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31978R0344 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/78 of 20 February 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage
| COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 344/78
OF 20 FEBRUARY 1978
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 ON THE SALE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FROM PUBLIC STORAGE
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2560/77 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1976 ON THE SALE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FROM PUBLIC STORAGE ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 920/77 ( 4 ) , FIXED THE STORAGE PERIOD OF THE PRODUCT PUT UP FOR SALE AT NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE TURNOVER OF STOCKS AND IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE SALES OF THE OLDEST SKIMMED-MILK POWDER , THE PERIOD OF STORAGE SHOULD BE CHANGED TO 12 MONTHS FOR THE SKIMMED-MILK POWDER IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,
IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 , THE PERIOD " SIX MONTHS " IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ " 12 MONTHS " .
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009D0565 | 2009/565/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 2009 fixing the maximum amount of aid granted for the private storage of olive oil under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 542/2009 (notified under document number C(2009) 6059)
| 28.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/59
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 July 2009
fixing the maximum amount of aid granted for the private storage of olive oil under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 542/2009
(notified under document number C(2009) 6059)
(Only the French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2009/565/EC)
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 43(d), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 542/2009 of 23 June 2009 opening the tendering procedure for aid for private storage of olive oil (2) provides for two tendering sub-periods.
(2) In accordance with Article 13(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products (3), on the basis of tenders notified by the Member States, the Commission either fixes a maximum amount of the aid or does not fix a maximum amount of the aid.
(3) On the basis of the tenders submitted in response to the second partial invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum amount of the aid for private storage of olive oil for the tendering sub-period ending on 16 July 2009.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the tendering sub-period ending on 16 July 2009 within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 542/2009, the maximum amount of aid for olive oil shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R0819 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 819/92 of 30 March 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea and collecting definitively the provisional duty
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 819/92 of 30 March 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea and collecting definitively the provisional duty
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 (2) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea. Article 1 (1) of the Regulation laid down its scope and, with great precision, the products affected by the anti-dumping duty. The scope includes compact disc players falling within CN code ex 8519 99 10 (Taric code: 8519 99 10 * 10), including those which may be incorporated in a 'rack' system but are nevertheless capable of operating alone, separately from the 'rack' system, by means of their own power supply and commands.
(2) CN code ex 8519 99 10 (Taric code: 8519 99 10 * 10), however, includes a compact disc player incorporated in a rack only in so far as it gives the 'rack' its essential character. In other cases, i.e. where another apparatus gives the assembly its essential character, the entire 'rack' is classified under a different tariff heading and consequently falls outside the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 112/90.
Conversely, where the compact disc player is considered to give the 'rack' its essential character, the entire set of apparatus is classified under CN code ex 8519 99 10 (Taric code: 8519 99 10 * 10) and the anti-dumping duty is applied to the value of the entire 'rack' and not just to the value of the compact disc player component.
(3) Combined application to the customs rules and Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 results in the Regulation being implemented in a way which deviates from the aims which the Council assigned to it. Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 was designed in particular to make compact disc players incorporated in a 'rack' subject to an anti-dumping duty, whether or not they gave the 'rack' its essential character. Furthermore, that Regulation was not designed to make a 'rack' incorporating a compact disc player subject to an anti-dumping duty on the basis of its total value but simply on the basis of the value of the compact disc player alone.
(4) Consequently Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 must be amended.
(5) It is necessary to that end to take account of the fact that a 'rack' incorporating a compact disc player may be classified under CN codes ex 8519 31 00, ex 8519 39 00, ex 8519 99 10, ex 8520 31 90, ex 8520 39 10, ex 8520 39 90 and ex 8527 31 91 (Taric codes 8510 31 00 * 10, 8519 39 00 * 10, 8519 99 10 * 10, 8520 31 90 * 30, 5820 39 10 * 10, 8520 39 90 * 10 and 8527 31 91 * 10) according to the component which gives it its essential character.
(6) To ensure uniform application of the Regulation, the amendment must take effect as from 17 January 1990, the date on which Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 entered into force. However, Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 lays down that anti-dumping and countervailing duties shall be neither imposed nor increased with retroactive effect, subject to Article 13 (4) (b), which does not apply to the case in point. Consequently, the amendment may not enter into force with retroactive effect as regards the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players falling within CN codes ex 8519 31 00, ex 8519 39 00, ex 8520 31 90, ex 8520 39 10, ex 8520 39 90 and ex 8527 31 91 (Taric codes: 8519 31 00 * 10, 8519 39 00 * 10, 8520 31 90 * 30, 8520 39 10 * 10, 8520 39 90 * 10 and 8527 31 91 * 10),
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
'1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of certain compact disc players falling within CN codes ex 8519 31 00, ex 8519 39 00, ex 85 19 99 10, ex 8520 31 90, ex 8520 39 10, ex 8520 39 90 and ex 8527 31 91 ( Taric codes 8519 31 00 * 10, 8519 39 00 * 10, 8519 99 10 * 10, 8520 31 90 * 30, 8520 39 10 * 10, 8520 39 90 * 10 and 8527 31 91 * 10) (1), i.e. stand-alone sound reproducers with a laser optical reading system and with external dimensions of at least 216 Ă 45 Ă 150 mm, equipped to accommodate up to a maximum of ten compact discs, including sound reproducers which may be incorporated in a "rack" system but can nevertheless operate alone separately from the "rack", with their own power supply and commands, functioning with AC mains supply of usually 110/120/220/240 V and not capable of operating with a power supply of 12 V DC or less, originating in Japan and in the Republic of Korea.;
(1) Taric codes shown are those applicable on the date on which this Regulation enters into force.'
2. The following paragraph shall be added:
'3a. Where the compact disc player is combined with other apparatus to form a "rack", the free-at-frontier value used in applying the anti-dumping duty shall be that of the compact disc player alone.
If this value is not specified on the invoice, the importer shall declare the value of the player at the time of release for free circulation and shall submit appropriate evidence and information on that occasion.'
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 17 January 1990 save as regards the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players falling within CN codes ex 8519 31 00, ex 8519 39 00, ex 8520 31 90, ex 8520 39 10, ex 8520 39 90 and ex 8527 31 91 (Taric codes: 8519 31 00 * 10, 8519 39 00 * 10, 8520 31 90 * 30, 8520 39 10 * 10, 8520 39 90 * 10 and 8527 31 91 * 10). However, the provisions of Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 shall apply from 17 January 1990 to compact disc players falling within the code numbers listed above. 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
32013D0031(01) | 2014/33/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 30 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-euro area national central banks (ECB/2013/31)
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/63
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 30 August 2013
on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-euro area national central banks
(ECB/2013/31)
(2014/33/EU)
THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 47 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 47 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Statute of the ESCB’) provides that national central banks of Member States with a derogation (hereinafter ‘non-euro area NCBs’) do not need to pay up their subscribed capital unless the General Council, acting by a majority representing at least two thirds of the subscribed capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) and at least half of the shareholders, decides that a minimal percentage has to be paid up as a contribution to the ECB’s operational costs.
(2) Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/20 of 21 June 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-euro area national central banks (1) provides that each non-euro area NCB shall pay up 3,75 % of its share in the ECB’s subscribed capital with effect from 1 July 2013.
(3) Decision ECB/2013/28 of 29 August 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (2) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the ESCB and establishes with effect from 1 January 2014 the new weightings assigned to each NCB in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).
(4) The ECB’s subscribed capital will be EUR 10 825 007 069,61 from 1 January 2014.
(5) The adjusted capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2013/20 with effect from 1 January 2014 and determining the percentage of the ECB’s subscribed capital which the non-euro area NCBs are under an obligation to pay up with effect from 1 January 2014,
Extent and form of subscribed and paid-up capital
Each non-euro area NCB shall pay up 3,75 % of its share in the ECB’s subscribed capital with effect from 1 January 2014. Taking into account the new capital key weightings laid down in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2013/28, each non-euro area NCB shall have a total subscribed and paid-up capital of the amounts shown next to its name in the following table:
(in EUR)
Non-euro area NCB Subscribed capital as at 1 January 2014 Paid-up capital as at 1 January 2014
Българска народна банка 92 986 810,73 3 487 005,40
Česká národní banka 174 011 988,64 6 525 449,57
Danmarks Nationalbank 161 000 330,15 6 037 512,38
Hrvatska narodna banka 65 199 017,58 2 444 963,16
Lietuvos bankas 44 728 929,21 1 677 334,85
Magyar Nemzeti Bank 149 363 447,55 5 601 129,28
Narodowy Bank Polski 554 565 112,18 20 796 191,71
Banca Națională a României 281 709 983,98 10 564 124,40
Sveriges Riksbank 246 041 585,69 9 226 559,46
Bank of England 1 480 243 941,72 55 509 147,81
Adjustment of the paid-up capital
1. Given that each non-euro area NCB has already paid up 3,75 % of its share in the ECB’s subscribed capital as applicable on 31 December 2013 under Decision ECB/2013/20, each of them shall either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the third column of the table in Article 1.
2. All transfers pursuant to this Article shall be made in accordance with Decision ECB/2013/29 of 29 August 2013 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (3).
Entry into force and repeal
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
2. Decision ECB/2013/20 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2014.
3. References to Decision ECB/2013/20 shall be construed as references to this Decision. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1535 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1535/96 of 25 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1535/96 of 25 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas production in the Community of ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon will remain in the course of 1996 unable to meet the requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of this product will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the product in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms;
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 (1), the Council opened, for 1996, Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; whereas the volume of the quota for ferro-chromium (Order No 09.2711) should be increased,
In Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 the table shown in the Annex shall be replaced, for Order No 09.2711, by the table shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31992R3736 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3736/92 of 23 December 1992 ending the charges against the reference bases established for 1992 in the framework of generalized tariff preferences by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain industrial products originating in Poland
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3736/92 of 23 December 1992 ending the charges against the reference bases established for 1992 in the framework of generalized tariff preferences by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain industrial products originating in Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in pursuance of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III are totally suspended for 1992, and the products as such are, as a general rule, subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8; whereas as provided for in the second paragraph of Article 9 of the said Regulation, the Commission may take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (3), Poland was withdrawn from the list of beneficiaries in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 as from 1 March 1992; whereas the preferential tariff period for that country consequently ended on 29 February 1992;
Whereas, in respect of the product of CN code 2523 originating in Poland, the reference base was fixed at ECU 7 837 000; whereas on 16 July 1992, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1992 preferential period has exceeded the reference base in question;
Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said reference base in respect of Poland for the product,
The quantities charged against the reference base established for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 relating to the product indicated in the table below and originating in Poland, shall cease to be allowed from 27 December 1992:
CN code Description 2523 Portland cement
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31975R3421 | Regulation (EEC) No 3421/75 of the Council of 18 December 1975 on the application of Decisions 1/75 and 2/75 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee concerning the methods of administrative cooperation
| REGULATION (EEC) No 3421/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December 1975 on the application of Decisions 1/75 and 2/75 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee concerning the methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas an Agreement (1) between the European. Economic Community and the Republic of Finland was signed on 5 October 1973 and entered into force on 1 January 1974;
Whereas pursuant to Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, which is an integral part of that Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted on 2 December 1975 Decisions 1/75 and 2/75 concerning the methods of administrative cooperation;
Whereas it is necessary to give effect within the Community to those Decisions,
For the purpose of applying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland, Decisions 1/75 and 2/75 of the Joint Committee annexed hereto shall apply within the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1976.
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 |
31998R0238 | Council Regulation (EC) No 238/98 of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 238/98 of 20 January 1998 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire (2), the two parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed thereto;
Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 was initialled on 30 June 1997;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the new Protocol;
Whereas the fishing possibilities should be apportioned among the Member States on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under the fisheries Agreement,
The Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3).
The fishing possibilities established in the Protocol shall be apportioned among the Member States as follows:
(a) freezer trawlers fishing demersal species:
Spain: three vessels;
(b) tuna fishing vessels:
France: 25 vessels,
Spain: 30 vessels,
Portugal: five vessels.
If the fishing opportunities laid down in the Protocol are not used up by licence applications from those Member States, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0202 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 202/2010 of 10 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 6/2003 concerning the dissemination of statistics on the carriage of goods by road (Text with EEA relevance)
| 11.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 202/2010
of 10 March 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 6/2003 concerning the dissemination of statistics on the carriage of goods by road
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 of 25 May 1998 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate to exploit as fully as possible the statistical data on the carriage of goods by road, referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, while respecting the confidentiality of the individual data records.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 833/2007 (2) ending the transitional period provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 makes available detailed origin-destination data on national and also international road freight flows from 2008 onwards.
(3) It is necessary to make national and international origin-destination data available to Member States in order to complete the statistical coverage of road transport at national level.
(4) Researchers and the scientific community in general should have access for scientific purposes to the data transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) under Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, according to the principle laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) on European statistics.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2003 (4) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 6/2003 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 |
31988R1528 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1528/88 of 1 June 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3598/83 on the notification of prices and fixing the list of representative wholesale markets and ports for fishery products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1528/88
of 1 June 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3598/83 on the notification of prices and fixing the list of representative wholesale markets and ports for fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1471/88 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, as a consequence of the introduction, by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, of a combined nomenclature based on the harmonized system, the tariff nomenclature included in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (3) has been adapted by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/87 (4) with effect from 1 January 1988; whereas this adaptation has entailed the adaptation, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (5), of certain Regulations implementing Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;
Whereas the adaptation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3598/83 (6) seems to be incomplete; whereas, as a consequence, it is appropriate to establish the necessary complementary adaptations,
Regulation (EEC) No 3598/83 is amended in accordance with the Annex.
This Regulation enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32004R0097 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/2004 of 21 January 2004 correcting Regulations (EC) No 2281/2003 and (EC) No 2299/2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 22.1.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 97/2004
of 21 January 2004
correcting Regulations (EC) No 2281/2003 and (EC) No 2299/2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton (1), annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The average dollar rates on which Commission Regulations (EC) No 2281/2003 (3) and (EC) No 2299/2003 (4) are based are wrong. The said Regulations should therefore be corrected.
(2) It should be possible at the request of the interested party for the corrections to apply from the date of entry into force of the corrected Regulations,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2281/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 32,077/100 kg.’
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2299/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 31,820/100 kg.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
At the request of the interested party, Article 1 shall apply from 23 December 2003.
At the request of the interested party, Article 2 shall apply from 24 December 2003.
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31982R2026 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2026/82 of 19 July 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 on the aid system for dried fodderd
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2026/82
of 19 July 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 on the aid system for dried fodder
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1782/81 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it has become apparent that the average world market price for the products referred to in the first indent under (b) in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 may fluctuate during a single month; whereas provision should be made for periodic determination of that price;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1458/80 (4), provides that in the absence of offers or quotations for artificially heat-dried fodder on the world market the Commission is to determine the average world market price from world market offers for sun-dried fodder;
Whereas experience has shown that no offers or quotations exist on the world market for sun-dried fodder; whereas the said Article should therefore repealed;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 provides that in the absence of offers and quotations for dried fodder on the world market the Commission is to determine the world market price on the basis of the latest average world market price determined, adjusted in accordance with the trend of prices of the same products originating in the Community and the prices for competing products on the world market;
Whereas experience has shown that in the prolonged absence of offers and quotations on the world market for dried fodder, determination of the world price is either impossible or not representative; whereas Article 3 should therefore be amended;
Whereas some products imported from non-member countries are in direct competition with dried fodder produced in the Community; whereas in the absence of offers and quotations on the world market for dried fodder the world market price of such products should be determined on the basis of the price of competing products imported from non-member countries;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 fixed the marketing stage and the quality of dried fodder for which the world market price was to be determined; whereas in view of the possibility of determining the world market price on the basis of the price of competing products, the marketing stage and the quality of such products for which the world market price is to be determined should be specified,
Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. The Commission shall determine periodically the average world market price for the products listed in the first indent under (b) in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78.'
2. Article 2 shall be deleted.
3. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 3
In cases where no offer or quotation for the products referred to in Article 1 can be used for determining the average world market price, the Commission shall determine it on the basis of the price of competing products imported from non-member countries.'
4. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 4
1. As regards the products referred to in Article 1, the Commission shall determine the average world market price for a pelleted product delivered in bulk to Rotterdam, of the standard quality for which the guide price has been fixed. The
Commission shall make the necessary adjustments for offers and quotations not complying with these conditions.
2. As regards the competing products referred to in Article 3, the Commission shall determine the average world market price for a pelleted product delivered in bulk to Rotterdam, of a quality to be defined. The Commission shall make the necessary adjustments for offers and quotations not complying with these conditions.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004D0586 | 2004/586/EC: Council Decision of 19 July 2004 outlining the general approach for the reallocation of resources under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for preaccession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the preaccession period
| 4.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 July 2004
outlining the general approach for the reallocation of resources under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for preaccession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the preaccession period
(2004/586/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for preaccession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the preaccession period (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Copenhagen European Council of 12 and 13 December 2002 endorsed the results of the negotiations, which have since then resulted in the accession to the Community of eight countries which at that time benefited from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999. Following their accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004, those countries lost the benefit of the aid provided by that Regulation. Consequently, in the period from 2004 to 2006 only Bulgaria and Romania will continue to benefit from commitments under that Regulation.
(2) By endorsing the roadmaps for Bulgaria and Romania, as proposed by the Commission, the Copenhagen European Council agreed to fix the ratio for the division (30 % and 70 % respectively) of the aid under the Phare programme set up pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to the Republic of Hungary and the Polish People’s Republic (2), the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) set up under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 and the Instrument for Structural Policies for Preaccession (ISPA), set up pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 (3).
(3) That ratio takes account of the need and capacity for absorbing assistance referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 as well as the criteria for the financial allocation to each applicant country as stipulated in Article 7(3) of that Regulation.
(4) The Council, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999, is to adopt the general approach for reallocation of the available financial resources for the Sapard instrument between the remaining beneficiary countries, namely Romania and Bulgaria,
For the period 2004 to 2006, the division between Romania and Bulgaria of resources available by virtue of the commitments entered into pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 shall be established at a rate of 70 % for Romania and 30 % for Bulgaria. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0107 | 97/107/EC: Commission Decision of 16 January 1997 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 January 1997 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (97/107/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance was defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (4);
Whereas by Decision 88/184/EEC (5), amended by Decision 93/703/EC (6), the Commission authorized a method for grading pig carcases in Belgium;
Whereas the Government of Belgium has requested the Commission to authorize two new methods for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the two grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 authorizes the Member States to provide for a presentation different from the one specified in that Article if commercial practice or technical requirements so warrant;
Whereas in Belgium technical requirements, relating to the use of the method of grading and thus, commercial practice, result in the flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm being left attached to the carcase; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight to the standard presentation;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, a new Decision should be adopted; whereas Decision 88/184/EEC should therefore be repealed;
Whereas no alteration to methods may be authorized except by Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Belgium:
- the apparatus called 'Capteur Gras/Maigre - Sydel` (CGM) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
- the apparatus called 'Giralda Choirometer PG 200` and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex.
Notwithstanding the standard presentation set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases shall be presented for weighing and grading with flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm attached. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a common basis, the hot weight shall be reduced by 2,6 %.
No modifications of assessment methods (apparatus, measuring points and formulas) shall be authorized.
Decision 88/184/EEC is hereby repealed.
However, until 31 October 1997, Belgium may continue to apply the method of grading pig carcases set out in Decision 88/184/EEC instead of the method set out in this Decision.
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32000R2294 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2294/2000 of 16 October 2000 derogating from Article 31(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards proof of arrival at destination in the case of differentiated refunds and laying down detailed rules for the application of the lowest export refund rate for certain milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2294/2000
of 16 October 2000
derogating from Article 31(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards proof of arrival at destination in the case of differentiated refunds and laying down detailed rules for the application of the lowest export refund rate for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(10) and (14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The third indent of Article 31(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 stipulates that in the case of differentiated refunds the refund is to be paid on presentation of proof that the products have reached the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which a refund was fixed. Exceptions to that rule are possible provided that conditions are laid down offering equivalent guarantees.
