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31985R0822 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/85 of 27 March 1985 extending the 1984/85 marketing year for beef and veal
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 822/85
of 27 March 1985
extending the 1984/85 marketing year for beef and veal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it has become necessary to reconsider all the matters bearing on the fixing of prices for the coming year, which will involve delay in the fixing of these prices; whereas it is accordingly necessary to extend the 1984/85 marketing year for beef and veal until 14 April 1985,
The 1984/85 marketing year for beef and veal shall end on 14 April 1985 and the 1985/86 marketing year shall commence on 15 April 1985.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1985.
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 |
32002R1124 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1124/2002 of 27 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 44th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1124/2002
of 27 June 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 44th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/2002(4), for the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 44th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 44th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 48,746 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 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 |
32009R0775 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 775/2009 of 26 August 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 27.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 775/2009
of 26 August 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31978D0154 | 78/154/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom to take certain protective measures under Article 108 (3) of the EEC Treaty and repealing Decision 75/487/EEC (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom to take certain protective measures under Article 108 (3) of the EEC Treaty and repealing Decision 75/487/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (78/154/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 108 (3) thereof,
Whereas the United Kingdom's economic situation has entailed serious balance of payments difficulties and consequently marked fluctuations in the sterling exchange rate;
Whereas by Decision 75/487/EEC of 23 July 1975 (1) the Commission authorized the United Kingdom, on a temporary basis, to maintain, within the limit of the measures actually in force on the date when the above Decision was notified, restrictions on certain capital movements because this Member State was not in a position to fulfil its obligations under Article 124 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act of Accession;
Whereas by Decision 77/457/EEC of 28 June 1977 (2) the Commission amended Decision 75/487/EEC;
Whereas the United Kingdom's external position is such that a complete relaxation as from 1 January 1978 of the controls on those capital movements covered by Article 124 of the Act of Accession would seriously threaten the United Kingdom with balance of payments difficulties;
Whereas because of the possible threat to the balance of payments, the United Kingdom has informed the Commission that it is not in a position to fulfil the obligations arising from Article 124 (1) (c) of the Act of Accession, and in this connection has asked to be authorized to take certain protective measures;
Whereas the Commission, after investigating the position of the United Kingdom's economy under Article 108 (1), and the measures taken by the United Kingdom, made a recommendation to it on 14 December 1977, under Article 108 (1) of the Treaty;
Whereas, however, the measures recommended to the United Kingdom under Article 108 (1) of the Treaty are not sufficient, since they cannot by themselves make any immediate and sufficient contribution to strengthening the United Kingdom's external position;
Whereas no mutual assistance has been granted under Article 108 (2) of the Treaty;
Whereas the strengthening of its external financial position requires the temporary maintenance by the United Kingdom of the measures in force derogating from Community obligations in respect of the free movement of capital;
Whereas, however, certain changes are now possible in respect of direct investments and in capital movements of a personal nature by United Kingdom residents in other Member States, and in respect of transactions in securities by residents of the United Kingdom;
Whereas it is appropriate to combine together in one Decision any new derogations from Community obligations in respect of the free movement of capital with existing derogation from such obligations;
Whereas the situation of the United Kingdom and the practical effects of the United Kingdom measures should be regularly reviewed, with the aim of eliminating, as soon as possible, restrictions maintained on a temporary basis,
1. The United Kingdom is hereby authorized, subject to the conditions contained in paragraph 2, on a temporary basis, to maintain the restrictions on direct investments in Member States by United Kingdom residents and the liquidation of such investments.
2. (a) £ 500 000 or 50 % of the total cost of the investment, whichever is the greater, can be obtained at the official exchange rate, where the (1)OJ No L 211, 9.8.1975, p. 29. (2)OJ No L 179, 19.7.1977, p. 30. investment cost is to be recouped by benefits to the United Kingdom's balance of payments, within the period specified in paragraph 2 (b).
(b) The period referred to in paragraph 2 (a) shall not be less than three years.
The United Kingdom is hereby authorized on a temporary basis to maintain the restrictions on the following capital movements of a personal nature: (a) transfers of capital belonging to United Kingdom residents who are emigrating, other than transfers in connection with the free movement of persons under the provisions of Title III of Part two of the EEC Treaty. However for transfers by emigrants not covered by the provisions of Title III of Part two of the EEC Treaty, the initial amount transferable per family unit is increased to £ 80 000 from £ 40 000;
(b) gifts and endowments, dowries, succession duties, and real estate investments, other than those in connection with the freedom of movement of persons under the provisions of Title III of Part two of the EEC Treaty. Restrictions shall, however, be abolished on: (i) cash gifts up to £ 1 500 per donor, per annum, plus £ 1 500 for EEC recipients;
(ii) wedding gifts or dowries from parents (or those in loco parentis) up to £ 7 500 per annum in excess of cash gifts allowance.
The United Kingdom is hereby authorized on a temporary basis to maintain the restrictions on the acquisition by residents of foreign securities dealt in on a stock exchange and on the use of the proceeds of liquidation thereof, provided that: - the entire proceeds of liquidation of foreign securities can be sold on the investment currency market,
- the repayment of funds borrowed in foreign currency to buy securities issued by the Communities or by the European Investment Bank and quoted on a stock exchange, can be made : from the proceeds of liquidation, or by purchasing funds on the investment currency market, or, where the repayment is made over a period of five years, by purchasing funds at the official exchange rate.
1. The Commission shall keep under close review the development of the economic situation in the United Kingdom. It shall investigate the situation and the effects of the measures authorized herein not later than 31 December 1978.
2. The Commission reserves the right to amend or revoke this Decision if it finds that the conditions on which it was based have changed or that the effects of the Decision are more restrictive than is necessary to achieve its purpose.
Decision 75/487/EEC is hereby repealed.
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32003D0845 | 2003/845/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2003 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals, their semen, ova and embryos from Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro in relation to blue tongue (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4526)
| Commission Decision
of 5 December 2003
concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals, their semen, ova and embryos from Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro in relation to blue tongue
(notified under document number C(2003) 4526)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/845/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 2001/706/EC of 27 September 2001 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals and their products from Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in relation to blue tongue(2) the import of live animals of blue tongue-susceptible species (all ruminants) from those third countries where outbreaks of blue tongue had been notified, was prohibited.
(2) On the basis of information received, Bulgaria may now be regarded as a blue tongue-free country. The situation in Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro (the former Yugoslavia) remains unchanged.
(3) In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, Decision 2001/706/EC should therefore be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1. Member States shall not authorise the imports of live animals of blue tongue-susceptible species originating in or transiting through Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro.
2. Member States shall not authorise the imports of semen, ova and embryos of blue tongue-susceptible species originating in Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro.
1. By way of derogation to Article 1(1) Member States may allow import of live animals of the blue tongue-susceptible species having transited through Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, provided that this does not endanger the status in relation to blue tongue of the Member State concerned
2. The Member States shall keep the Commission informed about the criteria applied for granting the derogation provided for in paragraph 1.
Decision 2001/706/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 9 December 2003.
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31995L0037 | Commission Directive 95/37/EC of 18 July 1995 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/37/EC of 18 July 1995 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (2);
Whereas a new use of an additive belonging to the group of 'Antibiotics` and a new additive belonging to the group of 'Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances` have been widely tested in several Member States; whereas, on the basis of experience gained and studies undertaken, it appears that this new use and this new additive can be authorized throughout the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
Annex I to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex of this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1996 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive of shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R1078 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2007 of 19 September 2007 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
| 20.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1078/2007
of 19 September 2007
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultrymeat sector.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2007 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2007 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31996R1234 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 388/92 and 1727/92, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments (FOD) and to the Azores and Madeira respectively and establishing the relevant forecast supply balances, and establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products and glucose
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1234/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 388/92 and 1727/92, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments (FOD) and to the Azores and Madeira respectively and establishing the relevant forecast supply balances, and establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products and glucose
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2885/95 (7), establishes the forecast balance for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments for the first half of 1996; whereas the forecast supply balance for the second half of 1996 should be established;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/92 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 829/96 (9), establishes the forecast balance for the supply of cereal products to the Azores and Madeira for the 1995/96 marketing year; whereas the forecast supply balance for the 1996/97 marketing year should be established;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products and glucose for the 1996/97 marketing year should be established;
Whereas the balances are established on the basis of the justified requirements, as appropriate, for consumption or processing, notified by the competent national authorities;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 is hereby replaced by Annex I hereto.
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1727/92 is hereby replaced by Annex II hereto.
The quantities of the forecast supply balance exempt from duties on imports from third countries or eligible for Community aid, in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, shall be as set out in Annex III hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R0539 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/98 of 9 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/98 of 9 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1554/97 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2132/95 (4), recognises the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from certain non-member countries and adopts the list of agencies in those countries authorized to issue attestations of equivalence and of products covered; whereas, as a result of the information supplied by Poland, the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 |
31975R3320 | Regulation (EEC) No 3320/75 of the Commission of 19 December 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 laying down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto
| REGULATION (EEC) No 3320/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 December 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 laying down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (1) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 668/75 (2), and in particular Article 16 (5) thereof;
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 (3) laying down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/73 (4), requires the Commission to fix the levies for rice and broken rice in units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; whereas cif offer prices for rice from non-member countries are increasingly being made per metric ton ; whereas for that reason and to standardize the presentation of data in the rice sector, the cif prices, levies and corrective amounts should be fixed in units of account per metric ton;
Whereas the cif prices for rice include the value of the sacks where the product is not offered in bulk ; whereas since 1967 the value of sacks has risen in line with the general increase in costs ; whereas such prices should therefore include an increased value for sacks;
Whereas the Blue Bonnet variety of long rice from South America is often offered at the same price as that of the Belle Patna and Blue Belle varieties, with an option for the seller to deliver one or other of the latter varieties ; whereas all these three varieties from South America are of the same quality ; whereas South American Blue Bonnet long rice should therefore be classified under Type 11 in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71;
Whereas certain types of fine and medium broken rice, although offered at widely differing prices, are interchangeable, particularly in the brewing and starch industries, owing to their very similar starch content ; whereas they differ only in appearance and in the proportion of impurities that they contain ; whereas the intrinsic qualities of such broken rice are closer to the standard quality than is at present allowed for in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 ; whereas the corrective amounts for broken rice should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
In the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71, the phrase "0.50 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes" is hereby replaced by the following : "6 units of account per metric ton".
Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 is hereby replaced by the following:
"1. The Commission shall fix the levies on the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC, in units of account per metric ton."
The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 are hereby replaced by the following Annexes: (1)OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 72, 20.3.1975, p. 18. (3)OJ No L 168, 27.7.1971, p. 28. (4)OJ No L 105, 20.4.1973, p. 10.
ANNEX I
>PIC FILE= "T0007790"> 1. The qualities listed in Annex I apply to husked rice of the following grades: - top for Egyptian round rice,
- 2 for other rice.
2. Where rice offered is of a grade higher than those specified under 1, the amount to be added shall be reduced by 3.00 u.a./metric ton.
3. Where rice offered is of a grade lower than those specified under 1, the amount to be added shall be increased by 3.00 u.a./metric ton for each drop in grade.
4. Where the grade of the rice offered is not specified, the amount to be added shall be increased by: - 3.00 u.a./metric ton for rice containing not less than 15 % but not more than 25 % of broken rice,
- 6.00 u.a./metric ton for rice containing 25 % or more of broken rice.
5. In the absence of information allowing the exact characteristics of a quality of rice to be identified, the offer shall be taken to apply to best-quality rice.
ANNEX II
>PIC FILE= "T0007791"> 1. The qualities listed in Annex II apply to husked rice of the following grades: - B for Siam rice,
- 2 for other rice.
2. Where the rice offered is of a grade higher than those specified under 1, the amount to be subtracted shall be increased by 3.00 u.a./metric ton.
3. Where the rice offered is of a grade lower than those specified under 1, the amount to be subtracted shall be reduced by 3.00 u.a./metric ton for each drop in grade.
4. Where the grade of the rice offered is not specified, the amount to be subtracted shall be reduced by: - 3.00 u.a./metric ton for rice containing not less than 15 % but not more than 25 % of broken rice,
- 6.00 u.a./metric ton for rice containing 25 % or more of broken rice.
5. In the absence of information allowing the exact characteristics of a quality of rice to be identified, the offer shall be taken to apply to best-quality rice.
ANNEX III
>PIC FILE= "T0007792">
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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32014R1086 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2014 of 14 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| 17.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1086/2014
of 14 October 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32000D0810 | 2000/810/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2000 on the granting of exceptional national aid by the Government of the French Republic for the distillation of certain wine sector products
| Council Decision
of 19 December 2000
on the granting of exceptional national aid by the Government of the French Republic for the distillation of certain wine sector products
(2000/810/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2), third subparagraph, thereof,
Having regard to the request made by the Government of the French Republic on 8 December 2000,
Whereas:
(1) Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1) allows Community support for the distillation of wines in order to support the wine market and, as a consequence, facilitate the continuation of supplies of wine distillate.
(2) Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 allows a crisis distillation measure if there is an exceptional case of wine market disturbance caused by serious surpluses and/or problems of quality.
(3) In the course of the 2000/2001 wine-growing year, it has become clear that the timetable for beginning distillation operations is unsuited to certain vineyards. The distribution of contract applications shows that the measure is not equally accessible to all wine-growing regions, particularly in France, where the price of EUR 2,488/% vol/hl is out of line with the production costs of wine-growers, in particular those who have made efforts to improve quality. Furthermore, operators are tending to adopt an opportunist approach in a situation of increased competition on the alcohol market. The last two sizeable harvests following upon three low harvests, coupled with an unforeseeable reduction in consumption and a drop in exports, have led to a considerable increase of 40 % of stocks in some regions.
(4) The operation and practice of distillation by jobbing distillers, which seems to be spreading, and the crisis distillation introduced on a case-by-case basis at the request of Member States with the adoption of prices that differ according to the requests, in the French Government's view, require detailed examination in order to assess their effects on the market.
(5) To deal with the situation, the French Government is planning to grant exceptional aid to producers who supply wine for one of the forms of distillation referred to in Articles 29 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and who do not exceed a crop yield ceiling fixed at 90 hectolitres per hectare, so that the national addition to wine prices will bring the price up to EUR 3,7/% vol/hl for a quota of 1000000 hectolitres requested pursuant to Article 29. In this case, the overall amount of national aid will be EUR 12,2 million. Should it not prove possible to implement this measure fully from the quota available pursuant to Article 29, it would be implemented pursuant to Article 30 and the maximum cost of the national measure would then be EUR 17,86 million.
(6) Exceptional circumstances therefore exist, making it possible to consider such aid, by way of derogation and to the extent strictly necessary to remedy the imbalance which has arisen, to be compatible with the common market on the terms specified in this Decision,
Exceptional aid by the French Government for the distillation of 1000000 hectolitres of wine on French territory:
- totalling EUR 12,2 million, for the amount necessary to bring the price of wine up to EUR 3,7/% vol/hl,
or, should it not prove possible to implement this measure fully from the quota available pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999:
- totalling EUR 17,86 million, for the amount necessary to bring the price of wine up to EUR 3,7/% vol/hl, for implementation pursuant to Article 30 of the aforementioned Regulation,
shall be considered to be compatible with the common market.
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32003R0841 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 841/2003 of 15 May 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 841/2003
of 15 May 2003
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 (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5).
(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 (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.
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32012R1160 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1160/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the model veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania Text with EEA relevance
| 8.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1160/2012
of 7 December 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the model veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals intended for transit from the region of Kaliningrad to other regions of Russia via the territory of Lithuania
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), Article 7(e) and Article 13(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2004/68/EC lays down the animal health requirements for the transit through the Union of live ungulates. It provides that specific provisions, including model veterinary certificates, may be laid down for the transit through the Union of live ungulates from authorised third countries, provided that such animals transit the territory of the Union under customs and official veterinary approval and supervision through approved border inspection posts and without any stop on Union territory other than those necessary for animal welfare purposes.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (2) lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals, including ungulates. Annex I to that Regulation sets out a list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which such consignments may be introduced into the Union, together with models of veterinary certificates to accompany those consignments.
(3) The requirements for the transit of live bovine animals for breeding and production from the region of Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskaya oblast) through the territory of Lithuania, towards other regions of Russia, currently provide for certification, inter alia, that, prior to movement, the animals had remained in the territory of Kaliningrad since birth or for at least six months before the date of dispatch via the Union and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days.
(4) Russia has requested a revision of those requirements, in order to permit the transit through the territory of Lithuania of live bovine animals for breeding and production originating in the Union but which had been introduced into the region of Kaliningrad, without requiring that they be previously kept for a minimum period in that region.
(5) Taking into account the favourable animal health situation in the Union, it is appropriate to provide for an alternative certification requirement for the transit of such animals from Kaliningrad through the territory of Lithuania, to other parts of the territory of Russia, by means of road vehicles. However, in order to safeguard the animal health status of the Union, such transit should only be permitted where appropriate certification is provided that, following their introduction into Kaliningrad, the animals were kept in facilities where only animals of Union origin were kept.
(6) The model veterinary certificate ‘BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU’, set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the model veterinary certificate BOV-X-TRANSIT-RU is replaced by the text in the Annex to 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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31980R1379 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1379/80 of 5 June 1980 fixing the buying-in prices for beef applicable from 2 June 1980 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1352/79
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1379/80 of 5 June 1980 fixing the buying-in prices for beef applicable from 2 June 1980 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1352/79
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2916/79 (2), and in particular Article 6 (5) (c) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1302/73 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), the qualities and cuts of products to be bought in by intervention agencies must be determined with a view, on the one hand, to the need to give effective support to the market and to ensure the necessary balance between the market in question and that in other livestock production and, on the other hand, to the Community's financial responsibilities in the matter ; whereas it is therefore desirable to limit buying-in to certain cuts of meat;
Whereas the upper and lower limits for buying-in prices must be fixed in such a way as to allow intervention agencies to take account of the differences of value in meat arising out of the age, weight, conformation and finish of the animals concerned;
Whereas it is desirable to fix the upper limits for buying-in prices at a level corresponding to the intervention price fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/80 (5) for the 1980/81 marketing year by applying the coefficients fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2650/79 (7) ; whereas the new guide price enters into force on 2 June 1980 and this entails an alteration of the buying-in prices, thus making it necessary to replace Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1352/79 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2650/79;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
With effect from 2 June 1980, intervention agencies shall buy in beef offered to them in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 at prices determined within the limits laid down for each product in the Annex to this Regulation having regard to the age, weight, conformation and finish of the animals from which the said products are obtained.
Regulation (EEC) No 1352/79 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from 2 June 1980.
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32009D0771 | 2009/771/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2009 approving certain national programmes for the control of salmonella in turkeys (notified under document C(2009) 7735) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 21.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/28
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 October 2009
approving certain national programmes for the control of salmonella in turkeys
(notified under document C(2009) 7735)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/771/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (1) and, in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The purpose of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is to ensure that proper and effective measures are taken to detect and control salmonella and other zoonotic agents at all relevant stages of production, processing and distribution, particularly at the level of primary production, in order to reduce their prevalence and the risk they pose to public health.
(2) That Regulation provides that Community targets are to be established for the reduction of the prevalence in certain animal populations of zoonoses and zoonotic agents listed in Annex I thereto.
(3) A Community target was established for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in turkeys at the level of primary production by Commission Regulation (EC) No 584/2008 of 20 June 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in turkeys (2).
(4) In order to achieve the Community target, Member States are to establish national programmes for the control of salmonella in turkeys and submit them to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.
(5) Certain Member States have submitted such programmes, which were found to comply with the relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.
(6) Those national control programmes should therefore be approved.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The national programmes for the control of salmonella in turkeys submitted by the Member States listed in the Annex to this Decision are approved.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010.
