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31999R1898 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/1999 of 2 September 1999 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1898/1999
of 2 September 1999
on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender;
(2) Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(4), subject to certain special exceptions which are necessary;
(3) Whereas, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79;
(4) Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in view of the administration difficulties which application of this point creates in the Member States concerned;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for beef and veal,
1. The sale shall take place of:
- approximately 480 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency,
- approximately 600 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the German intervention agency,
- approximately 1200 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Spanish intervention agency,
- approximately 600 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the French intervention agency,
- approximately 600 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Dutch intervention agency,
- approximately 4730 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency,
- approximately 2060 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and III thereof.
1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitations to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender which shall include the following:
(a) the quantities of beef offered for sale; and
(b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders.
2. Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities available and the places where the products are stored from the addresses listed in Annex II to this Regulation. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other ways.
3. For each product mentioned in Annex I the intervention agencies concerned shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest.
4. Only tenders which reach the intervention agencies concerned by 12 noon on 10 September 1999 shall be considered.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, a tender must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in a closed envelope, bearing the reference to the Regulation concerned. The closed envelope must not be opened by the intervention agency before the expiry of the tender deadline referred to in paragraph 4.
6. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders shall not indicate in which cold store or stores the products are held.
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with information concerning the tenders received not later than the working day following the deadline set for the submission of tenders.
2. After the tenders received have been examined a minimum selling price shall be set for each product or the sale will not proceed.
The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 120/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31998D0403 | 98/403/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1998 amending Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(1998) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 June 1998 amending Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(1998) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/403/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (1), as amended by Directive 97/58/EC (2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 96/587/EC of 30 September 1996 on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (3),
Having regard to Commission Decision 98/295/EC of 22 April 1998 on the recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping, in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (4),
Whereas, after the publication of the abovementioned list of recognised organisations, a Member State has recognised the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping under Article 4(1) of Directive 94/57/EC and has notified this organisation to the Commission accordingly;
Whereas it is appropriate to update the entire list published,
The Annex to Commission Decision of 30 September 1996 on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
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 |
32007R1453 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2007 of 10 December 2007 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2008 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network
| 11.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/68
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1453/2007
of 10 December 2007
fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2008 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of 13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides that a standard fee shall be paid by the Commission to the Member States for each duly completed farm returns forwarded to it within the period prescribed in Article 3 of that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1859/2006 (3) fixed the amount of the standard fee for the 2007 accounting year at EUR 148 per farm return. The trend in costs and its effects on the costs of completing the farm return justify a revision of the fee.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 shall be fixed at EUR 151.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the 2008 accounting year.
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 |
31994R3145 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3145/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3145/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Belgium, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 (3);
Whereas, during the first four weeks of application of the support measures, the purchase of fattened pigs was based on heavy pigs; it is now appropriate to lower the average weight of eligible pigs and to set a corresponding purchase price for different categories of weight;
Whereas, due to the continuation of the veterinary and commercial restrictions, it is appropriate to include old sows in the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2865/94; this amendment should apply from 13 December 1994 in order to reduce the economic losses to the producers concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
1. From 25 October 1994 the Belgian intervention agency shall, according to the needs resulting from the veterinary and sanitary situation, buy piglets falling under CN code 0103 91 10 weighing 8 kg or more on average per batch.
2. From 14 November 1994 the Belgian intervention agency shall, according to the needs resulting from the veterinary and sanitary situation, buy fattened pigs falling under CN code 0103 91 19 weighing 100 kg or more on average per batch.
3. From 13 December 1994 the Belgian intervention agency shall, according to the needs resulting from the veterinary and sanitary situation, buy old sows falling under CN code 0103 92 11 weighing 160 kg or more on average per batch.
4. The purchase of the first 35 000 fattened pigs and old sows and first 38 500 piglets shall be financed from the Community budget.
5. Belgium is hereby authorized to purchase, in addition, at its own expense and on the terms laid down in this Regulation, a further 15 000 fattened pigs and old sows and 16 500 piglets.'
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
1. Only fattened pigs, old sows and piglets raised in the zones listed in the Annex to this Regulation can be bought in, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down by the Belgian authorities apply in the areas on the day the animals are bought in.
2. Only old sows resulting from the normal rotation can be bought in.'
3. Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. The farm-gate buying-in price of fattened pigs shall be:
- ECU 86 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight for fattened pigs weighing 95 kilograms or more on average per batch, but less than 100 kilograms,
- ECU 102 per 100 kilograms slaughtered for fattened pigs weighing 100 kilograms or more on average per batch, but less than 130 kilograms,
- ECU 92 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight for fattened pigs weighing 130 kilograms or more on average per batch.
A coefficient of 0,81 is applied on the buying-in price.'
(b) The following paragraph is added:
'3. The farm-gate buying-in price for old sows shall be ECU 78 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight for old sows weighing 160 kilograms or more on average per batch.
A coefficient of 0,78 is applied on the buying-in price.'
4. The following phrase is added to Article 6:
'- the number and total weight of the old sows bought in.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 13 December 1994, with the exception of the provisions of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 as amended by this Regulation and of the provisions of Article 1 point 3 (a) of this Regulation.
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32006L0137 | 2006/137/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Directive 2006/87/EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels
| 30.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 389/261
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 December 2006
amending Directive 2006/87/EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels
(2006/137/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2006/87/EC (2) establishes harmonised conditions for issuing technical certificates for inland waterway vessels throughout the Community's inland waterway network.
(2) The technical requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2006/87/EC for the most part incorporate the provisions laid down in the Regulation on Inspection of Shipping on the Rhine, in the version approved in 2004 by the member states of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR). The conditions and technical requirements for issuing inland navigation certificates under Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation are updated regularly and are recognised as reflecting current technological developments.
(3) In order to prevent distortions of competition and varying levels of safety, it is desirable, specifically in the interests of promoting harmonisation at European level, to adopt equivalent technical requirements for the whole of the Community's inland waterway network and, subsequently, to update them at regular intervals in order to maintain that equivalence.
(4) Directive 2006/87/EC authorises the Commission to adapt those technical requirements in the light of technical progress and of developments arising from the work of other international organisations, in particular that of the CCNR.
(5) Those amendments need to be made rapidly in order to ensure that the technical requirements necessary for the issuing of the Community inland navigation certificate give a level of safety equivalent to that required for the issuing of the certificate referred to in Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation.
(6) The measures necessary for the implementation of Directive 2006/87/EC should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission5 (3).
(7) In particular the Commission should be empowered to establish the conditions under which the technical requirements and administrative procedures set out in the Annexes to Directive 2006/87/EC may be amended. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2006/87/EC, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
(8) On grounds of efficiency, the normal time-limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny should be curtailed for the adoption of such measures amending the Annexes to Directive 2006/87/EC.
(9) On grounds of urgency, it is necessary to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of any amendment of the Annexes to Directive 2006/87/EC to take account of technical developments or related developments arising from the work of other international organisations, in particular the CCNR, as well as for the adoption of temporary requirements.
(10) Directive 2006/87/ECshould therefore be amended accordingly,
Directive 2006/87/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1) The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 19:
2) Article 20 shall be replaced by the following:
3) Annex II shall be amended as follows:
1) Article 1.06 shall be replaced by the following:
2) Article 10.03a(5) shall be replaced by the following:
3) Article 10.03b(1) shall be replaced by the following:
(a) CO2 (carbon dioxide);
(b) HFC 227 ea (heptafluoropropane);
(c) IG-541 (52 % nitrogen, 40 % argon, 8 % carbon dioxide).
1. Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 30 December 2008. They shall forthwith 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 on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006R1361 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1361/2006 of 14 September 2006 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| 15.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 252/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1361/2006
of 14 September 2006
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), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 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 market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(3) The second subparagraph of 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 according to destination.
(4) In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.
(5) The uptake of export refunds for certain products proves to be insignificant. For such products, export refunds should no longer be fixed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in Article 1(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31990R1346 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1346/90
of 14 May 1990
instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the reduction in support granted to the markets in most agricultural products and in particular the introduction of the stabilizers have considerable effects on the income of small producers of arable crops; whereas, in accordance with the content of the Commission's communication on rural development, measures should be introduced to alleviate those effects, the scope of which is wider than simply the aid granted to small producers of cereals, which was introduced to reduce the impact of the co-responsibility levy;
Whereas, with a view to achieving the abovementioned objectives, provision should be made for the granting of aid per hectare, intended to offset loss of income, to producers of the products listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1340/90 (5), of the products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1104/88 (7), and of certain products listed in Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation N° 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (9);
Whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovementioned aid scheme and with a view to its objectives, the recipients should be defined in terms of the actual structures in the Community and taking account of the specific provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 752/90 (11);
Whereas the scheme provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 for small producers of cereals constitutes an alternative, for Member States, to the scheme provided for by this Regulation; whereas eligibility under these two schemes taken together should be excluded;
Whereas it is for the Council to decide, before 31 March 1992 on the basis of a report from the Commission on the operation of the present aid scheme, what arrangements should be applied as from the 1992/93 marketing year,
1. Direct aid shall be granted to small producers of the products listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 and of the products falling within CN codes 1201 00 90, 1205 00 90 and 1206 00 90 and listed in Article 1 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
2. The aid shall be fixed, per hectare of area sown and harvested, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty. The aid may vary by area of production.
3. The aid to be paid to each recipient shall be calculated on the basis of the area cultivated. However, the aid shall be paid in respect of no more than 10 hectares per farmer.
1. Any farmer:
- whose utilized agricultural area does not exceed 30 hectares, including areas which are the subject of set-aside under Regulation (EEC) No 797/85,
- whose main source of agricultural income is the production of the products referred to in Article 1,
- who practises farming as his main occupation or who meets the conditions laid down in Article 2 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85,
shall be deemed a small producer.
2. Farmers with less than one hectare of utilized agricultural area shall not be eligible for the aid.
However, the Member States where the average area of holdings is less than the Community average may fix the limit referred to above at 0,5 hectares.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2727/75 or the corresponding procedures laid down in Regulations No 136/66/EEC and (EEC) No 1431/82. In this context, the Commission will provide, in particular, for the possibility for Member States to exclude from the calculation of the surface criterion the fallow land in regions where fallowing is a normal part of the crop rotational system and where the producers are not benefiting from set-aside under Regulation (EEC) N° 797/85.
1. The aid scheme provided for in this Regulation shall be applicable as from the 1990/91 marketing year. It shall not be applicable in Member States which decide to apply the system provided for in the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
Member States shall inform the Commission by 31 May 1990 of the system they intend to apply.
2. The Council, according to the procedure provided for in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty and on the basis of a report from the Commission on the operation of the aid scheme provided for in this Regulation, shall decide, before 31 March 1992, on the arrangements to be applied as from the 1992/93 marketing year.
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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31990L0110 | Commission Directive 90/110/EEC of 19 February 1990 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 19 February 1990
amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
(90/110/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/583/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 85/429/EEC (3);
Whereas the use of the colouring matter 'astaxanthin' has been widely tested in several Member States; whereas, on the basis of experience gained and studies undertaken, it appears that the use of this additive can be authorized throughout the Community and it is appropriate to authorize also, under certain conditions, the mixture of this additive with canthaxanthin;
Whereas it is appropriate to amend the description of the characteristics of the additive carbadox preparation given in Annex I so as to correspond with the formulation of the product which should be marketed, to take account of technical improvements;
Whereas sepiolite, used as a binder, corresponds in all respects to the principals laid down for the adoption of additives and it is appropriate to authorize its use throughout the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
Annex I to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Member States shall, by 30 November 1990 at the latest, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
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31974R1004 | Regulation (EEC) No 1004/74 of the Commission of 26 April 1974 amending Regulation No 45/64/EEC on applications for aid submitted to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF
| REGULATION (EEC) No 1004/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 April 1974 amending Regulation No 45/64/EEC on applications for aid submitted to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC (1) of 5 February 1964 on the conditions for granting aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, which was last modified by Regulation (EEC) No 2809/73 (2), and in particular Article 20 (6) thereof;
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation No 45/64/EEC (3) of 28 April 1964 on applications for aid submitted to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF lays down that five copies of each application shall be submitted;
Whereas the submission of three copies is sufficient;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Structures,
Article 2 of Regulation No 45/64/EEC is replaced by the following:
"Three copies of each application and of all information relating thereto shall be submitted."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993R1313 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1313/93 of 28 May 1993 fixing the aid for cotton
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1313/93 of 28 May 1993 fixing the aid for cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular paragraphs 3 and 10 of Protocol 4 on cotton annexed thereto, as amended by Protocol 14 annexed to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2053/92 (3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, aid must be granted for unginned cotton harvested in the Community when the world market price for unginned cotton is below the guide price;
Whereas the aid is equal to the difference between these two prices;
Whereas the second sentence of Article 7 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 of 3 May 1989 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2328/92 (5), stipulates that aid applications may be lodged during May and July 1993 for both the 1992/93 and 1993/94 marketing years; whereas the aid valid for the two marketing years in question should therefore be fixed during those months;
Whereas in the absence of a guide price for cotton valid for the 1993/94 marketing year, the amount of aid to be granted where it is fixed in advance for that marketing year can be fixed only provisionally on the basis of the Commission's most recent price proposals to the Council for the 1993/94 marketing year, taking account of the reduction provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 amending the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of the monetary realignment of September and November 1992 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 784/93 (7); whereas this amount must therefore be applied provisionally only, and must be confirmed or replaced as soon as the price for the 1992/94 marketing year is known;
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/92 (9), the aid for cotton for the 1993/94 marketing year is reduced by ECU 5,140/100 kilograms as fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2511/92 (10) and by the reduction fixed to take account of the expected overrun of the maximum guaranteed quantity fixed by the second subparagraph of
Article 2
(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87; whereas, in these circumstances, the amount of the aid has been provisionally calculated on the basis of an overall reduction of ECU 20,359/100 kilograms;
Whereas the world market price for unginned cotton is determined periodically on the basis of the world prices recorded for ginned cotton and cotton seed, talking into account the estimated yield of the Community harvest in cotton seed and in ginned cotton and also the net cost of ginning;
Whereas the world market price for ginned cotton and cotton seed is determined in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81;
Whereas, if the world market price for unginned cotton cannot be determined as described above, this price shall be established on the basis of the most recent price determined;
Whereas the world market price for unginned cotton is equal to the sum of the values for ginned cotton seed defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89, minus the cost of beginning;
Whereas the above values are established on the basis of the prices determined in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89; whereas the world market price is detrmined on the basis of the most favourable offers and quotations recorded, excluding offers and quotations which cannot be regarded as representative of the real market trend;
Whereas the necessary adjustments must be made in cases where the offers and quotations recorded do not satisfy the requirements indicated above;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, if there are no suitable offers or quotations for determing the world market price for cotton seed, that price shall be established on the basis of the most favourable offers and quotations for cotton seed recorded on the Community market or, if those offers and quotations cannot be established, on the basis of the value of the products obtained from processing the seed in the Community, less the processing cost; whereas this value is determined in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (11) are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas detailed rules on the application and determination of these conversions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (12);
Whereas the aid must be fixed once a month, and in such a way that it can be applied for the first day of the month following the date of fixing; whereas it may be altered between fixings;
Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to the offers and quotations known to the Commission that the aid for cotton should be as set out in this Regulation,
1. The aid for unginned cotton provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be:
- ECU 70,297 per 100 kilograms for the 1992/93 marketing year,
- ECU 64,488 per 100 kilograms for the 1993/94 marketing year.
2. However, the amount of the aid for 1993/94 shall be confirmed or replaced with effect from 1 June 1993 to take account of the guide price for cotton for that marketing year and the consequences of the system of maximum guaranteed quantities.
This Regulation shall enter into force 1 June 1993.
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31999R0620 | Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 620/1999 of 22 March 1999 adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission within the European territory of the Member States laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 620/1999 of 22 March 1999 adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission within the European territory of the Member States laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2762/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and Articles 22 and 67 of the Conditions of Employment,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the rates of daily subsistence allowance for officials on mission should be adjusted in order to take account of the changes in prices and exchange rates recorded since 1991 in the different mission locations within the European territory of the Member States,
Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be amended as follows:
1. The scale in paragraph 1(a) shall be replaced by the following:
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2. The first sentence in paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'2. In addition to the rates set out in column I of the foregoing scale, the hotel bill covering room, service and taxes, but excluding breakfast, shall be reimbursed up to a maximum of:
- EUR 117,08 for Belgium,
- EUR 148,07 for Denmark,
- EUR 97,03 for Germany,
- EUR 99,63 for Greece,
- EUR 126,57 for Spain,
- EUR 97,27 for France,
- EUR 139,32 for Ireland,
- EUR 114,33 for Italy,
- EUR 106,92 for Luxembourg,
- EUR 131,76 for Netherlands,
- EUR 124,89 for Portugal,
- EUR 149,03 for United Kingdom.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005R1334 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2005 of 12 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 13.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1334/2005
of 12 August 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 13 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0053 | 98/53/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease for 1998 presented by the United Kingdom and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease for 1998 presented by the United Kingdom and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic) (98/53/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of Aujeszky's disease;
Whereas by letter, the United Kingdom has submitted a programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from a financial participation from the Community in 1998 and which was established by Commission Decision 97/681/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by the United Kingdom up to a maximum of ECU 75 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease presented by the United Kingdom is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
The United Kingdom shall bring into force by 1 January 1998 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in the United Kingdom up to a maximum of ECU 75 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1999 at the latest,
- and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected.
