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32005R1049 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1049/2005 of 5 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1049/2005
of 5 July 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997L0006 | Commission Directive 97/6/EC of 30 January 1997 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 97/6/EC of 30 January 1997 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 Commission Directive 96/66/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 70/524/EEC, a Member State which, as a result of new information or of a reassessment of existing information made since the provisions in question were adopted, has detailed grounds for establishing that the use of one of the additives listed in Annex I constitutes a danger to animal or human health or the environment may temporarily suspend the authorization to use that additive;
Whereas Denmark and Germany prohibited the use on their territories of the antibiotic avoparcin in animal feedingstuffs on 20 May 1995 and 19 January 1996 respectively; whereas in accordance with the provisions of Directive 70/524/EEC these two Member States each notified the other Member States and the Commission of the reasons for their decision, duly substantiated by detailed arguments; whereas this information was transmitted by Denmark on 20 May and 13 July 1995, and by Germany on 5 March 1996;
Whereas Denmark and Germany, arguing that, through the feed given to animals, this glycopeptide antibiotic produces resistance to glycopeptides used in human medicine, take the view that avoparcin presents a danger for human health; whereas in their view this transfer of resistance may limit the effectiveness of a major category of antibiotics reserved exclusively for the treatment or prevention of serious infections in humans and consequently one of the conditions required under Directive 70/524/EEC for authorizing the use of an additive is not met;
Whereas the Commission has consulted the Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition; whereas, after thoroughly examining the situation, that Committee has concluded, in the opinion expressed on 21 May 1996, that, given the absence of elements critical to establishing cause and effect with regard to a role for glycopeptide resistant organisms of animal origin (enterococci) or their genes in human disease, it is not necessary to reserve the use of glycopeptides exclusively for human medicine; whereas, however, the Committee accepts that the reports from Denmark and Germany raise serious questions, and states that it would propose that the feed-additive use of avoparcin be reconsidered at once should it be shown that transfer of resistance were possible from animal to man; whereas, moreover, as a precautionary measure, the Committee recommends that no further glycopeptide sharing the same site and mechanism of antibiotic action as avoparcin should be approved until it is satisfied with the results of research still to be carried out;
Whereas, while there are insufficient data to establish conclusively the risk of transfer of resistance invoked by Germany and Denmark, available evidence does not allow the risk to be excluded with certainty, in the absence of further scientific information;
Whereas various investigations should be undertaken to pinpoint the problem of possible resistance to antibiotics induced by the use of additives in animal feed and transferred to man; whereas a scheme for the surveillance of microbial resistance in animals which receive antibiotics must be swiftly established;
Whereas in this climate of uncertainty it is preferable to show extreme caution, and to avoid taking any risk of reducing the effectiveness of certain glycopeptides, such as vancomycin, which are essential in human medicine;
Whereas the prohibition on the use of avoparcin ought to be perceived as an interim protective measure taken as a precaution, which could be reconsidered were the doubts expressed about additive use of avoparcin to be dissipated in the light of the investigations which will have been carried out and of the surveillance programme which will have been established;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
Annex I to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
The Commission reexamines before 31 December 1998 the provisions of the present Directive on the basis of the results given by:
- the different investigations concerning the development of resistance by the use of antibiotics, in particular glycopeptides, and
- the surveillance programme of microbial resistance in animals which have received antibiotics, to be carried out in particular by the persons responsible for putting the concerned additives into circulation.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Annex to this Directive by 1 April 1997. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the 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.
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31970L0311 | Council Directive 70/311/EEC of 8 June 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the steering equipment for motor vehicles and their trailers
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 8 June 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the steering equipment for motor vehicles and their trailers (70/311/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 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 technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate, inter alia, to their steering equipment;
Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type approval procedure which was the subject of the Council Directive (3) of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;
For the purposes of this Directive, "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery and public works vehicles.
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type approval or national type approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to its steering equipment if this equipment satisfies the requirements set out in the Annex.
The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of the Annex so as to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
1. Member States shall put into force the provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.
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31997D0853 | 97/853/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (97/853/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by Belgium on 13 March 1997, which reached the Commission on 17 March 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/30/EC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request submitted by Belgium for an exemption concerning the production of two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the types of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.
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32001R1277 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2001 of 28 June 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2001
of 28 June 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 987/2001(4), on the one hand, fixes a forecast supply balance for Madeira for the products of pigmeat which benefit from an exemption from the duty on direct imports on products from third countries or from an aid for deliveries originating in the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which qualify for aid for the development of the production potential of the Azores and Madeira.
(2) In order to determine the forecast supply balance for Madeira and the aids for the products coming from the Community for the 2001/02 marketing year, and in order to continue satisfying demand for pigmeat requirements, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92.
(3) Pending the entry into force of the reform of the specific supply arrangements and in order to avoid any break in the application of the specific supply arrangements in force, the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R3053 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3053/93 of 4 November 1993 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the reference price for clementines
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3053/93 of 4 November 1993 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the reference price for clementines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus to be amended as a result of the monetary realignments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (5), and in particular
Article 2
thereof,
Whereas Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides that reference prices for the whole Community are to be fixed each year before the beginning of the marketing year;
Whereas the importance of clementine production in the Community is such that a reference price must be fixed for that product;
Whereas the period during which clementines harvested during a given crop year are marketed extends from October to 15 May of the following year; whereas the quantities put on the market at the beginning and at the end of the marketing year represent only a relatively small percentage of that marketed over the whole marketing year; whereas the reference price should therefore be fixed only for the period running from 1 December to the last day of February of the following year;
Whereas the fixing of a single reference price valid for the whole marketing year appears to be the solution most suited to the particular nature of the Community market in the product in question;
Whereas Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that reference prices are to be fixed at the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the amount referred to in paragraph 2 (a) of that Article and the standard cost of transporting Community products between production areas and Community consumption centres in the preceding year, by:
- the increase in production costs for fruit and vegetables, less productivity growth, and
- the amount referred to in paragraph 2 (a) of that Article,
- the standard rate of transport costs in the current marketing year;
Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State, with regard to Article 23, of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 (a), plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth; whereas the reference price may, however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing year;
Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial characteristics, being a product or variety representing a substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that market are to be disregarded;
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3820/92 of 28 December 1992 on transitional measures for the application of the agrimonetary arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6) establishes a correspondence between the provisions of the agrimonetary arrangements applicable form 1 January 1993 and those applicable before that date;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes a list of prices and amounts for the fruit and vegetables sector which are to divided by a coefficient of 1,010495, fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (7) amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (8), as from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 lays down tht the resulting reduction in the prices and amounts for each sector concerned shall be specified and the level of such reduced prices fixed; whereas, however, this adjustment may not result in a reference price level below that of the preceding marketing year, in accordance with Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1993/94 marketing year, the reference price for fresh clementines (CN code ex 0805 20 10) expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net of packed products of quality class I, of all sizes, shall, for the period 1 December 1993 to 28 February 1994, be: 59,57.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1993.
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31999R2560 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2560/1999 of 3 December 1999 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2560/1999
of 3 December 1999
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/1999(4), lays down quotas for herring for 1999;
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES, divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock) and VII d by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 15 November 1999. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES, divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock) and VII d by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1999.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES, divisions IV c (excluding Blackwater stock) and VII d by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 15 November 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0189 | Council Regulation (EC) No 189/2009 of 9 March 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand, and terminating the proceeding on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in Malaysia
| 12.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/5
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 189/2009
of 9 March 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand, and terminating the proceeding on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in Malaysia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/1996 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 (2) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of certain plastic sacks and bags falling within CN codes ex 3923 21 00 (TARIC code 3923210020), ex 3923 29 10 (TARIC code 3923291020) and ex 3923 29 90 (TARIC code 3923299020), originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand. Given the large number of cooperating exporting producers in the investigation that led to the imposition of the anti-dumping duty (the original investigation), a sample of Chinese and Thai exporting producers was selected and individual duty rates ranging from 4,8 % to 14,3 % were imposed on the companies included in the samples, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample were attributed a duty rate of 8,4 % for the PRC and 7,9 % for Thailand. Duty rates of 28,8 % for the PRC and 14,3 % for Thailand were imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate with the investigation.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 stipulates that where any new exporting producer in the PRC or Thailand provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:
— it did not export to the Community the products described in Article 1(1) of that Regulation during the investigation period (1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005) (the investigation period) (the first criterion),
— it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the PRC or Thailand which are subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation (the second criterion), and
— it has actually exported to the Community the products concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community (the third criterion),
B. NEW EXPORTING PRODUCERS’ REQUESTS
(3) Seven companies (five Chinese and two Thai) have applied to be granted the same treatment as the companies cooperating in the original investigation not included in the sample (new exporting producer treatment).
(4) An examination has been carried out to determine whether the seven companies fulfil the criteria for being granted new exporting producer treatment as set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006.
(5) An application form was sent to all seven applicants who were also asked to supply evidence to demonstrate that they meet the three criteria mentioned above.
(6) Two Chinese companies requesting new exporting producer treatment did not provide the requested information. It was therefore not possible to verify whether these companies fulfilled the criteria set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006, and their requests had to be rejected.
(7) One Thai company provided misleading information and its request was therefore rejected.
(8) One Thai company exported the product concerned to the Community during the investigation period. It thus did not meet the first criterion and its request was therefore rejected.
(9) The evidence provided by the remaining three Chinese exporting producers is considered sufficient to show that they fulfil the criteria set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 and therefore to grant them the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample (8,4 % for Chinese companies) and consequently to add their names to the list of exporting producers in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006.
(10) The applicants and the Community industry were informed of the findings of the examination and were given the opportunity to submit their comments.
(11) All arguments and submissions made by interested parties were analysed and duly taken into account where warranted,
The following companies shall be added to the list of producers from the People’s Republic of China listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006:
Company City
Huiyang Kanlun Polyethylene Manufacture Factory Huizhou
Bao Xiang Plastic Bag Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. Shenzhen
Quanzhou Polywin Packaging Co. Ltd. Nanan
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R1222 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2002 of 8 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2002
of 8 July 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 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 |
32008R0711 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 711/2008 of 24 July 2008 fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
| 25.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 711/2008
of 24 July 2008
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 July 2008.
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 |
32007R0996 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2007 of 28 August 2007 amending for the 84th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
| 29.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 996/2007
of 28 August 2007
amending for the 84th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 1 and 13 August 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013R1411 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1411/2013 of 23 December 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2014
| 24.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/47
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1411/2013
of 23 December 2013
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2014
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 January 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
From 1 January 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32008D0200 | 2008/200/EC: Commission Decision of 20 February 2008 terminating the examination procedure concerning trade practices maintained by Argentina in relation to the imports of textile and clothing products
| 5.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 60/34
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 February 2008
terminating the examination procedure concerning trade practices maintained by Argentina in relation to the imports of textile and clothing products
(2008/200/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (1), and in particular Articles 11 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
(1) On 11 October 1999, Euratex (European Apparel and Textile Organisation) lodged a complaint under Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 (hereinafter the Regulation) on behalf of those of its members which export to Argentina or wish to do so.
(2) The complainant alleged that the Community sales of textile and clothing products in Argentina were hindered by obstacles to trade within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation, i.e. ‘a practice adopted or maintained by a third country and in respect of which international trade rules establish a right of action’. The alleged obstacles to trade were the following.
(a) pre-shipment inspection and minimum customs values,
(b) excessive requirements for certificates of origin,
(c) requirement to submit a Declaration Form on Product Composition,
(d) excessively burdensome labelling requirement,
(e) statistical tax and discriminatory VAT.
(3) The complainant also claimed that these practices were causing adverse trade effects within the meaning of Article 2(4) of the Regulation.
(4) The Commission decided therefore, after consultation of the Advisory Committee established by the Regulation, that there was sufficient evidence to justify initiating an examination procedure for the purpose of considering the legal and factual issues involved. Consequently, an examination procedure was initiated on 27 November 1999 (2).
B. THE FINDINGS OF THE EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
(5) In 2000, the investigation concluded on the certificate of origin that the burdensome requirements appeared to infringe Article VIII.3 and X of GATT 1994, Article 7.1 of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and to contravene the recommendations of Article VIII.1(c) of GATT 1994. The measures on labelling requirements appeared to violate Article 2.2 of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and to contravene the recommendations of Article VIII.1(c) of GATT 1994. As regards the requirements of the Declaration Form On Product Composition, they appeared to be in breach of Article 2 of the WTO Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. As for the procedure for controlling the customs value, the Commission services could not express a definitive position due to the recent introduction of a new law regulating this matter. On the pre-shipment inspection issue, no violation of any particular provision of the WTO Agreement on Pre-shipment Inspection could be found. However, it did not appear to adhere to the purpose and spirit of the Agreement. Finally, no violation of WTO rules had been identified with respect to the statistical tax, and the issue of the discriminatory VAT was already addressed in the context of another TBR procedure concerning the import of finished leather in Argentina (3).
(6) The investigation also concluded that the investigated measures had cumulatively caused or threaten to cause adverse effects within the meaning of Article 2(4) of the Regulation.
C. DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE END OF THE INVESTIGATION
(7) Following the investigation, discussions took place over the years with the Argentinean authorities with the aim of achieving an amicable settlement eliminating or gradually easing the above trade barriers.
(8) With regard to customs valuation practices, the situation has improved over the last years. Transparency has improved while European manufacturers and exporters can participate in the determination of the indicative values for customs valuation. Pre-shipment inspection has been eliminated, and the requirement of a Declaration Form on Products Composition does not appear to create any problem to exporters.
(9) On the question of the certificate of origin, substantial progress was achieved through the adoption of Instruccion General No 9/2002 de la Direccion General de Aduanas on 8 February 2002. Until recently, the main remaining obstacle to trade faced by the European industry was the requirement, in the case of triangular trade, to provide the Argentinean authorities not only with the certificate of origin but also with the invoice between the producer of the goods originating in a third country and the exporter in the country of shipping, thereby raising concerns of confidentiality on the original transaction. Through the adoption of Nota External No 3/07 of the Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos (Subdireccion general tecnico legal aduanera), Argentina effectively repealed the requirement of providing a copy of the original invoice, which is now replaced by a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the country of shipment, e.g. a Chamber of Commerce, and then legalised in the country of shipment by the Argentinean consulate.
(10) With regard to the labelling requirements linked to the compulsory sewing of fiscal stamps, the Argentinean authorities provided information according to which the costs of such requirement compared to the value of the shipment is very limited. It thus appears that the possible adverse effects of this remaining obstacle to trade do not have and cannot have a material impact on the economy of the Community or of a region of the Community, or on the textile-producing sector therein.
D. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
(11) In view of the above analysis, it is considered that the examination procedure has led to a satisfactory situation with regard to the obstacles that faced the trade as alleged in the complaint lodged by Euratex, or that, in the case of the sewing of fiscal stamps, the investigated measure does not have on its own a material impact on the textile-producing regions of the European Community. The examination procedure should therefore be terminated in accordance with Article 11(1) of the Regulation.
(12) The Advisory Committee has been consulted on the measures provided for in this Decision,
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31994L0053 | Commission Directive 94/53/EC of 15 November 1994 amending Article 2 of Commission Directive 93/91/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 78/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators)
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/53/EC of 15 November 1994 amending Article 2 of Commission Directive 93/91/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 78/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/81/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 78/316/EEC of 21 December 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators) (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/91/EEC (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas it is not essential that vehicles already type-approved in conformity with the provisions of Directive 78/316/EEC should be amended to conform to the provisions of Directive 93/91/EEC;
Whereas, however, such conformity must be ensured for the new vehicle types for which EC type approval concerning identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators is required with effect from 1 October 1995;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress established by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The third indent of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/91/EEC shall be deleted, as well as the word 'and' at the end of the second indent and the comma at the end of the first indent, which shall be replaced by the word 'and'.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 31 March 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. When the Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
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.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000R2410 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2410/2000 of 30 October 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2410/2000
of 30 October 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2108/2000(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1997, 1998 and 1999, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and artichokes should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0197 | 2010/197/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/197/CFSP of 31 March 2010 on the launch of a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
| 7.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/33
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/197/CFSP
of 31 March 2010
on the launch of a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP of 15 February 2010 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) In its Resolution 1872 (2009) on the situation in Somalia, adopted on 26 May 2009, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) stressed the importance of the re-establishment, training, equipping and retention of Somali security forces, and urged Member States and regional and international organisations to offer technical assistance for the training and equipping of the Somali security forces. In its Resolution 1897 (2009), adopted on 30 November 2009, the UNSC recalled its previous resolutions and reaffirmed its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia.
(2) By letter dated 5 January 2010, the Minister of Defence of Uganda welcomed the Union's envisaged mission in support of the Somali security sector and invited the Union to participate in the training of Somali security forces in Uganda for a period of at least one year.
(3) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Denmark does not, therefore, participate in the financing of this mission,
The Mission Plan for the EU military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces, hereinafter referred to as ‘EUTM Somalia’, is approved.
EUTM Somalia shall be launched on 7 April 2010.
The EU Mission Commander of EUTM Somalia is hereby authorised with immediate effect to release the activation order (ACTORD) in order to execute the deployment of the forces and start execution of the mission.
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32015R0020 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/20 of 5 January 2015 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 8.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/20
of 5 January 2015
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31983D0516 | 83/516/EEC: Council Decision of 17 October 1983 on the tasks of the European Social Fund
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 October 1983
on the tasks of the European Social Fund
(83/516/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 126 thereof,
Having regard to the draft submitted by 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 Council Decision 71/66/EEC of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European Social Fund (4), as amended by Decision 77/801/EEC (5), has, pursuant to an opinion of the Commission based on Article 126 of the Treaty, been the subject of a review, as provided for in Article 11 of that Decision; whereas it would be appropriate to replace it by a new Council Decision establishing rules for the Fund;
Whereas the task of the Fund is to participate in particular in the financing of vocational training, the promotion of employment and geographical mobility;
Whereas the Fund must become a more active instrument to promote employment policies; whereas to achieve this the range of people eligible for assistance should be enlarged so as to extend in particular the possibility of assistance to those working as trainers, vocational guidance or placement experts, and development agents;
Whereas the Fund must make a special effort to develop employment, particularly in small and medium-sized undertakings, with a view to modernizing management or production or applying new technologies;
Whereas the Fund, as an instrument of employment policy must, taking due account of the principle of Community solidarity, contribute as effectively and as consistently as possible to the solution of the most serious problems and in particular the fight against unemployment, including structural underemployment and the promotion of employment among the groups most affected;
Whereas, in this connection and without prejudice to the assistance which the categories of persons who are particularly vulnerable on the labour market (in particular women, the handicapped and migrants) must continue to receive, a significant part of the Fund resources must be allocated to measures in favour of youth employment, in particular those who have few employment opportunities or who have been unemployed over a long period;
Whereas it is desirable, in the light of experience, that procedures for granting Fund assistance should be rendered more flexible and simplified in particular by fixing flat rate amounts;
Whereas the Commission shall be responsible for drawing up the guidelines for the management of the Fund so as to ensure a more effective concentration on operations in accordance with Community priorities and with related action programmes in the area of employment or vocational training;
Whereas this Decision should be reviewed within a fixed period,
1. The Fund shall assist in the implementation of policies designed to equip the workforce with the skills required for stable employment and to generate employment opportunities. It shall in particular contribute to the socio-vocational insertion and integration of young people and disadvantaged workers, to the adaptation of the workforce to labour-market developments and to technological change and to the reduction of regional imbalances in the labour market.
2. The Fund shall participate in the financing of operations concerning:
(a) vocational training and guidance;
(b) recruitment and wage subsidies;
(c) resettlement and socio-vocational integration in connection with geographical mobility;
(d) services and technical advice concerned with job creation.
1. Fund assistance shall be given for operations carried out both by bodies governed by public law and bodies governed by private law.
2. The relevant Member States shall guarantee the successful completion of the operations. However, this provision shall not apply to operations for which Fund assistance covers all eligible expenditure.