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31995R0866 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 866/95 of 10 April 1995 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silico-manganese originating in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and South Africa
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 866/95 of 10 April 1995 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silico-manganese originating in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and South Africa
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3119/94 (2) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silico-manganese originating in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and South Africa;
Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty for an additional period of two months;
Whereas the exporters have raised no objections,
The validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silico-manganese originating in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and South Africa imposed by Regulation (EC) No 3119/94 is hereby extended for a period of two months and shall expire on 22 June 1995. It shall cease to apply if, before this date the Council adopts definitive measures or the proceeding is terminated pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32003R1753 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1753/2003 of 2 October 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1753/2003
of 2 October 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 26 September to 2 October 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 4,72 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 250000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 October 2003.
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32004D0430(04) | Council decision of 29 April 2004 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
| 30.4.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 116/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 April 2004
appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
(2004/C 116/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, self-employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 82 thereof,
Having regard to the Acts concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (2), and in particular Article 52 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the abovementioned States,
Whereas:
(1) By its Decision of 23 September 2002 (3) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period from 23 September 2002 to 22 September 2004.
(2) The members and alternate members of that Committee from the new Member States should be appointed for the period ending on 22 September 2004,
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period from 1 May 2004 to 22 September 2004:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Country Members Alternates
Czech Republic Ms Gabriela VOPATOVÁ Mr Petr HRUBEC
Estonia Ms Merle MALVET Ms Edith KALLASTE
Cyprus Ms Dora PETSA Ms Sylia KYRMITSI
Latvia Ms Ilona PĒTERSONE Ms Ringla VĪKSNE
Lithuania Ms Vida PETRYLAITĖ Mr Vytautas KRIAUZA
Hungary Ms Éva LUKÁCS Ms Katalin NOVÁK
Malta Mr Frankie MICALLEF Ms Shirley SULTANA
Poland Ms Elżbieta ROŻEK Ms Maria WASILEWSKA
Slovenia Ms Renata CVELBAR BEK Mr Radivoj RADAK
Slovakia Ms Natália DIANIŠKOVÁ Ms Daniela PIVOVAROVÁ
II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
Country Members Alternates
Czech Republic Ms Jaroslava BAUEROVÁ Mr Petr JINDRA
Estonia Mr Margo KIKAS Ms Liina CARR
Cyprus Mr Erotokritos KOUMIDES Ms Anna PILAVAKI
Latvia Mr Ivo KRIEVS Ms Marija TOMSONE
Lithuania Ms Aldona BALSIENE Ms Lina GIRIŪNIENĖ
Hungary Ms Erzsébet BÚZÁSNÉ PUTZ Mr Zoltán PAPP
Malta Ms Josephine ATTARD SULTANA ...
Poland Ms Ewa KĘDZIOR Mr Tomasz KRZEMIEŃSKI
Slovenia Ms Metka ROKSANDIĆ Mr Ivan AŠENBERGER
Slovakia Ms Mária SVOREŇOVÁ Ms Dagmar LIGOCKÁ
III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS
Country Members Alternates
Czech Republic Mr Vladislav LÁNSKÝ ...
Estonia Ms Gerli JÕGI Mr Renno MÄGI
Cyprus Mr Michael ANTONIOU Mr Leftteris KARYDIS
Latvia Ms Ieva JAUNZEME Ms Anita NIPĀNE
Lithuania Ms Giedre OSINATE Ms Jurgita NASUTAVICIUTE
Hungary Mr Károly G. TÓTH ...
Malta Mr Manwel SAID Mr Lawrence MIZZI
Poland Mr Andrzej JANKOWSKI Mr Jacek MĘCINA
Slovenia Ms Urška JEREB Ms Slavi PIRŠ
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31996R0833 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 833/96 of 6 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2900/95 fixing an export tax in relation to the products falling within CN code 1001 90 99
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 833/96 of 6 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2900/95 fixing an export tax in relation to the products falling within CN code 1001 90 99
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2900/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 328/96 (4), fixes an export tax for common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99;
Whereas prices on the world market for common wheat have exceeded the level of those in the Community and the trend in those prices remains upwards; whereas this situation is likely to lead to an excessive export of common wheat in the natural state or in the form of products processed therefrom, such as flours, meals and groats; whereas the export tax currently in force for common wheat should therefore be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation and an export tax should be set for flours made from common wheat, spelt or meslin and groats and meals of common wheat or spelt falling within CN codes 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90 and 1103 11 90;
Whereas export licences applied for before 24 April 1996 for the common wheat products falling within the above codes are currently valid; whereas their validity has already been limited as a precautionary measure to 30 days in order to restrict quantities; whereas this measure should therefore apply to certificates applied for from 25 April 1996 onwards to prevent speculation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Regulation (EC) No 2900/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the title is replaced by the following:
'fixing export taxes on the products falling within CN codes 1001 90 99, 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90 and 1103 10 90`;
2. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The export tax referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 is fixed for the products falling within CN codes 1001 90 99, 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90 and 1103 11 90 at the levels indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This tax shall not apply, however, to export licences applied for before 25 April 1996.`;
3. the Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31988D0596 | 88/596/EEC: Council Decision of 21 November 1988 concerning the conclusion of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
| 30.11.1988 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 327/35
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 November 1988
concerning the conclusion of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
(88/596/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 238 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (3), signed in Brussels on 11 May 1975, should be approved,
The Fourth Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Protocol (4).
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32000R0814 | Council Regulation (EC) No 814/2000 of 17 April 2000 on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy
| Council Regulation (EC) No 814/2000
of 17 April 2000
on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy
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(1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Articles 32 to 38 of the Treaty provide for the implementation of a common agricultural policy.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3) stipulates that measures intended to provide information on the common agricultural policy are to be financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section.
(3) The main practical aspects of the present information policy in the common agricultural policy context should be maintained.
(4) Article 22(1) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(4) stipulates that the implementation of appropriations entered for significant Community action requires a basic act. Under the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 October 1998 on legal bases and implementation of the budget(5), a basic act is also needed for the measures covered by this Regulation.
(5) The common agricultural policy is often misunderstood because of a dearth of information. The only way to rectify this situation is through a consistent, objective and comprehensive information and communication strategy.
(6) The issues surrounding the common agricultural policy and its development should be explained to both farmers and other parties directly concerned, as well as the general public, both inside and outside the Community. Proper implementation of the common agricultural policy depends to a large extent on the explanation given to all protagonists and necessitates the integration of information measures, which are regarded as management components of that policy.
(7) The priority measures which the Community may support should be defined.
(8) Organisations representing those active in farming and in rural areas, particularly farmers' organisations, consumers' associations and environmental protection associations play a vital role in informing their members about the common agricultural policy and relaying to the Commission the opinions of the parties concerned in general and farmers in particular.
(9) Since the common agricultural policy is the first and most extensive of the Community's integrated policies, it should be explained to the general public. Other parties likely to be able to present information projects that will help achieve this goal should therefore be eligible to make proposals.
(10) The Commission must have the necessary resources to implement the information actions it wishes to realise in the area of agriculture.
(11) Although activities that can be assisted under other Community programmes should not be financed under this Regulation, the complementarity of such activities with other Community initiatives should nevertheless be encouraged.
(12) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(6),
The Community may finance information measures relating to the common agricultural policy that aim, in particular, at:
(a) helping, on the one hand, to explain and, on the other hand, to implement and develop that policy,
(b) promoting the European model of agriculture and helping people understand it,
(c) informing farmers and other parties active in rural areas,
(d) raising public awareness of the issues and objectives of that policy.
These actions aim to supply coherent, objective and comprehensive information, both inside and outside the Community, in order to give an overall picture of that policy.
1. The measures referred to in Article 1 may be:
(a) annual work programmes presented, in particular, by farmers' or rural development organisations, consumers' associations and environmental protection associations,
(b) specific measures presented by any party other than those referred to in (a), in particular the public authorities of the Member States, the media and universities,
(c) activities implemented at the Commission's initiative.
2. The maximum financing rate for the measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be 50 % of eligible costs. However, the rate may be increased to 75 % in exceptional cases, to be specified in the implementing Regulation.
3. The following measures may not receive Community financing as provided for in Article 1:
(a) measures which are required by law,
(b) measures already receiving financing under another Community operation.
4. In order to implement activities as referred to in paragraph 1(c), the Commission may have recourse to any technical and administrative assistance it might need.
1. Measures eligible under Article 2 shall include, in particular, talks, seminars, information visits, publications, media actions and productions, participation in international events and programmes for the exchange of experience.
2. Measures as referred to in Article 2 shall be selected on the basis of general criteria such as:
(a) the quality of the project,
(b) cost effectiveness.
Community financing referred to in Article 1 shall not exceed the annual appropriations decided by the budgetary authority.
The Commission shall ensure that the Community measures and projects implemented under this Regulation are consistent with and complement other Community action.
The Commission shall monitor and check the measures financed under this Regulation to ensure that they are properly and efficiently implemented. The Commission's representatives shall be authorised to make on-the-spot checks on such measures, including by sampling.
The Commission shall, where it judges it to be appropriate, evaluate the measures financed under this Regulation.
The Commission shall present a report on the implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council every two years. The first report must be presented not later than 31 December 2001.
Detailed rules for applying this Regulation, including any transitional measures that might prove necessary, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2).
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1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund set up under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee").
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
4. The Commission shall inform the Committee of measures envisaged and taken pursuant to this Regulation.
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31982R3073 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3073/82 of 16 November 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed and Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of the west of Irelandc
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3073/82
of 16 November 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed and Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of the west of Ireland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (3), states that the estimated time required for carrying out the common measures covered by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is five years from 1 January 1978;
Whereas, in order to achieve the objective of these common measures, pursuant to Article 6 (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80, steps should be taken to extend, in accordance with Article 6 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the estimated time for carrying out this measure;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 (5) should therefore also be adopted,
Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 16 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measures shall be seven years from 1 January 1978.';
2. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 16 (3):
'The estimated cost for 1983 shall be 140 million ECU and for 1984, 140 million ECU.';
3. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 24:
'4. Applications for aid from the Fund under this Regulation may be submitted until 30 April 1984 at the latest.'
Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 19 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
'2. The estimated cost of this aspect of the common measure financed by the Fund from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1984 under the provisions of paragraph 1 shall be 40 million ECU.';
2. Article 20 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
'2. The total contribution by the fund to the cost of the common measure, including that envisaged under Title VII, shall be estimated at 240 million ECU.'
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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31988R2540 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2540/88 of 10 August 1988 on arrangements for imports into Spain of certain textile products (category 100) originating in South Korea
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2540/88
of 10 August 1988
on arrangements for imports into Spain of certain textile products (category 100) originating in South Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 768/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established; whereas imports into Spain of certain textile products (category 100) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in South Korea have exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 19 July 1988, South Korea was notified of a request for consultations; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested South Korea for a provisional period of three months to limit exports to Spain of products falling within category 100 to 91 tonnes with effect from the date of the request for consultations; whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations quantitative limits identical to those requested of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of the category of products in question;
Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 11 ensures that the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;
Whereas the products in question exported from South Korea to Spain between 19 July 1988 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit which has been introduced;
Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the importation of products covered by them shipped from South Korea before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into Spain of the category of products originating in South Korea and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the provisional quantitative limit set out in that Annex.
1. Products referred to in Article 1 shipped from South Korea to Spain before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period.
2. Imports of products shipped from South Korea to Spain after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the double-checking system described in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86.
3. All quantities of products shipped from South Korea on or after 19 July 1988 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limit laid down. This provisional limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by them but shipped from South Korea before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 18 October 1988.
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32010R1257 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1257/2010 of 20 December 2010 extending the temporary derogation measures from Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community and Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Atomic Energy Community introduced by Regulation (EC) No 920/2005
| 29.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/5
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2010
of 20 December 2010
extending the temporary derogation measures from Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community and Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Atomic Energy Community introduced by Regulation (EC) No 920/2005
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 342 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 of 13 June 2005 amending Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community and Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Atomic Energy Community and introducing temporary derogation measures from those Regulations (1) accorded Irish the status of official language and working language of the institutions of the European Union.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 provides that, for practical reasons and on a transitional basis, the institutions of the Union are not to be bound by the obligation to draft and translate all acts, including judgments of the Court of Justice, in the Irish language, with the exception of Regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council. It is for the Council to determine, not later than 4 years from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 and at 5-yearly intervals thereafter, whether to put an end to this derogation.
(3) The institutions of the Union will continue to take steps to improve public access to information in Irish on the activities of the Union. Nevertheless, there are still difficulties in recruiting a sufficient number of Irish-language translators, legal/linguistic experts, interpreters and assistants. It is therefore necessary to extend the derogation provided for in the first paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 for a period of 5 years from 1 January 2012,
The derogation provided for in the first paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 is hereby extended for a period of 5 years from 1 January 2012.
This Article shall not apply to Regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
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31993R3640 | Council Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 of 17 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1993
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3640/93 of 17 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1993
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 991/93 of 23 April 1993 extending the measures taken under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the United States of America for the conclusion of the negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 (2), the Community undertook, in respect of the year 1993, to open a quota for imports into Spain of two million tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum minus the quantities of certain grain substitutes imported into that country during the same year; whereas the quantities of maize and sorghum imported must be used or processed in Spain; whereas the Community has sole competence for the said Agreement;
Whereas, to ensure that this Agreement is implemented, the extended arrangements provide for direct purchase on the world market or application of a levy reduction system; whereas, however, imports of maize and sorghum into Spain effected on preferential terms may create difficulties for the Community market; whereas, to overcome that difficulty, provision should be made for the possibility of applying a countervailing duty to processed products exported either to third countries or to the rest of the Community;
Whereas the cumulation of the advantages provided for under the arrangements established by Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (3) applicable to imports into the Community of sorghum and maize originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories or, on the other hand, pursuant to this Regulation is liable to create disturbances on the Spanish cereals market; whereas that difficulty can be overcome by setting a special reduction of the levy on maize and sorghum imported under this Regulation;
Whereas provisions are required to cover the operations arising from this Regulation according to the mechanisms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (4),
For 1993 imports from third countries, for free circulation in Spain, of a maximum quantity of two million tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum shall be effected as provided for in the following Articles.
1. The quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be reduced in proportion to any quantities of maize gluten, brewers' grains and citrus pulp imported into Spain from third countries during the year 1993. Where it is ascertained that the quantities of such products imported into Spain under the cover of documents establishing their Community status develop abnormally, the necessary action shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (5).
2. The quantities of maize and sorghum referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated to processing or use in Spain.
1. Without prejudice to Article 4, in respect of imports of maize and sorghum into Spain, but within the quantitative limits set in Article 2, a reduction shall be applied to the levy fixed in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92.
2. The amount of the reduction shall be fixed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, at a level enabling disturbance of the Spanish market to be avoided. The reduction may also be fixed by a tendering procedure.
The reduction may be differentiated for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain under Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
3. The reduction shall be applied to imports of maize and sorghum into Spain effected on the basis of a licence valid only in that Member State.
1. Which a view to effecting the imports referred to in Article 1, it may be decided, under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, that the Spanish intervention agency shall purchase directly on the world market quantities of maize and sorghum to be determined, and shall place them under customs warehousing procedure as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2503/88 on customs warehouses (1), and Regulation (EEC) No 2561/90 (2), laying down provisions for the implementation thereof.
2. Quantities purchased pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be put up for sale on the Spanish domestic market, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, on terms enabling market disturbance to be avoided.
3. When the goods are placed in free circulation, an agricultural levy shall be charged, equal to the average of the levies applicable in Spain and fixed for the cereals concerned during the first 25 days of the month preceding the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, minus the difference between the threshold price and the intervention price for the same month.
Entry into free circulation shall be effected by the Spanish intervention agency.
When the purchasers of the goods make payment to the intervention agency, the selling price minus the levy shall correspond to revenue from sales within the meaning of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90 (3).
4. The purchasing operation provided for in paragraph 1 shall rank as intervention for the purpose of stabilizing the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
5. Payments by the intervention agency for buying as provided for in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the Community as they arise and shall be treated in the same way as the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78. The Spanish intervention agency shall record the value of the merchandise purchased at a price of 'zero' in the account referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78.
At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record in accounts:
- the quantities of maize and sorghum imported into Spain from third countries,
- the quantities of maize gluten, brewers' grains and citrus pulp imported into Spain.
For this purpose, the Spanish authorities shall supply the Commission regularly with all necessary information.
The imports referred to in Article 2 shall be effected not later than the end of February of the following year. In the event of technical difficulties duly noted by the Commission a period of importation exceeding that time limit may be laid down in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92.
Where the markets for products derived from maize or sorghum are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the relevant products from Spain or for their consignment to other Member States.
The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92:
- any measures needed to ensure that the cereals, the levy for which has been reduced, are actually processed or used in Spain; such measures may in particular provide for the deposit of a security,
- the other detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Spain, after Commission endorsement.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014R1069 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1069/2014 of 10 October 2014 derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the retention period for the suckler cow premium for 2014 in Spain
| 11.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 295/47
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1069/2014
of 10 October 2014
derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the retention period for the suckler cow premium for 2014 in Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular Article 142(r) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 111(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, a suckler cow premium may be granted to farmers provided they have kept at their farm a certain number of animals for at least six consecutive months from the day on which the application for the suckler cow premium is lodged. The same obligation applies where Member States pay an additional national suckler cow premium pursuant to Article 111(5) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(2) Spain has informed the Commission that parts of the country undergo an exceptional and lasting drought which is the consequence of a high pluviometric deficit compared to the long run average following an insufficient number of days with significant rainfalls since 1 October 2013. This lasting situation leads to the depletion of pasture lands as well as to the scarcity and/or the weaker quality of available fodder, thus creating an extremely difficult economic situation for farmers, located in the areas affected by the drought, who maintain whole herds under extensive breeding systems and have to respect the retention period provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 111(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(3) This situation has led to an emergency resulting in serious practical and specific problems for farmers holding suckler cows due to increased costs for feeding and watering animals. In order to make it possible for farmers breeding suckler cows located in the areas affected by the drought to continue to cope with their financial commitments without losing their right to receive the suckler cow premiums pursuant to Article 111 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, it is therefore appropriate to shorten the length of the retention period referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 111(2) of that Regulation as far as claim year 2014 is concerned.
(4) According to the dates of lodging the applications for the suckler cow premium within the period fixed by Spain, the retention period provided for in Article 111(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 may end at the earliest on 2 September 2014 and at the latest on 10 December 2014. In order to allow that all farmers concerned may benefit from the derogation, it is appropriate that this Regulation is applicable retroactively.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Direct Payments,
As regards calendar year 2014, by way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 111(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the minimum retention period referred to in that provision shall be shortened to five consecutive months from the day on which the application for the suckler cow premium is lodged.
The first paragraph shall apply to farmers who are located in the Spanish Autonomous Communities listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on its day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.
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32002R1431 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/2002 of 2 August 2002 altering the export refunds on beef
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/2002
of 2 August 2002
altering the export refunds on beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on beef were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/2002(3).
(2) The negotiations on the adoption of additional concessions, held within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and the associated Central and Eastern European Countries, aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market in beef and veal. Hungary should be removed from the list of destinations giving rise to the grant of a refund.
(3) The export refunds must be amended as a result,
Regulation (EC) No 934/2002 is amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is replaced by: "Article 4
The fact that no refund has been fixed for exports to Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary shall not be considered to mean that there is a differentiated refund."
2. Destinations B00 and B03 are replaced by: "B00: all destinations (third countries, other territories, victualling and destinations treated as exports from the Community) with the exception of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.
B03: Ceuta, Melilla, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands, Andorra, Gibraltar, Vatican City, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Helgoland, Greenland, Cyprus, stores and provisions (destinations referred to in Articles 36 and 45 and, if appropriate, in Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, as amended (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11))."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August 2002.