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31989D0660 | 89/660/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 May 1989 prohibiting the aid planned by the Italian Government for the storage and marketing of olive oil (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 24 May 1989 prohibiting the aid planned by the Italian Government for the storage and marketing of olive oil (Only the Italian text is authentic) (89/660/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments (3), in accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty, and having regard to those comments,
Whereas:
I
1. By letter of 6 April 1988 the Commission notified the Italian Government, inter alia, that:
- it had received information to the effect that Italy was allegedly planning to grant, in respect of January and February 1988, monthly aid of Lit 5 000 per quintal to assist the storage and marketing of olive oil,
- it wished to know whether the Italian Government was planning such a scheme and, if so, to communicate it to the Commission pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty.
2. By telex of 16 June 1988 the Commission again asked the Italian Government to provide the information specified in point 1.
3. By letter of 4 July 1988 the Italian Permanent Representative notified the Commission of circular No 28148 of 30 December 1986 of the Minister of Agriculture.
4. The said circular provides that, with a view of reducing storage costs, olive oil producers' groups and associations thereof are to be granted monthly aid of Lit 5 000 per quintal
of oil in storage. The Italian Government said that the measure was being introduced because the exceptional volume of olive production in 1987/88 had brought about a serious crisis on the market and, by the same token, a sharp fall in prices. In its letter of 4 July 1988 the Italian Government pointed out that the measures would apply for two months only and that the period of storage of the olive oil would not extend beyond the date of entry into force of the Community rules on the storage of olive oil - which were in the process of being adopted - and in no case beyond 28 February 1988.
5. By letter of 5 August 1988 the Commission notified the Italian Government, inter alia, that:
- it was regrettable that, by not notifying it of the circular in good time, the Italian Government had failed to fulfil its obligations pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty,
- after scrutinizing the provisions in question, it had decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of that measures,
- in its opinion, the scheme constituted operating aid which could have no lasting effect on the development of the sector concerned; its effects would cease to be felt as soon as the scheme ended; the Commission regarded such measures as incompatible with the common market,
- moreover, the measure infringed Regulation No 136/66/EEC in that the latter should be regarded as complete and exhaustive, thus precluding unilateral supplementary measures by the Member States in the operation of the market organization,
- accordingly, the measure did not qualify as an exception as provided for in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty,
- by virtue of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, the measure in question could not be implemented until the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) had resulted in a final decision,
- it wished to draw the Italian Government's attention to the letter which the Commission had sent to all the Member States on 3 November 1983 regarding their
obligations pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, and to the communication published on 24 November 1983 (4), whereby any aid granted illegally, i.e. without awaiting a final decision under the procedure of Article 93 (2) may be the subject of an application for reimbursement and/or may result in a refusal to pay EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund) advances or declare chargeable to the EAGGF budget expenditure relating to national schemes which have a direct effect on Community measures.
6. By telex of 6 October 1988 the Italian Government replied to the Commission's letter of 5 August 1988. In their telex the Italian authorities emphasized in particular that the exceptional volume of olive oil production in 1987/88 had resulted in increased management costs for the producers' groups operating in that sector and had a direct impact on olive growers' incomes; the heavier burden of expenditure resulting from the increased storage, administration and accounting costs had placed the organizations concerned in a critical situation which was likely to have grave consequences - possibly leading to bankruptcy in some cases - and would thus have an irreversible adverse effect on the olive-growing sector.
7. The Italian authorities provided information on the application of that measure at a bilateral meeting which took place on 22 February 1989 in Rome.
8. Further to the undertakings given by its officials at that meeting, the Italian Government sent a telex to the Commission on 2 March 1989 informing it, inter alia, that:
- the aid provided for in circular No 28148 of 30 December 1987 of the Minister of Agriculture had not yet been paid,
- the measure had been adopted pending the adoption of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 315/88 of 2 February 1988 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1987/88 marketing year (5), the need for which had been recognized by the Commission at the beginning of the 1987/88 marketing year (November 1987),
- in order to overcome the problems resulting from the measure, the Italian Government felt that the premium paid to those who were eligible could be recalculated on the basis of the amounts specified in Regulation (EEC) No 315/88.
9. By telex of 6 March 1989 the Commission replied to the Italian Government's telex of 2 March, stating that:
- it had taken note of the confirmation that, up to the date on which the telex had been sent by the Italian authorities, no payment had been made on the basis of circular No 28148,
- it was inviting the Italian Government to specify whether the premium which the Italian authorities were planning to grant to groups and associations operating in the olive oil sector was solely that provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 315/88, or if the premium constituted a national aid designed to supplement the Community premium referred to in that Regulation.
10. By telex of 10 March 1989 Italy's Minister of Agriculture stated that:
- the national aid provided for in the circular was to be granted for the storage of olive oil in respect of a period beginning on 1 January 1988 and ending when the storage contract provided for in the Community regulations in force was signed, but in no case later than 28 February 1988,
- the amount of the national aid would have to be recalculated on the basis of the Community premium, since the decision to grant the Community aid had been taken by the Commission at a very late stage.
II.
Concerning the points put forward by the Italian authorities it should be stressed that - even in a critical market situation - Italy is no longer empowered to adopt measures which are not provided for in the market organization for oils and fats. The latter should be regarded as a complete and exhaustive system which precludes the adoption of unilateral supplementary measures by the Member States.
Accordingly, the measure in question is incompatible with the common market and does not qualify under any of the exceptions provides for in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
In the light of the above the grounds put forward by the Italian authorities cannot be regarded as valid.
III
Italy's olive oil production in 1987/88 is put at about 650 000 tonnes and that of the Community at about 1 630 000 tonnes. During the same marketing year Italy's imports of olive oil from the other Member States totalled 200 000 tonnes, while for the other Member States the figure was 50 000 tonnes. Italy exported 20 000 tonnes to the other Member States and 100 000 tonnes to third countries. The national storage aid provided for in circular No 28148 was set at Lit 5 000 per 100 kilograms. The aid is equivalent to 1,4 % of the guaranteed intervention price to the producer and 1,5 % of the market value of the product.
IV.
1. The aid for the storage and marketing of olive oil, as provided for in circular No 28148, would, if it were to be
granted, constitute operating aid to producers' groups and associations thereof and traders operating in the olive oil sector. It would enable the recipients to reduce their storage costs and arrive at more advantageous prices than would have been the case without government intervention. The scheme is therefore likely to distort competition between recipients of the aid and their competitors in the other Member States, who are also faced with a situation of over-production but do not qualify for aid of this type.
Moreover, the reduction in storage costs, which is equivalent to 1,5 % of the market value of the olive oil, would reduce the overheads in respect of the marketing of the product and enable Italian producers' groups and associations thereof, and traders who wished to do so, to sell olive oil in Italy and in the other Member States on more favourable terms. The aid would make them more competitive on other Member States' markets; it is therefore likely to affect trade between Member States.
The measure in question accordingly corresponds to the criteria set out in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty, which provides that aids which fulfil the conditions set out therein are, in principle, incompatible with the common market.
2. The exceptions to that incompatibility, as provided for in Article 92 (2), are clearly not applicable in the case of these aid schemes. The exceptions provided for in paragraph 3 of the said Article specify objectives which are in the Community interest and not in the interest of specific sectors of the national economy. Such exceptions should be interpreted in a narrow sense when scrutinizing a regional or sectoral aid scheme or any individual case in which general aid schemes are implemented.
In particular, such exceptions may be granted only in cases where the Commission is in a position to establish that the aid is necessary for achievement of one of the objectives set out in those provisions. To allow such exceptions in respect of aids which do not offer such guarantees would amount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without justification from the point of view of the Community interest and would bring about unfair advantage for certain Member States.
In the case in point, the aid system does not offer such guarantees. The Italian Government was unable to provide any justification, and the Commission could find none, showing that the aid in question fulfils the conditions required for granting one of the exceptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
They are not measures intended to promote a project of common European interest within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (b) since, because of their potential effect on trade, they run counter to the common interest.
Nor are they measures intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State in question, within the meaning of that provision.
As regards the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) concerning aids to promote or facilitate the economic development of areas or of certain activities referred to in the said subparagraph (c), it should be pointed out that the measure, being in the nature of an operating aid, cannot bring about lasting improvement in the conditions of the holdings or undertakings receiving the aid, since as soon as the aid ceases to be granted they would be in the same structural situation as obtained prior to the entry into force of the State scheme.
Consideration should, moreover, be given to the fact that the circular of the Minister of Agriculture provides for granting storage aid for olive oil in respect of the period 1 January to 28 February 1988. This means that the national aid would be granted not only before the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 315/88 but also, between 6 February (the date of entry into force of the Regulation) and 28 February 1988 (the last possible day of eligibility for the national aid), concurrently with the Community premium. This would make the adverse effects of the scheme even worse.
Accordingly, the aid cannot be regarded as eligible under any of the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (2) and (3) of the Treaty.
3. It should be borne in mind, moreover, that the aid concerns a product which is the subject of an EEC market organization and that there are limitations on Member States' powers to intervene directly in the operation of market organizations comprising a system of common prices, this being an area where the Community now has exclusive powers.
The grant of the aid in question is at odds with the principle that the Member States no longer have the power to make, by granting aid of this type, unilateral arrangements relating to farmers' incomes within the framework of a market organization. The infringement of the rules of the market organization would have precluded the granting of an exception pursuant to Article 92 (3) even if such an exception had otherwise been possible.
4. The aid circular must be regarded as incompatible with the common market and must be annulled,
The grant, to olive oil producers' groups and associations thereof and olive oil traders, of aid for storage and marketing, as provided for in circular No 28148 of
30 December 1987 of the Italian Minister of Agriculture, is illegal pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty. Moreover, it is incompatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92 of the Treaty. Circular No 28148 must accordingly be annulled.
Italy shall inform the Commission, within two months from notification of this Decision, of the measures it has taken to comply therewith.
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31998R0542 | Council Regulation (EC) No 542/98 of 9 March 1998 on conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 542/98 of 9 March 1998 on conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal (3), the two parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol;
Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001 was initialled on 26 March 1997;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the new Protocol;
Whereas the formula for apportioning trawler and tuna fishing opportunities between the Member States should be established on the basis of the traditional allocation under the fisheries agreement;
Whereas point C of Annex I appearing in the Annex to the Protocol requires Community shipowners to land tuna catches in Senegal at their own expense; whereas this requirement needs to be clarified by setting a formula for apportioning direct landings by freezer tuna seiners,
The Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001 (4) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The trawler and tuna fishing rights laid down in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be apportioned between the Member States as follows:
>TABLE>
The percentage of the catch that owners of Community freezer tuna trawlers are obliged to land directly in accordance with point C of Annex I appearing in the Annex to the Protocol shall be apportioned as follows:
>TABLE>
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31984R3414 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3414/84 of 4 December 1984 fixing for the 1985/86 milk year the guideline figure for the fat content of standardized whole milk imported into Ireland and the United Kingdom
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3414/84
of 4 December 1984
fixing for the 1985/86 milk year the guideline figure for the fat content of standardized whole milk imported into Ireland and the United Kingdom
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71 of 29 June 1971 laying down additional rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products falling within heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 566/76 (2), and in particular Article 3 (6) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71, Ireland and the United Kingdom apply within their territories the formula of non-standardized whole milk within the meaning of the second indent of Article 3 (1) (b) of that Regulation;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (6) and (7), a guideline figure must be fixed for the 1985/86 milk year for the fat which standardized whole milk coming from another Member State must contain to be able to be marketed within the territories of the two abovementioned Member States; whereas this guideline figure must be the weighted average fat content of the whole milk produced and marketed in the importing Member State during the previous year,
For the 1985/86 milk year, the guideline figure referred to in Article 3 (6) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71 shall be:
- 3,60 % for Ireland,
- 3,90 % for the United Kingdom.
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 | 1 | 0 |
32008R0196 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/2008 of 3 March 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 4.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 196/2008
of 3 March 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 2008.
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 |
31994R1482 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/94 of 27 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1393/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1482/94 of 27 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1393/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certan regions in Belgium, which are located in the border area to the Netherlands, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 (3);
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price for heavy pigs to the present market situation taking into account the decrease in market prices;
Whereas in view of new outbreaks of classical swine fever in Belgium, the veterinary and commercial restrictions were extended by the Dutch authorities to a new region at the beginning of June 1994; whereas it is appropriate to include, as from 20 June 1994, animals coming from this region in the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1393/94;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (1), 'ECU 115' is replaced by 'ECU 105' and 'ECU 98' is replaced by 'ECU 89':
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 28 June 1994; however, the provisions of Article 1 point 2 shall apply from 20 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R1003 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2007 of 30 August 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 31.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1003/2007
of 30 August 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2007.
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31995R1534 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1534/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet, and the amount of compensation for storage costs
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1534/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet, and the amount of compensation for storage costs
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 3 (5), 5 (5) and 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1533/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing, for the 1995/96 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet (3), fixed the intervention price for white sugar at ECU 63,19 per 100 kilograms applicable for the non-deficit areas;
Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar are to be fixed for each of the deficit areas; whereas, for such fixing, it is appropriate that account be taken of the regional variations in the price of sugar, which, given a normal harvest and free movement of sugar, might be expected to occur in the price of sugar under natural conditions of price formation on the market;
Whereas a deficit supply situation is to be foreseen in the areas of production in Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland;
Whereas Article 3 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that an intervention price for raw sugar shall be fixed; whereas such price should be established on the basis of the intervention price for white sugar;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1533/95 fixed the basic price for beet at ECU 47,67 per tonne; whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the minimum price to be fixed for A beet shall be 98 % of the basic price of the beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet shall in principle be 68 % of the said basic price, without prejudice to Article 28 (5) of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 of 20 June 1977 laying down general rules for offsetting storage costs for sugar and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 750/68 (4) provides that the amount of repayment in the context of the compensation for storage costs shall be fixed per month and per unit of weight, taking account of financing costs, insurance costs and specific storage costs; whereas, or financing costs, account should be taken of a 6,75 % interest rate,
For the deficit areas of the Community, the derived intervention price for white sugar shall be fixed, per 100 kilograms, at:
(a) ECU 64,65 for all the areas in the United Kingdom;
(b) ECU 64,65 for all the areas in Ireland;
(c) ECU 64,65 for all the areas in Portugal;
(d) ECU 64,65 for all the areas in Finland;
(e) ECU 64,88 for all the areas in Spain;
(f) ECU 65,53 for all the areas in Italy.
The intervention price of raw sugar shall be ECU 52,37 for 100 kilograms.
1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the Community shall be ECU 46,72 per tonne.
2. Subject to Article 28 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the minimum price for B beet applicable in the Community shall be ECU 32,42 per tonne.
The amount of the reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be ECU 0,45 per month per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
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 1995/96 marketing year.
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31978R0310 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 310/78 of 14 February 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 as regards the exchange rates to be applied for tomato concentrates and isoglucose
| ( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 27 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1978 , P . 3 .
( 5 ) OJ NO L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , P . 1 .
( 1 ) OJ NO L 25 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , P . 10 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 1 . 7 . 1977 , P . 11 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 310/78
OF 14 FEBRUARY 1978
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 AS REGARDS THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES AND ISOGLUCOSE
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND OF THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ( 5 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 179/78 ( 4 ), A NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE APPLIES IN ITALY TO SKINNED TOMATOES FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1978 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF TOMATO CONCENTRATES FOR WHICH A MARKETING YEAR EXISTS , THE NEW RATE SHOULD APPLY ONLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SAID MARKETING YEAR , THAT IS FROM 1 JULY 1978 ;
WHEREAS THIS DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS IN THE SAME SECTOR IS CONTRARY TO THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARKETS OF THESE PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS TO AVOID THIS INCONVENIENCE , THE NEW RATE FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES SHOULD BE APPLIED FROM A DATE WHICH IS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THAT ADOPTED FOR SKINNED TOMATOES ;
WHEREAS , AS REGARDS THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE OBSERVED ON IMPORTATION , SUCH MEASURES SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO OPERATIONS IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPLIED FOR BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE ISOGLUCOSE SECTOR IS CLOSELY LINKED WITH THE SUGAR SECTOR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , NO MARKETING YEAR EXISTS IN RESPECT OF THE FORMER ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT WORDING OF ARTICLE 2 ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 , IT WOULD FOLLOW THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A MARKETING YEAR , THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE FIXED FOR THE POUND STERLING WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE TWO ABOVEMENTIONED SECTORS FROM THE SAME DATE ; WHEREAS SUCH DIFFERENTIATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED ;
WHEREAS THE MONETARY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED , AND , IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY INVOLVED , THE ENVISAGED MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 129 ,
IN ARTICLE 2 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 , ( D ) AND ( E ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :
' ( D ) SUBJECT TO ( E ) AND ( F ), THE BEGINNING OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR FOR THE OTHER PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MARKETING YEAR HAS NOT YET COMMENCED ON THE DAY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 178/78 ;
( E ) 20 FEBRUARY 1978 FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES ;
( F ) THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 178/78 :
- FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , BEEF AND VEAL , PIGMEAT , AND SUGAR ;
- FOR THE ADDITIONAL AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 ( 5 );
- IN ALL OTHER CASES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE . '
ARTICLE 2 ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :
' 6 . THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE FOR THE POUND STERLING , FIXED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 179/78 , SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :
( A ) 1 JULY 1978 FOR ISOGLUCOSE ;
( B ) 1 AUGUST 1978 FOR EGGS , POULTRY , OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN ;
( C ) 16 DECEMBER 1978 FOR WINE ; HOWEVER , OTHER DATES MAY BE LAID DOWN FOR THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ;
( D ) 1 JANUARY 1979 FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS ;
( E ) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN UNDER ( F ), THE BEGINNING OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR FOR THE OTHER PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MARKETING YEAR HAS NOT YET COMMENCED ON THE DAY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 179/78 ;
( F ) THE DATE OF APPLICATION OF THE PRICES FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR FOR BEEF AND VEAL AND FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AND THE DATE APPLICABLE TO MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FOR PIGMEAT AND FOR ALL OTHER CASES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE . '
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
HOWEVER , AS REGARDS THE MINIMUM PRICE ON IMPORTATION FIXED FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY ONLY TO OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER COVER OF AN IMPORT LICENCE FOR WHICH AN APPLICATION IS LODGED , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 OF 17 JANUARY 1975 LAYING DOWN COMMON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES AND ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1470/77 ( 2 ), ON OR AFTER 20 FEBRUARY 1978 .
