947/2008 of 25 September 2008 suspending the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
| 26.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/60
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 947/2008
of 25 September 2008
suspending the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) In view of the current market situation in the sugar sector and future prospects as regards availability and demand on the Community market, export refunds should not be granted for the products in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
No refunds shall be granted for the following products:
1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 91 00 9000
1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950
1701 99 90 9100.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 26 September 2008.
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32006R0158 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 158/2006 of 27 January 2006 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 33rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
| 28.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 158/2006
of 27 January 2006
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 33rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 33rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 24 January 2006, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 191,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2006.
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31985D0063 | 85/63/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1984 on applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances in connection with the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1984
on applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances in connection with the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley
(Only the French text is authentic)
(85/63/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/174/EEC of 6 February 1979 concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances to be submitted by France to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund must contain certain information to enable expenditure to be examined for conformity with Directive 79/174/EEC and with the programme presented by France and approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 2 (2) of the said Directive;
Whereas, for the purpose of effective monitoring, France must hold documentary evidence available for inspection by the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the final reimbursement;
Whereas, for the purpose of implementing the option open to the Commission of paying advance instalments, the detailed rules and procedures relating thereto should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
1. The applications for reimbursement referred to in Article 8 (1) of Directive 79/174/EEC shall take the form set out in Annex I.
2. France shall forward to the Commission, together with the first application for reimbursement, the texts of national implementing provisions and administrative instructions as well as forms and all other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure.
France shall hold available for inspection by the Commission, for a period of three years after the payment of the final reimbursement, all the documentary evidence or certified copies thereof in its possession which have served as a basis for granting the aid provided for in Directive 79/174/EEC and for drawing up applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances.
Applications for advances to cover expenditure eligible for reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, as referred to in Article 8 (3) of Directive 79/174/EEC, shall take the form set out in Annex II.
1. Advances from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution to financing the proposed expenditure in a given year.
2. Advances not expended in the year for which they have been paid shall be deducted from advances to be paid in respect of the following year.
Before the end of each year for which advances have been paid, France shall submit a report on operations during the year in question in the form set out in Annex III.
Until the said report has been forwarded to the Commission, advances in respect of the following year may not be paid.
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32002D0677 | 2002/677/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3103)
| Commission Decision
of 22 August 2002
laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC
(notified under document number C(2002) 3103)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/677/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field,(1) as last amended by Decision 2001/572(2) and in particular Article 24(11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in programmes for the eradication and control of animal diseases. Each year, Member States are to submit the programmes for which they wish to receive a financial contribution.
(2) An evaluation system must be in place for the purposes of assessing progress made during implementation of eradication and control programmes. The evaluation system should include a reporting system to provide epidemiological data from the programmes. Harmonisation of such a reporting system is desirable.
(3) The primary responsibility for the implementation and the success of the eradication and control programmes, as well as for the proper financial management of the co-financed measures, lies with the Member State making the application.
(4) Criteria for the eradication and control programmes provided in Decision 90/424/EEC, Article 24, (2) have been established by Council Decision 90/638/EEC(3).
(5) Decision 90/638/EEC, Annex 1, Point 13, provides that eradication programmes submitted by the Member States to the Commission for co-financing shall contain at least, where necessary, rules for adequate compensation to farmers for slaughtered animals as soon as possible.
(6) It is appropriate to provide that in the absence of such rules compensation should be paid within 90 days.
(7) This Decision replaces Commission Decision 2000/322/EC of 13 April 2000 laying down standard requirements for the reports submitted for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases approved for co-financing by the Community(4), which should be repealed as from the date on which this Decision becomes applicable.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Preliminary technical and financial evaluation of the programme": preliminary evaluation of the running programme to be submitted to the Commission before 1 June, as provided for by Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/EEC;
(b) "Intermediate reports": reports to be submitted to the Commission within a regular time scale;
(c) "Final reports": reports to be submitted to the Commission for the entire year of application of the programme;
(d) "Payment applications": payment applications as referred to in Article 24(8) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
Member States shall, as regards eradication and control programmes adopted in accordance with Article 24 of Decision 90/424/EEC, submit a preliminary technical and financial evaluation, intermediate reports and final reports in accordance with this Decision.
The preliminary technical and financial evaluation of a programme approved for co-financing shall contain at least the information specified in Annex I.
1. Intermediate reports shall contain at least the information specified in Annexes II, III and IV, as appropriate, for the following diseases:
bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, ovine and caprine brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, IBR/IPV, paratuberculosis, CBPP, anthrax, maedi visna, CAEV, blue tongue, Aujesky's disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, heartwater, babesioses, anaplasmoses, IHN, ISA, salmonella pullorum, salmonella gallinarum and mycoplasma gallisepticum.
2. In respect of rabies, intermediate reports shall contain all the relevant information.
1. Final reports shall include payment applications and shall contain at least the information specified in Annexes II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, as appropriate, for the following diseases:
Bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, ovine and caprine brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, IBR/IPV, paratuberculosis, CBPP, anthrax, maedi visna, CAEV, blue tongue, Aujesky's disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, heartwater, babesioses, anaplasmoses, IHN, ISA, salmonella pullorum, salmonella gallinarum and mycoplasma gallisepticum.
2. In respect of rabies, final reports shall contain all relevant information and include payment applications for co-financing.
3. For the purpose of completing the table laid down in Annex VII, without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96(5), Member States should indicate in the column "compensation" the compensation granted, within 90 days after the animal is slaughtered or after the presentation of the completed claim.
Decision 2000/322/EC is repealed with effect from 1 January 2003.
This Decision shall apply to programmes for eradication and control of animal diseases to be implemented as from 1 January 2003.
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32013R0555 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 555/2013 of 14 June 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina Text with EEA relevance
| 18.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 555/2013
of 14 June 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 41(3) and Article 42(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (2) lays down implementing measures for health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption.
(2) It is necessary to lay down specific conditions for transit via the Union of consignments of animal by-products and derived products to third countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the geographical situation and the necessity to maintain access to the Croatian port of Ploče after the accession of Croatia to the Union.
(3) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC (3) draws up a list of approved border inspection posts and lays down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and lays down the veterinary units in Traces. As the arrangements for the transit via the Union of consignments of the animal by-products concerned to third countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina can be effective only through access via Croatian border inspection posts of Nova Sela and Ploče, it is necessary to include those border inspection posts in the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC as soon as the technical conditions for their approval are complied with.
(4) 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,
In Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the following Article 29a is inserted:
‘Article 29a
Specific requirements for transit through Croatia of animal by-products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
1. The movements of consignments of animal by-products and derived products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries through the Union, by road, directly between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are met:
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be allowed.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.’.
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
It shall apply from the date of application of the amendments to Decision 2009/821/EC which insert the entries for Nova Sela and Ploče in Annex I thereto.
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32002R0366 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 366/2002 of 27 February 2002 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 366/2002
of 27 February 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2002.
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32013D0044 | Council Decision 2013/44/CFSP of 22 January 2013 amending and extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces
| 23.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/57
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/44/CFSP
of 22 January 2013
amending and extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 February 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/96/CFSP (1).
(2) On 28 July 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/483/CFSP (2) amending and extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP for a further period of one year.
(3) On 14 May 2012, the Council underlined the importance of ultimately handing over security responsibilities to Somali authorities and, to that end, of enhancing the international support to the Somali National Security Forces (SNSF). It commended the contribution of trained Somali soldiers in bringing security to Somalia and committed itself to continue supporting, through the EU military mission, the development of the SNSF including their command and control structure, in cooperation with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Uganda, the United States of America and other relevant actors.
(4) The United Nations Secretary-General, in his report to the Security Council dated 1 May 2012, recommended encouraging the international community to invest seriously in the long-term recovery and development of Somalia, including through support for the strengthening of the security sector.
(5) The second International Conference on Somalia, held in Istanbul on 31 May and 1 June 2012, commended the Union for its support to AMISOM and to the Somali security institutions. The Conference recognised the need for the international community to continue supporting the re-establishment of a professional, inclusive, disciplined and well-equipped security apparatus, including the Somali national army, police, navy, coastguard and intelligence agencies, and emphasised the need to bring all Somali forces under a unified command.
(6) The President of the Somali Republic adopted a six-pillar policy aiming to promote stability, economic recovery, peace building, service delivery, international relations and unity, where the security sector reform is considered a basic foundation to constitute a viable Somali state, and requested the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) to continue the Union’s engagement in support of Somalia.
(7) The Government of Uganda has expressed its satisfaction with the partnership with the Union built around the EU military mission and its willingness to continue cooperating in this context.
(8) On 27 November 2012, the Prime Minister of the Somali Republic addressed an invitation letter to the HR with regard to the deployment of the EU military mission, welcoming the Union’s support to the training of the Somali Armed Forces.
(9) On 10 December 2012, the Council approved the revised crisis management concept for the EU military mission.
(10) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Denmark does not participate in the implementation of this Decision and therefore does not participate in the financing of this mission.
(11) The EU military mission should be further extended with an adapted mandate,
Decision 2010/96/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:
(3) Article 3 is replaced by the following:
(4) Article 7 is replaced by the following:
(5) Article 10 is replaced by the following:
(6) Article 11 is replaced by the following:
(a) up to the level provided in the applicable Security of Information Agreements concluded between the Union and the third State concerned;
(b) or up to the “CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL” level in other cases.
(7) In Article 12, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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31994D0650 | 94/650/EC: Commission Decision of 9 September 1994 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 9 September 1994 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer (Text with EEA relevance) (94/650/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 92/19/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), as last amended by Directive 93/2/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Whereas under the provisions of the aforementioned Directives seeds can only be marketed in closed packages bearing a closing device and markings;
Whereas current seed marketing practices and in particular methods of transporting seed by way of bulk shipment to the final consumer require a simplification of the provisions relating to the closing device and the marking of packages;
Whereas it has been stated that marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer could bring about a substantial saving of costs in relation to the packing, the packaging material and subsequent disposal thereof;
Whereas it has also been stated that marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer will have no adverse effect on the quality of the seed compared with the level of quality achieved under the present system;
Whereas these statements cannot yet be confirmed at Community level, on the basis of the information available;
Whereas it is thereof useful to organize a temporary experiment under specified conditions with the aim of assessing whether the above statements can be sustained at Community level;
Whereas the conditions of that experiment should be specified in such a manner as to enable the maximum amount of information to be collected at Community level, with a view to drawing proper conclusions for possible future amendment of the Community provisions;
Whereas for the purpose of the experiment, Member States should be released from certain obligations laid down in the Directives concerned;
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,
A temporary experiment is hereby organized under the conditions specified in Article 2, at Community level, with the aim of assessing whether the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer could bring about a saving of costs in relation to the packing, the packaging material and subsequent disposal thereof, without adversely affecting the quality of the seed offered to the final consumer.
The conditions referred to in Article 1 shall be as follows:
(a) the experiment is restricted to certified seed of all categories of:
- field pea,
- field bean,
- cereals, other than maize;
(b) the containers from which the stored seed is to be marketed to the final consumer shall contain seed which has been finally certified in accordance with the requirements of Directive 66/401/EEC or Directive 66/402/EEC, as appropriate;
(c) this seed shall be marketed directly to the final consumer;
(d) the container used by the final consumer into which this seed is placed shall be closed after filling;
(e) without prejudice to Article 19 (1) of Directive 66/401/EEC, or Article 19 (1) of Directive 66/402/EEC, as appropriate, official samples shall be taken, at least at random, during the filling of the containers referred to in point (d);
(f) the information given on the official label shall also appear on a note to be delivered by the supplier to the final consumer;
(g) the quantities of seed marketed in bulk shall be notified by the supplier to the appropriate certification authority at the end of each calendar year;
(h) the certification authority shall monitor the experiment;
(i) where a Member State participates in the experiment a proportion of the samples referred to in point (e) shall be supplied by that Member State for Community comparative trials.
The Member States participating in the experiment are hereby released from the provisions of Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 66/401/EEC, or Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 66/402/EEC, as appropriate.
1. Any Member State may participate in the experiment.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission whether they have decided to participate in the experiment.
3. Member States shall submit to the Commission and to other Member States, before the end of the year, progress reports on the results of the experiment.
4. The experiment shall start on 1 September 1994 and shall end on 31 December 1997. Member States may decide to cease participating in the experiment before 31 December 1997 if they consider that the implementation of the experiment might have an adverse effect on the quality of the seed. They shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof.
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32003R2039 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2039/2003 of 19 November 2003 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2039/2003
of 19 November 2003
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference between these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to third countries.
(2) The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/72(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77(4).
(3) Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund must be the same for the whole Community.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to olive oil prices and availability on the Community market and olive oil prices on the world market. However, where the world market situation is such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined, account may be taken of the price of the main competing vegetable oils on the world market and the difference recorded between that price and the price of olive oil during a representative period. The amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Community and that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market.
(5) In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure should cover the amount of the refund and may be limited to certain countries of destination, quantities, qualities and presentations.
(6) The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(8) It follows from applying these detailed rules to the present situation on the market in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2003.
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32012D0326 | Council Decision 2012/326/CFSP of 25 June 2012 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia
| 26.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/53
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/326/CFSP
of 25 June 2012
extending the mandate of 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 Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 25 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/518/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Philippe LEFORT as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 30 June 2012.
(2) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 12 months.
(3) The EUSR will implement the mandate 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,
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Philippe LEFORT as the EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia is hereby extended until 30 June 2013. 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, as well as those of 27 February 2012. 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 the main interested actors regarding 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 Union’s human rights policy and the 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) and its relevant departments.
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 2 000 000.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 July 2012. 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 shall 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 (2).
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/or 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 based on guidance from the EEAS, 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 by the EEAS;
(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 progress 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 contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union’s action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States’ actions are engaged consistently, 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 Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission, who shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR, in close coordination with the Head of Union Delegation 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 December 2012, and, at the end of the EUSR’s mandate, with a comprehensive report on the implementation of the mandate.
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Entry into force
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32003R0004 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 4/2003 of 3 January 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 4/2003
of 3 January 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 January 2003.
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31977D0283 | 77/283/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 March 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 March 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the English text is authentic) (77/283/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 Council Directive 73/438/EEC of 11 December 1973 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to the application lodged by the United Kingdom,
Whereas, under Article 15 (1) of the said Directive, seeds and propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1974 in one or more Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in the said Directive are, with effect from 31 December 1976, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) thereof provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;
Whereas the United Kingdom has for such authorization for a certain number of varieties of different species;
Whereas Commission Decision 77/151/EEC of 29 December 1976 (3) extended the period provided for in the said Article 15 (1) for these varieties for the United Kingdom from 31 December 1976 to 31 March 1977;
Whereas the Commission has meanwhile completed its examination of the United Kingdom application in respect of these varieties;
Whereas the varieties listed in this Decision have been the subject of official growing trials in the United Kingdom ; whereas the results of these trials have led the United Kingdom to decide that these varities are not distinct, stable or sufficiently uniform there;
Whereas, in respect of the variety Belida (perennial rye grass) and Ramona (barley), the results of the trials show that in the United Kingdom, when compared with the national rules governing the acceptance of varieties there, which apply as part of current Community provisions, they are not distinct from other varieties accepted therein (Article 15 (3) (a) of the said Directive);
Whereas, in respect of variety Patora (perennial rye grass), the results of the trials show that in the United Kingdom, when compared with the national rules governing the acceptance of varieties there, which apply as part of current Community provisions, it is neither distinct from other varieties accepted therein nor stable (Article 15 (3) (a) of the said Directive);
Whereas, in respect of the variety Burma (common wheat), the results of the trials show that in the United Kingdom, when compared with the national rules governing the acceptance of varieties there, which apply within the framework of current Community provisions, it is not sufficiently uniform in certain characteristics (Article 15 (3) (a) of the said Directive);
Whereas therefore the application of the United Kingdom in respect of these varieties should be granted in full;
Whereas other varieties are no longer included in the United Kingdom application;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79. (3)OJ No L 47, 18.2.1977, p. 74.
The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1977 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species.
I. Fodder plants Lolium perenne L.
Belida
Patora
II. Cereals 1. Hordeum distichum L.
Ramona
2. Triticum aestivum L.
Burma.
The authorization under Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.