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32008R0102 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2008 of 4 February 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications — Prosciutto di Parma (PDO)
| 5.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 102/2008
of 4 February 2008
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications — Prosciutto di Parma (PDO)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and having regard to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s request for approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Prosciutto di Parma’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation (3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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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31985L0073 | Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 29 January 1985
on the financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat
(85/73/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, in order to make the health safeguards offered to the consumer uniform, Directive 64/433/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 83/90/EEC (5), provided for the implementation of health inspections and controls in respect of fresh meat likely to be involved in intra-Community trade;
Whereas, in order to safeguard human and animal health within the Community, Directive 72/462/EEC (6), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (7), provides for health controls to be carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States upon importation of fresh meat and for inspections to be carried out by veterinary experts of the Member States and the Commission within the exporting third countries;
Whereas Directive 64/433/EEC relates only to fresh meat likely to be involved in intra-Community trade; whereas, however, the authorities of the Member States have introduced national controls for fresh meat intended solely for the national market;
Whereas Council Directive 71/118/EEC (8), as last amended by Directive 84/642/EEC (9), makes provision for health inspections and controls for fresh poultrymeat;
Whereas these health inspections and controls give rise to the collection of fees which are at present financed in different ways in the individual Member States; whereas these differences are liable to affect the conditions of competition between lines of production which are for the most part covered by common organizations of the markets;
Whereas, in order to remedy this situation, harmonized rules on the financing of the said health inspections and controls should be laid down;
Whereas, owing to the provisions and administrative procedures of national management and financing, a further two-year period should be granted so as to allow the Hellenic Republic to apply the necessary machinery for collecting the fees relating to inspections and controls,
1. As from 1 January 1986 the Member States shall ensure that:
- fees are collected when the animals referred to in paragraph 2 are slaughtered for the costs occasioned by health inspections and controls,
- in order both to ensure equivalence of treatment as provided for in Article 15 of Directive 71/118/EEC and to cover the costs provided for in Directive 72/462/EEC, provision is made for the collection of a fee on meat referred to in those Directives imported from third countries,
- any direct or indirect refund of fees is prohibited.
2. For the puposes of this Directive, 'animals' means domestic animals of the following species: bovine (including buffalo), swine, sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and hens, turkeys, guinea-fowl, ducks and geese.
1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission shall, before 1 January 1986, take a decision on the standard level or levels of the fees referred to in the first two indents of Article 1 (1) and on the detailed rules and principles for the implementation of this Directive, and on possible exceptions. However, the levels of fees to be collected for meat coming from slaughterhouses that are not approved under Directive 64/433/EEC shall not be fixed except in connection with the adoption by the Council before that date of rules of inspection for that meat.
2. Member States shall be authorized to collect an amount exceeding the level or levels referred to in paragraph 1 provided that the total fee collected for each Member State remains lower than or equal to the real figure for inspection costs.
Before 1 January 1990 the Commission will submit a report on the experience gained, together with proposals for possible amendments to the abovementioned Articles.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1986. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
However, the Hellenic Republic shall have an additional period of two years in which to comply with it.
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32013L0054 | Directive 2013/54/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 concerning certain flag State responsibilities for compliance with and enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Text with EEA relevance
| 10.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/1
DIRECTIVE 2013/54/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 November 2013
concerning certain flag State responsibilities for compliance with and enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 100(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) Union action in the field of maritime transport aims, inter alia, to improve the shipboard living and working conditions of seafarers, security and safety at sea and to prevent pollution caused by maritime accidents.
(2) The Union is aware of the fact that most accidents at sea are directly caused by human factors, especially fatigue.
(3) One of the main objectives of the maritime safety policy of the Union is to eradicate substandard shipping.
(4) On 23 February 2006, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), desiring to create a single, coherent and up-to-date instrument that also embodies the fundamental principles to be found in other international labour conventions, adopted the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006).
(5) According to Article VIII thereof, the MLC 2006 is to come into force 12 months after the date on which there have been registered ratifications by at least 30 Members of the ILO with a total share in the world gross tonnage of ships of 33 %. This condition was fulfilled on 20 August 2012, and MLC 2006 therefore entered into force on 20 August 2013.
(6) Council Decision 2007/431/EC (3) authorised the Member States to ratify MLC 2006, and Member States are urged to do so as soon as possible.
(7) MLC 2006 sets out minimum global standards to ensure the right of all seafarers to decent living and working conditions, irrespective of their nationality and irrespective of the flag of the ships on which they serve, and to establish a level playing field.
(8) Various parts of MLC 2006 have been introduced into different Union instruments both as regards flag State and port State obligations. The aim of this Directive is to introduce certain compliance and enforcement provisions, envisaged in Title 5 of MLC 2006, which relate to those parts of MLC 2006 in respect of which the required compliance and enforcement provisions have not yet been adopted. Those parts correspond to the elements set out in the Annex to Council Directive 2009/13/EC (4).
(9) Directive 2009/13/EC implements the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (‘the Agreement’), annexed thereto. This Directive is without prejudice to Directive 2009/13/EC and should therefore ensure compliance with more favourable provisions of Union law in conformity with that Directive.
(10) Although Directive 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) governs flag State responsibilities, incorporating the voluntary IMO Member States audit scheme into Union law, and introducing the certification of quality of national maritime authorities, a separate Directive covering the maritime labour standards would be more appropriate and would more clearly reflect the different purposes and procedures, without affecting Directive 2009/21/EC.
(11) Directive 2009/21/EC applies to IMO Conventions. In any event, Member States could develop, implement and maintain a quality management system for the operational parts of the flag State-related activities of their maritime administration falling within the scope of this Directive.
(12) Member States should ensure the effective discharge of their obligations as flag States with respect to the implementation, by ships flying their flag, of the relevant parts of MLC 2006. In establishing an effective system for monitoring mechanisms, including inspections, a Member State could, where appropriate, grant authorisation to public institutions, or to other organisations within the meaning of Regulation 5.1.2 of MLC 2006, under the conditions set out therein.
(13) According to Article 2(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency includes, as a core task, that the Agency should work with the Member States to provide, at the request of a Member State, appropriate information in order to support the monitoring of recognised organisations acting on behalf of that Member State, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the flag State.
(14) Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at the level of the Union, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
(15) Under no circumstances should the application of this Directive lead to a reduction in the level of protection currently enjoyed by seafarers under Union law,
Subject matter
This Directive lays down rules to ensure that Member States effectively discharge their obligations as flag States with respect to the implementation of the relevant parts of MLC 2006. This Directive is without prejudice to Directives 2009/13/EC and 2009/21/EC, and to any higher standards for living and working conditions for seafarers set out therein.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definition shall apply in addition to the relevant definitions set out in the Annex to Directive 2009/13/EC:
‘relevant parts of MLC 2006’ means the parts of MLC 2006 of which the content shall be considered as corresponding to the provisions in the Annex to Directive 2009/13/EC.
Monitoring of compliance
1. Member States shall ensure that effective and appropriate enforcement and monitoring mechanisms, including inspections at the intervals provided for in MLC 2006, are established in order to ensure that the living and working conditions of seafarers on ships flying their flag meet, and continue to meet, the requirements of the relevant parts of MLC 2006.
2. With respect to ships of less than 200 gross tonnage not engaged in international voyages, Member States may, in consultation with the shipowners’ and seafarers’ organisations concerned, decide to adapt, pursuant to Article II, paragraph 6 of MLC 2006, monitoring mechanisms, including inspections, to take account of the specific conditions relating to such ships.
3. When fulfilling their obligations under this Article, Member States may, where appropriate, authorise public institutions or other organisations, including those of another Member State, if the latter agrees, which they recognise as having sufficient capacity, competence and independence, to carry out inspections. In all cases, a Member State shall remain fully responsible for the inspection of the living and working conditions of the seafarers concerned on ships that fly the flag of that Member State. This provision is without prejudice to Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7).
4. Member States shall establish clear objectives and standards covering the administration of their inspection systems, as well as adequate overall procedures for their assessment of the extent to which those objectives and standards are being attained.
5. A Member State shall ensure that seafarers on board ships flying the flag of that Member State have access to a copy of the Agreement. The access may be provided electronically.
Personnel in charge of compliance monitoring
1. Member States shall ensure that personnel, including staff from institutions or other organisations (‘recognised organisations’ within the meaning of MLC 2006), authorised to carry out inspections in accordance with Article 3(3) and in charge of verifying the proper implementation of the relevant parts of MLC 2006, have the training, competence, terms of reference, full legal authority, status and independence necessary or desirable to enable them to carry out that verification and to ensure compliance with the relevant parts of MLC 2006. In accordance with MLC 2006, inspectors shall be empowered to take steps, as appropriate, to prohibit a ship from leaving port until necessary actions are taken.
2. All authorisations granted with respect to inspections shall, as a minimum, empower the recognised organisation to require the rectification of deficiencies that it identifies in seafarers’ living and working conditions, and to carry out inspections in that regard at the request of a port State.
3. Each Member State shall establish:
(a) a system to ensure the adequacy of work performed by recognised organisations, which includes information on all applicable national laws and regulations and relevant international instruments; and
(b) procedures for communication with and oversight of such organisations.
4. Each Member State shall provide the International Labour Office with a current list of any recognised organisations authorised to act on its behalf, and shall keep this list up to date. The list shall specify the functions that the recognised organisations have been authorised to carry out.
On-board complaint procedures, handling of complaints and corrective measures
1. Each Member State shall ensure that, in its laws or regulations, appropriate on-board complaint procedures are in place.
2. If a Member State receives a complaint which it does not consider manifestly unfounded or obtains evidence that a ship that flies its flag does not conform to the requirements of the relevant parts of MLC 2006 or that there are serious deficiencies in its implementing measures, that Member State shall take the steps necessary to investigate the matter and ensure that action is taken to remedy any deficiencies found.
3. Personnel dealing with or becoming aware of complaints shall treat as confidential the source of any grievance or complaint alleging a danger or deficiency in relation to seafarers’ living and working conditions or a violation of laws and regulations and shall give no intimation to the shipowner, the shipowner’s representative or the operator of the ship that an inspection was made as a consequence of such a grievance or complaint.
Reports
1. The Commission shall, in the context of its reports to be established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2009/21/EC, include matters falling within the scope of this Directive.
2. No later than 31 December 2018, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation and application of Regulation 5.3 of MLC 2006 regarding labour-supplying responsibilities. If appropriate, the report may include proposals for measures to enhance living and working conditions in the maritime sector.
Transposition
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2015. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods for making such references shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Entry into force
This Directive 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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32013R1202 | Regulation (EU) No 1202/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 in relation to tariff quotas for wine
| 30.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/1
REGULATION (EU) No 1202/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 November 2013
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 in relation to tariff quotas for wine
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(2) 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) Since 2000, the Union has granted unlimited duty-free access to the Union market for almost all products originating in the Western Balkan countries. Currently, this system is provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 (2).
(2) All of the Western Balkan countries benefit from preferential trade arrangements, including individual tariff quotas, under the Stabilisation and Association Agreements or Interim Agreements on trade and trade-related matters concluded with those countries, with the exception of Kosovo (3).
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 made available a global tariff quota of 50 000 hl for wine, on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis to all the beneficiaries, subject to the exhaustion of their individual tariff quotas available under the Stabilisation and Association Agreements or Interim Agreements.
(4) Stable access to the market of the Union is necessary for the socioeconomic development of Kosovo, which has demonstrated the capacity to export wine. In the absence of an individual tariff quota, Kosovan wine producers lack the necessary predictability for their exports.
(5) It is appropriate to allocate an individual annual tariff quota of 20 000 hl for wine exports from Kosovo to the Union, and to reduce proportionately the global annual tariff quota for wine available to all the beneficiaries from 50 000 hl to 30 000 hl.
(6) The allocation of an individual tariff quota is achieved by closing the existing global tariff quota and opening two new ones, whose total volume is equivalent to the volume of the tariff quota closed.
(7) It is also appropriate to introduce a mechanism which avoids legal uncertainties as regards the tariff quotas available on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, and to prevent the overall volume of the concession from exceeding 50 000 hl.
(8) As the total volume of the concessions is not modified, this Regulation does not affect the wine sector of the Union. The specific concessions provided for in the Stabilisation and Association Agreements or the Interim Agreements are also not affected by this Regulation.
(9) This Regulation does not affect the obligations of the Union in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and does not need to receive a WTO waiver.
(10) Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009
Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 7a, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
(2) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Transitional measures
The following transitional measures shall apply from 3 December 2013 until 31 December 2013:
(1) the new tariff quotas under the order numbers 09.1530 and 09.1560 shall inherit proportionally the balance of the tariff quota 09.1515 on 3 December 2013, as follows:
(a) the initial volume of the tariff quota 09.1530 shall be calculated using the following formula:
(b) the initial volume of the tariff quota 09.1560 shall be calculated using the following formula:
(c) both initial volumes shall be rounded to the whole unit (hectoliter);
(2) the pending (not allocated) tariff quota requests for the tariff quota 09.1515 shall be transferred to the tariff quotas 09.1530 and 09.1560 respectively, according to the origin of the wine.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003D0900 | 2003/900/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 2003 amending Decision 2001/574/EC establishing a common fiscal marker for gas oils and kerosene (notified under document number C(2003) 4607)
| Commission Decision
of 17 December 2003
amending Decision 2001/574/EC establishing a common fiscal marker for gas oils and kerosene
(notified under document number C(2003) 4607)
(2003/900/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 95/60/EC of 27 November 1995 on fiscal marking of gas oils and kerosene(1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 2001/574/EC(2), the product identified by the scientific name N-Ethyl-N-[2-(1-isobutoxyethoxy)ethyl]-4-(phenylazo)aniline (Solvent Yellow 124) was established as the common fiscal marker for gas oils and kerosene, and a marking level of at least 6 mg of marker per litre of mineral oil was fixed. However, a maximum marking level of 9 mg of marker per litre of mineral oil should be established in order to counter a number of fraudulent uses of mineral oils.
(2) Decision 2001/574/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Excise Duties,
The second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2001/574/EC is replaced by the following:"Member States shall fix a marking level of at least 6 mg and not more than 9 mg of marker per litre of mineral oil."
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32009R0630 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 630/2009 of 17 July 2009 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
| 18.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 630/2009
of 17 July 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2009 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2009.
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32004R1168 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2004 of 24 June 2004 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 25.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1168/2004
of 24 June 2004
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 2004.
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31996R1371 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/96 of 16 July 1996 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the third quarter of 1996 (second period)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1371/96 of 16 July 1996 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the third quarter of 1996 (second period)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 875/96 (4), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 of 1 March 1995 on additional rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas into the Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (6), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1111/96 of 20 June 1996 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the third quarter of 1996 and on the submission of new applications (7), fixes the quantities available for new licence applications under the tariff quota during the third quarter of 1996; whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 478/95 lays down that the quantities for which licences may be issued for the origin(s) concerned must be determined without delay;
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays down that, where, in the case of a given quarter and origin, for a country or group of countries referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 478/95, the quantities covered by import licence applications from one or more of the categories of operators exceed the quantity available, a reduction percentage is to be applied to application for that origin; whereas, however, that provision does not apply to category C licence applications nor to category A and B applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less, provided that the total quantity covered by the category A and B applications does not exceed, for a given origin, 15 % of the total of the quantities applied for;
Whereas the quantities applied for 'Colombia category B and Venezuela` exceed the quantity available and a reduction coefficient should therefore be applied; whereas import licences may be issued for the quantity referred to in all other new applications;
Whereas this Regulation should apply immediately to permit licences to be issued as quickly as possible,
Import licences shall be issued under the tariff quota for the import of bananas during the third quarter of 1996 against new applications as referred to in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 478/95:
1. for the quantity indicated in the licence applications:
(a) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Colombia` by the reduction coefficient of 0,6673 for category B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less:
(b) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Venezuela`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,7423 for category A and B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
2. for the quantity indicated in licence application, in the case of an origin other than those referred to in point 1 above;
3. for the quantity indicated in the application, in the case of category C licences.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31992R3488 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3488/92 of 1 December 1992 re- establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 40 (order No 40.0400), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3488/92 of 1 December 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 40 (order No 40.0400), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products in Annexes I and II thereto individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 40 (order No 40.0400), originating in India, the relevant ceiling amounts to 37 tonnes;
Whereas on 5 February 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against, that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,
As from 6 December 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:
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31998D0497 | 98/497/EC: Commission Decision of 23 July 1998 concerning additional measures relating to swine vesicular disease in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 2183) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 July 1998 concerning additional measures relating to swine vesicular disease in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 2183) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/497/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10, paragraph 4 thereof,
Whereas there is evidence that in Italy swine vesicular disease has spread from an assembly centre located in the municipality of Mezzocorona, Province of Trento, to a number of pig holdings located in the Provinces of Bolzano and Verona;
Whereas Italy has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 (3), introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease and Commission Decision 98/35/EC (4) approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of Swine vesicular disease for 1998 presented by Italy;
Whereas it is deemed necessary that additional measures are applied to achieve the eradication of Swine vesicular disease from Italy;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
1. Italy will submit an amended programme for the eradication of Swine vesicular disease to the Commission before 31 August 1998.
2. The amendments will concern:
- the additional surveillance and veterinary controls and the improved procedures of disinfection to be carried out in assembly centres and slaughterhouses throughout Italy;
- the establishment of a National Committee aimed at guaranteeing a more effective coordination of eradication activities.
3. The amended programme will be examined by the Commission and presented at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 8 and 9 September 1998.
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31997R1013 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1013/97 of 2 June 1997 on aid to certain shipyards under restructuring
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1013/97 of 2 June 1997 on aid to certain shipyards under restructuring
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 92 (3) (e), 94 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas by virtue of Council Regulation (EC) No 3094/95 of 22 December 1995 on aid to shipbuilding (2) the provisions of Council Directive 90/684/EEC of 21 December 1990 on aid to shipbuilding (3) are applicable to such aid until either the OECD 'Agreement respecting normal competitive conditions in the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry` enters into force or, at the latest, until 31 December 1997;
Whereas the shipbuilding industry is important for the mitigation of structural problems in a number of regions of the Community;
Whereas the direct application of the common maximum ceiling does not allow for the comprehensive restructuring measures necessary in a number of shipyards in these regions and a special transitional arrangement has therefore been introduced;
Whereas it was acknowledged in Directive 92/68/EEC (4) that the shipbuilding industry in the territories of the former German Democratic Republic required urgent and comprehensive restructuring in order to become competitive, a target which has not been fully achieved for two shipyards in the envisaged restructuring period due to unforeseeable circumstances beyond the control of these shipyards;
Whereas in the case of the said two shipyards a further transitional arrangement is needed, in order to enable completion of their restructuring, which will allow them to comply subsequently with the aid rules applicable to the Community as a whole;
Whereas the shipbuilding capacity in the territories of the former German Democratic Republic was reduced to 327 000 compensated gross tonnes (cgt) by 31 December 1995 and whereas the German Government made a commitment to ensure that this capacity limitation is fully respected until at least the end of the year 2000 and to extend this limitation until the end of 2005 unless the Commission authorizes an earlier termination of the capacity limitations;
Whereas a further reduction of shipbuilding capacity in Germany will result from the closure, with respect to new building, of the Bremer Vulkan Werft in Bremen-Vegesack before the end of 1997;
Whereas, in spite of the efforts made by the Greek Government to privatize all its public yards by March 1993, the Hellenic shipyard was only sold in September 1995 to a cooperative of its workers, the State having kept a majority holding of 51 % for defence interests;
Whereas the financial viability and the restructuring of the Hellenic shipyard necessitates the provision of aid which allows the company to write-off the debt accumulated before its delayed privatization;
Whereas a further restructuring of the publicly owned yards in Spain is necessary so that each of these yards, being established as individual profit centres at full cost basis, will achieve financial viability by 31 December 1998;
Whereas under this restructuring plan there will be a capacity reduction in these yards from 240 000 compensated gross registered tonnes (cgrt) to 210 000 (cgrt); whereas this reduction will be supplemented by the non-reopening to shipbuilding of the public yard at Astano (135 000 cgrt capacity), by additional capacity reductions elsewhere in Spain amounting to a further 17 500 cgrt and by not carrying out ship conversions in the shipyard at Astander as long as it remains in public ownership;
Whereas no further aid for restructuring purposes (including loss compensations, loss guarantees and rescue aid) will be made available to the shipyards covered by this Regulation,
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3094/95, for the yards under restructuring specified in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article the Commission may declare additional operating aid compatible with the common market for the specific purposes and up to the amounts specified.