1. Fund assistance may be granted for operations carried out within the framework of Member States' labour-market policies. These operations shall include in particular those intended to improve employment opportunities for young people, notably by means of vocational training measures after completion of full-time compulsory schooling.
2. Fund assistance may also be granted for specific operations carried out with a view to:
- encouraging the implementation of innovatory projects, as a general rule within the framework of a programme of action adopted by the Council, or
- examining the effectiveness of projects for which Fund assistance is granted and facilitating an exchange of experience.
1. Fund assistance may be granted in the first place, in order to promote employment for young people under the age of 25, in particular those whose chances of employment are especially poor, in particular because of a lack of vocational training or inadequate training and those who are long-term unemployed.
2. Fund assistance may also be granted to promote employment for the following persons over the age of 25:
(a) unemployed people, who are threatened with unemployment or who are underemployed and in particular the long-term unemployed;
(b) women who wish to return to work;
(c) handicapped people who are capable of working in the open labour market;
(d) migrant workers who move or have moved within the Community or become residents in the Community to take up work, together with the members of their families;
(e) people who are employed particularly in small or medium-sized undertakings and who require retraining with a view to the introduction of new technology or the improvement of management techniques in those undertakings.
3. Fund assistance may also be granted for people to be engaged as instructors, vocational-guidance or placement experts or development agents.
1. Without prejudice to the following paragraphs, Fund assistance shall be granted at the rate of 50 % of eligible expenditure without, however, exceeding the amount of the financial contribution of the public authorities of the Member State concerned.
2. In the case of operations to further employment in regions where there is an especially serious and prolonged imbalance in employment, such regions to be defined by the Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, Fund assistance shall be increased by 10 %.
3. In the case of operations under Article 3 (2), the purpose of which is to examine the effectiveness of projects for which Fund assistance has been granted and which are carried out on the initiative of the Commission, assistance shall cover the total eligible expenditure. 4. For the tyres of expenditure determined by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, Fund assistance shall be granted on the basis of a flat rate.
5. Fund assistance may not result in over-financing of eligible expenditure.
1. The Commission shall adopt, before 1 May of each year and for the three following financial years, in accordance with this Decision, and taking into account the need to promote the harmonious development of the Community, the Fund-management guidelines for determining those operations which reflect Community priorities as defined by the Council and in particular the action programmes in the area of employment and vocational training.
2. The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament and the Council the guidelines drawn up in close consultation with the Member States, taking account of any views expressed by the European Parliament and shall publish them in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. The appropriations intended for Fund assistance to projects of all kinds aimed at the young people mentioned in Article 4 (1) must not be lower in any one year than 75 % of all credits available.
2. The appropriations intended for Fund assistance in respect of specific projects mentioned in Article 3 (2) must not be higher in any one year than 5 % of all appropriations available.
3. Of the overall appropriations available for operations referred to in Article 3 (1), 40 % shall be available for eligible operations complying with the guidelines for the management of the Fund and aimed at promoting employment in Greenland, Greece, the French overseas departments, Ireland, the Mezzogiorno and Northern Ireland. The remaining appropriations shall be concentrated on operations in respect of employment in other areas of high and long-term unemployment and/or industrial and sectoral restructuring.
The assistance provided for in Article 125 of the Treaty shall no longer be granted.
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
2. Decision 71/66/EEC is hereby repealed. However, that Decision and the Decisions taken pursuant to Article 4 thereof shall remain applicable to operations for which applications are submitted before 1 October 1983.
3. The Commission shall adopt the Fund-management guidelines for the first time before 1 December 1983.
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31992R1926 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1926/92 of 13 July 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the amount of production aid for dried figs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1926/92 of 13 July 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the amount of production aid for dried figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4) lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, under Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;
Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides that the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs shall be increased each month during a certain period of the marketing year by an amount corresponding to storage costs; whereas, in fixing this amount, the technical storage costs and interest cost should be taken into consideration;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the marketing year 1992/93:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs of category C;
and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for dried figs of category C;
shall be as set out in the Annex.
The amount by which the minimum price for unprocessed dried figs is to be increased on the first of each month from September until June is hereby fixed at ECU 0,8434 per 100 kilograms net of category C.
For other categories the amount shall be multiplied by the coefficient applicable to the minimum price listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2322/89 (6).
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32004R0613 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2004 of 1 April 2004 temporarily derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2004
of 1 April 2004
temporarily derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
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), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(2) provides that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working day following the date on which the application is lodged, provided that the Commission has not taken any specific action during that period.
(2) In view of the public holidays in 2004 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Union during those holidays, the period for reflection of five working days will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market and should be temporarily extended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
As an exception to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods set out below shall be issued on the corresponding date, provided no specific action as referred to in Article 10(2) is taken before those dates:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0486 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 486/2010 of 3 June 2010 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 4.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 486/2010
of 3 June 2010
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 1 June 2010.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 1 June 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0169 | 2003/169/JHA: Council Decision 2003/169/JHA of 27 February 2003 determining which provisions of the 1995 Convention on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union and of the 1996 Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union constitute developments of the Schengen acquis in accordance with the Agreement concerning the Republic of Iceland's and the Kingdom of Norway's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
| Council Decision 2003/169/JHA
of 27 February 2003
determining which provisions of the 1995 Convention on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union and of the 1996 Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union constitute developments of the Schengen acquis in accordance with the Agreement concerning the Republic of Iceland's and the Kingdom of Norway's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(b) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of achieving the objectives of the European Union, the Council established the Convention on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union(3) (hereinafter "the Simplified Extradition Convention") and the Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union(4) (hereinafter "the Extradition Convention").
(2) In order to ensure a clear and unambiguous legal situation it is necessary to determine the relationship between the provisions of the above Conventions and those of Chapter 4 of Title III of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at the common borders(5) (hereinafter "the Schengen Convention"), which were incorporated into the framework of the European Union when the Treaty of Amsterdam entered into force on 1 May 1999.
(3) It is also necessary to associate the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway with the application of the provisions of the Simplified Extradition Convention and some provisions of the Extradition Convention which constitute a development of the Schengen acquis and fall within the scope of Article 1 of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(6).
(4) The procedures set out in the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(7) (hereinafter the "Association Agreement") have been observed in respect of this Decision.
(5) When the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway are notified of the adoption of this Decision in accordance with Article 8(2)(a) of the Association Agreement, those two States will be requested, when informing the Council and the Commission of the fulfilment of their constitutional requirements, to make the relevant declarations and give the relevant notifications under Article 7(4), Article 9, Article 12(3) and Article 15 of the Simplified Extradition Convention and Article 6(3) and Article 13(2) of the Extradition Convention,
The Simplified Extradition Convention constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, and in particular of Article 66 of the Schengen Convention.
Articles 2, 6, 8, 9 and 13 of the Extradition Convention and Article 1 thereof, to the extent that that Article is pertinent to those other Articles, constitute a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, and in particular of Article 61, Article 62(1) and (2), and Articles 63 and 65 of the Schengen Convention.
1. Without prejudice to Article 8 of the Association Agreement, the provisions of the Simplified Extradition Convention shall enter into force for Iceland and Norway on the same date that that Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 16(2) thereof, or, if that date is before 1 July 2002, on the latter date.
2. Before the Simplified Extradition Convention enters into force for Iceland or Norway, Iceland and Norway may, when notifying the fulfilment of their constitutional requirements in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Association Agreement, declare that those provisions shall apply to their relations with States which have made the same declaration. Such declarations shall take effect 90 days after the date of deposit thereof.
3. Without prejudice to Article 8 of the Association Agreement, Articles 2, 6, 8, 9 and 13 of the Extradition Convention shall enter into force for Iceland and Norway on the date that that Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 18(3) thereof, or, if that date is before 1 July 2002, on the latter date.
4. Before the provisions of the Extradition Convention referred to in paragraph 3 enter into force for Iceland or Norway, Iceland and Norway may, when notifying the fulfilment of their constitutional requirements in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Association Agreement, declare that those provisions shall apply to their relations with States that have made the same declaration. Such declarations shall take effect ninety days after the date of deposit thereof.
1. On the same date that the Simplified Extradition Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 16(2) thereof, Article 66 of the Schengen Convention shall be repealed. Nevertheless, that provision shall continue to apply to extradition requests submitted before that date, unless the Member States concerned are already applying the Simplified Extradition Convention between themselves pursuant to declarations made in accordance with Article 16(3) thereof.
2. On the same date that the Extradition Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 18(3) thereof, Article 61, Article 62(1) and (2) and Articles 63 and 65 of the Schengen Convention shall be repealed. Nevertheless, those provisions shall continue to apply to extradition requests submitted before that date, unless the Member States concerned are already applying the Extradition Convention between themselves pursuant to declarations made in accordance with Article 18(4) thereof.
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991D0370 | 91/370/EEC: Council Decision of 20 June 1991 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance
| 27.7.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 205/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 June 1991
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance
(91/370/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the last sentence of Article 57 (2) and Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas it is desirable to approve the Agreement with Switzerland concerning direct insurance other than life assurance, signed at Luxembourg on 10 October 1989,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall take the measures necessary for the exchange of instruments provided for in Article 44 of the Agreement (4). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0646 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 of 12 June 2007 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 broilers and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005 (Text with EEA relevance)
| 13.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 646/2007
of 12 June 2007
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 broilers and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005
(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 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 4(1), Article 8(1) and Article 13 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) Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 provides for a Community target to be established for the reduction of the prevalence of all salmonella serotypes with public health significance in broilers at the level of primary production. Such reduction is important in view of the strict measures which are to apply to fresh meat from infected flocks of broilers in accordance with that Regulation, as from 12 December 2010. In particular, fresh poultry meat, including meat of broilers, may not be placed on the market for human consumption unless Salmonella is absent in 25 grams of such meat.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 provides that the Community target is to include a numerical expression of the maximum percentage of epidemiological units remaining positive and/or the minimum percentage of reduction in the number of epidemiological units remaining positive, the maximum time limit within which the target must be achieved and the definition of the testing schemes necessary to verify achievement of the target. It is also to include a definition, where relevant, of serotypes with public health significance.
(4) In order to set the Community target, comparable data on the prevalence of the concerned Salmonella serotypes in flocks of broilers in Member States have been collected in accordance with Commission Decision 2005/636/EC (2) concerning a baseline study on the prevalence of Salmonella in flocks of broilers.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 provides that for a transitional period of three years, the Community target for broilers is to cover only Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium. Other serotypes with public health significance may be considered after that period.
(6) In order to verify progress on the achievement of the Community target, it is necessary to provide for repeated sampling of flocks of broilers, in this Decision.
(7) In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was consulted on the setting of the Community target for broilers. In particular, the EFSA Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection adopted on 28 March 2007 the Report on the Analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in broiler flocks of Gallus gallus in the EU, 2005-2006, Part A: Salmonella prevalence estimates (3).
(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005 of 12 July 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the use of specific control methods in the framework of the national programmes for the control of salmonella (4), has been replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006 of 1 August 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the use of specific control methods in the framework of the national programmes for the control of salmonella in poultry (5). For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005.
(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,
Community target
1. The Community target, as referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, for the reduction of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in broilers (Community target) shall be a reduction of the maximum percentage of flocks of broilers remaining positive of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium to 1 % or less by 31 December 2011.
2. The testing scheme necessary to verify progress in the achievement of the Community target is set out in the Annex.
3. The Commission shall consider a review of the testing scheme set out in the Annex based on the experience gained in 2009 being the first year of the national control programmes as referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.
Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005
Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005 is repealed with effect from 1 July 2007.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006.
Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) and (3) shall apply from 1 July 2007 and Article 1(2) shall apply from 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984R2251 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2251/84 of 31 July 1984 amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products (category 2) originating in Brazil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2251/84
of 31 July 1984
amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products (category 2) originating in Brazil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 23 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3762/83 (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits may be increased where it appears that additional imports are required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The quantitative limits for textile products originating in Brazil, as fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, are hereby amended for 1984 as laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007D0357 | 2007/357/EC: Commission Decision of 22 May 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (notified under document number C(2007) 2091) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 25.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 May 2007
amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue
(notified under document number C(2007) 2091)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/357/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.
(2) Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.
(3) Following the notification of outbreaks of bluetongue in mid-August and early September 2006 by Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands, the Commission has amended several times Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones concerned.
(4) Following a substantiated request submitted by Germany, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany.
(5) Decision 2005/393/EC should be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0478 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/2003 of 14 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/2003
of 14 March 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund 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,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 10 to 13 March 2003 at 287,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984R0796 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 796/84 of 27 March 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 laying down detailed rules for the application of intervention measures in the beef and veal sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 796/84
of 27 March 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 laying down detailed rules for the application of intervention measures in the beef and veal sector
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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 6 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 establishing the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (2) lays down that carcases and half-carcases must be classified as soon as possible after slaughter, that such classification must be carried out in the slaughterhouse itself and that the classified products must be identified by marking;
Whereas a better knowledge of the products in intervention stocks is needed; whereas, to this effect, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/83 (4), should contain a provision requiring the intervention agencies to ensure the classification of the products taken over and to identify them by means of marking;
Whereas Member States should be authorized, until 30 June 1984, to apply a method of identification other than marking, on condition that category, conformation and fat class are identified;
Whereas the letters A or C which should be used for marking the appropriate category should correspond to the definitions laid down in the first and third indents respectively of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81, the letter A referring to carcases of uncastrated young male animals of less than two years of age and the letter C referring to carcases of castrated male animals;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The following Article 6a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78:
'Article 6a
1. Products which have not been classified in accordance with the Community classification scale laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 shall be classified in accordance therewith by the intervention agency after they are taken over by it.
2. The intervention agency shall ensure that the products taken over by it are identified by means of markings indicating the category, the conformation class and the degree of fat cover. Marking shall be carried out by stamping with non-toxic indelible ink which cannot be altered, in accordance with a procedure agreed by the competent national authorities; the letters and figures must be at least 2 cm high. The markings shall be applied externally, on the upper part of each hindquarter and at the level of the shoulder of each forequarter.
However, Member States may, until 30 June 1984, apply arrangements to identify category, conformation and fat class of products bought into intervention by methods other than that set out in the previous paragraph.
For the purposes of applying the first subparagraph, the letter A shall designate the category of carcases of uncastrated young male animals of less than two years of age defined in the first indent of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81, and the letter C shall designate the category of carcases of castrated male animals defined in the third indent of the same paragraph.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day followings its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1984.
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 |
32003R0182 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 182/2003 of 31 January 2003 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 65th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 182/2003
of 31 January 2003
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 65th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 65th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 28 January 2003, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R1229 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1229/2008 of 10 December 2008 entering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (San Simón da Costa (PDO), Ail blanc de Lomagne (PGI), Steirischer Kren (PGI))
| 11.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1229/2008
of 10 December 2008
entering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (San Simón da Costa (PDO), Ail blanc de Lomagne (PGI), Steirischer Kren (PGI))
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) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, Spain’s application to register the name ‘San Simón da Costa’, France’s application to register the name ‘Ail blanc de Lomagne’ and Austria’s application to register the name ‘Steirischer Kren’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, these names should be entered in the Register,
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995R2198 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 of 18 September 1995 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 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
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2198/95 of 18 September 1995 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and approved by the Council Decision of 22 December 1994 (2) affects the quota provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 and other conditions relating to the quotas covered by that Regulation; whereas it should be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,
Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 are hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 1 1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 20 000 tonnes, expressed in product weight, is hereby opened for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef covered by CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for the products covered by CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be 20 %.
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 7 000 tonnes is hereby opened for fresh, chilled or frozen pigmeat covered by CN codes 0203 19 13 and 0203 29 15.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be 0 %.
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 15 500 tonnes is hereby opened for poultrymeat covered by CN codes 0207 41 10, 0207 41 41 and 0207 41 71.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be 0 %.
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 2 500 tonnes is hereby opened for turkeymeat covered by CN codes 0207 42 10, 0207 42 11 and 0207 42 71.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be 0 %.
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 300 000 tonnes is hereby opened for quality wheat covered by CN codes 1001 10 00 and 1001 90 99.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be 0 %.
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total of 475 000 tonnes is hereby opened for brans, sharps and other residues of wheat and cereals other than maize and rice covered by CN codes 2302 30 10, 2302 30 90, 2302 40 10 and 2302 40 90.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to that quota shall be ECU 30,60 per tonne in the case of products covered by CN codes 2302 30 10 and 2302 40 10 and ECU 62,25 per tonne in the case of products covered by CN codes 2302 30 90 and 2302 40 90.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
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 |
31979R1119 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79 of 6 June 1979 laying down special provisions for the implementation of the system of import licences for seeds
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1119/79 of 6 June 1979 laying down special provisions for the implementation of the system of import licences for seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 193/75 of 17 January 1975 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1118/79 (4), contained general provisions for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products;
Whereas implementation of the system of import licences provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 requires special provisions, certain of them supplementary to and others by way of derogation from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75 ; whereas, in particular, the third subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that no security is required where the products subject to that system are imported under duly registered contracts for multiplication in non-member countries ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2514/78 of 26 October 1978 (5) provided, for hybrid maize intended for sowing, for a system of registration of contracts for multiplication in non-member countries;
Whereas checks need to be introduced to ensure that the quantities to be imported under a multiplication contract accord with the foreseeable quantities intended for import declared for the registration of that contract;
Whereas the Management Committee for Seeds has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
This Regulation lays down provisions for the application, for hybrid maize for sowing, of the system of import licences provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71.
By way of derogation from Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75, no licence shall be required for carrying out operations relating to a quantity not exceeding 100 kilograms.
The import licence shall be valid from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75 until the end of the third month following that of issue.
However, licences to be used to effect imports under multiplication contracts registered in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2514/78 shall be valid from the date of issue until the end of the sixth month following that of issue, this period not to extend beyond the end of the marketing year.
The country of origin shall be indicated in Section 14 of the application and of the import licence. The licence shall carry with it the obligation to import from the country so indicated.
1. The amount of the security shall be 3 76 ECU per 100 kilograms.
2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required where licences are to be used to effect imports under multiplication contracts registered in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2514/78.
1. Only a party to a multiplication contract who is established in the Community may qualify for the provisions of Article 5 (2). Such party must also comply with the following provisions: (a) he shall submit the application for a licence to the competent body in the Member State in which the multiplication contract was registered; (1)OJ No L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 34, 9.2.1979, p. 2. (3)OJ No L 25, 31.1.1975, p. 10. (4)See page 12 of this Official Journal. (5)OJ No L 301, 28.10.1978, p. 10.
(b) he shall attach to the application for a licence proof that the quantity in respect of which the licence is applied for is covered by the foreseeable quantity intended for import indicated for the registration of the contract in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2514/78.
2. The application and the licence itself shall include in Section 12 one of the following endorsements: - Import under a multiplication contract,
- Indførsel foretaget inden for rammerne af en formeringskontrakt,
- Im Rahmen eines Vertrages über vermehrtes Saatgut getätigte Einfuhr,
- Importation réalisée dans le cadre d'un contrat de multiplication,
- Importazione effettuata nell'ambito di un contratto di moltiplicazione,
- Invoer in het kader van een vermeerderingscontract.
3. Import licences issued under this Article shall not be transferable within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75.
4. The Member States shall decide on the manner in which the proof referred to in paragraph 1 (b) is to be provided.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1979.
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32002R1808 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2002 of 10 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2002
of 10 October 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 4 to 10 October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.