The United Kingdom shall notify the Commission of the date from which it make use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
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31977R1880 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1880/77 of 17 August 1977 laying down detailed rules for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1880/77 of 17 August 1977 laying down detailed rules for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 on imports of olive oil from Lebanon (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77, the Council adopted rules for the application of the special treatment of imports of olive oil from Lebanon provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Lebanon ; whereas detailed procedures must be adopted for the application of those rules;
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 provides that when Lebanon applies a special export charge on untreated olive oil the levy applicable shall be reduced by (i) 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilograms and (ii) an amount equal to that of the special charge levied, subject to a maximum of four units of account per 100 kilograms;
Whereas, in pursuance of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77, the arrangements for reducing the levy are to be applied to all imports in respect of which it can be proved that the special charge is reflected in the import price ; whereas, for the purposes of applying the above arrangements, it should be laid down that the importer supply proof of having refunded the charge in question to the exporter;
Whereas, if the arrangements are to function correctly, the importer must be able to inform the exporter of the amount both of the levy and of the charge applicable to the imported product;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
1. Application of the arrangements provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 shall be subject to production by the importer of proof that he has refunded to the exporter, subject to the maximum specified in the second indent of that Article, the special export charge deductible at the time of importation into the Community.
2. For the purpose of this Regulation, "the exporter" means the person indicated on certificate EUR.1.
3. The proof referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplied only by production of a receipt issued by a bank approved for the purpose into which the sum referred to in paragraph 1 has been paid by way of refund of the charge ; such receipt must contain at least the following: - the designation of the exporter,
- the number of the document EUR.1 relating to the transaction,
- the amount of the sum.
During the period 1 July to 31 October 1977, the receipt referred to above may be also issued by a bank established in the importing Member State with which Lebanon has opened a special account for the purpose of refunding the charge in the currency of the abovementioned Member State. Where this is the case, Lebanon shall provide the Commission, which without delay shall inform the importing Member State, with all relevant particulars as to the opening of this account.
The bodies responsible in the Member States for collecting the import levy shall issue to the importer a document containing the following information: (a) details of the export document as given under the heading "Customs endorsement" on the certificate EUR.1 relating to the product in question, or the number of that certificate;
(b) the net weight of the olive oil as recorded by the relevant authorities when customs import formalities are completed;
(c) the rate of the levy applicable to the product in question, as calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (2) or resulting from the invitation to (1)OJ No L 181, 21.7.1977, p. 4. (2)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2843/76 (1), less 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilograms;
(d) the amount of the special export charge refunded by the importer to the exporter.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 July 1977.
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32012R0637 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 637/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substances iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch Text with EEA relevance
| 14.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 637/2012
of 13 July 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substances iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch
(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 Article 13(2)(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The active substances iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch were included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, these substances are deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and are listed in Part A of 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 (5).
(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its views on the draft review reports for iron sulphate (6), repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude (7) and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch (8) on 16 December 2011. The draft review reports and the views of 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 1 June 2012 in the format of the Commission review reports for iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch.
(3) The Authority communicated its views on iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch to the notifiers, and the Commission invited them to submit comments on the review reports.
(4) It is confirmed that the active substances iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch are to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(5) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval of iron sulphate, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude and repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information as regards those active substances.
(6) The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) A reasonable period of time should be allowed before the application of this Regulation in order to allow Member States, notifiers and holders of authorisations for plant protection products to meet the requirements resulting from amendment to the conditions of the approval.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil crude as active substances in order to comply with the Annex to this Regulation by 1 May 2013.
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 November 2012.
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32004R2252 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States
| 29.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 385/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2252/2004
of 13 December 2004
on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas:
(1) The European Council of Thessaloniki, on 19 and 20 June 2003, confirmed that a coherent approach is needed in the European Union on biometric identifiers or biometric data for documents for third country nationals, European Union citizens’ passports and information systems (VIS and SIS II).
(2) Minimum security standards for passports were introduced by a Resolution of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on 17 October 2000 (3). It is now appropriate to upgrade this Resolution by a Community measure in order to achieve enhanced harmonised security standards for passports and travel documents to protect against falsification. At the same time biometric identifiers should be integrated in the passport or travel document in order to establish a reliable link between the genuine holder and the document.
(3) The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards the use of new elements in the perspective of future developments at European level, which render the travel document more secure and establish a more reliable link between the holder and the passport and the travel document as an important contribution to ensuring that it is protected against fraudulent use. The specifications of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and in particular those set out in Document 9303 on machine readable travel documents, should be taken into account.
(4) This Regulation is limited to the harmonisation of the security features including biometric identifiers for the passports and travel documents of the Member States. The designation of the authorities and bodies authorised to have access to the data contained in the storage medium of documents is a matter of national legislation, subject to any relevant provisions of Community law, European Union law or international agreements.
(5) This Regulation should lay down only such specifications that are not secret. These specifications need to be supplemented by specifications which may remain secret in order to prevent the risk of counterfeiting and falsifications. Such additional technical specifications should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (4).
(6) The Commission should be assisted by the Committee established by Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (5).
(7) In order to ensure that the information referred to is not made available to more persons than necessary, it is also essential that each Member State should designate not more than one body having responsibility for producing passports and travel documents, with Member States remaining free to change the body, if need be. For security reasons, each Member State should communicate the name of the competent body to the Commission and the other Member States.
(8) With regard to the personal data to be processed in the context of passports and travel documents, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) applies. It should be ensured that no further information shall be stored in the passport unless provided for in this Regulation, its annex or unless it is mentioned in the relevant travel document.
(9) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of introducing common security standards and interoperable biometric identifiers to lay down rules for all Member States giving effect to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 (7). This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 5 of the Treaty.
(10) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark will, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Regulation whether it will implement it in its national law.
(11) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(8). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(12) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(9). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(13) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(10) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(B) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (11).
(14) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(12), which fall in the area referred to in Article 1(B) of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council Decisions of 25 October 2004 on the signing on behalf of the European Union, and on the signing on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement (13),
1. Passports and travel documents issued by Member States shall comply with the minimum security standards set out in the Annex.
2. Passports and travel documents shall include a storage medium which shall contain a facial image. Member States shall also include fingerprints in interoperable formats. The data shall be secured and the storage medium shall have sufficient capacity and capability to guarantee the integrity, the authenticity and the confidentiality of the data.
3. This Regulation applies to passports and travel documents issued by Member States. It does not apply to identity cards issued by Member States to their nationals or to temporary passports and travel documents having a validity of 12 months or less.
Additional technical specifications for passports and travel documents relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2):
(a) additional security features and requirements including enhanced anti-forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards;
(b) technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric features and their security, including prevention of unauthorised access;
(c) requirements for quality and common standards for the facial image and the fingerprints.
1. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2) it may be decided that the specifications referred to in Article 2 shall be secret and not be published. In that case, they shall be made available only to the bodies designated by the Member States as responsible for printing and to persons duly authorised by a Member State or the Commission.
2. Each Member State shall designate one body having responsibility for printing passports and travel documents. It shall communicate the name of that body to the Commission and the other Member States. The same body may be designated by two or more Member States. Each Member State shall be entitled to change its designated body. It shall inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly.
1. Without prejudice to data protection rules, persons to whom a passport or travel document is issued shall have the right to verify the personal data contained in the passport or travel document and, where appropriate, to ask for rectification or erasure.
2. No information in machine-readable form shall be included in a passport or travel document unless provided for in this Regulation, or its Annex, or unless it is mentioned in the passport or travel document by the issuing Member State in accordance with its national legislation.
3. For the purpose of this Regulation, the biometric features in passports and travel documents shall only be used for verifying:
(a) the authenticity of the document;
(b) the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport or other travel documents are required to be produced by law.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1683/95.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Member States shall apply this Regulation:
(a) as regards the facial image: at the latest 18 months
(b) as regards fingerprints: at the latest 36 months
following the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2. However, the validity of passports and travel documents already issued shall not be affected.
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32011R0662 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 662/2011 of 8 July 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 662/2011
of 8 July 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission 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:
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,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2011.
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32000D0540 | 2000/540/EC: Commission Decision of 6 September 2000 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of RH-7281 (zoxamide), B-41; E-187 (milbemectin), BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) and AEF130360 (foramsulfuron) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market (notified under document number C(2000) 2285)
| Commission Decision
of 6 September 2000
recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of RH-7281 (zoxamide), B-41; E-187 (milbemectin), BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) and AEF130360 (foramsulfuron) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
(notified under document number C(2000) 2285)
(2000/540/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/141/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market(1) as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/10/EC(2) and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter "the Directive") has provided for the development of a Community list of active substances authorised for incorporation in plant-protection products.
(2) A dossier for the active substance RH-7281 (zoxamide) was submitted by Rohm and Haas France SA to the authorities of the United Kingdom on 2 June 1999 with a view to obtaining its inclusion in Annex I to the Directive.
(3) A dossier for the active substance B-41; E-187 (milbemectin) was submitted by Sankyo Company Limited to the Dutch authorities on 6 March 2000 with a view to obtaining its inclusion in Annex I to the Directive.
(4) A dossier for the active substance BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) was submitted by BASF AG to the German authorities on 28 February 2000 with a view to obtaining its inclusion in Annex I to the Directive.
(5) A dossier for the active substance AEF130360 (foramsulfuron) was submitted by Aventis GmbH to the German authorities on 30 March 2000 with a view to obtaining its inclusion in Annex I to the Directive.
(6) The said authorities indicated to the Commission that, on preliminary examination, the dossier appears to satisfy the data and information requirements of Annex II to the Directive. Further, they believe that the dossier contains data and information required by Annex III to the Directive in respect of at least one plant-protection product containing the active substances concerned. Subsequently, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2), the dossiers were submitted by the applicant to the Commission and other Member States.
(7) The dossier for RH-7281 (zoxamide), B-41; E-187 (milbemectin), BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) and AEF130360 (foramsulfuron) were referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 31 May 2000.
(8) Article 6(3) of the Directive requires it being confirmed at the level of the Community that each dossier is to be considered as satistying in principle the data and information requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least one plant-protection product containing the active substance concerned, in Annex III to the Directive.
(9) Such confirmation is necessary in order to pursue the detailed examination of the dossier as well as in order to open to Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisation for plant-protection products containing this active substance in due respect of the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of the Directive, and in particular the condition to make a detailed assessment of the active substances and the plant-protection products with regard to the requirements of the Directive.
(10) Such Decision does not prejudice the right of the Commission to request the applicant to submit further data or information, to the rapporteur Member State concerned, in order to clarify certain points in the dossier, The submission of further data necessary to clarify the dossier shall not affect the time limit for the submission of the report referred to under recital 12.
(11) The Member States and the Commission agree that the United Kingdom will pursue the detailed examination for the dossier for RH-7281 (zoxamide), that the Netherlands will pursue the detailed examination for the dossier for B-41; E-187 (milbemectin) and that Germany will pursue the detailed examination for the dosssiers BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) and AEF130360 (foramsulfuron).
(12) The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany will report the conclusions of their examinations accompanied by any recommendations on inclusion or non-inclusion and any conditions related thereto to the Commission as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of one year from the date of publication of this Decision.
(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The following dossiers satisfy, in principle, the data and information requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least one plant-protection product containing the active substance concerned, in Annex III to the Directive, taking into account the uses proposed:
1. the dossier submitted by Rohm and Haas France SA to the Commission and the Member States with a view to the inclusion of RH-7281 (zoxamide) as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and which was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 31 May 2000;
2. the dossier submitted by Sankyo Company Limited on the Commission and the Member States with a view to the inclusion of B-41; E-187 (milbemectin) as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and which was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 31 May 2000;
3. the dossier submitted by BASF AG to the Commission and the Member States with a view to the inclusion of BAS500F (pyraclostrobin) as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and which was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 31 May 2000;
4. the dossier submitted by Aventis GmbH to the Commission and the Member States with a view to the inclusion of AEF130360 (foramsulfuron) as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and which was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 31 May 2000.
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31992R2275 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2275/92 of 3 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2275/92 of 3 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3387/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products in Annexes I and II thereto individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in India, the relevant ceiling amounts to 750 tonnes;
Whereas on 6 May 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,
As from 8 August 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:
Order No Category
(unit) CN code Description 40.0410 41
(tonnes) 5401 10 11
5401 10 19
5402 10 10
5402 10 90
5402 20 00
5402 31 10
5402 31 30
5402 31 90
5402 32 00
5402 33 10
5402 33 90
5402 39 10
5402 39 90
5402 49 10
5402 49 91
5402 49 99
5402 51 10
5402 51 30
5402 51 90
5402 52 10
5402 52 90
5402 59 10
5402 59 90
5402 61 10
5402 61 30
5402 61 90
5402 62 10
5402 62 90
5402 69 10
5402 69 90
ex 5604 20 00
ex 5604 90 00 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre
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32011D0373 | 2011/373/EU: Council Decision of 10 June 2011 appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
| 28.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 June 2011
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
(2011/373/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal by the Swedish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Mr Lars HEIKENSTEN, member of the Court of Auditors, has resigned with effect from 15 May 2011.
(2) Mr Lars HEIKENSTEN should therefore be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,
Mr H. G. WESSBERG is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the remainder of the term of office of Mr Lars HEIKENSTEN, which runs until 29 February 2012.
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32000R0051 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 51/2000
of 10 January 2000
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 of 12 July 1993 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94(4), stipulates that the release for free circulation in the Community of garlic imported from third countries is subject to the presentation of import licences.
(2) The fourth indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5(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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(6), lays down that "a licence shall not be required and may not be produced for the purposes of operations relating to quantities such that the amount of the security for the corresponding licence would be EUR 5 or less".
(3) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 of 20 May 1999 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2555/1999(8), lays down the conditions for issuing import licences for garlic originating in China for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2000.
(4) It is necessary to prevent possible abuse of the above provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 by regular and repeated imports of small quantities of garlic from China which combine to circumvent the aim of this protective measure. To this end, the fourth indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 should not apply to releases for free circulation of garlic originating in that country,
The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999:
"4. The fourth indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply, during the period referred to in paragraph 1, to releases for free circulation of garlic originating in China."
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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32001R1871 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1871/2001 of 24 September 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 can be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1871/2001
of 24 September 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2001 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 January to 31 March 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2001.
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31997D0255 | 97/255/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 1997 amending Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 April 1997 amending Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres (97/255/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission,
Whereas Article 4 of Decision 91/116/EEC (1) specifies the number of members of which the Committee shall consist;
Whereas by reason of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden it is necessary to adjust the number of members of the Committee accordingly,
Article 4 of Decision 91/116/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 4
The Committee shall consist of
- four members representing the Commission, one of whom shall be the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy,
- the Chairman of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics,
- the Presidents or Directors-General of the national statistical institutes of the Member States,
- two representatives per Member State appointed by the Council, after consulting the Commission, from among leading representatives of the various economic and social categories and scientific circles. With a view to the appointment of these members, each Member State shall provide the Council with a list comprising four candidates. The Council shall take account of the need for the various economic and social categories and the scientific field to be adequately represented.`
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31982D0658 | 82/658/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 September 1982 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Greece pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 September 1982
on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Greece pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(82/658/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Directive 80/666/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (4), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Greek Government notified the following regulations:
- Presidential Decree No 841/81 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (Article 1 to 5 and Annex),
- Decision No 1633/81 of the Economic Committee on the adoption of the programme of financial aid for mountain, hill and less-favoured areas,
- the Ministerial Decree of 28 July 1981 concerning the application forms and the method of payment of compensatory allowances;
Whereas, under Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Commission must decide whether the abovementioned legislation satisfies the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the aids provided for in the abovementioned legislation for 1981 are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 75/268/EEC, in so far as it constitutes the introduction of a permanent system of compensatory allowances in the less-favoured areas of Greece;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
Presidential Decree No 841/81 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas, Decision No 1633/81 of the Economic Committee on the adoption of the programme of financial aid for mountain, hill and less-favoured areas, and the Ministerial Decree of 28 July 1981 concerning the application forms and the method of payment of compensatory allowances notified by the Greek Government on 28 September and 19 November 1981 satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community towards common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC.
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32010D0441 | 2010/441/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/441/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union
| 12.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/23
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/441/CFSP
of 11 August 2010
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union
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 6 December 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/805/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Koen VERVAEKE as European Union Special Representative (hereinafter the EUSR) to the African Union (AU).
(2) On 1 December 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/898/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 28 February 2010.
(3) On 25 February 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/119/CFSP (3) amending the mandate of the EUSR and extending it until 31 August 2010.
(4) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 31 August 2011. However, 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 (hereinafter the HR) following the entry into force of the Decision establishing the European External Action Service.