2. In the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, operating aid for the period from 1 March 1996 until 31 December 1998 in favour of MTW-Schiffswerft and Volkswerft Stralsund may be considered compatible with the common market up to a total amount of DM 333 million and DM 395 million respectively. The said amounts comprise the aid to facilitate the further operation of the yards, social aid, contract-related aid under the 'Wettbewerbshilfe` scheme and the aid equivalent of guarantees. For these yards the provisions of Chapter II of Directive 90/684/EEC shall not be applicable during the restructuring period with the exception of Article 4 (6) and (7) of the said Directive, and no other operating aid may be paid for works on contracts or losses in the relevant period. For contracts signed during the restructuring period but carried out after it, the Community rules on contract-related aid valid on the date of contract signature shall apply, including those related to the date of delivery of the vessels.
In the event of a reduction of the maximum allowable intensity for contract-related aid, the contract-related aid for the yards subject to this paragraph shall be reduced proportionally for new contracts signed by these yards under which delivery of the vessel is stipulated during the restructuring period.
3. Drachma aid in the form of a waiver-of debts of 'Hellenic shipyards`, up to the amount of Dr 54 525 million, corresponding to debts relating to civil work by the yard, as existing on 31 December 1991 and with accrued interest rates and penalties until 31 January 1996 may be regarded as compatible with the common market. All other provisions of Directive 90/684/EEC shall apply to this yard.
4. Aid for the restructuring of the publicly-owned yards in Spain may be considered compatible with the common market up to an amount of Pta 135 028 million in the following forms:
- interest payments of up to Pta 62 028 million in 1988 to 1994 on loans taken on to cover unpaid previously approved aid,
- tax credits in the period 1995 to 1999 of up to Pta 58 000 million,
- capital injection in 1997 of up to Pta 15 000 million.
All other provisions of Directive 90/684/EEC shall apply to these yards.
The Spanish Government agrees to carry out, according to a timetable approved by the Commission and in any case before 31 December 1997, a genuine and irreversible reduction of capacity of 30 000 cgrt.
For the restructuring programmes in Spain and Germany benefiting from aid as provided for in Article 1, the notification referred to in Article 11 (2) of Directive 90/684/EEC shall be supplemented by a programme for the monitoring of the actual use of the operating and investment aid, compliance with the restructuring plan and enforcement of capacity limitations which is acceptable to the Commission.
The programme of monitoring shall include on site monitoring by the Commission assisted if necessary by independent experts.
The Member States concerned shall supply the Commission until the end of June 1999 with quarterly reports on progress towards completing the restructuring programmes benefiting from aid as provided for in Article 1 and information on the specific shipyards benefiting from aid as provided in Article 1. The information on the specific shipyards shall include the following elements:
- use of aid,
- investments,
- productivity performance,
- capacity reductions and limitations,
- employment reductions,
- financial viability.
If, on the basis of the information received, the Commission considers that the conditions attached to any authorization of aid pursuant to this Regulation have not been complied with, it may require suspension of the aid payments and/or recovery of aid.
The Commission shall provide to the Council twice yearly reports on progress on the restructuring programmes, which may also be discussed at a multilateral meeting with national experts.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1998.
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 |
32008D0043 | 2008/43/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 appointing a Lithuanian member and a Lithuanian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 15.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2007
appointing a Lithuanian member and a Lithuanian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2008/43/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Lithuanian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr Gediminas PAVIRŽIS. A seat as an alternate member has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Edmundas ČESNA,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which ends on 25 January 2010:
(a) as a member:
(b) as an alternate member:
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R1046 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1046/94 of 4 May 1994 deferring the final date for sowing maize and sorghum in certain areas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1046/94 of 4 May 1994 deferring the final date for sowing maize and sorghum in certain areas
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 232/94 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, fixes 15 May as the final date applicable to the dates set by Member States for sowing and the submission of applications in respect of cereals;
Whereas, in certain cases, the aforementioned date does not allow sowings of maize and sorghum to be undertaken in suitable conditions; whereas, in accordance with the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, provision should therefore be made for an additional time limit by which to sow where the weather conditions in certain areas make such a time limit necessary; whereas the said time limit should not, however, compromise the efficiency required of the support system for producers of arable crops, nor upset the introduction of checks relating to this system; whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix 31 May as the time limit for the areas concerned;
Whereas deferring the sowing date for certain arable crops in certain areas does not constitute sufficient grounds for changing the date laid down for the lodging of 'area' aid applications as referred to in Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (3) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 165/94 (4); whereas the procedure whereby producers confirm sowings to the competent authorities may be implicitly established with a view to simplifying matters;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the 1994/95 marketing year, the final date for sowing shall be postponed to 31 May 1994 in the case of maize and sorghum in areas to be defined by the Member State in accordance with the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and located within the regions listed in the Annex hereto.
Without prejudice to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (5):
(a) the final date for confirming sowings to the competent authority shall be fixed at 31 May 1994;
(b) the Member States may introduce an implicit confirmation procedure whereby no notification on the part of the producer is equivalent to a confirmation of sowing. By the same token, producers who have not carried out the sowings planned must signal that fact.
Member States shall notify the Commission, not later than 31 May 1994, of the measures taken to apply this Regulation.
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 |
32002R1061 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1061/2002 of 19 June 2002 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1061/2002
of 19 June 2002
on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States. In order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender.
(2) The sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(4), subject to certain special exceptions which are necessary.
(3) With a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
(4) Provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of that point is creating in the Member States concerned.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee of Beef and Veal,
1. The sale shall take place of approximately:
- 500 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish intervention agency,
- 1000 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Italian intervention agency,
- 500 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the German intervention agency,
- 800 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Austrian intervention agency,
- 500 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the French intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and III thereof.
1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender which shall include the following:
(a) the quantities of beef put up for sale, and
(b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders.
2. Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities available and the places where the products are stored from the addresses listed in Annex II to this Regulation. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other ways.
3. For each product mentioned in Annex I the intervention agencies concerned shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest.
4. Only tenders which reach the intervention agencies concerned by 12 noon on 25 June 2002 shall be considered.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, a tender must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in a sealed envelope, bearing the reference to the Regulation concerned. The sealed envelopes must not be opened by the intervention agency before the deadline for submission as referred to in paragraph 4 has expired.
6. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders shall not indicate in which store or stores the products are held.
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with information concerning the tenders received not later than the working day following the deadline set for the submission of tenders.
2. After the tenders received have been examined a minimum selling price shall be set for each product or the sale will not proceed.
The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 120/t.
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 | 1 | 0 |
32008R0552 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2008 of 17 June 2008 amending Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 2380/2001 and (EC) No 1289/2004 as regards the terms of the authorisations of certain additives for use in animal nutrition (Text with EEA relevance)
| 18.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 552/2008
of 17 June 2008
amending Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 2380/2001 and (EC) No 1289/2004 as regards the terms of the authorisations of certain additives for use in animal nutrition
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA has submitted an application under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999 (2), (EC) No 2380/2001 (3) and (EC) No 1289/2004 (4). Those Regulations authorise the use of certain additives. The authorisations are linked to the holder of the authorisation.
(2) In the case of the additives robenidine hydrochloride 66 g/kg (Cycostat 66G) and maduramicin ammonium alpha 1 g/100g (Cygro 1 %) listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2430/1999 the holder of the authorisation is Roche Vitamins Europe Ltd.
(3) In the case of additives maduramicin ammonium alpha 1 g/100g (Cygro 1 %) listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2380/2001 and decoquinate 60,6 g/kg (Deccox) listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004 the holder of the authorisation is Alpharma AS.
(4) The applicant claims that Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA is the legal successor of the holders of the authorisations referred to in recitals 2 and 3. With the application Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA has submitted appropriate documents showing that the marketing rights for those additives have been transferred to Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA together with additional supporting documents from the original holders as named in those authorisations.
(5) The proposed change of the terms of the authorisations is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh assessment of the additives concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(6) To allow the applicant to exploit its marketing rights under the name of Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA, it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisations.
(7) Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 2380/2001 and (EC) No 1289/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) It is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1. In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2430/1999, in column 2 of the entry for E758 and E770, the words ‘Roche Vitamins Europe Ltd’ are replaced by the words ‘Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA’.
2. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2380/2001, in column 2 of the entry for E770, the words ‘Alpharma AS’ are replaced by the words ‘Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA’.
3. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004, in column 2 of the entry for E756, the words ‘Alpharma AS’ are replaced by the words ‘Alpharma (Belgium) BVBA’.
Existing stocks which are in conformity with the provisions applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until 30 September 2008.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0453 | 2003/453/EC: Council Decision of 2 June 2003 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application
| Council Decision
of 2 June 2003
on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application
(2003/453/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on trade in textile products with Vietnam (hereinafter the Agreement).
(2) The Agreement was initialled on 15 February 2003.
(3) Subject to reciprocity, and in order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.
(4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Community,
The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products(1) and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement, on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.
1. The increases of quotas to the levels indicated in Annex 2 of the Agreement will be carried out each year upon implementation by Vietnam of its commitments under paragraphs 3, 4, 8 and 10 of Article 3 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products.
2. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraphs 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 of Article 3 of that Agreement in 2003, the quotas for 2003 will be reduced to the levels indicated in Annex 2, column 3. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations in 2004 or 2005, these levels will be increased by a growth rate of 3 % per annum. In such cases, any quantities already shipped in excess of the re-established quota levels will be deducted from the quotas of the following years.
3. The Decision to implement paragraph 2 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(2). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0771 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 771/2012 of 23 August 2012 making imports of bioethanol originating in the United States of America subject to registration in application of Article 24(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community
| 24.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 229/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 771/2012
of 23 August 2012
making imports of bioethanol originating in the United States of America subject to registration in application of Article 24(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation) and in particular Articles 16(4), 24(3) and 24(5) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas
(1) On 25 November 2011, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2) (‘notice of initiation’), the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding (‘AS proceeding’ or ‘the proceeding’) with regard to imports into the Union of bioethanol originating in the United States of America (‘USA’ or ‘the country concerned’) following a complaint lodged on 12 October 2011 by the European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of bioethanol.
A. PRODUCT CONCERNED
(2) The product concerned by this registration is the same as that defined in the notice of initiation, namely bioethanol, sometimes referred to as ‘fuel ethanol’, i.e. ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0,3 % (m/m) measured according to the standard EN 15376, as well as ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10 % (v/v) originating in the USA, currently falling within CN codes ex 2207 10 00, ex 2207 20 00, ex 2208 90 99, ex 2710 12 11, ex 2710 12 15, ex 2710 12 21, ex 2710 12 25, ex 2710 12 31, ex 2710 12 41, ex 2710 12 45, ex 2710 12 49, ex 2710 12 51, ex 2710 12 59, ex 2710 12 70, ex 2710 12 90, ex 3814 00 10, ex 3814 00 90, ex 3820 00 00 and ex 3824 90 97.
B. REQUEST
(3) Following the publication of the notice of initiation, the complainant requested in November 2011 that imports of the product concerned be made subject to registration pursuant to Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation so that measures may subsequently be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. The complainant repeated several times its request for registration of imports of the product concerned, most recently on 3 August 2012, and provided further reasons as to why such registration should be made in the current investigation.
C. GROUNDS FOR THE REGISTRATION
(4) According to Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission may, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, direct the customs authorities to take the appropriate steps to register imports, so that measures may subsequently be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. Imports may be made subject to registration following a request from the Union industry which contains sufficient evidence to justify such action.
(5) The complainant claimed that the product concerned was subsidised and that injury to the Union industry, which is difficult to repair, was caused by the surge in imports benefiting from countervailable subsidies in a relatively short period of time.
(6) The complainant provided evidence that the imports of the product concerned have increased significantly in absolute terms and in terms of market share. The volume and prices of the imported product concerned have had a negative impact on the quantities sold, the level of the prices charged in the Union market and the market share held by the Union industry, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance and the financial situation of the Union industry.
(7) These findings were confirmed by the Commission in its interim conclusion in the AS proceeding in August 2012, as disclosed to interested parties. Therefore, the request contains sufficient evidence to justify registration.
D. PROCEDURE
(8) In view of the above, the Commission has concluded that the complainant provided sufficient evidence to make imports of the product concerned subject to registration in accordance with Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation.
(9) All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing and to provide evidence supporting their views. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
E. REGISTRATION
(10) Despite positive findings of countervailing subsidisation and material injury caused thereby to the Union industry during the investigation period (‘IP’), namely from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011, the Commission decided not to adopt provisional countervailing duties pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation because it was provisionally found that the main subsidy scheme in force during the IP had ceased, in the sense that it no longer conferred a benefit at the time provisional measures would have been imposed. However, there is evidence that the United States might reinstate the main subsidy scheme found to be countervailable in the coming months with retroactive effects. In that event, the Commission considers that it would have been entitled to adopt (and eventually collect) provisional countervailing duties in the present investigation. Thus, in order to preserve the European Union’s rights under these special circumstances, the Commission has decided to proceed as indicated below.
(11) Pursuant to Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product concerned shall be made subject to registration so that, eventually, measures may retroactively be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. Should the United States reintroduce the main subsidy scheme with retroactive effect, the Commission intends to propose the Council to collect definitive duties on the imports subject to registration. If, at the definitive stage, the Commission is convinced that the United States would not act in the manner as mentioned before, the Commission intends to propose the Council that those imports subject to registration shall not be subject to any additional liability arising from this AS investigation.
(12) Any future liability would emanate from the definitive findings of the anti-subsidy investigation. The estimated amount of possible future liability is set at the level of subsidisation found so far, i.e. at EUR 108 per tonne of pure bioethanol. (3)
(13) In order that the registration is sufficiently effective in view of eventual retroactive levying of an anti-subsidy duty, the declarant should indicate on the customs declaration the proportion in blends, by weight, of the total content of ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (bioethanol content).
F. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
(14) Any personal data collected in this anti-subsidy investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4),
1. The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 24(5) of Regulation (EC) No 597/2009, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union of bioethanol, sometimes referred to as ‘fuel ethanol’, i.e. ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0,3 % (m/m) measured according to the standard EN 15376, as well as ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10 % (v/v) currently falling within CN codes ex 2207 10 00, ex 2207 20 00, ex 2208 90 99, ex 2710 12 11, ex 2710 12 15, ex 2710 12 21, ex 2710 12 25, ex 2710 12 31, ex 2710 12 41, ex 2710 12 45, ex 2710 12 49, ex 2710 12 51, ex 2710 12 59, ex 2710 12 70, ex 2710 12 90, ex 3814 00 10, ex 3814 00 90, ex 3820 00 00 and ex 3824 90 97 (TARIC codes 2207100011, 2207200011, 2208909911, 2710121110, 2710121510, 2270122110, 2710122510, 2710123110, 2710124110, 2710124510, 2710124910, 2710125110, 2710125910, 2710127010, 2710129010, 3814009070, 3820000010 and 3824909767) and originating in the United States of America. Registration shall expire nine months following the data of entry into force of this Regulation.
The declarant shall indicate on the customs declaration the proportion in the blend, by weight, of the total content of ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) (bioethanol content).
2. All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 20 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
31984D0247 | 84/247/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 April 1984 laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species
| 12.5.1984 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 125/58
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 April 1984
laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species
(84/247/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 15 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the second and third indents of Article 6 (1) of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the abovementioned Directive, the criteria governing the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations and the criteria governing the establishment of herd-books;
Whereas in all the Member States, with the exception at present of Greece, herd-books are maintained or established by breeders' organizations and associations; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books;
Whereas a breeders' organization or association must apply for official recognition to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated;
Whereas, where a breeders' organization or association meets certain criteria and has defined targets, it must be officially recognized by the authorities of the Member State to which it has applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
In order to be officially recognized, a breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books must submit an application to the authorities of the Member State on whose territory its headquarters are situated.
The authorities of the Member State concerned must grant official recognition to any breeders' organization or association which maintains or establishes herd-books if the latter meet the conditions laid down in the Annex.
However, in a Member State in which in respect of a given breed one or more officially recognized organizations or associations already exists, the authorities of the Member State concerned may refuse to recognize a new breeders' organization or association if it endangers the preservation of the breed or jeopardizes the zootechnical programme of the existing organization or association. In such a case, the Member States shall inform the Commission of approvals granted and refusals to give recognition.
The authorities of the Member State concerned shall withdraw official recognition from any breeders' organization or association which maintains herd-books if the conditions laid down in the Annex are no longer being fulfilled in a persistent manner by the breeders' organization or association concerned.
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32014D1220(06) | Council Decision of 12 December 2014 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2014
| 20.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 461/19
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 December 2014
adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2014
(2014/C 461/11)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
— the Union's budget for the financial year 2014 was definitively adopted on 20 November 2013 (2),
— on 17 October 2014, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 7 to the general budget for the financial year 2014,
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2014 was adopted on 12 December 2014.
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31996D0421 | 96/421/EC: Council Decision of 27 June 1996 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Germany
| COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 1996 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Germany (96/421/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104c (6) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the observations made by Germany,
Whereas the second stage for achieving economic and monetary union started on 1 January 1994; whereas Article 109e (4) of the Treaty lays down that, in the second stage, Member States shall endeavour to avoid excessive government deficits;
Whereas there is an excessive deficit procedure which provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit and, after the excessive deficit has been corrected, for the abrogation of that decision; whereas the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of that procedure; whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 (1) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the said Protocol;
Whereas the application of the excessive deficit procedure resulted in a Council Decision of 26 September 1994 that an excessive deficit existed in Germany; whereas the Council decided, on 10 July 1995, to abrogate that Decision;
Whereas Article 104c (5) of the Treaty requires the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considers that an excessive deficit in a Member State exists or may occur; whereas the Commission addressed such an opinion on Germany to the Council in May 1996; whereas according to this opinion:
(a) Germany reported information on its budgetary situation to the Commission by March 1996. Thereupon, the Commission, in accordance with Article 4 of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure, provided the statistical data for the application of the said Protocol;
(b) in accordance with Article 104c (3) of the Treaty, the Commission prepared, in April 1996, a report on Germany which takes account of the relevant factors;
(c) in accordance with Article 104c (4) of the Treaty, the Monetary Committee formulated an opinion on the report of the Commission;
(d) the Commission considers that an excessive deficit exists in Germany;
Whereas Article 104c (6) of the Treaty lays down that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before the Council decides, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists; whereas this overall assessment leads to the following conclusions:
Germany has made considerable efforts to cope with the expenditure needs created by unification. The government deficit to GDP ratio was gradually reduced, with the temporary exception of 1993, and stood at 2,5 % of GDP in 1994. However, the decline of the deficit in Germany was reversed in 1995, when the deficit rose to 3,5 % of GDP, only partly due due to weaker growth. The Government deficit was reported by the German Federal Government, in February 1996, to be 3,6 % for 1996. The deficit as forecast by the Commission services for the year 1996 is 3,9 % of GDP. The planned deficit for 1996 is therefore in excess of the Treaty reference value;
Whereas, regarding the medium-term economic and budgetary position of Germany, the evolution of the gross Government debt as a ratio of GDP suggests that the ratio, having reached 58,1 % in 1995, is projected to increase further by several percentage points in 1996;
Whereas Article 3 of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure lays down that the governments of the Member States are responsible for the deficits of general government as defined in the first indent of Article 2 of that Protocol;
Whereas a Council Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit is to be abrogated, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104c (12) of the Treaty, when the excessive deficit in the Member State concerned has, in the view of the Council, been corrected,
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Germany.