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31990D0012 | 90/12/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1989 amending Decision 89/310/EEC on the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported in 1989 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non- member countries
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1989
amending Decision 89/310/EEC on the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported in 1989 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non-member countries
(90/12/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (3), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 89/310/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 89/628/EEC (5), laid down the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported in 1989 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non-member countries;
Whereas for the Argentine and Australia these quantities were fixed provisionally without prejudice to the outcome of negotiations on the temporary adaptation of the voluntary restraint agreement; whereas agreement has been reached in these negotiations (6); whereas the quantities agreed for France and Ireland should therefore be specified;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
1. Annex I to Commission Decision 89/310/EEC is replaced by Annex I of this Decision.
2. Annex II to Commission Decision 89/310/EEC is replaced by Annex II of this Decision.
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32013R0129 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 129/2013 of 14 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 as regards the transitional national aid to be granted to the farmers in 2013 and Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 as regards the reduction related to the voluntary adjustment of direct payments in 2013
| 15.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/2
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 129/2013
of 14 February 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 as regards the transitional national aid to be granted to the farmers in 2013 and Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 as regards the reduction related to the voluntary adjustment of direct payments in 2013
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 schemes 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 points (c) and (e) of Article 142 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 133a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as inserted by Regulation (EU) No 671/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), certain new Member States may grant a transitional national aid in 2013 under the conditions applicable for the complementary national direct payments. For that reason, Chapter 2 of Title III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the support schemes for farmers provided for in Titles IV and V thereof (3) containing implementing rules for complementary national direct payments should be amended in order to take into account this transitional aid.
(2) Article 10b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as inserted by Regulation (EU) No 671/2012 provides for a voluntary adjustment mechanism of direct payments in respect of 2013. It is therefore appropriate to adapt Article 79(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system, under the direct support schemes for farmers provided for that Regulation, as well as for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards cross-compliance under the support scheme provided for the wine sector (4) accordingly.
(3) Regulations (EC) No 1121/2009 and (EC) No 1122/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009
Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) in Title III, the title of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 91 is replaced by the following:
(3) Articles 93, 94 and 95 are replaced by the following:
(a) any changes in the situation affecting those payments;
(b) for each of those payments, the numbers of beneficiaries, the total amount of national aid granted, the hectares, the number of animals or other units of payment paid and the rate of the payment where relevant;
(c) a report on control measures applied in accordance with Article 93.
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009
In Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Reductions due to the modulation provided for in Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and, as the case may be, in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (6), and, for 2013, to the voluntary adjustment provided for in Article 10b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as well as the reduction due to the financial discipline provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and the reduction provided for in Article 8(1) of that Regulation, shall be applied to the sum of the payments from the different support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to which each farmer is entitled to, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 78 of this Regulation.
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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32006R0524 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 524/2006 of 30 March 2006 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 31.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/52
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 524/2006
of 30 March 2006
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk 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 (EC) No 1255/1999 of 15 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) However, in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.
(5) Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 or to assimilated products.
(6) Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2006.
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32003D0493 | 2003/493/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 2003 imposing special conditions on the import of Brazil nuts in shell originating in or consigned from Brazil (Text with EEA relevance)
| 5.7.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 July 2003
imposing special conditions on the import of Brazil nuts in shell originating in or consigned from Brazil
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/493/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Brazil nuts in shell originating in or consigned from Brazil (‘Brazil nuts’) have been found, in many cases, to be contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
(2) The Scientific Committee for Food has noted that aflatoxin B1, even at extremely low levels, can cause cancer of the liver and is also genotoxic.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 563/2002 (3), sets maximum levels for certain contaminants and in particular aflatoxins in foodstuffs. Those limits have been frequently and largely exceeded in samples of Brazil nuts.
(4) Such contamination constitutes a serious threat to public health within the Community and it is therefore appropriate to adopt protective measures at Community level.
(5) The Commission's Food and Veterinary Office (‘FVO’) carried out a mission in Brazil from 25 January to 9 February 2003 to assess the control systems in place to prevent aflatoxin contamination levels in Brazil nuts intended for export to the Community. The mission revealed, inter alia, that:
— the national legislation provides for an inadequate sampling procedure,
— no adequate traceability system is in place in relation to Brazil nuts, either during the process chain, or in relation to the export procedure and certification,
— control over the sample during the dispatch to the laboratory is inadequate,
— some laboratories entitled to perform analysis for the purposes of export certification do not produce accurate or dependable results,
— on some aflatoxin certificates issued by private laboratories lot identification is often inadequate to enable dependable guarantees on the relationship between sample, lot and certificate,
— the official controls on returned lots is inadequate.
(6) It is necessary that Brazil nuts be collected, sorted, handled, processed, packaged and transported following good hygiene practices. It is also necessary to establish the levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin in samples taken from consignment immediately prior to their dispatch from Brazil. The sampling and the analysis should be performed in accordance with Commission Directive 98/53/EC of 16 July 1998 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (4), as amended by Directive 2002/27/EC of 13 March 2002 (5).
(7) Brazil should provide documentary evidence to accompany each consignment of Brazil nuts, relating to the conditions of collection, sorting, handling, processing, packaging and transport, as well as the results of laboratory analysis of the samples taken from consignment for levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
(8) From the findings of the FVO's mission, it may be concluded that Brazil cannot ensure currently dependable analytical results or guarantee lot integrity in respect of certification of consignments of Brazil nuts. Therefore, any certificate issued for Brazil nuts from Brazil raises serious doubts with regard to its reliability. Furthermore, it may also be concluded that current official controls on returned lots are inadequate. It is therefore appropriate to impose strict conditions on the return of non-conforming lots. In the event that those strict conditions are not complied with, subsequent non-conforming lots should be destroyed.
(9) It is therefore necessary in order to safeguard public health that all lots of Brazil nuts imported into the Community, are subjected to sampling and analysis for their aflatoxin level by the competent authority of the importing Member State prior to release onto the market.
(10) In the interests of public health, Member States should provide the Commission with periodical reports of all analytical results of official controls carried out in respect of consignments of Brazil nuts. Such reports should be in addition to the notification obligations under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed established under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Restrictions on imports of Brazil nuts in shell originating in or consigned from Brazil
1. Member States may not import Brazil nuts in shell falling within category CN code 0801 21 00 originating in or consigned from Brazil (‘Brazil nuts’), unless the consignment is accompanied by:
(a) a report containing the results of official sampling and analysis; and
(b) a health certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex 1 and completed, signed and verified by a representative of the competent authority of Brazil, the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA).
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the import of consignments of Brazil nuts not complying with paragraph 1(a) and (b), which left Brazil before 5 July 2003, provided that the operator can demonstrate by sampling and analysis, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 98/53/EC, that the consignments comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards maximum permitted levels for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
Sampling and analysis of Brazil nuts by the competent authority of Brazil
The sampling and the analysis of Brazil nuts as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) must be performed in accordance with the provisions of Commission Directive 98/53/EC.
The analysis must be performed by the official control laboratory for the analysis of aflatoxins in Brazil nuts in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Segurança Alimentar — (LACQSA).
Code and points of entry into the Community for consignments of Brazil nuts
1. Each consignment of Brazil nuts shall be identified with a code, which corresponds to the code on the report and health certificate as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) and (b).
2. Consignments of Brazil nuts may only be imported into the Community through one of the points of entry listed in Annex 2.
Obligations on Member States as regards imports of Brazil nuts from Brazil
1. The competent authorities in each Member State shall ensure that Brazil nuts are subject to documentary checks to ensure that the requirements of Article 1(1) are complied with.
2. The competent authorities in each Member State shall undertake sampling and analysis of each consignment of Brazil nuts for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community.
3. Member States shall submit to the Commission every three months a report of all analytical results of official controls on consignments of Brazil nuts, as provided for in paragraph 2. This report shall be submitted during the month following each quarter (6).
4. Any consignment of Brazil nuts to be subjected to sampling and analysis should be detained before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community for a maximum period of 15 working days.
The competent authorities of the importing Member State shall issue an accompanying official document establishing that the consignment has been subjected to official sampling and analysis by the Member State and indicating the result of the analysis.
Splitting of a consignment
In case a consignment is split, copies of the report and health certificate as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) and the accompanying document as provided for in Article 4(4) shall accompany each part of the split consignment. These copies must be certified by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the splitting has taken place.
Consignments of Brazil nuts not complying with the maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total
Consignments of Brazil nuts not complying with the maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total, established by Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 may be returned to the country of origin only where for each individual concerned non-conforming consignment the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA), provides the following in writing:
(a) explicit agreement for the return of the concerned consignment, and indicating the consignment code;
(b) a commitment to put the returned consignment under official control from the date of arrival onwards;
(c) a concrete indication of:
(i) the destination of the returned consignment;
(ii) the intended treatment of the returned consignment; and
(iii) the intended sampling and analysis to be performed on the returned consignment.
However, if the conditions provided for in points (a), (b) and (c) are not complied with by the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA), all subsequent consignments that do not comply with the maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total, established by Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 shall be destroyed by the importing Member State.
This Decision shall be reviewed by 1 May 2004 at the latest, in order to assess whether the special conditions provided for in Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 provide a sufficient level of protection of public health within the Community. The review shall also assess whether there is a continuing need for the sampling and analysis of each consignment by the competent authority of the importing Member State, as provided for in Article 4(2).
Applicability
The Decision shall apply from 5 July 2003.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
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31984D0287 | 84/287/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 May 1984 approving an amendment to the programme for the wine sector in Baden-Württemberg pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
OF 10 MAY 1984
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROGRAMME FOR THE WINE SECTOR IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77
( ONLY THE GERMAN TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )
( 84/287/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1977 ON COMMON MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE PROCESSED AND MARKETED ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3164/82 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF,
WHEREAS ON 30 NOVEMBER 1982 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FORWARDED AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROGRAMME FOR THE WINE SECTOR IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 13 JULY 1979, AND ON 30 APRIL AND 4 AUGUST 1983 PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;
WHEREAS THE SAID AMENDMENT RELATES TO THE PROLONGATION OF THE SAID PROGRAMME FOR A NEW FIVE-YEAR PERIOD WITH AN INCREASE OF CAPACITIES FOR THE RECEPTION OF GRAPES AND THE TREATMENT, STORAGE, BOTTLING AND MARKETING OF WINE, PROVIDED FOR IN THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME;
WHEREAS ONLY THE PART OF THE AMENDMENT WHICH CONCERNS THE COMPLETION OF THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME CAN BE APPROVED;
WHEREAS THIS AMENDMENT CAN BE APPROVED ONLY FOR APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 24 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE,
1 . THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROGRAMME FOR THE WINE SECTOR IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, FORWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON 30 NOVEMBER 1982 PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 AND FOR WHICH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON 30 APRIL AND 4 AUGUST 1983 IS HEREBY APPROVED FOR THAT PART WHICH CONCERNS THE COMPLETION OF THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THE PROGRAMME .
2 . THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT SHALL APPLY ONLY TO PROJECTS SUBMITTED BEFORE 1 MAY 1984 .
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31974D0350 | 74/350/EEC: Council Decision of 27 June 1974 amending Decision No 73/83/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out on seed-producing crops in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom and Decision No 73/84/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom
| COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 1974 amending Decision No 73/83/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out on seed-producing crops in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom and Decision No 73/84/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (74/350/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 66/401/EEC (1) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder seed, as last amended by Directive No 73/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof;
Having regard to Council Directive No 69/208/EEC (3) of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of oil and fibre plants, as last amended by Directive No 73/438/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, in Decision No 73/83/EEC (4) of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out on seed producing crops in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and Decision No 73/84/EEC (5) of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of seed produced in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Council declared that, with regard to swede, fodder kale, fodder radish and oil and fibre plants, the national seed control schemes of the abovementioned Member States were equivalent to the schemes in the Community as originally constituted;
Whereas, on 5 October 1973, the Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) extended the scope of its present scheme for the varietal certification of herbage seed moving in international trade to include certain crucifers and oil plants ; whereas since this scheme will henceforth apply to swede, fodder kale and fodder radish species and to oil and fibre plants covered by Community Directives, it is appropriate to amend the special conditions laid down by the Council Decisions declaring equivalences,
The Annex to Decision No 73/83/EEC shall be amended as follows:
Under reference numbers 1 and 3, the figure "2", which appears in column 5 in respect of "swede cabbage, fodder kale, fodder radish" and "oil and fibre plants", shall be replaced by the figure "1".
The Annex to Decision No 73/84/EEC shall be amended as follows: 1. Under reference numbers 1 and 3, the figures "2" and "7", which appear in column 7 in respect of "swede cabbage, fodder kale, fodder radish" and "oil and fibre plants", shall be replaced by the figures "1" and "5" respectively.
2. Under reference number 1, the words "Stamfrø" and "Brugsfrø", which appear in column 5 in respect of "swede cabbage, fodder kale, fodder radish and oil and fibre plants", shall be replaced by the words "Basic seed" and "Certified seed" respectively.
This Decision shall apply to seed harvested on and (1)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. (2)OJ No L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79. (3)OJ No L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3. (4)OJ No L 106, 20.4.1973, p. 9. (5)OJ No L 106, 20.4.1973, p. 12.
after 1 July 1975. It may also be applied to seed harvested prior to the abovementioned date.
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31993D0047 | 93/47/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1992 imposing a fine pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 (IV/32.447) (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 December 1992 imposing a fine pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 (IV/32.447) (Only the French text is authentic)
(93/47/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 of 22 December 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport (1), and in particular Articles 18 and 19 thereof,
Whereas:
I. THE FACTS
(1) Mediterranean Europe West Africa Conference (Mewac) is a liner conference whose secretariat is at the following address:
33, rue Jean-François Leca,
F-13002 Marseilles,
France.
Mewac is a group of shipping companies which provide a liner service between Spain, the Mediterranean coast of France, Italy and the former Yugoslavia, on the one hand, and the coast of West Africa, from the northern border of Mauritania to the southern frontier of Angola, on the other.
The companies are:
Members:
- Black Star Line (BSL),
- Cameroon Shipping Lines (Camship),
- Compagnie Béninoise de Navigation Maritime (Cobenam),
- Compagnie Maritime Zaïroise (CMZ),
- Compagnie Sénégalaise de Navigation Maritime (Cosenam),
- Garcia Minaur SA,
- Ignazio Messina,
- Linea Transmare SpA,
- Lloyd Triestino,
- Mac Lines SA,
- Maurel et Prom,
- Nigerbras Shipping Line Ltd,
- Nigeria America Line (NAL),
- Nigerian National Shipping Line Ltd (NNSL),
- Société Ivoirienne de Transports Maritimes (Sitram),
- Société Ivoirienne de Navigation Maritime (Sivomar),
- Navale Delmas,
- Société Togolaise de Navigation Maritime (Sotonam),
- Splosna Plovba Piran (SPP);
Associate members:
- Acoa Lines,
- Setramar.
(2) In 1987, the Commission received a number of complaints pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 concerning maritime trade between Europe and West and Central Africa, including that falling within the geographical area covered by the activities of Mewac.
(3) After carrying out an initial examination of the complaints, the Commission considered that, should the alleged facts set out in the complaints prove to be true, they could:
- be incompatible with Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty and so prompt the Commission to withdraw the block exemption provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 from the liner conference in the sphere of activities in which the facts had been established,
- constitute an infringement of Article 86 of the EEC Treaty.
In order for it to be able to identify and obtain additional information and any evidence, the Commission considered that an investigation should be carried out at Mewac.
In view of the serious nature of the alleged infringements and the risk of evidence disappearing, the Commission considered that a decision was required ordering Mewac to submit to an investigation pursuant to Article 18 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86.
(4) On 26 June 1989 the Commission adopted a decision under Article 18 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 ordering Mewac to submit to an investigation in order to enable the Commission to establish:
- whether the acts of the conference had resulted or were resulting in the absence or elimination of actual or potential competition, in particular by closing the trade to competition and, notably, whether Mewac or member companies of Mewac had adopted agreements, decisions or concerted practies aimed at sharing all cargo carried on sea routs between Europe and Africa, in breach of Article 85 of the Treaty,
- wheter the operation of outsiders was impeded by the behaviour of third countries in trade covered by the activities of Mewac,
- wheter Mewac had abused a dominant position within the meaning of Article 86 of the Treaty.
The decision included a reference to Article 19 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86, which covers cases in which undertakings or associations of undertakings refuse to submit to an investigation ordered by decision issued pursuant to Article 18 (3).
(5) On 28 June 1989 at 10.00 a.m., two Commission officials, accompanied by two officials from the Direction Régionale de la Concurrence, presented themselves at the premises occupied by Mewac in Marseilles in order to carry out the investigation ordered by the decision of 26 June.
As the Secretary-General of Mewac was away in Paris, he was immediately contacted by telephone. The Commission officials informed him of the purpose of their visit and faxed copies of the Commission decision, their authorization and the explanatory note accompanying the authorization.
The Secretary-General of Mewac stated that he was the sole representative of Mewac in Marseilles, did not have a lawyer to represent him in that down and could not, therefore, allow the Commission officials access to any documents until he returned to Marseilles, i.e. on the following day at 8.30 a.m.
The Commission officials replied that his answer amounted to a refusal to comply with the Commission decision.
The Secretary-General nevertheless confirmed his position by fax.
The Commission officials, after informing the Secretary-General of the consequences of such a refusal, proceeded:
- to record in the minutes the notification and the refusal to submit to an investigation,
- to request the assistance of the French authorities in accordance with Article 18 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86.
The French authorities proposed that, as a precaution, they take appropriate steps to seal the premises of Mewac until the following day. The Secretary-General of Mewac was informed of this and, in the presence of his legal adviser, suggested that the seals be placed by agreement between the parties.
(6) This solution was adopted and the investigation started the next day, in the presence of the Secretary-General. Subsequently, the investigation proceeded normally.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
(7) Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 provides that 'in carrying out the duties assigned to it by this Regulation, the Commission may undertake all necessary investigations into undertakings and associations of undertakings'. Article 18 (3) states that 'undertakings and associations of undertakings shall submit to investigations ordered by decision of the Commission'.
Mewac is an associations of undertakings within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86; as such, it is required to submit to all Commission decisions adopted pursuant to Article 18 (3) and, consequently, to allow Commission officials access on arrival to the documents relating to the subject-matter of the investigation, at their request.
Naturally the Commission's representatives ar prepared to wait for a lawyer to be present before commencing an inspection, provided that the delay is reasonable and that no documents are removed from the premises or destroyed in the meantime. In the present case, there was no material reason why the Commission decision could not be implemented: hat the Conference so wished, the Commission officials could have been joined either promptly by any legal representative or adviser designated by the Conference or, later in the day, by the Secretary-General himself or his Paris-based lawyer; in the latter case, the Conference could have allowed the Commission officials, with the help of the Conference staff persent at the time, to begin an initial examination of documents relating to the subject-matter of the investigation, on the understanding that the Secretary-General or his representative could, as soon as they arrived, add any appropriate comments.
In the circumstances, there are no grounds for claiming that the absence of the Secretary-General from the headquarters of the Conference (four hours and 40 minutes away by train and less by plane) constituted exceptional circumstances preventing the investigation from taking place. Furthermore, in view of the difficulaties experienced by the Secretary-General, the Commission officials sought to assist him by offering to allow him a reasonable period of time to return to Marseilles and to delay the start of the investigation. Even if the Secretary-General had believed the circumstances to be exceptional, he could have invited the Commission officials, also by way of exception, to remain on the Conference's premises after normal business hours.
In holding up matters for what was manifestly an unreasonably long period, the Conference effectively refused to submit to an investigation by the Commission on the date fixed, it being understood that it is not for an undertaking ordered by decision to submit to an investigation to decide on the date and time of the investigation.
(8) Article 19 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 provides that the Commission may by decision impose on undertakings or associations of undertakings fines of from ECU 100 to 5 000 where, intentionally or negligently, they refuse to submit to an investigation ordered by decision issued in implementation of Article 18 (3).
(9) As is clear from the circumstances described above, Mewac refused to submit to an investigation ordered by the Commission pursuant to Article 18 (3). This attitude was intentionally maintained after the Commission officials had informed the Secretary-General of the Conference of the consequences of his refusal and of their intention to record the refusal in the minutes and to request the assistance of the national authorities.
The fact that the Secretary-General of the Conference finally agreed to the placing of seals which the national authorities, notified pursuant to Article 18 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86, were in any event considering placing, does not mitigate the effect of the refusal of the Conference to comply with the investigation ordered by decision of the Commission.
The infringement is particularly serious in that Mewac's attitude severely jeopardized the purpose and effectiveness of the investigation by preventing it from taking place on the date fixed by the Commission and chosen by it with a view to carrying out simultaneous investigations on the premises of several liner conferences suspected of having collectively infringed the competition rules.