(5) The EUSR is to implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Koen VERVAEKE as EUSR to the AU is hereby extended until 31 August 2011. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the HR following the entry into force of the Decision establishing the European External Action Service.
Policy objectives
The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the EU’s comprehensive policy objectives in support of African efforts to build a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future as set out in the EU Africa Strategy. These objectives include:
(a) enhancing the EU’s political dialogue and broader relationship with the AU;
(b) strengthening the EU-AU partnership in all areas outlined in the EU Africa Strategy, contributing to the development and implementation of the EU Africa Strategy in partnership with the AU, respecting the principle of African ownership and working more closely with African representatives in multilateral forums in coordination with multilateral partners;
(c) working with, and providing support to the AU by supporting institutional development and strengthening the relationship between EU and AU Institutions, including through development assistance, to promote:
Furthermore, the EU will play a key role in implementing the EU-Africa Joint Strategy intended to further develop and consolidate the strategic partnership between Africa and the EU.
Mandate
In order to achieve the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)/European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) aspects of the objectives referred to in Article 2, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
(a) strengthen the overall EU influence in, and coordination of, the Addis Ababa-based dialogue with the AU and its Commission, on the whole range of CFSP/ESDP issues covered by the EU-AU relationship;
(b) ensure an appropriate level of political representation, reflecting the importance of the EU as a political, financial and institutional partner of the AU, and the step-change in that partnership necessitated by the growing political profile of the AU on the world stage;
(c) represent, should the Council so decide, EU positions and policies, when the AU plays a major role in a crisis situation for which no EUSR has been appointed;
(d) help achieve better coherence, consistency and coordination of EU policies and actions towards the AU, and contribute to enhance coordination of the broader partner group and its relation with the AU;
(e) follow closely, and report on, all relevant developments at AU level;
(f) maintain close contact with the AU Commission, other AU organs, missions of African sub-regional organisations to the AU and the missions of the AU Member States to the AU;
(g) facilitate the relations and cooperation between the AU and African sub-regional organisations, especially in those areas where the EU is providing support;
(h) offer advice and provide support to the AU upon request in the areas outlined in the EU Africa Strategy;
(i) offer advice and provide support to the building up of the AU’s crisis management capabilities;
(j) on the basis of a clear division of tasks, coordinate with, and support, the actions of EUSRs with mandates in AU Member States/regions; and
(k) maintain close contacts and promote coordination with key international partners of the AU present in Addis Ababa, especially the United Nations, but also with non-State actors on the whole range of the CFSP/ESDP issues covered by the EU-AU relationship.
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 (hereinafter the 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.
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011 shall be EUR 1 280 000.
2. 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 his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his 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 his team.
2. Member States and Union institutions may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of personnel who are seconded by a Member State or Union institution to the EUSR shall be covered by the EU Member State or institution concerned, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the General Secretariat of the Council may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State or Union institution and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party/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 his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (4), in particular when managing EU classified information.
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 delegation and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
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Security
The EUSR shall, 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, take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and on the basis of the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, notably by:
(a) establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the General Secretariat of the Council, 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 his 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 by the General Secretariat of the Council;
(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports.
1
Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report as necessary to Council working parties. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
2
Coordination
1. The EUSR shall promote overall Union political coordination. He 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, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide Member States’ missions and the Union’s delegations with regular briefings.
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 shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
3
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 HR, the Council and the Commission with a progress report at the end of February 2011 and a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate.
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Entry into force
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32003R2193 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 of 8 December 2003 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003
of 8 December 2003
establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Whereas:
(1) On 20 March 2000, at the request of the Community, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted the panel and the appellate body reports which established that the tax treatment of foreign sales corporations (FSC) by the United States of America constituted a prohibited export subsidy under the WTO Agreement.
(2) On 15 November 2000, the United States of America enacted the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000. On 29 January 2002, the DSB adopted the panel and appellate body reports which established that the above Act also constituted a prohibited export subsidy under the WTO and that it did not amount to withdrawal of the FSC subsidy. Consequently, on 7 May 2003, the Community was authorised by the DSB to impose countermeasures up to a level of USD 4043 million in the form of additional 100 % ad valorem duties on certain products originating in the United States of America.
(3) It is considered that, initially, the imposition in stages of additional import duties of up to a 17 % ad valorem on imports of selected products originating in the United States of America is an appropriate countermeasure, in view of the failure of the United States of America to implement the DSB recommendations. After the abovementioned level of additional duties is reached, the Commission should present a proposal to the Council for further action in the light of developments.
(4) In respect of these selected products, the tariff concessions of the Community should be suspended from 1 March 2004. The suspension of tariff bindings should be temporary and only be applied until such time as the WTO inconsistent measure has been removed. The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies should be determined in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(2).
(5) Products for which an import licence with an exemption from, or a reduction of, duty has been issued prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation should not be subject to these additional customs duties.
(6) Products for which it can be proved that they have been exported from the United States of America to the Community prior to the date of first application of the additional customs duties should not be subject to these additional customs duties.
(7) Products affected by the suspension of concessions should be placed under the customs procedure "processing under customs control" in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(3) only pursuant to an examination in the Committee of the Customs Code,
The tariff concessions of the Community are hereby suspended as from 1 March 2004 in respect of products originating in the United States of America listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
1. An ad valorem duty additional to the customs duty applicable under Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 shall be imposed on the products originating in the United States of America listed in the Annex to this Regulation, as follows:
- 5 % from 1 March 2004 to 31 March 2004,
- 6 % from 1 April 2004 to 30 April 2004,
- 7 % from 1 May 2004 to 31 May 2004,
- 8 % from 1 June 2004 to 30 June 2004,
- 9 % from 1 July 2004 to 31 July 2004,
- 10 % from 1 August 2004 to 31 August 2004,
- 11 % from 1 September 2004 to 30 September 2004,
- 12 % from 1 October 2004 to 31 October 2004,
- 13 % from 1 November 2004 to 30 November 2004,
- 14 % from 1 December 2004 to 31 December 2004,
- 15 % from 1 January 2005 to 31 January 2005,
- 16 % from 1 February 2005 to 28 February 2005,
- 17 % from 1 March 2005.
2. After 1 March 2005, the Commission shall present a proposal to the Council for the revision of the Regulation in the light of developments.
3. The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
The Council shall decide on the repeal of this Regulation once the United States of America have fully implemented the recommendation of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.
1. Products listed in the Annex for which an import licence with an exemption from or a reduction of duty has been issued prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall not be subject to the additional duty.
2. Products listed in the Annex for which it can be demonstrated that they are already on their way to the Community on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, and whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be subject to the additional duty.
3. Products listed in the Annex may be placed under the customs procedure "processing under customs control" in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 551(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 only where the examination of the economic conditions has taken place in the Customs Code Committee unless the products and operations are mentioned in Annex 76, Part A of that 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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32008L0053 | Commission Directive 2008/53/EC of 30 April 2008 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 117/27
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/53/EC
of 30 April 2008
amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), and in particular Article 61(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2006/88/EC lays down certain animal health rules applicable to aquaculture animals and products thereof. Those rules take into account the listing of diseases as exotic and non-exotic in Part II of Annex IV to that Directive and the susceptible species.
(2) Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) is included in the list of non-exotic diseases in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.
(3) In the framework of discussions in the Council leading to the adoption of Directive 2006/88/EC, the Commission issued a declaration acknowledging the concerns raised by several of the carp producing Member States on the consequences of having SVC subject to harmonised Community provisions. The Commission therefore declared that it would, after the entry into force of Directive 2006/88/EC, but before its date of application, upon the request and based on the arguments presented to it, re-assess whether SVC should continue be included in the list in Part II of Annex IV to that Directive. The Commission has received requests for re-assessment from several Member States.
(4) Part I of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC sets out the criteria for listing diseases as exotic and non-exotic. According to the criteria for listing non-exotic diseases, consideration should be given as to whether the disease has the potential for significant economic impact if introduced into a Member State free of the disease by production losses and by annual costs associated with the disease and its control exceeding 5 % of the value of the production of the susceptible aquaculture animal species production in the region.
(5) According to information from the main carp production Member States, SVC is already an endemic disease. However, during the last 20 to 25 years, SVC has not caused major losses to the industry.
(6) In addition, it is appropriate to consider whether SVC may be controlled at Member State level and whether such control is cost-beneficial. Due to the hydrographical situation and the structure of the carp aquaculture in the main carp producing Member States, the costs related to measures to eradicate that disease would be disproportionate to the economic losses caused by the disease. On the basis of the recent information received, SVC appears not to meet all the criteria for inclusion in the list of non-exotic diseases in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.
(7) Consequently, it is appropriate to delete SVC from the list of non-exotic diseases in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.
(8) Article 43 of Directive 2006/88/EC provides that Member States may take measures to prevent the introduction of, or to control, diseases not listed in Part II of Annex IV thereto, where those diseases constitute a significant risk for the animal health situation of aquaculture or wild aquatic animals in those Member States. Those measures are not to exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary to prevent the introduction of, or control of, such diseases.
(9) Pursuant to Article 63 of Directive 2006/88/EC, Commission Decision 2004/453/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Council Directive 91/67/EEC as regards measures against certain diseases in aquaculture animals (2) is to continue to apply for the purposes of Directive 2006/88/EC pending the adoption of the necessary provisions in accordance with Article 43 of that Directive, which are to be adopted no later than three years after entry into force of the Directive.
(10) Under Commission Decision 2004/453/EC, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom have their whole territory or parts thereof approved as SVC-free or under control and eradication programmes. Those Member States may consequently require additional guarantees for the introduction into those territories of species susceptible to SVC.
(11) The Member States that may require additional guarantees in place in accordance with Decision 2004/453/EC should be allowed to continue to apply measures in accordance with Article 43 of Directive 2006/88/EC, including restrictions on the placing on the market and imports, in order to control SVC and maintain their disease-free status.
(12) Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(13) Directive 2006/88/EC provides that the Member States are to adopt national measures complying with that Directive by 1 May 2008 and apply the national provisions by 1 August 2008. In order to give Member States sufficient time, the national measures complying with Directive 2006/88/EC, as amended by the present Directive, should be adopted by 1 August 2008, and the national provisions applied from 1 August 2008.
(14) 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 IV to Directive 2006/88/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 August 2008 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 August 2008.
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.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0736 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2002 of 29 April 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2002
of 29 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2002(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1998, 1999 and 2000, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, cherries, apricots, peaches including nectarines, and plums should be adjusted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 May 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 |
32013D0414 | 2013/414/EU: Council Decision of 28 June 2013 appointing a Spanish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
| 2.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 June 2013
appointing a Spanish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2013/414/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) A member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Alberto NADAL BELDA,
Mr Eduardo del PUEYO PÉREZ is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0227 | 2002/227/EC: Commission Decision of 13 March 2002 on the acknowledgement of the establishment and satisfactory entry into operation of the Israeli good laboratory practice (GLP) monitoring system
| Commission Decision
of 13 March 2002
on the acknowledgement of the establishment and satisfactory entry into operation of the Israeli good laboratory practice (GLP) monitoring system
(2002/227/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/662/EC of 19 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel(1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
After consulting the Special Committee appointed by the Council,
Whereas:
(1) The first two meetings of the EU-Israel Joint Committee set up by the Agreement were respectively held on 27 November 2000 and 16 November 2001, and allowed for a detailed examination of the setting up of the Israeli national GLP monitoring system.
(2) The additional information requested by the Services of the Commission was provided timely by the Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority (ISRAC) acting as the national GLP monitoring authority.
(3) In accordance with Article 11(2) and Article 11(3) of the Agreement, the Community has to agree that the Israeli GLP monitoring system has been established and has entered into force satisfactorily before the initial period may be terminated,
The Community hereby agrees that the Israeli GLP monitoring system has been established and has entered into satisfactory operation during the initial period of the agreement, and that the initial period may thus be terminated with a view to move to the operational phase of the agreement at the latest on 1 May 2002. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0105 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 105/2013 of 4 February 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt Text with EEA relevance
| 5.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 105/2013
of 4 February 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt
(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 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) Taminco N.V. has submitted an application under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 (2) concerning the 10 year authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’.
(2) The applicant claims that it transformed its legal form into a private limited liability company with effect from 1 October 2012. The applicant has submitted relevant data supporting its request.
(3) The proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh assessment of the additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(4) To allow the applicant to exploit its marketing rights under the name of Taminco BVBA it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisation.
(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendment made by this Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.
(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,
In column 2 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 the words ‘Taminco N.V.’ are replaced by ‘Taminco BVBA’.
Existing stocks of the additive which are in conformity with the provisions applying before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006R0508 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2006 of 29 March 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards export licences for milk powder exported to the Dominican Republic
| 30.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 92/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 508/2006
of 29 March 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards export licences for milk powder exported to the Dominican Republic
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 30(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products (2) lays down the rules for administering the milk powder quota for export to the Dominican Republic under the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic, approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3).
(2) Given an increasing interest for milk powder in retail packs in the Dominican Republic it is appropriate to include the product code 0402 10 11 9000 in the list of products eligible for an export licence under Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
(3) Since there might be a considerable period of time between the day on which a licence application has been lodged and the time of actual export, experience has shown that it is very difficult to foresee which will be the final packaging of the product on the day of its export. To solve this problem it should be allowed to switch products provided that they have an identical export refund rate and provided the exporter makes such request before completion of the export formalities.
(4) Paragraph 4(a) of Article 20a reserves a part of the quota to those exporters who can prove that they have exported the products concerned during each of the three calendar years prior to the period for submission of applications. It appears, due to specific temporary circumstances in the Dominican Republic, that some traditional exporters have not been able to actually export in one of the reference years, although they can prove regularity in their export patterns. It is therefore appropriate to extend the reference period.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 is amended as follows:
1. In paragraph 3, product code 0402 10 11 9000 is inserted before code 0402 10 19 9000;
2. In paragraph 4, point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) the first part, equal to 80 % or 17 920 t, shall be distributed among Community exporters who can prove that they have exported products as referred to in paragraph 3 to the Dominican Republic during at least three of the four calendar years prior to the period for submission of applications;’
3. The following paragraph 18 is added:
(a) the name and the address of the licence holder,
(b) the serial number of the licence or the licence extract and the date of issue,
(c) the initial product code,
(d) the final product code.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall only apply to export licences applied for in accordance with Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as from 1 April 2006.
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32003D0145 | 2003/145/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| Council Decision
of 18 February 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/145/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 Portuguese Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Antรณnio PAIVA, of which the Council was notified on 4 February 2003,
Ms Teresa Maria da SILVA PAIS ZAMBUJO is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Antรณnio PAIVA for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995D0162 | 95/162/EC: Commission Decision of 20 April 1995 relating to the updating of the list of entities covered by Council Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity through transmission grids
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 April 1995 relating to the updating of the list of entities covered by Council Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity through transmission grids (95/162/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/547/EEC of 29 October 1990 on the transit of electricity through transmission grids (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
After consultation with the Member State concerned,
Whereas the high-voltage electricity transmission grids in the Member States and the entities responsible for them are shown in the Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC;
Whereas the entities having a high-voltage grid should be included in the list; whereas that list should therefore be amended accordingly, by adding Edison Termoelecttrica and Edison, Italy,
The Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC is replaced by the text shown in the Annex to this Decision.
Italy shall bring into force the requisite laws, regualtions and administrative provisions by 30 June 1995. It shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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 |
32003R0454 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/2003 of 12 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/2003
of 12 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 13 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 |
32009R1167 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2009 of 30 November 2009 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1167/2009
of 30 November 2009
refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on food are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 also provides that applications for authorisations of health claims may be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as the Authority.
(3) Following receipt of an application the Authority is to inform without delay the other Member States and the Commission of the application, and to deliver an opinion on a health claim concerned.
(4) The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority.
(5) On 13 February 2009 the Commission and the Member States received four opinions on applications for health claim authorisation from the Authority. On 16 March 2009, the Commission and the Member States received one opinion on an application for health claim authorisation from the Authority.
(6) Two opinions were related to applications for reduction of disease risk claim, as referred to in Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, and three opinions were related to applications for health claims referring to children’s development and health, as referred to in Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Meanwhile one application for health claim authorisation will be subject to a further decision.
(7) Following an application from the UNICER Bebidas de Portugal SGPS, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Melgaço® mineral water on the reduction of glycaemia (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-219) (2). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘The regular consumption of Melgaço mineral water reduces body hyperglycaemic levels’.