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32003R1513 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1513/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 435000 tonnes of barley held by the French intervention agency
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1513/2003
of 27 August 2003
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 435000 tonnes of barley held by the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2003(4), provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies is to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.
(2) France still has intervention stocks of barley.
(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/2004 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held by the French intervention agency available on the internal market, which had earlier been destined for export under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1094/2003(6), and to repeal that Regulation.
(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender; in addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.
(6) When the French intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.
(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.
(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,
1. The French intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 435000 tonnes of barley held by it.
2. The regions in which the barley is stored are listed in Annex I hereto.
The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
However, notwithstanding the above Regulation:
(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;
(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market.
Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne.
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial tendering procedure shall be 18 September 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
2. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time).
3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 18 December 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
Tenders must be lodged with the French intervention agency: Office national interprofessionel des cĂŠrĂŠales 21, avenue Bosquet F - 75326 Paris Cedex 07 Telex 20 04 90 OFBLE F/20 36 62 OFIDM F Fax (33) 147 05 61 32.
The French intervention agency shall send the Commission the proposals received, no later than two hours after the expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. They must be sent in accordance with the model and to the electronic address contained in Annex II hereto.
The Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.
Where tenders are made at the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum selling price.
The Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92.
Regulation (EC) No 1081/2002 is hereby repealed.
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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32009R0020 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009 of 13 January 2009 adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance)
| 14.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 9/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 20/2009
of 13 January 2009
adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008 of 23 April 2008 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (2) includes an ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life.
(2) Council Decision 2008/618/EC of 15 July 2008 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (3), the European Commission’s Roadmap on equality between women and men (4) and the European Pact for Gender Equality (5) encourage Member States to take measures to promote a better work-life balance for all in terms of childcare, care facilities for other dependents and the promotion of parental leave for both women and men. Consequently, a comprehensive and comparable set of data on reconciliation between work and family life is needed in order to monitor progress towards the objectives of the European Employment Strategy and to measure the impact of recent policies in this area.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
The detailed list of information to be collected in 2010 by the ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R3762 | Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3762/92 of 21 December 1992 adapting the representation and special- duty allowances for the President and Members of the Commission, the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 3762/92
of 21 December 1992
adapting the representation and special-duty allowances for the President and Members of the Commission, the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 4045/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down the emoluments of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (2), and amending accordingly the above Regulations No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom,
Whereas the representation and special-duty allowances provided for pursuant to Article 4 (2) and (3) and Article 21a (3) of Regulations No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom should be increased,
With effect from 1 July 1992:
(a) the amounts listed in Article 4 (2) of Regulations No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:
- President: Bfrs 57 205,
- Vice-President: Bfrs 36 765,
- other Members: Bfrs 24 515;
(b) the amounts listed in the first subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:
- President: Bfrs 57 205,
- Judge or Advocate-General: Bfrs 24 515,
- Registrar: Bfrs 22 355;
(c) the amount listed in the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be replaced by Bfrs 32 705.
With effect from 1 July 1992:
(a) the amounts listed in the first subparagraph of Article 21 a (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:
- President: Bfrs 24 515,
- Members: Bfrs 22 355,
- Registrar: Bfrs 19 015;
(b) the amount listed in the second subparagraph of Article 21 a (3) shall be replaced by Bfrs 29 830.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1561 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1561/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B from the tariff quota for 1996
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1561/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B from the tariff quota for 1996
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), the Commission, depending on the annual tariff quota and the total reference quantities of operators determined pursuant to Articles 3 and following of that Regulation, is to fix, where appropriate, a single reduction coefficient for each category of operators to be applied to operators' reference quantities to determine the quantity to be allocated to each for the year in question;
Whereas, pending the adaptation of the volume of the tariff quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 (5), for the purposes of implementation of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, provisionally fixes the reduction coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity of each operator in categories A and B, on the basis of a tariff quota volume of 2 200 000 tonnes for 1996;
Whereas the volume of the tariff quota was fixed subsequently at 2 553 000 tonnes for 1996 by Commission Regulation No 1559/96 (6), not including the additional quantity of 72 440 tonnes laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 127/96 (7) and 822/96 (8) as a result of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 should be repealed;
Whereas for calculating the abovementioned reduction coefficients, the total quantity allocated to operators who suffered the effects of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn should not be taken into account; whereas the coefficients should be determined on the basis of 2 553 000 tonnes;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately, given the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has failed to deliver an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
The quantity to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B in respect of the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996 within the tariff quota provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be calculated by applying to the operator's reference quantity, determined in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, the following single reduction coefficients:
- for each category A operator: 0,623432,
- for each category B operator: 0,552005.
Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004R1778 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1778/2004 of 13 October 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
| 15.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/72
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1778/2004
of 13 October 2004
prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for blue ling for 2004.
(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 blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. The United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock from 12 July 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2004.
Fishing for blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 12 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R1375 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1375/2011 of 22 December 2011 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011
| 23.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/10
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1375/2011
of 22 December 2011
implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 July 2011, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (2), establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.
(2) The Council has provided all the persons, groups and entities for which it was practically possible with statements of reasons explaining why they were listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011.
(3) By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3), the Council informed the persons, groups and entities listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011 that it had decided to keep them on the list. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request a statement of the Council's reasons for putting them on the list where one had not already been communicated to them. In the case of certain person and groups an amended statement of reasons was made available.
(4) The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies, as required by Article 2(3) of that Regulation. When doing so it took account of observations submitted to the Council by those concerned.
(5) The Council has concluded that the persons, groups and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (4), that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
(6) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011 should be repealed,
The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 shall be replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011 is hereby repealed.
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 | 1 | 0 |
32004R1282 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2004 of 13 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 14.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1282/2004
of 13 July 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 14 July 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 |
32001R0936 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2001 of 11 May 2001 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 75th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2001
of 11 May 2001
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 75th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 75th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
No award shall be made as regards the sale of butter from intervention stocks.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2001.
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 |
32004D0881 | 2004/881/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 2004 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, taking into account the enlargement
| 21.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 373/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 November 2004
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, taking into account the enlargement
(2004/881/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taking account of the enlargement, it is necessary to amend Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, in order to protect the new spirit terms of the new Member States with effect from 1 May 2004.
(2) Therefore, the Community and the Republic of Chile have negotiated, in accordance with Article 16(2) of the aforementioned Agreement, an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendix I, section A. This Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile amending Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987R4150 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4150/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Yugoslavia and amending Regulation (EEC) No 449/86 and No 2573/87
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 4150/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Yugoslavia and amending Regulation (EEC) N° 449/86 and N° 2573/87
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 a Cooperation Agreement has been concluded between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1);
Whereas the Protocol to the abovementioned Agreement which is to be concluded as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community must be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures;
Whereas pending completion of those procedures, without which the Protocol cannot enter into force, it is necessary to establish the arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Yugoslavia which are to replace the arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 449/86(2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 2573/87(3) Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 2573/87 laid down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other, pending the entry into force of the Protocols to be concluded with those countries following the accession of Spain and Portugal;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 2573/87 should be adjusted insofar as trade between Spain and Portugal with Yugoslavia is concerned; whereas those adjustments should appear in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas it is necessary to amend Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) N° 449/86,
1. The Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply to trade in the products covered by the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the arrangements resulting from that Agreement, subject to the specific conditions provided for in Regulation (EEC) N° 2573/87.
2. Regulation (EEC) N° 2573/87 shall apply to trade with Yugoslavia subject to the special arrangements set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) N° 449/86, 'Yugoslavia' shall be added to the Mediterranean non-member countries.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
It shall apply until the entry into force of the Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consequent upon the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community.
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 |
32014R1229 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1229/2014 of 17 November 2014 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health Text with EEA relevance
| 18.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1229/2014
of 17 November 2014
refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on foods are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 also provides that applications for authorisations of health claims may be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, for a scientific assessment, as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information.
(3) The Authority is to deliver an opinion on the health claim concerned.
(4) The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority.
(5) Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00574) (2). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage’.
(6) On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(7) Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00575) (3). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage’.
(8) On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(9) Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentration (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00576) (4). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘maintains normal blood cholesterol concentration’.
(10) On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(11) Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentration (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00579) (5). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘maintain normal blood cholesterol concentrations’.
(12) On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(13) Following an application from Omikron Italia S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and maintenance of normal venous-capillary permeability (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00353) (6). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘the flavonoid mixture containing 300 mg of diosmin, 300 mg of troxerutin and 100 mg of hesperidin is a useful co adjuvant in maintaining physiological venous-capillary permeability’.
(14) On 13 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(15) Following an application from Omikron Italia S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and maintenance of normal venous tone (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00354) (7). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘the flavonoid mixture containing 300 mg of diosmin, 300 mg of troxerutin and 100 mg of hesperidin is a useful co adjuvant in maintaining physiological venous tone’.
(16) On 13 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(17) Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of the barley soup ‘Orzotto’ and protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00578) (8). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage’.
(18) On 10 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of the barley soup ‘Orzotto’ and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(19) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The health claims listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be included in the Union list of permitted claims as provided for in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R3298 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3298/92 of 13 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 fixing the export refunds on wine
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3298/92 of 13 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 fixing the export refunds on wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/92 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2329/92 (4), fixes the export refunds on wine; whereas, on account of the outlook for the disposal of concentrated grape must, the list of destinations qualifying for a refund on that product should be extended to include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 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 |
32002R1671 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1671/2002 of 19 September 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1671/2002
of 19 September 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
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 barley to all third countries except for the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/2002(7).
(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 13 to 19 September 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 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 |
32008R0342 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 342/2008 of 17 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 18.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 342/2008
of 17 April 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April 2008.
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 |
32003R1143 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2003 of 27 June 2003 fixing the aid for unginned cotton from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2003 for the 2002/03 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2003
of 27 June 2003
fixing the aid for unginned cotton from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2003 for the 2002/03 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays down that the amount of the production aid for unginned cotton is to be fixed on the basis of the difference between, on the one hand, the guide price established in accordance with Article 3(1) and Article 7 of that Regulation and, on the other, the world market price determined in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(2) Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4), provides that the amount of aid for unginned cotton applicable for each period for which a world market price for that product has been determined is to be fixed no later than 30 June.
(3) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2003(5) fixed actual production of unginned cotton and the resulting reduction in the guide price for the 2002/03 marketing year.
(4) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton was fixed periodically during the 2002/03 marketing year.
(5) The amount of aid applicable for each period for which a world market price for unginned cotton has been determined should accordingly be fixed for the 2002/03 marketing year,
For the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2003, the amounts of the aid for unginned cotton corresponding to the world market prices established in the Regulations listed in the Annex are fixed in that Annex from the date of entry into force of the Regulations concerned.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31995R1164 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1164/95 of 23 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1164/95 of 23 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community; whereas Regulation (EC) No 478/95, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (5), lays down additional rules for the application of the tariff quota arrangements laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 and amends Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 establishes the deadline for issue and the term of validity of tariff quota import licences for each quarter; whereas it is necessary, on the one hand, to clarify that the deadline for the issue of licences provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 does not apply to new applications lodged during the period provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 478/95, and on the other hand, to have the same term of validity for licences issued in respect of the same quarter;
Whereas the Management Committee for bananas has not delivered its opinion within the time limit laid down by the chairman,
Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 11 is replaced by the following:
'Article 11 1. For applications made during the period referred to in Article 9.2, import licences shall be issued not later than the 21st day of the last month of each quarter in respect of the following quarter. Where that day is not a working day, licences shall be issued not later than the first following working day.
2. The term of validity of import licences shall expire on the seventh day of the month following the quarter in respect of which the licence is issued.` 2. Article 17.2 is replaced by the following:
'2. The term of validity of import licences shall expire on the seventh day of the month following the quarter in respect of which the licence is issued.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply for the first time in respect of licences issued for the third quarter 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 |
31967L0428 | Council Directive 67/428/EEC of 27 June 1967 amending the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 laying down specific criteria of purity for preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 27 June 1967 amending the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 laying down specific criteria of purity for preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (67/428/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 5 November 1963 (1) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption, as last amended by the Council Directive of 27 June 1967 (2) on the use of certain preservatives for the surface treatment of citrus fruit and on the control measures to be used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of preservatives in and on citrus fruit, and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 (3) laying down specific criteria of purity for preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 laid down specific criteria of purity for the preservatives listed in the Annex to the Council Directive of 5 November 1963 ; whereas that Annex was supplemented by the Council Directive of 27 June 1967 which added biphenyl, orthophenylphenol and sodium orthophenylphenate to the list of authorised preservatives;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down specific criteria of purity for the three preservatives mentioned above;
Whereas the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 fixes for potassium metabisulphite (E 224) a certain minimum content of pure substance ; whereas that content, easily obtained when potassium metabisulphite is produced, cannot be maintained during marketing because of the natural degeneration of this product ; whereas consequently the fixed minimum content should be corrected;
The Annex to the Council Directive of 26 January 1965 shall be amended as follows: 1. Under No E 224, potassium metabisulphite, for the content specifications laid down there shall be substituted the following:
"Not less than 90 % of K2S2O5 and not less than 51.8 % of SO2, the remainder being composed almost entirely of potassium sulphate."
2. The following specifications should he inserted between Nos E 225 and E 250:
"E 230 Biphenyl
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(1) OJ No 12, 27.1.1964, p. 161/64. (2) OJ No 148, 11.7.1967, p. 148/1. (3) OJ No 22, 9.2.1965, p. 373/65.
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"E 231 Orthophenylphenol
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"E 232 Sodium orthophenylphenate
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Member States shall, not later than 1 July 1968, bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1328 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1328/2004 of 19 July 2004 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| 20.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1328/2004
of 19 July 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 2004.
It shall apply from 21 July 2004 to 3 August 2004.
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32014R1383 | Regulation (EU) No 1383/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova
| 30.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 372/1
REGULATION (EU) No 1383/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 December 2014
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 (2) established a specific scheme of autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova. That scheme gives all products originating in the Republic of Moldova free access to the Union market, except for certain agricultural products listed in Annex I to that Regulation for which limited concessions have been granted either in the form of exemption from customs duties within the limit of tariff quotas or of reduction of customs duties.
(2) In the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the EU-Moldova ENP Action Plan and the Eastern Partnership, the Republic of Moldova has adopted an ambitious agenda for political association and further economic integration with the Union. The Republic of Moldova has also already made strong progress on regulatory approximation leading to convergence with Union laws and standards.
(3) The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (3) (the Association Agreement), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), was signed on 27 June 2014 and the provisional application was effective from 1 September 2014.
(4) The specific scheme of autonomous trade preferences will continue to apply until 31 December 2015.
(5) In order to support the efforts of the Republic of Moldova in accordance with the objectives set out in the ENP, the Eastern Partnership and the Association Agreement, and to provide an attractive and reliable market for its exports of fresh apples, fresh plums and fresh table grapes, further concessions should be made for the import of those products from the Republic of Moldova into the Union, on the basis of duty free tariff quotas.
(6) It is also necessary to amend certain CN codes in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 in order to reflect the amendments introduced in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (4) by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 (5).
(7) In order to allow the operators to benefit from those further concessions as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(8) In view of the seasonal production peak of those products, it is appropriate to apply the further concessions from 1 August 2014.
(9) Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 55/2008, Table 1 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.
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31993R1597 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1597/93 of 24 June 1993 determining the extent to which applications for import licences introduced under the annual cheese quota opened by the Community to Sweden may be accepted
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1597/93 of 24 June 1993 determining the extent to which applications for import licences introduced under the annual cheese quota opened by the Community to Sweden may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 of 28 May 1993 laying down detailed rules of application for the management of an annual quota of 1 000 tonnes of cheese and curds opened by the Community to Sweden (1), and in particular Article 1 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications for import licences introduced for the cheeses referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 cover quantities in excess of those available; whereas a single percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for the quantities applied for in respect of the initial period of 15 April to 31 August 1993,
1. Applications for import licences for cheeses falling within CN code 0406 introduced in respect of the period 15 April to 31 August 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 shall accepted up to a percentage of 68,74 %.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 September to 31 December 1993 applications for import licences may be introduced in respect of the quantity referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93.
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 |
31999R2099 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2099/1999 of 1 October 1999 providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed in advance for carcases and half-carcases of lamb in Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2099/1999
of 1 October 1999
providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed in advance for carcases and half-carcases of lamb in Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheep meat and goat meat(1), and in particular Article 12(1) and (4) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for sheep meat and goat meat(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93(3), lays down in particular detailed rules where the amount of aid is fixed at a flat rate in advance;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 of 28 November 1990 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for sheep meat and goat meat(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 40/96(5), lays down in particular the minimum quantities per contract;
(3) Whereas the application of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 may result in a decision to grant private storage aid; whereas that Article provides for the application of these measures on the basis of the situation of each quotation zone; whereas, in view of the particularly difficult market situation in Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom, the conditions laid down in that Article have been met; whereas, as a consequence, it has been judged opportune to initiate such a procedure;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goat Meat,
1. Subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90, applications may be submitted between 4 october and 12 November 1999 for aid for the private storage of carcases and half carcases of lamb up to a limit of 250 tonnes in Ireland, 100 tonnes in Finland and 2350 tonnes in the United Kingdom.
Applications submitted after the day on which the total quantity applied for exceeds the quantities referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall not be accepted. Quantities in respect of which applications are lodged on the day the overall limit is exceeded in a Member State shall be reduced proportionally.