(2) In the event that export refunds are differentiated according to destination, Article 18(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1557/2000(4), stipulates that part of the refund, calculated using the lowest rate for the refund, is to be paid on application by the exporter once proof is furnished that the product has left the customs territory of the Community.
(3) Under special arrangements with certain third countries, the refund rate applicable to the export of certain milk products to those countries may be lower, in some cases by a large amount, than the refund normally applied. It is also possible that a refund may not be fixed so the lowest rate of the refund is also the result of the lack of fixing of a refund.
(4) Article 20a(8) 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1961/2000(6), provides for a differentiation of the refund for certain milk powders falling within Combined Nomenclature code 0402 intended for export to the Dominican Republic.
(5) The special arrangements for exports to the Dominican Republic of certain products which may benefit from special treatment on import into that country guarantee that products to which a refund has been applied intended for other destinations or for that destination but outside the special arrangements, may not be imported into the Dominican Republic under the special arrangements laid down in the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic.
(6) Those special arrangements must therefore be taken into account when applying the above provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1255/1999 and (EC) No 800/1999 so that exporters are not burdened with unnecessary costs in their trade with third countries. To that end, when the lowest refund rate is determined, no account is to be taken of the rates fixed under the conditions and for the particular destination in question.
(7) The tariff quota for the destination Dominican Republic applies from 1 July 2000 so operators should be allowed to benefit from that derogation from the same date.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
By derogation from the third indent of Article 31(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and without prejudice to Article 20a(14) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, proof of arrival at destination shall not be required for the products referred to in Article 20a(3) and (11) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
The special refund referred to in Article 20a(8) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the rate of which is lower than the lowest rate fixed for other destinations, shall not be taken into account in determining the lowest refund rate within the meaning of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to export licences requested from 1 July 2000.
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31985R0270 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 270/85 of 31 January 1985 fixing for the 1985 marketing year the reference prices for cucumbers
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 270/85
of 31 January 1985
fixing for the 1985 marketing year the reference prices for cucumbers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Community are to be fixed at the beginning of the marketing year;
Whereas cucumbers are produced in such quantities in the Community that reference prices should be fixed for them;
Whereas cucumbers harvested during a given crop year are marketed from January to December;
Whereas the quantities harvested during January and the first 10 days of February and during the last 20 days of November and December are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for all the year; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period 11 February up to and including 10 November;
Whereas, Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that references prices are to be fixed at the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the standard cost of transporting Community products between production areas and Community consumption centres in the preceding year, by:
- the increase in production costs for fruit and vegetables, less productivity growth, and
- the standard rate of transport costs in the current marketing year;
Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed the arithmetic mean of producer prices in cach Member State plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth; whereas the reference price may, however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing year;
Whereas, to take seasonal variations into account, the year should be divided into several periods and a reference price fixed for each of these periods;
Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial characteristics, being a product or variety representing a substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that market are to be disregarded;
Whereas Community produced cucumbers are grown mainly under glass; whereas the reference prices for the marketing year must therefore be fixed for a product of that type; whereas cucumbers imported from certain third countries during the same period will have been grown in the open; whereas, although such cucumbers may be classed in class I, their quality and price are not comparable with those of products grown under glass; whereas the prices for cucumbers not grown under glass should therefore be adjusted by a conversion factor;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For the 1985 marketing year, the reference prices for cucumbers (subheading 07.01 P I of the Common Customs Tariff), expressed in ECU per 100 kilograms net of packed products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:
- February (from 11 to 20): 138,60
(from 21 to 28): 118,94
- March: 110,46
- April: 90,14
- May: 76,12
- June: 61,99
- July: 46,00
- August: 46,36
- September: 54,86
- from 1 October to 10 November: 80,79
2. For the purpose of calculating the entry price, the prices for cucumbers, not produced under glass, imported from third countries shall, after deduction of customs duties, be multiplied by the following conversion factors:
- from 11 February to 30 September: 1,30,
- from 1 October to 10 November: 1,00.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 1985.
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31994D0152 | Commission Decision of 15 February 1994 deferring, as regards the importation of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 92/33/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 February 1994 deferring, as regards the importation of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 92/33/EEC (94/152/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed (1), as amended by Commission Decision 93/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in the absence of a schedule of conditions as required pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 92/33/EEC, Commission Decision 93/400/EEC deferred the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive to 31 December 1993;
Whereas, by virtue of Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (3), those conditions were established and came into force on 1 January 1994;
Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 92/33/EEC to decide whether vegetable and planting material other than seed produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;
Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is not sufficient to enable the Commission to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;
Whereas it is known that, hitherto, Member States have imported vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to apply to the importation of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with
Article 16
(2) of the said Directive;
Whereas vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;
Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;
Whereas the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Materials for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its Chairman,
The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 92/33/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1994.
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32013D0746 | 2013/746/EU: Council Decision of 10 December 2013 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
| 12.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/77
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 December 2013
amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
(2013/746/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) The first and fourth subparagraphs of Article 3(3) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide that, until 31 October 2014, when an act is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it must be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.
(2) That percentage is calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (the ‘Rules of Procedure’).
(3) Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Union on 30 September of the preceding year, must amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(4) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014,
Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(5) of the TEU and Article 3(3) and (4) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014 shall be as follows:
Member State Population
Germany 80 523,7
France 65 633,2
United Kingdom 63 730,1
Italy 59 685,2
Spain 46 704,3
Poland 38 533,3
Romania 20 057,5
Netherlands 16 779,6
Belgium 11 161,6
Greece 11 062,5
Czech Republic 10 516,1
Portugal 10 487,3
Hungary 9 908,8
Sweden 9 555,9
Austria 8 451,9
Bulgaria 7 284,6
Denmark 5 602,6
Finland 5 426,7
Slovakia 5 410,8
Ireland 4 591,1
Croatia 4 262,1
Lithuania 2 971,9
Slovenia 2 058,8
Latvia 2 023,8
Estonia 1 324,8
Cyprus 865,9
Luxembourg 537,0
Malta 421,4
Total 505 572,5
Threshold (62 %) 313 455,0’.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R0464 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2002 of 14 March 2002 on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2002
of 14 March 2002
on issuing A2 export licences for 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 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2002(2) set the indicative refund rates and the indicative quantities for A2 export licences, other than those applied for in the context of food aid.
(2) For tomatoes, in view of the economic situation and taking account of information received by operators via their applications for A2 licences, the definitive refund rate should be set at a different rate from the indicative rate. The percentage for the issuing of licences for the quantities applied for should also be set. The definitive rate may not be more than 50 % more than the indicative rate.
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, applications for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rates shall be considered null and void,
1. For A2 export licences for which applications have been submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 226/2002 the actual date of application referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 is hereby set at 15 March 2002.
2. The licences referred to in the first paragraph shall be issued at the definitive refund rate and at the percentage for the quantities applied for as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
3. Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, applications referred to in the first paragraph for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rate set out in the Annex shall be considered null and void.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2002.
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32013R0257 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 257/2013 of 20 March 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/27
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 257/2013
of 20 March 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0135 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 135/2012 of 16 February 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste to include certain unclassified wastes in Annex IIIB thereto Text with EEA relevance
| 17.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 135/2012
of 16 February 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste to include certain unclassified wastes in Annex IIIB thereto
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1), and in particular Article 58(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria and Finland have submitted a request to the Commission to consider certain unclassified wastes for inclusion in Annex IIIB to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006.
(2) The Commission has received comments from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Finland and Sweden with regard to the acceptability of the submitted requests to be considered as green listed waste for inclusion in Annex IIIB to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006.
(3) Taking into account those comments, the Commission advised Ireland, the Netherlands and Finland to submit to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention of 22 March 1989 on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (2) (‘Basel Convention’) applications for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention, following the procedure of the Basel Convention’s COP8 Decision VIII/15 regarding the revisions to the procedure for the review or adjustment of the lists of wastes contained in Annexes VIII and IX to the Basel Convention.
(4) Finland, the Netherlands and Ireland submitted to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention applications for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention on 14 January 2011, 25 January 2011 and 1 February 2011, respectively. Until a decision is made to include the unclassified entries in the relevant Annexes to the Basel Convention or to Decision C(2001)107/Final of the OECD Council concerning the revision of Decision C(92)39/Final on the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations (OECD Decision), those entries can be added on a provisional basis to Annex IIIB to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),
Annex IIIB to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007R0538 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 538/2007 of 15 May 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance)
| 16.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 538/2007
of 15 May 2007
concerning the authorisation of a new use of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) as a feed additive
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concerns authorisation of a new use of the preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital), as a feed additive for piglets (weaned) and pigs for fattening, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of the preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) was authorised for piglets and pigs for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 666/2003 (2) concerning the provisional authorisation of the use of certain micro-organisms in feedingstuffs, for sows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2154/2003 (3) concerning the provisional authorisation of certain micro-organisms in feedingstuffs (Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus acidophilus), for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 521/2005 (4) concerning the permanent authorisation of an additive and the provisional authorisation of a new use of certain additives already authorised in feedingstuffs.
(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for authorisation for piglets (weaned) and pigs for fattening. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 23 January 2007 that the preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment (5). According to that opinion, the use of that preparation is efficacious in improving performance parameters according to doses recommended by the Authority in piglets and pigs for fattening. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. That opinion also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(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,
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31998D1006(03) | Council Decision of 24 September 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training
| COUNCIL DECISION of 24 September 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training (98/C 306/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Decision 85/434/EEC of 16 September 1985 setting up an Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas by Decision of 23 July 1996 (2) the Council appointed Mr Federico PLAZA PINOL a member for the period ending on 22 July 1999;
Whereas the Spanish Government has nominated Ms Nieves MARTÍN SOBRINO to replace Mr Federico PLAZA PINOL,
Ms Nieves MARTÍN SOBRINO is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training in place of Mr Federico PLAZA PINOL for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 22 July 1999. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R1814 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2003/04 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
of 15 October 2003
on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2003/04 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Oats are one of the products covered by the common organisation of the market in cereals. It is not, however, included among the basic cereals referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for which provision is made for intervention buying in.
(2) Oats is a major traditional crop in Finland and Sweden and is well suited to the weather conditions obtaining in those countries. Production far exceeds requirements in those countries with the result that they are required to dispose of surpluses by exporting them to third countries. Membership of the Community has not altered the previously existing situation.
(3) Any reduction in the quantity of oats grown in Finland and Sweden would be beneficial to other cereals qualifying for the intervention arrangements, especially barley. Production of barley is in surplus both in the two Nordic countries and across the whole of the Community. A switch from oats to barley would only worsen the situation and create further surpluses. It is necessary therefore to ensure that exports of oats to third countries can continue.
(4) Refunds may be granted in respect of oats pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. The geographical situation of Finland and Sweden places those countries in a less-favourable position from the point of view of exporting than other Member States. The fixing of refunds on the basis of Article 13 favours primarily those other Member States. It is anticipated therefore that the production of oats in the two Nordic countries will give way increasingly to that of barley. Consequently, in coming years, substantial quantities of barley must be expected to enter intervention storage in Finland and Sweden pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the only possibility of disposal being export to third countries. Exports from intervention storage are more costly to the Community budget than direct exports.
(5) These additional costs can be avoided under a special intervention measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. This intervention measure may be taken in the form of a measure intended to relieve the market in oats in Finland and Sweden. The grant of a refund by a tendering procedure, applicable only to oats produced and exported from those two countries, would be the most appropriate measure in the circumstances.
(6) The nature and objectives of the said measure make it appropriate to apply to it, mutatis mutandis, Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and the Regulations adopted for its implementation, in particular Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4).
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 requires tenderers, among their other undertakings, to apply for an export licence and lodge a security. The amount of that security should be laid down.
(8) The cereals in question should actually be exported from the Member States for which a special intervention measure was implemented. It is necessary therefore to limit the use of export licences to exports from the Member State in which application for the licence was made and to oats produced in Finland and Sweden.
(9) In order to ensure equal treatment for all concerned, it is necessary to make provision that the licences issued have an identical period of validity.
(10) In order to ensure the smooth operation of the export tendering procedure, it is necessary to prescribe a minimum quantity and a time limit and form for the submission of tenders to the competent agencies.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. A special intervention measure in the form of an export refund shall be implemented in respect of 400000 tonnes of oats produced in Finland and Sweden and intended for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, except Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia.
3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and the provisions adopted for the application of that Article shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the said refund.
2. The Finnish and Swedish intervention agencies shall be responsible for implementing the measure referred to in paragraph 1.
1. Tenders shall be invited in order to determine the amount of the refund referred to in Article 1(1).
2. The invitation to tender shall relate to the quantity of oats referred to in Article 1(1) for export to all third countries, except Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia.
3. The invitation shall remain open until 24 June 2004. During its period of validity weekly awards shall be made, for which the time limits for the submission of tenders shall be specified in the notice of invitation to tender.
Notwithstanding Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, the time limit for the submission of tenders for the first invitation to tender shall be 23 October 2003.
4. Tenders must be submitted to the Finnish and Swedish intervention agencies named in the notice of invitation.
5. The tendering procedure shall take place in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
A tender shall be valid only if:
(a) it relates to not less than 1000 tonnes;
(b) it is accompanied by a written undertaking from the tenderer specifying that it relates solely to oats grown in Finland and Sweden which are to be exported from those countries.
Where the undertaking referred to in (b) is not fulfilled, the security referred to in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(5) shall be forfeited, except in cases of force majeure.
Under the tendering procedure referred to in Article 2, one of the following entries shall be made in box 20 of applications and export licences:
- Asetus (EY) N:o 1814/2003 - Todistus on voimassa ainoastaan Suomessa ja Ruotsissa;
- Fรถrordning (EG) nr 1814/2003 - Licensen giltig endast i Finland och Sverige.
The refund shall be valid only for exports from Finland and Sweden.
The security referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 shall be EUR 12 per tonne.
1. Notwithstanding Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1291/2000(6), export licences issued in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 shall, for the purpose of determining their period of validity, be deemed to have been issued on the day on which the tender was submitted.
2. Export licences issued under the tendering procedure referred to in Article 2 shall be valid from their date of issue, as defined in paragraph 1 of this Article, until the end of the fourth month following that of issue.
3. Notwithstanding Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, export licences issued under the tendering procedure referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation shall be valid in Finland and Sweden only.
Tenders submitted must reach the Commission via the Finnish and Swedish intervention agencies not later than one and a half hours following expiry of the deadline for the weekly submission of tenders as specified in the notice of invitation to tender. They must be communicated in accordance with the model shown in the Annex.
If no tenders are received, the Finnish and Swedish intervention agencies shall inform the Commission thereof within the period specified in the first subparagraph.
The times fixed for the submission of tenders shall be Belgian time.
1. On the basis of tenders notified, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, either:
- to set a maximum export refund, taking into account in particular the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, or
- to make no award.
2. Where a maximum export refund is set, a contract shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender specifies a rate of refund not exceeding such maximum export refund.
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31995D0230 | 95/230/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 1995 amending Decisions 94/187/EC, 94/309/EC, 94/344/EC and 94/446/EC laying down the animal health requirements and certification for the import of certain products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 June 1995 amending Decisions 94/187/EC, 94/309/EC, 94/344/EC and 94/446/EC laying down the animal health requirements and certification for the import of certain products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (95/230/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 10 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decisions 94/187/EC (2), 94/309/EC (3), 94/344/EC (4) and 94/446/EC (5) respectively lay down the animal health conditions and the veterinary certification for imports from third countries of animal casings, certain petfoods and certain untanned edible products for pets, containing low risk materials, processed animal protein including products containing this protein intended for animal consumption, and bones and bone products, horns and horn products and hooves and hoof products for further processing not intended for human or animal consumption;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/88/EC (6) amended the abovementioned Decisions, providing for their application from 1 July 1995; whereas it appears that third countries will not be able to fulfil the new import conditions by that date; whereas in order to avoid disruptions in trade, it is necessary to postpone the date of application of those Decisions to 2 February 1996;
Whereas Decisions 94/187/EC, 94/309/EC, 94/344/EC and 94/446/EC must be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 2 of Decision 94/187/EC, '1 July 1995` is replaced by '2 February 1996`.
In Article 2 of Decision 94/309/EC, '1 July 1995` is replaced by '2 February 1996`.
In Article 2 of Decision 94/344/EC, '1 July 1995` is replaced by '2 February 1996`.
In Article 4 of Decision 94/446/EC, '1 July 1995` is replaced by '2 February 1996`.
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32007D0029 | Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (notified under document number C(2006) 7019) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 13.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/57
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 2006
laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007
(notified under document number C(2006) 7019)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/29/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the Community on 1 January 2007. Certain products of animal origin coming from third countries introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before that date do not comply with the relevant Community rules set out in 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 (1).
(2) Some of those products have been released for free circulation in Bulgaria and Romania while others have not yet been placed under the customs procedure and are still under customs supervision in those two countries.
(3) In order to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in Bulgaria and Romania to that resulting from the application of Community legislation, it is appropriate to lay down transitional measures for the marketing of those products.
(4) It is also appropriate to provide that products that do not comply with Community legislation are not introduced into other Member States. They should only be placed on the domestic markets of Bulgaria and Romania or exported to a third country under appropriate conditions. Furthermore, taking into account, that the current traceability system is not sufficient, those non-compliant products should not be processed by establishments authorised to dispatch their products to the Community.
(5) After one year from the date of Accession, products that have not yet been released for free circulation in those two countries or exported and remain in storage under customs supervision should be destroyed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Scope
This Decision shall apply to products of animal origin which:
(a) fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 but do not comply with the requirement of that Regulation; and
(b) were introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007.
Products of animal origin released for free circulation before 1 January 2007
1. The products referred to in Article 1 (‘products of animal origin’) that have been released for free circulation in Bulgaria and Romania (‘the new Member States’) before 1 January 2007 may only be placed on their national markets until 31 December 2007.
The products of animal origin:
(a) must not be processed by establishments authorised to dispatch their products to other Member States; and
(b) must bear the national mark provided for by the national rules of that new Member State at the date of release for free circulation.
2. Member States shall ensure, in accordance with Council Directive 89/662/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof, that the products of animal origin are not traded between Member States.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the new Member States may, until 31 December 2007, authorise the export of the products of animal origin to a third country under the following conditions:
(a) the export must be carried out in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3);
(b) each consignment must be transported directly to the third country under the supervision of the competent authority without crossing the territory of other Member States;
(c) each consignment must be exported in a means of transport sealed by the competent authority and the seals must be checked at the point of exit of the new Member State.
Products of animal origin introduced into the new Member States but not released for free circulation before 1 January 2007
1. Products of animal origin introduced into the new Member States, but not released for free circulation in the new Member States before 1 January 2007, shall be subject to the rules laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. The products of animal origin may be released for free circulation in the new Member States or dispatched to a third country in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 2.
3. From 1 January 2008, any consignments of products of animal origin under customs supervision shall be destroyed under the control of the competent authority.
All costs of such destruction shall be chargeable to the owner of the consignment.
Application
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Addressees
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32003R0706 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2003 of 23 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2003
of 23 April 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 24 April 2003.
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32009D0836 | Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/15/2009 of 11 November 2009 on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 14.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/17
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/15/2009
of 11 November 2009
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2009/836/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take further decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2) On 21 November 2008, the PSC adopted Decision BiH/14/2008 (2) appointing Major General Stefano CASTAGNOTTO as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(3) The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Major General Bernhard BAIR as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(4) The EU Military Committee has supported the recommendation.
(5) In accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications.