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31993D0087 | 93/87/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1992 on specific financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Germany (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1992 on specific financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Germany (Only the German text is authentic)
(93/87/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 92/337/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas an outbreak of Newcastle disease has occured in Germany in the month of December 1991; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's poultry and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of making good the losses so caused;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of Newcastle disease was officially confirmed the German authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures as listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by the German authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
For the outbreak of Newcastle disease that occured during the month of December 1991 Germany may obtain Community financial assistance. The financial contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compen-sating owners for the slaughter, destruction of poultry and poultry products as appropriate,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of the holding and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compen-sating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent by Germany no later than six months from the notification of this Decision.
The Commission will follow developments in the disease situation and, if necessary, due to the evolution of the disease a new Decision will be adopted in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 3 (4) of Council Decision 90/424/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0693 | 2014/693/EU: Council Decision of 29 September 2014 appointing a Polish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
| 3.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 289/21
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 September 2014
appointing a Polish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2014/693/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) A member's seaton the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Marzena MENDZA-DROZD,
Mr Michal Grzegorz MODRZEJEWSKI is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0406 | 2000/406/EC: Commission Decision of 9 June 2000 approving the programme of new olive tree planting in Portugal (notified under document number C(2000) 1576) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| Commission Decision
of 9 June 2000
approving the programme of new olive tree planting in Portugal
(notified under document number C(2000) 1576)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2000/406/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the appliction of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1273/1999(3), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides that no aid under the common organisation of the market in oils and fats in force from 1 November 2001 may be paid to olive growers in respect of additional olive trees and the relevant areas planted after 1 May 1998 and those not covered by a cultivation declaration at a date to be determined. However, pursuant to the same Article, additional olive trees planted in connection with the conversion of old olive plantations and new plantings on areas covered by programmes approved by the Commission may be taken into account within certain limits to be determined.
(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides for a programme to be approved by the Commission covering 30000 hectares in Portugal.
(3) The Portuguese national programme of new plantings forwarded on 13 April 2000 by the Portuguese authorities to the Commission for approval contains the information specified in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98. The programme covers the whole area provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The Portuguese national programme for new planting of 30000 hectares of olive groves provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R0724 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 724/2011 of 25 July 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 468/2010 establishing the EU list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
| 26.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 724/2011
of 25 July 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 468/2010 establishing the EU list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (1), in particular Article 30 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 lays down procedures for the identification of fishing vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing vessels) as well as procedures for establishing a European Union list of such vessels. Article 37 of that Regulation provides for actions to be taken against fishing vessels included in that list.
(2) The Union list of IUU fishing vessels is set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 468/2010 (2).
(3) According to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the Union list should comprise fishing vessels included in the IUU vessel lists adopted by regional fisheries management organisations.
(4) According to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, upon the receipt from regional fisheries management organisations of the lists of fishing vessels presumed or confirmed to be involved in IUU fishing, the Commission shall update the Union list.
(5) The Commission has received the updated lists from the annual meetings of the regional fisheries management organisations.
(6) Considering that the same vessel might be listed under different names and/or flags depending on the time of its inclusion on the regional fisheries management organisations lists, the updated Union list should include the different names and/or flags as established by the respective regional fisheries management organisations.
(7) Regulation (EU) No 468/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 468/2010 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R0329 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 329/2004 of 26 February 2004 derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 329/2004
of 26 February 2004
derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(1), and in particular Articles 3(2), 8(12) and 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004 should enable those countries to qualify for the tariff quotas for poultrymeat provided for by Regulation (EC) No 774/94 under fair conditions compared with those applicable to the existing Member States. Economic operators in those countries must be given the possibility therefore of participating fully in those quotas upon accession.
(2) In order not to create disturbance on the market before and after 1 May 2004, the timetable for the tranches provided for in 2004 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94(3) must be altered and the allocation of quantities adjusted without, however, altering the overall quantities provided for by Regulation (EC) No 774/94. The implementing procedures should also be amended as regards the deadline for submitting applications.
(3) It is therefore necessary, for 2004, to provide for amendments and adjustments to the measures laid down in Articles 2 and 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
1. In derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2004, the quotas shall be distributed as follows:
(a) 8 % during the period from 1 to 30 April 2004;
(b) 17 % during the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004.
2. In derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004, licence applications shall be submitted during the first seven days of May.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April to 30 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31989R3033 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3033/89 of 9 October 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on gelatines and derivatives thereof falling within CN code 3503 00 10 originating in Colombia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3033/89
of 9 October 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on gelatines and derivatives thereof falling within CN code 3503 00 10 originating in Colombia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Aritcle 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, 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 7 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 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 gelatines and derivatives thereof falling within CN code 3503 00 10, originating in Colombia, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 700 000; whereas, on 4 September 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in Colombia 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 Colombia,
As from 13 October 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Colombia:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0430 // 3503 00 10 // Gelatines and derivatives thereof // // //
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 |
32010R0446 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 446/2010 of 21 May 2010 opening the sale of butter by a tendering procedure
| 22.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 446/2010
of 21 May 2010
opening the sale of butter by a tendering procedure
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(f) and (j), in conjunction of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Given the current situation on the butter market in terms of demand and prices and the level of intervention stocks it is appropriate to open the sale of butter from intervention by a tendering procedure in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (2).
(2) In order to better manage the sales from intervention, a date shall be fixed before which the intervention butter should have entered into storage to be available for sale.
(3) Article 40(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 provides that it is necessary to lay down the time limits for the submission of tenders.
(4) According to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 the time limit to notify all admissible tenders by the intervention agencies to the Commission should be set.
(5) In view of increased volatility of market prices, it is appropriate to increase the amount of the tendering security, by derogation from Article 44(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(6) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
Scope
Sales by a tendering procedure of butter entered into storage before 1 October 2009 are open, under the conditions provided for in Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
The proposed price shall be the price per 100 kg of products.
Dates of submission
1. The time limit for submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month. However, in August it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) of the fourth Tuesday and in December it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.
2. The time limit for the submission of tenders for the first individual tender is 1 June 2010 at 11.00 (Brussels time).
3. Tenders shall be submitted to the intervention agencies (3).
Notification to the Commission
Notification provided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 shall be made by 16.00 (Brussels time), on the closing date of submission of tenders referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
Derogation
By way of derogation from Article 44(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009, the tendering security for butter shall be EUR 200/tonne.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0369 | 2014/369/EU: Council Decision of 13 May 2014 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Union of the Comoros setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement currently in force between the two parties
| 19.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 May 2014
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Union of the Comoros setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement currently in force between the two parties
(2014/369/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 October 2006, the Council approved the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by means of Regulation (EC) No 1563/2006 (1).
(2) The European Union has negotiated with the Union of the Comoros a new protocol to the Partnership Agreement granting vessels of the European Union fishing opportunities in Comoros waters.
(3) That new protocol was signed on the basis of Council Decision 2013/786/EU (2), and is provisionally applicable as from 1 January 2014.
(4) It is in the interest of the European Union to implement the Partnership Agreement by means of a Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the corresponding financial contribution, and setting out the conditions for promoting responsible and sustainable fishing in Comoros waters.
(5) The Partnership Agreement sets up a Joint Committee which is responsible for monitoring the application of this Agreement. Furthermore, in accordance with the Protocol, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure..
(6) The new Protocol should be approved,
The Protocol between the European Union and the Union of the Comoros setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Communiity and the Union of the Comoros (the ‘Protocol’) is hereby concluded on behalf of the European Union (3).
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Union, give the notification provided for in Article 14 of the Protocol.
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the European Union, modifications to the Protocol in the Joint Committee.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0743 | 97/743/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 27 October 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee
| COUNCIL DECISION of 27 October 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/743/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 194 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 94/660/EC, Euratom of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1994 to 20 September 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Werner Lรถw, of which the Council was notified on 14 May 1997;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the German Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Ms Renate Hornung-Draus is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Werner Lรถw for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0678 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 of 19 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, pyrimethanil and trinexapac Text with EEA relevance
| 20.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 678/2014
of 19 June 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, pyrimethanil and trinexapac
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(2) The approvals of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl and trinexapac will expire on 30 April 2017 and that of the active substance pyrimethanil will expire on 31 May 2017. Applications have been submitted for the renewal of the approval of those active substances. As the requirements laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (3) apply to those active substances, it is necessary to provide for sufficient time to complete the renewal procedure in accordance with that Regulation. Consequently, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where no supplementary dossier in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 is submitted no later than 30 months before the respective expiry date laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the earliest date thereafter.
(5) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to 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.
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 |
32010D0157 | 2010/157/: Commission Decision of 12 March 2010 prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under document C(2010) 1314) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 17.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 March 2010
prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters
(notified under document C(2010) 1314)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/157/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/502/EC (2) requires Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.
(2) Decision 2006/502/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding 1 year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed 1 year.
(3) Decision 2006/502/EC was amended three times, firstly by Decision 2007/231/EC (3) which prolonged the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2008, secondly by Decision 2008/322/EC (4) which prolonged the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2009 and thirdly by Decision 2009/298/EC (5) which prolonged the validity of the Decision for a further year until 11 May 2010.
(4) In the absence of other satisfactory measures addressing the child safety of lighters, it is necessary to prolong the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC for a further 12 months and to amend it accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Directive 2001/95/EC,
In Article 6 of Decision 2006/502/EC, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. This Decision shall apply until 11 May 2011.’
Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision by 11 May 2010 at the latest and shall publish those measures. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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32001R2248 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001
of 19 November 2001
on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Council is in the process of concluding a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, which was signed at Luxembourg on 29 October 2001 (hereinafter referred to as "the Stabilisation and Association Agreement").
(2) Meanwhile the Council is also in the process of concluding an Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia(1) signed at Luxembourg on 29 October 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Agreement") which will provide for the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
(3) It is necessary to lay down the procedures for the application of certain provisions of these Agreements.
(4) These Agreements stipulate that certain products originating in the Republic of Croatia may be imported into the Community, within the limits of tariff quotas, at a reduced or zero rate of customs duty. It is therefore necessary to lay down provisions for the calculation of the reduced rates of customs duties.
(5) These Agreements already specify the products eligible for those tariff measures, the relevant volumes (and increases thereof), the applicable duties, periods of application and any eligibility criteria.
(6) Council or Commission Decisions amending the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes do not entail any substantive changes.
(7) In the interest of simplicity and of timely publication of regulations implementing Community tariff quotas, provision should be made for the Commission, assisted by the Committee set up by Article 248a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(2), to adopt the regulations opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas for fishery products. The Commission should adopt, assisted by the Committee provided for in Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(3), the regulations opening up and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas for "baby-beef" products.
(8) Duties should be totally suspended where preferential treatment results in ad valorem duties of 1 % or less, or in specific duties of EUR 1 or less.
(9) This Regulation should be applied upon the entry into force or provisional application of the Interim Agreement and will remain in application upon the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
(10) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(4),
Subject matter
This Regulation aims at defining certain procedures for the adoption of detailed rules for the implementation of various provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the "Stabilisation and Association Agreement") and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Agreement").
Concessions on baby-beef
Detailed rules for the implementation of Article 14(2) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 27(2) of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, concerning the tariff quota for "baby-beef" products shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
Committee
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee provided for in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Concessions on fishery products
Detailed rules for the implementation of Article 15(1) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 28(1) of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, concerning the tariff quotas for fish and fishery products listed in Annex Va of both Agreements, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(2).
Committee
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Tariff reductions
1. Subject to paragraph 2, rates of preferential duty shall be rounded down to the first decimal place.
2. Where the result of calculating the rate of preferential duty in accordance with paragraph 1 is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered a full exemption:
(a) 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties, or
(b) EUR 1 or less per individual amount in the case of specific duties.
Technical adaptations
Amendments and technical adaptations to the detailed rules on implementation adopted pursuant to this Regulation, which are necessary following changes to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the Taric-subdivisions or arising from the conclusion of new agreements, protocols, exchanges of letters or other acts between the Community and Croatia, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 3(2) and Article 5(2) of this Regulation.
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be applicable from the date of entry into force or the date of provisional application of the Interim Agreement. That date will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R0220 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2002 of 6 February 2002 repealing Regulation (EC) No 2460/2001 relating to the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the French intervention agency
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2002
of 6 February 2002
repealing Regulation (EC) No 2460/2001 relating to the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) For economical reasons, it is appropriate to repeal the invitation to tender under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2460/2001(5).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 2460/2001 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007D0397 | 2007/397/EC: Commission Decision of 8 June 2007 setting up an expert group on demographic issues
| 12.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 150/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 June 2007
setting up an expert group on demographic issues
(2007/397/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 140 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 140 of the Treaty establishing the European Community provides that the Commission shall encourage cooperation between the Member States and facilitate the coordination of their action in all social policy fields.
(2) In accordance with the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled ‘The demographic future of Europe, from challenge to opportunity’, the Commission has decided to enlist the assistance of a group of government experts.
(3) The group must contribute to the development of policies for adapting to demographic change.
(4) Care will be taken to ensure complementarity and an absence of overlap with the activities of other groups and committees dealing with demographic issues, including the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Economic Policy Committee, the Economic and Financial Committee, the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and the High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming. The Commission will inform these bodies of the activities of the expert group on demographic issues.
(5) The group must be composed of government representatives of the Member States and of independent experts.
(6) The expert group on demographic issues should therefore be set up and its terms of reference and structures defined,
An ‘expert group on demographic issues’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’) shall be set up under the auspices of the Commission for a period of five years (renewable).
Task
The group's task shall be to advise the Commission on the monitoring of demographic change and on the implementation of the policy guidelines set out in the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 on the demographic future of Europe (COM(2006) 571).
More specifically, the group shall:
— assist the Commission in drawing conclusions from the research results, in identifying relevant data for the demography reports and in fostering exchanges of good practice for which the Demographic Forum will provide a platform. It shall take into account the results of the numerous actions and research projects undertaken by the European institutions on these subjects,
— enable the Member States to give their opinions on the broad responses required to meet the demographic challenge and on the specific initiatives resulting from the Communication of 12 October 2006 on the demographic future of Europe and its aftermath, in particular in the fields that are not already well covered by the existing committees and advisory groups,
— assist the Commission in preparing the future demography reports and in assessing the EU's state of preparation for demographic change (assessment to be included in the annual progress report on the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy),
— provide the opportunity for exchanges of experience and good practice in the field of family policy, and support efforts to improve the quality of life of persons with care responsibilities,
— solicit oral and written contributions from the social partners and civil society organisations.
The group’s Chair may indicate to the Commission when it would be advisable to consult the group on a specific question.
Composition — Appointment
1. The group shall be composed of government experts and independent experts. Each Member State shall nominate a government expert to represent it. The Commission shall appoint independent experts in a personal capacity, from among specialists with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2, to advise it independently of any outside influence.
2. The following provisions shall apply:
— the members shall remain in office until they are replaced, or until the expiry of their term of office,
— members who are no longer able to make an effective contribution to the work of the group, who resign or who breach the requirements set out in the first or second indent of this Article or in Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office,
— the names of the members appointed in a personal capacity shall be published on the Internet site of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and in the Official Journal of the European Union, series C. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
Operation
1. The Commission shall appoint the group's Chair.
2. The Commission's representative may invite experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group or one of its subgroups if this is deemed necessary or useful.
3. Information obtained by participating in the deliberations or work of the group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.
4. The group shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by the Commission. It may be called on to meet in other locations, in particular on a proposal from a Member State wishing to host the group in connection with an event of particular interest for the group. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend the meetings.
5. The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.
6. The Commission services may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group.
Meeting expenses
Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by members, experts and observers in connection with the group's activities shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the Commission's rules. There shall be no remuneration for the work performed by government experts.
Meeting expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated to the departments concerned under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
Entry into force
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31984R2291 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2291/84 of 6 August 1984 concerning the stopping of fishing for sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2291/84
of 6 August 1984
concerning the stopping of fishing for sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 320/84 of 31 January 1984 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community's fishing zone, provisional total allowable catches for 1984, the provisional share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1638/84 (4), provides for sole quotas for 1984;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix by Regulation the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated by Belgium to the Commission, catches of sole in waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1984,
Catches of sole in waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1984.
Fishing for sole in waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of sole fished in this division by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007R0686 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 686/2007 of 19 June 2007 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
| 20.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 686/2007
of 19 June 2007
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultrymeat sector.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2007, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2007.
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32013R0413 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2013 of 6 May 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M as a feed additive for use in water for drinking for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, laying hens and chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Lallemand SAS) Text with EEA relevance
| 7.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 413/2013
of 6 May 2013
concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M as a feed additive for use in water for drinking for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, laying hens and chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Lallemand SAS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 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 a new use of a preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concerns a request of a new use of a preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M as a feed additive for use in water for drinking on weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, laying hens and chickens for fattening, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of that preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M was authorised without a time limit for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (2) and for pigs for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005 (3), for 10 years for salmonids and shrimps by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2009 (4), for weaned piglets by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1120/2010 (5), for laying hens by Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2011 (6) and for all fish other than salmonids by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 95/2013 (7).
(5) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 12 June 2012 (8) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M, does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has the potential to improve the performance in target species.
(6) The assessment of the preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this 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 twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006R2023 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance)
| 29.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 384/75
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2023/2006
of 22 December 2006
on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(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 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Groups of materials and articles listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and combinations of those materials and articles or recycled materials and articles used in those materials and articles should be manufactured in compliance with general and detailed rules on good manufacturing practice (GMP).
(2) Some sectors of industry have established GMP guidelines, while others have not. Consequently, it appears necessary to ensure uniformity among Member States as regards GMP for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
(3) In order to ensure such conformity, it is appropriate to lay down certain obligations on business operators.
(4) All business operators should operate an effective quality management of their manufacturing operations which should be adapted to their position in the supply chain.
(5) The rules should apply to materials and articles intended to be brought into contact with food, or already in contact with food and were intended for this purpose, or those which can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with food or to transfer their constituents to food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use.
(6) The rules on GMP should be applied proportionately to avoid undue burdens for small businesses.
(7) Detailed rules should now be set for processes involving printing inks and should be established for other processes as necessary. For printing inks applied to the non-food contact side of a material or article GMP should in particular ensure that substances are not transferred into food by set-off or transfer through the substrate.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down the rules on good manufacturing practice (GMP) for the groups of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (hereafter referred to as materials and articles) listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and combinations of those materials and articles or recycled materials and articles used in those materials and articles.
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to all sectors and to all stages of manufacture, processing and distribution of materials and articles, up to but excluding the production of starting substances.
The detailed rules set out in the Annex shall apply to the relevant individually mentioned processes, as appropriate.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘good manufacturing practice (GMP)’ means those aspects of quality assurance which ensure that materials and articles are consistently produced and controlled to ensure conformity with the rules applicable to them and with the quality standards appropriate to their intended use by not endangering human health or causing an unacceptable change in the composition of the food or causing a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics thereof;
(b) ‘quality assurance system’ means the total sum of the organised and documented arrangements made with the purpose of ensuring that materials and articles are of the quality required to ensure conformity with the rules applicable to them and the quality standards necessary for their intended use;
(c) ‘quality control system’ means the systematic application of measures established within the quality assurance system that ensure compliance of starting materials and intermediate and finished materials and articles with the specification determined in the quality assurance system;
(d) ‘non-food-contact side’ means the surface of the material or article that is not directly in contact with food;
(e) ‘food-contact side’ means the surface of a material or article that is directly in contact with the food.
Conformity with good manufacturing practice
The business operator shall ensure that manufacturing operations are carried out in accordance with:
(a) the general rules on GMP as provided for in Article 5, 6, and 7,
(b) the detailed rules on GMP as set out in the Annex.
Quality assurance system
1. The business operator shall establish, implement and ensure adherence to an effective and documented quality assurance system. That system shall:
(a) take account of the adequacy of personnel, their knowledge and skills, and the organisation of the premises and equipment such as is necessary to ensure that finished materials and articles comply with the rules applicable to them;
(b) be applied taking into account the size of the business run by the operator, so as not to be an excessive burden on the business.
