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31997R2192 | Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2192/97 of 30 October 1997 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
| COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EC, EURATOM) No 2192/97 of 30 October 1997 amending 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, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (4),
Whereas Article 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (5) lays down the term of office of the members and alternates, if any, of the Staff Committee;
Whereas that term of office, which is currently fixed at a maximum of two years, should be replaced by a maximum term of three years to permit fuller implementation of the staff representatives' mandate;
Whereas it is unnecessary to amend the minimum term of office of members of the Staff Committee and their alternates,
The first subparagraph of Article 1 (Section 1) of Annex II to the Staff Regulations is hereby replaced by the following:
'The Staff Committee shall comprise the members thereof, together with their alternates if any, whose term of office shall be three years. The institution may, however, decide to fix a shorter term of office, which may not be less than one year. Every official of the institution shall be entitled to vote and stand for election.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32010D0300 | 2010/300/: Commission Decision of 25 May 2010 amending Decision 2001/672/EC as regards time periods for the movements of bovine animals to summer grazing areas (notified under document C(2010) 3188) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 26.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 May 2010
amending Decision 2001/672/EC as regards time periods for the movements of bovine animals to summer grazing areas
(notified under document C(2010) 3188)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/300/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (1) and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals in order to ensure the transparency of the conditions for the production and marketing of beef and beef products. To that end, the Regulation requires the Member States to set up national bovine databases which will record the identity of the animal, all holdings on its territory and the movements of the animals. In addition, it imposes an obligation on keepers of animals to report to the competent authority, inter alia, all movements to and from the holding, along with the dates of these events, within a period fixed by the Member State of between three and seven days of the event occurring.
(2) The Regulation provides for the possibility for the Commission at the request of a Member State to extend that maximum period and to set up special rules applicable to different mountain areas, which was done by means of Commission Decision 2001/672/EC of 20 August 2001 laying down special rules applicable to movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in mountain areas (2).
(3) Pursuant to recital 4 of Decision 2001/672/EC these special rules must result in a real simplification and foresee only what is absolutely necessary to guarantee the fully operational character of the national bovine databases.
(4) Decision 2001/672/EC applies to such movements during the period from 1 May to 15 October. Practical experience with the application of that Decision has shown that in some mountain areas movements to summer grazing areas start already in April. The scope of application of Decision 2001/672/EC should be amended accordingly to take account of that fact.
(5) Under certain conditions, animals, which are moved from different holdings to the same summer grazing mountain area, arrive there over a period of more than seven days. In order to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, time limits in Decision 2001/672/EC should therefore be adapted to take account of that practical fact without compromising traceability.
(6) Decision 2001/672/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Funds,
Decision 2001/672/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 1 the date ‘1 May’ is replaced by ‘15 April’;
2. Article 2(4) is replaced by the following:
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31997D0514 | 97/514/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 1997 on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Belgium (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 31 July 1997 on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Belgium (Text with EEA relevance) (97/514/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Council Directive 93/384/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) (g) thereof;
Whereas in June and July 1997 outbreaks of classical swine fever in Belgium were declared by the Belgian veterinary authorities in Voeren;
Whereas in accordance with Article 9 (1) of Directive 80/217/EEC a surveillance zone was immediately established around outbreak sites;
Whereas all pig holdings in the surveillance zones have been subject to a weekly inspection by a veterinarian. During this inspection samples for laboratory examination are collected if deemed necessary. No evidence of classical swine fever in the zone has been detected;
Whereas the provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (3) as last amended by Directive 95/23/EEC (4);
Whereas Belgium has submitted a request for the adoption of a specific solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in established surveillance zones and slaughtered subject to a specific authorization issued by the competent authority;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Without prejudice for the provisions of Council Directive 80/217/EEC, in particular, Article 9 paragraph 6, Belgium is authorized to apply the mark described in Article 3 (1) (A) (e) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC to pigmeat obtained from pigs originating from holdings situated in a surveillance zone in Belgium established in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (1) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC on the condition that the pigs in question:
(a) originate from a holding to which, following the epidemiological inquiry, no contact has been established with an infected holding,
(b) originate from a holding which for a period of at least 3 weeks has been subject to a weekly inspection by a veterinarian. The inspection has included all pigs kept on the holding,
(c) have been subject to protection measures established in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (6) (f) and (g) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC,
(d) have been included in a programme for monitoring body temperature and clinical examination. The programme shall be carried out as given in Annex I,
(e) have been slaughtered within 12 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse.
2. Belgium shall ensure that a certificate as given in Annex II is issued in respect of meat referred to in paragraph 1.
Pigmeat which complies with the conditions of Article 1 (1) and enters into intra-Community trade must be accompanied by the certificate referred to in Article 1 (2).