In determining the amount of the fine to be imposed, the Commission takes account of the fact that while Mewac objected to the investigation being carried out without the presence of its Secretary-General, it did consent to the investigation the following day. Therefore, its refusal was not outright.
In view of these considerations, it is appropriate to impose on Mewac a lesser fine than the maximum provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86,
Article 1
Mewac infringed Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 by refusing to submit to an investigation ordered by decision of the Commission. Article 2
A fine of ECU 4 000 (four thousand) is hereby imposed on Mewac. This amount shall be paid in ecu within three months of the date of notification of this decision, to the following account:
No 310-0933000-43,
Banque Bruxelles-Lambert,
Agence européenne,
Rond-Point Schuman 5,
B-1040 Brussels.
On expiry of that period, interest shall automatically be payable at the rate charged by the European Monetary Cooperation Fund on its ecu operations on the first working day of the month in which this decision was adopted, plus three and a half percentage points, i.e. 13,25 %. Article 3
This decision is addressed to
Mewac,
33, rue Jean-François Leca,
F-13002 Marseilles.
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32005R0571 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/2005 of 14 April 2005 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 15 April 2005
| 15.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 97/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 571/2005
of 14 April 2005
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 15 April 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2005.
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31997R0768 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruit originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 768/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruit originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Annexes to Annexes Ia and Ib, IIb and IIIa of Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 indicate that the minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing year; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 (2) fixes these prices for the period ending 30 April 1997; whereas the minimum import prices for the 1997/98 market year should accordingly be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 is replaced by:
'Article 2
For the 1997/98 marketing year, the minimum import prices shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1997.
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31986R2166 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2166/86 of 9 July 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2166/86
of 9 July 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3138/85 of 22 October 1985 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (1986) (2);
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // 85.01 // Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators, motors, converters (rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors: // // // B. Other machines and apparatus: // // // I. Generators, motors, (whether or not equipped with speed-reducing, changing or step-up gear) and rotary converters // 3 872 // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 14 July to 31 December 1986, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // 85.01 // Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators, motors, converters (rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors: // Yugoslavia // // B. Other machines and apparatus: // // // I. Generators, motors, (whether or not equipped with speed-reducing, changing or 1985, p. 26.
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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32005D0060 | 2005/60/EC:Commission Decision of 20 January 2005 amending Commission Decision 2003/881/EC concerning the animal health and certification conditions for importation of bees (Apis mellifera Bombus spp.) from certain third countries as regards the United States of America (notified under document number C(2004) 5567)Text with EEA relevance
| 28.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/64
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 January 2005
amending Commission Decision 2003/881/EC concerning the animal health and certification conditions for importation of bees (Apis mellifera & Bombus spp.) from certain third countries as regards the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2004) 5567)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/60/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1) of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC, and in particular Article 17(2) (b) and (3) (a), and Article 19(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/881/EC (2) lays down the animal health and certification conditions for imports of bees (Apis mellifera & Bombus spp.) from certain third countries.
(2) The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) and Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.) are exotic pests affecting honey bees that have spread to a number of third countries, creating serious problems to the apiculture industry. To prevent the introduction of these pests into the EU, protection measures on importation of live bees have been laid down by Decision 2003/881/EC.
(3) Given the characteristics of these diseases and the absence of an OIE. compulsory notification standard for them, the importation requirements of live queen bees into the EU provide for a declaration of notifiablity of the small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps mite throughout the territory of the exporting third country. The USA competent authority (APHIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) has informed the Commission services that this is not the case in all the USA States. For this reason, they asked the Commission to provide a derogation authorising the exportation of live queen bees from Hawaii, that is geographically separated from all the other States of the Union, and where the diseases are notifiable.
(4) The USA competent authority has transmitted all the necessary information as regards the animal health situation of bees in Hawaii, highlighting that no bees have been imported into their territory since 1985 and survey programs for detection of bee diseases including the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) and Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.) are carried out routinely.
(5) Taking account of the particular geographical situation of Hawaii and its health status as regards bee diseases, a regionalisation mechanism for isolated territories should be established allowing for appropriate derogations, and such a derogation should be granted to Hawaii in order to allow the importation of live queen bees and live queen bumble bees exclusively from that part of the USA.
(6) Article 1 and the Annexes to Commission Decision 2003/881/EC should be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Commission Decision 2003/881/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
— they come from third countries or parts thereof listed in part 1 of Annex III,
— they are accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the specimen set out in Annex I and comply with the guarantees laid down in this specimen, and
— the consignments are limited to a maximum of 20 accompanying attendants to one queen bee in one single queen bee cage.
2. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
3. Annex II to this Decision is inserted as a new Annex III.
This Decision shall apply from 7 February 2005.
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31998R0845 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 845/98 of 22 April 1998 fixing, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the ceiling for Community financial assistance granted to producer organisations setting up operational funds for 1997
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/98 of 22 April 1998 fixing, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the ceiling for Community financial assistance granted to producer organisations setting up operational funds for 1997
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 of 3 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational programmes, operational funds and Community financial assistance (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Article 15(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (4), provides for the granting of Community financial assistance to producer organisations setting up operational funds; whereas paragraph 5 of that Article provides that up to 1999, that financial assistance is to be capped at 4 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation, provided that the total financial assistance represents less than 2 % of the total turnover of all producer organisations; whereas, as from 1999, that 4 % will be increased to 4,5 % and the percentage of the total turnover will rise from 2 % to 2,5 %;
Whereas, according to information forwarded to the Commission by the Member States pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the financial assistance applied for in respect of 1997 by producer organisations amounts to ECU 199,20 million against a total turnover of all producer organisations of ECU 10 921 million; whereas the ceiling for the abovementioned Community financial assistance should therefore be set at 4 % of the value of marketed production of each producer organisation,
The Community financial assistance provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be capped at 4 % of the value of marketed production of each producer organisation for aid applications in respect of 1997.
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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31996R2067 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2067/96 of 29 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 as regards certain marketing standards for poultrymeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2067/96 of 29 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 as regards certain marketing standards for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for poultry (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3204/93 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 of 5 June 1991, introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 (4) as regards the definition of capon and the relevant production criteria; whereas it is necessary to provide for a transitional period for the application of the new definition in order to take account of the interests of certain producers during the end-of-year marketing period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1997.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31987R3946 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3946/87 of 21 December 1987 again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3946/87
of 21 December 1987
again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt (1) was signed on 18 January 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas Article 6 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the said Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 'the Protocol'), as amended by Decision No 1/81 (2) of the Cooperation Council, provides that, in the case of an automatic change in the base date aplicable to the amounts expressed in ECU, the Community may introduce revised amounts when necessary;
Whereas the equivalent value of the ECU in certain national currencies on 1 October 1986 was less than the corresponding value on 1 October 1984; whereas the automatic change in the base date would, in the case of conversion into the national currencies concerned, have the effect of reducing the limits which permit the presentation of simplified documentary evidence; whereas, in order to avoid this effect, it is necessary to increase such limits expressed in ECU,
The Protocol is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1), '2 355 ECU' is replaced by '2 590 ECU'.
2. In Article 17 (2) '165 ECU' is replaced by '180 ECU' and '470 ECU' by '515 ECU'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
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32004R0243 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2004 of 12 February 2004 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2004
of 12 February 2004
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation, exported in the natural state, are being fixed, account must be taken of:
- the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk products on the Community market and prices for milk and milk products in international trade,
- marketing costs and the most favourable transport charges from Community markets to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the goods on the market of the country of destination,
- the aims of the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market,
- the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, and
- the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market, and
- the economic aspect of the proposed exports.
(3) Article 31(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when prices within the Community are being determined account should be taken of the ruling prices which are most favourable for exportation, and that when prices in international trade are being determined particular account should be taken of:
(a) prices ruling on third-country markets;
(b) the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third-country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries; and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
(4) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation according to destination.
(5) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the list of products on which export refunds are granted and the amount of such refunds should be fixed at least once every four weeks; the amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for more than four weeks.
(6) In accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 on specific detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds on milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2003(4), the refund granted for milk products containing added sugar is equal to the sum of the two components; one is intended to take account of the quantity of milk products and is calculated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk products content in the product concerned; the other is intended to take account of the quantity of added sucrose and is calculated by multiplying the sucrose content of the entire product by the basic amount of the refund valid on the day of exportation for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004(6), however, this second component is applied only if the added sucrose has been produced using sugar beet or cane harvested in the Community.
(7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88(8), laid down additional provisions concerning the granting of refunds on the change from one milk year to another; those provisions provide for the possibility of varying refunds according to the date of manufacture of the products.
(8) For the calculation of the refund for processed cheese provision must be made where casein or caseinates are added for that quantity not to be taken into account.
(9) It follows from applying the rules set out above to the present situation on the market in milk and in particular to quotations or prices for milk products within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The export refunds referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on products exported in the natural state shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February 2004.
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32004D0752 | 2004/752/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 2 November 2004 establishing the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
| 9.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 November 2004
establishing the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
(2004/752/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 225a and 245 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 140b and 160 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice,
Whereas:
(1) Article 225a of the EC Treaty and Article 140b of the Euratom Treaty empower the Council to create judicial panels to hear and determine at first instance certain classes of action or proceeding brought in specific areas, to lay down the rules on the organisation of the panel and the extent of the jurisdiction conferred upon it.
(2) The establishment of a specific judicial panel to exercise jurisdiction at first instance in European civil service disputes, currently within the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, would improve the operation of the Community courts system. It answers the call made in Declaration No 16 relating to Article 225a of the EC Treaty (1), adopted when the Treaty of Nice was signed on 26 February 2001.
(3) A judicial panel should accordingly be attached to the Court of First Instance, that shall for institutional and organisational purposes be an integral part of the Court of Justice institution, an institution with members enjoying a similar status to members of the Court of First Instance.
(4) The new judicial panel should be given a name that distinguishes it in its trial formations from the trial formations of the Court of First Instance.
(5) To make the court system generally easy to understand, the provisions relating to the judicial panel's jurisdiction, composition, organisation and procedure should be laid down in an Annex to the Statute of the Court of Justice.
(6) The number of judges of the judicial panel should match its caseload. To facilitate decision-making by the Council in the appointment of judges, provision should be made for the Council to establish an independent Advisory Committee to verify that applications received meet the relevant conditions.
(7) The judicial panel should try cases by a procedure matching the specific features of the disputes that are to be referred to it, examining the possibilities for amicable settlement of disputes at all stages of the procedure.
(8) In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 225a of the EC Treaty and the third paragraph of Article 140b of the Euratom Treaty, appeals may be lodged at the Court of First Instance against decisions of the judicial panel on points of law only in the same conditions as those governing appeals lodged at the Court of Justice against decisions of the Court of First Instance. The relevant provisions of the Statute of the Court of Justice are reproduced in the Annex to the Statute relating to the judicial panel, to avoid cross-references that would make the general set of provisions difficult to read.
(9) Provision should be made in this Decision for transitional arrangements so that the judicial panel can exercise its functions as soon as it is established,
A judicial panel shall be attached to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities to hear disputes involving the European Union civil service and shall be known as the ‘European Union Civil Service Tribunal’. The European Union Civil Service Tribunal shall have its headquarters at the Court of First Instance.
The Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice shall be amended as follows:
1. the following Title shall be inserted:
2. Annex I, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, shall be added.
1. The first President of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal shall be appointed for three years in the same manner as its judges, unless the Council decides that the procedure laid down in Article 4(1) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, shall be applied.
2. Immediately after all the judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal have taken oath, the President of the Council shall choose by lot three judges of the Tribunal whose duties are to end, by way of derogation from the first sentence of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Annex I to the Statute of the Court, upon expiry of the first three years of their term of office.
3. Cases referred to in Article 1 of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice of which the Court of First Instance is seised on the date on which that Article enters into force but in which the written procedure provided for in Article 52 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance has not yet been completed shall be referred to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal.
4. Until the entry into force of its rules of procedure, the European Union Civil Service Tribunal shall apply mutatis mutandis the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, except for the provisions concerning a single judge.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, with the exception of Article 1 of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice, as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32003R2015 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2003 of 14 November 2003 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2003
of 14 November 2003
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 November 2003, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 December 2003 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003(4),
The following Member States shall issue on 21 November 2003 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
United Kingdom:
- 730 tonnes in Botswana,
- 378 tonnes in Namibia,
- 25 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of December 2003 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2003.
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32008D0980 | 2008/980/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2008 appointing members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians and patients associations (Text with EEA relevance)
| 31.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 December 2008
appointing members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians and patients associations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/980/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (1), and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down specific rules concerning the authorisation, supervision and pharmacovigilance of advanced therapy medicinal products. Article 20 of that Regulation lays down that a Committee for Advanced Therapies shall be established within the European Medicines Agency.
(2) Subparagraph (c) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down that the Committee for Advanced Therapies shall include two members and two alternates appointed by the Commission, on the basis of a public call for expressions of interest and after consulting the European Parliament, in order to represent clinicians.
(3) Subparagraph (d) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down that the Committee for Advanced Therapies shall include two members and two alternates appointed by the Commission, on the basis of a public call for expressions of interest and after consulting the European Parliament, in order to represent patients associations.
(4) In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007, a public call for expressions of interest has been undertaken by the Commission. The European Parliament has also been consulted on the results of the evaluation of the applications received.
(5) The members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies should be appointed for a period of three years, starting on the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007,
The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians for a term of three years, from 30 December 2008:
— Dietger Niederwieser (Member) and Per Ljungman (Alternate),
— George Dickson (Member) and Thierry VandenDriessche (Alternate).
The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent patients associations for a term of three years, from 30 December 2008:
— Fabrizia Bignami (Member) and Michele Lipucci di Paola (Alternate),
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32003R0028 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2003 of 8 January 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2003
of 8 January 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 2003.
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32007D0707 | 2007/707/EC: Commission Decision of 30 October 2007 on the allocation to Germany of three additional fishing days for an enhanced observer coverage programme in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 5221)
| 1.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 October 2007
on the allocation to Germany of three additional fishing days for an enhanced observer coverage programme in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007
(notified under document number C(2007) 5221)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2007/707/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular points 11.1 and 11.3 of Annex IIA,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 fixes for the year 2007 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the associated conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.
(2) Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 specifies the maximum number of days per year for which a Community fishing vessel may be present within any one of the geographical areas as defined in point 2.1 of that Annex having carried on board one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 thereof.
(3) Annex IIA enables the Commission to allocate three additional fishing days on which a vessel may be present within those areas when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4.1 of that Annex on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry.
(4) On 1 March 2007, Germany submitted to the Commission an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry.
(5) Interest in such programme, which would be complementary to the obligations laid down in the Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the date needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (2), was confirmed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries after consultation, as provided for in point 11.3 of Annex IIA of Regulation (EC) No 41/2007.
(6) In view of the programme submitted on 1 March 2007, three additional days at sea should be allocated to Germany for the period between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 for the vessels involved in the submitted enhanced programme of observer coverage.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
For vessels flying the flag of Germany which are involved in the enhanced observer coverage programme submitted to the Commission on 1 March 2007, the maximum number of days on which such vessels may be present within any one of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007, as shown in Table I of that Annex, shall be increased by three additional days for vessels having on board the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 of that Annex.
1. Seven days after the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union, Germany shall submit to the Commission an exhaustive list of vessels selected for the sampling plans related to the enhanced observer coverage programme referred to in Article 1.
2. Only vessels selected for those sampling plans, and which have participated until the end of the enhanced observer coverage programme referred to in Article 1, shall benefit from the allocation of three additional days as provided for in that Article.
Two months after the end of the enhanced observer coverage programme referred to in Article 1, Germany shall provide a report to the Commission on the outcomes of that programme for the species and areas covered by it.
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32007R0216 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 216/2007 of 28 February 2007 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1629/2004 on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India by imports of certain artificial graphite originating in India and making such imports subject to registration
| 1.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 216/2007
of 28 February 2007
initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1629/2004 on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India by imports of certain artificial graphite originating in India 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 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘the basic Regulation’) (1), and in particular Articles 13(3), 14(3) and 14(5) thereof,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST
(1) The Commission has received a request pursuant to Article13(3) of the basic Regulation to investigate the possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India.
(2) The request was lodged on 15 January 2007 by the European Carbon and Graphite Association (ECGA) on behalf of Community producers of certain graphite electrode systems.
B. PRODUCT
(3) The product concerned by the possible circumvention is graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,65 g/cm3 or more and an electrical resistance of 6,0 μΩ.m or less, falling within CN code ex 8545 11 00 (Taric code 8545110010) and nipples used for such electrodes, falling within CN code ex 8545 90 90 (Taric code 8545909010) whether imported together or separately originating in India (the product concerned). These codes are given for information only.
(4) The product under investigation is artificial graphite rods of a diameter of 75 mm or more originating in India (the product under investigation), normally declared under CN code ex 3801 10 00 (TARIC code 3801100010). This code is given for information only. The product under investigation is an intermediate product in the manufacturing of the product concerned, and it already embodies the basic characteristics of the latter product.
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(5) The measures currently in force and possibly being circumvented are anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1629/2004 (2).
D. GROUNDS
(6) The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the anti-dumping measures on imports of the product concerned are being circumvented by means of imports of the product under investigation.
(7) The evidence submitted is as follows:
(i) The request shows that a significant change in the pattern of trade involving exports from India to the Community has taken place following the imposition of anti-dumping measures on the product concerned, and that there is insufficient due cause or justification other than the imposition of the duty for such a change.
(ii) This change in the pattern of trade appears to stem from a simple conversion operation carried out in the Community whereby imports of the product under investigation are converted into the product concerned.
(iii) Furthermore, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the remedial effects of the existing anti-dumping measures on the product concerned are being undermined in terms of quantity. Significant volumes of imports of the product under investigation appear to have replaced imports of the product concerned.
(iv) Finally, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the prices of the product under investigation after conversion are dumped in relation to the normal value previously established for the product concerned.
(v) Should circumvention practices covered by Article 13 of the basic Regulation, other than simple conversion, be identified in the course of the investigation, the investigation may cover these practices also.
E. PROCEDURE
(8) In the light of the above, the Commission has concluded that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation and to make imports of the product under investigation subject to registration, in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation.
(a) Questionnaires
(9) 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 India, to the importers and to the associations of importers in the Community which cooperated in the investigation that led to the existing measures and to the authorities of India. Information, as appropriate, may also be sought from the Community industry.
(10) 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.
(11) The authorities of India 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
(12) 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 of imports from registration or measures
(13) In accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation may be exempted from registration or measures if such importation does not constitute circumvention.
(14) Since the possible circumvention takes place inside the Community, exemptions may be granted, in accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, to importers of the product under investigation that can show that they are not related to producers subject to the measures. Importers wishing to obtain an exemption should submit a request duly supported by evidence within the time limit indicated in Article 3(3) of this Regulation.
F. REGISTRATION
(15) Pursuant to Article 14(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, anti-dumping duties of an appropriate amount can be levied retroactively from the date of registration of such imports originating in India.
G. TIME LIMITS
(16) 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,
— importers in the Community may request exemption from registration of imports or measures,
— interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.
(17) 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
(18) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.
(19) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on the facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated,
An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, in order to determine if imports into the Community of artificial graphite rods of a diameter of 75 mm or more originating in India, normally falling within CN code ex 3801 10 00 (TARIC 3801100010), are circumventing the measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1629/2004.
The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, 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 imported by importers having applied for an exemption of registration and having been found not to be circumventing the anti-dumping duties.
1. Questionnaires should be requested from the Commission within 15 days of the date of 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. Importers requesting exemption of imports from registration or measures should submit a request duly supported by evidence within the same 40-day time limit.
4. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.
5. Any information relating to the matter, any request for a hearing or for a questionnaire as well as any request for exemption of imports from registration or measures must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as Limited
(3) and, in accordance with Article 19(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 H
Office: J-79 5/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003D0539 | 2003/539/EC: Council Decision of 15 July 2003 authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2004 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
| Council Decision
of 15 July 2003
authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2004 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
(2003/539/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 354(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 9 April 1979, entered into force on that day for an initial period of 10 years. The Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months' notice.