(6) The Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and 13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those EU Member States which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,
Major General Bernhard BAIR is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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31996D0265 | 96/265/EC: Commission Decision of 1 April 1996 amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 April 1996 amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (96/265/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the Member States may obtain the status of approved farm free of certain fish diseases for fish farms situated in non-approved zones;
Whereas Germany, by letters of 3 July 1995, 18 September 1995 and 9 February 1996, submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone in respect of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for certain fish farms situated in Baden-Württemberg and Nordrhein-Westfalen, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
Whereas the Commission examined the justifications notified by Germany for each farm;
Whereas the result of this examination is that certain farms in question meet all the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC; whereas some farms do not meet all of these requirements, and in particular those concerning the sampling programme;
Whereas the list of approved farms as laid down in the Annex to Decision 95/124/EC (3) should be completed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following sections are added to the Annex to Decision 95/124/EC:
'III. Farms in Baden-Württemberg:
1. Kurt Bühler
72419 Riedlingen/Neufra
2. Walter Dietmayer
72501 Gammertingen
3. Heiner Feldmann
88630 Pfullendorf
site "Bad Waldsee"
4. Heiner Feldmann
88630 Pfullendorf
site "Bergatreute"
5. Walter Jenz
72649 Wolfschlugen
6. Peter Schmaus
88410 Steinental/Hauerz
7. Josef Schnetz
88263 Horgenzell
8. Erwin Steinhart
72513 Hettingen
9. Hugo Strobel
72505 Hausen am Andelsbach
10. Reinhard Lenz
64759 Sensbachtal
11. Peter Hofer
78727 Aistaig/Oberndorf
site "Sulzbach"
12. Peter Hofer
78727 Aistaig/Oberndorf
site "Oberer Lautenbach"
13. Peter Hofer
78727 Aistaig/Oberndorf
site "Unterer Lautenbach"
14. Peter Hofer
78727 Aistaig/Oberndorf
site "Schelklingen"
15. Hubert Schuppert
88454 Unteressendorf
16. Johannes Dreier
88299 Leutkirch/Hebratshofen
17. Eugen Störk
88348 Saulgau
18. Erwin Steinhart
73312 Geislingen/St.
IV. Farms in Nordrhein-Westfalen
1. Wolfgang Lindhorst-Emme
33758 Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
site "Hirschquelle"
2. Wolfgang Lindhorst-Emme
33758 Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
site "Am Oelbach"`
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32000D0242 | 2000/242/EC: Commission Decision of 24 March 2000 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding on imports of ferro-chrome with a carbon content by weight of maximum 0,5 % (low carbon ferro-chrome) originating in Russia and Kazakhstan (notified under document number C(2000) 798)
| Commission Decision
of 24 March 2000
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding on imports of ferro-chrome with a carbon content by weight of maximum 0,5 % (low carbon ferro-chrome) originating in Russia and Kazakhstan
(notified under document number C(2000) 798)
(2000/242/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98(2), and in particular Articles 9 and 11(2) thereof,
Having consulted the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
1. Measures in force
(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2717/93(3) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of ECU 0,31 per kg net on imports of ferro-chrome with a carbon content by weight of maximum 0,5 % originating in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
2. Request for a review
(2) Following the publication, in April 1998, of a notice of the impending expiry of the measures in force(4), the Commission received a request for a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of low carbon ferro-chrome (hereinafter referred to as "LCFC") originating in Kazakhstan and Russia, lodged by the ComitĂŠ de Liaison des Industries de Ferro-Alliages (CLIFA or Euroalliages) on behalf of the only Community producer of the product concerned (hereinafter the "applicant Community producer").
(3) The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. The evidence contained in the request was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a review investigation. On 2 October 1998 the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, announced the initiation of an investigation(5) pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, (hereinafter referred to as "the basic Regulation").
3. Investigation
(4) The Commission officially advised the applicant Community producer, the exporting producers and importers known to be concerned as well as their associations, the representatives of the exporting countries, the end-users known to be concerned and their associations of the initiation of the review.
Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation.
(5) The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned. In addition, a producer in Zimbabwe, which was chosen as the analogue country, was likewise advised of the initiation and sent a questionnaire. The Commission received questionnaire replies from the applicant Community producer, all three Russian exporting producers, the Zimbabwean producer, one related importer, two unrelated importers and three users of the product concerned. One association of users made its views known in writing and two further users provided certain information, even though not replying to the questionnaires. No replies were received from the Kazakh producers. All parties which so requested were granted a hearing.
(6) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purposes of a determination of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injurious dumping and of Community interest. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies:
Community producer
- Elektrowerk Weisweiler GmbH, Eschweiler-Weisweiler, Germany
Producer in the analogue country
- Zimbabwe Alloys Limited, Harare, Zimbabwe
Unrelated importers
- Nococarbon, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Syncret BV, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Users
- AB Sandvik Steel, Sandviken, Sweden
- Acciaierie Venete SPA, Padova, Italy
- ALZ NV, Genk, Belgium
(7) The investigation of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping was based on information pertaining to the period from 1 January 1998 to 30 September 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the "IP").
B. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT
1. Product under consideration
(8) The product under consideration is ferro-chrome with a carbon content in weight of maximum 0,5 % (hereinafter "LCFC"). It is an alloy of iron and chromium produced by reducing chromium ores with silicon and/or carbon in an electric furnace. It is produced in a two-stage (sometimes three-stage) process and the chromium content of the alloy varies according to the type of ores used. The carbon content is determined by the materials added during the second stage of the production process and its percentage may vary significantly. There are two grades of LCFC: normal grade with a carbon content of more than 0,05 % but less or equal to 0,5 % and special grade with a carbon content of less or equal to 0,05 %.
(9) The prices of LCFC are normally expressed in a value per kg of chromium contained in the alloy and vary according to the carbon content: the lower the carbon content the higher the price.
(10) The product under consideration is mainly used for the production of high-tensile structural and heat and acid resistant steel containing a high chromium content. It is also used to adjust the chromium content in stainless steel and its use is necessary for steel where, for plant reasons, removal of carbon is not possible during steel manufacturing. These uses are independent of precise carbon contents, so that products with different grades of carbon content are to a large extent interchangeable.
2. Like product
(11) The investigation has confirmed that the product manufactured by the applicant Community producer and sold on the Community market is alike in all respects to the LCFC imported from the countries concerned. It should therefore be considered a like product within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
(12) Furthermore, the investigation has shown that the LCFC produced in Zimbabwe and sold on the Zimbabwean market is alike in all respects to the LCFC exported to the Community from the countries concerned and the LCFC produced by the Community industry. It should therefore also be considered as a like product within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
C. CONTINUATION OF DUMPING
1. Preliminary remarks
(13) In order to ascertain whether there were grounds for a likelihood of continuation and/or recurrence of dumping, the Commission first verified whether dumping had continued during the IP.
2. Russia
2.1. Analogue country
(14) In establishing normal value, account was taken of the fact that Zimbabwe was envisaged in the notice of initiation of this review as an appropriate market economy third country. One importer suggested Turkey as an alternative market economy third country. The Commission sought cooperation in Turkey and sent a questionnaire to the only known producer. However, the sole Turkish producer of LCFC, although it declared its willingness to cooperate, did not finally provide sufficient information for the determination of normal value.
(15) Therefore, it was decided to maintain Zimbabwe as an appropriate market economy third country because the production was sizeable, the production process was similar to that practised in Russia, the company produced the two grades involved in the investigation, the domestic sales were representative as compared to the imports concerned to the EC and Zimbabwe was used as an analogue market in the original investigation.
2.2. Normal value
(16) In order to establish normal value, in a first step, it was determined that the total volume of domestic sales of the product under consideration was representative in accordance with Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation, i.e. that these sales represented more than 5 % of the sales volume of the product under consideration exported from Russia to the Community.
(17) In a second step, it was then found that for each grade of the product under consideration, domestic sales of the corresponding grade in Zimbabwe were representative, as they constituted 5 % or more of the volume of exports of the product under consideration originating in Russia.
(18) Furthermore, it was determined that all sales had been made in the ordinary course of trade in accordance with Article 2(4) of the basic Regulation.
2.3. Export price
(19) Export sales of LCFC to the Community from Russia fell sharply following the imposition of the anti-dumping duties, to a nearly insignificant level.
(20) In the responses to the questionnaires, only one Russian exporter declared some export sales of special grade LCFC to the Community. Furthermore, it was found that the Russian exporting producers sold to unrelated non-Russian traders and consequently did not know the final destination of their exports. In light of the fact that Eurostat data appeared more complete as they showed imports of both grades of LCFC, it was considered appropriate to use these data for the determination of the export price. It should be noted that the information gathered from the one Russian exporting producer who had declared exports to the Community confirmed the price level determined by Eurostat.
2.4. Comparison
(21) The weighted average normal value for each grade was compared to the weighted average export price of the corresponding grade of LCFC, in accordance with Article 2(11) of the basic Regulation, at fob exporting country port level.
(22) For the purpose of ensuring a fair comparison between normal value and export price, account was taken of differences in factors, which were claimed and demonstrated to affect comparability in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation. In this respect, adjustments were made for differences in the carbon and chromium content. Adjustments also were made for inland and ocean freight, insurance handling, loading, ancillary and other costs.
2.5. Dumping margin
(23) The comparison between the normal value and the export price for both grades of LCFC did not reveal the existence of dumping.
3. Kazakhstan
(24) The information available to the Commission did not indicate that Kazakhstan had exported to the Community market during the IP. As a result, no dumping determination has been undertaken.
D. LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF DUMPING
(25) Further to the previous analysis demonstrating that dumping did not occur during the IP, the Commission examined the likelihood of recurrence of dumping, should the measures applicable to the imports in question be removed.
1. Russia
(26) Exports to third countries were assessed, in particular to the United States of America, where the Russian exporting producers export significant quantities of LCFC. On the basis of the information supplied by the Russian exporting producers and official USA statistics, it was found that the Russian export prices to the USA, adjusted to ensure a fair price comparison (including adjustments for differences in carbon and chromium content), were higher than the normal value in Zimbabwe compared on an fob exporting country port basis and for both grades.
(27) In addition, the Commission examined the likely pricing strategy which may be followed by the Russian exporting producers in case of a resumption of imports towards the EC market if measures were removed. In this respect, it appeared that the Russian exporting producers have a significant spare capacity which could eventually be used and the resulting production may be directed to the Community by reason of geographical proximity and the need to acquire foreign currency. However, as shown above, the small quantities of Russian LCFC exports during the IP have been found not to be dumped. In these circumstances, in particular in light of the present applicable significant anti-dumping duty, it would appear unlikely that, following the removal of these duties, the Russian exporting producers would lower their export prices to a degree that they would be dumped. More to the contrary, the Russian exporting producers would have scope for increases in their export prices.
(28) Indeed, if any resumption of Russian exports were to take place, it is, given the quality of the Russian products, more likely to be in competition with imports from Turkey, Zimbabwe, South Africa and the People's Republic of China, which cover the middle segment of the market, rather than the upper segment where the Community industry is present. The prevailing prices in this segment are on average higher than the normal value and no dumping would be likely to occur at this level on sales aimed at this segment.
2. Kazakhstan
(29) The available information for Kazakhstan indicates the existence of massive capacities of chromium ore reserves and important LCFC production capacities.
(30) Nevertheless, the potential for LCFC production is strongly reduced because of outdated equipment and the failure to privatise, restructure and modernise the industry. Moreover, the bulk of the remaining production concentrates on medium and high carbon ferro-chrome, which are not subject to the present proceeding. For sales of the product concerned, the available price information from US import statistics regarding Kazakh exports to the US market indicates that the likelihood of recurrence of dumping on the Community market is rather remote.
It, therefore, appears unlikely that the Kazakh industry would resume imports to the EC in significant quantities and that injurious dumping would reoccur, were the measures allowed to lapse.
3. Conclusion
(31) On the basis of the above facts and considerations, it is concluded that dumping is unlikely to reoccur for both Russia and Kazakhstan, should the measures in force be removed.
E. CONTINUATION AND RECURRENCE OF INJURY AND COMMUNITY INTEREST
(32) In view of the conclusion concerning dumping, it was not considered necessary to develop the aspects relating to the likelihood of continuation and/or recurrence of injury and the Community interest arising from the investigation.
F. CONCLUSION
(33) Given the above findings, it was concluded that the proceeding concerning imports of LCFC originating in Russia and Kazakhstan should be terminated and that the anti-dumping duty in force should be allowed to lapse.
(34) All parties concerned were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the termination of the existing measures would be based. They were granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclosure.
(35) Representations received further to the disclosure did not however provide any new elements which could affect the above analysis.
(36) In view of the findings set out above, the Commission therefore considers that the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2717/93 and currently in force should be repealed for Kazakhstan and Russia,
The anti-dumping review proceeding concerning imports in the Community of ferro-chrome with a carbon content by weight of maximum 0,5 % falling within CN codes 7202 49 10 and 7202 49 50 and originating in Kazakhstan and Russia is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32011R0160 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 160/2011 of 21 February 2011 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed ( ‘Lovecký salám’ / ‘Lovecká saláma’ (TSG))
| 22.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 160/2011
of 21 February 2011
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (‘Lovecký salám’/‘Lovecká saláma’ (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Czech Republic and Slovakia's joint application to register the name ‘Lovecký salám’/‘Lovecká saláma’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register.
(3) Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has not been requested,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R0774 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 774/96 of 26 April 1996 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 774/96 of 26 April 1996 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (3) provided for the payment by the United Kingdom competent authority of ECU 1 per kilogram liveweight in respect of bovine animals aged more than 30 months purchased by it under that Regulation; whereas such expenditure is co-financed by the Community; whereas however, the United Kingdom should be authorized, at its own expense, to make supplementary payments in respect of bovine animals particularly affected by the measure;
Whereas, by mistake, the English version of the text of Regulation (EC) No 716/96 does not correspond to that presented for the opinion of the Management Committee; whereas this mistake should be corrected;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Regulation (EC) No 716/96:
1. Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be killed in specially designated slaughterhouses, the heads, internal organs and carcases shall be permanently stained. The stained material shall be transported in sealed containers to specially authorized incineration or rendering plants, where it shall be processed and then destroyed. No part of the abovementioned animals may enter into the human food or animal feed chains or be used for cosmetic or pharmaceutical products. A representative of the United Kingdom competent authority shall be permanently present in the slaughterhouse referred to above in order to supervise the operations in question.
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph:
- the United Kingdom competent authority may allow the on-farm slaughter of an animal where existing animal welfare practice would require this,
- the hides of the animals referred to in paragraph 1 do not have to be stained or destroyed provided that they have been treated in such a way that they can only be used for leather production.`
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
1. The price to be paid to producers or their agents by the United Kingdom competent authority under Article 1 (1) shall be ECU 1 per kilogram liveweight.
The Community shall co-finance the expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom for the purchases referred to under Article 1 (1) at a rate ECU 392 per purchased animal which has been destroyed in accordance with the provisions of Article 1.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the United Kingdom competent authority is authorized to pay a supplementary amount in respect of bovine animals purchased under this scheme which the United Kingdom considers merit an additional payment. The Community shall not co-finance such expenditure.
The supplementary amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be limited to the amount necessary to compensate the difference between ECU 1 per kilogram liveweight and the market value of the animal concerned.
3. The conversion rate to be applied shall be the agricultural rate in force on the first day of the month of purchase of the animal in question.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 29 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006D0771(01) | 2006/771/EC: Commission Decision of 9 November 2006 on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (notified under document number C(2006) 5304) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 11.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/66
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 2006
on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices
(notified under document number C(2006) 5304)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/771/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Given their pervasive use in the European Community and in the world, short-range devices are playing an increasing role in the economy and in the daily life of citizens, with different types of applications such as alarms, local communications equipment, door openers or medical implants. The development of applications based on short-range devices in the European Community could also contribute to achieving specific Community policy goals, such as completion of the internal market, promotion of innovation and research, and development of the information society.
(2) Short-range devices are typically massmarket and/or portable products which can easily be taken and used across borders; differences in spectrum access conditions therefore prevent their free movement, increase their production costs and create risks of harmful interference with other radio applications and services. In order to reap the benefits of the internal market for this type of device, to support the competitiveness of EU manufacturing industry by increasing economies of scale and to lower costs for consumers, radio spectrum must therefore be made available in the Community on the basis of harmonised technical conditions.
(3) As this type of device uses radio spectrum with low emission power and short-range emission capability, its potential to cause interference to other spectrum users is typically limited. Therefore such devices can share frequency bands with other services which are, or are not, subject to authorisation, without causing harmful interference, and can co-exist with other short-range devices. Their use should therefore not be subject to individual authorisation pursuant to the Authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC (2). In addition, radiocommunications services, as defined in the International Telecommunications Union Radio Regulations, have priority over short-range devices and are not required to ensure protection of particular types of short-range devices against interference. Since no protection against interference can therefore be guaranteed to users of short-range devices, it is the responsibility of manufacturers of short-range devices to protect such devices against harmful interference from radiocommunications services as well as from other short-range devices operating in accordance with the applicable Community or national regulations. Pursuant to Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (the R&TTE Directive) (3) manufacturers should ensure, that short-range devices effectively use the radio frequency spectrum so as to avoid harmful interference to other short-range devices.
(4) A significant number of these devices are already classified, or are likely to be in the future, as ‘Class 1’ equipment under Commission Decision 2000/299/EC of 6 April 2000 establishing the initial classification of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and associated identifiers (4) adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of the R&TTE Directive. Decision 2000/299/EC recognises the equivalence of radio interfaces meeting the conditions of ‘Class 1’ so that radio equipment can be placed on the market and put into service without restriction in the whole Community.
(5) As the availability of harmonised spectrum and associated conditions of use determine ‘Class 1’ classification, this Decision will further consolidate the continuity of such classification once achieved.
(6) On 11 March 2004 the Commission therefore issued a mandate (5) to the CEPT, pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Radio Spectrum Decision, to harmonise frequency use for short-range devices. In response to that mandate, in its report (6) of 15 November 2004 the CEPT established the list of voluntary harmonisation measures which exist in the European Community for short-range devices and stated that a more binding commitment is required from Member States in order to ensure the legal stability of the frequency harmonisation achieved in the CEPT. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a mechanism to make such harmonisation measures legally binding in the European Community.
(7) Member States may allow, at national level, equipment to operate under more permissive conditions than specified in this Decision. However, in this case such equipment could not operate throughout the Community without restrictions and would therefore be considered as ‘Class 2’ equipment under the classification in the R&TTE Directive.
(8) Harmonisation under this Decision does not exclude the possibility for a Member State to apply, where justified, transitional periods or radio spectrum-sharing arrangements pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Radio Spectrum Decision. These should be kept to the minimum, as they would limit the benefits of ‘Class 1’ classification.
(9) This general technical harmonisation Decision applies without prejudice to European Community technical harmonisation measures which apply to specific bands and types of devices, such as Commission Decision 2004/545/EC of 8 July 2004 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum in the 79 GHz range for the use of automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community (7), Commission Decision 2005/50/EC of 17 January 2005 on the harmonisation of the 24 GHz range radio spectrum band for the time-limited use by automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community (8), Commission Decision 2005/513/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs) (9) or Commission Decision 2005/928/EC of 20 December 2005 on the harmonisation of the 169,4-169,8125 MHz frequency band in the Community (10).
(10) The use of spectrum is subject to the requirements of Community law for public health protection in particular Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) and Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC (12). Health protection for radio equipment is ensured by conformity of such equipment to the essential requirements pursuant to the R&TTE Directive.
(11) Due to the rapid changes in technology and societal demands, new applications for short-range devices will emerge, which will require constant scrutiny of spectrum harmonisation conditions, taking into account the economic benefits of new applications and the requirements of industry and users. Member States will have to monitor these evolutions. Regular updates of this Decision will therefore be necessary to respond to new developments in the market and technology. The Annex will be reviewed at least once every year on the basis of the information collected by Member States and provided to the Commission. A review may also be started in cases where appropriate measures will be taken by a Member State pursuant to Article 9 of the R&TTE Directive. If a review reveals the necessity to adapt the Decision, changes will be decided following the procedures specified in the Radio Spectrum Decision for the adoption of implementing measures. The updates could include transition periods to accommodate legacy situations.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee,
The purpose of this Decision is to harmonise the frequency bands and the related technical parameters for the availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for short-range devices so that such devices may benefit from ‘Class 1’ classification under Commission Decision 2000/299/EC.
For the purpose of this Decision:
1. ‘short-range device’ means radio transmitters which provide either unidirectional or bidirectional communication and which transmit over a short distance at low power;
2. ‘non-interference and non-protected basis’ means that no harmful interference may be caused to any radio communications service and that no claim may be made for protection of these devices against harmful interference originating from radio communications services.