(8) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Melgaço® mineral water and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(9) Following an application from the Ocean Spray International Services (UK) Ltd, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Ocean Spray Cranberry Products® on urinary tract infection in women (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-117) (3). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Regular consumption of 2 servings per day of an Ocean Spray product each containing typically 80 mg cranberry proanthocyanidins helps reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in women by inhibiting the adhesion of certain bacteria in the urinary tract’.
(10) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Ocean Spray Cranberry Products® and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(11) Following an application from Soremartec Italia SRL, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Kinder Chocolate® on growth (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-283) (4). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Kinder Chocolate, the chocolate that helps to grow’.
(12) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Kinder Chocolate® and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(13) Following an application from the Plada Industriale SRL, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of follow-on formulae with bioactive constituents on intestinal ailments (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-270) (5). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Aids minor intestinal ailments (as colic, constipation, digestive symptoms)’.
(14) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of follow-on formulae with a fixed combination of short-chain galacto-oligosaccharides, acidified milk, nucleotides and beta-palmitate and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(15) The comments from the applicants and the members of the public received by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 have been considered when setting the measures provided for in this Regulation.
(16) In accordance with Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims referred to in its Article 14(1)(b) and not authorised by a decision pursuant to Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 may continue to be used for six months after the adoption of this Regulation. However, as the concerned applications were not made before 19 January 2008 the requirement provided for in Article 28(6)(b) is not fulfilled, and the transition period laid down in that Article is not applicable. Accordingly, a transition period of six months should be provided for, to enable food business operators to adapt to the requirements laid down in this Regulation.
(17) 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 health claims set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be included in the Community list of permitted claims as provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
However, the health claims as referred to in Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and set out in the Annex to this Regulation may continue to be used for six months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31987R2228 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2228/87 of 27 July 1987 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2228/87
of 27 July 1987
concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4027/86 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4034/86 of 22 December 1986, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches for 1987 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/87 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1987;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1987,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1987.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0694 | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 694/2014 of 17 December 2013 supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards determining types of alternative investment fund managers Text with EEA relevance
| 24.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/18
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 694/2014
of 17 December 2013
supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards determining types of alternative investment fund managers
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is important that regulatory technical standards determining types of AIFMs supplement the rules in Directive 2011/61/EU so that certain requirements of the Directive are applied to AIFMs in a uniform manner.
(2) It is desirable to distinguish whether an AIFM is managing AIFs of the open-ended or closed-ended type or both in order to apply correctly the rules on liquidity management and the valuation procedures of Directive 2011/61/EU to AIFMs.
(3) The distinguishing factor in determining whether an AIFM is managing AIFs of the open-ended or closed-ended type should be the fact that an open-ended AIF repurchases or redeems its shares or units with its investors, at the request of any of its shareholders or unitholders, prior to the commencement of its liquidation phase or wind-down and does so according to the procedures and frequency set out in its rules or instruments of incorporation, prospectus or offering documents. A decrease in the capital of the AIF in connection with distributions according to the rules or instruments of incorporation of the AIF, its prospectus or offering documents, including one that has been authorised by a resolution of the shareholders or unitholders passed in accordance with those rules or instruments of incorporation, prospectus or offering documents of the AIF, should not be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether or not the AIF is of the open-ended type.
(4) The repurchases or redemptions which should be relevant for determining whether an AIFM is managing AIFs of the open-ended or closed-ended type should only be the ones made out of the assets of the AIF. Therefore, whether an AIF's shares or units can be negotiated on the secondary market and are not repurchased or redeemed by the AIF should not be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether or not the AIF is of the open-ended type.
(5) An AIFM that manages one or more open-ended AIFs and one or more closed-ended AIFs at the same time should apply to each AIF the specific rules relating to the relevant type of AIF.
(6) Any change in the redemption policy of an AIF implying that the AIF may be considered no longer as being an AIF of the open-ended type or an AIF of the closed-ended type, should lead the AIFM to cease to apply the rules relating to the old redemption policy of the AIF it manages and to apply the rules relating to the new redemption policy of such AIF.
(7) For the purposes of Article 61(3) and (4) of Directive 2011/61/EU account should be taken of the legal structures under which closed-ended AIFs were established before 22 July 2013. When the Directive was adopted no harmonised definition existed in the Union regarding the legal structure of closed-ended AIFs, which varied between Member States. This reality is reflected in the text of the Directive, which qualifies as closed-ended AIFs certain existing legal structures that have no redemption rights exercisable during the period of 5 years from the date of the initial investment. Article 61(3) and (4) of Directive 2011/61/EU provides for transitional periods during which existing AIFMs, in so far as they manage closed-ended AIFs that are in an advanced or final stage of their investment cycle, as evidenced by their expiring date or by their impossibility to make any additional investment after 22 July 2013, can continue to manage such AIFs without authorisation or without having to comply with a significant part of the Directive. Consequently, in order to preserve the scope of those provisions as intended in light of this objective and the above mentioned background, it should be also considered to be an AIFM of a closed-ended AIF for the purposes of Article 61(3) and (4) of Directive 2011/61/EU, each AIFM in so far it manages AIFs whose shares or units are repurchased or redeemed after an initial period of at least 5 years during which redemption rights are not exercisable.
(8) This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to the Commission.
(9) ESMA has conducted open public consultations in relation to the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
Types of AIFMs
1. An AIFM may be either or both of the following:
— an AIFM of open-ended AIF(s);
— an AIFM of closed-ended AIF(s).
2. An AIFM of an open-ended AIF shall be considered to be an AIFM which manages an AIF the shares or units of which are, at the request of any of its shareholders or unitholders, repurchased or redeemed prior to the commencement of its liquidation phase or wind-down, directly or indirectly, out of the assets of the AIF and in accordance with the procedures and frequency set out in its rules or instruments of incorporation, prospectus or offering documents.
A decrease in the capital of the AIF in connection with distributions according to the rules or instruments of incorporation of the AIF, its prospectus or offering documents, including one that has been authorised by a resolution of the shareholders or unitholders passed in accordance with those rules or instruments of incorporation, prospectus or offering documents, shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether or not the AIF is of the open-ended type.
Whether an AIF's shares or units can be negotiated on the secondary market and are not repurchased or redeemed by the AIF shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether or not the AIF is of the open-ended type.
3. An AIFM of a closed-ended AIF shall be an AIFM which manages an AIF other than of the type described in paragraph 2.
4. Where a change in the redemption policy of the AIF has the effect of changing the type of AIF(s) an AIFM manages, the rules relevant to the new type of AIF shall be applied to that AIF by the AIFM.
5. For the purposes of Article 61(3) and (4) of Directive 2011/61/EU, an AIFM in so far as it manages AIFs whose shares or units are, at the request of any of its shareholders or unitholders, repurchased or redeemed prior to the commencement of its liquidation phase or wind-down, directly or indirectly, out of the assets of the AIFs after an initial period of at least 5 years during which redemption rights are not exercisable shall also be considered to be an AIFM of a closed-ended AIF.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0137 | 96/137/EC: Commission Decision of 29 January 1996 amending Decision 94/86/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of wild game meat (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 January 1996 amending Decision 94/86/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of wild game meat (Text with EEA relevance) (96/137/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 16 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/86/EC (2) established a provisional list of third countries from which importation of wild game meat is authorized;
Whereas it is necessary to adapt Decision 94/86/EC to take into account amendments in Community legislation referred to by it;
Whereas further written assurances have been received from Tunisia; whereas examination of these assurances has shown that this country satisfies the requirements of the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Part I of the Annex to Decision 94/86/EC is replaced by the following:
'PART I
List of countries from which Member States shall authorize imports of wild feathered game meat:
- the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC (*),
- Greenland,
- Tunisia.
(*) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.`
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31992R0618 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 618/92 of 11 March 1992 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 618/92 of 11 March 1992 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in the beef and veal sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91 (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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export either in the same state or after cutting and/or repacking (5) provided for repackaging under certain conditions;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas part of that meat should be put up for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 and Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (7);
Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported to the intended destination, the lodging of a security, as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required;
Whereas it is appropriate to specify that, in view of the prices which have been fixed in the context of this sale, exports should not be eligible for the refunds periodically fixed in the beef and veal sector;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provision of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 397/92 (9); whereas the Annex to the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. A sale shall be organized of approximately:
- 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom and bought in between 1 January 1991 and 1 December 1991.
2. This meat shall be for import into the Republics resulting from the dissolution of the USSR (10).
3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85.
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. An offer or purchase application shall be valid only if it relates to:
- a total minimum quantity of 100 tonnes expressed in product weight,
- a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in Annex II in the percentages stated therein and shall contain a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot made up in this fashion.
6. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 18 March 1992.
7. Particulars of the qualities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex III.
The products referred to in Article 1 must be exported within five months from the date of conclusion of the contract of sale with the intervention agency.
1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
2. The security provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 500 per 100 kilograms of boneless beef.
1. In respect of meat sold under this Regulation, no export refund shall be granted.
In the removal order referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88, the export declaration, and, where appropriate, the T5 control copy shall be entered:
Carne de intervención - Sin restitución - [Reglamento (CEE) no 618/92];
Interventionskoed - Uden restitution - [Forordning (EOEF) nr. 618/92];
Interventionsfleisch - Ohne Erstattung - [Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 618/92];
ÊñÝáò ðáñaaìâUEóaaùò - ×ùñssò aaðéóôñïoeÞ - [êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 618/92];
Intervention meat - Without refund - [Regulation (EEC) No 618/92];
Viande d'intervention - Sans restitution - [Règlement (CEE) no 618/92];
Carni d'intervento - Senza restituzione - [Regolamento (CEE) no 618/92];
Vlees uit interventievoorraden - zonder restitutie - [Verordening (EEG) nr. 618/92];
Carne de intervençao - Sem restituiçao - [Regulamento (CEE) no 618/92].
2. With regard to the security provided for in Article 3 (2) compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1 shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (11).
In part I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 569/88, 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were when removed from intervention stock', the following item and footnote are added:
'123. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 618/92 of 11 March 1992 on the sale by procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations (123).
(123) OJ No L 67, 12. 3. 1992, p. 29.'
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32011D0723 | Commission Implementing Decision of 3 November 2011 amending Decision 2008/866/EC on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption, as regards its period of application (notified under document C(2011) 7767) Text with EEA relevance
| 5.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/26
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 3 November 2011
amending Decision 2008/866/EC on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption, as regards its period of application
(notified under document C(2011) 7767)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/723/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(i) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 lays down the general principles governing food and feed in general, and food and feed safety in particular, at Union and national level. It provides for emergency measures where there is evidence that food or feed imported from a third country is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, and that such risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member State(s) concerned.
(2) Commission Decision 2008/866/EC of 12 November 2008 on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption (2) was adopted following an outbreak of hepatitis A in humans related to the consumption of bivalve molluscs imported from Peru contaminated with hepatitis A virus (HAV). That Decision initially applied until 31 March 2009 but this period of application was extended until 30 November 2011 by Commission Decision 2010/641/EU (3).
(3) A Commission audit carried out in September 2009 verified that the Peruvian authorities were putting in place the corrective measures contained in the information they provided after the outbreak of hepatitis A. However these measures were not completely implemented at the time of the inspection.
(4) A follow-up Commission audit has taken place in June 2011.
(5) The results of the audit showed that a well-implemented control system and monitoring plan are in place and improvements have been noted since the 2009 inspection visit.
(6) However, the protective measures put in place with regard to the possible contamination of live bivalve molluscs with hepatitis A virus are still unsatisfactory. The Peruvian Competent Authority is currently developing a monitoring system for virus detection in live bivalve molluscs, but the testing method used cannot be considered reliable as it has not been validated yet.
(7) Decision 2008/866/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Article 5 of Decision 2008/866/EC, the date ‘30 November 2011’ is replaced by the date ‘30 November 2012’.
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31997R2283 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2283/97 of 17 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products and Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2283/97 of 17 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products and Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,
Whereas Article 2a (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2114/97 (4), lays down rules for the use of export licences with advance fixing of the refund for the exportation of products with a 12-digit code other than that shown in Section 16 of the licence; whereas this provision becomes applicable in a specific sector only if product categories as referred to in Article 13a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (6), or product groups as referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 have been defined;
Whereas for the milk and milk product sector, product categories are already defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2179/97 (8); whereas these categories are those provided for in the Agreement on Agriculture in the GATT Agreements; whereas in the interests of sound management this use of categories should be retained and Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 applied on the basis only of defined product groups;
Whereas in the milk sector refund rates are highly differentiated, notably according to fat content; whereas so that this arrangement will not be called into question while at the same time the proportionality objective of Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is respected the product groups should be tightly circumscribed and for certain products the validity of export licences should extend to products that in fat content are immediately adjacent to the product for which the refund was fixed in advance;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 418/97 (10), requires notification of information on applications for export licences and their use; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 should be amended to cover notification of the licence use introduced by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
1. For the purposes of the Agreement on Agriculture included in the Uruguay Round GATT Agreements the four product categories are those set in Annex II.
2. The second paragraph of Article 13a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply to the products indicated in Article 1 (1).
3. For the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, and without prejudice to the application of Article 3a (3) below, the product groups shall be those set in Annex III.`;
2. the following Article 3a is added:
'Article 3a
1. Licence applications and licences shall carry in Section 16 the 12-digit product code of the milk product nomenclature for export refunds. The licence shall be valid for that product alone except as specified hereunder.
2. For products falling within CN codes 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405 and 2309, if the refund rate is identical for several codes in the same category as indicated in Annex II the licence holder may on request obtain a change of code before accomplishment of the formalities referred to in Article 3 or 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
3. Notwithstanding point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, an export licence with advance fixing of the refund shall also be valid for exportation of a product with a 12-digit code other than that entered in Section 16 of the licence if the two products are adjacent in one of the groups set in Annex III or both are in group 23.
4. In cases covered by paragraph 3 the refund shall be calculated in accordance with points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 2a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.`;
3. in the Annex the heading 'Annex` is replaced by 'Annex I`;
4. the Annexes to this Regulation are added as Annex II and Annex III.
Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in point (d), 'the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95` is replaced by 'Article 3a (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95`;
2. the following point (h) is added:
'(h) the quantities for which application of Article 3a (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 has been accepted, giving the code of the milk product nomenclature for export refunds that is entered in Section 16 of the export licence issued and that for the product actually exported.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to exports for which the formalities referred to in Article 3 or 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 are completed on or after the date of its entry into force.
On application by licence holders by 26 March 1998 at the latest the provisions of Article 1 shall apply to exports for which the abovementioned formalities were completed on or after 1 July 1995.
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32000D0110 | 2000/110/EC: Council Decision of 31 January 2000 appointing a United Kingdom member of the Committee of the Regions
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 January 2000
appointing a United Kingdom member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/110/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat for a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Pam Warhurst, United Kingdom member, notified to the Council on 25 May 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
Ms Muriel Mary Barker is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Pam Warhurst for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0385 | Council Decision 2014/385/CFSP of 23 June 2014 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
| 24.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/66
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/385/CFSP
of 23 June 2014
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 25 June 2012, the Council adopted the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy.
(2) On 25 July 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/440/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Stavros LAMBRINIDIS as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights. The EUSR mandate is to expire on 30 June 2014.
(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 8 months,
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Stavros LAMBRINIDIS as the EUSR for Human Rights is hereby extended until 28 February 2015. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from 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 regarding human rights as set out in the Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy:
(a) enhancing the Union's effectiveness, presence and visibility in protecting and promoting human rights in the world, notably by deepening Union cooperation and political dialogue with third countries, relevant partners, business, civil society, international and regional organisations; and through action in relevant international fora;
(b) enhancing the Union's contribution to strengthening democracy and institution building, the rule of law, good governance, respect for Human Rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide;
(c) improving the coherence of Union action on human rights and the integration of human rights in all areas of the Union's external action.
Mandate
In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
(a) contribute to the implementation of the Union's human rights policy, in particular the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, including by formulating recommendations in this regard;
(b) contribute to the implementation of Union guidelines, toolkits, and action plans on human rights and international humanitarian law;
(c) enhance dialogue with governments in third countries and international and regional organisations on human rights, as well as with civil society organisations and other relevant actors in order to ensure the effectiveness and visibility of the Union's human rights policy;
(d) contribute to better coherence and consistency of the Union policies and actions in the area of protection and promotion of human rights, notably by providing input to the formulation of relevant policies of the Union.