(2) Article 354(2) of the Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained.
(3) Pursuant to Article 354(3) of the said Act, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year. The abovementioned Agreement has been extended until 9 April 2003(1).
(4) It appears appropriate to authorise the Portuguese Republic to renew the Agreement in question until 9 April 2004,
The Portuguese Republic is hereby authorised to extend until 9 April 2004 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 9 April 1979.
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32013R0083 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 83/2013 of 29 January 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 30.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 28/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 83/2013
of 29 January 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31994R2350 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2350/94 of 29 September 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 fixing the uniform reduction coefficient for determining the quantities of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B in the context of the 1994 tariff quota
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2350/94 of 29 September 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 fixing the uniform reduction coefficient for determining the quantities of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B in the context of the 1994 tariff quota
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 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/94 (4), fixes for each category of operator, in order to respect the 2 000 000-tonne tariff quota initially opened for 1994, the uniform reduction coefficient to be applied to each operator's reference quantity to determine the quantity to be allocated to the latter for 1994, pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1299/94 (6);
Whereas the tariff quota for 1994 amounts to 2 118 000 tonnes; whereas the coefficients laid down in Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 should be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas provision should be made for the immediate application of this Regulation so that the operators can qualify thereunder as soon as possible;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The coefficients set out in the first and second indents of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 are hereby replaced by the following:
- for category A operators: 0,538769,
- for category B operators: 0,455599.
The Member States shall notify operators registered with their competent authorities individually and as soon as possible of their reference quantities as adjusted by the coefficients laid down in Article 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32006R0174 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/2006 of 31 January 2006 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 28 February 2006
| 1.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 174/2006
of 31 January 2006
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 28 February 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.
(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 30,408 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 28 February 2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0579 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 579/2013 of 17 June 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pasas de Málaga (PDO)]
| 21.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/22
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 579/2013
of 17 June 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pasas de Málaga (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Pasas de Málaga’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3).
(3) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, the name ‘Pasas de Málaga’ should be entered in the register.
(4) However, references to the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) and its List of OIV Descriptors for Grape Varieties and Vitis Species were not made correctly in the product description under point 3.2 of the single document. For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, the Spanish authorities have amended the Single Document accordingly.
The name contained in Annex I to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
The updated Single Document is contained in Annex II 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0442 | 90/442/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 July 1990 laying down the codes for the notification of animal diseases
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 July 1990
laying down the codes for the notification of animal diseases
(90/442/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 90/134/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 84/90/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 89/163/EEC (4), lays down the form in which animal diseases are to be notified;
Whereas the Commission's Decision of 30 January 1985 (5), as last amended by Decision of 3 April 1990 (6), lays down the codes for the notification of animal diseases;
Whereas the codes assigned to the regions of Spain and Portugal and to the 'RVV-Kring' in the Netherlands should be included;
Whereas in the interests of clarity the Decision of 30 January 1985 should therefore be repealed and a consolidated text adopted;
Whereas it is necessary to take into account the essential requirements which applied when the Decision of 30 January 1985 was adopted, namely the confidentiality of the information to be supplied, the need to transmit information electronically and to provide the information required under Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (7), as last amended by Directive 87/486/EEC (8);
Whereas in order to protect the confidentiality of the transmitted information, the annexes to this Decision should not be published;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
For the purpose of animal disease notification procedures, information shall be transmitted using the codes laid down in Annexes 1 to 11 to this Decision.
The Decision of 30 January 1985 is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 1990.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R2377 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002
of 27 December 2002
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92
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 12(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America, with a view to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in schedule CXL annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)(3) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with a view to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC schedule CXL annexed to the GATT(4) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following trade negotiations, the Community has changed the conditions for the import of common wheat of low and medium quality and of barley by creating import quotas from 1 January 2003. For barley, the Community has decided to replace the "margin of preference" system by two tariff quotas: one tariff quota of 50000 tonnes for malting barley and one tariff quota of 300000 for barley. This Regulation concerns the tariff quota of 50000 tones of malting barley.
(2) Under the Community's international commitments, malting barley for import must be intended for use in the manufacture of beer aged in vats containing beechwood. In this respect, provisions should be adopted relating to the quality criteria for barley and to processing requirements similar to those of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2001 of 22 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 822/1999 and providing for the partial reimbursement of import duties levied on a quota of barley for malting(5).
(3) The opening of this quota means that Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 has to be adapted. In order to enable the quota to be opened on 1 January 2003, provision should be made to derogate from Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, during a transitional period expiring on the date of entry into force of the amendment to that Regulation, but until 30 June 2003 at the latest.
(4) To ensure that imports of the barley covered by this tariff quota are orderly and not speculative, they should be made subject to the issue of import licences. The licences will be issued, within the quantities set, at the request of the interested parties, subject where appropriate to the fixing of a reduction coefficient in respect of the quantities applied for.
(5) To ensure the proper management of this quota, deadlines for the lodging of licence applications should be laid down and the information to be included in applications and licences should be specified.
(6) To take account of supply conditions, a derogation should be made concerning the period of validity of the licences.
(7) Taking account of the obligation to apply a high level of guarantee to insure adequate execution of the quota and that this guarantee vwould have to be in place during all the processing period, it is adequate to exempt importers whose consignements of malting barley are accompanied by a certificate of conformity agreed with the government of the United States of America according to the administrative cooperation procedure provided for in Articles 63 to 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(7).
(8) With a view to the sound management of the quota, provision should be made to derogate from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001(9), as regards the transferable nature of the licences and the tolerance relating to the quantities released into free circulation.
(9) To ensure sound management of this quota, the security on the import licences should be set at a relatively high level, notwithstanding Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1322/2002(11).
(10) Rapid two-way communication should be established between the Commission and the Member States regarding the quantities applied for and imported.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Notwithstanding Article 10(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the import duty for malting barley falling in CN code 1003 00 shall be fixed in the framework of the quota opened by this Regulation.
0(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall apply to imports of the products referred to in this Regulation in excess of the quantity provided for in Article 2.
1. A tariff import quota of 50000 tonnes of malting barley falling in CN code 1003 00 50 to be used in the manufacture of beer aged in vats containing beechwood is hereby opened.
2. The tariff quota shall be opened on 1 January each year. Duties on imports within the tariff quota shall be levied at a rate of EUR 8 per tonne.
All imports under the quota referred to in Article 2(1) shall be conditional upon the production of an import licence issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
For the purposes of applying this Regulation:
(a) "damaged grains" means grains of barley, other cereals or wild oats that display damage, including deterioration caused by disease, frost, heat, insects or fungus, bad weather and all other forms of physical damage;
(b) "sound and fair merchantable barley" means barley grains or pieces of grains that are not damaged as defined in (a), except grains damaged by frost or fungus.
1. The benefit of this tariff quota shall be granted provided the imported barley meets the following criteria:
(a) specific weight: minimum 60,5 kg/hl;
(b) damaged grains: maximum 1 %;
(c) moisture: maximum 13,5 %;
(d) sound and fair merchantable barley: minimum 96 %.
2. Compliance with the quality criteria set out in paragraph 1 shall be certified by one of the following documents:
(a) a certificate of analysis carried out at the importer's request by the customs office of release for free circulation, or
(b) a certificate of conformity for the imported barley issued by a government authority of the country of origin and recognised by the Commission.
1. The benefit of access to this quota shall be granted provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the imported barley must be malted within six months from the date of release for free circulation;
(b) the resulting malt must be used in the manufacture of beer aged in vats containing beechwood within no more than 150 days following the date on which the barley is processed into malt.
2. Applications for import licences under this tariff quota shall be accepted only if they are accompanied by:
(a) proof that the applicant is a natural or legal person who has carried out a commercial activity in the cereals sector for at least 12 months and is registered in the Member State in which the application is submitted,
(b) proof that the applicant has lodged a security of EUR 85 per tonne with the competent authority of the Member State of release for free circulation. In case the malting barley consignments are accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) as referred to in Article 8, the security is reduces to EUR 10 per tonne
(c) a written undertaking by the applicant that all the imported goods will be processed, within six months from the date of acceptance of entry for free circulation, into malt for use in the manufacture of beer aged in vats containing beechwood within 150 days following the date on which the barley was processed into malt. He shall specify the processing location by stating either a processing firm and Member State or a maximum of five processing plants. Before the goods are consigned for processing a control copy T5 shall be made out of the office of customs clearance in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. The information required in the first paragraph and the name and location of the processing plant shall be given in box 104 of the T5.
3. Processing of the imported barley into malt shall be deemed to have taken place when the malting barley has undergone steeping. The use of the malt to manufacture beer aged in vats containing beechwood within no more than 150 days following the date on which the barley is processed into malt shall be subject to verification by the competent authority.
1. The security provided for in Article 6(2)(b) shall be released provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the quality of the barley, established on the basis of the certificate of conformity or analysis certificate, meets the criteria laid down in Article 5(1),
(b) the certificate applicant provides proof of the specific final use referred to in Article 5(1), certifying that this use has taken place within the time limit provided for in the written undertaking referred to in Article 6(2)(c). That proof, possibly in the form of the T5 control copy, must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State of importation that all the quantities imported have been processed into the product referred in Article 6(2)(c).
2. Where the quality criteria and/or the conditions relating to processing set out in Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation are not fulfilled, the security for import licences referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 and the additional security referred to in Article 6(2)(b) of this Regulation shall be forfeit unless the importer is able to produce a new import licence drawn on the quota administered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2376/2002(12). In that case the security of EUR 30 for that licence shall be released only in an amount equal to EUR 22.
A blank specimen of the certificates to be issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) is given in Annex I. Certificates issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) for for malting barley destined to be used in the manufacture of beer aged in vats containing beechwood shall be officially recognised by the Commission under the administrative cooperation procedure as specified in Articles 63 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. When the analytical parameters entered in the certificate of conformity issued by Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) show conformity with the malting barley quality standards established in Article 5 samples shall be taken of at least 3 % of the cargoes arriving at each entry port during the marketing year. Reproduction of the stamp and signatures authorised by the Government of the United States of America shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities of the Member States no later than 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Monday of each month.
Each licence application must be for a quantity that may not exceed the quantity available for the import of the product concerned in the year concerned.
2. No later than 18.00 Brussels time on the day of lodging of licence applications, the competent authorities shall forward to the Commission by fax a notification in accordance with the modelestablished in Annex II, and the total quantity resulting from the sum of all quantities indicated on the import licence applications. If the day for lodging the licence applications is a national holiday, the Member State concerned shall send the said notification on the working day preceding the national holiday no later than 18.00 Brussels time.
That information must be communicated separately from the information on other import licence applications for cereals.
3. If the total of the quantities since the start of the year and the quantity referred to in paragraph 2 exceeds the quota for the year concerned, the Commission shall set, no later than the third working day after the applications are lodged, a single reduction coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, licences shall be issued on the fourth working day following the day on which the application was lodged. No later than 18.00 Brussels time on the day the licences are issued, the competent authorities shall fax the Commission, at the number mentioned in Annex II, the total quantity resulting from the sum of the quantities for which import licences has been issued that same day.
0
Import licences shall be valid for 60 days from the day of issue. In accordance with Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the period of validity of the licence shall be calculated from the actual date of issue.
1
Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights resulting from the import licences shall not be transferable.
2
Notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the quantity released into free circulation may not exceed that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure "0" shall be entered to that effect in section 19 of the licence.
3
The import licence application and the import licence shall contain the following information:
(a) in section 20, the processed product to be made from the cereals and one of the following entries:
- Reglamento (CE) n° 2377/2002
- Forordning (EF) nr. 2377/2002
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2377/2002
- Κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2377/2002
- Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002
- Règlement (CE) n° 2377/2002
- Regolamento (CE) n. 2377/2002
- Verordening (EG) nr. 2377/2002
- Regulamento (CE) n.o 2377/2002
- Asetus (EY) N:o 2377/2002
- Förordning (EG) nr 2377/2002
(b) in section 24, the words "EUR 8/tonne".
4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003.
It shall apply until the date of entry into force of the Regulation amending Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, but until 30 June 2003 at the latest.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31985R2563 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2563/85 of 11 September 1985 amending the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2563/85
of 11 September 1985
amending the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3587/82 of 31 December 1982 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 853/83 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas in 1985 additional imports were required in regions of the Community for imports in 1985 of certain products of categories 35 and 67;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Quota Administration Committee set up under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70,
Additional quantities of categories 35 and 67 products are hereby fixed and allocated to the United Kingdom, France and Benelux as indicated below:
1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // Cate- gory No // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // Unit // Member States // Additional quantity for 1985 // // // // // // // // 35 // 51.04 A IV // 51.04-10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 41, 48 // Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling within heading No 51.01 or 51.02: A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres: Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres (continuous) other than those for tyres and those containing elastomeric yarn // tonnes // UK // 100 (1) // // // // // // // // 67 // 60.05 A II b) 5 B 60.06 B II III // // Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings): // tonnes // BNL F // 30 (2) 20 (2) // // // 60.05-93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 60.06-92, 96, 98 // B. Other: Clothing accessories and other articles (except garments), knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized; articles (other than bathing costumes) of knitted or crocheted fabric, elastic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton, or of man-made textile fibres // // // // // // 60.05-97 // a) Of which sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip // // // // // // // // // //
(1) This quantity applies only for the products of NIMEXE codes 51.04-13, 21 and 36.
(2) These quantities apply only for the products 'covers for the heads of tennis rackets of knitted fabrics coated with plastic material' of tariff subheading 60.05 B.
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 |
32013D0068 | 2013/68/EU: Council Decision of 28 January 2013 appointing a Belgian member and a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 1.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/16
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2013
appointing a Belgian member and a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/68/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Jos CHABERT.
(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES as member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as member:
— Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES, Brussels Volksvertegenwoordiger in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement
(b) as alternate member:
— Ms Brigitte GROUWELS, Minister van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.
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 |
31981D0271 | 81/271/EEC: Commission Decision of 31 March 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 31 March 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (81/271/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 80/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improvement (3), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Belgian Government forwarded the following provisions on 27 January 1981 pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC: - Royal Decree of 5 August 1980 amending Article8 of the Law of 3 May 1971 promoting the rationalizationof agriculture and horticulture,
- Royal Decree of 26 August 1980 amending theRoyal Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernizationof farms,
- Royal Decree of 21 October 1980 laying downcertain measures implementing the Law of 3 May1971 relating to the reorganization of agricultureand horticulture,
- Royal Decree of 15 December 1980 determiningthe agricultural or horticultural activity in whichthe recipient of the retirement annuity or the structuralpremium granted pursuant to the Law of 3May 1971 on the reorganization of agriculture andhorticulture may continue to engage after givingup his holding,
Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC required the Commission to decide whether, having regard to the compatibility with the said directives of the provisions forwarded, and taking into account the objectives of these directives and the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the existing provisions for the implementation in Belgium of the reform of agricultural structures pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC continue, in the light of the abovementioned provisions, to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the abovementioned provisions are consistent with the requirements and objectives of Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions for the implementation of Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC forwarded by the Belgian Government on 16 July 1974 continue, in the light of the provisions specified in the recitals, to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2322 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2322/2001 of 29 November 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2322/2001
of 29 November 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed 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 23 to 29 November 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2001.
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31999R1435 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1435/1999 of 30 June 1999 establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 1999/2000 for the smaller Aegean islands provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1435/1999
of 30 June 1999
establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 1999/2000 for the smaller Aegean islands provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegan island concerning certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
(1) Whereas detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95(4);
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(6), lays down the common detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licenses in the sugar sector(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98(8), lays down special detailed rules for the sugar sector:
(3) Whereas, in order to take account of commercial practices specific to the sugar sector, detailed rules, additional to or derogating from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93, should be laid down;
(4) Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar for the smaller Aegen islands for the 1999/2000 marketing year should be established; whereas that balance may be revised during the year on the basis of trends in the smaller islands requirements;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar originating in the Community for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1999/2000 marketing year shall be as laid down in the Annex hereto.
The validity of aid certificates shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue.
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 1999.
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31997D0629 | 97/629/ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 26 June 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters
| COMMISSION DECISION of 26 June 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters (97/629/ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101 (2) thereof,
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in Brussels on 22 April 1996, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement signed in Brussels on 10 December 1996 between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters;
Whereas the conclusion of the Interim Agreement is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision;
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council, given on 29 April 1997,
The Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters, together with the Protocol and the declarations, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
These texts are attached to this Decision (1).
The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 32 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0712 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 712/2014 of 26 June 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 27.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/62
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 712/2014
of 26 June 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32000D0107(01) | Council Decision of 17 December 1999 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 1999
appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers
(2000/C 4/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community(1), and in particular Articles 26 and 27 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
Whereas the Council, by its Decision of 9 June 1997(2), appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 9 June 1997 to 8 June 1999,
Whereas members and alternate members of the said Committee should be appointed for a period of two years,
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 17 December 1999 to 16 December 2001:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
(a) Members
>TABLE>
(b) Alternates
>TABLE>
II. WORKERS' REPRESENTATIVES
(a) Members
>TABLE>
(b) Alternates
>TABLE>
III. EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES
(a) Members
>TABLE>
(b) Alternates
>TABLE>
The Council will at a later date appoint the members which Luxembourg designates.
The Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993D0417 | 93/417/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 June 1993 amending the Decision on the Liaison Group on the Elderly
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 June 1993 amending the Decision on the Liaison Group on the Elderly
(93/417/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas it is necessary to adapt membership of the Group in the light of developments at Community level,
Commission Decision 91/544/EEC (1) is amended as follows:
1. in Article 3 (2) '20' shall be replaced by '25';
2. in Article 4 (3) shall '- EPSO - European Platform of Seniors Organizations: 5 seats' shall be added to the list of member organizations of the Liaison Group. A consequential amendment to the Annex to add EPSO to the list of organizations invited to submit candidates shall be made.
This decision shall take effect on 21 June 1993. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0096 | 2000/96/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(1999) 4015)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1999
on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(1999) 4015)
(2000/96/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community(1), and in particular Article 3(a) to (e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Decision No 2119/98/EC, a network at Community level is to be set up to promote cooperation and coordination between the Member States, with the assistance of the Commission, with a view to improving the prevention and control, in the Community, of the categories of communicable diseases specified in the Annex to that Decision. That network is to be used for the epidemiological surveillance of those diseases and for the establishment of an early warning and response system.
(2) As regards epidemiological surveillance, the network is to be established by bringing into permanent communication with one another through all appropriate technical means the Commission and those structures and/or authorities which, at the level of each Member State and under the responsibility of that Member State, are competent at national level and are charged with collecting information relating to the epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases.
(3) The diseases and health issues selected for coverage by epidemiological surveillance at Community level should reflect the present needs in the Community, in particular the added value of surveillance at Community level.
(4) The list of diseases or health issues selected for surveillance should be altered in response to changes in disease prevalence and in response to the emergence of new communicable diseases threatening public health.
(5) The Commission should provide the Community network with the appropriate information tools, while ensuring consistency and complementarity with the relevant Community programmes and initiatives.
(6) This Decision should apply without prejudice to Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications(2), as last amended by Directive 1999/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3).
(7) This Decision should facilitate the integration of the Community network set up under Decision No 2119/98/EC with other rapid alert networks set up at national or Community level for diseases and special health issues to be covered by the early warning and response system. For the purpose of its implementation, the Community network should therefore operate by using the Health Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases within the European Public Health Information Network (Euphin-HSSCD), consisting of three components:
(a) an early warning and response system for reports of specified threats to the public transmitted by the competent public health authorities of each Member State responsible for determining measures which may be required to protect public health;
(b) exchange of information between accredited structures and authorities of the Member States relevant to public health;
(c) specific networks on diseases selected for epidemiological surveillance between accredited structures and authorities of the Member States.
(8) The development of new useful technologies should be monitored on a regular basis and taken into consideration for the improvement of electronic information exchange.