1. Member States shall designate and make available, on a non-exclusive, non-interference and non-protected basis, the frequency bands for the types of short-range devices, subject to the specific conditions and by the implementation deadline, as laid down in the Annex to this Decision.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may request transitional periods and/or radio spectrum-sharing arrangements, pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Radio Spectrum Decision.
3. This Decision is without prejudice to the right of Member States to allow the use of the frequency bands under less restrictive conditions than specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Member States shall keep the use of the relevant bands under scrutiny and report their findings to the Commission to allow regular and timely review of the Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
32000R1841 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1841/2000 of 29 August 2000 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1841/2000
of 29 August 2000
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2000.
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 |
31989R3677 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/89 of 7 December 1989 on the total alcoholic strength by volume and the total acidity of certain imported quality wines and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3677/89
of 7 December 1989
on the total alcoholic strength by volume and the total acidity of certain imported quality wines and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1236/89 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 70 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 70 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, wines other than sparkling wines and liqueur wines, originating in a third country and intended for direct human consumption, may not be imported into the Community if their total alcoholic strength by volume exceeds 15 % vol of if their total acidity, expressed as tartaric acid, is less than 4,5 grams per litre; whereas Article 70 (2) (a) of that Regulation provides however for exceptions where a wine designated by a geographical ascription has special quality characteristics;
Whereas in the case of certain wines originating in Hungary and Switzerland, a characteristic of which is their special quality and the fact that they are produced in limited quantities, the maximum total alcoholic strength or the minimum total acidity are exceeded or not attained respectively owing to special traditional production methods; whereas the marketing of those wines on the Community market should be permitted; whereas, however, in order that the conditions to be met to qualify for that right are complied with, an attestation from an official agency of the country of origin should be required on the import document introduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 of 18 December 1985 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2039/88 (4);
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80 of 11 November 1980 on certain quality wines originating in the Republic of Austria (5) provides for a derogation, on the same conditions as those laid down by Article 70 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, for certain quality wines originating in Austria with a total alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 % vol;
Whereas, in the interests of clarity, all the derogations granted pursuant to Article 70 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be grouped together in a single Regulation; whereas this Regulation should therefore incorporate the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80 while taking account of the new Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the control and reciprocal protection of quality wines and 'retsina' wine (6),
1. The following may be imported into the Community with a view to direct human consumption:
(a) wines originating in Austria whose total alcoholic strength by volume exceeds 15 % vol, without any enrichment, where they bear:
- the name of a wine-growing subregion appearing in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the control and reciprocal protection of quality wines and 'retsina' wine and, where appropriate, in addition, the name of a geographical unit more restricted than a subregion,
and
- one of the following descriptions: 'Auslese' or 'Auslesewein', 'Beerenauslese' or 'Beerenauslesewein', 'Ausbruch' or 'Ausbruchwein', 'Trockenbeerenauslese';
(b) wines originating in Hungary, whose total alcoholic strength by volume exceeds 15 % vol, without enrichment, where they are designated:
- by the words 'Tokaji Aszu' or 'Tokaji Aszu-eszencia' or 'Tokaji Eszencia' or 'Tokaji Szamorodni', or
- by the term 'Kueloenleges Minoeségue bor' (superior quality wine), supplemented by a geographical ascription and by one of the following:
- 'késoel szueretelésue bor',
- 'válogatott szueretelésue bor',
- 'toeppedt szoeloeboel készuelt bor',
- 'aszubor';
(c) wines comparable to quality wines psr, originating in Switzerland, the total acidity of which, expressed as tartaric acid, is less than 4,5 but higher than 3 grams per litre, where at least 85 % of such wines is obtained from grapes of one or more of the following vine varieties;
- Chasselas,
- Mueller-Thurgau,
- Sylvaner,
- Pinot noir or
- Merlot,
and they are compulsorily designated by a geographical ascription.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 (b) and (c), the official agency of the country of origin authorized to draw up document VI 1 referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 shall enter the following in box 15 of that document:
'It is hereby certified that this wine meets the conditions laid down in the first indent (*) second indent (*) of point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 70 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Regulation (EEC) No 3677/89.
(*) Delete as appropriate.'
and shall authenticate the same by affixing its stamp thereon.
3. For the products referred to in paragraph 1 (b), paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply until 31 August 1990.
Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R0278 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 278/93 of 8 February 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3115/92 fixing, for the 1992/93 marketing year, the minimum purchase price for oranges delivered for processing and the financial compensation for oranges payable after processing and from Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85 with regard to information to be supplied to the Commission
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 278/93 of 8 February 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3115/92 fixing, for the 1992/93 marketing year, the minimum purchase price for oranges delivered for processing and the financial compensation for oranges payable after processing and from Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85 with regard to information to be supplied to the Commission
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 of 18 December 1969 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of mandarins, satsumas, clementines and oranges (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3848/89 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (3) and 3 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3115/92 (3) fixed, for the 1992/93 marketing year, the minimum buying-in price for oranges delivered for processing and the financial compensation for oranges payable after processing;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 277/93 (4) amended Regulations (EEC) No 2974/92 and (EEC) No 3212/92 concerning the basic and buying-in prices for mandrins and oranges for the 1992/93 marketing year; whereas it is accordingly necessary to adjust the minimum prices and the financial compensation for oranges fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3115/92, but only in respect of contracts concluded as from the entry into force of this Regulation, and to derogate, for the 1992/93 marketing year, from the provisions of Articles 13 and 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85 of 7 June 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of measures to encourage the processing of certain citrus fruits and the marketing of products processed from lemmons (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2643/91 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Notwithstanding Articles 1 (1) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3115/92 and in respect of contracts, covered by Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69, concluded following the entry into force of this Regulation:
(a) the minimum prices to be paid to producers delivering oranges for processing are hereby fixed as follows:
"(ECU/100 kg (net))
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(b) the financial compensation granted to processors following the processing of oranges is hereby fixed as follows:
"(ECU/100 kg (net))
"" ID="1">Oranges> ID="2">7,71> ID="3">9,10 ">
For the 1992/93 marketing year, applications for the financial compensation referred to in Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85 and notifications by the Member States pursuant to Article 20 of that Regulation must distinguish between quantities delivered for processing on the basis of contracts concluded before the entry into force of this Regulation and those delivered on the basis of contracts concluded following that date.
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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31997D0557 | 97/557/EC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1997 amending Decision 96/228/EC on a long-term national aid scheme to assist farmers in northern areas of Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1997 amending Decision 96/228/EC on a long-term national aid scheme to assist farmers in northern areas of Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (97/557/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 142 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 143 of the Act of Accession, on 11 May 1995 Sweden notified the Commission of the aid scheme planned under Article 142;
Whereas the aid scheme was approved by Commission Decision 96/228/EC (1);
Whereas, by letter of 14 November 1996, Sweden asked the Commission to amend certain details of Decision 96/228/EC and subsequently sent additional information to justify its request;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 614/97 (3), provides for a reallocation of unused reference quantities in the twelve-month period concerned, with a view to determining each producer's contribution to the levy; whereas aid for this product in the northern regions can be paid in respect of no more than the reference quantity allocated to each producer after the reallocation of the unused quantities;
Whereas, in the case of Annexes III and IV to Decision 96/228/EC, acceptable amendments have been sought by Sweden as a result of a more thorough estimate of the number of pigs produced for slaughter as provided for in Annex IV to Decision 96/228/EC; whereas this increase requires an adjustment to the total aid laid down for this product in Annex III to the Decision;
Whereas a technical correction should be made to Annexes III and IV to Decision 96/228/EC as regards the unit rate of aid and total aid amount authorized for laying hens bred in subregion 3;
Whereas, in view of the nature and scope of the amendments sought by Sweden, the amendments should become applicable from 1 January 1995; whereas, however, to ensure that milk producers do not thereby become eligible for the additional aid payments, the amendment relating to cow's milk should become applicable only in the 1996-1997 milk year,
Decision 96/228/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. As regards cow's milk, the aid provided for in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be limited for each farmer to the reference quantity allocated under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 after any reallocation of unused reference quantities in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of that Regulation in respect of the milk year ending during the calendar year in question.`
2. Annexes III and IV are replaced in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1995, except for point 1 of Article 1, which shall apply from 1 April 1996.
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31986R2648 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2648/86 of 22 August 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale, products of category 22 (code 40.0220), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3600/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2648/86
of 22 August 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale, products of category 22 (code 40.0220), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3600/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3600/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 to textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of that Regulation provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of Annexes I or II thereof, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that 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 yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale, products of category 22 (code 40.0220), the relevant ceiling amounts to 27,4 tonnes; whereas, on 18 August 1986, imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan,
As from 30 August 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3600/85, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1986) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // 40.0220 // 22 // 56.05 // // Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // A. Of synthetic textile fibres: // // // // 56.05-03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47 // Yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale // // // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal ov the European Communities.
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32010R0652 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 652/2010 of 22 July 2010 granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 23.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 191/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 652/2010
of 22 July 2010
granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 20 July 2010.
(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 July 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the product and destinations referred to in point (c) of Article 1 and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R0859 | Council Regulation (EC) No 859/1999 of 22 April 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 859/1999
of 22 April 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European and Social Committee(3),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas(4),
Whereas, as a result of the over-production crisis throughout the Cognac production area in the French region of Charentes and pending adoption of the reformed common organisation of the market in wine, a new deadline should be set for the submission of applications for the permanent abandonment premium so as to facilitate maximum use of that scheme in the above region, while maintaining the last date for grubbing up;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 should accordingly be amended,
In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 the following paragraph shall be added: "7. For the 1998/1999 wine year for the Charentes region:
- the last date referred to in paragraph 1 for the submission of applications for the payment of the premium shall be 31 March 1999,
- the last date for grubbing up referred to in paragraph 2 shall be 15 May 1999."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985D0331 | 85/331/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 June 1985 on the sale in the Isle of Man of butter in intervention storage in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 June 1985
on the sale in the Isle of Man of butter in intervention storage in the United Kingdom
(Only the English text is authentic)
(85/331/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1298/85 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof,
Whereas considerable quantities of butter are held in public storage in the Community, and in particular by the United Kingdom intervention agency; whereas the Isle of Man is a potential outlet for this butter;
Whereas dealers should be permitted to acquire butter from the United Kingdom intervention agency in order to supply it at a reduced price in the Isle of Man for the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs;
Whereas under the legal provisions governing relations between the Community and the Isle of Man, the machinery of the common agricultural policy, including price support, does not apply to the latter; whereas the Isle of Man does not therefore qualify to benefit from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 698/85 (4), providing for the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs in the Community; whereas special provisions should accordingly be introduced;
Whereas the purchase of the butter should be made subject to conditions which ensure that it cannot be diverted to other destinations or uses; whereas, for this reason, the butter should be monitored from the time it is withdrawn from store until it is used for immediate processing in the Isle of Man; whereas, given the special nature of these arrangements, the United Kingdom intervention agency should introduce procedures to provide such monitoring;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. The intervention agency in the United Kingdom shall undertake, in accordance with the terms set out in this Decision, the sale of butter bought-in under Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and placed in store before 1 July 1983:
- for delivery unprocessed in the Isle of Man for subsequent processing into the products referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, and/or
- for delivery after processing in the United Kingdom into concentrated butter under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, with a view to subsequent processing in the Isle of Man into the products referred to in the first indent.
2. The total amount of butter which may be sold pursuant to this Decision shall be confined to 100 tonnes in the period from 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986.
1. The butter shall be sold ex coldstore at the minimum sales price laid down in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 in respect of the individual tendering procedure whose closing date immediately precedes the date of signature of the sales contract.
2. The butter shall be sold to dealers undertaking in writing,
- in the case of butter to be processed beforehand into concentrated butter, to effect such processing in the United Kingdom within seven months of the conclusion of the contract, either themselves or through a third party, in a plant approved under Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79,
- to process the butter or concentrated butter, either themselves or through a third party, solely into the products referred to in the first indent of Article 1 (1) within 10 months of the conclusion of the contract, whereby the minimum quantity processed in any month shall be 5 tonnes,
- to keep or cause to be kept all the necessary records, including commercial accounts, by means of which the butter purchased can be traced and evidence of its proper use be provided from the time it is withdrawn from store until it is processed into the products referred to in Article 1 (1),
- to fulfil any requirements issued by the competent authorities in connection with monitoring procedures.
The butter shall be supplied by the United Kingdom intervention agency after payment of the price referred to in Article 2 (1) and the lodging of a processing security corresponding to the sum fixed at the same time and by the same procedure as the minimum sales price.
1. The butter shall be supplied by the intervention agency in packaging bearing the following legends in characters at least one centimetre high:
'EEC butter for use in the Isle of Man (Decision 85/331/EEC)' and the intended use (formula A and/or C, or formula B, or formula D, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 262/79).
2. Concentrated butter shall be packed in bags or cartons of a minimum net weight of 10 kilograms bearing the following legend in characters at least one centimetre high:
'Concentrated butter for use exclusively in the Isle of Man (Decision 85/331/EEC) for processing into one of the products listed in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79'.
The United Kingdom intervention agency shall:
- make all relevant arrangements for the withdrawal of the butter from store on the terms set out in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79,
- subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (1), and by agreement with the authorities of the Isle of Man, implement arrangements to monitor the use made of the butter from the time of its withdrawal from store until final processing into the products referred to in Article 1. These arrangements shall in particular include a system of securities to ensure that the undertakings referred to in Article 2 are properly observed.
The United Kingdom intervention agency shall communicate to the Commission:
(a) prior to the first sale, the measures it has taken by agreement with the authorities of the Isle of Man to implement this Decision and in particular those relating to the monitoring of the use to which the butter sold is put;
(b) not later than Tuesday each week, the amounts of butter which, during the previous week,
- have been the subject of a sales contract,
- have been removed from store under this Decision.
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32013R0607 | Regulation (EU) No 607/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from Myanmar/Burma
| 29.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/13
REGULATION (EU) No 607/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 12 June 2013
repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from Myanmar/Burma
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 of 24 March 1997 temporarily withdrawing access to generalized tariff preferences from the Union of Myanmar (2), as amended by Article 28(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 1 January 2009 (3), provides that Myanmar/Burma’s access to the tariff preferences granted by Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 is temporarily withdrawn.
(2) Point (a) of Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 provides that the preferential arrangements provided for in that Regulation may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a beneficiary country, for the serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex III to that Regulation, on the basis of the conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies.
(3) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, 1930 (No 29), is listed in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 732/2008.
(4) Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 552/97, the application of that Regulation should be brought to an end in the light of a Commission report on forced labour in Myanmar/Burma, showing that the practices referred to in point (a) of Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 no longer exist.
(5) On 13 June 2012 the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted a resolution ‘Concerning the measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted under article 33 of the ILO Constitution’ (ILC resolution). Taking note of the conclusions adopted on 4 June 2012 by the ILC Committee on the Application of Standards and considering that maintaining the existing measures would no longer help attaining the desired result, the ILC decided to lift restrictions, which excluded the Government of Myanmar/Burma from receiving ILO technical cooperation and assistance. It also suspended for one year the ILO request of its members to review their relationships with Myanmar/Burma to ensure forced labour is not being used in those relationships.
(6) On 17 September 2012, the Commission published a report pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 with respect to the forced labour in Myanmar/Burma, containing its findings (‘the Report’). The Report concludes that the progress made by Myanmar/Burma towards complying with the ILO recommendations, which has been acknowledged by the competent ILO monitoring bodies, means that violations of the principles laid down in ILO Convention No 29 are no longer considered as ‘serious and systematic’ and recommends that access to generalised tariff preferences should be reinstated to Myanmar/Burma.
(7) In view of the ILC resolution and of the Report, and pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 552/97, the temporary withdrawal of Myanmar/Burma’s access to the tariff preferences granted by Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 should therefore be repealed, as of the date of the adoption of the ILC resolution.
(8) The Commission should continue to monitor developments in Myanmar/Burma with respect to forced labour and react to them in accordance with the procedures in force, including, if necessary, with renewed withdrawal procedures,
Regulation (EC) No 552/97 is hereby repealed.
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 13 June 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
32007R0492 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 492/2007 of 3 May 2007 amending for the 75th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
| 4.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 492/2007
of 3 May 2007
amending for the 75th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 17 April 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as 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.
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 |
31985R1932 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1932/85 of 8 July 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 with regard to products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1932/85
of 8 July 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 with regard to products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), in particular Article 14 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 (5), laid down the components to be used for calculating the levy applicable to imports of cereal brans, with special provisions as from the 1982/83 marketing year;
Whereas the temporary provisions currently in force as a result of the general situation of the cereals market have served to stabilize bran imports; whereas they should therefore continue to be applied for the 1985/86 marketing year;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 should therefore be amended to this end,
The coefficients and fixed components applicable to the products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby amended as follows for the 1985/86 marketing year:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Basic product // Coefficients // Fixed components (ECU/tonne) // // // // // // // // // // // 23.02 // Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of cereals or of leguminous vegetables: // // // // // A. Of cereals: // // // // // I. Of maize or rice: // // // // // a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight // Common wheat // 0,14 // // // // Barley // 0,14 // 6 // // // Maize // 0,14 // // // b) Other // Common wheat // 0,30 // // // // Barley // 0,30 1. 11. 1975, p. 65. (5) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 15.
// // // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Basic product // Coefficients // Fixed components (ECU/tonne) // // // // // // // 23.02 (cont'd) // II. Of other cereals: // // // // // a) Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the proportion that passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0,2 mm does not exceed 10 % by weight or alternatively the proportion that passes through the sieve has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, equal to or more than 1,5 % by weight // Common wheat // 0,14 // // // // Barley // 0,14 // 6 // // // Maize // 0,14 // // // b) Other // Common wheat // 0,30 // // // // Barley // 0,30 // 6 // // // Maize // 0,30 // // // // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1985.
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32007D0183 | 2007/183/EC: Commission Decision of 23 March 2007 amending Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds (notified under document number C(2007) 1259) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 24.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 March 2007
amending Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds
(notified under document number C(2007) 1259)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/183/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
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 (3), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following outbreaks of avian influenza in south-eastern Asia in 2004, caused by a highly pathogenic strain of the virus, the Commission adopted several protection measures. Those measures included, in particular, Commission Decision 2005/760/EC of 27 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds (4). That Decision currently applies until 31 March 2007.
(2) Commission Decision 2000/666/EC of 16 October 2000 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of birds, other than poultry and the conditions for quarantine (5) lays down the animal health requirements relating to imports of certain birds, other than poultry, as specified in that Decision, and the quarantine requirements for such birds.
(3) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on animal health and welfare (AHAW) adopted on 27 October 2006 a Scientific Opinion on the animal health and welfare risks associated with the import of wild birds, other than poultry, into the Community (the Opinion). The Opinion has identified a number of areas where changes in Community animal health conditions for imports of those birds would significantly reduce any identified health risk related to such imports. Based on the Opinion, the animal health conditions for such imports have been reviewed and Decision 2000/666/EC has been repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 (6).
(4) As the new animal health conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 are stricter than those currently in force, that Regulation will not enter into force until 1 July 2007 in order to give Member States and the third countries exporting such birds to the Community time to adapt to the new measures.
(5) In the light of the Opinion and the current world animal health situation regarding avian influenza, imports of such birds without stringent import requirements should not take place.
(6) The protective measures provided for in Decision 2005/760/EC should therefore continue to apply until 30 June 2007. Accordingly, the date of application of that Decision should be amended.
(7) Decision 2005/760/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 6 of Decision 2005/760/EC, ‘31 March 2007’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2007’.
The Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0316 | 2013/316/EU: Council Decision of 21 June 2013 abrogating Decision 2009/588/EC on the existence of an excessive deficit in Lithuania
| 26.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/46
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 June 2013
abrogating Decision 2009/588/EC on the existence of an excessive deficit in Lithuania
(2013/316/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 126(12) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 7 July 2009, following a recommendation from the Commission in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC), the Council decided, in Decision 2009/588/EC (1), that an excessive deficit existed in Lithuania. The Council noted that the general government deficit had reached 3,2 % of GDP in 2008, above the 3%-of-GDP Treaty reference value and would according to the Commission services 2009 spring forecast widen to 5,4 % of GDP in 2009 and further to 8 % of GDP in 2010. The general government gross debt was 15,6 % of GDP in 2008, well below the 60 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value.