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 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 full coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and its competent departments in order to ensure coherence and consistency in their respective work in the area of human rights.
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR from 1 July 2014 to 28 February 2015 shall be EUR 550 000.
2. The financial reference amount for the subsequent period for the EUSR for Human Rights shall be decided by the Council.
3. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
4. 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 mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include 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 work with 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 shall have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, institution of the Union or the EEAS, and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
Security of EU classified information
The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2013/488/EU (2).
Access to information and logistical support
1. Member States, the Commission, the EEAS and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information;
2. The Union delegations and the diplomatic representations of Member States shall, as appropriate, provide logistical support to the EUSR.
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 conformity with the mandate and on the basis of the security situation in the relevant country, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR's direct authority, in particular by:
(a) establishing a specific security plan based on guidance from the EEAS, including specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the geographic area, as well as management of security incidents and a mission contingency and evacuation plan;
(b) ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the geographic 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 geographic area, based on the risk ratings assigned to that area;
(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented, and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the progress and mandate implementation reports.
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Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties, in particular the Working Party on Human Rights, as necessary. Regular reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. The EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports. In accordance with Article 36 of the Treaty, the EUSR may be involved in briefing the European Parliament.
1
Coordination
1. The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's action and shall help to ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union's policy objectives. The EUSR shall work in coordination with the Member States and the Commission, as well as other European Union Special Representatives, as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States' missions and Union delegations.
2. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of Union delegations, Member States' Heads of Mission, as well as with Heads or Commanders of Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations and other European Union Special Representatives as appropriate, who shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate.
3. The EUSR shall also liaise and seek complementarity and synergies with other international and regional actors at Headquarters' level and in the field. The EUSR shall seek regular contacts with civil society organisations both at Headquarters and in the field.
2
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 HR, the Council and the Commission with a comprehensive mandate implementation report by the end of November 2014.
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Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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32009L0126 | Directive 2009/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations
| 31.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/36
DIRECTIVE 2009/126/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 21 October 2009
on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (3) established the need to reduce air pollution to levels which minimise harmful effects on human health and the environment.
(2) The Geneva Protocol on the control of emissions of volatile organic compounds or their transboundary fluxes sets emission reduction targets for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the Gothenburg Protocol to abate acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone (4) sets emission ceilings for four pollutants — sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, VOCs and ammonia — and requires best available techniques to be used to keep emissions down.
(3) Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (5) lays down air quality objectives for ground-level ozone and benzene and Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (6) lays down national emission ceilings for VOCs which contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone. Emissions of VOCs, including petrol vapour, in one Member State can contribute to air quality problems in other Member States.
(4) Ozone is also a greenhouse gas and contributes to atmospheric warming and climate change.
(5) Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations (7) (Stage I petrol vapour recovery) aims to recover petrol vapour emitted from the storage and distribution of petrol between oil terminals and service stations.
(6) Petrol vapour is also emitted during the refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations and should be recovered in a manner consistent with the provisions of Directive 94/63/EC.
(7) Various Community instruments have been developed and implemented to limit VOC emissions. However, further action is necessary to achieve the objectives for health and the environment established in the Sixth Community Environmental Action Programme and Directive 2001/81/EC.
(8) With a view to reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from road transport fuels, Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (8) will, from 1 January 2011, permit the placing on the market of petrol containing a larger proportion of biofuel components than was previously the case. This may lead to an increase in VOC emissions, because of the possibility for Member States to implement limited derogations from the vapour pressure requirements of that Directive.
(9) Existing service stations may need to adapt existing infrastructure and it is preferable to install vapour recovery equipment when they undergo major refurbishment of the fuelling system (that is to say, significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, particularly tanks and pipes), since this significantly reduces the cost of the necessary adaptations. However, larger existing stations are better able to adapt and should install petrol vapour recovery earlier, given that they make a greater contribution to emissions. New service stations can integrate petrol vapour recovery equipment during the design and construction of the service station and can therefore install such equipment immediately.
(10) The fuel tanks of newly manufactured motor vehicles contain no petrol vapour. A derogation is therefore appropriate for the first fuelling of such vehicles.
(11) Although several Member States have national requirements concerning Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems, there is no Community legislation. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish a uniform minimum level of petrol vapour recovery in order to deliver a high level of environmental benefit and to facilitate trade in petrol vapour recovery equipment.
(12) Periodic checks of all installed Stage II petrol vapour recovery equipment should be performed in order to ensure that petrol vapour recovery equipment produces real reductions in emissions. Member States may decide that checks are to be performed by one or more of the following: official inspection services, the operator itself or a third party. In the case of official inspections, Member States should have regard to Recommendation 2001/331/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States (9).
(13) Stage II petrol vapour recovery equipment should be tested regularly. The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) should be encouraged to develop a harmonised testing methodology.
(14) Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, since non-compliance can result in damage to human health and the environment.
(15) In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making (10), Member States are encouraged to draw up, for themselves and in the interests of the Community, their own tables illustrating, as far as possible, the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and to make them public.
(16) Since it is adopted pursuant to Article 175 of the Treaty, this Directive does not prevent Member States from maintaining or introducing more stringent protective measures that are compatible with the Treaty. Pursuant to Article 176 of the Treaty, Member States are to notify the Commission of any such measures.
(17) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (11).
(18) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing measures concerning harmonised methods and standards. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
(19) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to reduce emissions of petrol vapour to the atmosphere, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, due to the transboundary nature of air pollution, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Subject matter
This Directive lays down measures aimed at reducing the amount of petrol vapour emitted to the atmosphere during the refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive:
1. ‘petrol’ means petrol as defined in Article 2(a) of Directive 94/63/EC;
2. ‘petrol vapour’ means any gaseous compound which evaporates from petrol;
3. ‘service station’ means a service station as defined in Article 2(f) of Directive 94/63/EC;
4. ‘existing service station’ means a service station which is built or for which an individual planning permission, construction licence or operating licence is granted before 1 January 2012;
5. ‘new service station’ means a service station which is built or for which an individual planning permission, construction licence or operating licence is granted on or after 1 January 2012;
6. ‘Stage II petrol vapour recovery system’ means equipment aimed at recovering the petrol vapour displaced from the fuel tank of a motor vehicle during refuelling at a service station and which transfers that petrol vapour to a storage tank at the service station or back to the petrol dispenser for resale;
7. ‘petrol vapour capture efficiency’ means the amount of petrol vapour captured by the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system compared to the amount of petrol vapour that would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere in the absence of such a system and expressed as a percentage;
8. ‘vapour/petrol ratio’ means the ratio between the volume at atmospheric pressure of petrol vapour passing through the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system and the volume of petrol dispensed;
9. ‘throughput’ means the total annual quantity of petrol unloaded from mobile containers into a service station.
Service stations
1. Member States shall ensure that any new service station shall be equipped with a Stage II petrol vapour recovery system if:
(a) its actual or intended throughput is greater than 500 m3/year; or
(b) its actual or intended throughput is greater than 100 m3/year and it is situated under permanent living quarters or working areas.
2. Member States shall ensure that any existing service station which undergoes a major refurbishment shall be equipped with a Stage II petrol vapour recovery system at the time of the refurbishment if:
(a) its actual or intended throughput is greater than 500 m3/year; or
(b) its actual or intended throughput is greater than 100 m3/year and it is situated under permanent living quarters or working areas.
3. Member States shall ensure that any existing service station with a throughput in excess of 3 000 m3/year shall be equipped with a Stage II petrol vapour recovery system by no later than 31 December 2018.
4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to service stations exclusively used in association with the construction and delivery of new motor vehicles.
Minimum level of petrol vapour recovery
1. Member States shall ensure, with effect from the date on which Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems become mandatory pursuant to Article 3, that the petrol vapour capture efficiency of such systems is equal to or greater than 85 % as certified by the manufacturer in accordance with relevant European technical standards or type approval procedures referred to in Article 8 or, if there are no such standards or procedures, with any relevant national standard.
2. With effect from the date on which Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems become mandatory pursuant to Article 3, where the recovered petrol vapour is transferred to a storage tank at the service station, the vapour/petrol ratio shall be equal to or greater than 0,95 but less than or equal to 1,05.
Periodic checks and consumer information
1. Member States shall ensure that the in-service petrol vapour capture efficiency of Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems is tested at least once each year either by checking that the vapour/petrol ratio under simulated petrol flow conditions is in conformity with Article 4(2) or by any other appropriate methodology.
2. Where an automatic monitoring system has been installed, Member States shall ensure that the petrol vapour capture efficiency is tested at least once every three years. Any such automatic monitoring system shall automatically detect faults in the proper functioning of the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system and in the automatic monitoring system itself, indicate faults to the service station operator and automatically stop the flow of petrol from the faulty dispenser if the fault is not rectified within seven days.
3. When a service station has installed a Stage II petrol vapour recovery system, Member States shall ensure that it displays a sign, sticker or other notification on, or in the vicinity of, the petrol dispenser, informing consumers of that fact.
Penalties
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 1 January 2012 and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Review
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2014, review the implementation of this Directive and, in particular:
(a) the 100 m3/year threshold referred to in Article 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) of this Directive and Article 6(3) of Directive 94/63/EC;
(b) the in-service compliance record of Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems; and
(c) the need for automatic monitoring equipment.
It shall report the results of that review to the European Parliament and to the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Technical adaptations
Harmonised methods and standards may be adopted for the purposes of Articles 4 and 5. Where necessary to ensure consistency with any relevant standard drawn up by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), those Articles, with the exception of the petrol vapour capture efficiency and vapour/petrol ratio specified in Article 4 and the time periods specified in Article 5, may be adapted to technical progress.
Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9(2).
Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5a(1) to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
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1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2012. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003R0643 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2003 of 9 April 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2003
of 9 April 2003
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2002(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 at 11500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 April 2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of May 2003 for 9822,954 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.
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31995D0375 | 95/375/EC: Commission Decision of 8 September 1995 amending Decision 94/724/EC derogating from the definition of the concept of 'originating products' to take account of the special situation of Montserrat with regard to connections and contact elements for wire and cables falling within CN code 8536 90 10
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 1995 amending Decision 94/724/EC derogating from the definition of the concept of 'originating products` to take account of the special situation of Montserrat with regard to connections and contact elements for wire and cables falling within CN code 8536 90 10 (95/375/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 30 (8) of Annex II thereto,
Whereas Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products` and methods of administrative cooperation provides that derogations from the rules of origin may be adopted where the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries in a country or territory justifies them;
Whereas the Government of Montserrat has requested an amendment to Commission Decision 94/724/EC (2);
Whereas the Government of Montserrat has based its request on the increase in national production capacity and the current shortfall in the Community's sources of supply;
Considering the prospect of an increase in the Community sources concerned over the next four years; and that the increase requested is significant, namely 50 times more than the quantities in the initial derogation, that it is necessary that the derogation should be granted for a limited period only;
Whereas the requested amendment is justified in part under the terms of the provisions concerned in Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, notably with regard to the development of the industry in question in Montserrat, and the fact that there would be no injury to Community industry, provided that certain conditions relating to quantities and duration are respected;
Whereas a one time increase in the derogation from 21 000 kg to 35 000 kg for the period between 1 November 1994 and 31 October 1995 would not cause serious injury to established Community industry;
Whereas according to Article 30 (8) of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC the procedure laid down in Council Decision 90/523/EEC of 8 October 1990 on the procedure concerning derogations from the rules of origin set out in Protocol No 1 to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3), is to apply mutatis mutandis to the overseas countries and territories; whereas therefore a draft of the measures to be taken was submitted to the Committee on the Customs Code - Origin Section which voted in favour of this Decision,
Article 2 of Decision 94/724/EC shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 2 The derogation specified in Article 1 shall relate to a quantity exported from Montserrat to the Community of:
- 35 000 kilos between 1 November 1994 and 31 October 1995,
- 21 000 kilos annual between 1 November 1995 and 31 October 1999.`
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31996R1923 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1923/96 of 3 October 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1923/96 of 3 October 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1602/96 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 22 September 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 22 September 1996.
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32014R0483 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 483/2014 of 8 May 2014 on protection measures in relation to porcine diarrhoea caused by a deltacoronavirus as regards the animal health requirements for the introduction into the Union of spray dried blood and blood plasma of porcine origin intended for the production of feed for farmed porcine animals Text with EEA relevance
| 13.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/52
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 483/2014
of 8 May 2014
on protection measures in relation to porcine diarrhoea caused by a deltacoronavirus as regards the animal health requirements for the introduction into the Union of spray dried blood and blood plasma of porcine origin intended for the production of feed for farmed porcine animals
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, and in particular Article 22(3) (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 22(1) of Directive 97/78/EC provides that if in the territory of a third country a disease or any other phenomenon or circumstance liable to present a serious threat to animal health manifests itself or spreads, or if any other serious animal health reason so warrants, the Commission acting on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, is to adopt measures without delay, including special conditions in respect of products coming from all or part of the third country concerned.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down public and animal health rules for animal by-products and derived products, in order to prevent and minimise risks to public and animal health arising from those products, and in particular to protect the safety of the feed chain. It also categorises those products into specific categories which reflect the level of risk to public and animal health.
(3) Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, lays down requirements for the import of animal by-products and derived products of Category 3 material.
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (3), lays down implementing rules for Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, including specific requirements for the treatment or processing of animal by-products and derived products destined for feeding to farmed animals, excluding fur animals.
(5) Blood products intended for the production of feed for farmed animals, including spray dried blood and plasma of porcine animals, must have been produced in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter II of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. With reference to point B of that Section blood products are to be submitted to any of the processing methods 1 to 5 or processing method 7 as set out in Chapter III of Annex IV to that Regulation, or another method which ensures that the blood products comply with the microbiological standards for derived products set out in Chapter I of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 also provides, in particular in column 6 of row 2 in Table 1 of Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV, that blood products not intended for human consumption that could be used as feed intended for dispatch to or for transit through the Union are to be accompanied by health certificate in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Chapter 4(B) of Annex XV.
(6) Porcine diarrhoea caused by a deltacoronavirus occurs in Asia and North America. This virus has never been detected in the Union. Spray dried blood and blood plasma of porcine animals is a traditional ingredient for feed for piglets. Inappropriate heat treatment or contamination after heat treatment may lead to the spread of the virus with such products.
(7) Therefore it is necessary to review the requirements for the import of spray dried blood and blood plasma of porcine animals intended for the production of feed for farmed porcine animals.
(8) Scientific observation indicates that porcine coronaviruses are inactivated in swine faeces if heated to and held at a temperature of 71 °C for 10 minutes or left at room temperature of 20 °C for 7 days. The virus did not survive in experimentally infected dry feed stored at a temperature of 24 °C for more than 2 weeks. In third countries the commonly applied temperature for spray drying of blood and blood plasma is 80 °C throughout the substance.
(9) Based on this information available, it appears opportune to require that spray dried blood and blood plasma of porcine origin introduced from third countries and intended for feeding of porcine animals has been subjected to a high temperature treatment followed by subsequent storage for a certain time at room temperature in order to mitigate the risk of contamination after the treatment.
(10) Due to the need to protect animal health in the Union and the serious threat posed by the blood products concerned, the Commission should adopt provisional safeguard measures. Accordingly, the introduction of those products into Union should be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(11) The provisional safeguard measures should apply from the day following the publication of this Regulation and last for a period of 12 months. They may be amended in the light of a risk assessment based on new scientific information.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
By way of derogation from column 6 of row 2 in Table 1 of Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV and of Chapter 4(B) of Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, blood products not intended for human consumption that could be used as feed material, intended for dispatch to or for transit through the Union, shall be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply for consignments certified as from the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 31 May 2015.
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32011D0534 | 2011/534/EU: Commission Decision of 8 September 2011 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications containing lead or cadmium (notified under document C(2011) 6309) Text with EEA relevance
| 10.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 September 2011
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications containing lead or cadmium
(notified under document C(2011) 6309)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/534/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/95/EC prohibits the use of lead and cadmium in electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 1 July 2006.
(2) The substitution of lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors is still technically impracticable. The use of lead in those materials should therefore be exempted from the prohibition.
(3) The substitution of cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment is still technically impracticable. The use of cadmium in those photoresistors should therefore be exempted from the prohibition. However, that exemption should be limited in time as the research for cadmium free technology is in progress and substitutes could become available within the next 3 years.