(9) For logistic reasons, not all communicable diseases or special health issues selected for epidemiological surveillance can immediately be covered by dedicated surveillance network arrangements. Nevertheless, in order that the Community network can begin to work and gain experience, the competent authorities in the Member States should disseminated in the Community network relevant information in their possession.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 7 of Decision No 2119/98/EC,
The communicable diseases and special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Community network pursuant to Decision No 2119/98/EC are listed in Annex I to this Decision. The surveilance shall be performed in a cost-effective way having regard to the nature of the disease, the existing networks and the Community added value.
The criteria for the selection of the diseases and special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance within the Community network are listed in Annex II.
For the purpose of the technical implementation of this Decision, the Community network shall initially operate by using the Health Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases within the European Public Health Information Network (Euphin-HSSCD).
The Community network shall be put in place by modifying and integrating as appropriate existing Community-supported surveillance networks and by building up new networks for diseases not yet covered by surveillance networks. Where a low number of cases of a disease does not allow for a dedicated surveillance network to be put in place for that disease, surveillance information within the Community network shall be shared on the basis of case reports.
Case definitions, the nature and type of data for collection and transmission as well as the appropriate epidemiological and microbiological surveillance methods shall be determined for each specific surveillance network integrated into or created for the Community network. Case definitions and surveillance methods shall also be determined for diseases on which information is shared by case reports only.
Member States shall disseminate in the Community network relevant information in their possession detected in their national surveillance system on communicable diseases or special health issues selected for epidemiological surveillance not yet covered by dedicated Community surveillance network arrangements.
Relevant information on communicable diseases not listed in Annex I shall be disseminated through the Community network, in accordance with Article 4 of Decision No 2119/98/EC, whenever this is found necessary in order to protect public health in the Community.
Where specific surveillance networks are put in place for zoonoses for which surveillance of human cases is required under Directive 92/117/EEC, that surveillance shall be performed in accordance with Decision No 2119/98/EC, and such data required for the implementation of Directive 92/117/EC shall be made fully available for that purpose. To this end, case definitions and surveillance methods for human disease shall be drawn up, as far as possible, in such a way that the data collected serve also Directive 92/117/EC.
The competent authorities in the Member States shall communicate to the Commission other diseases and special health issues for which epidemiological surveillance at Community level shall be progressively developed on the basis of the criteria listed in Annex II.
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32005R0988 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 988/2005 of 28 June 2005 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
| 29.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 988/2005
of 28 June 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2005 (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 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2005.
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32004R1002 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 of 18 May 2004 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation or Ukraine and making imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation subject to registration
| 20.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1002/2004
of 18 May 2004
accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation or Ukraine and making imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation 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 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (2) (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 8, 11(3), 21 and 22(c) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
1. Measures in force
(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 969/2000 (3) the Council amended and extended the measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 3068/92 (4), as amended by Regulations (EC) No 643/94 (5) and (EC) No 449/98 (6), on imports into the Community of potassium chloride (the ‘product concerned’) originating in the Republic of Belarus (‘Belarus’), the Russian Federation (‘Russia’) and Ukraine. Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 999/2004 (7) the Council amended Regulation (EC) No 969/2000.
(2) The measures are fixed duty amounts, established by category and grade of product, ranging from 19,51 EUR/tonne to 48,19 EUR/tonne in the case of Belarus, 19,61 EUR/tonne to 40,63 EUR/tonne in the case of Russia and 19,61 EUR/tonne to 48,19 EUR/tonne in the case of Ukraine.
2. Investigation
(3) On 20 March 2004 the Commission announced through the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union
(8) the initiation of a partial interim review of the measures in force (‘the measures’) pursuant to Articles 11(3) and 22(c) of the basic Regulation.
(4) The review was launched at the initiative of the Commission in order to examine whether, as a consequence of the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004 (‘enlargement’) and, bearing in mind the aspect of Community interest, there is a need to adapt the measures in order to avoid a sudden and excessively negative effect on all interested parties including users, distributors and consumers.
(5) All interested parties known to the Commission, including the Community industry, associations of producers or users in the Community, exporters/producers in the countries concerned, importers and their associations and the relevant authorities of the countries concerned as well as interested parties in the ten new Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 (the ‘EU10’) were advised of the initiation of the investigation and were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing, to submit information and to provide supporting evidence within the time-limit set out in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing.
3. Result of the investigation
(6) As set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 the investigation concluded that it is in the Community interest to adapt the existing measures, provided that such adaptation does not significantly undermine the desired level of trade defence.
4. Undertakings
(7) In accordance with the conclusions of Regulation (EC) No 992/2004, the Commission, in conformity with Article 8(2) of the basic Regulation, suggested undertakings to the companies concerned. As a result, undertakings were subsequently offered by (i) one exporting producer of the product concerned in Belarus (Republican Unitary Enterprise Production Amalgamation Belaruskali) jointly with its related companies in Russia (JSC International Potash Company), Austria (Belurs Handelsgesellschaft mbH) and Lithuania (UAB Baltkalis), (ii) an exporting producer in Russia (JSC Silvinit) jointly with its related companies in Russia (JSC International Potash Company) and Austria (Belurs Handelsgesellschaft mbH) and (iii) a second exporting producer in Russia (JSC Uralkali) jointly with a company in Cyprus (Fertexim Ltd).
(8) It should be noted that, in application of Article 22(c) of the basic Regulation, these undertakings are considered as special measures since, in accordance with the conclusions of Regulation (EC) No 992/2004, they are not directly equivalent to an anti-dumping duty.
(9) Nevertheless, in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 992/2004, the undertakings oblige each individual producing exporter to respect minimum import prices within the framework of import ceilings and, in order that the undertakings can be monitored, the exporting producers concerned have also agreed to broadly respect their traditional selling patterns to individual customers in the EU10. The exporting producers are also aware that if it is found that these traditional sales patterns change significantly, or that the undertakings become in any way difficult or impossible to monitor, the Commission is entitled to withdraw acceptance of the company’s undertaking resulting in definitive anti-dumping duties being imposed in its place, or it may adjust the level of the ceiling, or it may take other remedial action.
(10) It is also a condition of the undertakings that if they are breached in any way, the Commission will be entitled to withdraw acceptance thereof resulting in definitive anti-dumping duties being imposed in their place.
(11) The companies will also provide the Commission with regular and detailed information concerning their exports to the Community, meaning that the undertakings can be monitored effectively by the Commission.
(12) In order that the Commission can monitor effectively the companies’ compliance with the undertakings, when the request for release for free circulation pursuant to an undertaking is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from the duty will be conditional upon the presentation of an invoice containing at least the items of information listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 992/2004. This level of information is also necessary to enable customs authorities to ascertain with sufficient precision that the shipment corresponds to the commercial documents. Where no such invoice is presented, or when it does not correspond to the product presented to customs, the appropriate anti-dumping duty will instead be payable.
(13) In view of all the above, the offers of undertakings are considered acceptable.
(14) The acceptance of the undertakings is limited to an initial period of 12 months without prejudice to the normal duration of the measures. However, six months after acceptance of the undertakings, their continued acceptance will be subject to an appraisal by the Commission to verify whether the exceptional and negative conditions for end users in the EU10 which led to the acceptance of the undertakings still exist.
B. REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS
(15) In view of the unusual circumstances of this case and the inherent risk of breaches of undertakings caused by the price differences between the EU10 and the EU15 and their short-term character, it is considered that sufficient grounds exist to make certain imports of the product concerned subject to registration for a maximum period of nine months in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation.
(16) Customs authorities are therefore directed to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Community of the product concerned originating in Belarus and Russia exported by the companies which have offered acceptable undertakings and for which benefit from the exemption to the anti-dumping duties is sought.
(17) In the event of a finding of a breach of the undertakings, duties may be levied retroactively on goods entered into free circulation in the Community from the date of the breach of the undertaking,
The undertakings offered by the exporting producers mentioned below, in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation are hereby accepted.
Country Company TARIC additional code
Republic of Belarus Produced by Republican Unitary Enterprise Production Amalgamation Belaruskali, Soligorsk, Belarus and sold by JSC International Potash Company, Moscow, Russia, or Belurs Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna, Austria, or UAB Baltkalis, Vilnius, Lithuania, to the first independent customer in the Community acting as an importer A518
Russian Federation Produced by JSC Silvinit, Solikamsk, Russia and sold by JSC International Potash Company, Moscow, Russia, or Belurs Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna, Austria to the first independent customer in the Community acting as an importer A519
Russian Federation Produced by JSC Uralkali, Berezniki, Russia and sold by Fertexim Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus to its first customer in the Community acting as an importer A520
The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Community of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation falling within CN codes 3104 20 10 (TARIC codes 3104201010 and 3104201090), 3104 20 50 (TARIC codes 3104205010 and 3104205090), 3104 20 90 (TARIC code 3104209000), ex 3105 20 10 (TARIC codes 3105201010 and 3105201020), ex 3105 20 90 (TARIC codes 3105209010 and 3105209020), ex 3105 60 90 (TARIC codes 3105609010 and 3105609020), ex 3105 90 91 (TARIC codes 3105909110 and 3105909120), ex 3105 90 99 (TARIC codes 3105909910 and 3105909920) produced and sold or produced and exported by the companies listed in Article 1 for which an exemption to the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 is sought.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall remain in force for a period of 12 months.
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31989R2318 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2318/89 of 28 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 on minimum quality requirements for tomato-based products eligible for production aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2318/89
of 28 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 on minimum quality requirements for tomato-based products eligible for production aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas unpeeled tomatoes, whole or non-whole (crush or pizza sauce), of CN subheading ex 2002 10 were included in the list of products eligible for production aid contained in Annex I, Part A, of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89; whereas minimum quality standards should therefore also be defined for the products in question, based on traditional and fair manufacturing processes; whereas the qualitative requirements laid down by this Regulation constitute supplementary rules for the application of the production aid scheme further to the provisions adopted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 of 5 June 1984 laying down rules for the application of the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (3); as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/89 (4);
Whereas it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Title I is replaced by the following:
'TITLE I
Requirements for peeled and unpeeled tomatoes
For the purposes of this Title, "peeled tomatoes" means:
- peeled frozen tomatoes, whole or non-whole,
and
- peeled preserved tomatoes, whole or non-whole, as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84;
"unpeeled tomatoes" means:
unpeeled preserved tomatoes, whole or non-whole, as defined in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation.
1. Only the following ingredients may be added to peeled or unpeeled tomatoes:
- water,
- tomato juice,
- tomato concentrate,
- common salt (sodium chloride),
- natural spices, aromatic herbs and their extracts, and natural aromas.
As additives in the manufacture of peeled or unpeeled tomatoes only citric acid (E 330) and calcium chloride (509) may be used.
2. The quantity of added common salt must not exceed 3 % of the net weight and when calcium chloride is added, total calcium-ion content must not exceed 0,045 % in whole style and 0,080 % in non-whole style. When determining the quantity of added common salt, the natural content of chlorides shall be considered as equal to 2 % of the dry weight content.
3. Added tomato juice and tomato concentrate shall meet the minimum requirements laid down in Title II.
1. Peeled and unpeeled tomatoes shall be free from flavours and odours foreign to the product and their colour shall be characteristic for the variety used, properly processed.
2. Peeled tomatoes shall be virtually free from peel. The peel of unpeeled tomatoes shall be virtually intact. Whole peeled and unpeeled tomatoes shall also be virtually free from blemished units.
3. The mould count of preserved tomatoes (the tomatoes and the covering liquid) shall not exceed 50 % positive fields and the pH level shall not exceed 4,5.
1. The products shall be considered as complying with Article 5 (2) when the following tolerances for defects are not exceeded:
- blemishes: 35 cm2 aggregate area;
- presence of peel (peeled tomatoes):
- whole style: 300 cm2 aggregate area,
- non-whole: 1 250 cm2 aggregate area;
- absence of peel (unpeeled tomatoes):
- whole style: 300 cm2 aggregate area,
- non-whole: 1 250 cm2 aggregate area.
The tolerances fixed are per 10 kg net weight.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:
(a) 'blemishes' means areas into which lesions on the surface have penetrated and as a result thereof contrast strongly in colour or texture with the normal tomato tissue and should normally have been removed during processing;
(b) 'peel' means both peel adhering or not adhering to the tomato flesh and peel found loose in the container.
1. In respect of peeled or unpeeled preserved tomatoes, the tomatoes and covering liquid in a container shall occupy not less than 90 % of the water capacity of the container.
2. The drained net weight of whole peeled or unpeeled preserved tomatoes shall on average be at least equal to 56 % of the water capacity, expressed in grams, of the container.
3. When peeled or unpeeled preserved tomatoes are packed in glass containers the water capacity shall be reduced by 20 ml before the percentages referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are calculated.'
2. In Article 13 (1) of Title IV, 'peeled tomatoes' shall be replaced by 'peeled and unpeeled tomatoes'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1989.
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32007R1057 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1057/2007 of 13 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
| 14.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1057/2007
of 13 September 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Articles 63(3) and 64(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, to the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of that Regulation to be exported on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market and within the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The amounts and destinations for refunds are to be fixed periodically taking account of the existing situation and likely trends with regard to the prices and availability of the products concerned on the Community market and the world market prices for those products.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 (2) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wines,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 September 2007.
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31978R2457 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2457/78 of 16 October 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning certain wines originating in Tunisia and entitled to a designation of origin
| 21.10.1978 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 296/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2457/78
of 16 October 1978
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning certain wines originating in Tunisia and entitled to a designation of origin
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia (1) was signed on 25 April 1976;
Whereas the Interim Agreement (2) signed on the same day entered into force on 1 July 1976 with a view to the advance implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooperation Agreement;
Whereas an Agreement should be approved in the form of an exchange of letters, referred to in Article 20 (2) of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 13 (2) of the Interim Agreement concerning the application of the arrangements provided for in the said Articles in respect of wine entitled to a designation of origin under Tunisian law and exempt from customs duties on importation into the Community within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 hectolitres,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning certain wines originating in Tunisia and entitled to a designation of origin is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31969R2264 | Regulation (EEC) No 2264/69 of the Commission of 13 November 1969 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organisations of fruit and vegetable producers
| REGULATION (EEC) No 2264/69 OF THE COMMISSION of 13 November 1969 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organisations of fruit and vegetable producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC (1) of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions for the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 449/69 (2) of 11 March 1969 on the reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organisations of fruit and vegetable producers, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof;
Whereas the applications for reimbursement of aid granted to organisations of fruit and vegetable producers by Member States, up to 50 % of which may be reimbursed by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, must contain certain information which should be set out in a uniform manner by Member States to make it easier to verify whether such applications are in accordance with the provisions of Regulation No 159/66/EEC and the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 449/69, and to take a decision on them;
Whereas if the Commission considers that the documents regularly supplied to it by Member States are insufficient, or that the contents thereof are not sufficiently complete to make it possible to verify whether the conditions laid down for granting aid to producer organisations have been fulfilled, the Commission may ask the Member State concerned for supporting documents or additional documents;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Fund Committee;
1. Applications for reimbursement made by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 449/69 shall be submitted in accordance with the Tables set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. In respect of each producer organisation the information requested in Annex II to this Regulation must be provided so that the Commission may decide on the first reimbursement of aid granted to those organisations.
1. At the request of the Commission, the Member State shall transmit to it within one month the supporting documents in its possession - or certified copies thereof - on the basis of which the aid provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation No 159/66/EEC was calculated.
2. In order that there may be effective checking of the application for reimbursement of the aid provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation No 159/66/EEC, the Member State shall transmit to the Commission, at the latter's request and within the specified period, all supporting documents or documents other than those laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article which may be important for calculating the above-mentioned aid. (1)OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3286/66. (2)OJ No L 61, 12.3.1969, p. 2.
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31976D0964 | 76/964/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 December 1976 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Italian Republic pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 December 1976 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Italian Republic pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the Italian text is authentic) (76/964/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to, the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC in conjunction with Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Government of Italy communicated law No 352 of 10 May 1976 on the implementation of the Community Directive on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas;
Whereas Article 11 of the said law contains amendments to law No 153 of 9 May 1975 on the implementation of the Directives of the Council of the European Communities on the reform of agricultural structures;
Whereas pursuant to Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission must decide whether, with reference to the compliance of the law communicated with the said Directives and having regard to the aims of those Directives and the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the conditions are satisfied for a financial contribution by the Community towards the common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and whether, as regards the existing provisions in Italy implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and referred to in Commission Decision 76/480/EEC of 13 April 1976(3), those conditions continue to be satisfied, given the provisions of the abovementioned law No 352;
Whereas the basic aim of Directive 75/268/EEC is to ensure the continuation of farming, thereby maintaining a minimum population level or conserving the countryside in the mountain and hill farming areas and less-favoured areas determined by the Council;
Whereas Directive 75/268/EEC therefore authorizes the Member States to introduce a special system of aid for agricultural activities and the improvement of farm incomes in those areas;
Whereas under Title II of the said Directive this special system of aid may take the form of an allowance to compensate for permanent natural handicaps, granted to farmers who undertake to pursue a farming activity in accordance with the aims of the Directive for at least five years;
Whereas the Member States fix the amounts of that compensatory allowance according to the severity of the permanent natural handicaps affecting farming activities in a given area, having regard to the maximum and minimum limits laid down in Article 7 of the Directive;
Whereas Member States may lay down additional or restrictive conditions over and above those laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas those additional or restrictive conditions must not give rise to a situation in which equivalent natural handicaps in a given area are evaluated differently depending on whether a larger or smaller holding is affected and as a result the amounts per LSU or per hectare vary according to the size or type of holdings; (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 138, 26.5.1976, p. 14.
Whereas the measures provided for in Articles 1 to 6 of law No 352 of 10 May 1976 comply with the aims and conditions of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the Commission bases that finding on the fact that the conditions and restrictions provided for in the first and sixth paragraphs of Article 6 are to apply in accordance with the abovementioned principles;
Whereas Articles 7 to 10 of law No 352 of 10 May 1976 satisfy the conditions of Title III of Directive 75/268/EEC ; whereas the Commission bases that finding on the fact that under the second paragraph of Article 9 farmers may, if they so desire, include the compensatory allowance in the earned income to be attained on completion of a development plan;
Whereas Article 11 of the said law brings the amounts provided for in Articles 18, 23, 29 and 30 of law No 153 of 9 May 1975 into line with the amounts laid down in Articles 8 to 12 of Directive 72/159/EEC, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 571/76 of 15 March 1976 (1) ; whereas, therefore the reservation contained in Article 1 (3) of Commission Decision 76/480/EEC of 13 April 1976 may be withdrawn;
Whereas Articles 12 and 13 of law No 352 of 10 May 1976 satisfy the conditions of Title IV of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the findings set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
Law No 352 of 10 May 1976 on the implementation of the Community Directives on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas, as notified by the Government of Italy, satisfies the conditions of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975.
Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 implementing the Directives of the Council of the European Community on the reform of agricultural structures continues to satisfy the conditions of Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972, given the provisions of law No 352 of 10 May 1976, and in particular Articles 7 to 13 thereof.
Article 1 (3) of Commission Decision 76/480/EEC of 13 April 1976 on the reform of agricultural structures in Italy pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 is hereby repealed.
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32003R1793 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1793/2003 of 13 October 2003 fixing the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of "Vinho verde" quality wines psr originating in Portuguese wine-growing zone C I a) for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 wine years
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1793/2003
of 13 October 2003
fixing the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of "Vinho verde" quality wines psr originating in Portuguese wine-growing zone C I a) for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 wine years
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 58 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex VI(E)(3) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 fixes the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of quality wines psr at 8,5 % vol. for zone C I a).
(2) By derogation from that limit, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2358/2000(3) fixes the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of quality wines psr originating in Portuguese zone C I a) at 7,5 % vol. Regulation (EC) No 2358/2000 expires at the end of the 2002/2003 wine year.