(2) On 7 July 2009, in accordance with Article 104(7) TEC and Article 3(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (2), the Council, based on a recommendation from the Commission, addressed a Recommendation to Lithuania with a view to bringing the excessive deficit situation to an end by 2011(‘Council Recommendation of 7 July 2009’). The Council Recommendation of 7 July 2009 was made public.
(3) On 9 February 2010, in accordance with Article 126(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, the Council, based on a recommendation from the Commission, acknowledging that the Lithuanian authorities had taken effective action in compliance with the Council Recommendation of 7 July 2009 and that unexpected adverse economic events with major unfavourable consequences for government finances had occurred in Lithuania, addressed a revised Recommendation to Lithuania with a view to bringing the excessive deficit situation to an end by 2012. This revised Recommendation was made public.
(4) In accordance with Article 4 of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaties, the Commission provides the data for the implementation of the procedure. As part of the application of this Protocol, Member States are to notify data on government deficits and debt and other associated variables twice a year, namely before 1 April and before 1 October, in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 of 25 May 2009 on the application of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (3).
(5) When considering whether a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit ought to be abrogated, the Council has to take a decision on the basis of notified data. Moreover, a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit should be abrogated only if the Commission services forecasts indicate that the deficit will not exceed the 3 %-of-GDP threshold over the forecast horizon (4).
(6) Based on data provided by the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 following the notification by Lithuania before 1 April 2013 and on the Commission services 2013 spring forecast, the following conclusions are justified:
— Having peaked at 9,4 % of GDP in 2009 the general government deficit in Lithuania has been brought down to 7,2 % of GDP in 2010, then to 5,5 % of GDP in 2011, and to 3,2 % of GDP in 2012. This improvement was driven by consolidation measures on the expenditure side, in particular a continued restriction of expenditure growth in accordance with Lithuania's Law on Fiscal Discipline, and favourable cyclical conditions.
— Since the deficit of 3,2 % of GDP can be considered to be close to the reference value and Lithuania's debt-to-GDP ratio is below the 60 %-of-GDP reference value in a sustained manner, Lithuania is eligible to for the application of the Stability and Growth Pact provisions in Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 regarding systemic pension reforms. Thus, the direct net cost of the pension reform should be taken into account when assessing the correction of the excessive deficit. As the net costs of Lithuania's systemic pension reform have been 0,2 % of GDP in 2012, as confirmed by the Commission (Eurostat), these costs explain the excess over the 3 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value in 2012.
— Lithuania's Convergence Programme for 2012 to 2016 projects the general government deficit to continue falling to 2, 5% of GDP in 2013 and 1,5 % of GDP in 2014, while the Commission services 2013 spring forecast projects an improvement, albeit a slower one, of the general government deficit to 2,9 % of GDP in 2013 and to 2,4 % of GDP in 2014, based on a no-policy-change assumption. Thus, the deficit is set to remain below the 3 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value over the forecast horizon.
— The Commission services 2013 spring forecast project the general government gross debt to decrease slightly from 40,7 % of GDP in 2013 to 40,1 % of GDP in 2014.
(7) Starting from 2013, which is the year following the correction of the excessive deficit, Lithuania should progress towards its medium-term budgetary objective at an appropriate pace, including respecting the expenditure benchmark.
(8) In accordance with Article 126(12) TFEU, a Council Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit is to be abrogated when the excessive deficit in the Member State concerned has, in the view of the Council, been corrected.
(9) In the view of the Council, the excessive deficit in Lithuania has been corrected and Decision 2009/588/EC should therefore be abrogated,
From an overall assessment it follows that the excessive deficit situation in Lithuania has been corrected.
Decision 2009/588/EC is hereby abrogated.
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32002R0034 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 34/2002 of 9 January 2002 amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 34/2002
of 9 January 2002
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2001(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2608/2001(5).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 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 |
31985R0620 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 620/85 of 8 March 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 620/85
of 8 March 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3219/84 of 6 November 1984 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (2);
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // 64.02 // Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material: A. Footwear with uppers of leather // 488 // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products originating in Yugoslavia have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 15 March to 31 December 1985, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // 64.02 // Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material: A. Footwear with uppers of leather // Yugoslavia // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0030(01) | 2014/32/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 29 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (ECB/2013/30)
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/61
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 29 August 2013
on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro
(ECB/2013/30)
(2014/32/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2013/19 of 21 June 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (1) determined how and to what extent national central banks (NCBs) of Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter ‘euro area NCBs’) were under an obligation to pay up the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) on 1 July 2013.
(2) Decision ECB/2013/28 of 29 August 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (2) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and establishes with effect from 1 January 2014 the new weightings assigned to each NCB in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).
(3) The ECB’s subscribed capital will be EUR 10 825 007 069,61 from 1 January 2014.
(4) The adjustment of the ECB’s capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2013/19 with effect from 1 January 2014, and determining how and to what extent the euro area NCBs are under an obligation to pay up the ECB’s capital with effect from 1 January 2014.
(5) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2013/387/EU of 9 July 2013 on the adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (3), in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Latvia fulfils the necessary conditions for adoption of the euro and the derogation granted to it under Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (4) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2014.
(6) Latvijas Banka’s obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB’s capital with effect from 1 January 2014, taking into account the adjusted capital key, will be laid down in a separate decision of the Governing Council on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Latvijas Banka to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions,
Extent and form of subscribed and paid-up capital
Each euro area NCB shall pay up its subscription to the ECB’s capital in full with effect from 1 January 2014.
Taking into account the capital key weightings set out in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2013/28, each euro area NCB shall have a total subscribed and paid-up capital of the amount shown next to its name in the following table:
Euro area NCB EUR
Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique 268 222 025,17
Deutsche Bundesbank 1 948 208 997,34
Eesti Pank 20 870 613,63
Central Bank of Ireland 125 645 857,06
Bank of Greece 220 094 043,74
Banco de España 957 028 050,02
Banque de France 1 534 899 402,41
Banca d’Italia 1 332 644 970,33
Central Bank of Cyprus 16 378 235,70
Latvijas Banka 30 537 344,94
Banque centrale du Luxembourg 21 974 764,35
Central Bank of Malta 7 014 604,58
De Nederlandsche Bank 433 379 158,03
Oesterreichische Nationalbank 212 505 713,78
Banco de Portugal 188 723 173,25
Banka Slovenije 37 400 399,43
Národná banka Slovenska 83 623 179,61
Suomen Pankki 136 005 388,82
Adjustment of paid-up capital
1. Given that each euro area NCB has already paid up its full share in the ECB’s subscribed capital as applicable until 31 December 2013 under Decision ECB/2013/19, each of them, with the exception of Latvijas Banka, shall either transfer an additional amount to the ECB or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1. The paying-up of capital by Latvijas Banka will be regulated by a separate decision of the Governing Council.
2. All transfers pursuant to this Article shall be made in accordance with Decision ECB/2013/29 of 29 August 2013 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (5).
Entry into force and repeal
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
2. Decision ECB/2013/19 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2014.
3. References to Decision ECB/2013/19 shall be construed as being made to this Decision. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R2009 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2002 of 12 November 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2002
of 12 November 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0356 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2003 of 27 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2003
of 27 February 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 28 February 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 |
32012R0565 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 565/2012 of 27 June 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 28.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 565/2012
of 27 June 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987D0006 | 87/6/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1986 approving a second addendum to the programme relating to the marketing and processing of horticultural products in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 1986
approving a second addentum to the programme relating to the marketing and processing of horticultural products in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the English text is authentic)
(87/6/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2224/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 20 May 1986 the Irish Government forwarded a second addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 82/238/EEC (3) and to the first addendum approved by Commission Decision 83/601/EEC (4) relating to the marketing and processing of horticultal products in Ireland;
Whereas the purpose of this addendum is to permit the further pursuit of the objectives defined in the original programme, including:
- the establishment of larger marketing units with cool storage facilities,
- the expansion and modernization of processing plants,
- the improvement of market intelligence,
in order to adapt supply more closely to demand, and thus improve the situation in the horticultural sector, enhance the market value of the products and improve producers' incomes;
Whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the details provided in the addendum concerning harvesting equipment are insufficient to satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 5 (2) and 6 (1) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 as amended, such equipment is therefore ineligible to receive financial assistance;
Whereas the second addendum contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the horticultural sector in Ireland; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The second addendum to the programme relating to the marketing and processing of horticultural products, forwarded by the Irish Government on 20 May 1986 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby approved subject to the reservation set out in the recitals above.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R0530 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 530/2011 of 30 May 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 31.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 143/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 530/2011
of 30 May 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R1482 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1482/88 of 30 May 1988 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to Mozambique as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1482/88 of 30 May 1988 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to Mozambique as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3785/87 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, by its Decision of 30 July 1987 on the supply of food aid to Mozambique the Commission allocated to the latter country 15 000 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of a contract for the supply of cereals to Mozambique in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and with the conditions laid down in the Annexes hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993D0293 | 93/293/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Tuscany (Italy) (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| <{COM}>COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Tuscany (Italy) (Only the Italian text is authentic)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of that provision, the Community support framework shall cover in particular the priorities adopted, the forms of assistance and the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas by Decision 89/288/EEC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of areas eligible under Objective 2;
Whereas on 30 April 1991 the Commission decided to retain that list for 1992 and 1993;
Whereas on 13 November 1991 the Italian Government submitted to the Commission the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 in respect of the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Tuscany for the period 1992 to 1993;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing it;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, on 20 December 1989 the Commission adopted the Community support framework for the region of Tuscany; whereas this Community support framework constitutes the second phase (1992 to 1993) of Community assistance to that region under Objective 2;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement this framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a Declaration of Intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by this Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the Tuscany region of Italy, covering the period 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines governing the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments.
The Community support framework contains the following essential information:
(a) the priorities for joint action:
- development and strengthening of the fabric of small and medium-sized firms,
- structures to support economic activities,
- tourism,
- the environment and restoration of sites,
- technological innovation and vocational training;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance to be provided;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1992 prices, the total cost of and the Community contribution to all the assistance selected for joint action by the Community and the Member State. The Community contribution is broken down as follows:
ERDF ECU 22,356 million
ESF ECU 11,144 million
Total for Structural Funds ECU 33,500 million.
The resultant national financing required may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments. ECSC loans are expected to amount to ECU 20 million.
This Declaration of Intent is addressed to the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
32004R2100 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2100/2004 of 9 December 2004 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
| 10.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2100/2004
of 9 December 2004
fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account must be taken of the situation on the Community and world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and cost factors set out in Article 28 of that Regulation. The same Article provides that the economic aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into account.
(3) The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the standard quality. The latter is defined in Annex I, point II, to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Furthermore, this refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 28(4) of that Regulation. Candy sugar is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (2). The refund thus calculated for sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
(4) In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed by other legal instruments.
(5) The refund must be fixed every two weeks. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) The first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that refunds on the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the western Balkan countries since the start of 2001 and in exports of sugar to those countries from the Community seems to be highly artificial.
(8) To prevent any abuse through the re-import into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund should be set for all the countries of the western Balkans for the products covered by this Regulation.
(9) In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be set at the appropriate amounts.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32000R0303 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 303/2000 of 9 February 2000 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 303/2000
of 9 February 2000
amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 of 4 October 1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2421/1999(2), and in particular Article 2b thereof
Whereas:
(1) Further to Common Position 1999/691/CFSP(3), the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2421/1999(4) amending Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 in order to allow supplies of petroleum and petroleum products to certain municipalities and other destinations within the Republic of Serbia, in the framework of the "Energy for Democracy"- initiative.
(2) On that occasion, the Council added an Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 containing a list of municipalities or final destinations in the Republic of Serbia, that would be eligible for such supplies.
(3) By means of Decision 2000/82/CFSP the Council indicated that the list of municipalities and other destinations within the Republic of Serbia, should be expanded.
(4) It is, therefore, necessary to amend Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999,
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 is replaced by the text in Annex to 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R1429 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/98 of 3 July 1998 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1998/99 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1429/98 of 3 July 1998 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1998/99 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payments for cereals, protein crops and linseed under the support system for certain arable crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;
Whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1282/98 (4), fixes 31 May or 22 June as the final date for oil seeds;
Whereas, because of the particular weather conditions this year, the final dates for sowing seeds fixed for Finland, Italy and Sweden cannot be complied with in all cases; whereas, in consequence, the time limit for sowing cereals and/or oil seeds, and/or protein crops and/or linseed for the 1998/99 marketing year should, where necessary, be deferred for certain specific regions; whereas to do so Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EC) No 658/96 should be waived as permitted by the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
The final dates for crop sowings in Finland, Italy and Sweden for the 1998/99 marketing year are fixed in the Annex hereto for the crops and regions indicated therein.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011D0021 | 2011/816/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 1 December 2011 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2012 (ECB/2011/21)
| 7.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/37
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 1 December 2011
on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2012
(ECB/2011/21)
(2011/816/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.
(2) The Member States whose currency is the euro have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2012, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,
Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2012
The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro in 2012 as described in the following table:
(EUR million)
Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins
Belgium 196,0
Germany 668,0
Estonia 12,7
Ireland 31,2
Greece 25,4
Spain 250,0
France 310,0
Italy 128,4
Cyprus 13,1
Luxembourg 35,0
Malta 10,5
Netherlands 63,8
Austria 264,0
Portugal 28,5
Slovenia 26,0
Slovakia 32,2
Finland 60,0
Final provision
This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R2127 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2127/92 of 28 July 1992 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened for 1992, in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain industrial products originating in Poland
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2127/92 of 28 July 1992 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened for 1992, in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain industrial products originating in Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 originating Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted for 1992 within the limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 6 of Annex I to that Regulation in respect of each of the products or group of products under consideration; whereas as provided for in the second paragraph of Article 9 of the said Regulation, the Commission may take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (3), Poland was withdrawn from the list of beneficiaries in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 as from 1 March 1992; whereas the preferential tariff period for that country consequently ended on 29 February 1992;
Whereas, in respect of products of order Nos 10.0407, 10.0408 and 10.0420 originating in Poland, the relevant ceilings were fixed at ECU 2 541 000, ECU 1 420 000 and ECU 5 072 000; whereas on 25 February 1992, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1992 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;
Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings in respect of Poland for the products,
The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 relating to the products indicated in the table below and originating in Poland, shall cease to be allowed from 1 August 1992.
Order No CN code Description 10.0407 3102 40 10
3102 40 90 Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances 10.0408 3102 80 00 Mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate 10.0420 3105 Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006R1732 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1732/2006 of 23 November 2006 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
| 24.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1732/2006
of 23 November 2006
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006R0820 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 820/2006 of 1 June 2006 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
| 2.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 820/2006
of 1 June 2006
fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account must be taken of the situation on the Community and world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and cost factors set out in Article 28 of that Regulation. The same Article provides that the economic aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into account.
(3) The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the standard quality. The latter is defined in Annex I, point II, to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Furthermore, this refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 28(4) of that Regulation. Candy sugar is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (2). The refund thus calculated for sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
(4) In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed by other legal instruments.
(5) The refund must be fixed every two weeks. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) The first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that refunds on the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the western Balkan countries since the start of 2001 and in exports of sugar to those countries from the Community seems to be highly artificial.
(8) To prevent any abuse through the re-import into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund should be set for all the countries of the western Balkans for the products covered by this Regulation.
(9) In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be set at the appropriate amounts.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32003R1394 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2003 of 4 August 2003 prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2003
of 4 August 2003
prohibiting fishing for plaice 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1091/2003(4), lays down quotas for plaice for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES zone VII f, g, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 July 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES zone VII f, g, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003.
Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES zone VII f, g, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 24 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R3370 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3370/86 of 3 November 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other bovine cattle leather, falling within subheading 41.02 ex C, originating in Uruguay, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3370/86
of 3 November 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duities on other bovine cattle leather, falling within subheading 41.02 ex C, originating in Uruguay, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of other bovine cattle leather, falling within subheading 41.02 ex C, originating in Uruguay, the individual ceiling was fixed at 5 585 000 ECU; whereas, on 24 October 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Uruguay reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Uruguay,
As from 7 November 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Uruguay:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 41.02 (NIMEXE code 41.02-21, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 98) // Bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather, except leather falling within heading No 41.06 or 41.08: ex C. Other, excluding leather not further prepared than tanned // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32005R0875 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 875/2005 of 9 June 2005 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state fixed by Regulation (EC) No 846/2005
| 10.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 875/2005
of 9 June 2005
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state fixed by Regulation (EC) No 846/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2005 (2).
(2) Since the data currently available to the Commission are different to the data at the time Regulation (EC) No 846/2005 was adopted, those refunds should be adjusted,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 846/2005 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32001R1559 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/2001 of 30 July 2001 on the issue of import licences for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/2001
of 30 July 2001
on the issue of import licences for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1266/98(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 996/97 fixes the amount of frozen thin skirt which may be imported on special terms in 2001/2002 at 800 tonnes.
(2) Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 996/97 lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The applications lodged relate to total quantities which exceed the quantities available. Under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for,
All applications for import licences made pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 996/97 are hereby met to the extent of 0,4452 % of the quantity requested.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32014R1154 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1154/2014 of 29 October 2014 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (Text with EEA relevance)
| 30.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1154/2014
of 29 October 2014
refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on foods 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’, for a scientific assessment, as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information.
(3) The Authority is to deliver an opinion on the 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) Following an application from EJP Pharmaceutical ApS, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of zinc and prevention of bad breath (Question No EFSA-Q-2010-01092) (2). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Prevents bad breath by neutralising of volatile sulphur compounds (VSC) in the mouth and oral cavity’.
(6) On 1 June 2011, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion, from the Authority, which concluded that the claim ‘prevents bad breath by neutralising of volatile sulphur compounds in the mouth and oral cavity’ is related to breath odour rather than to a function of the body as required by Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. During the evaluation of the claim, the applicant was requested to clarify how the proposed claim is linked to a function of the body. The applicant argued that the production of volatile sulphur compounds and halitosis as part of the bacterial flora of the mouth and oral cavity is related to the function of the mouth and oral cavity, and thus to a function of the body. However, the Authority noted that the evidence provided did not demonstrate that the chemical neutralisation of volatile sulphur compounds in the mouth, in order to improve bad breath, constitutes a physiological effect in relation to a function of the body. Therefore, the applicant did not provide evidence that zinc has a physiological effect in relation to a function of the body as required by Article 13(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(7) Following an application from Leiber GmbH, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Yestimun® and defence against pathogens in the upper respiratory tract (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00761) (3). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Daily administration of Yestimun® helps to maintain the body's defence against pathogens’.
(8) On 8 April 2013 the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship could not be established between the consumption of Yestimun® ((1,3)-(1,6)-β-D-glucans from brewer's yeast cell wall) 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 Vivatech, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Transitech® and improvement of bowel function which is maintained after cessation of consumption of the food (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00087) (4). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Improves transit and durably regulates it’.
(10) On 13 June 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Transitech® 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 Clasado Limited, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Bimuno® GOS and reduction of gastro-intestinal discomfort (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-01007) (5). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Regular daily consumption of 1,37 g galacto-oligosaccharides from Bimuno® may reduce abdominal discomfort’.
(12) On 18 June 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that a health claim on Bimuno® GOS and reducing gastro-intestinal discomfort pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 has already been assessed by the Authority with an unfavourable outcome (6) and that the supplementary information submitted by the applicant did not provide evidence that could be used for the scientific substantiation of this claim. 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 Fuko Pharma Ltd, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and maintenance of normal defecation during antibiotic treatment (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00015) (7). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for maintaining normal defecation during oral antibiotic treatment’.
(14) On 18 June 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG 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) Following an application from Gelita AG, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of VeriSol®P and a change in skin elasticity leading to an improvement in skin function (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00839) (8). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Characteristic collagen peptide mixture (collagen hydrolysate) having a beneficial physiological effect on the maintenance of skin health, as indicated by an increased skin elasticity and a reduction of wrinkles volume, by contributing to a normal collagen and elastin synthesis’.