Belgium shall ensure that abattoirs designated to receive the pigs referred to in Article 1 (1) do not on the same day accept pigs for slaughter other than the pigs in question.
Belgium shall provide Member States and the Commission with:
(a) the name and location of slaughterhouses designated to receive pigs for slaughter referred to in Article 1 (1);
(b) a monthly report which contains information on:
- the area to which the provisions of Article 1 apply,
- number of pigs slaughtered at the designated slaughterhouses,
- identification system and movement controls applied to slaughter pigs, as required in accordance with Article 9 (6) (f) (i) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC,
- instructions issued concerning the application of the programme for monitoring body temperature referred to in Annex I.
This Decision is applicable until 1 September 1997.
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32000R2687 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2687/2000 of 8 December 2000 prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2687/2000
of 8 December 2000
prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2579/2000(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2000.
(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 mackerel in the waters of ICES division V b (Færoese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. Denmark prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 November 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Færoese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2000.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Færoese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 24 November 2000.
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 |
32004R0484 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2004 of 15 March 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
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2004
of 15 March 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:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(2), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
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 16 March 2004.
It shall apply from 17 to 30 March 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R0089 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 89/2011 of 2 February 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 29/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 89/2011
of 2 February 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 3 February 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 |
31986D0327 | 86/327/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 June 1986 approving a programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 June 1986
approving a programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(86/327/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3827/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 20 December 1985 the Italian Government forwarded a programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy;
Whereas the programme relates to the restructuring, modernization, rationalization and extension of installations for the processing and marketing of:
- beef/veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat, goatmeat, horsemeat,
- poultrymeat, rabbitmeat, meat of other small livestock and slaughter by-products;
so as to increase productivity and profitability, to improve quality, to adapt production to present-day hygiene requirements and, in particular, to involve producers more closely in the processing and marketing sector; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the purpose of the programme is to increase the existing capacity of meat processing and marketing installations, especially in the Mezzogiorno, and whereas priority is to be given to installations with a slaughter capacity of not less than 5 000 tonnes per year; whereas the programme makes no provision for investments in public installations with a slaughter capacity of less than 1 000 tonnes per year; whereas the programme provides for the processing and marketing of meat and slaughter by-products;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required in 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 sectors concerned; 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 the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy, forwarded by the Italian Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 20 December 1985 is hereby approved.
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32010R0611 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 611/2010 of 12 July 2010 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Basilico Genovese (PDO))
| 13.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 611/2010
of 12 July 2010
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Basilico Genovese (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and by virtue of Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for approval of amendments to details in the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Basilico Genovese’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1623/2005 (3).
(2) The request to change the specification concerns adding a provision on affixing to the product’s packaging the logo of the name ‘Basilico Genovese’, the graphical specifications of which are described.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is a minor one within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission can approve it without recourse to the procedure laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the said Regulation,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Basilico Genovese’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
The updated Single Document is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R3106 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3106/88 of 7 October 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 as regards the period of validity of licences issued pursuant to the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3106/88
of 7 October 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 as regards the period of validity of licences issued pursuant to the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 of 16 October 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 198/88 (3), lays down in particular the period of validity of the licences; whereas in order to facilitate maize and sorghum imports into Spain pursuant to those arrangements the said period of validity should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 is replaced by the following:
'1. Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid from the date of issue, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (*), until the 28 February 1989 for sorghum and until the 30 April 1989 for maize.
(*) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 8 October 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985D0372 | 85/372/EEC: Council Decision of 25 July 1985 on a definition phase for a Community action in the field of telecommunications technologies - R D programme in advanced communications technologies for Europe (RACE)
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 July 1985
on a definition phase for a Community action in the field of telecommunications technologies - R & D programme in advanced communications technologies for Europe (RACE)
(85/372/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the Community has as its task, by establishing a common market and progressively approximating the economic policies of Member States inter alia to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities and closer relations between the Member States;
Whereas the Heads of State or of Government, meeting in Stuttgart, Athens, Fontainebleau and Brussels, emphasized the importance of telecommunications as a major source for economic growth and social development;
Whereas the European Parliament, in its assessment of the situation and development of telecommunications, stressed the key role of telecommunications for the future political, social and economic development of the Community;
Whereas on 17 December 1984 the Council agreed on the main elements of a Community telecommunications policy, including the objective of developing advanced telecommunications services and networks by actions at Community level;
Whereas, with the emergence of new services and the progressive convergence of telecommunications, data processing and entertainment, the evolution may develop towards a Europe-wide integrated broadband network (integrated broadband communications, IBC) capable of supporting a wide range of customers and service providers;
Whereas developments in telecommunications will benefit the international competitiveness of the European economies in general and of the telecommunications industries in particular;
Whereas, in response to the requirement of using fully the economic and market potential of telecommunications, the Commission has submitted a programme of action which has been recognized as a base for further work by the Council;
Whereas R & D can make a major contribution, notably by facilitating the evolution towards future integrated broadband communications in terms of transnational connections, and also at regional and local levels;
Whereas the Council approved, in its resolution of 25 July 1983 (3), the principle of framework programmes for Community research, development and demonstra
tion, the scientific and technical objectives for the period 1984 to 1987, and in particular the importance given to the goal of promoting industrial competitiveness;
Whereas the Council, on 4 June 1985, recognized the importance of the rapid establishment of a definition phase for the RACE programme (R & D programme in Advanced Telecommunications Technologies for Europe) in order to prepare a general European framework for the development of advanced systems of communications for the future and to promote technical and industrial cooperation;
Whereas the constitution or consolidation of a specifically European industrial potential in the technologies concerned is an urgent necessity; whereas the beneficiaries must be network operators, research establishments, undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and other bodies in the Community which are best suited to attain these objectives;
Whereas it will not be possible to define and examine a Community R & D programme in this sector until the definition phase produces the relevant conclusions;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the specific powers necessary for the adoption of this Decision;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has expressed its opinion,
1. A definition phase for a Community action in the field of telecommunications technologies as described in the Annex is hereby adopted for a maximum period of 18 months beginning on 1 July 1985.