2. The level of aid for the minimum storage period of three months shall be EUR 1400 per tonnes. The actual storage period shall be chosen by the storer. This period may extend from a minimum of three months to a maximum of seven months. If the storage period is greater than three months the aid shall be increased on a daily basis by EUR 1,45 per tonnes. per day.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R0837 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 837/2011 of 19 August 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 20.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 215/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 837/2011
of 19 August 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 August 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1274 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1274/2001 of 27 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1274/2001
of 27 June 2001
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2001(2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.
(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.
(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue).
(4) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.
(5) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.
(6) Meloxicam and tilmicosin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.
(7) An adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/37/EC(4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.
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32001L0022 | Commission Directive 2001/22/EC of 8 March 2001 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance.)
| Commission Directive 2001/22/EC
of 8 March 2001
laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food(2) provides that maximum levels must be set for certain contaminants in foodstuffs in order to protect public health.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(3) establishes, besides others, maximum levels for lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in foodstuffs and makes reference to the measures laying down the sampling and analysis methods to be used.
(3) Council Directive 89/397/EEC of 14 June 1989 on the official control of foodstuffs(4) lays down the general principles for the performance of control of foodstuffs. Council Directive 93/99/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs(5) introduces a system of quality standards for laboratories entrusted by the Member States with the official control of foodstuffs.
(4) Sampling plays a crucial role in obtaining representative results for the determination of the levels of the contaminants which may be heterogeneously distributed in a lot.
(5) Directive 85/591/EEC has fixed general criteria for methods of sampling and analysis but in certain cases more specific criteria become necessary in order to ensure that laboratories, in charge of the control, use methods of analysis with comparable levels of performance.
(6) The provisions for the sampling and methods of analysis have been drawn up on the basis of present knowledge and they may be adapted to take account of advances in scientific and technological knowledge.
(7) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,
The Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that the sampling for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs is carried out in accordance with the methods described in Annex I to this Directive.
The Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that sample preparation and methods of analyses used for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs comply with the criteria described in Annex II to this Directive.
The Member States shall, not later than 5 April 2003, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive. They shall forthwith notify the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, the provisions 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.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001D0877 | 2001/877/EC: Council Decision of 24 September 2001 on the signing and conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Coffee Agreement 2001
| Council Decision
of 24 September 2001
on the signing and conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Coffee Agreement 2001
(2001/877/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(1), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The International Coffee Council approved the text of the International Coffee Agreement 2001 by Resolution No 393 of 28 September 2000.
(2) This new Agreement has been negotiated to replace the International Coffee Agreement 1994 which was extended to 30 September 2001.
(3) The International Coffee Agreement 2001 is open for signature and deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval up to 25 September 2001.
(4) The Community is a member of the 1994 International Agreement, as extended, and it is therefore in its interest to approve the agreement which replaces it.
(5) Notwithstanding the exclusive Community competence in this matter, and in order to avoid certain temporary operational difficulties, it is appropriate to authorise the Member States to conclude the Agreement at the same time as the Community and to participate on a temporary basis in the new arrangement.
(6) Member States should ensure that the Community's participation in the Agreement is regularised in accordance with the applicable Treaty provisions,
The International Coffee Agreement 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person authorised to sign the Agreement and deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community by 25 September 2001.
The Community and the Member States shall ensure that, within a year from its entry into force, the provisions of the International Coffee Agreement which create operational difficulties for the sole Community membership are amended. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31997D0850 | 97/850/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg 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 text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg 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 text is authentic) (97/850/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 Luxembourg on 8 April 1997, which reached the Commission on 14 April 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type 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 Luxembourg for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of one type 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 type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994L0050 | Commission Directive 94/50/EC of 31 October 1994 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/50/EC of 31 October 1994 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
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 94/41/EC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas the investigation of various additives currently listed in Annex II and therefore capable of authorization at national level has not yet been completed; whereas, therefore, the period of authorization of these substances should be extended for a specific period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
Annex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 March 1995. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the 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 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R1412 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1412/2013 of 17 December 2013 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020
| 28.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 353/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1412/2013
of 17 December 2013
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) The exceptional geographical situation of the Canary Islands in relation to the sources of supply of certain fishery products which are essential for domestic consumption entails additional costs for that sector. That natural handicap, recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty, resulting from the Canary Islands’ insularity, remoteness and outermost location can be remedied, inter alia, by temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of the products in question from third countries within autonomous Union tariff quotas of an appropriate volume.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 645/2008 (1) opened and provided for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.
(3) In July 2010 and June 2012, the Spanish authorities submitted reports on the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 645/2008. The Commission has examined the impact of those measures on the basis of those reports.
(4) The reports submitted by the Spanish authorities included information on the utilisation rate of the tariff quotas for the period from 2007 to 2011. That information showed that, on average, over that period, the tariff quota with order number 09.2997 was almost fully utilised, and that the tariff quota with order number 09.2651 was not exhausted.
(5) Since the tariff quota with order number 09.2997 was almost fully utilised, and the non-exhaustion of the tariff quota with order number 09.2651 could be linked to temporary and exogenous factors, it is appropriate to set the volume of the tariff quotas at the same level.
(6) The sharp decline in local demand for products covered by the tariff quota with order number 09.2651, due to the difficult economic conditions in the Canary Islands following the economic and financial crises, may explain the under-utilisation of that tariff quota.
(7) In September 2012, Spain requested the extension of Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty.
(8) Tariff quotas similar to those opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 645/2008 for certain fishery products are justified as they would cover the needs of the Canary Islands' domestic market, while ensuring that flows of reduced-duty imports into the Union remain predictable and clearly identifiable.
(9) Therefore, with the aim of giving a long-term perspective to economic operators to reach a level of activity which stabilises the economic and social environment of the Canary Islands, it is appropriate to extend, for an additional period, the autonomous tariff quota regime of the Common Customs Tariff duties for the goods listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(10) In order to avoid undermining the integrity and the coherence of the internal market, measures should be taken to ensure that fishery products for which suspension is granted are intended solely for the Canary Islands’ domestic market.
(11) Measures should be taken to ensure that the Commission is kept regularly informed of the volume of imports in question so that, if necessary, it can take steps to prevent any speculative movement or deflection of trade.
(12) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission allowing the Commission to temporarily withdraw the suspension in the case of a deflection of trade. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). The final decision on whether the suspension should be maintained or withdrawn definitely should, however, be made by the Council in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty within the time period for which suspension is temporarily withdrawn pursuant to the Commission decision to temporarily withdraw the suspension.
(13) The provisions to be adopted should ensure continuity with the measures set out in Regulation (EC) No 645/2008. Therefore, it is appropriate to apply the measures provided for in this Regulation from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020,
1. From 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the fishery products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be suspended in full for the quantities indicated in that Annex.
2. The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted exclusively for products intended for the Canary Islands' domestic market. It shall only apply to fishery products which are unloaded from ship or aircraft before the customs declaration for release into free circulation is submitted to the customs authorities in the Canary Islands.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3).
By 30 June 2019, the Commission shall examine the impact of the measures provided for in Article 1 and, on the basis of its findings, submit any relevant proposals for the period after 31 December 2020.
1. Where the Commission has reasons to believe that the suspensions laid down pursuant to this Regulation have led to a deflection of trade for a specific product, it may adopt implementing acts, temporarily withdrawing the suspension for a period not exceeding 12 months. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).
The payment of the import duties imposed upon products for which the suspension has been temporarily withdrawn shall be secured by a guarantee, and the release of the products concerned for free circulation on the Canary Islands' domestic market shall be conditional upon the provision of such guarantee.
2. Within the maximum 12-month period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Council, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty, shall adopt a final decision on whether to maintain or definitively withdraw the suspension. If the suspension is definitively withdrawn, the amounts of duties secured by guarantees shall be collected definitively.
3. If no definitive decision has been adopted within the maximum 12-month period in accordance with paragraph 2, the securing guarantees shall be released.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee, established by Article 247a(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (4). That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
The Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States shall cooperate closely to ensure the proper management and control of the application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020.
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32008D0203 | 2008/203/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 as regards the adoption of a Multi-annual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012
| 7.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2008
implementing Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 as regards the adoption of a Multi-annual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012
(2008/203/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) Bearing in mind the objectives of the foundation of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (hereinafter the Agency) and in order for the Agency to carry out its tasks properly, the precise thematic areas of its activity are to be determined by a Multi-annual Framework covering five years as stipulated in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007.
(2) The Framework should include the fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance amongst the thematic areas of the Agency’s activity.
(3) The Framework should be in line with Union’s priorities, taking due account of the orientations resulting from the European Parliament resolutions and Council conclusions in the field of fundamental rights.
(4) The Framework should have due regard to the Agency’s financial and human resources and should be conducted only within the scope of Community law.
(5) The Framework should include provisions with a view of ensuring complementarity with the remit of other Community and Union bodies, offices and agencies, as well as with the Council of Europe and other international organisations active in the field of fundamental rights. The most relevant Community agencies and bodies in relation to this Multi-annual Framework are the European Institute for Gender Equality established by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (2) and the European Data Protection Supervisor established by 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 (3), and the European Ombudsman, the objectives of which should consequently be taken into account.
(6) The Commission, while preparing its proposal, has consulted the Management Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency during its meeting of 12-13 July 2007 and received written comments by letter of 25 July 2007.
(7) This Framework defines the precise thematic areas of the work of the Agency, whereas several permanent tasks of the Agency are determined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, inter alia, the task of raising the awareness of the general public about their fundamental rights and about active dissemination of information about the work of the Agency.
(8) The Agency, upon a request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, provided its financial and human resources so permit, can work outside the thematic areas determined in the Multi-annual Framework, in accordance with Article 5(3) of the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007,
Multi-annual Framework
1. A Multi-annual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) for the period 2007-2012 is hereby established.
2. The Agency shall in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 carry out the tasks defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 within the thematic areas laid down in Article 2 of this Decision.
Thematic areas
The thematic areas shall be the following:
(a) racism, xenophobia and related intolerance;
(b) discrimination based on sex, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and against persons belonging to minorities and any combination of these grounds (multiple discrimination);
(c) compensation of victims;
(d) the rights of the child, including the protection of children;
(e) asylum, immigration and integration of migrants;
(f) visa and border control;
(g) participation of the citizens of the Union in the Union’s democratic functioning;
(h) information society and, in particular, respect for private life and protection of personal data;
(i) access to efficient and independent justice.
Complementarity and cooperation with other bodies
1. The Agency shall ensure appropriate cooperation and coordination with relevant Community bodies, offices and agencies, Member States, international organisations and civil society, under the terms of Articles 7, 8 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, for the implementation of this Framework.
2. In particular, the Agency shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council of Europe under the terms of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 and in the agreement referred to in that Article.
3. The Agency shall deal with issues relating to discrimination based on sex only as part of, and to the extent relevant to, its work to be undertaken on general issues on discrimination referred to in Article 2 point (b); it shall take into account that the overall objectives of the European Institute for Gender Equality established by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 shall be to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all Community policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex and to raise EU citizens' awareness of gender equality by providing technical assistance to Community institutions, in particular to the Commission and the authorities of the Member States.
4. The Agency shall carry out its tasks in the area of human rights issues relating to the information society without prejudice to the responsibilities of the European Data Protection Supervisor for ensuring that the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and in particular their right to privacy, are respected by Community institutions and bodies in accordance with his or her duties and powers stipulated in Articles 46 and 47 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1221 | Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government
| Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 10 June 2002
on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community(4), (ESA 95), contains the reference framework of common standards, definitions, classifications and accounting rules for drawing up the accounts of the Member States for the statistical requirements of the Community, in order to obtain comparable results between Member States.
(2) The report by the Monetary Committee on information requirements, endorsed by the Ecofin Council on 18 January 1999, underlined that, for the proper functioning of economic and monetary union and the single market, effective surveillance and coordination of economic policies are of major importance and that this requires a comprehensive statistical information system providing policy-makers with the necessary data on which to base their decisions. That report also stated that a high priority should be given to short-term public finance statistics for Member States, in particular those participating in economic and monetary union, and that the objective was the compilation of simplified quarterly non-financial accounts for the general government sector resulting from a step-by-step approach.
(3) It is appropriate to define simplified quarterly non-financial accounts for general government by reference to the list of ESA 95 categories of government expenditure and revenue defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1500/2000 of 10 July 2000 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to general government expenditure and revenue(5).
(4) Priority in the step-by-step approach was given to taxes, actual social contributions and social benefits other than social transfers in kind, as categories representing reliable indicators of trends in public finances that are already available on time (first step).
(5) The transmission of this first set of categories on a quarterly basis, from June 2000, in all Member States is covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 264/2000 of 3 February 2000 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to short-term public finance statistics(6).
(6) It is necessary to supplement the first step with another set of categories in order to obtain the full list of categories constituting general government expenditure and revenue.
(7) The reliability of quarterly data provided under this Regulation with regard to annual data should be assessed. A report on the quality of the quarterly data should therefore be made before the end of 2005.
(8) Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 lay down the conditions under which the Commission may adopt amendments to the ESA 95 methodology in order to clarify and improve its content. The compilation of quarterly non-financial accounts for general government will require additional resources in Member States. Their transmission to the Commission cannot therefore be dealt with in a Commission Decision.
(9) The Statistical Programme Committee (SPC), set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(7), and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics (CMFB), set up by Council Decision 91/115/EEC(8), have each been consulted in accordance with Article 3 of those Decisions,
Purpose
The purpose of this Regulation is to define the content of quarterly non-financial accounts for general government, to lay down the list of the ESA 95 categories to be transmitted by Member States from 30 June 2002 and to specify the main characteristics of these categories.
Content of the quarterly non-financial accounts for general government
The content of the quarterly non-financial accounts for general government is defined in the Annex by reference to a list of ESA 95 categories constituting general government expenditure and revenue.
Categories concerned by the transmission of quarterly data
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly data for the categories or groups of categories included in the list provided in the Annex, with the exception of those categories for which data must be transmitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 264/2000.
2. Quarterly data shall be transmitted for the following categories (or groups of categories) of general government expenditure and revenue:
(a) expenditure:
- intermediate consumption (P.2)
- gross capital formation + Acquisitions less disposals of non-financial non-produced assets (P.5 + K.2)
- gross fixed capital formation (P.51)
- compensation of employees (D.1)
- other taxes on production (D.29)
- subsidies, payable (D.3)
- property income (D.4)
- interest (D.41)
- current taxes on income, wealth etc. (D.5)
- social transfers in kind related to expenditure on products supplied to households via market producers (D.6311 + D.63121 + D.63131)
- other current transfers (D.7)
- adjustment for the change in net equity of households in pension funds reserves (D.8)
- capital taxes + Investment grants + Other capital transfers, payable (D.91 + D.92 + D.99).
(b) revenue:
- market output + Output for own final use + Payments for the other non-market output (P.11 + P.12 + P.131)
- other subsidies on production, receivable (D.39)
- property income (D.4)
- imputed social contributions (D.612)
- other current transfers (D.7)
- investments grants + Other capital transfers, receivable (D.92 + D.99).
3. Transactions D.41, D.7, D.92 and D.99 are consolidated within the general government sector. The other transactions are not consolidated.
Compilation of quarterly data: sources and methods
1. Quarterly data relating to the first quarter of 2001 onwards shall be compiled according to the following rules:
(a) quarterly data shall be based as much as possible on direct information from basic sources, with the objective of minimising, for each quarter, differences between the first estimates and the final figures;
(b) direct information shall be completed by coverage adjustments, if needed, and by conceptual adjustments in order to bring quarterly data in line with ESA 95 concepts;
(c) the quarterly data and the corresponding annual data shall be consistent.
2. Quarterly data relating to the first quarter of 1999 until the fourth quarter of 2000 shall be compiled according to sources and methods ensuring consistency between the quarterly data and the corresponding annual data.
Timetable for the transmission of quarterly data
1. Quarterly data referred to in Article 3 shall be delivered to the Commission (Eurostat) at the latest by three months after the end of the quarter to which the data relate.
Any revision of quarterly data for previous quarters shall be transmitted at the same time.
2. The first transmission of quarterly data shall relate to data for the first quarter of 2002. Member States shall deliver these data no later than 30 June 2002.
However, the Commission may grant a derogation, not exceeding one year, concerning the date of the first transmission of quarterly data for the first quarter of 2002 onwards, in so far as the national statistical systems require major adaptations.
Transmission of backdata
1. Member States shall deliver to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly backdata for the categories referred to in Article 3, starting from the first quarter of 1999.
2. Quarterly data relating to the first quarter of 1999 until the fourth quarter of 2001 shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) no later than 30 June 2002.
However, the Commission may grant a derogation, not exceeding one year, concerning the date of the first transmission of quarterly data from the first quarter of 1999 onwards, in so far as national statistical systems require major adaptations.
Implementation
1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with a description of the sources and methods used to compile the quarterly data referred to in Article 3 (initial description), at the same time as they start to transmit quarterly data according to the timetable referred to in Article 5(2).
2. Any revision of the initial description of the sources and methods used to compile the quarterly data shall be provided to the Commission (Eurostat) when the revised data are communicated.
3. The Commission (Eurostat) shall keep the SPC and the CMFB informed of the sources and methods used by each Member State.
Report
On the basis of the data transmitted for the categories specified in Article 3, and after consulting the SPC, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, by 31 December 2005 at the latest, submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report containing an assessment of the reliability of quarterly data delivered by Member States.
Transitional provisions
1. Member States which are not in a position to transmit, during the transitional period provided for in paragraph 4, quarterly data from the first quarter of 2001 onwards according to the sources and methods provided for in Article 4(1) and to the timetable referred to in Article 5(1) shall apply paragraph 2.
2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) their "best quarterly estimates" (that is, incorporating all new information that becomes available during the process of compiling an improved system of quarterly non-financial accounts for general government) according to the timetable referred to in Article 5(1).
They shall indicate at the same time which steps still need to be accomplished in order to comply with the sources and methods provided for in Article 4(1).