(4) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32000R0616 | Council Regulation (EC) No 616/2000 of 20 March 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station
| Council Regulation (EC) No 616/2000
of 20 March 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 737/90(1) fixed, for agricultural products in third countries and intended for human consumption, maximum permitted levels of radioactivity with which imports must comply and in connection with which checks are carried out by the Member States. The said Regulation is to apply only until 31 March 2000.
(2) The reasons prevailing when the said Regulation was adopted and extended are still valid, because radioactive contamination of certain agricultural products originating in the third countries most affected by the accident still exceeds the maximum permitted levels of radioactivity laid down in that Regulation.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999(2) revising Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/88(3) has, inter alia, introduced specific conditions strengthening the controls on the import of non-cultivated mushrooms from a number of third countries.
(4) There is now scientific evidence that the duration of caesium- 137 contamination following the Chernobyl accident of a number of products originating from species living and growing in forests and wooded areas essentially relates to the physical half-life of that radionuclide which is some 30 years.
(5) The experience gained in the implementation of the checks referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 737/90, in particular regarding the imports of dried mushrooms, has shown that, in order to remain consistent, the maximum permitted levels referred to in Article 3 thereof are to be calculated for all concentrated or dried products on the basis of the reconstituted products as ready for consumption.
(6) Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87(4) laid down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feeding stuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency. It is necessary, in such situations, to ensure consistency of any measures implemented.
(7) It is advisable to extend for a second time Regulation (EEC) No 737/90.
(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(5),
Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 3
The maximum permitted levels referred to in Article 2 shall be as follows:
the accumulated maximum radioactive level in terms of caesium - 134 and - 137 shall be(7):
- 370 Bq/kg for milk and milk products listed in Annex II and for foodstuffs intended for the special feeding of infants during the first four to six months of life, which meet, in themselves, the nutritional requirements of this category of persons and are put up for retail sale in packages which are clearly identified and labelled 'food preparation for infants',
- 600 Bq/kg for all other products concerned.";
(b) Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 7
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.";
(c) the second subparagraph of Article 8 shall be replaced by the following:"It shall expire:
1. on 31 March 2010, unless the Council decides otherwise at an earlier date, in particular if the list of excluded products referred to in Article 6 covers all the products fit for human consumption to which this Regulation applies;
2. on the entry into force of the Commission Regulation provided for in Article 2(1) of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87, if such entry into force takes place before 31 March 2010."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31996D0320 | 96/320/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1995 refusing Germany's application for protective measures with regard to pharmaceutical products coming from Spain (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1995 refusing Germany's application for protective measures with regard to pharmaceutical products coming from Spain (Only the German text is authentic) (96/320/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 379 thereof,
Having regard to the application by Germany,
Whereas Germany, by letter of 29 September 1995, applied to the Commission for authorization to invoke Article 379 of the Act of Accession for safeguard measures, aimed at solving the problem caused by the expiry of the transitional period provided for by Article 47 of the Act of Accession, concerning pharmaceutical products coming from Spain, which are protected in Germany by a product patent but not in Spain;
Whereas in their request, the German authorities provided the Commission with the material facts to enable it to evaluate the validity of the application;
Whereas the German authorities base their application upon the economic difficulties to which the pharmaceutical products market in Germany would, according to them, be subjected as a result of the expiry of the transitional period provided for by Article 47 of the Act of Accession, namely as from 7 October 1995; whereas the specialists argue that since the price of pharmaceuticals on the Spanish market is lower by 50 to 75 % than the observed price for the same speciality products on the German market, the expiry of the transitional period will lead to an appreciable increase in parallel imports from Spain into Germany;
Whereas Article 379 of the Act of Accession derogates from a fundamental principle of the EC Treaty, that of the free movement of goods; whereas consequently in accordance with the well-established case-law of the Court of Justice it should be restrictively interpreted;
Whereas consequently, in accordance with that case-law and with the established practice of the Commission in the past, Article 379 of the Act of Accession cannot apply;
Whereas the purpose of Article 379 is to rectify and adjust to the economy of the common market a given economic sector experiencing economic difficulties which are serious and liable to persist;
Whereas an analysis of the economic data provided by the German authorities has shown that the conditions for the application of Article 379 are not fulfilled; whereas, more particularly, it has revealed that the German pharmaceutical industry is not experiencing economic difficulties which are serious and liable to persist; whereas an increase in the volume of imports coming from Spain of pharmaceutical products patented in Germany but not in Spain would not appear to be so significant in the long run as to bring about, by itself, serious economic difficulties on the German pharmaceutical market,
The application for safeguard measures made by Germany under Article 379 of the Act of Accession, aimed at solving the problem caused by the expiry of the transitional period provided for by Article 47 of the Act of Accession, concerning pharmaceutical products coming from Spain, which are protected by a product patent in Germany but not in Spain, is rejected.
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31997R2094 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 of 24 October 1997 on a tendering procedure for the subsidy on the export of husked long grain rice to Réunion and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2879/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2094/97 of 24 October 1997 on a tendering procedure for the subsidy on the export of husked long grain rice to Réunion and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2879/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 10 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 (2) lays down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion;
Whereas examination of the supply situation on the island of Réunion shows a shortage of rice; whereas, in view of the availability of rice on the Community market, Réunion should be allowed to obtain supplies on that market; whereas, because of the special situation of Réunion, it is appropriate to limit the quantities to be exported and, therefore, to fix the amount of the subsidy by tendering procedure;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2879/92 of 1 October 1992 fixing the subsidy for consignments of rice and broken rice to Réunion (3) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. A tendering procedure is hereby opened for the subsidy for the export of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98, referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, to Réunion.
2. The tendering procedure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be open until 25 June 1998. During that period, weekly awards of contract shall be made for which the date for submission of tenders shall be set out in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. The tendering procedure shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/87 and this Regulation.
A tender shall be admissible only if it covers a quantity of at least 50 tonnes but not more than 3 000 tonnes.
The security referred to in Article 7 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 shall be ECU 20 per tonne.
The subsidy documents issued in the context of this tendering procedure shall, for the purposes of determining their period of validity, be considered as having been issued on the final day of the period for the submission of tenders.
Tenders must reach the Commission via the Member States not later than one and a half hours after expiry of the time limit for weekly submission of tenders as laid down in the notice of invitation to tender. They must be transmitted in accordance with the table given in the Annex.
If no tenders are submitted, Member States shall inform the Commission accordingly within the same time limit as that given in the proceeding paragraph.
The time laid down for submitting tenders shall be Belgian time.
1. On the basis of tenders submitted, the Commission shall decide in accordance within the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95:
- either to fix a maximum subsidy;
- or not to take any action on the tenders.
2. Where a maximum subsidy is fixed, an award shall be made to the tenderer or tenderers whose tenders are at or below the maximum subsidy level.
The time limit for submission of tenders for the first partial award shall expire on 6 November 1997 at 10 a.m.
The final date for submission of tenders shall be 25 June 1998.
Regulation (EEC) No 2879/92 is hereby repealed.
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31974D0491 | 74/491/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 September 1974 exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (Only the Danish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 September 1974 exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (Only the Danish text is authentic) (74/491/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 (1) on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, as last amended by the Council Directive of 11 December 1973 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof;
Having regard to the request submitted by the Kingdom of Denmark;
Whereas groundnut, hemp, soya bean, cotton and sunflower are species not normally cultivated in the Kingdom of Denmark ; whereas the seeds of these species are not propagated or marketed there;
Whereas for as long as these conditions obtain it is appropriate to exempt the Kingdom of Denmark from applying the provisions of this Directive to the species in question;
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,
The Kingdom of Denmark is exempted from applying the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, with the exception of the provisions of Article 13 (1), thereof, to the species listed below.
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32000R1904 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/2000 of 7 September 2000 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/2000
of 7 September 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy has sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin and geographical indications.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2000(5),
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004R0428 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2004 of 4 March 2004 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2004 fishing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2004
of 4 March 2004
fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2004 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.
(2) The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.
(3) The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.
(4) The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
For the 2004 fishing year, the amounts of the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the amounts of the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
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31997R0553 | Council Regulation (EC) No 553/97 of 24 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas, and amending Regulation (EC) No 934/95 establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 553/97 of 24 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas, and amending Regulation (EC) No 934/95 establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (1), provides in its Articles 6 and 7 detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas under the agreements referred to in this Regulation;
Whereas, also Regulation (EC) No 934/95 (2), provides in its Articles 3 and 4 detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff measures under the agreements referred to in this Regulation;
Whereas, preparations and negotiations are going on for the conclusion of new Euro-Mediterranean agreements with a certain number of countries referred to in Regulations (EC) Nos 1981/94 and (EC) 934/95;
Whereas, with Morocco and Tunisia, Euro-Mediterranean association agreements have already been signed and their entry into force depends only on their ratification by the Member States;
Whereas for the sake of efficiency and the timely publication of regulations implementing the tariff quotas, tariff ceilings and reference quantities provided in the new Euro-Mediterranean agreements, and insofar as the new agreements specify already the products eligible for those tariff measures, their volumes, duties, periods and any eligibility criteria, it should be provided that the Commission can make, on the advice of the Customs Code Committee, any adaptation of Regulation (EC) Nos 1981/94 and (EC) 934/95 made necessary by the entry into force of these new agreements between the Community and the countries referred to in these Regulations,
Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 6 (1) (c) shall be replaced by the following text:
'(c) the necessary adaptations arising from the entry into force of new agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters between the Community and the countries referred to in this Regulation, insofar as the new agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters specify already the products eligible for those tariff quotas, their volumes, duties, quota periods and any eligibility criteria; and`
2. in Article 6 (2) the fourth indent shall be deleted.
Regulation (EC) No 934/95 shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 3 (1) (c) shall be replaced by the following text:
'(c) the necessary adaptations arising from the entry into force of new agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters between the Community and the countries referred to in this Regulation, insofar as the new agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters specify already the products eligible for tariff preferences in the framework of tariff ceilings or reference quantities, their volumes, duties, periods and any eligibility criteria; and`
2. in Article 3 (2), the fourth indent shall be deleted.
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 January 1997.
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32001D0065 | 2001/65/EC: Commission Decision of 23 January 2001 amending Decision 96/333/EC establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 127)
| Commission Decision
of 23 January 2001
amending Decision 96/333/EC establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision
(notified under document number C(2001) 127)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/65/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 amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 96/333/EC of 3 May 1996 establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision(3), as amended by Decision 98/740/EC(4), is applicable until 31 December 2000.
(2) Commission Decision 97/20/EC(5), as amended by Decision 2001/38/EC(6), establishes the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods. Part II of that list contains the third countries which might be the subject of a provisional decision based on Council Decision 95/408/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(8).
(3) Under Decision 95/408/EC, the list of countries is applicable until 31 December 2003. Therefore the date of validity of Decision 96/333/EC should be amended to bring it in line with the date of validity of the provisional list.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 5 of Decision 96/333/EC "to 31 December 2000" is replaced by "to 31 December 2003".
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31993R2750 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2750/93 of 5 October 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2750/93 of 5 October 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 927/93 (4), provides for saithe quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1993,
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1993.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31999L0008 | Commission Directive 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Council Directive 98/96/EC (2), and in particular Article 21(a) thereof,
Whereas, in the case of triticale seed intended for marketing in their own territory, Member States may reduce to 80 % the minimum germination required under Annex II;
Whereas this possibility will be no longer granted from 1 February 2000, pursuant to the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas, according to present scientific and technical knowledge, it appears difficult to produce in the Community seed of triticale with a germination capacity equal to that required under Annex II;
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge it is appropriate to reduce the minimum germination capacity of pure seed to 80 %;
Whereas the measures provided in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on seeds and propagating material for agriculture, horticulture and forestry,
Section (2)(A) of Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC is amended as follows: In the case of triticosecale the figures '85` in the column 2 shall be replaced by '80`.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive by 1 February 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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32010D0656 | Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire
| 30.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/28
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/656/CFSP
of 29 October 2010
renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 December 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/852/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (1) in order to implement the measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire by United Nations Security Council Resolution (hereinafter ‘UNSCR’) 1572 (2004).
(2) On 23 January 2006, the Council adopted Common Position 2006/30/CFSP (2) renewing the restrictive measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire for a further period of 12 months and supplementing them with the restrictive measures imposed by point 6 of UNSCR 1643 (2005).
(3) Following the renewal of the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire by UNSCR 1842 (2008), on 18 November 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/873/CFSP (3) further renewing the restrictive measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire, with effect from 1 November 2008.
(4) On 15 October 2010, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 1946 (2010) which renewed the measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire by UNSCR 1572 (2004) and point 6 of UNSCR 1643 (2005) until 30 April 2011 and which amended the restrictive measures on arms.
(5) The restrictive measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire should therefore be renewed. In addition to the exemptions to the arms embargo provided for in UNSCR 1946 (2010), it is appropriate to amend the restrictive measures in order to exempt other equipment included autonomously by the Union.
(6) Union implementing measures are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 of 31 January 2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire (4), Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (5) and Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (6),
1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Côte d’Ivoire by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using the flag vessels or aircraft of Member States shall be prohibited, regardless of whether such arms, related material and equipment originate in the territories of the Member States.
2. It shall also be prohibited:
(a) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Côte d’Ivoire;
(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering service or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Côte d’Ivoire.
Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a) supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire and the French forces who support them;
(b) the following, as approved in advance by the Committee established by paragraph 14 of UNSCR 1572 (2004) (hereinafter the ‘Sanctions Committee’):
(i) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, including such equipment intended for Union, UN, African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) crisis management operations;
(ii) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely to enable the security forces of Côte d’Ivoire to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order;
(iii) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to the equipment referred to in points (i) and (ii);
(iv) the provision of technical assistance and training related to the equipment referred to in points (i) and (ii);
(c) the sale, supply, transfer or export of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire by United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only;
(d) sales or supplies temporarily transferred or exported to Côte d’Ivoire to the forces of a state which is taking action, in accordance with international law, solely and directly to facilitate the evacuation of its nationals and those for whom it has consular responsibility in Côte d’Ivoire, as notified in advance to the Sanctions Committee;
(e) the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material and technical training and assistance intended solely for the support of, or use in, the process of restructuring defence and security forces pursuant to paragraph 3, subparagraph (f) of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, as approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee;
(f) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal equipment capable of being used for internal repression and which is intended solely to enable the security forces of Côte d’Ivoire to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order, as well as the provision of financing, financial assistance or technical assistance and training related to such equipment.
The direct or indirect import of all rough diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire to the Union, whether or not such diamonds originated in Côte d’Ivoire, shall be prohibited in accordance with UNSCR 1643 (2005).
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons designated by the Sanctions Committee, who constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular those who block the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, any other person determined as responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire on the basis of relevant information, any other person who incites publicly hatred and violence and any other person determined by the Sanctions Committee to be in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of UNSCR 1572 (2004).
The persons referred to in the first subparagraph are listed in the Annex.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.
3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Sanctions Committee determines that:
(a) travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, including religious obligations;
(b) an exemption would further the objectives of the UNSC Resolutions for peace and national reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire and stability in the region.
4. In cases where, pursuant to paragraph 3, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons designated by the Sanctions Committee, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the persons concerned thereby.
1. All funds and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons or entities designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to Article 4(1) or held by entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by them or by any persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, as designated by the Sanctions Committee, shall be frozen.
The persons referred in the first subparagraph are listed in the Annex.
2. No funds, financial assets or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of persons or entities referred to in paragraph 1.
3. Member States may allow for exemptions from the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in respect of funds and economic resources which are:
(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges, in accordance with national laws, for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources;
(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Sanctions Committee and approval by the latter;
(e) the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment, in which case the funds and economic resources may be used to satisfy that lien or judgment provided that the lien or judgment was entered before designation by the Sanctions Committee of the person or entity concerned, and is not for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in this Article, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Sanctions Committee.
The exemptions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 3 may be made after notification to the Sanctions Committee by the Member State concerned of its intention to authorise, where appropriate, access to such funds and economic resources, and in the absence of a negative decision by the Sanctions Committee within two working days of such notification.
4. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which those accounts became subject to restrictive measures under Common Position 2004/852/CFSP or this Decision,
provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to paragraph 1.
The Council shall establish the list in the Annex and amend it in accordance with determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee.
1. Where the Security Council or the Sanctions Committee designates a person or entity, the Council shall include such person or entity in the Annex. The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for listing, to the person or entity concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person or entity with an opportunity to present observations.
2. Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity accordingly.
1. The Annex shall include the grounds for listing the persons and entities as provided by the Security Council or the Sanctions Committee.
2. The Annex shall also include, where available, information provided by the Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business. The Annex shall also include the date of designation by the Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee.
Common Positions 2004/852/CFSP and 2006/30/CFSP are hereby repealed.
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32014R0179 | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 179/2014 of 6 November 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the register of operators, the amount of aid for the marketing of products outside the region, the logo, the exemption from import duties for certain bovine animals and the financing of certain measures relating to specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
| 4.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/3
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 179/2014
of 6 November 2013
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the register of operators, the amount of aid for the marketing of products outside the region, the logo, the exemption from import duties for certain bovine animals and the financing of certain measures relating to specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 12(2), the third subparagraph of Article 19(4), Article 21(3), the second subparagraph of Article 27(2) and Article 30(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 has repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (2). Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the scheme in the new legal framework, certain rules have to be adopted by means of such acts. The new rules should replace the implementing rules of Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 (3).
(2) In order to ensure that operators fully exercise their rights to participate in the specific supply arrangements, the conditions for recording them in the register of operators should be determined. Registered operators should be entitled to benefit from the arrangements provided that they meet the obligations laid down in Union and national rules. Applicants should be entitled to registration provided that they meet a certain number of objective requirements designed to facilitate the administration of the scheme.
(3) In order to support the marketing of products outside the region in which they are produced, the conditions for establishing the amount of aid awarded in respect of such products and, where appropriate, the conditions for establishing the quantities of products subject to that aid should be established. Consequently, additional rules should be laid down relating to the support for the marketing of certain local products determining the conditions for establishing the maximum amount of aid to be awarded and the maximum quantities of products that can be subject to that aid.
(4) In order to ensure greater awareness and consumption of processed and unprocessed quality agricultural products specific to the outermost regions of the Union, the conditions for the use of the logo, in particular the drafting of the list of natural and processed agricultural products which may bear the logo and the definition of the quality characteristics, methods of production, packaging and manufacture of processed products should be proposed by the trade organisations in the outermost regions. Those conditions should be specified by reference to existing standards in Union rules or, in the absence of those, to international standards, or by reference to traditional methods of cultivation and manufacture.
(5) In order to make the best possible use of the logo available to producers and manufacturers of quality products specific to the outermost regions, and in the interests of simplifying management and control and making them more effective, the right to use the logo should be conferred on operators established in those regions who are directly responsible for the production, packaging, marketing and manufacture of the products concerned and who give an undertaking to fulfill certain obligations.
(6) In order to allow operators to benefit from the exemption from import duties for young male bovine animals originating from third countries and intended for fattening and consumption in the French overseas departments or Madeira, as referred to in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, certain conditions for that exemption need to be established. The exemption should be limited to young male bovine animals intended for fattening during a minimum period of 120 days in the outermost region concerned and should be subject to the lodging of a security.
(7) In order to ensure a reasonable and proportional allocation of the financing with regard to studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance measures, the conditions for determining the maximum annual amount which may be allocated to those measures should be established.
(8) For the sake of clarity and legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 should be repealed,
Register of operators
1. Import licences, exemption certificates and aid certificates shall be issued only to operators entered in a Register of operators pursuing an economic activity under the specific supply arrangements kept by the competent authorities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the register’).
2. Any operator established in the Union may apply to be entered in the register.
Entry in the register shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) operators shall possess the means, structures and legal authorisations required to carry on their activities and shall, in particular, have duly complied with their obligations regarding business accounting and taxation;
(b) operators shall be able to prove that their activities are carried out in the outermost region or regions concerned;
(c) operators remain responsible for the compliance with all requirements subscribed when carrying out an operation of supply arrangements until the sale to the end-user.
Amount of aid for marketing outside the production region
1. The amount of aid granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 for marketing products from the outermost regions elsewhere in the Union shall not exceed 10 % of the value of the production marketed, delivered to destination zone, calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.
However, the limit set out in the first subparagraph shall not exceed 13 % of the value of the production marketed where the contractor for the producers is a producer association, union or organisation.
The limits set out in the first and second subparagraph may be increased respectively to 17 % and 20 % of the value of the production marketed for products that are transported by airplane.
2. For the purpose of calculating the aid, the value of the marketed production, delivered to destination zone, shall be evaluated on the basis of the annual contract (where applicable), transport documents and any other supporting documents submitted to justify the application for the aid.
The value of the marketed production to be taken into account shall be that of delivery to the first port or airport of unloading.
The competent authorities may request any information or additional supporting documentation appropriate for calculating the aid.
3. The conditions for granting the aid, the products and the amounts concerned shall be specified in the POSEI programmes referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013.
Marketing aid for tomatoes
For tomatoes from the Canary Islands falling within CN code 0702 00 00, the amount of aid granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 shall not exceed EUR 3,6/100 kg, up to a limit of 250 000 tonnes per year.
Marketing aid for rice
The maximum quantity of rice harvested in French Guyana which may be eligible for marketing support in Guadeloupe, Martinique and the rest of the Union, in accordance with Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, shall not exceed 12 000 tonnes per year of milled rice equivalent.
For marketing in the rest of the Union outside Guadeloupe and Martinique, that quantity shall not exceed 4 000 tonnes per year.
Use of the logo
1. The logo provided for in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 shall be used only with a view to increasing awareness and consumption of processed or unprocessed agricultural products specific to the outermost regions which satisfy conditions laid down by the competent national authority on the initiative of trade organisations representative of operators in those regions.
2. The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall concern quality standards or compliance with cultivation, production or manufacturing techniques, and presentation and packaging standards.
The competent national authority shall define those conditions by reference to Union rules or, in the absence of such rules, to international standards or, where necessary, it shall adopt the conditions specifically in respect of products from the outermost region on a proposal from the representative trade organisations.
Right to use the logo
1. The right to use the logo shall be granted by the competent authorities in the Member States of production, or by the bodies authorised by them for that purpose.
2. The right to use the logo shall be granted in respect of each product for which the conditions referred to in Article 5 have been fulfilled, depending on the nature of the product, to operators in one of the following categories:
(a) individual producers or producer organisations or groups;
(b) traders who package the product with the intention of marketing it;
(c) manufacturers of processed products who are established in the territory of their outermost region.
3. The right to use the logo shall be conferred by the grant of approval in respect of one or more marketing years.
4. The approval referred to in paragraph 3 shall be granted, on request, to the operators referred to in paragraph 2 who, if need be, have the plant or technical equipment required to produce or manufacture the product in question, in compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 5, and who undertake:
(a) as relevant, to produce, package or manufacture products which meet those conditions;
(b) to keep accounts which will make it possible to monitor, in particular, the production, packaging or manufacture of the product which is eligible for the logo;
(c) to comply with all checks and verifications requested by the competent authorities.
5. Approval shall be withdrawn where the competent authority establishes that the approved operator has failed to fulfil the conditions relating to the product or an obligation arising from the undertakings provided for in paragraph 4. Withdrawal of approval shall be temporary or permanent depending on the seriousness of the failure established.
Conditions for reproduction and use
The logo shall be reproduced and used in accordance with Annex I.
Exemption from import duties for young male bovine animals
1. The exemption from import duties for young male bovine animals originating from third countries and intended for fattening and consumption in the French overseas departments or Madeira falling within CN codes 0102 29 05, 0102 29 29 or 0102 29 49 shall apply under the condition that the imported animals are fattened for at least 120 days in the outermost region which issued the import licence.
2. The exemption from import duties shall be subject to the lodging of a security with the competent authority of the Member State of an amount as laid down for each eligible CN code in Annex II.
The fattening of the imported animals in the French overseas departments or Madeira for at least 120 days from the date of acceptance of the customs declaration of release for free circulation shall be a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 (4).
3. Except in cases of force majeure, the security referred to in paragraph 2 shall be released only if proof is furnished to the competent authority of the Member State that the young male bovine animals have been fattened on the farm or farms indicated pursuant to point (b) of Article [35](1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 (5), and
(a) have not been slaughtered before a period of 120 days from the date of import has elapsed; or
(b) have been slaughtered for health reasons or have died as a result of sickness or accident before that period has elapsed.
The security shall be released immediately after such proof has been furnished.
Financing of studies, demonstration projects, training or technical assistance measures
The amount required to finance studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance measures provided for in each POSEI programme for the purpose of implementing the programme concerned, shall not exceed 1 % of the total amount of financing allocated to each programme under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013.
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Repeal
Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 is repealed.
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Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997D0042 | 97/42/EC: Commission Decision of 9 January 1997 on a request from France for a derogation under Article 14 of Council Directive 92/51/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 9 January 1997 on a request from France for a derogation under Article 14 of Council Directive 92/51/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (97/42/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
After receiving, on 19 June 1996, a request from France for a derogation under Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC with regard to the supervision of certain sporting activities,
After consulting, on 8 July 1996, the national coordinators for Directive 92/51/EEC,
After sending a letter seeking further information from France on 12 September 1996,
After receiving a reply to that letter on 17 October 1996,
Whereas:
I. GENERAL FRAMEWORK
1. Directive 92/51/EEC introduced a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (2) (which had introduced a general system for the recognition of higher education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at the last three years' duration). Directive 92/51/EEC deals with diplomas of a different level to those covered by Directive 89/48/EEC.
2. Directive 92/51/EEC is based on the principle of mutual trust. This means that where, in a host Member State, the taking up or pursuit of a profession is subject to possession of a diploma, certificate or attestation of competence, the competent authority may not, on the grounds of inadequate qualifications, refuse to authorize a national of a Member State to take up or pursue that profession under the same conditions as those which apply to its own nationals, if the applicant has, in another Member State, been awarded the diploma required there in order to take up or pursue the same profession.
3. However, in certain cases provided for by Directive 92/51/EEC, this rule does not prevent the host Member State from requiring the applicant to undergo an adaptation period or take an aptitude test, the conditions of which are laid down in Articles 4, 5 and 7 of Directive 92/51/EEC. Should the host Member State make use of this possibility, it must allow the applicant to choose between an adaptation period and an aptitude test.
II. ARTICLE 14 OF DIRECTIVE 92/51/EEC
Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC states the following:
'1. If, pursuant to the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1) (b), the third subparagraph of Article 5, or the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 7 (a), a Member State proposes not to grant applicants the right to choose between an adaptation period and an aptitude test, it shall immediately communicate to the Commission the corresponding draft provision. It shall at the same time notify the Commission of the grounds which make the enactment of such a provision necessary.
The Commission shall immediately notify the other Member States of any draft which it has received; it may also consult the coordinating group referred to in Article 13 (2) on the draft.
2. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission and the other Member States to make comments on the draft, the Member State may adopt the provision only if the Commission has not taken a decision to the contrary within three months.
3. At the request of a Member State or the Commission, Member States shall communicate to them, without delay, the definitive text of any provision arising from the application of this Article.`
III. THE FRENCH REQUEST
1. By memorandum dated 17 June 1996, which the Commission received on 19 June 1996, France requested a derogation under Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC with regard to the supervision of certain sporting activities. The French authorities submitted a draft decree and detailed arguments together with the memorandum, which concerns the profession of sports trainer and calls for the possibility of derogating from the principle of free choice for applicants in the case of certain sports professions.
2. The request is concerned solely with the question of establishment. The question of the Supply of services by sports trainers is now governed by a separate set of rules in France (provision laid down by Decree No 96-1011 of 25 November 1996 on the practice of the profession of sports trainer by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or another State belonging to the European Economic Area).
3. The draft decree submitted by France provides for the introduction of a recognition procedure which respects the right of migrants to choose between an adaptation period and an aptitude test. However, in the case of the five professions listed in an annex to the draft decree, provision is made for the Minister for Sports to impose an apitude test. According to the draft submitted to the Commission, the aptitude test could be imposed for the following five professions: ski instuctors, high-altitude mountain guides, diving instructors, parachuting instructors and potholing instructors.
4. The French authorities specified that this request, which was formulated under Article 14, does not call into question the principle of mutual trust but is designed instead to uphold it in the case of activities where common objectives, such as safety, are at stake.
5. The French authorities take the view that this request is justified by the dangerous nature of the activities concerned, and that an aptitude test is the most appropriate compensation measure in such cases. In their view, allowing applicants to choose between two types of compensation measure does not provide all the necessary safeguards, and technical shortfalls that are incompatible with the pursuit of the profession could be concealed as a result.
6. The French authorities also regard the aptitude test as the most effective way of ensuring that applicants have the requisite technical skills for the activity in question and that they are capable of managing and organizing assistance.
7. Lastly, the French authorities point out that the dangers associated with the five activities in question are aggravated by inherently unpredictable environmental factors.
IV. DISCUSSION BY THE COORDINATING GROUP
Pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC, the French request for a derogation was submitted to the other Member States and transmitted to all coordinators of the general system for the recognition of diplomas. In addition, as also provided for in Article 14, it was discussed at the meeting of the coordinating group held on 8 July 1996. The French delegation presented its request and answered the questions raised by the Commission and the other delegations.
V. THE REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
After its own initial examination of the French request, and following the meeting of the coordinating group held on 8 July, the Commission took the view that there were five further questions which it ought to put to France. It did so in a letter dated 12 September. France provided a full answer in a memorandum dated 14 october, which reached the Commission on 17 October.
VI. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. The free movement of persons is one of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty. The Court of Justice has consistently held that it prevents not just overt discrimination on grounds of nationality, but also measures which in practice produce the same result even though the apply to nationals of the country and other Community nationals without distinction. National measures liable to hinder or make less attractive the exercise of fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty may nevertheless be allowed, provided that they fulfil four conditions: they must be applied in a non-discriminatory manner; they must be justified by imperative requirements in the general interest; they must be suitable for securing the attainment of the objective which the pursue; and they must not go beyond what is necessary to attain it. Freedom of establishment is a fundamental freedom, and the French request has accordingly to be examined in the light of these four conditions.
2. The French request states that the only activities concerned are those which raise considerations of general interest, such as the maintenance of safety. They draw attention to the special features of the five professions involved: an unpredictable environment, real danger, surroundings, which are not marked off or signposted, the need for a knowledge of the organization of rescue services, etc. The Commission accepts that the five occupations are particularly dangerous and that safety may here be invoked as an imperative requirement in the general interest. It also accepts that, where a migrant's training has covered matters substantially different from those covered by the diploma required in France, making the aptitude test compulsory may be a measure likely to achieve the objective in view, namely the maintenance of safety. The Commission likewise accepts that in these five occupations an aptitude test may provide a better way than an adaptation period to establish how the applicant will react in real situations, while ensuring that the applicant has the necessary technical mastery of the job and the capacity to orgnaize and manage rescue operations. The measure would seem to be in proportion to the objective. Lastly, there is nothing in the French request to suggest any discrimination: the French state certificates in the five professions concerned are awarded following selective tests in which the examiners establish the candidate's technical knowledge, teaching ability and ability to ensure safety and to organize assistance.
There are thus grounds for accepting the principle that there shoud be no free choice between an adaptation period and an aptitude test in this case. The conditions outlined above, however, must be fully respected when the measures proposed by the French authorities are applied in practice.
3. However, as the freedom of establishment is a fundamental freedom the Commission judges it advisable to give its agreement for a limited time only: a trial period will allow any practical difficulties which may arise as a result of the derogation to be evaluated with certainty.
The Commission will accordingly agree to the French request for a limited period ending on 31 July 1999.
4. The period allowed should enable the French authorities to evaluate whether the measures proposed in the request for a derogation are in fact those best suited to the purpose. It should also allow all the interested parties to observe any practical difficulties and to report them to the Commission.
5. At the end of this period France must produce a report evaluating the application of the derogation under Article 14. The report must provide the Commission with all the necessary figures and assessments regarding the aptitude tests. At that time, the Commission will also consider the observations of interested Member States, trade unions, trade agencies, ski schools, associations and any other interested parties. The French evaluation report and the observations of interested parties are to reach the Commission before 30 April 1999. If France then wishes the derogation to continue, it should attach a request to that effet to its report.
6. If at the end of the trial period the Commission proposes to refuse the French request, it will take a negative decision under Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC within three months of the request and by 31 July 1999 at the latest. If the Commission does not take a negative decision within that time, the derogation will be renewed automatically, without any time-limit, in accordance with the same Article 14,
By way of derogation from Article 4 (1) (b) of Directive 92/51/EEC, France is hereby authorized for a limited period ending on 31 July 1999 to require applicants who are seeking to have a sports instructor's or trainer's diploma recognized for the purpose of establishing themselves in France and whose training displays substantial differences from that required in France to undergo an aptitude test. This derogation is authorized only in respect of the five following professions: ski instructor, high-altitude mountain guide, diving instructor, parachuting instructor and potholing instructor.