2. Starting materials shall be selected and comply with pre-established specifications that shall ensure compliance of the material or article with the rules applicable to it.
3. The different operations shall be carried out in accordance with pre-established instructions and procedures.
Quality control system
1. The business operator shall establish and maintain an effective quality control system.
2. The quality control system shall include monitoring of the implementation and achievement of GMP and identify measures to correct any failure to achieve GMP. Such corrective measures shall be implemented without delay and made available to the competent authorities for inspections.
Documentation
1. The business operator shall establish and maintain appropriate documentation in paper or electronic format with respect to specifications, manufacturing formulae and processing which are relevant to compliance and safety of the finished material or article.
2. The business operator shall establish and maintain appropriate documentation in paper or electronic format with respect to records covering the various manufacturing operations performed which are relevant to compliance and safety of the finished material or article and with respect to the results of the quality control system.
3. The documentation shall be made available by the business operator to the competent authorities at their request.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2008.
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32008R0801 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 801/2008 of 8 August 2008 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
| 9.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 801/2008
of 8 August 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2008 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 2008.
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32003R0512 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 512/2003 of 20 March 2003 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 512/2003
of 20 March 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2380/2002(2), 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(4), 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 19 March 2003, the quantity still available for the period until 30 April 2003, for destination zone 3: 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 16 to 18 March 2003 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 1 May 2003,
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 16 to 18 March 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 7,15 % of the quantities requested for zone 3: eastern Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 19 March 2003 and the submission of export licence applications from 21 March 2003 for destination zone 3: eastern Europe shall be suspended until 1 May 2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2003.
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32009R1021 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2009 of 29 October 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 30.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1021/2009
of 29 October 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 2009.
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32012D0630 | 2012/630/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 5 October 2012 on the recognition of the legal and supervisory framework of Canada as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit rating agencies Text with EEA relevance
| 12.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 5 October 2012
on the recognition of the legal and supervisory framework of Canada as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit rating agencies
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/630/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 June 2009 the Commission granted a mandate to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), whose tasks have been assumed by the European Securities and Markets Authority established on 1 January 2011 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (2) (ESMA), requesting their advice with regard to the technical assessment of the legal and supervisory framework of Canada in respect of credit rating agencies.
(2) In its advice delivered on 18 April 2012, ESMA suggested that the Canadian legal and supervisory framework in respect of credit rating agencies be considered equivalent to the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies.
(3) Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, the fulfilment of three conditions needs to be assessed in order to consider a third country legal and supervisory framework equivalent to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009.
(4) According to the first condition, credit rating agencies in the third country must be subject to authorisation or registration and subject to effective supervision and enforcement on an ongoing basis. Canada has a comprehensive and legally binding framework in relation to CRAs and the use of credit ratings. National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations (DRO) was introduced on 27 January 2012 and became effective from 20 April 2012. This framework requires a credit rating agency to be registered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and provides for ongoing supervision of the credit rating agency by the CSA. For the purposes of carrying out its oversight tasks, the CSA is endowed with a wide and comprehensive range of powers. The CSA has the power to require access to books, records and documents kept by credit rating agencies, and to request other relevant information, including telephone records and data traffic. The CSA is also empowered to conduct on-site inspections and inquire into and examine books and records. Moreover, the CSA may bring proceedings against a credit rating agency in the event of a breach of National Instrument 25-101 using any of the powers which are available in the event of a breach of securities’ legislation. Among other powers, the CSA may make an order revoking the designated status of a DRO, impose a fine up to 1 000 000 CAD for each failure to comply with its legal obligations, and require a DRO to rectify any past non-compliance. All CRAs based in Canada were registered as DROs by the CSA on 30 April 2012 and have since then been subject to the CSA’s ongoing supervision. The Ontario Securities Commission which acts as lead supervisor within the CSA intends to conduct on-site inspections at least every two years. The cooperation agreement concluded between ESMA and the CSA provides for information exchange with regard to enforcement and supervisory measures taken against cross border CRAs.
(5) According to the second condition, credit rating agencies in the third country must be subject to legally binding rules which are equivalent to those set out in Articles 6 to 12 of and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009. The Canadian legal and supervisory framework meets the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 in respect of the management of conflicts of interest, the organisational processes and procedures that a credit rating agency needs to have in place, the quality of ratings and of rating methodologies, the disclosure of credit ratings and the general and periodic disclosure of credit rating activities. Therefore, the Canadian framework provides for equivalent protection in terms of integrity, transparency, good governance of credit rating agencies and reliability of the credit rating activities.
(6) According to the third condition, the regulatory regime in the third country must prevent interference by the supervisory authorities and other public authorities of that third country with the content of credit ratings and methodologies. In this respect, Section B of Appendix A to National Instrument 25-101 requires credit rating agencies to establish a committee responsible for implementing a rigorous and formal process for issuing and reviewing the methodologies, models and key rating assumptions they use. Neither the CSA nor any other public authority is empowered to interfere in this process or with the content of credit ratings, or rating methodologies.
(7) In view of the factors examined, the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 can be considered to be met by the Canadian legal and supervisory framework for credit rating agencies. Therefore, the Canadian legal and supervisory framework for credit rating agencies should be considered equivalent to the legal and supervisory framework established by Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009. The Commission, in cooperation with ESMA, will continue monitoring the evolution of the Canadian legal and supervisory framework for credit rating agencies and the fulfilment of the conditions on the basis of which this decision has been taken.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Securities Committee,
For the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, the Canadian legal and supervisory framework for credit rating agencies shall be considered as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009.
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31995D0024 | 95/24/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Council Decision of 6 February 1995 amending the Council Decision of 6 December 1993 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
| COUNCIL DECISION of 6 February 1995 amending the Council Decision of 6 December 1993 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (95/24/EC, Euratom, ECSC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 151 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 30 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121 (3) thereof,
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31990D0482 | 90/482/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 September 1990 on provisional measures applicable following the unification of Germany concerning areas free of classical swine fever
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 September 1990
on provisional measures applicable following the unification of Germany concerning areas free of classical swine fever
(90/482/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 on interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany, in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council either in cooperation with, or after consultation of, the European Parliament (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 72/461/EEC (2) on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat provides for the establishment of a list of the Member States and areas which are free of swine fever;
Whereas the Council, by Decision 88/303/EEC (3), recognized certain parts of the territory of the Community as being either officially swine fever free or swine fever free;
Whereas the status of the regions of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic must be determined;
Whereas the measures adopted by this Decision are to apply subject to the amendments resulting from the decisions of the Council on the proposals presented by the Commission on 21 August 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the ad hoc committee provided for by Council Directive 90/476/EEC (4) of 17 September 1990 on provisional measures to be applied after the unification of Germany in anticipation of transitional measures to be adopted by the Council in consultation with the European Parliament,
The regions of 'Bezirke Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Potsdam, Frankfurt, Cottbus, Magdeburg, Halle, Erfurt, Gera, Suhl, Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz and Berlin-Ost' are hereby to be considered swine fever free within the meaning of Article 13 (2) of Directive 72/461/EEC pursuant to Article 3 of Decision 80/303/EEC.
This Decision shall apply as from the unification of Germany until the entry into force in the agricultural sector of the Council Directive on the transitional measures and adjustments required to the Directives on plant products, seeds, plants and animal feedingstuffs and to the veterinary and zootechnical legislation as a result of the integration of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community, the proposal for which was presented on 21 August 1990. This Decision shall apply, however, until 31 December 1990 at the latest.
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32003D0003 | 2003/3/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 2002 on a request from Greece for authorisation to use heavy fuel oils with a maximum sulphur content of 3 % by mass in part of its territory (notified under document number C(2002) 2475)
| Commission Decision
of 17 December 2002
on a request from Greece for authorisation to use heavy fuel oils with a maximum sulphur content of 3 % by mass in part of its territory
(notified under document number C(2002) 2475)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2003/3/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EC(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Directive 1999/32/EC Member States are required to take all necessary steps to ensure that as from 1 January 2003 within their territory heavy fuel oils are not used if their sulphur content exceeds 1 % by mass.
(2) Pursuant to Article 3(2), of that directive a Member State may, under certain conditions, authorise heavy fuel oils with a sulphur content of between 1 % and 3 % by mass to be used in part or the whole of its territory.
(3) Greece applied on 17 December 2001 for the Commission's approval for the authorisation of the use of heavy fuel oil with a maximum sulphur content of 3 % by mass in the whole of its territory, except for the Attica Basin. Greece states that a maximum sulphur content of 3 % by mass is 10 % lower than that of the heavy fuel oil currently in use.
(4) The Commission requested additional information from the Greek authorities on 23 January 2002. Greece submitted this information on 19 February 2002 and subsequently revised its request on 4 June 2002 to seek a time-limited derogation until 2008 with a review for the remaining period.
(5) Greece provided data stating that the relevant Community ambient air quality standards for sulphur dioxide set down in Council Directive 80/779/EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates(2) and Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(3), as amended by Commission Decision 2001/744/EC(4), are complied with. In addition, on the basis of indicative measurements taken at three representative points, which coincide with ecosystem zones, concentrations for sulphur dioxide in ambient air are below the 20 Îźg/m3-limit value for the protection of ecosystems set out in Directive 1999/30/EC. Greece states that in general concentrations of sulphur dioxides in ambient air within its territory are low, nevertheless, in areas surrounding major thermal stations powered with lignite concentrations are higher. However, measurements provided by Greece, from monitoring stations several kilometres from the lignite-powered stations are within the relevant limit values set out in Directive 80/779/EEC as amended by Directive 89/427/EEC(5).
(6) Greece states that emissions of sulphur dioxide presently amount to approximately 483000 tonnes per annum. However, the level of emissions is expected to fall to 300000 tonnes per annum due to increasing use of natural gas in the thermal power generation sector and due to measures that will be required to comply with Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants(6).
(7) Greece states that while it makes virtually no contribution to the deposition of sulphur or the critical loads for acidity being exceeded in other Member States, it acknowledges that it contributes 1 % of the sulphur deposition in Italy.
(8) The Commission requested the help of the cooperative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long range transmission of air pollutants in Europe (EMEP), which conducted a more detailed analysis of the Greek contribution to sulphur deposition, in particular in Italy, where critical loads for acidity are exceeded in 5 % of the ecosystems that are sensitive to acidification.
(9) The results of this analysis by EMEP, contained in reports of 22 February and 22 March 2002 show that approximately 57 % of the Greek sulphur dioxide emissions originate outside the Attica Basin and that the geographical area affected by these emissions extends over the whole of Europe as a consequence of the long range transport.
(10) In the case of Italy, the EMEP analysis shows that Greek emissions contribute to critical loads for acidity being exceeded in at least six grid squares where exceedances of critical loads were established. In those grid squares the contribution from Greece does not exceed 0,5 %. EMEP concludes that this analysis is in agreement with calculations that assign 1 % of the total sulphur deposition in Italy to Greece.
(11) On 5 July 2002, the Greek authorities announced that the already submitted notification was incomplete and that additional information would be submitted by the end of July. By letter of 15 July 2002, the Commission took note of the above and requested the Greek authorities to provide the announced information as soon as possible, indicating that the period of six months set up in Article 3(5) of the Directive would start to run when such information was received.
(12) On 30 July 2002 the Greek authorities submitted data on sulphur dioxide emissions in Greece for the year 2000 and suggested that the Greek request should be examined on the basis of this data. On 3 October 2002, they also submitted a recent assessment of the protection level of ecosystems in Italy with a view to the Greek contribution to exceedance of critical loads for acidity.
(13) The Commission requested EMEP to evaluate the additional information provided by Greece on 30 July and 3 October 2002, respectively. Supported by the Coordination Centre for Effects on Mapping of Critical Levels and Loads (CCE) EMEP confirmed the former conclusion that Greek emissions of sulphur dioxide as reported by Greece for the year 2000 contribute to the exceedance of critical loads for acidity in Italy. The results are summarised in a report of 19 November 2002, according to which it is substantiated beyond any reasonable doubt that Greek emissions do contribute to excess deposition above the critical loads for acidification in other Member States, particularly Italy.
(14) In light of the information provided by Greece on ambient air quality and the analysis conducted by EMEP supported by CCE on the Greek contribution to critical loads being exceeded, the Commission considers that the condition, as adopted by the Council, regarding critical load exceedance, that must be complied with for a Member State to be permitted to authorise the use of heavy fuel oils with a sulphur content of between 1 % and 3 % by mass in part or the whole of its territory, is not met and therefore the Commission cannot grant the derogation requested by Greece.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 9 of Directive 1999/32/EC,
The request by Greece to authorise the use of heavy fuel oils with maximum sulphur content of between 1 % and 3 % by mass in part of its territory from 1 January 2003 is denied.
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31977D0795 | 77/795/EEC: Council Decision of 12 December 1977 establishing a common procedure for the exchange of information on the quality of surface fresh water in the Community
| COUNCIL DECISION of 12 December 1977 establishing a common procedure for the exchange of information on the quality of surface fresh water in the Community (77/795/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the 1973 (3) and 1977 (4) programmes of action of the European Communities on the environment provide for the introduction of a procedure for the exchange of information between the pollution surveillance and monitoring networks;
Whereas such a procedure is necessary to determine the pollution levels of the rivers in the Community and consequently to lay down guidelines for the control of pollution and nuisances, which is one of the Community's objectives in respect of the improvement of living conditions and the harmonious development of economic activities throughout the Community ; whereas no provision is made in the Treaty for the specific powers required for this purpose;
Whereas such an exchange of information on pollution levels is one of the means of monitoring the long-term trends and the improvements resulting from the application of current national and Community rules;
Whereas the exchange of information provided for in this Decision should allow for as significant a comparison as possible of the results obtained in the sampling and measuring stations;
Whereas the exchange of information provided for in this Decision would lay the foundations for a system for monitoring surface fresh-water pollution at Community level and could constitute a component of the global environmental monitoring system provided for in the United Nations environment programme;
Whereas to attain these objectives the Member States must forward to the Commission data relating to certain parameters for surface fresh water ; whereas the Commission will draw up a consolidated report which it will transmit to the Member States;
Whereas the list of stations in Annex I may, with advantage, be modified by the Commission at the request of the Member State concerned, provided that certain criteria are fulfilled;
Whereas technical progress requires that the technical specifications laid down in Annex II to this Decision should be adapted promptly ; whereas, to facilitate the (1)OJ No C 178, 2.8.1976, p. 48. (2)OJ No C 285, 2.12.1976, p. 10. (3)OJ No C 112, 20.12.1973, p. 3. (4)OJ No C 139, 13.6.1977, p. 3.
implementation of the measures required for this purpose, provision must be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Committee for the adaptation of this Decision to technical progress,
A common procedure for the exchange of information on the quality of surface fresh water in the Community is hereby established.
1. For the purposes of this Decision "sampling or measuring stations" means the stations listed in Annex I.
2. The information concerning the parameters listed in the first column of Annex II covered by the exchange of information shall be: (a) the results of the measurements carried out by the sampling or measuring stations;
(b) a description of the sampling, sample preservation and measuring methods used and the frequency of sampling.
1. Each Member State shall designate a central agency and inform the Commission thereof within 15 days of the notification of this Decision.
2. The information referred to in Article 2 (2) shall be forwarded to the Commission through the central agency in each Member State.
3. The data referred to in Article 2 (2) (a) shall be presented according to the modes of expression and with the significant figures set out in the second and third columns of Annex II.
4. The information, covering a calendar year, shall be forwarded to the Commission at least every 12 months.
5. The Commission shall draw up annually a consolidated report based on the information referred to in Article 2 (2). The part of the draft of this report concerning the information supplied by a Member State shall be sent to the central agency of that Member State for verification. Any comments on the draft shall be included in the report. The final version shall be forwarded to the Member States.
6. The Commission shall assess the effectiveness of the procedure for the exchange of information and, within not more than three years of the notification of this Decision, shall submit proposals, where appropriate, to the Council with a view to improving the procedure and, if necessary, harmonizing the methods of measurement.
1. Member States shall forward the information referred to in Article 2 (2) through their central agencies for the first time within six months of the notification of this Decision.
2. The first information to be exchanged shall be that available in the calendar year preceding the notification of this Decision.
1. The list in Annex I may be amended by the Commission on a request from the Member State concerned.
2. The Commission shall make such amendments when it is satisfied that the following requirements are met: - that the list of sampling or measuring stations for each Member State is sufficiently representative for the purposes of this Decision,
- that the stations are at points which are representative of water conditions in the area around and not directly and immediately influenced by a source of pollution,
- that they are capable of measuring at regular intervals the parameters in Annex II,
- that they are as a general rule not more than 100 kilometres apart on main rivers, not including tributaries,
- that they are upstream of any confluences and not on tidal stretches of water.
3. The Commission shall inform the Council of any amendments which it has accepted.
4. The Commission shall submit for decision by the Council any requests for amendments which it has been unable to accept.
Amendments necessary to adapt the list of parameters and the modes of expression and significant figures in respect thereof set out in Annex II to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8, provided that any additions to the list involve only parameters covered by Community law and for which data are available in all sampling and measuring stations of the Member States. Any changes in the modes of expression and significant figures must not involve changes to the methods of measurement used by the Member States in the various stations in Annex I.
1. A Committee for the adaptation of this Decision to technical progress (hereinafter referred to as the "the Committee") is hereby set up, consisting of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as Chairman.
2. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the matter shall be referred to the Committee by its chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a representative of a Member State.
2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall give its opinion on the draft within a time limit set by the chairman according to the urgency of the matter. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 41 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) Where the measures envisaged are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them.
(b) Where the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal on the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
(c) If within three months of the proposal being submitted to it the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
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32004R0779 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 779/2004 of 26 April 2004 correcting the French and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 2277/2003 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 779/2004
of 26 April 2004
correcting the French and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 2277/2003 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Some errors have been found in the French and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 2277/2003(2). The necessary corrections should therefore be made to those texts.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
Regulation (EC) No 2277/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Concerns the French version only.
2. Concerns the Dutch version only.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32011R0374 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 374/2011 of 11 April 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Farina di castagne della Lunigiana (PDO))
| 16.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 374/2011
of 11 April 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Farina di castagne della Lunigiana (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Farina di castagne della Lunigiana’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32000R0547 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 547/2000 of 14 March 2000 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 547/2000
of 14 March 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain has sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a geographical indication.
(2) Following a statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of that Regulation sent to the Commission after publication in the Official Journal of the European Communitites(3) of the name given in Annex I to this Regulation, the question was clarified by the adoption of a new Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/1999(4) amending the Community standard for asparagus.
(3) With regard to the description of the product as laid down in Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the size and tolerance of the asparagus in question have been adjusted and now conform to the new Community rules on the matter. For that reason and for purposes of clarification, those aspects should be specified as they form part of the main points of the specification.
(4) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the application has been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required under Article 4 thereof.
(5) The name should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected geographical indication.
(6) Annex I to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/1999(6),
The name in Annex I to this Regulation is added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
The main points of the specification are set out in Annex II. This information replaces that published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 207.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31996D0071 | 96/71/EC: Commission Decision of 10 January 1996 on a common technical regulation for access to packet switched public data networks (PSPDNs) using CCITT recommendation X.25 interfaces (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 10 January 1996 on a common technical regulation for access to packet switched public data networks (PSPDNs) using CCITT recommendation X.25 interfaces (Text with EEA relevance) (96/71/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (1), as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and extended by Directive 93/97/EEC (3), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Directive 91/263/EEC and in particular in accordance with the opinion delivered on 4 December 1991 by the Approvals Committee for Terminal Equipment (ACTE), has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required as well as the associated scope statement;
Whereas the relevant standardization body has prepared the harmonized standards implementing the essential requirements applicable;
Whereas the measure shall be submitted to the Committee under the procedure of Article 14 of Directive 91/263/EEC;
Whereas the Commission has submitted the draft measure for an opinion of ACTE in accordance with Article 6 (2), of Directive 91/263/EEC;
Whereas the Commission under the terms of the second indent of Article 16 (2) of Directive 91/263/EEC is responsible for adopting the corresponding harmonized standards implementing the essential requirements which shall be transformed into common technical regulations;
Whereas the common technical regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE delivered on 16 February 1995;
Whereas this Decision is to be reviewed no later than two years after the adoption of this Decision, duly taking into account the progress being made by the relevant standardization body being in the process of preparing a new harmonized standard implementing the essential requirements applicable;
Whereas in certain Member States, national implementations of packet switched data networks may have resulted in justified national variations;
Whereas in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers presently serving one or more national markets, it is necessary to allow for transitional arrangements regarding the use of national requirements during a maximum period;
Whereas this period should be determined by the finalization by the relevant standardization body of the mandated harmonized standards implementing the essential requirements applicable,
1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard indentified in Article 2 (1) of this Decision.