3. During the transitional period provided for in paragraph 4, the Commission (Eurostat) shall examine the progress made by Member States towards full compliance with Article 4(1).
4. The transitional period shall start from the date of the first transmission referred to in Article 5(2) and shall end on 31 March 2005 at the latest.
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Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32008R0712 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2008 of 24 July 2008 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
| 25.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 712/2008
of 24 July 2008
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 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 |
31990D0292 | 90/292/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1989 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under objective 2 in Turnhout (Belgium) (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1989
on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under objective 2 in Turnhout (Belgium)
(Only the French and the Dutch text is authentic)
(90/292/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III, Articles 8 et seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the Belgian Government submitted to the Commission on 4 April 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the areas in Turnhout (Belgium) which, as decided by the Commission on 21 March 1989 (3) in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9 (3) of the said Regulation, are eligible under objective 2;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the plan;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the European Investment Bank (EIB) has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement the framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary comitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under objective 2 in Turnhout (Belgium), covering the period from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other financial instruments.
The Community support framework shall include the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the priorities for joint action:
- industrial expansion, diversification and renewal,
- promotion and improvement of tourist potential,
- further extension of industrial estates and improvement of the environment;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance to be provided, primarily in the form of operational programmes;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1989 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned and, in addition, of existing multiannual initiatives, that is ECU 59 860 000 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(in million ecus)
1.2 // // // ERDF // 17 // ESF // 7 // // // Total for Structural Funds: // 24 // Other grant instruments: // - // // // Total grants: // 24 // //
The resultant national financing requirement, that is approximately ECU 35 700 000 for the public sector and ECU 160 000 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments.
This declaration of intent is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32003R0302 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 302/2003 of 17 February 2003 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 302/2003
of 17 February 2003
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2002(4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/2003(5) fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(7), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.
(5) The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 25/2003(8).
(6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
1. For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintroduced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 25/2003 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2003.
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31996D0661 | 96/661/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 1996 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes originating in the Republic of Korea
| COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes originating in the Republic of Korea (96/661/EC)
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), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. Procedure
(1) In December 1994, the Commission received a complaint lodged by the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) on behalf of Community producers of hydraulic excavators. Having decided that the complaint was lodged on behalf of the Community industry, and that there was sufficient evidence of dumping and material injury resulting therefrom to justify the initiation of a proceeding, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes originating in the Republic of Korea.
(2) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainant of the initiation of the proceedings and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.
(3) A number of producers in the country concerned, their related importers in the Community and some of the complaining Community producers replied to the questionnaire sent to them, made their views known in writing and requested, and were granted, hearings.
(4) The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of its investigation and carried out investigations at the premises of the Community producers and four producers in Korea, and a number of importers in the Community.
(5) The period used for the investigation of dumping and injury was 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1995.
B. Products under consideration
(6) The products under consideration are self-propelled tracklaying and other hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes and having a 360° revolving superstructure. The products fall under CN codes ex 8429 52 10 and ex 8429 52 90.
C. Withdrawal of the complaint and termination of the proceeding
(7) The Commission, having concluded its investigation, informed the complainant of the results thereof. The complainant subsequently withdrew the complaint.
(8) The decision of the complainant is a sufficient ground to terminate the proceeding unless it is established that such termination would be contrary to the interest of the Community. The Commission has neither received nor is aware of any indications in the present case that the termination of this proceeding would be against the interest of the Community.
(9) In these circumstances, it is considered that protective measures are unnecessary and that accordingly, the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes originating in the Republic of Korea should be terminated without the imposition of such measures.
(10) The Advisory Committee has been consulted and has raised no objection.
(11) Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission intended to terminate the proceeding and no comments were offered thereon,
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hydraulic excavators weighing more than six tonnes originating in the Republic of Korea is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011D0075 | 2011/75/EU: Commission Decision of 2 February 2011 amending Decision 2003/249/EC as regards the extension of the duration of temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of strawberry ( Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in Chile (notified under document C(2011) 477)
| 3.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 29/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 February 2011
amending Decision 2003/249/EC as regards the extension of the duration of temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in Chile
(notified under document C(2011) 477)
(2011/75/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in non-European countries, other than Mediterranean countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the continental States of the United States of America, may not in principle be introduced into the Union. However, that Directive permits derogations from that rule, provided that it is established that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms.
(2) Commission Decision 2003/249/EC (2) authorises Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC to permit the import of plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in Chile.
(3) The circumstances justifying the authorisation provided for in Decision 2003/249/EC are still present and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the specific conditions.
(4) By Commission Directive 2008/64/EC (3)
Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds was removed from point (c) of Section II of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC. Therefore this organism should no longer be included in the Annex of Decision 2003/249/EC.
(5) Based on the experience gained with the application of Decision 2003/249/EC it is appropriate to extend the period of validity of that authorisation for 10 years.
(6) Decision 2003/249/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2003/249/EC is amended as follows:
1. the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2003/249/EC is replaced by the following:
2. the following Article 3a is inserted:
3. the second indent of point 1(c) of the Annex is deleted.
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32011R0564 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 564/2011 of 14 June 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 564/2011
of 14 June 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2011.
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32000D0646 | Decision No 646/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2000 adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (Altener) (1998 to 2002)
| Decision No 646/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 28 February 2000
adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (Altener) (1998 to 2002)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3), and in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 9 December 1999,
Whereas:
(1) Article 174 of the Treaty provides that one of the objectives of Community action is to ensure prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources.
(2) Article 152 of the Treaty provides that health protection requirements are to form a constituent part of the Community's other policies; the Altener programme set out in this Decision contributes to health protection.
(3) At its meeting on 29 October 1990 the Council set an objective of stabilising total CO2 emissions by the year 2000 at the 1990 level in the Community as a whole.
(4) The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change contains further commitments for the Community and its Member States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the undertaking given by the Community to the effect that an 8 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2008 to 2012 compared with 1990 levels would be achieved.
(5) A mechanism for monitoring CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions in the Community was established by Council Decision 93/389/EEC(4).
(6) C02 emissions from energy consumption in the Community are likely to increase by about 3 % between 1995 and 2000, assuming normal economic growth. In the light of the abovementioned Kyoto undertaking, it is essential to adopt additional measures; measures which would genuinely help to achieve the above objective include a much more intensive use of renewable energy sources as well as energy efficiency.
(7) At its meeting on 25 and 26 June 1996 the Council noted that in the framework of the negotiations on a protocol concerning the Berlin Mandate, the second assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (SAR IPCC) had concluded that the balance of evidence suggested that there was a discernible human influence on global climate change and had stressed the need for urgent action at the widest possible level, noted that significant "no-regrets" opportunities were available and requested the Commission to identify the measures that had to be taken at Community level.
(8) By the Green Paper of 11 January 1995 and the White Paper of 13 December 1995 the Commission communicated to the European Parliament and the Council its views on the future of energy policy in the Community and on the role that renewable energy sources should play.
(9) In its Resolution of 4 July 1996 on a Community action plan for renewable energy sources(5) the European Parliament called upon the Commission to implement a Community action plan to promote renewable energy sources.
(10) By the Green Paper of 20 November 1996 and the White Paper of 26 November 1997 entitled "Energy for the future: Renewable sources of energy", the Commission started a process for the development and further implementation of a Community strategy and an action plan on renewable energy sources; these are set out, together with a "Campaign for take-off", in its White Paper;
(11) In its resolution of 15 May 1997(6) on the Green Paper entitled "Energy for the future: Renewable sources of energy", the European Parliament urged the Commission to adopt as soon as possible a strengthened Altener II programme; in its resolution of 18 June 1998(7) on the Commission communication "Energy for the future: Renewable sources of energy White Paper for a Community strategy and action plan", it called for a clear increase in funding for the Altener programme in the energy framework programme;
(12) In its resolution of 14 November 1996(8) on the Commission White Paper on an energy policy for the European Union, the European Parliament called on the Commission to develop a financial programme to stimulate renewable energy.
(13) In its above mentioned resolution of 15 May 1997 on the Green Paper on renewable sources of energy, the European Parliament called for attention to be paid to the possibility of coordinating policies and initiatives in the sphere of renewable energy and energy efficiency in order to develop potential existing synergies and avoid duplication of efforts wherever possible.
(14) Article 8 of Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity(9) offers Member States the possibility of furthering the penetration of the market in electricity produced from renewable sources of energy by giving them priority.
(15) Article 158 of the Treaty provides that the Community is to develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion and that, in particular, it is to aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least-favoured regions; those actions cover, inter alia, the energy sector.
(16) In Decision 93/500/EEC(10) and Decision 98/352/EC(11), the Council adopted a Community programme entitled Altener for the promotion of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing C02 emissions by increasing the market share of renewable energy sources and its contribution to overall primary energy production in the Community.
(17) The Community has recognised that the Altener programme represents an important element of the Community strategy for reducing CO2 emissions.
(18) Provision should therefore be made within the multiannual framework programme for actions in the energy sector (1998 to 2002) adopted by Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom(12) for a specific programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources; this specific programme would replace the corresponding instrument currently in force.
(19) In implementing Decision No 182/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1998 concerning the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (1998 to 2002)(13), Council Decision 1999/170/EC of 25 January 1999 adopting a specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on energy, environment and sustainable development (1998 to 2002)(14) devotes particular attention to efficient and renewable energy technologies; the Altener programme is an instrument which complements that programme.
(20) The Altener programme does not alter national projects or systems for the promotion of renewable resources; its objective is to add a Community aspect that represents added value.
(21) Renewable energy sources are an important energy source for the European Union with considerable commercial potential; their development should therefore be supported through a specific strategy and targeted actions to make them both viable and competitive and thus create a favourable environment for investment.
(22) The increased use of renewable sources of energy will have a positive effect both on the environment and on the security of energy supplies; the free and large-scale development of renewable energy sources will make it possible fully to exploit their economic and employment potential; a high degree of international cooperation is desirable to achieve the best results.
(23) A strengthened Altener programme represents an essential instrument for developing the potential of renewable energy sources; renewable energy sources should account for a reasonable share of the European internal energy market.
(24) In order to ensure proper implementation of the Community Strategy and Action Plan up to 2010 for renewable energy sources, the Commission needs appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and assessing the various initiatives.
(25) The aim of the targeted actions referred to in Article 2(d) of this Decision is to facilitate and accelerate investment in new operational capacity for the production of energy from renewable sources by providing financial support, in particular for small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), in order to reduce the peripheral and service costs of renewable energy projects, and thus overcome the non-technical obstacles present; those actions promote, inter alia, access to specialised advice, the analysis of market prospects, the choice of location of projects, application for construction and operation permits, initiatives taken by SMEs on investment in renewable sources of energy, the establishment of financing plans, the preparation of calls for tenders, the training of operators and plant commissioning.
(26) Those targeted actions concern the implementation of projects carried out in the area of biomass, including energy crops, firewood, residues from forestry and agriculture, municipal waste which cannot be recycled, liquid biofuels and biogas, and in the areas of thermal and photovoltaic solar systems, passive and active solar systems in buildings, small scale (less than 10 MW) hydroelectric projects, wave energy, wind power and geothermal energy.
(27) The development of renewable energy sources can help create a competitive energy system for the whole of Europe and develop a European renewable energy sources industry with vast opportunities for the export of technology and know-how and for investments in third countries involving Community participation in the framework of cooperation programmes.
(28) It is politically and economically desirable to open the Altener programme to the associated central and eastern European countries, in accordance with the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council of 21 and 22 June 1993 as confirmed by subsequent European Councils and as outlined in the Commission communication on that subject in May 1994, and also to Cyprus.
(29) In order to ensure that Community aid is used efficiently and duplication of work is avoided the Commission will ensure that projects are subject to thorough prior appraisal; it will systematically monitor and evaluate the progress and results of supported projects.
(30) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(15).
(31) This Decision lays down for the entire duration of the programme a financial framework constituting the principal point of reference, within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 May 1999(16), on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
(32) This Decision replaces Council Decision 98/352/EC which should accordingly be repealed,
1. Within the multiannual framework programme for actions in the energy sector, a specific programme for promotion of renewable energy sources and support for the implementation of a Community strategy and action plan for renewable energy sources to the year 2010 (hereinafter referred to as "the Altener programme") shall be implemented by the Community for the period 1998 to 2002.
In addition to the priority objectives listed in Article 1(2) of Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom the objectives of the Altener programme shall be:
(a) to help create the necessary conditions for implementing the Community action plan for renewable sources of energy, and in particular the legal, socioeconomic and administrative conditions, including new market instruments and mechanisms, in particular those mentioned in the Commission's White Paper of 26 November 1997, and including the campaign for take-off;
(b) to encourage private and public investment in the production and use of energy from renewable sources.
These two specific objectives shall contribute to achieving the following overall Community objectives - complementing those of the Member States - and priorities: limitation of C02 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources in order to reach the indicative objective of 12 % in the gross internal energy consumption in the Community in 2010, reduction in energy import dependence, security of energy supply, promotion of employment, economic development, economic and social cohesion, and local and regional development, including the strengthening of the economic potential of remote and peripheral regions.
2. Community financial support shall be granted under the Altener programme for actions and measures meeting the objectives set out in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).
3. The financial framework for implementation of the Altener programme for the period specified in paragraph 1 is hereby set at EUR 77 million.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.
The following actions and measures relating to renewable energy sources shall be financed under the Altener programme:
(a) studies and other actions, intended to implement and complement other measures by the Community and Member States taken to develop the potential of renewable energy sources. These involve in particular the development of sectoral and market strategies; the development of norms and certification; facilitating grouped procurement, analyses, based on projects, comparing the environmental impact and the long-term cost/benefit trends resulting from the use of traditional forms of energy and the use of renewable energy sources; the analysis of the legal, socio-economic and administrative conditions, including analysis of the possible use of economic measures and/or tax incentives which are more favourable to the market penetration of renewable energies; the preparation of appropriate legislation to promote an environment favourable to investment and better methods which make it possible to evaluate the costs and benefits that are not reflected in the market price;
(b) pilot actions of interest to the Community aimed at creating or extending structures and instruments for the development of renewable energy sources in:
- local and regional planning,
- the tools for planning, design and evaluation,
- new financial products and market instruments;
(c) measures intended to develop information, education and training structures; measures to encourage the exchange of experience and know-how aimed at improving coordination between international, Community, national, regional and local activities; establishment of a centralised system for collecting, prioritising and circulating information and know-how on renewable energy sources;
(d) targeted actions facilitating the market penetration of renewable energy sources and relevant know-how, in order to facilitate the transition from demonstration to marketing, and encouraging investment, by advising on the preparation and presentation of projects and their implementation;
(e) monitoring and evaluation actions intended to:
- monitor the implementation of the Community strategy and action plan for the development of renewable energy sources,
- support initiatives taken in implementing the action plan, particularly with a view to promoting better coordination and greater synergy between actions, including all Community-funded activities and those funded by other bodies such as the European Investment Bank,
- monitor the progress achieved by the Community and comment on that achieved by the Member States with regard to the development of renewable energy sources,
- evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of actions and measures undertaken under the Altener programme. This evaluation shall also take into account the environmental and social aspects, including the effects on employment.
1. All costs relating to the actions and measures referred to in Article 2(a), (c) and (e) shall be borne by the Community. Where a body other than the Commission proposes a measure covered by Article 2(c), the Community's financial contribution shall not exceed 50 % of the total cost of the measure; the balance may be made up from public or private sources or a combination of the two.
2. The level of funding under the Altener programme for the actions and measures referred to in Article 2(b) shall not exceed 50 % of their total cost; the balance may be made up from public or private sources or a combination of the two.
3. The level of funding under the Altener programme for the actions and measures referred to in Article 2(d) shall be established annually for each of the targeted actions in accordance with Article 4(2).
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the financial execution and implementation of the Altener programme.
The Commission shall also ensure that actions under the Altener programme are subject to prior appraisal, monitoring and subsequent evaluation which, on completion of the project, shall include assessment of impact, implementation and whether the original objectives have been achieved.
The Commission shall ensure that the selected beneficiaries submit reports to the Commission on at least a six-monthly basis or, in the case of projects lasting less than one year, at the halfway point and in all cases on completion.
The Commission shall keep the committee referred to in Article 5 informed of the development of projects.
2. The conditions and guidelines to be applied for the support of the actions and measures referred to in Article 2 shall be defined each year taking into account:
(a) the priorities set out by the Community and the Member States in their programmes for the promotion of renewable energy sources;
(b) criteria relating to the cost effectiveness and development potential of renewable energy sources and their impact on employment and the environment, in particular the reduction of CO2 emissions;
(c) for the actions referred to in Article 2(d), the relative cost of the assistance, the long-term commercial viability, the new production capacity expected to arise and the extent of transregional and/or transnational benefits;
(d) the principles established in Article 87 of the Treaty and the relevant Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection.
The committee provided for in Article 5 shall assist the Commission in defining these conditions and guidelines.
The Commission shall be assisted, for the purposes of implementing the Altener programme, by the committee referred to in Article 4 of Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom.
Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.
Examination and internal and external assessment of the implementation of the Altener programme shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom.
The Altener programme shall be open to participation by associated central and eastern European countries in accordance with the conditions, including financial provisions, laid down in the additional protocols to the Association Agreements, or in the Association Agreements themselves, relating to participation in Community programmes.
The Altener programme shall also be open to participation by Cyprus on the basis of additional appropriations, under the same rules as those applied to the EFTA/EEA countries, in accordance with procedures to be agreed with that country.
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Council Decision 98/352/EC shall be repealed.
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32004R0169 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2004 of 29 January 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2004
of 29 January 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
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 1431/2003(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(5), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) According to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 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 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 23 to 29 January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January 2004.