France shall send the Commission a report evaluating the application of this Article 14 derogation before 30 April 1999.
Member States who so desire and any other interested parties are hereby asked to submit their observations to the Commission by 30 April 1999.
If France wishes the derogation authorized in Article 1 to be confirmed without any time-limit beyond 31 July 1999, it shall submit a fresh request to the Commission under Article 14 of Directive 92/51/EEC before 30 April 1999. The Commission shall take a decision in accordance with Article 14 of the Directive within three months of the French request.
This Decision shall enter into force upon notification.
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31986R0360 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 360/86 of 17 February 1986 laying down rules for the application by Spain and Portugal of quantitative restrictions on fishery products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 360/86
of 17 February 1986
laying down rules for the application by Spain and Portugal of quantitative restrictions on fishery 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 Articles 176 and 363 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Act of Accession provides that Spain and Portugal may maintain, for a specific period, quantitative restrictions applicable to the import of certain fishery products from third countries;
Whereas the limits and conditions for maintaining such quantitative restrictions in Spain and Portugal should be fixed, within the framework of genral Community rules;
Whereas, with a view to the application of the said quantitative restrictions, an annual import quota should be set for each product concerned; whereas, because imports of a given product are spread unevenly over the year, the annual quota set for each product should be divided into quarterly instalments which can be reviewed if necessary;
Whereas the grant of a licence, involving a system of deposits, by each of the new Member States prior to any import into its territory is likely to facilitate monitoring of the imports concerned; whereas, to take account of the experence acquired by the new Member States in managing a system of import licences for fishery products, those States should be allowed to define certain detailed rules relating to the issue of such licences;
Whereas, to enable the quantities imported during each quarter to be managed properly, it is necessary to specify the measures to be taken where the sum of quantities imported, or the quantities which are the subject of a licence application, does not correspond to the instalment fixed for the quarter in question,
This Regulation lays down rules for applying the quantitative restrictions provided for in Articles 176 and 363 of the Act of Accession.
1. For the purpose of applying the quantitative restrictions referred to in Article 1, annual import quotas shall be set before the beginning of each marketing year, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 28 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3655/84 (2). When they are set, the abovementioned quotas shall be divided into four quarterly instalments.
2. The quotas shall be set for each of the new Member States and for each product concerned, on the basis of:
- the average level of imports of the product in question into Spain and Portugal over the last three years for which statistics are available,
- the general market situation for the product in question,
- the progressive opening of these markets resulting in particular from the negotiations with third countries.
3. The volume of quotas and their division into quarterly instalments may be reviewed in the course of the year in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1.
1. Any import into Spain and Portugal of the products referred to in Articles 176 (1) and 363 (1) of the Act of Accession must be effected under an import licence issued in advance by the competent agency of the importing Member State, for each of the quarters referred to in Article 2 (1). A single licence shall be issued for each transaction.
Licences shall be issued on application by the importer, within five working days of the lodging of the application.
Licences shall not be transferable.
2. The issuing of the import licence shall be subject to the lodging of a deposit as a guarantee of the undertaking to import during the period of validity of the licence; the deposit shall be forfeited in whole or in part if, within that period, the operation is not carried out, or is carried out only partially. The arrangements for applying this paragraph shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2 (1).
3. An import licence shall be valid only for the products for which it was issued and shall confer the right to import, under the licence and during its period of validity, the net quantity of product specified, from the country or group of countries mentioned on the licence, in accordance with paragraph 5.
4. Import licences shall be valid for a period of 60 days from their date of issue.
5. The importing Member State shall lay down detailed rules relating to the grant of import licences and shall in particular determine the maximum quantity which may be covered by each licence, which, in the case of quotas of a volume of more than 100 tonnes per quarter, may not exceed 5 % of the overall import quotas.
However, applications for licences as referred to in paragraph 1 must contain at least the following information, which must be included on the licence:
(a) the name and address of the importer;
(b) a precise description of the product, in partcular:
- the usual commercial name,
- the description under the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature,
- the country of origin;
(c) the quantity of the product in tonnes;
(d) the value of the product, expressed as the cif price;
(e) the probable date and place of import.
6. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the procedures which they intend to take under paragraph 5. Should there be no observations forthcoming from the Commission within a period of one month, the procedures proposed shall be deemed to have been accepted.
1. If, for a given product, actual imports in the course of a quarter are less than the instalment laid down for that quarter, the unused quantities shall be carried forward to the following quarter of the same year.
2. If, for a given product, the licence applications for a quarter exceed the instalment laid down for that quarter, the Member States concerned must suspend the issue of import licences for all quantities in excess of the instalment fixed for the quarter in question. However, licence applications which are refused may give rise to licences being issued for the following quarter of the same year.
1. When the product is placed in free circulation, the import licence shall be stamped by the competent customs service, which shall enter or certify on the said licence the net quantity actually imported thereunder.
2. For the purpose of monitoring the quantities imported, the importer shall without delay send a copy of the licence referred to in paragraph 1 to the competent agency which issued him the licence.
3. The importing Member State shall notify to the Commission, within the first 10 days of the end of each quarter, by product and country of provenance:
- the overall quantity and value of the products which were the subject of applications for import licences in the preceding quarter,
- the quantity and value of the products actually imported in the preceding quarter.
This Regulation shall apply to all imports from third countries into Spain and Portugal without prejudice to the protocols to be concluded with preferential third countries pursuant to Articles 179 (1) and 366 (1) of the Act of Accession, or, in the absence of such protocols, to the autonomous transitional measures referred to in Articles 180 and 367 of the said Act.
When the quantitative restrictions do not apply for a whole calendar year, special provisions for any reduction of the initial quota shall be drawn up according to the procedure referred to in Article 2 (1).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
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32007D0496 | 2007/496/EC: Commission Decision of 13 July 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community (notified under document number C(2007) 3327) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 14.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 July 2007
amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community
(notified under document number C(2007) 3327)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/496/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (3), and in particular Articles 63(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC (4) lays down certain protection measures to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that disease, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of the disease.
(2) Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype in the Czech Republic the Commission has adopted Decision 2007/434/EC of 21 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5 in poultry in the Czech Republic (5).
(3) In the following days the Commission has adopted Decision 2007/454/EC of 29 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community (6) to confirm areas A and B in the Czech Republic and the duration of that regionalisation.
(4) Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype in Germany the Commission has adopted Decision 2007/483/EC of 9 July 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Germany (7).
(5) The Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with Germany, and is satisfied that the borders of areas A and B established by the competent authority in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in Germany can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.
(6) The interim protective measures provided for in Decisions 2007/434/EC and 2007/483/EC need now to be confirmed. In addition, the epidemiological situation of the avian influenza outbreak in poultry in the Czech Republic requires a modification of the restricted areas and of the duration of the measures.
(7) Furthermore, Hungary and the United Kingdom have notified to the Commission that all control measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 on their territories have been ceased by 12 March 2007 and therefore the measures established in accordance with Article 4(2) for areas A and B are no longer necessary.
(8) Decision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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32002R0521 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 521/2002 of 21 March 2002 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 521/2002
of 21 March 2002
fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other. The same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of the Community market with limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76(3) lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice exported exceeds that maximum.
(4) Export possibilities exist for a quantity of 16351 tonnes of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001(5) should be used. Account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed.
(5) Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calculated.
(6) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(7) A separate refund should be fixed for packaged long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets.
(8) The refund must be fixed at least once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(9) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in rice and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice within the Community and on the world market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto.
(10) For the purposes of administering the volume restrictions resulting from Community commitments in the context of the WTO, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund should be restricted.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those listed in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
With the exception of the quantity of 16351 tonnes provided for in the Annex, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is suspended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2002.
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32008R1012 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1012/2008 of 14 October 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Poland
| 17.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1012/2008
of 14 October 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 of 26 November 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008 (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32009R0998 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/2009 of 22 October 2009 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 23.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 998/2009
of 22 October 2009
granting no 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 permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 20 October 2009.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 20 October 2009, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 October 2009.
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31990R3817 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined for Portugal and originating in the other Member States
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3817/90
of 19 December 1990
laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined for Portugal and originating in the other Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Communitiy,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (STM) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 (4) has specified the list of products submitted to transition by stage which are subject to the STM from the beginning of the second stage;
Whereas Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 December 1985 specifies that the imports from Spain of these products are submitted to the STM according to Articles 249 and 252 of the Act of Accession;
Whereas the indicative ceilings on imports into Portugal of certain products of the eggs and poultrymeat sectors listed in the Annex to this Regulation are laid down on the basis of the provisional balance sheet established in application of Article 251 of the Act of Accession and on taking account in particular of the traditional trade volumes of imports into Portugal as well as the necessity for a progressive opening up of the Portuguese market;
Whereas it is appropriate to foresee that Community operators can only export certain products in the eggs
and poultrymeat sectors to Portugal under certain restrictive conditions concerning in particular the period during which they have engaged in their commerce; whereas it is appropriate to derogate from that rule for 1991 to benefit those operators situated in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic in order to allow them to export those products to Portugal;
Whereas to lay down detailed rules for the application for the issue of licences it is necessary to derogate from both 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 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (6), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the STM(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
The indicative ceilings relating to certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors which may be imported into Portugal from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 and Spain shall be those set out in the Annex.
1. STM licences shall be requested for imports into Portugal from the other Member States of products falling within:
- one of the subheadings of the combined nomenclature, or
-one of the groups of subheadings of the combined nomenclature given in the Annex.
2. In derogation to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, the rights deriving from the STM licence are not transferable.
In derogation to:
(a) Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, applications for STM licences lodged between Monday and Friday at 1 p.m., shall be deemed to have been lodged simultaneously;
(b)the first and second subparagraphs of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, the Member States shall notify the Commission before 1 p.m., every Wednesday of the quantity for which licence applications have been lodged the previous week specified by group number. The Member States shall issue STM licences for the quantities requested on the following Monday, unless the Commission has taken any special measures;
(c)Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, the first copy of the licence shall be handed to the applicant or sent to the address stated in the request;
(d)the third subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, the obligation to use the licence shall remain if the single reduction coefficient is applied.
1. The applicant must be a natural or legal person who at the time his application is submitted has, for 12 months at least, been engaged in trade in products of the eggs and poultrymeat sector between Member States or with third countries and who is entered in the official register of a Member State. However, until 31 December 1991, these conditions do not apply to applicants established for at least 12 months in the former territory of the German Democratic Republic.
2. Licence applications shall be considered only if the applicant declares in writing that he has not lodged and undertakes not to lodge any application for the same product in any Member State other than that where his present application is lodged; if an applicant lodges applications in two or more Member States, none of the applications shall be considered.
3. All applications from one applicant shall be regarded as a single application.
The sum of the quantities stated in the STM licences applied for by a given operator in any one week shall, for each of the groups of products specified in the Annex, not exceed the following guarantees:
- Group 1: 20 tonnes,
-Group 2: 300 000 hatching eggs or 90 000 chicks,
-Group 3: 300 000 hatching eggs or 90 000 chicks,
-Group 4: 20 tonnes,
-Group 5: 20 tonnes.
STM licences as provided for in Articles 1 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 shall be valid for 18 days for all products set out in the Annex from the actual date of issue, in accordance with Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
The security relating to STM licences shall be for each of the groups of products specified in the Annex as follows:
- Group 1: ECU 3,5 per 100 kg eggs in shell,
-Group 2: ECU 0,5 per 100 hatching eggs or ECU 0,6 per 100 chicks,
-Group 3: ECU 2 per 100 hatching eggs or ECU 2,5 per 100 poults,
-Group 4: ECU 5 per 100 kg carcase weight or ECU 3,5 per 100 kg live weight,
-Group 5: ECU 5 per 100 kg carcase weight or ECU 3,5 per 100 kg live weight.
1. Portugal shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products actually imported in each three-month period, broken down by product, not later than 45 days after the end of the period concerned.
2. Portugal shall notify the Commission not later 15 October each year of the forecast production and consumption in that Member State for the following year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
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31985D0624 | 85/624/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1985 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German text is authentic) species
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1985 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German text is authentic) (85/624/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
, 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 15 (2) thereof, Having regard to the application lodged by the Federal Republic of Germany, Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of the said Directive, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1983 in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in the said Directive is, with effect from 31 December 1985, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community; Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties; Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has applied for such authorization for a certain number of varieties of different species; Whereas the varieties of maize concerned, in respect of the value for cultivation and use, have not been the subject of official growing trials in the Federal Republic of Germany in view of the German application; Whereas the variety of oats concerned are of the winter type; whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index over 350; whereas it is well known that the varieties of winter oats and the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class over 350 are at present not yet suitable for cultivation in view of all the kinds of utilization in the Federal Republic of Germany (second subparagraph of Article 15 (3) (c)) of the said Directive; Whereas, therefore, the application of the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of these varieties 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 Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1986 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:Cereals: 1. Avena sativa L. Mutine,Tanagra;2.Zea mays L. Agri,Aiace,Alaska,Amanda,Bill,Codone,Cristina,Dream,Duc,Fandango,Gain,Iperon,Lance,Larry,Malaga,Meteor,Nebraska,Nitor,Ozark,Plenus,Polaris,Procida,Rick,Rio Bravo,Saba G 4518,Sabrina,SambaSenechal,Sideral G 4668,Siviglia,Sonar,Tandem, Tigri,Toledo,Tomeo,Torre,Tulipano,Voyager.
The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the Commission of the date from which it makes use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
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32002D0030 | 2002/30/EC: Commission Decision of 8 January 2002 approving the technical action plan 2002 for improving agricultural statistics (notified under document number C(2001) 4973)
| Commission Decision
of 8 January 2002
approving the technical action plan 2002 for improving agricultural statistics
(notified under document number C(2001) 4973)
(2002/30/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics(1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Decision No 2298/2000/EC(2) of 28 september 2001, and particularly Article 4(1) and Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Commission establishes a technical action plan for agricultural statistics each year.
(2) Certain activities launched under previous action plans need to be consolidated and the efforts made by the Member States, particularly as regards balances and the use of pesticides, need to be followed up.
(3) Data on the physical aspects of European agriculture need to be improved, detailed agri-environmental indicators need to be obtained, the environmental aspects of agricultural accounting need to be developed and information systems on rural development need to be established for the implementation of the relevant Community policies.
(4) In accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Community shall contribute to the costs realised by each Member State in making adaptations to national agricultural statistical systems or to such costs for preparatory work relating to new or increasing needs which are part of a technical action plan.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
The 2002 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics, is annexed to the present Decision.
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31990D0229 | 90/229/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 April 1990 amending Decision 88/121/EEC concerning the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1987 to 1991) forwarded by France pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 April 1990
amending Decision 88/121/EEC concerning the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1987 to 1991) forwarded by France pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(only the French text is authentic)
(90/229/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas taking into account the outcome of the meetings held with the French authorities on the progress of the multiannual guidance programme as defined by Commission Decision 88/121/EEC (2);
Whereas it became apparent in connection with the entry into service of new fishing vessels that a net increase in fishing capacity as expressed in tonnage (GRT) and power (kW) had taken place in 1987 and in the first six months of 1988;
Whereas France has forwarded, within the prescribed time limit and on the basis of a new statistical series, new particulars of the operational fishing fleet, defined as registered vessels, other than those laid up for more than two years, as required by Decision 88/121/EEC;
Whereas the process of fleet adjustment which has now been started and the implementation by France of measures for the verification of fishing fleet capacity will require some time;
Whereas the Commission intends to support France's efforts to restructure its fleet once the necessary administrative or legislative measures produce results indicating that structural change is taking place as planned and lead to the attainment of the objectives laid down by Decision 88/121/EEC by 31 December 1991;
Whereas, in order to administer derogations from the principle that State aid in the fisheries sector is incompatible with the common market, the Commission has adopted guidelines for the examination of national aid in the fisheries sector (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
Decision 88/121/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second paragraph of Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall, on the basis of its assessment of the information provided on a regular basis as specified in Article 2 or, where this information is not supplied, inform the Member State, where appropriate, at the end of one six-month period, that it has been found that the conditions to which approval of the programme was made subject have not been fulfilled.'
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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