2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the technical characteristics, electrical and mechanical interface requirements, and access control protocol to be provided by terminal equipment which is capable of and intended by the manufacturer or his representative for connection to a dedicated interface of a packet switched public data network using CCITT recommendation X.25, making use of LAPB.
1. The common technical regulation shall include the harmonized standard having been prepared by the relevant standardization body implementing the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (c), (d) and (f) of Directive 91/263/EEC. The reference to the standard is set out in Annex I of which the applicable part thereof is listed in Annex II.
2. Terminal equipment falling within this Decision shall comply with the common technical regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 4 of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (4) and 89/336/EEC (5).
Notified Bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 9 of Directive 91/263/EEC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1 (1) of this Decision use or ensure the use of the harmonized standard referred to in Annex I except where a justified national variation is applicable during the period referred to in Article 4.
The Commission shall examine the experience of application of this Decision and the progress made by the relevant standardization body for the purpose of ensuring the early availability of the relevant harmonized standard having been adopted by that recognized standardization body. To this end it shall adopt any necessary amendments to this Decision in accordance with the procedures laid down in Directive 91/263/EEC, and it shall adopt a final measure within a maximum period of two years following the adoption of this Decision.
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31999D1217(01) | Council Decision of 2 December 1999 adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 December 1999
adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees
(1999/C 364/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees(1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the review of remuneration of officials of Europol by the Management Board of Europol,
Whereas:
(1) In the aforementioned review the Management Board took account of the changes in the cost of living in The Hague, as well as of the changes in salaries in the public service in the Member States and the needs of recruitment to Europol;
(2) The said review justifies an increase of 8,5 % of remuneration for the period between the date when the initial remuneration was established and 1 July 1999;
(3) It is for the Council, acting unanimously, to adjust the remuneration and allowances of Europol employees on the basis of the review;
(4) The present adjustment does not preclude further adjustments applicable from the date when Europol takes up its activities, should the costs of living in The Hague justify such adjustments,
With effect from 1 July 1999, the Council Act of 3 December 1998 shall be amended as follows:
(a)
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(b) in Article 59(3) the amount "NLG 1650" shall be replaced by: "NLG 1790,25";
(c) in Article 59(3) the amount "NLG 3300" shall be replaced by: "NLG 3580,50";
(d) in Article 60(1) the amount "NLG 440" shall be replaced by: "NLG 477,40";
(e) in Appendix 5, Article 2(1), the amount "NLG 460" shall be replaced by: "NLG 499,10";
(f) in Appendix 5, Article 3(1), the amount "NLG 20000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 21700";
(g) in Appendix 5, Article 3(1), the amount "NLG 4500" shall be replaced by: "NLG 4882,50";
(h) in Appendix 5, Article 3(2), the amount "NLG 27000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 29295";
(i) in Appendix 5, Article 4(1), the amount "NLG 2000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 2170";
(j) in Appendix 5, Article 4(1), the amount "NLG 1500" shall be replaced by: "NLG 1627,50";
(k) in Appendix 5, Article 4(1), the amount "NLG 1000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 1085";
(l) in Appendix 5, Article 4(1), the amount "NLG 800" shall be replaced by: "NLG 868";
(m) in Appendix 5, Article 5, the amount "NLG 3000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 3255";
(n) in Appendix 5, Article 5, the amount "NLG 4000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 4340";
(o) in Appendix 5, Article 5, the amount "NLG 5000" shall be replaced by: "NLG 5425";
(p) in Appendix 5, Article 7(3), the amount "NLG 0,40" shall be replaced by: "NLG 0,43";
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997D0313 | 97/313/EC: Council Decision of 20 May 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol fixing, for the period 1 December 1996 to 30 November 1999, the fishing opportunities and the financial consideration provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters
| COUNCIL DECISION of 20 May 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol fixing, for the period 1 December 1996 to 30 November 1999, the fishing opportunities and the financial consideration provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters (97/313/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and Mauritius held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement on fishing in Mauritian waters at the end of the period of application of the Protocol;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations a new Protocol was initialled on 26 November 1996;
Whereas, under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Mauritius for the period 1 December 1996 to 30 November 1999;
Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the Protocol in question be approved as quickly as possible; whereas both parties have therefore initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol previously in force; whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters should be concluded, subject to a definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol fixing, for the period 1 December 1996 to 30 November 1999, the fishing opportunities and the financial consideration provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in Mauritian waters is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R1797 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1797/98 of 14 August 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1797/98 of 14 August 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (4), provides for saithe quotas for 1998;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 28 July 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1998.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 28 July 1998.
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32004R0283 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2004 of 18 February 2004 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of countervailing measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999 on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating in India by imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film consigned from Brazil and from Israel, whether declared as originating in Brazil or Israel or not and making such imports subject to registration
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2004
of 18 February 2004
initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of countervailing measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999 on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating in India by imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film consigned from Brazil and from Israel, whether declared as originating in Brazil or Israel or not and making such imports subject to registration
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1973/2002(2), (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 23(2) and Article 24(3) and (5) thereof,
After having consulted the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST
(1) The Commission has received a request pursuant to Article 23(2) of the basic Regulation to investigate the possible circumvention of the countervailing measures imposed on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film (PET film) originating in India.
(2) The request was lodged on 6 January 2004 by the following Community producers: DuPont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH and Nuroll SpA.
B. PRODUCT
(3) The product concerned by the possible circumvention is PET film originating in India, normally declared under CN codes ex 3920 62 19 and ex 3920 62 90 (the product concerned). These codes are given for information only.
(4) The product under investigation is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film consigned from Brazil and from Israel (the product under investigation) normally declared under the same codes as the product concerned.
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(5) The measures currently in force and possibly being circumvented are countervailing measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999(3).
D. GROUNDS
(6) The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the countervailing measures on imports of PET film originating in India are being circumvented by means of transhipment via Brazil and via Israel.
(7) The evidence submitted is as follows:
The request shows that a significant change in the pattern of trade involving exports from India, Brazil and Israel to the Community has taken place following the imposition of measures on the product concerned, and that there appears to be insufficient due cause or justification other than the imposition of the duty for such a change. This change in the pattern of trade appears to stem from the transhipment of PET film originating in India via Brazil and via Israel.
(8) Furthermore, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the remedial effects of the existing countervailing measures on the product concerned are being undermined in terms of quantities. Significant volumes of imports of PET film from Brazil and from Israel appear to have replaced imports of the product concerned originating in India.
(9) Finally, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the imported PET film still benefits from the subsidies as established in the original investigation.
(10) Should circumvention practices covered by Article 23 of the basic Regulation, other than transhipment, be identified in the course of the investigation, the investigation may cover these practices also.
E. PROCEDURE
(11) In the light of the above, the Commission has concluded that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 23 of the basic Regulation and to make imports of PET film consigned from Brazil and from Israel, whether declared as originating in Brazil or Israel or not, subject to registration, in accordance with Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation.
(a) Questionnaires
(12) In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporters/producers and to the associations of exporters/producers in Brazil and Israel, to the exporters/producers and to the associations of exporters/producers in India, to the importers and to the associations of importers in the Community which cooperated in the investigation that led to the existing measures or which are listed in the request, and to the authorities of India, Brazil and Israel. Information, as appropriate, may also be sought from the Community industry.
(13) In any event, all interested parties should contact the Commission forthwith, but not later than the time limit set in Article 3 of this Regulation in order to find out whether they are listed in the request and, if necessary, request a questionnaire within the time limit set in Article 3(1) of this Regulation, given that the time limit set in Article 3(2) of this Regulation applies to all interested parties.
(14) The authorities of India, Brazil and Israel will be notified of the initiation of the investigation and provided with a copy of the request.
(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings
(15) All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
(c) Exemption from registration of imports or measures
(16) In accordance with Article 23(3) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation may be exempted from registration or measures if the importation does not constitute circumvention.
(17) The possible circumvention takes place outside the Community. Article 23 of the basic Regulation is aiming at countering circumvention practices without affecting operators which can prove that they are not involved in such practices, but it does not contain a specific provision providing for the treatment of producers in the countries concerned which could establish that they are not involved in circumvention practices. Therefore, it appears necessary to introduce a possibility for producers concerned to request an exemption from the registration of imports of their exported products or from measures on these imports.
(18) Producers wishing to obtain an exemption should apply for it and submit any requested questionnaire reply within the appropriate time limits, in order for it to be established that they are not circumventing the countervailing duties within the meaning of Article 23(1) of the basic Regulation. Importers could still benefit from exemption from registration or measures to the extent that their imports are from producers which are granted such an exemption, and in accordance with Article 23(3) of the basic Regulation.
F. REGISTRATION
(19) Pursuant to Article 24(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation should be made subject to registration in order to ensure that, should the investigation result in findings of circumvention, countervailing duties of an appropriate amount can be levied retroactively from the date of registration of such imports consigned from Brazil and from Israel.
G. TIME LIMITS
(20) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:
- interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,
- interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.
(21) Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the time limits mentioned in Article 3 of this Regulation.
H. NON-COOPERATION
(22) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or otherwise does not provide necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.
(23) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate, or cooperates only partially, and use of the facts available is made, the result may be less favourable than if it had cooperated,
An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, in order to determine if imports into the Community of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, falling within CN codes ex 3920 62 19 and ex 3920 62 90 (TARIC codes 3920 62 19 01, 3920 62 19 04, 3920 62 19 07, 3920 62 19 11, 3920 62 19 14, 3920 62 19 17, 3920 62 19 21, 3920 62 19 24, 3920 62 19 27, 3920 62 19 31, 3920 62 19 34, 3920 62 19 37, 3920 62 19 41, 3920 62 19 44, 3920 62 19 47, 3920 62 19 51, 3920 62 19 54, 3920 62 19 57, 3920 62 19 61, 3920 62 19 67, 3920 62 19 74, 3920 62 19 92, 3920 62 90 31, 3920 62 90 92 ), consigned from Brazil and from Israel, whether originating in Brazil or Israel or not, are circumventing the measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999 on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, originating in India.
The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 23(2) and Article 24(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Community identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
The Commission, by regulation, may direct Customs authorities to cease registration in respect of imports into the Community of products manufactured by producers having applied for an exemption of registration and having been found not to be circumventing the countervailing duties.
1. Questionnaires should be requested from the Commission within 15 days from publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 40 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
3. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.
4. Any information relating to the matter, any request for a hearing or for a questionnaire as well as any request for authorisation of certificates of non-circumvention must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone, fax and/or telex numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as "Limited"(4) and, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled "For inspection by interested parties".
Commission address for correspondence: European Commission Directorate General for Trade
Directorate B
Office: J-79, 5/16
B - 1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 295 65 05 Telex COMEU B 21877
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31986D0520 | 86/520/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 October 1986 on the improvement of the efficiency of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 October 1986
on the improvement of the efficiency of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/520/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Irish Government communicated, in accordance with Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, its Farm Improvement Programme of 4 February 1986 and an amendment to Article 8 (1) of that Programme;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission must decide whether, in the light of the compliance of the said Programme with the abovementioned Regulation, and having regard to the objectives of the latter and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the conditions are satisfied for a financial contribution from the Community;
Whereas the Programme in question is in line with the objectives and satisfies the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, and in particular Title I thereof;
Whereas the EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The Farm Improvement Programme of 4 February 1986, communicated by the Irish Government in accordance with Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, satisfies the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community towards the common measure referred to in Article 1 of the said Regulation.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0739 | 2014/739/EU: Council Decision of 9 October 2014 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
| 29.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/88
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 October 2014
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
(2014/739/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol 3 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation (‘Protocol 3’).
(2) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2) (‘the Convention’) lays down provisions on the origin of goods traded under relevant Agreements concluded between the Contracting Parties. Serbia and other participants to the Stabilisation and Association Process from the Western Balkans were invited to join the system of pan-European diagonal cumulation of origin in the Thessaloniki agenda, endorsed by the European Council of June 2003. They were invited to join the Convention by a decision of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference of October 2007.
(3) The Union and Serbia signed the Convention on 15 June 2011 and 12 November 2012, respectively.
(4) The Union and Serbia deposited their instruments of acceptance with the depositary of the Convention on 26 March 2012 and 1 July 2013, respectively. As a consequence, in application of Article 10(3) of the Convention, the Convention entered into force in relation to the Union and Serbia on 1 May 2012 and on 1 September 2013, respectively.
(5) Article 6 of the Convention provides that each Contracting Party is to take appropriate measures to ensure that the Convention is effectively applied. To that effect, the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Agreement should adopt a decision replacing Protocol 3 by a new protocol which, with regard to the rules of origin, refers to the Convention.
(6) The position of the Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, shall be based on the draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council attached to this Decision.
Minor changes to the draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Stabilisation and Association Council without further decision of the Council.
The decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32010R0016 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2010 of 8 January 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 16/2010
of 8 January 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 2010.
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32001R1937 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2001 of 2 October 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2001
of 2 October 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 October 2001.
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31998R0885 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/98 of 24 April 1998 on the sale, by tendering procedure, of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 885/98 of 24 April 1998 on the sale, by tendering procedure, of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export
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 organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas outlets for these products exist in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these stocks should be sold by tendering procedure for export to those countries; whereas to permit the sale of meat of uniform quality, beef should be sold that was purchased under Article 6(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;
Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (4), in particular Titles II and III thereof, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the tendering procedure is consistent and uniform, measures should be adopted in addition to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79;
Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of this point is creating in the Member States concerned;
Whereas, for administrative reasons, a minimum quantity should be set for tenders, taking into consideration normal commercial practice;
Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be granted in respect of beef sold under this Regulation; whereas, however, successful tenderers will be required to apply for export licences for the quantity allocated, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 759/98 (8);
Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is exported to the eligible third countries, provision should be made for a security to be lodged before the goods are taken over and the primary requirements should be determined;
Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain cases have undergone several handling operations; whereas, in order to contribute to their satisfactory presentation and marketing, it seems appropriate to authorise the repackaging of the products in certain specified circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The sale shall take place of intervention products bought in under Article 6(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, of approximately:
- 600 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Spanish intervention agency,
- 600 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning the quantities is given in Annex I.
2. The beef shall be exported to the zone 08 destinations referred to in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 125/98 (9).
3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and III thereof, and Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.
1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation shall take the place of a notice of open invitation to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender setting out in particular:
- the quantities of beef put up for sale, and
- the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.
2. Particulars of the quantities and the place where the products are stored may be obtained by interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it also in other ways.
3. For each product mentioned in Annex I, the intervention agencies shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest.
4. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned no later than 12 noon on 4 May 1998.
5. Tenders shall be valid only if they concern a quantity of not less than 15 tonnes.
6. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, a tender must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in a sealed envelope bearing a reference to the Regulation concerned. The sealed envelope must not be opened by the intervention agency before the expiry of the tender deadline referred to in paragraph 4.
7. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders shall not indicate in which store the products are held.
8. Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the security shall be ECU 12 per 100 kilograms.
Applications for export licences as referred to in Article 4(2) shall constitute a primary requirement in addition to those laid down in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
9. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 the time limit for taking over meat sold pursuant to this Regulation shall be 45 days from the day of the notification referred to in Article 11 of the same Regulation.
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with particulars of the tenders transmitted not later than the second working day following the deadline for the submission of tenders.
2. Following scrutiny of the tenders, a minimum sales price shall be set for each product or no award shall be made.
1. The intervention agency shall make the notification referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 to each tenderer by fax.
2. Successful tenderers shall apply within five working days of the date of notification as referred to in paragraph 1 for one or more export licences as referred to in the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 to cover the quantity awarded. Applications shall be accompanied by the fax referred to in paragraph 1 and shall contain in box 7 the name of one of the zone 08 countries referred to in Article 1(2). In addition, box 20 of the applications shall contain the following:
- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 885/98]
- Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr. 885/98)
- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 885/98]
- Ðñïúüíôá ðáñÝìâáóçò ÷ùñßò åðéóôñïöÞ [Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 885/98]
- Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 885/98]
- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 885/98]
- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 885/98]
- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie (Verordening (EG) nr. 885/98)
- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) nº 885/98]
- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea (Asetus (EY) N:o 885/98)
- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 885/98].
1. A security designed to guarantee exports to the third countries referred to in Article 1(2) shall be given by the buyer before the goods are taken over. Importation into one of those countries shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (10).
2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be per tonne:
- the difference between the tender price per tonne and ECU 2 700 for bone-in hindquarters,
- the difference between the tender price per tonne and ECU 1 800 for bone-in forequarters.
The competent authorities may permit products from intervention whose packaging is torn or soiled to be put up, under their supervision and before being presented for dispatch at the customs office of departure, in new packaging of the same type.
No export refund shall be granted in respect of meat sold under this Regulation.
The removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where appropriate, the control copy T5 shall contain one of the following entries:
- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 885/98]
- Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr. 885/98)
- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 885/98]
- Ðñïúüíôá ðáñÝìâáóçò ÷ùñßò åðéóôñïöÞ [Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 885/98]
- Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 885/98]
- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 885/98]
- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 885/98]
- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie (Verordening (EG) nr. 885/98)
- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) nº 885/98]
- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea (Asetus (EY) N:o 885/98)
- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 885/98].
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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31985D0575 | 85/575/EEC: Council Decision of 19 December 1985 introducing technical adjustments, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, to Decisions 77/97/EEC, 79/542/EEC and 80/1096/EEC relating to the veterinary field
| COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1985 introducing technical adjustments, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, to Decisions 77/97/EEC, 79/542/EEC and 80/1096/EEC relating to the veterinary field (85/575/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas in order to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, it is necessary to supplement the list of laboratories established by Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health (1), as last amended by Directive 85/212/EEC (2); Whereas the consequences should be drawn from the fact that Spain and Portugal - the latter continuing to benefit from Council Decision 80/877/EEC of 15 September 1980 on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African Swine Fever in Portugal (3), as amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (4), for the remaining period of time for which the eradication plan has to run - are no longer regarded as third countries in respect of the Community, in particular concerning Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979, drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat (5), as amended by Commission Decision 84/134/EEC (6); Whereas provision should be made for financial aid from the Community for the control measures, to be specified in accordance with a Community procedure, which Portugal and Spain will be called upon to implement with a view to eradicating classical swine fever; whereas Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of 11 November 1980 (7) introducing Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever as last amended by Decision 83/254/EEC (8), should be amended accordingly; Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act of Accession, subject to and on the date of the entry into force of this Treaty,
The Annex to Decision 77/97/EEC is hereby supplemented by the following: 'Spain: Laboratorio de Sanidad y Producción Animal de Barcelona. Portugal:Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária - Lisboa'.
In the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC, the headings in respect of Spain and Portugal are hereby deleted with effect from 1 March 1986.
Decision 80/1096/EEC shall be amended as follows:1. In paragraph 2 of Article 2, the following phrase shall be added: 'and 10 million ECU for Spain and Portugal'.2.In paragraph 1 of Article 5, the following point shall be added: '(c) shall be 31 December 1986 in the case of Spain and Portugal'.
This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 1986 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal.