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31987D0052 | 87/52/ECSC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1986 extending the authorization of the joint selling of fuels from Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine and Saarbergwerke AG by 'Saarlor'
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 December 1986
extending the authorization of the joint selling of fuels from Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine and Saarbergwerke AG by 'Saarlor'
(87/52/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 65 thereof,
Having regard to the application submitted on 4 August 1986,
Whereas, by Decision No 44/59 (1), as last amended by Decision 82/146/ECSC (2), the Commission authorized the joint selling of fuels from Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine and Saarbergwerke AG by the Saar-Lothringische Kohlenunion, deutsch-franzoesische Gesellschaft auf Aktien/Union charbonnière sarro-lorraine, société par actions franco-allemande (Saarlor), of Saarbruecken and Strasbourg;
Whereas the period of validity of this authorization was last extended until 31 December 1986, by Decision 82/146/ECSC; whereas by letter dated 4 August 1986, the parties concerned gave notice that the joint selling agreement concluded between them, which was due to expire on 31 December of that year, would be replaced by a new agreement valid until 31 December 1991, and they applied for a corresponding extension of the authorization;
Whereas the grounds on which the Commission authorized the agreements between the parties until 31 December 1986 are still valid; whereas this is the case both as regards the improvement of distribution by means of joint sales and as regards the essential nature of the agreements in order to achieve this result and the maintenance of competition within the common market within the meaning of Article 65 (2) (c);
Whereas the agreement consequently continues to satisfy the conditions for authorization under Article 65 (2) of the Treaty,
The period of validity of Decision No 44/59 is hereby extended until 31 December 1991.
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32004R0493 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2004 of 17 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2004
of 17 March 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 18 March 2004.
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32001D0524 | 2001/524/EC: Commission Decision of 28 June 2001 relating to the publication of references for standards EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000, EN 13431:2000 and EN 13432:2000 in the Official Journal of the European Communities in connection with Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1681)
| Commission Decision
of 28 June 2001
relating to the publication of references for standards EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000, EN 13431:2000 and EN 13432:2000 in the Official Journal of the European Communities in connection with Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
(notified under document number C(2001) 1681)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/524/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations(2), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC(3),
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Directive 94/62/EC stipulates that the Commission shall help to promote the prevention of packaging waste formation by encouraging the development of suitable European standards.
(2) Article 10 of Directive 94/62/EC indicates that the Commission shall promote, as appropriate, the preparation of European standards relating to the essential requirements referred to in Annex II thereto.
(3) When packaging is manufactured for a specific product in accordance with a harmonised standard whose references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the packaging is presumed to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC, as covered by that harmonised standard.
(4) Article 9 of Directive 94/62/EC stipulates that the Commission shall ensure that the references of the harmonised standards which comply with the essential requirements defined by the Directive are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(5) The Member States are required to publish the references of the national standards transposing the harmonised standards whose references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(6) In 2000, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) approved five standards (EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000, EN 13431:2000 and EN 13432:2000) in line with the mandate which the Commission issued to this body under Directive 94/62/EC, after consultation with the committee set up under Directive 98/34/EC. These standards were presented to the Commission as harmonised standards.
(7) In 2000, in application of Aricle 9(4) of Directive 94/62/EC, Belgium raised a formal objection in respect of harmonised standards EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000, EN 13431:2000 and EN 13432:2000, to the effect that these standards do not fully meet the essential requirements of the Directive.
(8) In 2000, in application of Article 9(4) of Directive 94/62/EC, Denmark raised a formal objection in respect of harmonised standards EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000 and EN 13431:2000, to the effect that these standards do not fully meet the essential requirements of the Directive.
(9) After consulting the committee created by Directive 98/34/EC and examining harmonised standard EN 13428:2000, the Commission was unable to ascertain that this standard does not fully meet the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC, with the exception of the requirements of the third indent of Annex II(1) to the Directive. This harmonised standard must accordingly be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities with a warning stating that it does not cover the requirements of that indent.
(10) After consulting the committee created by Directive 98/34/EC and examining harmonised standard EN 13429:2000, the Commission was able to ascertain that this standard does not fully meet the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC, as specified in Annex II(2) to the Directive. In particular, this standard does not cover the mandated requirement for a minimum number of trips or rotations in normally predictable conditions of use, or define a test method for checking this minimum number of trips or rotations. Accordingly, this harmonised standard must not be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(11) After consulting the committee created by Directive 98/34/EC and examining harmonised standard EN 13430:2000, the Commission was able to ascertain that this standard does not fully meet the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC, as specified in Annex II(3a) to the Directive. In particular, the standard does not cover the essential requirements stipulating that in order to be considered recyclable, packaging must be manufactured in such a way as to enable the recycling of a certain percentage by weight of the materials used, according to the type of material used for the packaging. The standard does not, moreover, cover the mandated requirement for objective consideration of the use of substances or materials likely to cause problems in recovery and sorting prior to recycling, in the recycling process itself or in recycled products. Accordingly, this harmonised standard must not be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(12) After consulting the committee created by Directive 98/34/EC and examining harmonised standard EN 13431:2000, the Commission was able to ascertain that this standard does not fully meet the essential requirements of the Directive, as specified in Annex II(3b) to Directive 94/62/EC, for a minimum lower calorific value to allow optimisation of energy recovery. Furthermore, the standard does not cover the mandated requirement for objective consideration of the use of substances or materials likely to present problems in recovery and sorting prior to energy recovery, or in the energy recovery process itself. Accordingly, this harmonised standard must not be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(13) After consulting the committee created by Directive 98/34/EC and examining harmonised standard EN 13432:2000, the Commission was unable to ascertain that this standard does not fully meet the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC, as specified in Annex II(3c) and (3d). This harmonised standard must, accordingly, be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(14) The Commission now calls on the CEN to undertake work to improve those standards which either in part or in full do not fulfil the essential requirements defined in the Directive,
The references of harmonised standard EN 13428:2000 are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in the form given in the Annex, accompanied by the following warning: "Users of harmonised standard EN 13428:2000 should note that this standard does not cover the essential requirements of Directive 94/62/EC as specified in the third indent of Annex II(1) thereto."
When Member States publish the references of the national standard transposing harmonised standard EN 13428:2000, the publication must be accompanied by a warning identical to the one provided for in the first indent.
The references of harmonised standards EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000 and EN 13431:2000 are not published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
The references of harmonised standard EN 13432:2000 are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in the form given in the Annex.
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32010R0606 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 606/2010 of 9 July 2010 on the approval of a simplified tool developed by the European organisation for air safety navigation (Eurocontrol) to estimate the fuel consumption of certain small emitting aircraft operators (Text with EEA relevance )
| 10.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 606/2010
of 9 July 2010
on the approval of a simplified tool developed by the European organisation for air safety navigation (Eurocontrol) to estimate the fuel consumption of certain small emitting aircraft operators
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The complete, consistent, transparent and accurate monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the guidelines laid down in Commission Decision 2007/589/EC of 18 July 2007 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) are fundamental for the effective functioning of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme established in Directive 2003/87/EC.
(2) Article 14(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC requires that from 1 January 2010 an aircraft operator should monitor and report for each calendar year the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted from the flights it operates in accordance with the guidelines established by Decision 2007/589/EC.
(3) Each aircraft operator should prepare and submit a monitoring plan to its administering Member State setting out the measures it intends to implement to monitor and report its emissions and that the competent authorities of the administering Member State should approve such monitoring plans in accordance with the guidelines established by Decision 2007/589/EC.
(4) Part 4 of Annex XIV to Decision 2007/589/EC reduces the administrative burden for certain aircraft operators responsible for a limited number of flights per annum or with small emissions of carbon dioxide by establishing a simplified procedure to estimate the fuel consumption of the aircraft they operate using tools implemented by the European organisation for air safety navigation (Eurocontrol) or other relevant organisations which can process all relevant air traffic information such as that available to Eurocontrol if these tools have been approved by the Commission.
(5) Eurocontrol has established and documented a simplified tool for the estimation of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for specific flights between aerodromes. That tool uses the actual route length of each flight based upon the most comprehensive air traffic and operational flight information currently available and addresses the fuel consumed during all aspects of a particular flight including that at the departure gate, during taxiing operations, during landing, take-off and cruise as well as during air traffic management actions. The tool uses statistically robust fuel consumption coefficients for the most important aircraft types as well as a more generic approach for other aircraft which determines fuel consumption coefficients as a function of the aircraft’s maximum take-off mass which result in acceptable levels of uncertainty.
(6) This tool meets the requirements of the guidelines established by Decision 2007/589/EC in respect of the approach based on individual flights, actual route length and statistically sound fuel consumption relationships. It is therefore appropriate that this tool be available and approved for use by the relevant aircraft operators in order to allow them to fulfil their monitoring and reporting obligations in an administratively less burdensome manner.
(7) Due to reasons beyond its control, an aircraft operator may be unable to monitor the actual fuel consumed for a particular flight. In such circumstances, and in the absence of other means to determine the actual fuel consumption, it is appropriate that the fuel consumption estimation tool utilised by small emitters should also be available to other aircraft operators to determine estimates of fuel consumption for specific flights where actual fuel consumption data is missing.
(8) Part 6 of Annex XIV to Decision 2007/589/EC requires an aircraft operator which employs a fuel consumption estimation tool to include in its monitoring plan evidence that the conditions for small emitters are satisfied, as well as providing a confirmation and description of the tool used.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,
The fuel consumption estimation tool developed and offered for use by the European organisation for air safety navigation (Eurocontrol) (3) is approved for use by:
1. Small emitters in fulfilment of their monitoring and reporting obligations pursuant to Article 14(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC and Part 4 of Annex XIV to Decision 2007/589/EC;
2. All aircraft operators pursuant to Part 5 of Annex XIV to Decision 2007/589/EC for the purposes of estimating the fuel consumption of particular flights covered by Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC where the data necessary to monitor the emissions of carbon dioxide are missing as a result of the circumstances beyond the control of the aircraft operator and which cannot be determined by an alternative method defined in the operator’s monitoring plan.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31986D0330 | 86/330/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 June 1986 approving a programme relating to the treatment and marketing of quality cereals in the land of North Rhine Westphalia pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 June 1986
approving a programme relating to the treatment and marketing of quality cereals in the land of North Rhine Westphalia pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the German text is authentic)
(86/330/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3827/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 23 May 1985 the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded a programme relating to the treatment and marketing of quality cereals in the land of North Rhine Westphalia;
Whereas the purpose of this programme is the expansion and improvement of reception, drying and storage facilities of quality cereals to adapt them to market demand and to raise the income of cereal growers in the area concerned;
Whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the quality cereals produced in the land of North Rhine Westphalia; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the programme does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas however storage facilities at malsters premises created or improved in the aid of Community finance must be used solely for the storage of barley and not for the storage of malt;
Whereas, moreover, approval of the programme does not affect the decisions to be taken pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 concerning Community aid for projects, in particular as regards the existence of marketing outlets available for the quality cereal produced;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The programme relating to the treatment and marketing of quality cereals in the land of North Rhine Westphalia forwarded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 23 May 1985 is hereby approved.
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31996R1998 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/96 of 18 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 laying down certain transitional measures relating to the entry prices for imports of certain fruit and vegetables originating in the associated countries of Central Europe
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1998/96 of 18 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 laying down certain transitional measures relating to the entry prices for imports of certain fruit and vegetables originating in the associated countries of Central Europe
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1898/96 (4), fixes reduced entry prices, as a transitional measure, for pears and plums for processing, imported from the associated countries of Central Europe; whereas the reduction applies to plums and pears used for the manufacture of products listed in Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (6); whereas the reduction should be extended to the fruit concerned imported for the production of alcoholic drinks;
Whereas the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1558/96 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 3
The products listed in the Annex and used for the manufacture of any of the products listed in Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 (1) and of any products falling within tariff headings 2206 and 2208 shall be considered as intended for processing for the purposes of Article 1 (1).`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, on request from the parties concerned, the competent authorities shall apply Article 1 from 4 August 1996.
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32001R2008 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 of 12 October 2001 opening an invitation to tender for the refund on export of wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to certain European third countries
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
of 12 October 2001
opening an invitation to tender for the refund on export of wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to certain European third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Examination of the balance sheet shows that exportable amounts of rice are currently held by producers. This situation could affect the normal development of producer prices during the 2001/02 marketing year.
(2) In order to remedy this situation, it is appropriate to make use of export refunds to zones which may be supplied by the Community. The special situation of the rice market makes it necessary to limit the refunds, and therefore to apply Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 enabling the refund amount to be fixed by tendering procedure.
(3) It should be stated that the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 of 6 March 1975 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of tendering for export refunds on rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(4), apply to this invitation to tender.
(4) In order to avoid disturbances on the markets of the producing countries, the invitation to tender should be limited to certain countries.
(5) Pursuant to Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/2000(6), amounts quoted in tenders submitted in response to invitations to tender organised under an instrument forming part of the common agricultural policy must be expressed in euro. Article 5(1) of that Regulation provides that in such cases the operative event for the agricultural exchange rate is the final day for the submission of tenders. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article specify the operative events applicable to advances and securities.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. An invitation to tender is opened for the refund on export of wholly milled, medium grain and long grain A rice falling within CN codes 1006 30 63, 1006 30 65, 1006 30 94 and 1006 30 96, as referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia.
2. The invitation to tender referred to in paragraph 1 shall be open until 27 June 2002. During that period weekly invitations to tender shall be issued and the date for submission of tenders shall be determined in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. The invitation to tender shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 and with the following provisions.
A tender shall be admissible only if it covers a quantity for export of at least 50 tonnes but not more than 3000 tonnes.
The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 shall be EUR 30 per tonne.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(7), export licences issued under this invitation to tender shall, for the purposes of determining their period of validity, be considered as having been issued on the day the tender was submitted.
2. The licences shall be valid from their date of issue, within the meaning of paragraph 1, until the end of the fourth month following that date.
Tenders submitted must reach the Commission through the Member States not later than one and a half hours after expiry of the deadline for weekly submission of tenders as laid down in the notice of invitation to tender. They must be transmitted in accordance with the table given in the Annex.
If no tenders are submitted, the Member States shall inform the Commission accordingly within the same deadline as that given in the above subparagraph.
The time set for submitting tenders shall be Belgian time.
1. On the basis of tenders submitted, the Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95:
- either to fix a maximum export refund, taking account of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,
- or not to take any action on the tenders.
2. Where a maximum export refund is fixed, an award shall be made to the tenderer or tenderers whose tenders are at or below the maximum export refund level.
The deadline for submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10 a.m. on 25 October 2001.
The final date for submission of tenders is hereby fixed at 27 June 2002.
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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31997D0503 | 97/503/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom 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 English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom 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 English text is authentic) (97/499/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 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by the United Kingdom on 25 July 1996, which reached the Commission on 31 July 1996, 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 89/516/EEC (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 91/663/EEC (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 the United Kingdom 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 type of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.
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32014R0438 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 438/2014 of 29 April 2014 approving cyproconazole as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 Text with EEA relevance
| 30.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/68
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 438/2014
of 29 April 2014
approving cyproconazole as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That list includes cyproconazole.
(2) Cyproconazole has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 8, wood preservatives, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 8 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(3) Ireland was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 30 May 2012 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.
(4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated in an assessment report reviewed within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 13 March 2014.
(5) According to that assessment report, biocidal products used for product-type 8 and containing cyproconazole may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC provided that certain specifications and conditions relating to its use are satisfied.
(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve cyproconazole for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 subject to compliance with such specifications and conditions.
(7) Since the evaluation did not address nanomaterials, the approval should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(8) The report concludes that cyproconazole meets the criteria for being classified as toxic for reproduction category 1B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and for being very persistent (vP) and toxic (T) according to Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Notwithstanding the fact that the existing harmonised classification of cyproconazole should be revised pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, those intrinsic properties should be taken into account for the purpose of determining the period of approval.
(9) Since the conditions of the first subparagraph of Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are not met, the current practice under Directive 98/8/EC should be followed. The period of approval should therefore be five years.
(10) However, for the purpose of authorising products in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, cyproconazole shall be considered as a candidate for substitution pursuant to Article 10(1)(a) and (d) of that Regulation.
(11) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures necessary to meet the new requirements laid down.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Cyproconazole shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32010D0317 | 2010/317/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2010 of 28 May 2010 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
| 10.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 142/9
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/3/2010
of 28 May 2010
on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
(2010/317/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander.
(2) The United Kingdom has proposed that Major-General Buster HOWE replace Rear-Admiral Peter HUDSON as EU Operation Commander.
(3) The EU Military Committee supports that recommendation.
(4) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol (No 22) 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 the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,
Major-General Buster HOWE is hereby appointed EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
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31994D0556 | 94/556/EC: Commission Decision of 15 July 1994 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 establishing, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1994 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 establishing, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres (94/556/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 (5) establishes, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres as provided in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;
Whereas the authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements; whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,
The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
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32002R0060 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2002 of 11 January 2002 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 261st special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2002
of 11 January 2002
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 261st special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(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 261st special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
>TABLE>
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2002.
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32013D0342 | 2013/342/EU: Council Decision of 1 July 2013 appointing the Croatian members and the Croatian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
| 2.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 July 2013
appointing the Croatian members and the Croatian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/342/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 Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal made by the Government of the Republic of Croatia,
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) Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the Committee of the Regions should be enlarged by the appointment of nine members and nine alternate members representing regional and local bodies in Croatia who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly,
The following persons are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 July 2013 to 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Ms Snježana BUŽINEC, Mayor of the Municipality of Jakovlje
— Mr Nikola DOBROSLAVIĆ, Prefect of Dubrovnik-Neretva County
— Mr Bruno HRANIĆ, Mayor of the Municipality of Vidovec
— Mr Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Member of the Assembly of Istria County
— Mr Danijel MARUŠIĆ, Prefect of Brod-Posavina County
— Mr Vojko OBERSNEL, Mayor of the City of Rijeka
— Ms Jelena PAVIČIĆ VUKIČEVIĆ, Member of the Assembly of the City of Zagreb
— Mr Predrag ŠTROMAR, Prefect of Varaždin County
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Martin BARIČEVIĆ, Mayor of the Municipality of Jasenice
— Ms Viviana BENUSSI, Deputy Prefect of Istria County
— Mr Miroslav ČAČIJA, Member of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County Assembly
— Ms Blanka GLAVICA-JEČMENICA, Member of the Council of Municipality Maruševec
— Mr Andrija RUDIĆ, Mayor of the City of Kutina
— Mr Tulio DEMETLIKA, Mayor of the City of Labin
— Ms Josipa RIMAC, Mayor of the City of Knin
— Mr Željko SABO, Mayor of the City of Vukovar
— Ms Ivana POSAVEC KRIVEC, Member of the Assembly of Zagreb County.