(16) On 20 June 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship could not be established between the consumption of Verisol®P 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.
(17) Following an application from Pharmatoka S.A.S., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of proanthocyanidins in Urell® and the reduction of bacterial colonisation of the urinary tract (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00700) (9). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded, inter alia, as follows: ‘Proanthocyanidins from Urell® contribute to support defence against bacterial pathogens in the lower urinary tract’.
(18) On 26 July 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship could not be established between the consumption of proanthocyanidins in Urell® 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.
(19) Following an application from the Institute of Cellular Pharmacology (ICP) Ltd, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Preservation® and rapid recovery of cellular activity post stress (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00021) (10). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘improves the physiological response to stress by accelerating the appearance of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and maintains an effective level of HSPs to ensure that the organism is primed should the cell encounter further stress’.
(20) On 26 July 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that the claimed effect indicated by the applicant is general and non-specific, and that the references provided by the applicant did not provide information which could be used to define a specific beneficial physiological effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(21) The health claims subject to this Regulation are health claims as referred to in Article 13(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, which are subject to the transitional period laid down in Article 28(5) of that Regulation until the adoption of the list of permitted health claims provided that they comply with that Regulation.
(22) The list of permitted health claims has been established by Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (11) and is applicable since 14 December 2012. As regards claims referred to in Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 for which the evaluation by the Authority or consideration by the Commission has not been completed by 14 December 2012 and which by virtue of this Regulation are not included in the list of permitted health claims, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which they may still be used, in order to allow both food business operators and the competent national authorities to adapt to the prohibition of such claims.
(23) 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.
(24) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1. The health claims listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be included in the Union list of permitted claims as provided for in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
2. However, the health claims referred to in paragraph 1 used prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, may continue to be used for a maximum period of six months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31999D0762 | 1999/762/EC: Council Decision of 15 November 1999 amending Decision 91/666/EEC establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 1999
amending Decision 91/666/EEC establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
(1999/762/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas:
(1) in accordance with the provisions of Article 13(3) of Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease(3), a decision may be taken to introduce emergency vaccination in a limited area, in circumstances where slaughter of the entire herd may not be sufficient to eliminate the virus;
(2) by Council Decision 91/666/EEC(4) Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines were established, which are based on stocks of concentrated inactivated antigen capable of being quickly converted into vaccine for emergency use and stored at designated premises;
(3) since the adoption of the said Decision two antigen banks designated for maintaining part of the Community reserve of foot-and-mouth disease antigens have relinquished their commitments to provide these services to the Community;
(4) in order to comply with Article 3(3) of the aforementioned Decision the need may arise for various reasons to designate appropriate premises within the Community to which the foot-and-mouth disease antigen reserves shall be distributed or relocated for storage;
(5) according to Article 14(3) of Directive 85/511/EEC, the possibility for the Commission to propose to the Council to set up the Community reserves of anti-foot-and-mouth disease vaccines has expired since 1 April 1991;
(6) in order to allow immediate reaction to the need to distribute or relocate the Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease antigen for storage at different sites, it is necessary to amend Decision 91/666/EEC in particular as regards the procedures laid down for the designation of antigen and vaccine banks,
In paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Decision 91/666/EEC:
(a) the first and third indents shall be deleted;
(b) a new indent shall be added as follows:
"- any other establishment designated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10".
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31988R0440 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 440/88 of 17 February 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of combed sheep' s or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) and on stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted, products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 440/88
of 17 February 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) and on stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 of 3 December 1987 concerning the administration of the generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II of Council Regulation No 3782/87 (2) to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, of products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted of products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) the relevant ceiling amounts respectively to nine and two tonnes;
Whereas on 10 February 1988 imports of the products in question into the Community originating in South Korea, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and where charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-introduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to South Korea,
As from 21 February 1988 the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 3782/87, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in South Korea:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order number // Category (Unit) // CN code // Description // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // 40.0480 // 48 (tonnes) // 5107 10 10 5107 10 90 5107 20 10 5107 20 30 5107 20 51 5107 20 59 5107 20 91 5107 20 99 5108 20 10 5108 20 90 // Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale // 40.0880 // 88 (tonnes) // ex 6209 10 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 // Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted, other clothing accessories, other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted // // // 6217 10 00 6217 12. 1987, p. 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004R1405 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1405/2004 of 2 August 2004 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
| 3.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1405/2004
of 2 August 2004
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN code 0406, made on 28 July 2004 shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2004.
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31998D0400 | 98/400/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 1998 amending Decision 97/830/EC imposing special conditions on the import of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from, Iran (notified under document number C(1998) 1509) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 10 June 1998 amending Decision 97/830/EC imposing special conditions on the import of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from, Iran (notified under document number C(1998) 1509) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/400/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
After consulting the Member States,
Whereas the Commission, in Decision 97/830/EC (2) adopted measures imposing special conditions on the importation of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran;
Whereas it is necessary to add to Annex II to the abovementioned points of entry for France, Ireland, Italy and Austria through which pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran may be imported;
Whereas therefore for the sake of clarity Annex II should be replaced,
Annex II to Decision 97/830/EC is hereby replaced as follows:
'ANNEX II
List of points of entry through which pistachios and products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran may be imported into the European Community
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31999D0298 | 1999/298/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 1998 on State aid that the Liguria region (Italy) plans to grant to agricultural cooperatives [notified under document number C(1998) 1714] (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 1998
on State aid that the Liguria region (Italy) plans to grant to agricultural cooperatives
(notified under document number C(1998) 1714)
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(1999/298/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93(2) thereof,
Having, in accordance with the abovementioned Article, given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments(1),
Whereas:
I. BACKGROUND
By letter of 31 July 1997, receipt of which was recorded on 1 August 1997, the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 93(3) of the Treaty, of the aid measures that the Liguria Region plans to grant to agricultural cooperatives by draft Law No 85 of 9 May 1997 (hereinafter referred to as "the draft Law"). By letter of 23 October 1997, recorded on 27 October 1997, the Permanent Representation of Italy sent the Commission the additional information requested.
By letter of 12 January 1998, the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty in respect of those aid measures.
The Commission's decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2); the Commission has called on the other Member States and the other parties concerned to submit their comments on the matter.
The Commission has received no comments from the other Member States or the other parties concerned.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
The draft Law relates to structural measures for agricultural cooperatives. It provides for capital grants of up to 55 % of the total permissible expenditure on investments in the following:
- the construction, restructuring, extension and purchase of facilities for the collection, storage, processing and marketing of agricultural products and the purchase of plant and equipment,
- the construction of marketing centres,
- the purchase of the land required to establish the abovementioned facilities.
The investments must comply with the "Guidelines for State aid in connection with investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural products"(3) (hereinafter referred to as "the Community guidelines") and with the limits laid down for specific sectors in Commission Decision 94/173/EC(4).
The overall budget for the measures amounted to ITL 300 million for 1997. For the following years, the budget is to be determined later. By way of a transitional measure, Article 6 of the draft Law extends the benefit of the measure to projects where implementation was commenced after 1 January 1996.
The draft Law notified by the Italian authorities falls within the scope of the Community guidelines. In particular, certain provisions of the draft Law seek to ensure compliance with the limits applying to specific sectors. Furthermore, all expenditure permissible under the draft Law (on land, buildings, plant and equipment) falls within the definition of investment in point 3(a)(ii) of the Community guidelines. Lastly, the rate of aid (55 %) corresponds to the maximum admissible for investments in regions (like Liguria) falling outside Objective 1.
Nevertheless, the fact that, under the draft Law, investment projects whose implementation was commenced after 1 January 1996 are considered eligible for the aid means in practice that aid could be granted retroactively to cooperatives for projects that are being executed or have even been completed.
As a general principle, the existence of clauses providing for retroactive application of State aid for productive investments normally does not foster the development of the sector or the region concerned. In such cases, the role of the aid in stimulating investment may be non-existent since these investment projects have been started without any supporting law. The Commission usually regards measures of this type as operating aid. The aid in question cannot therefore be regarded as contributing to the development of the sector and does not qualify under the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty(5).
In the light of the above, the Commission takes the view that the aid in question is operating aid, which it has consistently opposed when applying Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty in so far as by its very nature such aid does not contribute to the development of the sector or the region concerned(6). The planned measures directly improve the processing and marketing conditions enjoyed by the beneficiary producers as compared with those of other Community operators not benefiting from comparable aid. As a consequence, the aid measure under examination appears to fall within the scope of Article 92(1) of the Treaty but as far as the Commission can tell at present it does not match any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 or 3 of that Article.
The Commission has accordingly decided to initiate the procedure for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid measure notified.
III. OBSERVATIONS OF THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES
By letter of 10 March 1998, the Permanent Representation of Italy informed the Commission that the Liguria region was deleting Article 6 of the draft Law, which contained the transitional provisions on the granting of the aid with retroactive effect.
By letter of 15 April 1998, the Italian authorities sent the Commission a copy of the draft Law adopted by the Liguria Regional Council, in which Article 6 of the previous version had been deleted.
IV. APPRAISAL OF THE AID MEASURE
At the time the Article 93(2) procedure was initiated, the Commission took the view that, once Article 6 of the draft Law was deleted, it complied with the Community guidelines.
The eligible expenditure does in fact correspond to that laid down in the Regulations, the limits applicable by sector are met and the rate of aid does not exceed the maximums laid down for regions falling outside Objective 1.
The deletion of Article 6 of the draft Law, which provided for the aid to apply retroactively before 1 January 1996, neutralises the Commission's objections to the aid measure under examination. The aid can therefore qualify under the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty,
The aid measures provided for in draft Liguria Regional Law No 85/97 to assist agricultural cooperatives are compatible with the common market. The aid may accordingly be granted.
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32010R0982 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 982/2010 of 29 October 2010 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 November 2010
| 30.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 982/2010
of 29 October 2010
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 November 2010
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 November 2010 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 November 2010, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2010.
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31992R1422 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1422/92 of 27 May 1992 reducing the basic price and buying-in price for peaches and nectarines for the 1992/93 marketing year following the overrun of the intervention threshold for 1991/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1422/92 of 27 May 1992 reducing the basic price and buying-in price for peaches and nectarines for the 1992/93 marketing year following the overrun of the intervention threshold for 1991/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1156/92 (2), and in particular Article 16b (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1182/91 (3) fixed the intervention thresholds for the 1991/92 marketing year at 269 700 tonnes for peaches and 62 400 tonnes for nectarines;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing, for peaches, lemons and oranges, the rules for applying Article 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (5), if, during a marketing year, intervention measures taken for peaches and nectarines involve quantities exceeding the intervention thresholds fixed for those products and for that marketing year, the basic and buying-in prices fixed for those products for the following marketing year are reduced by 1 % for each 23 000 tonnes in the case of peaches and each 3 000 tonnes in the case of nectarines by which those thresholds are exceeded;
Whereas, on the basis of information supplied by the Member States, the intervention measures taken by the Community for the 1991/92 marketing year related to 424 423 tonnes for peaches and 79 610 tonnes for nectarines; whereas the Commission therefore notes an overrun in the intervention thresholds fixed for that marketing year of 154 723 tonnes for peaches and 17 210 tonnes for nectarines;
Whereas, consequently, the basic and buying-in prices for peaches and nectarines for the 1992/93 marketing year, as fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1378/92 of 21 May 1992, fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year certain prices and other amounts in the fruit and vegetables sector (6), must be reduced by 6 % for peaches and by 5 % for nectarines;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 18b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, withdrawals on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic before the end of the 1991/92 marketing year are not taken into consideration in assessing whether intervention thresholds have been exceeded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The basic and buying-in prices for peaches and nectarines for the 1992/93 marketing year, as fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1378/92, shall be reduced by 6 % for peaches and 5 % for nectarines and shall be as set out in the Annex.
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31995R2966 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2966/95 of 19 December 1995 fixing, for the 1996 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2966/95 of 19 December 1995 fixing, for the 1996 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (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 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) and Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 (1) and Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provide that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed respectively, in Annex I (A) and (D) and in Annex I (E) are to be fixed by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount equal to at least 70 % but not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price;
Whereas changes in production and marketing structures in the Community make it necessary to alter the basis for calculating the withdrawal and the sale prices in the Community as compared with those of the preceding fishing year;
Whereas Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that the withdrawal price may be multiplied by conversion factors in landing areas which are very distant from main centres of consumption in the Community;
Whereas the guide prices for the 1994 fishing year were fixed for all the products in question by Council Regulation (EC) No 2816/95 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The percentages of the guide price which are used as a basis for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices shall be as shown in Annex I for the products concerned.
The conversion factors which are used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products listed, respectively, in Annex I (A) and (D) and in Annex I (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, shall be as shown in Annex II.
The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 1996 fishing year and the products to which they refer, shall be as shown in Annex III.
The withdrawal prices applicable for the 1996 fishing year in the landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the products to which those prices relate, shall be as shown in Annex IV.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
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32007R1450 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2007 of 10 December 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 11.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1450/2007
of 10 December 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2007.
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31985R1748 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1748/85 of 25 June 1985 on the procedure for determining the fat content of maize flour falling within subheading 11.01 E and maize groats and meal falling within subheading 11.02 A V of the Common Customs Tariff
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1748/85
of 25 June 1985
on the procedure for determining the fat content of maize flour falling within subheading 11.01 E and maize groats and meal falling within subheading 11.02 A V of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the Nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions should be adopted regarding the classification of maize flour and maize groats and meal;
Whereas, pursuant to subheadings 11.01 E and 11.02 A V of the Nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3400/84 (4), maize flour and maize groats and meal are classified in accordance with fat content;
Whereas a method for determining fat content has to be defined;
Whereas following the studies which have been carried out, the procedure set out in the Annex to this Regulation appears to offer the best safeguards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature;
The fat content of maize flour falling within subheading 11.01 E and of maize groats and meal falling within subheading 11.02 A V of the Common Customs Tariff shall be determined in accordance with the procedure set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006D1673 | Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 on the financing of European standardisation
| 15.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/9
DECISION No 1673/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 24 October 2006
on the financing of European standardisation
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Articles 95 and 157(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) European standardisation is a voluntary activity performed by and on behalf of parties interested in establishing standards and other standardisation products in response to their needs. These standardisation products are drawn up by the European Committee for Standardisation, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, bodies listed in Annex I to 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 (3) (hereinafter European standardisation bodies).
(2) Directive 98/34/EC allows the Commission, after consulting the committee set up by the Directive, to submit requests for standardisation to the European standardisation bodies. General Guidelines for the Cooperation between CEN, Cenelec and ETSI and the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association of 28 March 2003 (4) set out the partnership relationships between European standardisation bodies and the Community and the European Free Trade Association, which also provides support for European standardisation.
(3) It is necessary for the Community to contribute to the financing of European standardisation in view of the latter's useful role in supporting its legislation and policies. On the one hand, European standardisation contributes to the functioning and strengthening of the internal market, thanks especially to the New Approach directives in the fields of health, safety and environmental and consumer protection, and to ensuring interoperability in fields such as transport. On the other hand, European standardisation helps to boost the competitiveness of enterprises by facilitating in particular the free movement of goods and services, network interoperability, means of communication, technological development and innovation in activities such as information technology. Therefore, it is appropriate to include in this Decision the financing of European standardisation activities in the field of information technologies and telecommunications, which is also governed, in particular, by Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986 on standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunications (5).
(4) This Decision should provide an explicit, complete and detailed legal basis for the Community's financing of all the European standardisation activities required to implement its policies and legislation.
(5) It is necessary to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly small, micro and craft enterprises, are able to apply European standards. These standards should therefore be designed and adapted to take account of the characteristics and environment of such enterprises.
(6) Community financing should seek to establish standards or other standardisation products, to facilitate their use by enterprises through their translation into the various official Community languages, to strengthen the cohesion of the European standardisation system and to ensure fair and transparent access to European standards for all market players throughout the European Union. This is especially important in cases where the use of standards enables compliance with Community legislation.
(7) The appropriations allocated to European standardisation activities should be fixed every year by the budgetary authority within the limits of an indicative financial envelope for a period of the relevant financial framework and should be the subject of an annual Commission decision fixing amounts and, where necessary, the maximum co-financing rates by type of activity.
(8) In view of the very broad field of involvement of European standardisation in support of Community policies and legislation and the different types of standardisation activity, there should be provision for different financing arrangements. In the main, this concerns grants without calls for proposals to the European standardisation bodies in accordance with the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 110(1) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6) (hereinafter the Financial Regulation) and Article 168(1)(d) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (7).
(9) Furthermore, the same should apply to those bodies which, whilst not recognised as European standardisation bodies in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC, have been mandated in a basic act and have been charged with carrying out preliminary work in support of European standardisation in cooperation with the European standardisation bodies.
(10) Member States are encouraged to ensure proper national financing for standardisation tasks.
(11) In addition, inasmuch as European standardisation bodies provide ongoing support for Community activities, they should have effective and efficient central secretariats. The Commission should therefore be in a position to provide grants to those bodies pursuing an objective of general European interest without applying, in the case of operating grants, the principle of annual reduction referred to in Article 113(2) of the Financial Regulation. The effective operation of European standardisation bodies also requires that national members of these bodies fulfil their obligations as to financial contributions to the European standardisation system.
(12) The financing of standardisation activities should also be capable of covering preliminary or ancillary activities in connection with the establishment of standards or other standardisation products. This refers primarily to work involving research, the preparation of preliminary documents for legislation, inter-laboratory tests and the validation or evaluation of standards. In addition, the promotion of standardisation at European and international level should include carrying out programmes of technical assistance and cooperation with third countries. With a view to improving market access and boosting the competitiveness of European Union enterprises, there should consequently be provision for giving grants to other bodies through calls for proposals or, where necessary, by awarding contracts.
(13) Partnership agreements are regularly signed between the Commission and European standardisation bodies in order to fix the administrative and financial rules on financing standardisation activities in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation. The European Parliament and the Council should be informed of the content of these agreements.
(14) In view of the specific nature of standardisation work and especially the involvement in the standardisation process of various stakeholders, it should be acknowledged that the co-financing of the activities of producing European standards or other standardisation products covered by a Community grant could be provided by contributions in kind, for instance by making experts available.
(15) In order to ensure the effective implementation of this Decision, there should be the possibility of using the requisite expertise, particularly with regard to auditing and financial management, as well as administrative support resources capable of facilitating implementation, and of evaluating on a regular basis the relevance of the activities receiving Community financing in order to ensure their usefulness and impact.
(16) Appropriate measures should also be taken to avoid fraud and irregularities and to recover funds unduly paid in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (8) and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (9) and Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (10),
Subject
This Decision establishes the rules concerning the Community's contribution to the financing of European standardisation in order to support the implementation of specific policies, measures, actions and Community legislation.
Bodies eligible for Community financing
Community financing may be granted to the recognised European standardisation bodies listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC for the implementation of the activities listed in Article 3 of this Decision.
However, Community financing may also be granted to other bodies for the implementation of the preliminary and ancillary work in connection with European standardisation referred to in Article 3(1)(b), as well as for the programmes referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Standardisation activities eligible for Community financing
1. The Community may finance the following European standardisation activities:
(a) the production and revision of European standards or any other standardisation product which is necessary and suitable for the implementation of Community policies and legislation;
(b) the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, such as studies, programmes, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests and conformity evaluation work;
(c) the activities of the central secretariats of the European standardisation bodies, such as policy development, the coordination of standardisation activities, the processing of technical work and the provision of information to interested parties;
(d) the verification of the quality, and conformity to the corresponding Community policies and legislation, of European standards or any other standardisation product;
(e) the translation, where required, of European standards or any other European standardisation product used in support of Community policies and legislation into official Community languages other than the working languages of the European standardisation bodies; the drawing up of documents to explain, interpret and simplify standards, as well as the drawing up of user guides and best practice documents;
(f) activities seeking to carry out programmes of technical assistance, cooperation with third countries and the promotion and enhancement of the European standardisation system and of European standards among interested parties in the Community and at international level.
2. The activities referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be eligible for Community financing only if the committee set up by Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC has been consulted on the requests to be submitted to the European standardisation bodies.