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31994R0657 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/94 of 24 March 1994 fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 1993/94 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 657/94 of 24 March 1994 fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/94 (2), and in particular Article 28 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/94 (4), provides for the fixing before 1 April, and the collection before the following 1 June, of the unit amounts to be paid by sugar producers and isoglucose producers as advance payments of the production levies for the current marketing year; whereas the estimate of the basic production levy and of the B levy, referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, gives an amount which is more than 60 % of the maximum amounts indicated in Article 28 (3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, the unit amounts for sugar should therefore be fixed at 50 % of the maximum amounts concerned and for isoglucose the unit amount of the advance payment should therefore be fixed at 40 % of the unit amount of the basic production levy estimated for sugar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The unit amounts referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 in respect of the 1993/94 marketing year are hereby fixed as follows:
(a) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A sugar and B sugar shall be ECU 0,523 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(b) the advance payment of the B levy for B sugar shall be ECU 9,812 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(c) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A isoglucose and B isoglucose shall be ECU 0,419 per 100 kilograms of dry matter.
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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31990D0178 | 90/178/Euratom, EEC: Commission Decision of 23 March 1990 authorizing Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 March 1990
authorizing Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(Only the French text is authentic)
(90/178/Euratom, EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 of 19 December 1977 implementing in respect of own resources accruing from value added tax the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources (2) ceased to be applicable on 31 December 1988; whereas the authorizations given under Article 13 thereof must be renewed from 1 January 1989 pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89;
Whereas, under Article 28 (3) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (3), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', as last amended by Directive 84/386/EEC (4), the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base;
Whereas Luxembourg is unable to make a precise calculation of the VAT own resources base for four categories of transactions listed in Annex E and F to the Sixth Directive; whereas such calculation is likely to involve an unjustified administrative burden in relation to the effect of these transactions on Luxembourg's total VAT resources base; whereas Luxembourg should therefore be authorized not to take these transactions into account for the calculation of the VAT base;
Whereas Luxembourg is able to make a calculation using approximate estimates for three categories of transactions listed in Annex F to the Sixth Directive; whereas it should therefore be authorized to calculate the VAT base using approximate estimates;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
For the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 1989, Luxembourg is authorized not to take into account the following categories of transactions referred to in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive:
1. Transactions referred to in Article 13 (A) (1) (f) of the Sixth Directive other than those of groups of a medical or paramedical nature (Annex E, point 3);
2. Services supplied by travel agencies acting on behalf and for the account of the traveller, for journeys outside the Community (Annex E, ex point 15);
3. Admission to sporting events (Annex F, point 1);
4. Management of credit and credit guarantees by a person or body other than the one which granted the credit (Annex F, point 13).
For the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 1989, Luxembourg is authorized to use approximate estimates in respect of the following categories of transactions referred to in Annex F to the Sixth Directive:
1. Telecommunications services supplied by public postal services and supplies of goods incidental thereto (Annex F, point 5);
2. The supply of water by public authorities (Annex F, point 12);
3. The domestic parts of international transport operations (Annex F, ex point 17).
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32002R1962 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1962/2002 of 31 October 2002 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1962/2002
of 31 October 2002
fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.
(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of "cereal products", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for "other cereals", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.
(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.
(5) However, in fixing the rate of refund it would seem advisable to base it at this time on the difference in the cost of raw inputs widely used in compound feedingstuffs as the Community and world markets, allowing more accurate account to be taken of the commercial conditions under which such products are exported.
(6) The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(7) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2002.
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32008R1343 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1343/2008 of 23 December 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 24.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1343/2008
of 23 December 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0346 | 94/346/EC: Council Decision of 13 June 1994 providing macro-financial assistance for Moldova
| COUNCIL DECISION of 13 June 1994 providing macro-financial assistance for Moldova (94/346/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), submitted following consultation with the Monetary Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas Moldova is undertaking fundamental political and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market economy model;
Whereas Moldova and the Community have expressed their readiness to enter into negotiations for the conclusion of a partnership and cooperation agreement;
Whereas the financial support of the reforms from the Community will strengthen mutual confidence and will bring Moldova closer to the Community;
Whereas Moldova has agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a stand-by arrangement in support of the country's economic programme; whereas this arrangement was approved by the IMF Board on 17 December 1993;
Whereas the authorities of Moldova have requested financial assistance from the international financial institutions, the Community and other bilateral donors; whereas, over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF and the World Bank, a residual financing gap of some US $ 155 million remains to be covered in 1994, in order to strengthen Moldova's reserve position and avoid an additional degree of import compression which could seriously jeopardize the achievement of the policy objectives underlying the Government's reform effort;
Whereas the grant by the Community of a long-term loan to Moldova is an appropriate measure to support the balance of payments and to strengthen the country's reserve position;
Whereas the Community loan should be managed by the Commission;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 235,
1. The Community shall grant to Moldova a long-term loan facility of a maximum amount of ECU 45 million in principle with a maximum duration of 10 years, with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments situation and strengthening the reserve position.
2. To this end the Commission is empowered to borrow, on behalf of the Community, the necessary resources that will be placed at the disposal of Moldova in the form of a loan.
3. The loan will be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Monetary Committee and in a manner consistent with any agreement reached between the IMF and Moldova.
1. The Commission is empowered to negotiate with the Moldovan authorities, after consultation with the Monetary Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to the loan. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in Article 1 (3).
2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Monetary Committee and in close coordination with the IMF, that the economic policy in Moldova is in accordance with the objectives of this loan and that its conditions are being fulfilled.
1. The loan shall be made available to Moldova in two instalments. Subject to Article 2 (1), the first instalment shall be released on the basis of a successful first programme review under the 'stand-by arrangement' with the IMF.
2. The second instalment shall be released not before the fourth quarter of 1994, subject to Article 2 (2) and subject to satisfactory progress being recorded in Moldova's application of the 'stand-by arrangement'.
3. The funds shall be paid to the National Bank of Moldova.
1. The borrowing and lending operations referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out using the same value date and must not involve the Community in the transformation of maturities, in any exchange or interest rate risk, or in any other commercial risk.
2. The Commission shall take the necessary steps, if Moldova so decides, to include in the loan conditions, and also to exercise an early repayment clause.
3. At the request of Moldova, and where circumstances permit an improvement in the interest rate on the loans, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or restructure the corresponding financial conditions. Refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall not have the effect of extending the average duration of the borrowing concerned or increasing the amount, expressed at the current exchange rate, of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring.
4. All related costs incurred by the Community in concluding and carrying out the operation under this Decision shall be borne by Moldova.
5. The Monetary Committee shall be kept informed of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 at least once a year.
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31997D0104 | 97/104/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 1997 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 January 1997 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (97/104/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/113/EEC (2) and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/726/EC (4), establishes lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community;
Whereas the competent authorities of the United States of America have forwarded an amendment to their list of embryo collection teams; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission;
Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards the United States of America;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America, the following team is added:
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32010D0710 | 2010/710/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 22 November 2010 authorising Germany, Italy and Austria to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC and amending Decision 2007/250/EC to extend the period of validity of the authorisation granted to the United Kingdom
| 25.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/5
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 November 2010
authorising Germany, Italy and Austria to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC and amending Decision 2007/250/EC to extend the period of validity of the authorisation granted to the United Kingdom
(2010/710/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letters registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 3 August 2007, 23 December 2009 and 17 February 2010 respectively Italy, Germany and Austria requested authorisation to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the person liable for payment of value added tax (hereinafter ‘VAT’). By letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 10 February 2010, the United Kingdom requested to extend the period of validity of the authorisation provided for by Council Decision 2007/250/EC of 16 April 2007 authorising the United Kingdom to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax (2).
(2) The Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 11 January 2010 of the request made by Germany, and by letter dated 9 March 2010 of the requests made by Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom. The Commission informed Germany by letter dated 12 January 2010 and Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom, by letters dated 11 March 2010, that it had all the information it considered necessary for the appraisal of the requests.
(3) The person liable for the payment of VAT pursuant to Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC is the taxable person supplying the goods. The purpose of the derogations requested by Germany, Italy and Austria is to place that liability on the taxable person to whom the supplies are made, but only under certain conditions and only in relation to particular products, notably mobile telephones and integrated circuit devices.
(4) A significant number of traders in particular products, notably mobile telephones and integrated circuit devices, evade paying VAT to the tax authorities after selling their products. Their customers, however, are entitled to a tax deduction as they are in possession of a valid invoice. In the most aggressive cases of such tax evasion the same goods are, via a ‘carousel’ scheme, supplied several times without payment of VAT to the tax authorities. By designating the person to whom the goods are supplied as the person liable for the payment of VAT in such cases, the derogation would eliminate the opportunity to engage in that form of tax evasion. It would not affect the amount of VAT due.
(5) For the purposes of ensuring the effective operation of the derogation and preventing tax evasion from being shifted to other products or towards the retail level, Germany, Italy and Austria should introduce appropriate control and reporting obligations. The Commission should be informed of the specific measures adopted in view of monitoring the operation of the derogation.
(6) The measure is proportionate to the objectives pursued since it is not intended to apply generally, but only to specific groups of products, where there is a high risk of tax evasion and where the scale of tax evasion has resulted in considerable tax losses. Moreover, the use of a reverse charge mechanism implies less risk of shifting of fraud towards the retail trade of the products in question, as mobile phones are generally supplied by large phone companies and as the measure is applicable to integrated circuits in a state prior to integration into end-user products.
(7) In principle, the authorisation shall be valid only for a short period, because it cannot be established with certainty that the objectives of the measure will be achieved nor can the impact of the measure on the functioning of the VAT systems within those Member States who apply it, or in other Member States, be gauged in advance.
(8) The United Kingdom should be allowed to continue to apply its existing special measure until the date of expiry of the authorisations granted to Germany, Italy and Austria.
(9) The derogation has no negative impact on the Union’s own resources accruing from VAT,
1. By way of derogation from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Germany is authorised to designate the taxable person to whom supplies of the following goods are made as the person liable to pay VAT:
(a) mobile telephones, being devices made or adapted for use in connection with a licensed network and operated on specified frequencies, whether or not they have any other use;
(b) integrated circuit devices such as microprocessors and central processing units in a state prior to integration into end-user products.
2. The derogation shall apply in respect of supplies of goods for which the taxable amount is equal to or higher than EUR 5 000.
By way of derogation from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Italy is authorised to designate the taxable person to whom supplies of the following goods are made as the person liable to pay VAT:
(a) mobile telephones, being devices made or adapted for use in connection with a licensed network and operated on specified frequencies, whether or not they have any other use;
(b) integrated circuit devices such as microprocessors and central processing units in a state prior to integration into end-user products.
1. By way of derogation from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Austria is authorised to designate the taxable person to whom supplies of the following goods are made as the person liable to pay VAT:
(a) mobile telephones, being devices made or adapted for use in connection with a licensed network and operated on specified frequencies, whether or not they have any other use;
(b) integrated circuit devices such as microprocessors and central processing units in a state prior to integration into end-user products.
2. The derogation shall apply in respect of supplies of goods for which the taxable amount is equal to or higher than EUR 5 000.
The derogation provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 is subject to Germany, Italy and Austria introducing appropriate and effective control and reporting obligations on taxable persons who supply goods to which the reverse charge applies in accordance with this Decision.
Article 4 of Decision 2007/250/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
This Decision shall expire on the date of entry into force of the Union rules allowing all Member States to adopt such measures derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, but on 31 December 2013 at the latest.’.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
This Decision shall expire on the date of entry into force of the Union rules allowing all Member States to adopt such measures derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, but on 31 December 2013 at the latest.
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32011R0499 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 499/2011 of 18 May 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2011 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the EU and derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
| 21.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 134/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 499/2011
of 18 May 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2011 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the EU and derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular points (f) and (g) of Article 43, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (2), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A number of Member States have informed the Commission in accordance with Article 3(5) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 of 14 September 2010 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Union (3) that they shall not be able to use certain quantities of products allocated to them under the 2011 plan adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 (4).
(2) In accordance with Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 the Commission may allocate the available resources to other Member States on the basis of their applications and their actual use of products made available and allocations made during previous financial years.
(3) This revision of the plan for 2011 being made at a time when national administrative arrangements for the implementation of the plan should be approaching completion, it is appropriate that the reallocated quantities are not taken into account for calculating whether Member States have respected their obligation laid down in the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 and in the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 to have withdrawn 70 % of cereals by the deadlines fixed therein.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organization of the Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 is amended as follows:
(a) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added:
— 12 856 tonnes allocated to Italy and
— 306 tonnes allocated to Slovenia.’
(b) Annex I and III are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R0094 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2004 of 20 January 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2004
of 20 January 2004
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 33,259/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2004.
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31993R1939 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1939/93 of 19 July 1993 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1983/92 and (EEC) No 1997/92 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice sector products to the Azores and Madeira, and the Canary Islands respectively, and establishing the forecast supply balances
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1939/93 of 19 July 1993 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1983/92 and (EEC) No 1997/92 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice sector products to the Azores and Madeira, and the Canary Islands respectively, and establishing the forecast supply balances
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92, and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1803/93 (5), establishes for the 1992/93 marketing year the forecast supply balance in rice products for the Azores and Madeira; whereas, therefore, the forecast supply balance for the 1993/94 marketing year should be established;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, Regulation (EEC) No 1997/92 (6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 399/93 (7), establishes for the 1992/93 marketing year the forecast supply balance in rice products for the Canary Islands; whereas, therefore, the forecast supply balance for the 1993/94 marketing year should be established;
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking account of local production and traditional trade flows;
Whereas the amount of the security to be lodged as provided for in Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulations (EEC) No 1983/92 and (EEC) No 1997/92 for the submission of applications for aid certificates is fixed at ECU 25 per tonne; whereas the amount of the security should be reduced in order to take account of special commercial practices in trade in certain rice products;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 4 (1), (b) is replaced by the following:
'(b) prior to the expiry of the time limit laid down for submission of applications, proof has been provided that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 20 per tonne.';
2. the Annex is replaced by Annex I hereto.
Regulation (EEC) No 1997/92 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 4 (1), (b) is replaced by the following:
'(b) prior to expiry of the time limit laid down for submission of applications, proof has been provided that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 20 per tonne.';
2. the Annex is replaced by Annex II hereto.
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 September 1993.
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31979L0032 | Second Council Directive 79/32/EEC of 18 December 1978 on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco
| SECOND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 18 December 1978 on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco (79/32/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/464/EEC of 19 December 1972 on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco (1), as amended by Directives 74/318/EEC (2), 75/786/EEC (3), 76/911/EEC (4), and 77/805/EEC (5),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (6),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (7),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (8),
Whereas there are several types of manufactured tobacco, distinguished by their characteristics and by the way in which they are used;
Whereas these different types of manufactured tobacco should be defined.
Whereas for economic reasons temporary derogations should be provided for certain Member States,
1. For the purpose of applying Article 3 (2) of Directive 72/464/EEC. (a) cigars and cigarillos,
(b) cigarettes,
(c) smoking tobacco,
(d) snuff,
(e) chewing tobacco,
as defined in Articles 2 to 6, shall be deemed to be manufactured tobacco.
2. Notwithstanding existing Community provisions, the definitions referred to in Articles 2 to 6 shall be without prejudice to the choice of system or the level of taxation which shall apply to the different groups of products referred to in these Articles.
The following shall be deemed to be cigars or cigarillos if they can be smoked as they are: 1. rolls of tobacco made entirely of natural tobacco;
2. rolls of tobacco with an outer wrapper of natural tobacco;
3. rolls of tobacco with an outer wrapper of the normal colour of a cigar, and a binder, of reconstituted tobacco, falling within subheading 24.02 E of the Common Customs Tariff, where at least 60 % by weight of the tobacco particles are both wider (1)OJ No L 303, 31.12.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 180, 3.7.1974, p. 30. (3)OJ No L 330, 24.12.1975, p. 51. (4)OJ No L 354, 24.12.1976, p. 33. (5)OJ No L 338, 28.12.1977, p. 22. (6)OJ No C 72, 27.6.1974, p. 15. (7)OJ No C 155, 9.12.1974. p. 73. (8)OJ No C 125, 16.10.1974, p. 38.
and longer than 1 775 mm and where the wrapper is fitted in spiral form with an acute angle of at least 30ยบ to the longitudinal axis of the cigar;
4. rolls of tobacco with an outer wrapper, of the normal colour of a cigar, of reconstituted tobacco, falling within subheading 24.02 E of the Common Customs Tariff, where the unit weight, not including filter or mouth-piece, is not less than 2 73 g and if at least 60 % by weight of the tobacco particles are both wider and longer than 1 775 mm and the circumference over at least one third of the length is not less than 34 mm.
1. Rolls of tobacco capable of being smoked as they are and which are not cigars or cigarillos as defined in Article 2 shall be deemed to be cigarettes.
2. A roll of tobacco referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for excise duty purposes, be considered as two cigarettes where, excluding filter or mouthpiece, it is longer than 9 cm but not longer than 18 cm, as three cigarettes where, excluding filter or mouthpiece, it is longer than 18 cm but not longer than 27 cm, and so on.
The following shall be deemed to be smoking tobacco: 1. tobacco which has been cut or otherwise split, twisted or pressed into blocks and is capable of being smoked without further industrial processing;
2. tobacco refuse put up for retail sale which does not fall under Articles 2 and 3 and which can be smoked.
Tobacco in the form of rolls sticks, strips, cubes or blocks, which is put up for retail sale and specially prepared to be chewed but not smoked, shall be deemed to be chewing tobacco.
Tobacco in powder or grain from which is specially prepared to be taken as snuff but not smoked, shall be deemed to be snuff.
1. Products consisting in whole or in part of substances other than tobacco but otherwise conforming to the criteria in Article 2 shall be treated as cigars and cigarillos provided they have respectively: - a wrapper of natural tobacco,
- a wrapper and binder of tobacco, both of reconstituted tobacco,
- a wrapper of reconstituted tobacco.
2. Products consisting in whole or in part of substances other than tobacco but otherwise conforming to the criteria of Article 3 or 4 shall be treated as cigarettes and smoking tobacco.
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, products containing no tobacco and used exclusively for medical purposes shall not be treated as manufactured tobacco.
3. Products consisting in part of substances other than tobacco but otherwise conforming to the criteria of Articles 5 or 6 shall be treated as chewing tobacco or snuff as the case may be.
1. Notwithstanding Article 2, the Federal Republic of Germany shall be authorized to treat in the same way as cigars, rolls of tobacco without a binder, the outer wrapping of which is fitted in spiral form at an angle of less than 30ยบ to the longitudinal axis, but which otherwise meet the requirements referred to in Article 2 (3) and rolls of tobacco the circumference of which is not less than 34 mm over at least one third of their length but which otherwise meet the requirements referred to in Article 2 (4).
2. Notwithstanding Article 2 (3), Denmark shall be authorized to treat rolls of tobacco as cigars if at least 60 % by weight of the tobacco particles are both wider and longer than 1 719 mm but not wider and longer than 1 775 mm, but which otherwise meet the requirements of Article 2 (3).
3. Notwithstanding Article 3 (2), Denmark shall be authorized to treat a cigarette not longer than 10 cm, excluding filter or mouthpiece, as a single cigarette.
4. On expiry of the second stage of the harmonization of the structures of excise duty on manufactured tobacco defined by Directive 77/805/EEC, and at the latest by 31 December 1981, the Member States referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall abolish the derogations provided for in these paragraphs.
1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1980. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Denmark shall not be obliged to apply the provisions of this Directive to Greenland.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
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31985R0273 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 273/85 of 31 January 1985 concerning the stopping of fishing for sole by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 273/85
of 31 January 1985
concerning the stopping of fishing for sole by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1/85 of 19 December 1984 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1985 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), provides for sole quotas for 1985;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a and III b, c, d (EC zone), by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands, have reached the quota allocated for 1985; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock as from 25 January 1985; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a and III b, c, d (EC zone), by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 1985.
Fishing for sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a and III b, c, d (EC zone), by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
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 25 January 1985.
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