(3) Given that the special conditions for traditional wine-growing and vine selection in Portuguese zone C I a) do not enable "Vinho verde" quality wine psr to reach the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 8,5 % vol., a new derogation should be laid down for that wine for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 wine years.
(4) The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
By derogation from the limits laid down for the alcoholic strengths by volume in Annex VI(E)(3) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the natural alcoholic strength by volume of the quality wines psr originating in Portuguese zone C I a) bearing the name "Vinho verde" for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 wine years may be lower than 8,5 % vol. but may not be lower than 8 % vol.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32008R0438 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 438/2008 of 21 May 2008 cancelling the registration of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Löwensteiner Mineralquelle (PDO), Bad Niedernauer Quelle (PDO), Kisslegger Mineralquelle (PDO), Teinacher Mineralquellen (PDO), Lieler Quelle (PDO), Gemminger Mineralquelle (PDO), Überkinger Mineralquellen (PDO))
| 22.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 438/2008
of 21 May 2008
cancelling the registration of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Löwensteiner Mineralquelle (PDO), Bad Niedernauer Quelle (PDO), Kisslegger Mineralquelle (PDO), Teinacher Mineralquellen (PDO), Lieler Quelle (PDO), Gemminger Mineralquelle (PDO), Überkinger Mineralquellen (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 Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and pursuant to Article 17(2) of that Regulation, Germany's applications to cancel the registration of ‘Löwensteiner Mineralquelle’, ‘Bad Niedernauer Quelle’, ‘Kisslegger Mineralquelle’, ‘Teinacher Mineralquellen’, ‘Lieler Quelle’, ‘Gemminger Mineralquelle’ and ‘Überkinger Mineralquellen’ have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, registration of these designations should be cancelled.
(3) In light of the above, these designations must be removed from the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,
Registration of the designations listed in this Annex to this Regulation is hereby cancelled.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31990R1312 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1312/90 of 14 May 1990 fixing, for the 1990/91 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1312/90
of 14 May 1990
fixing, for the 1990/91 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/89 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (3), 3 (4) and 4 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),
Whereas, when sugar prices are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community intends to make to the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and ensure that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Whereas, in order to attain these objectives, the target price for sugar must be fixed at a level which, taking into account in particular the resultant level of the intervention price, ensures a fair remuneration for beet and sugar cane producers while at the same time respecting consumers' interests, and which is likely to maintain the balance between the prices of the principal agricultural products;
Whereas, as a result of the characteristics of the sugar market, the risks involved in this trade are relatively slight; whereas, consequently, when the intervention price for sugar
is being fixed, the difference between the target price and the intervention price may be fixed at a relatively low level;
Whereas the basic price for beet must take account of the intervention price and of the costs of processing and delivering the beet to factories and be based on an estimated Community yield of 130 kilograms of white sugar per tonne of beet with a 16 % sugar content,
1. The target price for white sugar shall be ECU 55,89 per 100 kilograms.
2. The intervention price for white sugar shall be ECU 53,10 per 100 kilograms for the non-deficit areas of the Community with the exception of Spain.
The basic price for beet, applicable in the Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal, shall be ECU 40,07 per tonne delivered at the collection centre.
Standard quality beet shall:
(a) be of sound, genuine and merchantable quality;
(b) have a sugar content of 16 % at the reception point.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply for the 1990/91 marketing year.
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32011D0517(01) | Commission Decision of 16 May 2011 establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions
| 17.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/3
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 May 2011
establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions
2011/C 146/03
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast) (1) (the Directive), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of the Directive requires the Commission to organise an exchange of information between Member States, the industries concerned, non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection and the Commission.
(2) Article 13(3) of the Directive requires the Commission to establish and regularly convene a forum composed of representatives of Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection and to obtain the opinion of the forum on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information foreseen under that Article.
(3) Article 13(4) of the Directive requires the Commission to obtain and make publicly available the opinion of the forum on the proposed content of BAT reference documents.
(4) It is therefore necessary to establish a forum and to define its tasks and its structure.
(5) The forum should provide its opinion on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information and on the proposed content of BAT reference documents.
(6) The forum should be composed of Member States, international organisations representing industries concerned by the activities covered by Annex I of the Directive and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection.
(7) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the forum should be laid down.
(8) Personal data should be processed 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 (2),
Subject matter
A forum to promote the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Directive is hereby established.
Task
The forum's task shall be:
(a) to provide its opinion on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of the Directive;
(b) to provide its opinion on the proposed content of BAT reference documents in accordance with Article 13(4) of the Directive.
Consultation
The Commission may consult the forum on any matter relating to Article 13 of the Directive or on any matter relating to BAT as defined in Article 3(10) of the Directive.
Membership — Appointment
1. Members shall be Member States, international organisations representing industries concerned by the activities covered by Annex I of the Directive and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection. Those organisations shall have an acceptable degree of European representation.
2. Members of the Commission Expert Group ‘Information Exchange Forum on Best Available Techniques under legislation on industrial emissions’ (E00466) shall automatically be considered as members of the forum.
3. New members who are not Member States shall be appointed by the Director General of DG Environment.
4. Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the forum's deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced.
5. The names of member organisations shall be published in the Register. The names of Member States’ representatives may be published in the Register.
6. Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Operation
1. The forum shall be chaired by the Commission.
2. In agreement with the Commission, the forum may establish sub-groups to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the forum. Such sub-groups shall cease to exist as soon as their mandate is fulfilled. The sub-groups shall be chaired by the Commission. The chair of the sub-group shall report back to the forum.
3. The representatives of EEA countries shall be invited to attend meetings of the forum, in accordance with the EEA Protocol.
4. Representatives of acceding countries shall be invited to attend the meetings of the forum as from the date of signature of the Treaty of accession.
5. The Chair may invite experts from outside the forum with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the forum or sub-group on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Chair may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups (3) and candidate countries.
6. Members of the forum and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (4). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.
7. The meetings of the forum and its sub-groups shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services.
8. The forum shall adopt, by simple majority of its members, its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.
9. The Commission publishes relevant information on the activities carried out by the forum either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website.
Meeting expenses
1. Participants in the activities of the forum shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
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32006R1335 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1335/2006 of 8 September 2006 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
| 9.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1335/2006
of 8 September 2006
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 at 11 500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 September 2006 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of October 2006 for 3 310,168 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32003D0013(01) | 2003/776/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 23 October 2003 amending Decision ECB/2002/12 of 19 December 2002 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2003 (ECB/2003/13)
| Decision of the European Central Bank
of 23 October 2003
amending Decision ECB/2002/12 of 19 December 2002 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2003
(ECB/2003/13)
(2003/776/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 106(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Since 1 January 1999 the European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right to approve the volume of euro coins that the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter "the participating Member States") may issue.
(2) Based on the estimates of the evolution of demand for euro coins in 2003 that the participating Member States submitted to the ECB, the ECB approved the total volume of euro coins intended for circulation and euro collector coins not intended for circulation in 2003 in Decision ECB/2002/12 of 19 December 2002 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2003(1).
(3) In some participating Member States the estimates underlying Decision ECB/2002/12 were insufficient due to unstable demand for euro coins after the 2002 cash changeover, as well as to unforeseen economic developments. As a result, these participating Member States now have to obtain the ECB's approval for the issuance of additional euro coins in 2003.
(4) On 3 September 2003 the French Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industry requested the ECB's approval of an increase of EUR 600 million in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation and that France may issue in 2003.
(5) On 11 September 2003 the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, as the appointed agent of the Irish Department of Finance, requested the ECB's approval of an increase of EUR 40 million in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation and that Ireland may issue in 2003.
(6) On 23 September 2003 the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance requested the ECB's approval of an increase of EUR 40 million in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation and that Italy may issue in 2003.
(7) On 17 September 2003 the Oesterreichische Nationalbank requested the ECB's approval of an increase of EUR 40 million in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation and that Austria may issue in 2003.
(8) The ECB approves the abovementioned requests for increases in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation that France, Ireland, Italy and Austria may issue in 2003. As a result, the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2002/12 needs to be replaced,
Decision ECB/2002/12 is amended as follows:
The table in Article 1 is replaced with the following:
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This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.
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32006D0936 | 2006/936/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 2006 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany and the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2003 financial year (notified under document number C(2006) 6506)
| 15.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 355/107
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 December 2006
on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany and the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2003 financial year
(notified under document number C(2006) 6506)
(Only the German and English texts are authentic)
(2006/936/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decisions 2004/451/EC (2) and 2005/738/EC (3) cleared, for the 2003 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’.
(2) Following the transmission of new information by Germany and the United Kingdom, and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’.
(3) In clearing the accounts of the German and British paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from Germany and the United Kingdom on the basis of Decision 2004/451/EC and Decision 2005/738/EC.
(4) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, this Decision does not prejudice to decisions adopted subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2003 financial year are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each of the Member States concerned pursuant to this Decision are set out in the Annex.
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32005R1360 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2005 of 18 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
| 19.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/55
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1360/2005
of 18 August 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (1), and in particular Article 34 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 provides that the Community may fund farmers who enter into agri-environmental commitments, but that these are to involve more than the application of usual good farming practice. Some of the agri-environmental commitments, given for a five-year period, expire before 31 December 2006. With the introduction of the principle of cross-compliance provided for in Chapter 1 of Title II of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy (2), the obligations which apply to farmers in the absence of agri-environmental commitments are different. New rules will apply to the agri-environmental measure for the next rural development programming period 2007 to 2013.
(2) Instead of signing new five-year-contracts under rules applicable to the current programming period, Member States may wish to extend agri-environment contracts with farmers currently in force so that the last year of the commitment does not start later than 31 December 2006.
(3) Greater flexibility should be provided in the framework of Commission Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 (3) in cases where farmers have transferred significant parts of the area for which the initial agri-environment commitment was given, while ensuring that the environmental benefits of the commitment are continued.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendments should apply as from 1 January 2005, when some of the initial contracts might have expired.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 is amended as follows:
1) In Article 21, the following paragraph is added:
2) The first and second paragraphs of Article 36 are replaced by the following:
(a) if a beneficiary who has already honoured a significant part of the commitment concerned definitively ceases agricultural activities and it is not feasible for a successor to take over the commitment;
(b) if the transfer of a part of the holding of a beneficiary occurs during a period of extension of the commitment in accordance with Article 21(3) and if the transfer does not exceed 50 % of the area covered by the commitment before the extension.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005. However, the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 3 of Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 817/2004, as added by Article 1(1) of this Regulation, shall not affect the validity of commitments extended before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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31999D0365 | 1999/365/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 1998 on a proposal by Austria to grant aid to LiftgmbH (notified under document number C(1998) 3212) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 October 1998
on a proposal by Austria to grant aid to LiftgmbH
(notified under document number C(1998) 3212)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/365/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area, and in particular point (a) of Article 62(1) thereof,
Having given notice in accordance with Article 93 of the EC Treaty to the parties concerned to submit their comments,
Whereas:
I
LiftgmbH is a subsidiary of the Austrian group of companies Doppelmayr-Seilbahnvertriebsgesellschaft mbH. The group's main activities focus on the manufacture and installation of surface and aerial cableways, funicular railways, urban transit systems, elevators, mechanical garaging systems and stacker cranes for high-rise warehouses. According to the Austrian authorities, the group's turnover amounts to ATS 2,5 billion (ECU 180,5 million) and its balance sheet total comes to ATS 1,6 billion (ECU 115,5 million). The group employs 950 people.
The ropeways business area is the group's most important one in terms of number of employees and turnover. LiftgmbH is part of this business area. It has set up a Chinese subsidiary, SanHe Doppelmayr Transport Systems Co. Ltd, and invested ATS 54,1 million (ECU 3,9 million) in a small-scale production plant in SanHe, Hebei Region.
The subsidiary produces fixed-grip chairlifts for the Chinese market. In 1997 it made three lifts with 20 employees. In the medium term it plans to make 15 lifts a year with 50 employees.
Austria proposes to grant LiftgmbH a soft loan of ATS 25 million (ECU 1,8 million), the grant equivalent of which is ATS 1,8 million (ECU130500)(1). The loan's duration is eight years, a two-year grace period being followed by a six-year-long half yearly repayment scheme; the loan bears an interest rate of 3,5 % for the first two years, 4 % for the next three years and 6,25 % for the last three years. The aid intensity of this amount is 3,2 % gross. The aid is to be disbursed under the ERP internationalisation scheme. In its Decision 97/240/EC(2) the Commission approved the scheme subject to aid being granted only for direct foreign investment by SMEs and to any aid for large enterprises being notified individually.
II
Since, according to the independence criterion set out in Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC concerning the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises(3), LiftgmbH is a large enterprise, Austria notified the aid proposal to the Commission by letter dated 23 January 1997. The Commission requested additional information by letter dated 24 February 1997, and this was furnished by Austria by letters received on 12 and 18 June 1997. The Commission requested yet more information by letter dated 28 July 1997. Following a reminder dated 30 September 1997, Austria sent the information by letter received on 10 October 1997.
On 2 December 1997 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in this case, and Austria was informed accordingly by letter dated 16 December 1997. Austria submitted its comments by letter dated 8 May 1998. The notice informing the Austrian Government of the Commission's decision and inviting interested parties to submit observations on the measure in question was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(4). No observations from third parties were forthcoming.
III
The key factor in deciding to initiate proceedings in this case was the conclusion that the ATS 25 million (ECU 1,8 million) soft loan from the ERP Fund for a direct foreign investment by LiftgmbH in China constituted State aid within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty and Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Doppelmayr, which is headquartered in Wolfurth, Vorarlberg, is a global player in the ropeways market with a market share in Europe of approximately 20 %. Its main competitors are the Swiss firm Garaventa AG, the Italian firm Leitner and the French firm Pomagalski SA. These four firms together hold a market share in the European market of almost 90 %. They also dominate the world market. In terms of volume of sales, however, the European market remains the largest regional market.
The aid planned by Austria is of such a character as to strengthen the financial and strategic position of the recipient enterprise as a whole. The Austrian authorities stated inter alia that Doppelmayr could increase the return on its investment in R& D and that the strengthening of the earnings of the Austrian parent company would be reflected in dividends. It is obvious that a strengthening of the financial and strategic position of a European enterprise which does business in the EEA is likely to affect trading conditions in the Community. Such is the view expressed by the Court of Justice of the European Communities in its judgment in Case 142/87 Tubemeuse(5). The effect on trading conditions is particularly strong in this case since in terms of sales volume the EEA market is the largest regional market and two of Doppelmayr's main competitors are established in the EEA.
There is evidence to suggest that these competitors of Doppelmayr are trying to increase their market shares in China and are considering investing in Chinese production facilities. The State aid may therefore strengthen Doppelmayr's position in the EEA market compared with its competitors in that market, who have received no aid for direct foreign investment.
Austria has indirectly acknowledged the granting of aid in this case by saying that, in its view, the soft loan to LiftgmbH would improve the strategic position of the Doppelmayr group and have a favourable impact on the Austrian economy.
Aid within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty and Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement is in principle incompatible with the common market. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of those Articles set out the circumstances, however, in which such aid may be considered compatible with the common market.
The exceptions laid down in Article 92(2) of the EC Treaty are not applicable in this case. No aid having a social character, granted to individual consumers, and no aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters is involved.
Since Wolfurth, where LiftgmbH is located, is not in an assisted area, the exceptions laid down in Article 92(3)(a) of the EC Treaty and the regional aspects of the exceptions in Article 92(3)(c) are likewise not applicable. The Commission is of the opinion that these exceptions do not apply to investments in a non-Community country(6).
As regards the exceptions laid down in Article 92(3)(b) of the EC Treaty, the Commission finds that the project does not satisfy the criteria normally required of a "project of common European interest" and that the aid is not intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State.
The exceptions laid down in Article 92(3)(d) do not apply either, as the aid is not intended to promote culture and heritage conservation.
Nor has Austria sought to justify the grant of the aid on the basis of the above exceptions.
Only the first alternative in the first sentence of Article 92(3)(c) of the EC Treaty may be applicable in so far as the aid helps to facilitate the development of certain economic activities - in this case the internationalisation of the Doppelmayr group through its expansion into the Chinese market - without trading conditions being adversely affected to an extent contrary to the common interest(7).
This is the first time that aid for a direct foreign investment by a large enterprise has been notified by Austria. The Commission has in the past not authorised State aid for direct foreign investments by large enterprises.
In its decision initiating the proceedings, the Commission set forth the criteria according to which aid for direct foreign investments by large enterprises must be assessed. The Commission must in particular:
1. ensure that the aid does not contain any disguised export elements,
2. take into account the effects on employment in both the source country and the host country,
3. consider the risks of subsidiaries or production plants being relocated out of Member States to non-Community countries,
4. consider any local content requirements, and
5. examine the necessity of the aid, including the envisaged aid intensity, in the light of the international competitiveness of European industry and/or of the risks run by investment projects in certain non-member countries.
The Commission's concerns about the fulfilment of the criterion in point 5 were decisive when it came to initiating proceedings. The Commission accordingly sought proof from the Austrian Government that the aid was intended to reduce or offset the negative effects of market deficiencies, such as the usual difficulties facing a small or medium-sized enterprise, economic risks and political risks. It also sought proof that the aid was essential to LiftgmbH pursuing its internationalisation objectives. It queried, lastly, whether the allegedly insufficient level of internationalisation on the part of the Doppelmayr group was sufficient grounds for granting aid to LiftgmbH.
The Austrian Government replied that the Doppelmayr group had to be enabled to internationalise its business and strengthen its competitiveness in the world market. In view of the political and economic risks connected with the investment, the group would not carry out the project without the soft loan. The economic risks were especially high during the first five years of operation. They included lengthy approval procedures, delays in starting up, no or inadequate infrastructure, the training of staff, the procurement of inputs, the achievement of the necessary product quality and wide exchange rate variations. According to the Austrian Government, the economic risks had already caused additional costs of ATS 1 million (ECU 72000) and might cause further costs of ATS 5 million (ECU361000) over the next two years. With regard to the political risks, reference was made to the crisis in Asia and to as yet unforeseeable political setbacks.
The Commission notes that the plan to start production in China is based on a strategic decision by the Doppelmayr group. According to the Austrian Government, LiftgmbH was set up solely with a view to carrying out this investment in China. It therefore has to be proved that economic and/or political risks have prevented the Doppelmayr group from producing goods in China and that the investment would not be undertaken unaided.
The Commission takes into account the fact that the risks inherent in direct foreign investment depend on the enterprise's size, its experience in the area concerned and its position in the market.
Doppelmayr is a profitable enterprise with sound finances. The cost of the investment project is equivalent to 2,2 % of group turnover and 3,4 % of its balance sheet total. In the Commission's opinion, compared with the group's turnover and net asset value the investment is a minor undertaking for Doppelmayr.
Doppelmayr has a worldwide presence in the ropeways business and has been active internationally for decades. The group exports its products to more than 45 countries and has built up an extensive international network of subsidiaries and joint ventures in 25 countries. The Doppelmayr group thus has a foothold in, for example, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Russia, Chile, Japan, Korea and China. It is already present in countries where there is a fairly high-risk economic environment, and as far as the Commission is aware it did not receive any State aid to open up these markets. It can be concluded from this that the Doppelmayr group is familiar with international practices and has considerable experience of setting up production facilities abroad.
For ropeway manufacturers, China is a strategically important and promising market. In order to be able to enter the Chinese market effectively and satisfy the local content requirements, the building of production facilities in China is essential. A ropeway manufacturer with subsidiaries or joint ventures in this market undoubtedly has a competitive advantage over rivals with no Chinese plants. From a strategic point of view, it is crucial to enter this market early so as to be sure of being in a strong position in future. This is especially true of a global market leader like Doppelmayr.
Austria announced by letter dated 8 May 1998 that LiftgmbH had already started production in rented premises. In order to enter the Chinese market, it is therefore immaterial whether a ropeway manufacturer uses rented or its own premises. Austria's objective of encouraging the Doppelmayr group to expand into the Chinese market has manifestly already been attained without State aid.