Financing
The appropriations allocated to the activities referred to in this Decision shall be determined each year by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.
Financing arrangements
1. Community financing shall be provided:
(a) in the form of grants without a call for proposals, to European standardisation bodies to carry out the activities referred to in Article 3 and to bodies mandated in a basic act in accordance with Article 49 of the Financial Regulation to carry out, in collaboration with the European standardisation bodies, the work referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of this Decision;
(b) in the form of grants after a call for proposals, or by public procurement procedures, to other bodies to carry out, in collaboration with the European standardisation bodies, the standardisation work referred to in Article 3(1)(b) or the programmes referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
2. The activities of the central secretariats of the European standardisation bodies referred to in Article 3(1)(c) may be financed on the basis either of grants for actions or of operating grants. In the event of renewal, operating grants shall not be automatically decreased.
3. The Commission shall decide on the financing arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, on the amounts and, where necessary, on the maximum percentage of financing by type of activity. The decisions of the Commission in this regard shall be made public.
4. Grant agreements may authorise flat-rate cover of the beneficiary's overheads up to a maximum of 30 % of total eligible direct costs for actions, except where the indirect costs of the beneficiary are covered through an operating grant financed from the general budget of the European Union.
5. Co-financing in the form of contributions in kind shall be acceptable. The evaluation of contributions in kind shall be performed in accordance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.
6. The common cooperation objectives and the administrative and financial conditions relating to the grants awarded to European standardisation bodies shall be defined in the framework partnership agreements signed by the Commission and the European standardisation bodies, in accordance with the Financial Regulation and Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002. The European Parliament and the Council shall be informed of the conclusion of these agreements.
Management and monitoring
1. The appropriations determined by the budgetary authority for the financing of standardisation activities may also cover the administrative expenses relating to the preparation, monitoring, inspection, auditing and evaluation which are directly necessary for achieving the objectives of this Decision, and particularly studies, meetings, information and publication activities, expenses relating to informatics networks for the exchange of information and any other expenditure on administrative and technical assistance which the Commission may use for standardisation activities.
2. The Commission shall evaluate the relevance of the standardisation activities receiving Community financing in the light of the requirements of Community policies and legislation and inform the European Parliament and the Council about the outcome of such evaluation at least every five years.
Protection of the Community's financial interests
1. The Commission shall ensure that, when the activities financed under this Decision are implemented, the Community's financial interests are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and other illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95, (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and (EC) No 1073/1999.
2. For the Community activities financed pursuant to this Decision, the notion of irregularity referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 shall mean any infringement of a provision of Community law or any breach of a contractual obligation resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by it by an unjustified item of expenditure.
3. Any agreements and contracts resulting from this Decision shall provide for monitoring and financial control by the Commission or any representative which it authorises and for audits by the Court of Auditors, which if necessary may be conducted on the spot.
Entry into force
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31981D1067 | 81/1067/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1981 on applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances in respect of the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1981 on applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances in respect of the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic) (81/1067/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 of 6 February 1979 on the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy (1), and in particular Article 12 (5) thereof,
Whereas applications for reimbursement and applications for payment of advances to be submitted by Italy to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), must contain certain details permitting examination of the conformity of the expenditure with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 and of the Italian programme approved pursuant to Article 4 (3) of the said Regulation;
Whereas, to permit effective control, Italy must keep the supporting documents available for inspection by the Commission for a period of three years from the payment of the last reimbursement;
Whereas, to enable use to be made of the possibility of advances being paid by the Commission, the relevant rules and procedures 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. Reimbursement applications as referred to in Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 shall be as set out in Annexes I and II.
2. Italy shall forward to the Commission, together with the first application for reimbursement, copies of the national implementing provisions, administrative instructions and forms or any other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure.
Italy shall keep at the Commission's disposal, for three years after the payment of the final reimbursement, all the supporting documents or certified copies of such documents in its possession on the basis of which the aid measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 have been decided upon.
Applications for advances on expenditure eligible for aid from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, as referred to in Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 shall be as set out in Annexes III and IV.
1. Advances paid by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, may amount to a maximum of 80 % of the total Community contribution to the financing of estimated expenditure for the reference year.
2. Advances which have not been used during the year in respect of which they have been paid shall be deducted from the advance payable for the following year.
Before the end of each year for which advances have been paid Italy shall submit a report on the progress of operations during the first 10 months of the year, in accordance with Annex V. (1) OJ No L 38, 14.2.1979, p. 6.
Advances for the following year shall not be paid until the abovementioned report has been submitted to the Commission.
Payment applications as referred to in Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 must be as set out in Annexes VI to VIII.
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31994R3146 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 of 21 December 1994 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3146/94 of 21 December 1994 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975, on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 20 and 22, second paragraph thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, protection and surveillance zones have been established by the German authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas, consequently, in these zones the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products which have not been subjected to heat treatment is temporarily prohibited;
Whereas restrictions on the free movement of goods resulting from the application of veterinary measures are likely to bring about a serious disturbance of the pigmeat market in Germany; whereas exceptional market support measures, to apply for no longer than is strictly necessary, must accordingly be adopted with respect solely to live animals from the affected areas;
Whereas, with the aim of preventing a further spread of the disease, the pigs produced in the said zones should either be separated from normal trade in products intended for human consumption and processed into products intended for uses other than human consumption, or be used for the manufacture of processed products which have undergone heat treatment so as to prevent any risk to health; whereas provision should be made to export these products so as to avoid disturbance on the Community market; whereas no export refund should be granted, given the quite low price level at which the processing industry can find supplies; whereas the traditinal trade links with third countries for these products should be maintained and any disturbance of the markets in these countries should be avoided;
Whereas it is appropriate to grant an aid for the delivery to the competent authorities of live fattened pigs coming from the affected zones;
Whereas in view of the extent of the disease and, in particular, of its duration, and consequently of the magnitude of the efforts needed to support the market, in would be appropriate for such efforts to be shared by the Community and the Member State concerned;
Whereas provision should be made for the German authorities to adopt all necessary control and surveillance measures and to inform the Commission accordingly;
Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of live pigs have been operative for several weeks now in the zones in question, provoking a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and consequently leading to an intolerable situation where the welfare of the animals is concerned; whereas retroactive application of this Regulation from 13 December 1994 is therefore justified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
1. From 13 December 1994 producers may benefit, on request, from an aid granted by the competent German authorities for the delivery of fattened pigs falling under CN code 0103 92 13 weighing 120 kilograms or more on average per batch.
2. The aid granted to the first 14 000 fattened pigs is financed by the Community budget.
3. Germany is authorized to grant, in addition, at its own expense and on the terms laid down in this Regulation an aid for the following 6 000 fattened pigs.
Only live fattened pigs raised in the protection and surveillance zones located within the administrative regions listed in the Annex to this Regulation can be delivered, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down by the German authorities apply in the zones on the day the animals are delivered.
On the day they are delivered, the animals shall be weighed and slaughtered in such a way as to prevent the disease from spreading.
They shall be transported without delay to a rendering plant and processed into products falling within CN codes 1501 00 11, 1506 00 00 and 2301 10 00.
However, the pigs may be transported to a slaughterhouse where they shall be slaughtered forthwith and may be stored as whole or half carcases in a cold store.
These operations shall be carried out under the permanent supervision of the competent German authorities.
1. Article 3 notwithstanding, the German authorities may decide to use the pigs slaughtered for the manufacture of processed products falling within CN code heading 1602. In this case, the meat shall undergo heat treatment raising the centre temperature to at least 70 °C.
2. The processed products referred to in paragraph 1 must be exported before 1 July 1995. No export refund shall be granted. The competent authorities shall take the necessary measures to ensure that these provisions are complied with and shall inform the Commission thereof.
The said measures shall include in particular the obligation on the part of the operators to supply at 15 day intervals the data relating to the exports and to complete the customs export formalities in Germany, as well as the obligatory inclusion on the export declaration, and where appropriate on the T5 control copy, of the following:
'Regulation (EC) No 3146/94; export without refund'.
3. The German authorities shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the carcases or half-carcases are fully processed and that veterinary requirements during storage, transport and processing are observed. These measures shall include a permanent on-the-spot check of the meat processing by the competent authorities. Germany shall notify the Commission of the practical administrative and monitoring measures it has taken within 15 days of the adoption of this Regulation.
4. The profits resulting from the sale of any meat of pigs slaughtered by the German authorities for processing shall be divided between the Community and Germany on the basis of the scale used to grant the aid. Any loss resulting from the sales transaction shall not be charged to the Community budget. The sale of the meat to the processing industry by the German authorities should be carried out by means of a tender system.
5. Germany shall ensure by appropriate means that sales of processed products falling within CN heading 1602 are carried out under fair competitive conditions and do not give rise to undue profit on the part of the operators.
6. The German authorities shall inform the Commission on a regular basis of the progress of the sales, particularly as regards the prices achieved, the quantities sold and the countries of destination. The authorities shall notify the Commission of the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 5 above.
1. The aid provided for in Article 1 (1), at farm gate, shall be:
- ECU 108 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight for fattened pigs weighing 120 kilograms or more on average per batch,
- ECU 92 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight for fattened pigs weighing less than 120 kilograms but more than 110 kilograms on average per batch.
2. The aid is fixed on the basis of the established slaughtered weight. If, however, the animals are only weighed live, a coefficient of 0,81 is applied on the aid.
The competent German authorities shall adopt all measures necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and in particular with Article 2 thereof. They shall inform the Commission accordingly as soon as possible.
The competent German authorities shall send the Commission each Wednesday the number and total weight of the fattened pigs delivered in the previous week.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 13 December 1994.
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32006R1362 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1362/2006 of 14 September 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
| 15.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 252/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1362/2006
of 14 September 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 12 September 2006.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 12 September 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2006.
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32006L0134 | Commission Directive 2006/134/EC of 11 December 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include fenarimol as active substance Text with EEA relevance
| 12.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/32
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/134/EC
of 11 December 2006
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include fenarimol as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes fenarimol.
(2) For fenarimol the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. By Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 of 27 April 1994 laying down the active substances of plant protection products and designating the Rapporteur Member State for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (3), the United Kingdom was designated as Rapporteur Member State. The United Kingdom submitted the relevant assessment report and recommendations to the Commission on 30 April 1996 in accordance with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92.
(3) The assessment report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(4) As regards fenarimol two questions were submitted to the Scientific Committee on Plants (the Scientific Committee). The Scientific Committee was asked to comment on the interpretation of the multi-generation studies and to consider the aromatase inhibition effects of fenarimol. In addition its opinion was sought on the establishment of a reliable acceptable daily intake (ADI) and acceptable operator exposure level (AOEL) (4). The Scientific Committee concluded that the effects of fenarimol on male fertility seen in rats had to be considered relevant for human risk assessment although man is less sensitive than rats to the effects of aromatase inhibition. It also concluded that the effects of fenarimol on parturition in rats could be considered as not relevant for human risk assessment. It was further concluded that, apart from male-mediated reduced fertility and effects associated with delayed parturition, there was no convincing evidence for other adverse reproductive effects associated with aromatase inhibition by fenarimol. Finally, the Scientific Committee agreed that the toxicological studies submitted permitted the establishment of a reliable ADI and AOEL. A second opinion (5) addressed the question whether the approach taken to calculate the Predicted Environmental Concentrations (PEC) in soil was adequate. The Committee proposed a combination of field dissipation and laboratory degradation data to calculate an accumulated soil PEC. This opinion has been examined by the rapporteur Member State who considered nevertheless that this procedure was no more scientifically justified than relying on field dissipation measurements alone. Therefore it was decided to await the outcome of the field dissipation studies that were ongoing. The interim results from these studies are consistent with the results of the model calculation and consequently the issue was considered to be adequately addressed. It is therefore concluded that in all cases, the recommendations from the Scientific Committee have been taken into consideration in formulating this Directive and the relevant review report.
(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing fenarimol may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report, provided that adequate risk mitigation measures are applied. As fenarimol is a hazardous substance, its use should not be unrestricted. In particular there are concerns about its intrinsic toxic effects, including potential endocrine disrupting properties. There is at present no scientific consensus on the exact extent of the risk. Applying the precautionary principle, and taking into account the current state of scientific knowledge, risk mitigation measures should be imposed in order to achieve the high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment chosen in the Community.
(6) Articles 5(4) and 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provide that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to restrictions and conditions. In this case, restrictions on the inclusion period and on the authorised crops are deemed necessary. The original measures presented to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, proposed the restriction of the inclusion period to seven years, so that Member States would give priority to reviewing plant protection products already on the market containing fenarimol. In order to avoid discrepancies in the high level of protection sought, the inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC was intended to be limited to the uses of fenarimol that have been actually assessed within the Community evaluation and for which the proposed uses were considered to comply with the conditions of Directive 91/414/EEC. This implies that other uses, which were not or only partially covered by this assessment, had first to be subject to a complete assessment, before their inclusion in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC could be considered. Finally, due to the hazardous nature of fenarimol, it was considered necessary to provide for a minimum harmonisation at Community level of certain risk mitigation measures that were to be applied by Member States when granting authorisations.
(7) Under the procedures laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, the approval of active substances, including the definition of risk management measures, is decided by the Commission. Member States bear the responsibility for the implementation, application and control of the measures intended to mitigate the risks generated by plant protection products. Concerns expressed by several Member States reflect their judgment that additional restrictions are necessary to reduce the risk to a level that can be considered acceptable and consistent with the high level of protection that is sought within the Community. At present, it is a question of risk management to set the adequate level of safety and protection for the continued production, commercialisation and use of fenarimol.
(8) As a consequence of the above, the Commission re-examined its position. In order to correctly reflect the high level of protection of human and animal health and a sustainable environment sought in the Community, it considered appropriate, in addition to the principles set out in recital 6, to further reduce the period of inclusion to 18 months instead of seven years. This further reduces any risk by ensuring a priority re-assessment of this substance.
(9) It may be expected that plant protection products containing fenarimol satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report and providing that the necessary risk mitigation measures are applied.
(10) Without prejudice to the conclusion that plant protection products containing fenarimol may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. The potential endocrine disrupting properties of fenarimol have been assessed in tests which follow the best currently available practice. The Commission is aware that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is developing test guidelines in order to further refine the assessment of potential endocrine disrupting properties. Therefore it is appropriate to require that fenarimol should be subjected to such further testing as soon as agreed OECD Test Guidelines exist and that such studies should be presented by the notifier. In addition, Member States should require authorisation holders to provide information on the use of fenarimol including any information on incidences on operator health.
(11) As with all substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, the status of fenarimol could be reviewed under Article 5(5) of that Directive in the light of any new data becoming available. Equally, the fact that the inclusion of this substance in Annex I expires on a particular date does not prevent the inclusion being renewed according to the procedures laid down in the Directive.
(12) The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.
(13) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.
(14) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing authorisations of plant protection products containing fenarimol to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC. Given the hazardous properties of fenarimol, the period for Member States to verify whether plant protection products containing fenarimol, alone or in combination with other authorised active substances, comply with the provisions of Annex VI should not exceed 18 months.
(15) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(16) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health did not deliver an opinion within the time limit laid down by its Chairman and the Commission therefore submitted to the Council a proposal relating to these measures. On the expiry of the period laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 19(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the Council had neither adopted the proposed implementing act nor indicated its opposition to the proposal for implementing measures and it is accordingly for the Commission to adopt these measures,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 June 2007 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2007.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing fenarimol as an active substance by 30 June 2007. By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to fenarimol are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing fenarimol, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning fenarimol. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall for products containing fenarimol, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2008.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
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31999R1931 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1931/1999 of 9 September 1999 amending Annexes I, II and III of 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1931/1999
of 9 September 1999
amending Annexes I, II and III of 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
(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 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,
(1) Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
(2) 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;
(3) 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);
(4) 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;
(5) 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;
(6) Whereas carprofen, emamectin, cefquinome, teflubenzuron and apramycin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
(7) Whereas histidine, adenosine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di-, 5'-triphosphates, glycine, glutamine, glutamic acid, alanine, doxapram, cytidine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates, cysteine, choline, chymotrypsin, arginine, hyaluronic acid, carnitine, apramycin, bromide, potassium salt, azamethiphos, aspartic acid, asparagine, citrulline, pepsin, valine, uridine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di-, 5'-triphosphates, tyrosine, tryptophan, trypsin, thymidine, threonine, thioctic acid, sulfogaiacol, serine, proline, guanosine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates, phenylalanine, vetrabutine hydrochloride, orotic acid, ornithine and methionine and lysine and leucine and isoleucine and inositol and inosine and its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates and piperonyl butoxide should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
(8) Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, coumafos, cymiazole and kanamycin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
(9) 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 authorisations 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;
(10) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are 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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32005D0934 | 2005/934/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2005 amending Decisions 2004/696/EC and 2004/863/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes of the Member States for 2005 (notified under document number C(2005) 5564)
| 23.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/73
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 2005
amending Decisions 2004/696/EC and 2004/863/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes of the Member States for 2005
(notified under document number C(2005) 5564)
(2005/934/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 24(5) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/696/EC of 14 October 2004 on the list of programmes for the eradication and the monitoring of certain TSEs qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2005 (2), lists the programmes submitted to the Commission by the Member States for the eradication and monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) qualifying for a Community financial contribution in 2005. That Decision also sets out the proposed rate and maximum amount of the contribution for each programme.
(2) Commission Decision 2004/863/EC of 30 November 2004 approving the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes of certain Member States for 2005 and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (3), approves the programmes which are listed in Decision 2004/696/EC and lays down the maximum amounts of the Community's financial contribution.
(3) Decision 2004/863/EC also provides for reports on the progress of the TSE monitoring programmes and the costs paid, to be forwarded by the Member States to the Commission every month. An analysis of those reports indicates that certain Member States will not utilise their full allocation for 2005, while others will spend in excess of the allocated amount.
(4) The Community's financial contribution to certain of those programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. It is appropriate to reallocate funding from programmes of Member States which are not using their full allocation to those that are exceeding it. The reallocation should be based on the most recent information on the expenditure actually incurred by the concerned Member States.
(5) Decisions 2004/696/EC and 2004/863/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annexes to Decision 2004/696/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Decision 2004/863/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 7(2), ‘EUR 8 846 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 8 536 000’;
2. In Article 10(2), ‘EUR 8 677 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 8 397 000’;
3. In Article 11(2), ‘EUR 353 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 503 000’;
4. In Article 16(2), ‘EUR 4 510 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 840 000’;
5. In Article 18(2), ‘EUR 1 480 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 1 540 000’;
6. In Article 21(2), ‘EUR 313 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 363 000’;
7. In Article 24(2), ‘EUR 250 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 100 000’;
8. In Article 25(2), ‘EUR 2 500 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 3 350 000’;
9. In Article 26(2), ‘EUR 200 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 80 000’;
10. In Article 28(2), ‘EUR 25 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 20 000’;
11. In Article 29(2), ‘EUR 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 20 000’;
12. In Article 31(2), ‘EUR 500 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 310 000’;
13. In Article 35(2), ‘EUR 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 30 000’;
14. In Article 36(2), ‘EUR 450 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 460 000’;
15. In Article 37(2), ‘EUR 10 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 25 000’;
16. In Article 38(2), ‘EUR 975 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 845 000’;
17. In Article 39(2), ‘EUR 25 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 10 000’;
18. In Article 41(2), ‘EUR 25 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 10 000’;
19. In Article 45(2), ‘EUR 20 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 120 000’;
20. In Article 49(2), ‘EUR 1 555 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 865 000’;
21. In Article 50(2), ‘EUR 9 525 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 9 035 000’;
22. In Article 51(2), ‘EUR 1 300 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 2 400 000’;
23. In Article 54(2), ‘EUR 5 565 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 075 000’;
24. In Article 58(2), ‘EUR 5 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 55 000’;
25. In Article 59(2), ‘EUR 575 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 755 000’;
26. In Article 61(2), ‘EUR 695 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 915 000’;
27. In Article 64(2), ‘EUR 5 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 25 000’.
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32005R1337 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1337/2005 of 12 August 2005 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
| 13.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1337/2005
of 12 August 2005
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 10 August 2005, the quantity still available for the period until 31 August 2005, for destination zones (2) Asia and (4) eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 3 to 9 August 2005 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 September 2005,
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 3 to 9 August 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 100,00 % of the quantities requested for zone (2) Asia and in concurrence with 100,00 % of the quantities requested for zone (4) eastern Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 10 August 2005 and the submission of export licence applications from 13 August 2005 for destination zones (2) Asia and (4) eastern Europe shall be suspended until 16 September 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0828 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 828/2010 of 20 September 2010 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of September 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
| 21.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 828/2010
of 20 September 2010
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of September 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 September 2010 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 September 2010 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 75,767209 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31992R1588 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1588/92 of 22 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1117/92 on the improvement of the quality of milk in Spain, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Portugal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1588/92 of 22 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1117/92 on the improvement of the quality of milk in Spain, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the markets in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1374/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Articles 3 and 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1117/92 of 30 April 1992 on the improvement of the quality of milk in Spain, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Portugal (3) set respectively the dates before which interested parties were to transmit their proposals to the competent authority of the Member State concerned and the competent authority is to compile and transmit to the Commission a list of these proposals; whereas these dates must be put back by one month in order to give interested parties time to formulate their proposals more adequately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 1117/92 is amended as follows:
1. in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) the date of '1 June 1992' is replaced by '1 July 1992';
2. in Article 5 (1) the date of '1 July 1992' is replaced by '1 August 1992'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0399 | 89/399/EEC Euratom: , Council Decision of 23 January 1989 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 January 1989
appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee
(89/399/EEC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 193 to 195 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 165 to 167 thereof,
Having regard to the Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1986 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1990 (1),
Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignation of Mr André Dunet, notified to the Council on 25 May 1988;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Permanent Representation of France on 26 October 1988,
Having obtained the favourable opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Mr Joël Decaillon is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr André Dunet for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 20 September 1990. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1109 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2001 of 6 June 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2001
of 6 June 2001
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1), as amended by Commission Regulation 1527/2000(2),
Having regard to 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(3), and in particular Articles 1(2) and 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(4). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.