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32002D0571 | 2002/571/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 2001 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Lombardy in Italy (notified under document number C(2001) 2878)
| Commission Decision
of 10 December 2001
approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Lombardy in Italy
(notified under document number C(2001) 2878)
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(2002/571/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing Single Programming Documents.
(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft Single Programming Document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.
(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the Single Programming Document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.
(4) The Italian Government submitted to the Commission on 24 November 2000 an acceptable draft Single Programming Document for the region of Lombardy fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1) and qualifying for transitional support under Objectives 2 and 5(b) pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan includes the information listed in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan.
(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.
(6) The Single Programming Document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.
(7) The Commission has satisfied itself that the Single Programming Document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.
(8) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.
(9) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.
(10) Provision should be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this Single Programming Document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,
The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Lombardy in Italy eligible under Objective 2 and qualifying for transitional support under Objectives 2 and 5(b) for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved.
1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Single Programming Document includes the following elements:
(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of Italy.
The priorities are as follows:
- improving the competitiveness of the economic system in Lombardy;
- improvement and development of the area;
- exploitation of environmental resources;
- technical assistance;
(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;
(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund, where relevant from the EIB, and from the other financial instruments, including, for information, the total amount from the EAGGF Guarantee Section and indicating separately the funding planned for the regions receiving transitional support in respect of Objectives 2 and 5(b) and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the Single Programming Document is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;
(d) the provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the Single Programming Document, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;
(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows.
2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 404334642 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 200387319.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 203947323 from the public sector can be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other lending instruments.
1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the Single Programming Document amounts to EUR 200387319. The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the Single Programming Document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.
2. The total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF: EUR 200387319.
3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the Single Programming Document throughout the programme period, or by up to EUR 30 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 to certain categories of horizontal State aid(2). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its part-financing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.
The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 24 November 2000. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure in the areas receiving transitional support shall be 31 December 2007.
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32013R0653 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 653/2013 of 9 July 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 10.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 653/2013
of 9 July 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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32009D0862 | 2009/862/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 amending Decision 2008/866/EC as regards its period of application (notified under document C(2009) 9326) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/90
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 2009
amending Decision 2008/866/EC as regards its period of application
(notified under document C(2009) 9326)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/862/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)(i) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2008/866/EC of 12 November 2008 on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption (2) was adopted as a result of contamination with the hepatitis A virus (HAV) of certain bivalve molluscs imported from Peru which were identified as being at the origin of an outbreak of hepatitis A in humans. That Decision initially applied until 31 March 2009 but this period of application was extended until 30 November 2009 by Commission Decision 2009/297/EC of 26 March 2009 amending Decision 2008/866/EC as regards its period of application (3).
(2) The Peruvian authorities have provided information concerning the corrective measures put in place to improve control of the production of bivalve molluscs intended for export to the Community.
(3) A Commission inspection mission has been carried out from 7 to 18 September 2009 in order to evaluate the control systems in place governing the production of bivalve molluscs and fishery products intended for export to the European Union.
(4) The inspection visit verified that the Peruvian authorities are putting in place the corrective measures contained in the information they provided after the outbreak of hepatitis A. They are, in particular, completely reviewing the classification of the production areas and will also review the monitoring of the production areas as regards the sampling procedure and its frequency. These revisions are still ongoing.
(5) In order to protect the health of consumers it is necessary to maintain the protective measures provided by Decision 2008/866/EC until the Peruvian authorities have completed the implementation of the corrective measures and the Commission has carried out a further inspection on the spot. It is therefore appropriate to extend the application of Decision 2008/866/EC until 30 November 2010, without prejudice of the power of the Commission to modify, repeal or extend those measures in the light of any new information related to the evolution of the situation in Peru and of the outcome of inspections by its services.
(6) Decision 2008/866/EC should therefore 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,
In Article 5 of Decision 2008/866/EC, the date ‘30 November 2009’ is replaced by the date ‘30 November 2010’.
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32012D0470 | 2012/470/EU: Council Decision of 7 August 2012 extending the validity of Decision 2012/96/EU and suspending the application of the appropriate measures set out in Decision 2002/148/EC
| 10.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 August 2012
extending the validity of Decision 2012/96/EU and suspending the application of the appropriate measures set out in Decision 2002/148/EC
(2012/470/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and as last revised in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 23 June 2010 (2), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Cotonou Agreement’, and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the Cotonou Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2002/148/EC (4), consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the Cotonou Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken. These measures have since been adapted and their period of application extended each year.
(2) By Decision 2012/96/EU (5) the appropriate measures were adapted and their period of application extended for six months until 20 August 2012.
(3) The Union recognises the creation of the Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe as an opportunity to re-establish a constructive relationship between the Union and Zimbabwe and to support the implementation of Zimbabwe’s reform programme.
(4) By means of Council Decision 2012/97/CFSP of 17 February 2012 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (6), the Union took a significant decision to relax parallel CFSP sanctions on individuals with a view to encouraging further progress and thereby demonstrating its strong commitment to the Global Political Agreement process. The high level consultations held in Brussels with the Zimbabwe Ministerial re-engagement team in May 2012 constitute an important step forward in this re-engagement process.
(5) The Union continues to support the ongoing efforts of the Government of National Unity in implementing the Global Political Agreement, and welcomes the progress made in Zimbabwe to stabilise the economy and restore social services. The Union also continues to support the facilitation efforts led by South Africa on behalf of the Southern African Development Community.
(6) To demonstrate the Union’s continued commitment to the Global Political Agreement process, it is appropriate to extend the validity of Decision 2012/96/EU, while, however, suspending the application of the appropriate measures limiting cooperation under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement for a period of 12 months.
(7) Should there be a deterioration of the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe, the Union could re-impose these appropriate measures and/or other measures at any time,
The validity of Decision 2012/96/EU and of its appropriate measures is hereby extended until 20 August 2013. However, the application of the appropriate measures is hereby suspended.
The appropriate measures shall be kept under constant review and shall be applied again if the situation in Zimbabwe is to seriously deteriorate. Such measures shall in any event be reviewed six months after the entry into force of this Decision.
The letter annexed to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe, Mr Mugabe, and copied to Prime Minister Tsvangirai and Mr Welshman Ncube.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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32003R0752 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2003 of 29 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2003
of 29 April 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 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 |
32009R1261 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1261/2009 of 18 December 2009 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
| 19.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/75
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1261/2009
of 18 December 2009
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2009 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2010 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2010 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2009.
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31995D0264 | 95/264/EC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 28 June 1995 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1993 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the European Union
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 June 1995 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1993 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the European Union (95/264/EC, Euratom, ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3161/94 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 2403/94 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1993 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);
Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 May 1993 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 May 1993 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect, namely April 1993. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984D0457 | 84/457/ECSC: Commission Decision of 6 September 1984 approving aids from the Kingdom of Belgium to the coal-mining industry during 1983 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 September 1984
approving aids from the Kingdom of Belgium to the coal-mining industry during 1983
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(84/457/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 528/76/ECSC of 25 February 1976 regarding the Community system of measures taken by the Member States to assist the coal-mining industry (1),
Having consulted the Council,
I
Whereas the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium has informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 2 of the above Decision, of the financial measures which it intends to take during 1983 in order to give direct or indirect support to the coal-mining industry; whereas, of these measures, the following aids qualify for approval pursuant to that Decision:
1.2 // // (Bfrs million) // - Investment aid: // 566,7 // - Recruitment of skilled workers: // 12,0 // - Aid for stocks: // 146,3 // - Aid to cover losses: // 4 518,4
Whereas these aids meet the critera laid down in the Decision for the admissibility of such State assistance;
Whereas, of the investment aid, almost all of the Bfrs 566 700 000 will go to the Campine coalfield, so that the coalfield can maintain the production of coking coal, which is important for the Belgian steel industry;
Whereas the Belgian investment aid is therefore compatible with the provisions of Article 7 (2) of the Decision;
Whereas the aid (Bfrs 12 000 000) for recruiting and training skilled workers has proved necessary in order to attract suitably qualified labour into Belgian coal-mining, capable of operating modern plant and machinery properly;
Whereas the aid therefore complies with Article 8 of the Decision;
Whereas the Bfrs 146 300 000 aid to cover the costs of stocks of coal and coke is based on total producers' stocks amounting to more than 1 100 000 tonnes; whereas, with monthly production of around 500 000 tonnes, stocks eligible for aid under Article 9 (2) of the Decision amount to 600 000 tonnes; whereas the amount of aid per tonne is accordingly Bfrs 244; whereas the actual cost of stocks (including depreciation and interest) is substantially higher than the amount of aid;
Whereas the purpose and form of the aid show that it meets the criteria set out in Article 9 of the Decision;
Whereas the aid totalling Bfrs 4 518 400 000 to cover operating losses is paid to the two Belgian coalfields for different reasons; whereas the aid paid to the Campine coalfield will almost make up the difference between costs and returns; whereas this almost complete covering of the difference between costs and returns is necessary because the coalfield is intended to supply the Belgian steel industry with coking coal and must therefore maintain its output;
Whereas the purpose and amount of aid granted to cover losses in respect of the Campine coalfield therefore comply with the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1) and Article 12 (3) of the Decision;
Whereas, on the other hand, the Southern coalfield should be granted aid in respect of pit operating losses to cover part of the difference between costs and returns. Here the intention is to ensure that only essentials are maintained and the pits remain viable until the coalfield can be closed down without friction, so that serious economic and social upheaval is avoided;
Whereas the purpose and type of the aids to cover pit operating losses of the Southern coalfield are therefore compatible with the first subparagraph of Article 12 (1) and Article 12 (2) of the Decision;
II
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of the Decision, all other measures to assist current production in 1983 must be taken into consideration for an examination of the compatibility of the proposed aids with the proper functioning of the common market;
Whereas, on this basis of assessment, the total amount of aid proposed is 162 500 000 ECU, i.e. 25,37 ECU per tonne; whereas this figure compared with 1982 (26,94 ECU per tonne) shows that there is a reduction of nearly 6 %;
Whereas the following observations can be made on the compatibility of the proposed current production aids with the proper functioning of the common market:
- there were no supply difficulties in 1983,
- rationalization of production in 1983 was achieved by investment,
- industrial consumers of coal did not receive aid in 1983 as a result of the prices of Belgian coking coal and steam coal;
Whereas it may be concluded that the aid granted to the Belgian coal-mining industry in 1983 is compatible with the proper functioning of the common market;
Whereas this applies even when account is taken of aids to the coal-mines under Decision 73/287/ECSC;
III
Whereas, pursuant to Article 14 (1) of the Decision, the Commission must ensure that any aid it approves is used exclusively for the purposes set out in Articles 7 to 12 thereof; whereas the Commission must therefore be informed in particular of the amounts of the payments and the manner in which they are apportioned,
The Kingdom of Belgium is hereby authorized in respect of the 1983 calendar year to grant aid totalling Bfrs 5 243 400 000 to the Belgian coal-mining industry.
The amount of Bfrs 5 243 400 000 provided in respect of the 1983 calendar year is divided as follows:
1. Grant of investment aid of Bfrs 566 700 000;
2. Grant of aid for recruiting and training skilled workers not exceeding Bfrs 12 000 000;
3. Grant of aid towards stocking costs in respect of coal and coke exceeding Bfrs 146 300 000;
4. Grant of aid to cover losses of Bfrs 4 518 400 000 apportioned between the two coalfields as follows:
- to the Campine coalfield, an amount not exceeding Bfrs 3 890 600 000,
- to the Southern coalfield, an amount not exceeding Bfrs 627 800 000.
The Government of the Kingdom of Belgium shall notify the Commission by 30 June 1984 of details of the aids granted pursuant to this Decision, and in particular of the amount of the payments made and the manner in which they are apportioned.
This Decision is adressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32012R0161 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 of 23 February 2012 on emergency measures for the protection of haddock stocks in waters to the west of Scotland
| 24.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 161/2012
of 23 February 2012
on emergency measures for the protection of haddock stocks in waters to the west of Scotland
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the common fisheries policy must provide for coherent measures concerning the conservation, management and exploitation of living aquatic resources, including specific measures to reduce the impact of fishing activities on marine ecosystems and non-target species.
(2) In order to protect the species cod, haddock and whiting, point 6.1 of Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 (3), and Regulation (EU) No 579/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), establishes within ICES division VI a zone in which fishing activities are prohibited (hereafter referred to as the ‘waters to the west of Scotland’).
(3) By way of derogation from that prohibition, points 6.5 and 6.6 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 allow respectively the fishing for nephrops and the fishing with trawls, demersal seines or similar gear, provided that certain conditions are met, and in particular the requirement that no more than a certain percentage of the retained catch be comprised of any mixture of cod, haddock and/or whiting.
(4) The purpose of that requirement was to reduce fishing mortality on the three stocks within their area of distribution, by preventing a targeted fisheries.
(5) Evidence and advice received by the Commission from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) highlighted that discarding was occurring as a result of the imposition of the catch composition rules in ICES division VIa.
(6) ICES identifies the haddock stock in ICES division VIa to be below safe biological limits, however ICES further identifies that recent stronger-than-average recruitment will contribute to an increase in the spawning stock biomass.
(7) The continued growth of these year classes means that these fish are now entering the fishery. Imposition of the catch composition rules will result in further increases in discarding of this stock to meet landing requirements before they contribute to future production. The removal of spawning biomass for a stock below safe biological limits represents a serious threat to the long-term recovery and sustainability of the stock. Landings not catches are controlled by the continued application of the catch composition rules. Regardless of any quota change the current increasing abundance of the haddock stock will result in increasing levels of regulatory induced discarding.
(8) An increase of fishing pressure will result from increased fishing opportunities for the stock of haddock in ICES division VIa as of February 2012. Any effort to utilise the 2012 fishing opportunities will result in an increased mortality upon any stock caught along with haddock, particularly for whiting and cod.
(9) As the main fishery for haddock occurs from February onwards, there is a need to introduce changes to prevent excessive discarding immediately.
(10) A continuation and increase of discards of the haddock stock will impact future recovery and production. Maximising fishing opportunities threatens the sustainability of other stocks. There is a danger of causing further crashes of these stocks as a result of high fishing mortality.
(11) The mismatch between landing requirements and unavoidable catches of haddock will increase substantially in 2012. It is therefore necessary to immediately suspend the catch composition rules as regards haddock to prevent a serious threat to the recovery of that species in waters to the west of Scotland and prevent additional fishing pressure on other stocks, while allowing for the rational use of 2012 fishing opportunities,
During the period of application of this Regulation, the catch composition percentages set out in points 6.5(iii) and 6.6(ii) of Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 shall not apply as regards haddock.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 25 August 2012.
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31997R2185 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2185/97 of 3 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2185/97 of 3 November 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council (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 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 (3) stops fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands;
Whereas on 17 October 1997 Spain transferred to France 4 000 tonnes of horse mackerel and on 21 October 1997 to Ireland 1 650 tonnes of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV; whereas fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France and Ireland or registered in France or Ireland must therefore the authorized;
Whereas the present state of uptake of the horse mackerel quota allocated to Spain in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV means that the quota transfers in question may be made;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 should therefore be amended,
Regulation (EC) No 1959/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in the title of Regulation (EC) No 1959/97, after '. . .Germany`, 'France, Ireland` is inserted;
2. the second paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d and e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands or registered in a Member State except Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, transhipment and landing of fish from the stock which are taken by the above vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993D0697 | 93/697/EC: Council Decision of 13 December 1993 authorizing certain Member States to apply or to continue to apply to certain mineral oils, when used for specific purposes, reduced rates of excise duty or exemptions from excise duty, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC
| COUNCIL DECISION of 13 December 1993 authorizing certain Member States to apply or to continue to apply to certain mineral oils, when used for specific purposes, reduced rates of excise duty or exemptions from excise duty, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC (93/697/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce further exemptions or reductions in the excise duty charged on mineral oils for special policy considerations;
Whereas the Commission has been informed by the Member States concerned of their intention to continue to apply certain exemptions or reductions which are already provided for in their taxation law or to introduce exemptions or reductions and to which the procedure provided for under the said Article 8 (4) should be applied;
Whereas the other Member States have been informed thereof;
Whereas it is accepted by the Commission and by all Member States that all of these exemptions or reductions are well founded in terms of specific policies and do not give rise to distortions in competition or interfere with the working of the internal market;
Whereas the reductions or exemptions will be continually reviewed by the Commission to ensure their compatibility with the operation of the internal market or Community policy in the area of protection of the environment;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council is required to review the situation at the latest by 31 December 1996 on the basis of a report from the Commission,
In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC and notwithstanding the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on mineral oils (2), the following Member States are hereby authorized to apply or to continue to apply the reductions in rates of excise duties or exemptions from excise duty as herein specified:
1. in the Kingdom of Belgium and in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
until 31 December 1994, for a reduction in the rate of duty on heavy fuel oil to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly fuels provided that such an incentive is specifically linked to sulphur content and provided that the weighted average rate of duty charged on heavy fuel oil respects the minimum rate of duty on heavy fuel oils as provided for in Community law; in no case can the reduced rate fall below ECU 6,5 per tonne;
2. in the Hellenic Republic:
to grant relief from the excise duty on mineral oils for fuels intended to be used to power the official vehicles of the Ministry of the Presidency, the national police force and the metropolitan bishops;
3. in the Italian Republic:
until 31 December 1994, to grant relief from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel in the production of alumina in Sardinia;
4. in the Portuguese Republic:
to grant relief from excise duty for LPG, natural gas and methane when used as fuel for local public transport.