Against this background, the Austrian authorities have not proved that, for a globally active enterprise with a turnover of ATS 2,5 billion (ECU 180,5 million), aid of ATS 1,8 million (ECU 0,13 million) is the decisive factor when it comes to setting up a plant in China; this investment is, rather, part of a strategic plan to enter a promising market worth ATS 200 million (ECU 27 million). Nor has the aid been shown to be essential to encouraging the Doppelmayr group to expand into the Chinese market(8).
Lastly, the Commission takes into account with regard to the international competitiveness of the relevant European industry the fact that the enterprises which dominate the world market are European. There is therefore no plausible evidence to suggest that favouring one of the European competitors in respect of an investment project in a non-Community country may help to improve the competitiveness of European industry.
The Commission has accordingly reached the conclusion that the proposed aid for direct foreign investment by LiftgmbH in China does not contribute to the development of certain economic activities within the meaning of Article 92(3)(c) of the EC Treaty and hence is incompatible with the common market.
The granting by Austria to LiftgmbH of aid in the form of a soft loan of ATS 25 million (ECU 1,8 million) can therefore not be authorised.
The Commission does not intend to use this Decision to lay down its future policy on direct foreign investment. This Decision does not rule out the possibility that direct foreign investment by large enterprises, in particular in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, may be considered eligible for assistance where it can be proved that a project is in the interests of European industry and that competition in the EEA will not be restricted as a result,
The proposal by Austria to grant aid in the form of an ATS 25 million (ECU 1,8 million) soft loan from the ERP Fund for direct foreign investment by LiftgmbH, Wohlfurth, in China is incompatible, pursuant to Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty, with the common market and, pursuant to Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement, with the functioning of that Agreement.
The aid may accordingly not be granted.
Austria shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures taken to comply therewith.
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31993L0111 | Commission Directive 93/111/EC of 10 December 1993 amending Directive 93/10/EEC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/111/EC of 10 December 1993 amending Directive 93/10/EEC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Directive 92/15/EEC (2) prohibits, as from 1 July 1994, the trade in and use of regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs and which does not comply with Council Directive 83/229/EEC (3);
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Directive 93/10/EEC (4) prohibits, as from 1 January 1994, the trade in and use of the same products which comply neither with this Directive nor with Directive 83/229/EEC;
Whereas Article 5 of Directive 93/10/EEC should therefore be amended to eliminate the inconsistency between the dates specified in Directives 92/15/EEC and 93/10/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
The second indent of Article 5 (1) of Directive 93/10/EEC is replaced by the following:
'- prohibit, as from 1 January 1994, the trade in and use of regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs and which complies with neither this Directive nor Directive 83/229/EEC, other than film which Directive 92/15/EEC prohibits as from 1 July 1994.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R1347 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1347/93 of 1 June 1993 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors, regarding the forecast balance
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1347/93 of 1 June 1993 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors, regarding the forecast balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992, introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 156/93 (4), fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance with aproducts from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors which benefit from exemption from the levy on imports from third countries or which benefit from Community aid;
Whereas in the light of experience, these quantities should be amended to cover demand in these sectors satisfactorily;
Whereas since these quantities had been exceeded in the context of requests presented to the competent authorities during the first five working days of May 1993, certificates could be delivered for requests which had been rejected initially;
Whereas the measures provided for in the present Regulation are in conformity with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
The certificates which were not delivered on the 10th working day of May 1993 because the maximum quantities available had been exceeded may be delivered by way of exception from the 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0457 | 98/457/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1998 concerning the test of the Single Burning Item (SBI) referred to in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products (notified under document number C(1998) 1743) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1998 concerning the test of the Single Burning Item (SBI) referred to in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products (notified under document number C(1998) 1743) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/457/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas differences in test methods and classification systems for reaction to fire between Member States mean that harmonisation can take place only through the adoption of a single system for classification, based on agreed test methods, to be used throughout the Community;
Whereas Article 3(2) of Directive 89/106/EEC states that, in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works, each essential requirement may give rise to the establishment of classes;
Whereas point 4.3.1.1 of interpretative document No 2 attached to the Commission communication with regard to the interpretative documents of Council Directive 89/106/EEC (3) specifies that to enable the reaction-to-fire performance of products to be evaluated on a common basis, a harmonised solution will be developed which may utilise full or bench scale tests that are correlated to relevant real fire scenarios;
Whereas this harmonised solution lies in a system of classes as adopted in Commission Decision 94/611/EC (4);
Whereas Decision 94/611/EC refers in Table 1 of its Annex to the 'Single Burning Item` (SBI) test which is required for the testing of products for walls and ceilings including their surface coverings, building elements, products incorporated within building elements, pipes and duct components and products for façades/external walls in classes B, C or D;
Whereas differences in the apparatus used for reaction-to-fire testing may lead to differences in test results; whereas therefore, to ensure that test results are the same throughout the Community, it is necessary to define a single configuration of the SBI apparatus;
Whereas the basis for the definition of a single configuration of the SBI test apparatus comes from the study undertaken on behalf of the Commission by the Official Laboratories Group, which examined the ability of different SBI configurations to satisfy the requirements for reaction-to-fire testing set out in Decision 94/611/EC and which recommended the most suitable configuration;
Whereas the preferred SBI configuration has been subject to an inter-laboratory ('round robin`) testing programme covering a wide range of construction materials;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Construction,
The test of a Single Burning Item (SBI) in a room, as referred to in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 94/611/EC, shall, for the purpose of classifying construction products in relation to their reaction to fire, conform to the configuration specified in the Annex to this Decision.
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32004R1452 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1452/2004 of 16 August 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 17.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1452/2004
of 16 August 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R2748 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2748/89 of 12 September 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppes of rubber or of plastics falling within CN codes 6401 and 6402 originating in Brazil and those originating in Malaysia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2748/89
of 12 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppes of rubber or of plastics falling within CN codes 6401 and 6402 originating in Brazil and those originating in Malaysia 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 Article 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 Annexe 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 waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics falling within CN codes 6401 and 6402 the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 1 100 000; whereas, on 9 August 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating either in Brazil or in Malaysia 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 Brazil and those against Malaysia,
As from 16 September 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 Brazil and those originating in Malaysia:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0660 // 6401 // Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes // // 6402 // Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics // // //
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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31989D0264 | 89/264/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 March 1989 concerning applications for refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of hydraulic excavators originating in Japan (C. H. Beazer (Plant Sales) Ltd) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 March 1989 concerning applications for refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of hydraulic excavators originating in Japan (C. H. Beazer (Plant Sales) Ltd) (Only the English text is authentic) (89/264/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1)
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1877/85 (2) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hydraulic excavators exceeding six tonnes but not exceeding 35 tonnes originating in Japan. The rate of duty applied to Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd, Tokyo, was 12,4 %.
(2)
Between March 1985 and September 1986 C. H. Beazer (Plant Sales) Ltd, Bridgewater, Somerset, United Kingdom, made four applications, following the normal procedure, for the refund of definitive anti-dumping duties paid on the importation of hydraulic excavators produced by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd, Tokyo. The total amount requested was £ . . . (3), representing part of the £ . . . paid altogether in anti-dumping duties on the imports.
(3)
The applications were treated as recurring applications within the meaning of point I.4 (a) of the Commission notice concerning the reimbursement
of anti-dumping duties (hereinafter referred to as
the ´Commission notice') (4). They were therefore
grouped by six-month periods for the presentation of the required information and the assessment of the actual dumping margin.
(4)
The Commission asked the applicant for further details on certain calculations and for additional information on trends in certains costs, the comparability of certain new models with those covered by the original investigation, and certain reductions or sales facilities granted to the applicant's customers.
(5)
The applicant complied with the Commission's request only in respect of the applications for reimbursement relating to the period from March 1985 to March 1986 inclusive, i.e. the first two reference periods, and stated that it was withdrawing the subsequent applications and would not therefore be completing the case histories.
(6)
Information regarding the normal value and freight costs between March 1985 and March 1986 was checked on the premises of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd in Japan and with C. Itoh, the exporting company.
(7)
Following these checks, which led to a number of corrections being made to the data originally supplied, the applicant produced new calculations, reducing the amount originally requested for the period from March 1985 to March 1986 from £ . . . to £ . . . However, it pointed out that, during the on-the-spot checks on normal value, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd had discovered that data relating to the first reference period had mistakenly been used again in calculating the normal value for the second period. This had resulted in a higher normal value. The applicant argued that this error at its own cost was clearly involuntary since it resulted in a wider dumping margin, and that its applications should therefore be considered justified for a larger amount.
(8)
The Commission found that the calculations presented by the applicant for the comparisons between normal value and export price were in
line with the method used during the original
investigation. However, they were incomplete in that they gave an actual dumping margin based solely on the applicant's imports into the United Kingdom. An average actual dumping margin therefore had to be calculated which included all exports to the Community of excavators produced by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd during the relevant periods and for which information had also been supplied. This gave an average actual dumping margin different from that calculated with reference only to the applicant's own imports, as other dumping margins were established for imports into other Member States during the same period.
(9)
The applicant was informed of the preliminary results of this examination and given an opportunity to comment. Account has been taken of its comments in this Decision.
(10)
The Commission informed the Member States and gave its opinion on the matter. No Member State raised any objection.
B. ARGUMENT OF THE APPLICANT
(11)
The applicant maintained that the information it supplied showed that, during the period from March 1985 to March 1986, the amount of definitive duties it paid was higher than the actual dumping margin, owing to a drop in normal values resulting from a rationalization of production costs and a rise in export prices. It also argued that the reimbursable amounts should be those resulting from the Commission's checks on the data submitted at the beginning of the procedure, account being taken of the resulting corrections and the application of the method used during the original investigation.
C. ADMISSIBILITY
(12)
The applications are admissible in that they were introduced in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Community's anti-dumping legislation, in particular with regard to time limits.
D. MERITS OF THE CLAIM
(13)
The applications, as they stood corrected at the end of the procedure, appear to be well founded. Pursuant
to Article 16 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2176/84 (5) (and under Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88) anti-dumping duties which have already been paid may be refunded when the importer who has paid the duties can show that the duty collected exceeds the actual dumping margin. Applying, as far as possible, the method used during the first investigation, the dumping margin which existed at the time the goods in question were imported had therefore to be calculated over a representative period, account being taken of the application of weighted averages, and then compared with the duties paid on the basis of a 12,4 % anti-dumping duty.
In the original investigation the dumping margin was determined for each model by comparing a monthly average normal value with export prices during the relevant month on a transaction-by-transaction basis. An average dumping margin was then calculated for all the models. No new finding suggested that the method first used to determine the actual dumping margin should be abandoned.
In accordance with Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 and the second part of the Commission notice, and submitting the data according to the same principles established in the original investigation, the applicant showed that the duties collected in the two reference periods exceeded the actual dumping margin by varying degrees according to the model being imported. A check showed this to be the result of some reduction in normal value compared with an upward trend in export prices during the relevant period. This led to an average actual dumping margin lower than that determined in the initial investigation (4,8 % during the first reference period 0,8 % during the second), which justifies a partial reimbursement of the anti-dumping duties paid.
E. AMOUNT TO BE REIMBURSED
(14)
The Commission considered that account could be taken of the corrections requested by the applicant, as this involved not new data but merely the correction of the data submitted during the time allowed and which it had already been claimed showed a change in relation to the period of the initial investigation.
In accordance with point II.2 (d) of the Commission notice, a total of £ . . . is reimbursable, established as the difference between the amount of duty collected and the average actual dumping margin,
The refund applications submitted by C. H. Beazer (Plant Sales) Ltd, Bridgewater, Somerset, for the period from March 1985 to March 1986 are hereby granted for £ . . . and rejected for the remainder.
The amount set out in Article 1 shall be refunded by the United Kingdom authorities.
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32008R0592 | Regulation (EC) No 592/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
| 4.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/1
REGULATION (EC) No 592/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 June 2008
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) To take account of legislative changes in certain Member States, certain annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (3) need to be adapted.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I, II, IIa, III, IV, VI and VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31991R1420 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1420/91 of 28 May 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 3904 10 00, 3904 21 00 and 3904 22 00, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1420/91 of 28 May 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 3904 10 00, 3904 21 00 and 3904 22 00, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes 3904 10 00, 3904 21 00 and 3904 22 00, originating in Brazil, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 250 000; whereas, on 4 April 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil 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 Brazil,
Article 1
As from 2 June 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil:
Order No CN code Description 10.0458 3904 10 00
3904 21 00
3904 22 00 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
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32003R1639 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2003 of 18 September 2003 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (table grapes and apples)
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2003
of 18 September 2003
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1499/2003(3) opens a tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for which system A3 export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of table grapes and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(5).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the case of table grapes and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 1499/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2003.
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31995R2931 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 of 19 December 1995 amending Regulations (EEC) No 804/68, (EEC) No 2730/75, (EEC) No 776/78, (EEC) No 570/88, (EEC) No 584/92, (EEC) No 2219/92, (EC) No 2883/94, (EC) No 1466/95, (EC) No 1598/95, (EC) No 1600/95 and (EC) No 1713/95 as a result of the amendment of the combined nomenclature for certain milk products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2931/95 of 19 December 1995 amending Regulations (EEC) No 804/68, (EEC) No 2730/75, (EEC) No 776/78, (EEC) No 570/88, (EEC) No 584/92, (EEC) No 2219/92, (EC) No 2883/94, (EC) No 1466/95, (EC) No 1598/95, (EC) No 1600/95 and (EC) No 1713/95 as a result of the amendment of the combined nomenclature for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (4), and in particular Articles 13 (3), 15 (4), 16 (1) and (4) and 17 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (6), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/93 (8), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (10), and in particular Article 1 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 (11), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (12), and in particular Articles 10 and 24 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands relating to certain agricultural products (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95, and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part (14),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part (15),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part (16),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/95 of 10 October 1995, amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (17), lays down amendments to certain products to take effect on 1 January 1996; whereas certain other CN codes relating to milk products had previously been adjusted;
Whereas, as a result, the following regulations affected by amendment of the subheadings of the abovementioned CN codes should be amended:
- Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2),
- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 776/78 of 18 April 1978 on the application of the lowest rate of refund on exports of dairy products and repealing and amending certain Regulations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1586/95 (4),
- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (6),
- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 of 6 March 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95 (8),
- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2835/95 (10),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/95 (12),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 of 27 June 1995 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/95 (14),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/95 of 30 June 1995 laying detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for additional import duties in the milk and milk products sector (15),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products (16), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (17),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 of 13 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreements between the Community and the Baltic States (18),
Whereas, for reasons of clarity, provision should be made for all the amendments to take effect on 1 January 1996;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, the information given under (c), (e) and (g) is replaced by the following:
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2. In Article 17 (12), the CN code 2106 90 99 is replaced by the code 2106 90 98.
3. In Article 26 (5), the CN code 0405 00 is replaced by the code 0405.
4. In the Annex:
- the following information is inserted after the information relating to CN code 0403:
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- the information relating to CN code 1702 10 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN code ex 1901 90 90 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN code ex 1904 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN code 1905 90 50 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN codes ex 2008 92 and ex 2008 99 is deleted,
- the information relating to CN codes ex 2101 10 and ex 2101 20 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN code ex 2106 is replaced by the following:
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- the information relating to CN code 2208 is replaced by the following:
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- the following information relating to CN code 3302 is inserted before CN code 3501:
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- the information relating to CN code ex 3502 is replaced by the following:
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In Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75:
- CN code 1702 10 10 is replaced by code 1702 11 00,
- CN code 1702 10 90 is replaced by code 1702 19 00.
In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 776/78, the information relating to CN code 0405 is replaced by the following:
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Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 is hereby amended as follows:
- In Article 4 (2) (b), CN code 2106 90 99 is replaced by code 2106 90 98.
- In Article 4 (4):
- first indent: CN code 1902 20 90 is replaced by code 1902 20 99,
- second indent: CN code 2104 10 00 is replaced by code 2104 10.
In Annex I.A Poland, I.B.1 Czech Republic and I.B.2 Slovak Republic to Regulation (EEC) No 584/92, CN codes 0405 00 11 and 0405 00 19 are replaced by codes 0405 10 11 and 0405 10 19 respectively.
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 and in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2883/94, the information relating to CN code 0405 is replaced by the following:
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In Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95, CN codes 0405 00 90 and 0405 00 19 are replaced by codes 0405 10 90, 0405 90 10, 0405 90 90 and 0405 10 19.
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1598/95, the information relating to CN codes 0403 10, 0404 90 and 0405 is replaced by the information relating to CN codes 0403 10, 0404 90 and 0405 given in Annex I to this Regulation.
Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 is hereby amended as follows:
- in order number 28 of Annex I, CN codes ex 0405 00 11 and ex 0405 00 19 are replaced by codes ex 0405 10 11 and ex 0405 10 19 respectively,
- in order number 1 of Annex IV, CN codes ex 0404 90 53 and ex 0404 90 93 are replaced by code 0404 90 83,
- in Annex VI.A, CN codes ex 0404 90 53 and ex 0404 90 93 are replaced by code 0404 90 83,
- in Annex VII:
- in the section relating to New Zealand, CN codes 0405 00 11 and 0405 00 19 are replaced by codes 0405 10 11 and 0405 10 19 respectively;
- in the section relating to Switzerland, CN codes ex 0404 90 53 and ex 0404 90 83 are replaced by code 0404 90 83.
- in the Summary Table:
- the information relating to CN headings 0403 10 to 0403 10 36 is replaced by the information relating to CN headings 0403 10 to 0403 10 39 given in Annex II to this Regulation;
- the information relating to CN headings 0404 90 to 0405 00 90 is replaced by the information relating to CN headings 0404 90 to 0405 90 90 given in Annex II to this Regulation,
- the information relating to CN headings 1702 10 is replaced by the information relating to CN headings 1702 11 00 to 1702 19 00 given in Annex II to this Regulation.
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In Annex I.A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1713/95, CN codes 0405 00 11 and 0405 00 19 are replaced by codes 0405 10 11 and 0405 10 19 respectively.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
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32007R1407 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2007 of 29 November 2007 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Třeboňský kapr (PGI))
| 30.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1407/2007
of 29 November 2007
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Třeboňský kapr (PGI))
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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and pursuant to Article 17(2) of that Regulation, the Czech Republic’s application to enter the name ‘Třeboňský kapr’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, that name should be entered in the register,
The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R1086 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1086/94 of 10 May 1994 fixing for the 1994 marketing year the reference prices for apricots
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1086/94 of 10 May 1994 fixing for the 1994 marketing year the reference prices for apricots
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of the monetary realignments (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Community are to be fixed at the beginning of the marketing year;
Whereas apricots are produced in such quantities in the Community that reference prices should be fixed for them;
Whereas apricots harvested during a given crop year are marketed from May to August; whereas the quantities harvested in May and in August are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for these months; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period 1 June up to and including 31 July;
Whereas Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that reference prices are to be fixed at the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the standard cost of transporting Community products between production areas and Community consumption centres in the preceding year, by:
- the increase in production costs for fruit and vegetables, less productivity growth, and
- the standard rate of transport costs in the current marketing year;
Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth; whereas the reference price may, however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing year;
Whereas, to take seasonal price variations into account, the marketing year should be divided into several periods and a reference price fixed for each of these periods;
Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial characteristics, being a product or variety representing a substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that market are to be disregarded;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes a list of prices and amounts for the fruit and vegetables sector which are to be divided by a coefficient of 1,000426, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (8);
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 lays down that the resulting reduction in the prices ans amounts for each sector concerned shall be specified and the level of such reduced prices fixed; whereas, however, this adjustment may not result in a reference price level below that of the preceding marketing year, in accordance with Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1994 marketing year, the reference prices for apricots falling within CN code 0809 10 00, expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net of packed products of Class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:
June (1 to 10): 106,26,
(11 to 20): 93,94,
(21 to 30): 82,07,
July: 73,15.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1994.
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 |
32014R1103 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1103/2014 of 20 October 2014 implementing Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
| 21.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 301/3
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1103/2014
of 20 October 2014
implementing Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.
(2) On 27 June 2014, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya updated the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures.
(3) Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 |
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