(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.
(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.
(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.
(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out 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.
(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The 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 7 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31987R3442 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3442/87, of 19 October 1987, concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit and concerning the application in the Community of Decision No 1/87 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit, and the Appendices thereto
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3442/87 of 19 October 1987 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit and concerning the application in the Community of Decision N° 1/87 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit, and the Appendices thereto
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit (1) signed on 30 November 1972 should be approved; whereas the proposed amendment is the subject of Recommendation N° 1/87 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit; whereas that Recommendation provides for making such amendments to the Agreement as are made necessary by the introduction of the single administrative document;
Whereas Article 16 of the said Agreement confers on the Joint Committee set up by the Agreement the power to adopt by Decision certain amendments to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto;
Whereas the Joint Committee has decided to amend the Agreement of 30 November 1972 and the Appendices thereto in order, inter alia, to take account of the technical adjustments made to the rules on Community transit as a result of the introduction of the single administrative document, instituted in connection with the simplification of formalities in trade within the Community;
Whereas the said amendments are the subject of Decision N° 1/87 of the Joint Committee; whereas it is necessary to take the measures which the implementation of that Decision requires,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement appears in Annex A.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Decision N° 1/87 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit and the Appendices thereto shall be applicable in the Community.
The text of the Decision appears in Annex B.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0663 | 89/663/EEC: Council Decision of 14 December 1989 amending Decision 87/327/EEC adopting the European Community action scheme for the mobility of university students (Erasmus)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 December 1989 amending Decision 87/327/EEC adopting the European Community action scheme for the mobility of university students (Erasmus) (89/663/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the fundamental objectives of the common vocational training policy set down in the second principle of Decision 63/266/EEC (3) aim in particular at enabling every person to reach the highest possible level of vocational training which is necessary for his professional activity, and refer also to broadening vocational training to meet requirements arising from technical progress, linking the different forms of vocational training to social and economic developments;
Whereas on the basis of the sixth principle of that Decision it is the Commission's responsibility to encourage direct exchanges of vocational training specialists in order to enable them to acquaint themselves with and study the achievements and new developments in the other countries of the Community;
Whereas by its Decision 87/327/EEC (4) the Council established the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus) and whereas Article 7 thereof provides for the possibility of adapting the Erasmus programme;
Whereas the Council has adopted measures with a view to strengthening technological cooperation at Community level and providing the necessary human resources for this purpose, notably through its Decision 89/27/EEC adopting the second phase of the programme on cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology (Comett II) (1990 to 1994) (5);
Whereas the Council has adopted measures to stimulate cooperation and interchange between European research scientists, notably through Decision 88/419/EEC (6)
establishing the Science programme and Decision 89/118/EEC (7) establishing the SPES programme; whereas it is therefore not appropriate that such activities should also be covered by the Erasmus programme;
Whereas, in the light of the Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 30 May 1989, the situation should be clarified by laying down that the Erasmus programme, henceforth, falls exclusively within the scope of the common vocational training policy as provided for in Article 128 of the Treaty;
Whereas as a follow-up to the 'People's Europe' report approved by the European Council (28 to 29 June 1985), which called for exchanges by a significant section of the student population, the Commission's aim, in line with the European Parliament's wish (8), is that by 1992 around 10 % of all students in the Community will be following a university course organized by universities in more than one Member State;
Whereas the Council on 28 July 1989 adopted Decision 89/489/EEC (9) establishing the Lingua programme to promote training in foreign languages as well as the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the European Community;
Whereas the Council on 21 December 1988 adopted Directive 89/48/EEC on a general system for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years' duration (10);
Whereas the annual reports on the application of the Erasmus programme in 1987 and 1988, as well as the report on the experience acquired in the implementation of the programme in the years 1987 to 1989, have shown that the programme is an appropriate means of increasing student mobility via effective inter-university cooperation within the Community;
Whereas the commitment entered into at Community level as regards the stimulation of student mobility also involves the participation of the Member States, which are called upon to make their contribution to the effort which is necessary for the objectives of Erasmus to be attained,
Council Decision 87/327/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
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1. In Article 1, the following is added to paragraph 2:
'Students registered in those establishments, regardless of the field of study, are eligible for support within the Erasmus programme, up to and including doctorate level, provided that the period of study carried out at the host university, which is compatible with the curriculum at the student's home university, forms part of his or her vocational training.
The Erasmus programme does not cover research and technological development activities.'
2. In Article 2:
(a) Paragraph (ii) is replaced by the following text:
'(ii) to promote broad and intensive cooperation in vocational training between universities in all Member States;';
(b) in paragraph (iii), the words 'education and' are deleted.
3. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 4
The funds estimated as necessary to execute the Erasmus programme in the first three years of a five-year period amount to ECU 192 million.
As from the 1990 budgetary year the appropriations necessary to finance the Community contribution to the actions provided for in the annex, including measures to ensure the technical assistance at Community level, continuing monitoring and evaluation of the programme, will be authorized in the annual budgetary procedure, taking into account the results of the programme as well as any new needs which may emerge during its operation.
The appropriations necessary for the first three years of the programme will form part of future budgets within
the framework of the present financial forecasts 1988 to 1992 agreed jointly in the Interinstitutional Agreement (11) by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 29 June 1988 and their development.
The objective shall be to ensure that, in the framework of Actions 1 and 2, the highest possible proportion of the funds is allocated to student mobility.
(12) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 33.'
4. In Article 5, the phrase 'the other actions already scheduled at Community level' shall be replaced by 'other actions at Community level'.
5. In Article 7, the date of 31 December 1989 shall be replaced by 31 December 1993 and the date of 30 June 1990 shall be replaced by 30 June 1994.
6. The Annex shall be replaced by the Annex appearing in this Decision.
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31998R0541 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/98 of 9 March 1998 amending for the 15th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 541/98 of 9 March 1998 amending for the 15th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands were adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2531/97 (4), on account of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country;
Whereas, in view of the continuing veterinary and trade restrictions introduced by the Dutch authorities, the number of fattening pigs and very young piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thereby permitting the continuation of the exceptional measures in the weeks to come;
Whereas the favourable veterinary and animal-health situation has enabled the protection and surveillance zones around Soerendonk, Best and Nederweert to be lifted; whereas those changes should be reflected in a new Annex replacing Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004R1055 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/2004 of 28 May 2004 on the issue of licences for the import of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) in the period from 11 April 2004 to 10 April 2005
| 29.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1055/2004
of 28 May 2004
on the issue of licences for the import of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) in the period from 11 April 2004 to 10 April 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) 3420/83 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 of 7 April 2004 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) (3) and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 exceed the quantities available for products originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
(2) It is now necessary to fix, for each category of importer, the proportion of the quantity for which application is made which may be imported under licence,
Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 shall be issued at the percentage rates of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2004.
It shall apply until 10 April 2005.
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31995R1219 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/95 of 30 May 1995 adopting transitional measures for the application of the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas for the third quarter of 1995 as a result of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/95 of 30 May 1995 adopting transitional measures for the application of the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas for the third quarter of 1995 as a result of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1164/95 (2), lays down detailed rules on the Community market in bananas;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/95 (3) introduces transitional measures for imports of bananas into Austria, Finland and Sweden for the second quarter of 1995;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the switchover from the arrangements applying in the new Member States prior to their accession to those resulting from the application of the rules of the common organization of the market in bananas, transitional measures should be adopted for the third quarter of 1995; whereas, pending the adjustment of the tariff quota following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, reference quantities within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 cannot be determined for the operators in the new Member States in respect of 1995 without at the same time provisionally reducing the reference quantities determined at the end of 1994 for the operators in the other Member States in respect of the same year; whereas operators established in the new Member States should accordingly be authorized to import a certain quantity of bananas originating in third countries during that third quarter; whereas that quantity should be determined on the basis of the average quantity which the operators concerned have imported to supply those markets during the reference period used to determine the operators' rights under the tariff quota arrangements; whereas the quantities determined must, however, be without prejudice to the reference quantities to be allocated subsequently in respect of 1995 pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately so that it is applicable prior to the period during which applications are to be submitted for licences in respect of the third quarter of 1995;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. For the third quarter of 1995, under the tariff quota arrangements laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the competent authorities of Austria, Finland and Sweden shall authorize operators established on their territory who have imported bananas in 1991, 1992 or 1993 to import bananas originating in third countries up to a limit of 29 821 tonnes in Austria, 18 839 tonnes in Finland and 39 460 tonnes in Sweden.
Authorizations as provided for in the first subparagraph shall be granted on application between 1 and 7 June 1995 by the operators concerned. Such applications shall specify the origin of the product to be imported and shall be accompanied by an export document as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 478/95 for products originating in Colombia and Costa Rica.
Each operator's authorization to import may not cover a quantity greater than 25 % of the average annual quantity he imported in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
Such authorizations shall be without prejudice to the reference quantity to be allocated to the operators concerned in respect of 1995 pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93.
2. Bananas as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released for free circulation by 7 October 1995 at the latest in the Member States granting authorization.
3. Article 9 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 and Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 478/95 shall apply as regards the issuing of authorizations to import.
The competent authorities of the new Member States shall adopt, where necessary, further provisions to ensure that bananas imported into their territory under this Regulation are checked and monitored.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007R1000 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1000/2007 of 29 August 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes (Text with EEA relevance )
| 30.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 226/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1000/2007
of 29 August 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (2) establishes, for the purpose of enabling statistical conclusions to be drawn for scientific purposes, the conditions under which access to confidential data transmitted to the Community authority may be granted. It lists the categories of bodies whose researchers may be granted such access, drawing a distinction between directly admissible bodies and bodies admissible after having received the opinion of the Committee on Statistical Confidentiality. It also lists the different surveys and data sources to which it applies.
(2) Scientific research is frequently performed by units or departments within national statistical institutes and national central banks of the Member States and the European Central Bank (ECB). These bodies provide the appropriate guarantees as regards confidential treatment and protection of the data and the strictly scientific purpose of the access. They should therefore also be considered directly admissible bodies.
(3) There is growing demand from researchers and the scientific community in general to have access for scientific purposes to confidential data from the Adult Education Survey (AES) also. The AES covers information on complex patterns of participation by adults in education and training, access to information on learning opportunities and a profile of participants and non-participants (e.g. socioeconomic background, reason for learning, obstacles, attitudes, self-assessed languages and ICT skills). This survey should therefore be added to the list in Regulation (EC) No 831/2002.
(4) The conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 have also been made applicable to access for scientific purposes to confidential data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), by Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (3). EU-SILC is, however, not mentioned in Regulation (EC) No 831/2002. For reasons of clarity, EU-SILC should therefore also be added to the list in Regulation (EC) No 831/2002.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistical Confidentiality,
Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(a) universities and other higher education organisations established under Community law or by the law of a Member State;
(b) organisations or institutions for scientific research established under Community law or under the law of a Member State;
(c) national statistical institutes of the Member States;
(d) the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the Member States;
(e) other agencies, organisations and institutions, after having received the opinion of the Committee on Statistical Confidentiality, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 322/97.’
2. In Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
— European Community Household Panel,
— Labour Force Survey,
— Community Innovation Survey,
— Continuing Vocational Training Survey,
— Structure of Earnings Survey,
— European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions,
— Adult Education Survey.
3. In Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
— European Community Household Panel,
— Labour Force Survey,
— Community Innovation Survey,
— Continuing Vocational Training Survey,
— Structure of Earnings Survey,
— European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions,
— Adult Education Survey.
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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32008D0484 | 2008/484/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 2008 on the prolongation of certain State aid decisions (notified under document number C(2008) 2883) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 25.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 June 2008
on the prolongation of certain State aid decisions
(notified under document number C(2008) 2883)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/484/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 87 and 88 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The period of validity of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (3) has been extended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1976/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 and (EC) No 68/2001 as regards the extension of the periods of application (4) until 30 June 2008. The validity of the Decisions of the Commission approving State aid schemes on the basis of Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 or (EC) No 68/2001 was prolonged, until 30 June 2008, by Commission Decision 2007/72/EC (5).
(2) In view of the fact that the general block exemption regulation (6) replacing these regulations is scheduled to be adopted and published in the Official Journal at a date later than 30 June 2008, it is necessary to prolong the validity of the Decisions of the Commission approving State aid schemes on the basis of Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 or (EC) No 68/2001, for a limited period of time, in order to allow for an appropriate transition period until the entry into force of the general block exemption regulation,
Without prejudice to the appropriate measures contained in the third indent of point 107 of the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 of 4 March 2006 (7) and accepted by all Member States, the validity of the Decisions of the Commission approving State aid schemes on the basis of Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 or (EC) No 68/2001 before the entry into force of this Decision shall be extended until 30 September 2008.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31994R1481 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1481/94 of 27 June 1994 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1481/94 of 27 June 1994 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in one production region in Belgium, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1391/94 (4);
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price to the present market situation taking into account the decrease in market prices;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 is hereby amended as follows:
is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, 'ECU 117' is replaced by 'ECU 109' and 'ECU 99' is replaced by 'ECU 93';
(b) in paragraph 2, 'ECU 42' is replaced by 'ECU 39' and 'ECU 36' is replaced by 'ECU 33';
(c) in paragraph 3, 'ECU 34' is replaced by 'ECU 31' and 'ECU 29' is replaced by 'ECU 26'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 1994.
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32006R1698 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 of 16 November 2006 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| 17.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1698/2006
of 16 November 2006
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) 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.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) 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(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 November 2006.
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32003L0068 | Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone and isoxaflutole as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Directive 2003/68/EC
of 11 July 2003
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone and isoxaflutole as active substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/39/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the United Kingdom received on 28 January 1998 an application from Novartis Crop Protection UK Ltd for the inclusion of the active substance trifloxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. The substance was subsequently transferred to Bayer CropScience, which is now acting as the applicant. Commission Decision 1999/43/EC(3) confirmed that the dossier was "complete" in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(2) France received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 14 February 1996 from FMC Europe NV (now FMC Chemical sprl) concerning carfentrazone-ethyl. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/362/EC(4).
(3) The United Kingdom received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 23 April 1998 from Zeneca Agrochemicals UK (now Syngenta) concerning mesotrione. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 1999/392/EC(5).
(4) France received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 15 September 1999 from Rhone Poulenc Agri SA (now Bayer CropScience) concerning fenamidone. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 2000/251/EC(6).
(5) The Netherlands received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 6 March 1996 Rhône-Poulenc Agro (now Bayer CropScience) concerning isoxaflutole. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 96/524/EC(7).
(6) For those active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The nominated rapporteur Member States, submitted a draft assessment report concerning the substance to the Commission on 19 April 2000 (trifloxystrobin), 14 May 1998 (carfentrazone-ethyl), 17 December 1999 (mesotrione), 14 May 1998 (fenamidone) and 20 February 1997 (isoxaflutole).
(7) The draft assessment reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The review was finalised on 15 April 2003 in the format of the Commission review reports for mesotrione, trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, fenamidone and isoxaflutole.
(8) The review of trifloxystrobin and fenamidone did not reveal any open questions or concerns, which would have required a consultation of the Scientific Committee for Plants.
(9) For carfentrazone-ethyl the review and information were also submitted to the Scientific Committee for Plants for separate consultation. The Committee was asked to comment on the relevance for humans of the elevated levels of specific porphyrins detected in test animals. The Committee expressed the opinion(8) that the effects of the substance detected in test animals on porphyrin levels are relevant for humans but saw no evidence that humans are more sensitive to the effect than animals. In addition, the Scientific Committee noted that three unknown polar compounds were detected in a lysimeter. The notifier was therefore requested to comment on the relevance of these three compounds. Additional information was subsequently provided by the notifier and evaluated by the Committee. In its assessment of the new data the Committee concluded that those polar compounds will not cause an unacceptable ecotoxicological or toxicological risk.
(10) For mesotrione, the Scientific Committee was asked to comment on the suitability of the rat as an animal model for the extrapolation of the toxicological properties of mesotrione in humans and was invited to assess, whether the onset of adverse effects in target organs (in animal models as well as humans) can be linked to a certain threshold concentration of tyrosine in plasma. In its opinion(9), the Committee concluded that due to the similarities in tyrosine kinetics between mice and humans, the mouse can be considered a better animal model than the rat for human risk assessment purposes. The Committee further concluded that no signs or symptoms of adverse effects are to be expected in humans at plasma tyrosine levels below 800 to 1000 nmol/ml.
(11) For isoxaflutole the Scientific Committee was asked to comment on the toxicological and ecotoxicological effects of a degradation product of the active substance (RPA 203328); on statistical analyses of tumour incidence in the two-year rat study; and on the observation of developmental effects in laboratory animals. In its opinion(10), the Committee noted that the degradation product RPA 203328 under worst-case conditions might leach into groundwater with expected concentrations exceeding 0,1 ppb. The Committee identified no toxicological or ecotoxiclogical concern with regard to this degradation product. The Committee also identified no concern for humans related to possible carcinogenic or developmental effects.
In a second consultation on the same substances the Scientific Committee was asked to comment on the appropriate degradation kinetics to be assumed in model calculations of the leaching behaviour. The Committee found certain parameters used in the modelling were insufficiently justified and the half life time of degradation for the RPA 203328 metabolite may have been under-estimated(11).
The model calculations of the leaching behaviour of isoxaflutole and its degradation products were subsequently revised along the lines suggested by the Scientific Committee.
(12) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing the active substances concerned may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include mesotrione, trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, fenamidone and isoxaflutole in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substance can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.
(13) After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC as regards plant protection products containing trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone and isoxaflutole and in particular to review existing provisional authorisations and, by the end of this period at the latest, to transform those authorisations into full authorisations, to amend them or to withdraw them in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC.
(14) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(15) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 March 2004 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 2004.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall review the authorisation for each plant protection product containing trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone or isoxaflutole to ensure that the conditions relating to these active substances set out in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are complied with. Where necessary, they shall amend or withdraw authorisations in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 March 2004 at the latest.
2. For each authorised plant protection product containing trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone or isoxaflutole as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 30 September 2004 at the latest. Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III thereto. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Where necessary and by 31 March 2005 at the latest, they shall amend or withdraw the authorisation for each such plant protection product.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 October 2003.
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