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32004R0539 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2004 of 23 March 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2004
of 23 March 2004
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 29,657/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2004.
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31996R0720 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 720/96 of 15 April 1996 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 720/96 of 15 April 1996 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
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 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2997/95 (3) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine;
Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional duty for an additional period of two months;
Whereas the exporters have raised no objections,
The validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2997/95 shall be extended for a period of two months and shall expire on 24 June 1996. It shall cease to apply if, before that date, the Council adopts definitive measures or if the proceeding is terminated pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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 |
32011R0134 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 134/2011 of 14 February 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
| 15.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 134/2011
of 14 February 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 129/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2011.
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31996R1832 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/96 of 23 September 1996 setting export refunds on fruit and vegetables
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1832/96 of 23 September 1996 setting export refunds on fruit and vegetables
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 26 (11) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2702/95 (4), sets implementing rules for export refunds on fruit and vegetables;
Whereas Article 26 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 states that, to the extent necessary to permit economically significant exportation, the difference between prices in international trade of the products listed in that Article and their prices in the Community may be covered by export refunds;
Whereas Article 26 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 states that refunds must be fixed with regard to the existing situation and outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the Community market and supply availability, on the one hand, and prices in international trade on the other hand; whereas account must also be taken of the costs indicated at (b) in that paragraph and of the economic aspect of the envisaged exports;
Whereas refunds are, pursuant to Article 26 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, to be set with due regard to the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty;
Whereas Article 26 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 states that prices on the Community market are to be determined taking account of those most favourable from the exportation standpoint; whereas international trade prices are to be determined and account taken of the prices indicated in the second subparagraph of that paragraph;
Whereas the international trade situation or the special requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on a given product depending on the destination of that product;
Whereas economically significant exports can be made at the present time of tomatoes, lemons, oranges, apples, peaches and nectarines of classes 'extra`, I and II of the common quality standards, table grapes of classes 'extra` and I, shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell;
Whereas the representative market rates as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (6), are used to convert amounts in third country currencies and are the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas rules for determining and applying these conversion rates were set by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (8);
Whereas application of the rules mentioned above to the present and forecast market situation, in particular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and in international trade, leads to the refund rates set in the Annexes hereto;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the most efficient possible use should be made of the resources available without creating discrimination between traders; whereas, therefore, care should be taken not to disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund arrangements; whereas, for these reasons and because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables, quotas should be fixed for each product;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The export refund rates and quantities eligible for refunds in the fruit and vegetables sector for licences with advance fixing of the refund shall be those set in Annex I hereto.
The indicative rates and quantities for exports without advance fixing of the refund shall be those fixed in Annex II hereto.
2. Quantities for which licences are issued in the context of food aid, as referred to in Article 14a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (9) laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, shall not count against the eligible quantities referred to in paragraph 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 September 1996.
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32011D0425 | Council Decision 2011/425/CFSP of 18 July 2011 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia
| 19.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/27
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/425/CFSP
of 18 July 2011
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 October 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/670/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Pierre MOREL European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia. The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL will expire on 31 August 2011.
(2) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 30 June 2012.
(3) The mandate of the EUSR will be implemented in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action, as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
Appointment
The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia is hereby extended until 30 June 2012. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
Policy objectives
The EUSR’s mandate shall be based on the policy objectives of the Union for Central Asia. Those objectives include:
(a) promoting good and close relations between countries of Central Asia and the Union on the basis of common values and interests, as set out in relevant agreements;
(b) contributing to strengthening the stability and cooperation between the countries in the region;
(c) contributing to strengthening democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Central Asia;
(d) addressing key threats, especially specific problems with direct implications for the Union;
(e) enhancing the Union’s effectiveness and visibility in the region, including through a closer coordination with other relevant partners and international organisations, such as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations.
Mandate
1. In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
(a) promote overall Union political coordination in Central Asia and help to ensure consistency of the external actions of the Union in the region;
(b) monitor, on behalf of the HR and in accordance with the EUSR’s mandate, together with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission the implementation process of the EU Strategy for a New Partnership with Central Asia, make recommendations and report to relevant Council bodies on a regular basis;
(c) assist the Council in further developing a comprehensive policy towards Central Asia;
(d) follow closely political developments in Central Asia by developing and maintaining close contacts with governments, parliaments, the judiciary, civil society and mass media;
(e) encourage Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to cooperate on regional issues of common interest;
(f) develop appropriate contacts and cooperation with the main interested actors in the region, and all relevant regional and international organisations, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC);
(g) contribute to the implementation of the EU human rights policy and EU Guidelines on Human Rights, in particular with regard to children and women in areas affected by conflict, especially by monitoring and addressing developments in this regard;
(h) contribute, in close cooperation with the OSCE, to conflict prevention and resolution by developing contacts with the authorities and other local actors such as non-governmental organisations, political parties, minorities, religious groups and their leaders;
(i) provide input to the formulation of energy security, anti-narcotics and water resource management aspects of the common foreign and security policy with respect to Central Asia.
2. The EUSR shall support the work of the HR and maintain an overview of all activities of the Union in the region.
Implementation of the mandate
1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
2. The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
3. The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the EEAS.
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 924 850.
2. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
3. The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
Constitution and composition of the team
1. Within the limits of the EUSR’s mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
2. Member States, the institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff is to have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and the staff of the EUSR
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the EUSR’s mission and the members of the EUSR’s staff shall be agreed with the host party or parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
Security of EU classified information
The EUSR and the members of the EUSR’s team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2).
Access to information and logistical support
1. Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
2. The Union delegations and the Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
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Security
In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in accordance with the EUSR’s mandate and the security situation in the geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the direct authority of the EUSR, in particular by:
(a) establishing a mission-specific security plan, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;
(b) ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance, as required by the conditions in the mission area;
(c) ensuring that all members of the EUSR’s team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area;
(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented, and providing the Council, the HR and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term report and the report on the implementation of the mandate.
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Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the PSC and the HR with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the PSC or the HR, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
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Coordination
1. The EUSR shall promote overall Union political coordination and shall help ensure that all Union instruments in the field are engaged coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission and of the European Union Special Representative in Afghanistan. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States’ missions and the Union’s delegations.
2. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission, who shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
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Review
The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with a progress report by the end of January 2012, and, at the end of the EUSR’s mandate, with a comprehensive report on the implementation of the mandate.
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Entry into force
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32004D0028 | 2004/28/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 amending Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to Member States' programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses for 2003 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5014)
| Commission Decision
of 23 December 2003
amending Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to Member States' programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses for 2003
(notified under document number C(2003) 5014)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/28/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), and in particular Article 24(5) and Articles 29 and 32 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and for checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses.
(2) Commission Decision 2002/799/EC(2) lists the programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases and the programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2003. That Decision also sets out the proposed rate and maximum amount of the contribution for each programme.
(3) Commission Decision 2002/943/EC(3) approves the programmes listed in Decision 2002/799/EC and lays down the maximum amounts of the Community's financial contribution.
(4) The Commission has analysed the reports forwarded by the Member States on the expenditures of the programmes. The results of that analysis show that certain Member States will not utilise their full allocation for 2003 while others will spend in excess of the allocated amount.
(5) The Community's financial contribution to certain of those programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. It is appropriate to reallocate funding from programmes of Member States which are not using their full allocation to those that are exceeding it. The reallocation should be based on the most recent information on the expenditure actually incurred by the concerned Member States.
(6) Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/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,
Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/799/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Decision 2002/943/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 6(2), "EUR 70000" is replaced by "EUR 0";
2. in Article 7(2), "EUR 225000" is replaced by "EUR 0";
3. in Article 9(2), "EUR 5000000" is replaced by "EUR 5200000";
4. in Article 14(2), "EUR 1800000" is replaced by "EUR 2250000";
5. in Article 20(2), "EUR 250000" is replaced by "EUR 70000";
6. in Article 21(2), "EUR 600000" is replaced by "EUR 700000";
7. in Article 23(2), "EUR 1800000" is replaced by "EUR 1600000";
8. in Article 26(2), "EUR 800000" is replaced by "EUR 1050000";
9. in Article 30(2), "EUR 600000" is replaced by "EUR 350000";
10. in Article 36(2), "EUR 150000" is replaced by "EUR 30000";
11. in Article 37(2), "EUR 5000" is replaced by "EUR 15000";
12. in Article 38(2), "EUR 150000" is replaced by "EUR 250000";
13. in Article 39(2), "EUR 700000" is replaced by "EUR 650000";
14. in Article 40(2), "EUR 5000" is replaced by "EUR 0";
15. in Article 41(2), "EUR 300000" is replaced by "EUR 250000";
16. in Article 45(2), "EUR 1000000" is replaced by "EUR 1040000".
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 |
31996D0231 | 96/231/EC: Council Decision of 19 March 1996 appointing two alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
| COUNCIL DECISION of 19 March 1996 appointing two alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (96/231/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas two seats as alternate members of the Committee have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Angelo Romano, notified to the Council on 12 February 1996, and Mr Thomas Mirow, notified to the Council on 11 March 1996;
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government and the proposal from the German Government,
1. Mr Silvano Moffa is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Angelo Romano for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
2. Mr Knut Nevermann is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Thomas Mirow for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31970D0244 | 70/244/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Council Decision of 21 April 1970 concerning financial forecasts covering several years
| COUNCIL DECISION of 21 April 1970 Concerning financial forecasts covering several years (70/244/ECSC, EEC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Article 1
In order to place the budget of the Communities within a framework of forward planning for several years, the Commission shall, each year, after receiving the Opinion of the Budgetary Policy Committee, draw up a financial forecast for the three subsequent financial years, showing the financial implications for the Community resulting from Regulations and Decisions in force and from proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council. The forecast shall be broken down by category of expenditure.
The Council shall, after receiving the Opinion of the European Parliament, study and assess the forecast.
Each year the Council shall, on the basis of a report from the Commission, study the measure of agreement between the forecast and the developments as recorded.
As soon as it is found that expenditure incurred under a category considerably exceeds the forecast, the Commission shall report to the Council and submit proposals for appropriate Community measures. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2458 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001 of 14 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001
of 14 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of the consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98(4), contains, in Annex I, the export certificate for exports from Thailand and, in Annex III, a model for Member States' notifications to the Commission.
(2) Thailand has amended its export certificates and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 should therefore be replaced.
(3) Experience of the management of the quotas has shown the advantage of including the export certificate number in Member States' notifications to the Commission. Regulation (EC) No 327/98 should therefore be amended and Annex III thereto should be replaced.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 327/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The first indent of Article 8 is replaced by the following: "- within two working days of their issue, of the quantities, broken down by eight-figure CN code and country of origin, covered by the import licences issued, with details of the date of issue, the export certificate number, the licence number and the name and address of the holder,"
2. Annexes I and III are replaced by Annexes I and II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32010D0747 | Council Decision 2010/747/CFSP of 2 December 2010 amending Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP and Council Decision 2009/955/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories
| 4.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/44
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/747/CFSP
of 2 December 2010
amending Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP and Council Decision 2009/955/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 14 November 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (1) (EUPOL COPPS) for a period of 3 years. The operational phase of EUPOL COPPS began on 1 January 2006. Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP was extended by Joint Action 2008/958/CFSP (2) until 31 December 2010.
(2) Council Decision 2009/955/CFSP (3) provided for a financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2010. This financial reference amount should be increased to cover the Mission’s operational needs.
(3) Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP and Decision 2009/955/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Article 14 of Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:
‘Article 14
Financial arrangements
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2010 shall be EUR 6 870 000.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union. Nationals of third States participating financially in the mission, of host parties and, if required for the operational needs of the mission, of neighbouring countries shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
3. The Head of Mission/Police Commissioner shall report fully to, and be supervised by, the Commission on the activities undertaken in the framework of his contract.
4. The financial arrangements shall respect the operational requirements of EUPOL COPPS, including compatibility of equipment and interoperability of its teams.
5. Expenditure shall be eligible as of the date of entry into force of this Joint Action.’.
Article 2 of Decision 2009/955/CFSP is hereby deleted.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0068 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2014 of 27 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union Text with EEA relevance
| 28.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 68/2014
of 27 January 2014
amending Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 (2) provides for the minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling.
(2) It is necessary to adapt Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 to take into account the accession of Croatia.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0153 | 97/153/CFSP: Council Decision of 24 February 1997 amending Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| COUNCIL DECISION of 24 February 1997 amending Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (97/153/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 96/406/CFSP of 10 June 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),
Whereas, in view of the general and the specific objectives set out in that Joint Action, the scope of Article 3 (2) thereof needs to be specified,
The first subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Joint Action 96/406/CFSP shall be replaced by the following text:
'2. The European Union's supervisors shall participate, within the framework of the OSCE's mission, in supervising the whole electoral process, and in particular in supervising the national and local elections. The supervision activities shall be financed from the amount referred to in paragraph 1.`
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R0271 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 271/86 of 6 February 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to sodium dichromate falling within subheading 28.47 B ex II, originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 271/86
of 6 February 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to sodium dichromate falling within subheading 28.47 B ex II, originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff celling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of sodium dichromate, falling within subheading 28.47 B ex II, the individual ceiling was fixed at 334 000 ECU; whereas, on 4 February 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Romania 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 Romania,
As from 10 February 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania:
// // // CCT
heading
No
// Description
// // // 28.47 B ex II
(NIMEXE code
28.47-41) // Sodium dichromate // // Article 2
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 |
31988R3541 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3541/88 of 15 November 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3541/88 of 15 November 1988 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 regarde to the Coperation Agreement beween the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4186/87 of 21 December 1987 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1988) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in Article 1 hereto are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the annual ceiling of 32 536 tonnes, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; weheras the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 19 November to 31 December 1988, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Yugoslavia:
Order No CN code Description 01.0100 4410 Particle board and similar board of wood or other ligneous materials; whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0716(04) | Council Decision of 29 June 1998 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives
| COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1998 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (98/C 222/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 80/156/EEC of 21 January 1980 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, by its Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), the Council appointed Ms Claudie VIATTE an alternate member of the Committee for the period ending 22 October 1998;
Whereas the French Government has nominated Mr Claude PLANCHOU to replace Ms Claudie VIATTE,
Mr Claude PLANCHOU is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives in place of Ms Claudie VIATTE, for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0174 | 2001/174/EC: Council Decision of 26 February 2001 appointing a United Kingdom member of the Economic and Social Committee
| Council Decision
of 26 February 2001
appointing a United Kingdom member of the Economic and Social Committee
(2001/174/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),
Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Tom JENKINS, of which the Council was informed on 17 December 1999;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Mr David FEICKERT is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Tom JENKINS for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0889 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2009 of 25 September 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and establishing budgetary ceilings for 2009 for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme and the budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables and for specific support, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
| 26.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 254/73
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 889/2009
of 25 September 2009
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and establishing budgetary ceilings for 2009 for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme and the budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables and for specific support, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Articles 64(2) and 70(2) thereof,
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 and (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2), and in particular Article 8(2), Article 69(3), Article 87(3), Article 123(1), the second subparagraph of Article 128(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 128(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishes, for each Member State, the ceilings which may not be exceeded by the total amounts of direct payments which may be awarded during a calendar year in the Member State concerned.
(2) In 2009, due to the reduction in its sugar quota, Spain requested the application of the support scheme for beetroot and sugar cane producers provided for in Section 7 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The ceilings established in Annex IV to that Regulation should therefore be amended with regard to Spain.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 146(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 was repealed as of 1 January 2009. However, some of its provisions continue to apply with regard to 2009.
(4) For Member States implementing, in 2009, the Single Payment Scheme provided for under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of that Regulation should be established for 2009 under the conditions laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
(5) For the Member States making use, in 2009, of the option provided for in Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Article 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings applicable to the direct payments excluded from the Single Payment Scheme should be fixed for 2009.
(6) For the sake of clarity, the 2009 budgetary ceilings for the Single Payment Scheme, after deduction of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Article 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 from the ceilings given in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, should be published.
(7) For Member States implementing, in 2009, the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Chapter 2 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the annual financial envelopes for 2009 should be established in accordance with Article 123(1) of that Regulation.
(8) For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme for granting separate sugar payments in 2009 under Article 126 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published.
(9) For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme for granting separate fruit and vegetable payments in 2009 under Article 127 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published.
(10) For Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme, the 2009 budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables in accordance with Article 128(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, should be established on the basis of their notification.
(11) The 2009 budgetary ceilings applicable to the specific support provided for in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should be established, in accordance with Article 69(3) of that Regulation in respect of those Member States granting such support on the basis of Article 72(4) of that Regulation, as established on the basis of their notification.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should be amended accordingly.
(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the sums relating to Spain for 2009 and subsequent years shall be replaced as follows:
‘2009 : 5 043,7
2010 : 5 038,4
2011 : 5 021,0
2012 : 5 032,8’.
1. The budgetary ceilings for 2009 referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The budgetary ceilings for 2009 referred to in Article 70(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Article 87(3) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
3. The budgetary ceilings for the Single Payment Scheme for 2009 referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
4. The annual financial envelopes for 2009 referred to in Article 123(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
5. The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for granting the separate sugar payment for 2009, as referred to in Article 126(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, are set out in Annex V to this Regulation.
6. The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for granting the separate fruit and vegetable payment in 2009, as referred to in Article 127(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, are set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.
7. The budgetary ceilings for 2009 referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 128(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.
8. The budgetary ceilings for 2009 referred to in Article 69(3) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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