2. The activity is designed essentially to define precise objectives and to develop the approach to technological cooperation at Community level in concertation with public and private actions in the field of telecommunications technologies undertaken at national and international levels.
1. The definition phase shall consist of two parts. Part I shall comprise analytical work required for the formulation of a reference model for integrated broadband communications (IBC) to be carried out by appropriate organizations, groups and other bodies and including, where required, contract work.
Part II shall comprise technology evaluation and exploration projects carried out by means of contracts, as required to clarify technology options and establish techno-economic feasibility of the reference model.
The contracts shall be concluded with network operators, research establishments, undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and other bodies established in the Community, hereinafter referred to as 'partners'. The work shall be carried out in the Community.
2. The projects of Part II shall be executed by means of shared cost contracts. The contractors shall bear a substantial proportion of the costs, normally at least 50 % of the total expenditure on any project.
In exceptional cases as specified in Article 6 (3), different conditions from those laid down in this paragraph may be adopted in accordance with the procedure in Article 7.
3. The activity will take account of requirements regarding the development of standards and common functional specifications to serve the interests of European industry, users and telecommunications operators in this field.
1. Where contracts are required for the implementation of Part I, they shall be awarded by restricted tendering procedure.
2. The contracts for Part II shall be awarded by open tendering procedure and involve the participation of at least two independent industrial partners not all established in the same Member State. The open invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. The Community shall contribute to the performance of the action within the limits of the appropriations entered to this end in the general budget of the European Communities.
2. The amount of the appropriations estimated necessary for the Community's contribution to Part I shall be calculated on the basis of Article 2 (1), and charged to the relevant part of the general budget of the European Communities.
The funds estimated necessary for Part II amount to 14 million ECU, including expenditure on a staff of 12, and will be used in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 (3).
The Commission shall ensure that the definition phase is properly performed and establish the appropriate implementation measures. Article 6
1. The Commission shall be assisted in the performance of the task referred to in Article 5 by a Committee. The Committee, consisting of two representatives of each Member State, shall be set up by the Commission on the basis of nomination by the Member States.
Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers depending on the nature of the issues under consideration.
The Committee shall be chaired by a Commission representative.
The proceedings of the Committee shall be confidential. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. The secretarial services shall be provided by the Commission.
2. The Commission may consult the Committee on any matter falling within the scope of this Decision. In addition, the Commission shall inform the Committee regularly in advance, of projects falling below the thresholds referred to in paragraph 3, fourth and fifth indents.
3. The Commission shall consult the Committee, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, on:
- the work to be undertaken in Part II; such consultation will have to be completed within a maximum period of three months following this Decision,
- any departure from the general conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 3,
- the evaluation of work undertaken in respect of Part I, by appropriate organizations, groups and other bodies,
- the contracts which may be necessary for the implementation of Part I, as well as the resultant Community financial contribution when the contracts require a Community contribution exceeding 100 000 ECU,
- the assessment of the proposed projects relating to Part II and the proposed level of cost-sharing referred to in Article 2 (2) as well as the Community's financial contribution to their execution when these projects require a Community contribution exceeding 400 000 ECU.
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Committee, either on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members.
2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the proposal within a period that may be decided by the chairman in the light of the urgency of the matter and which shall normally be one month and shall in no case exceed two months. The opinion shall be adopted by a qualified majority. Within the Committee, the votes of the Member States shall be weighted in accordance with Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall implement the measures where its proposals are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee. Where the proposal is not in accordance with the opinion, or where no such opinion is issued, the Commission may submit to the Council a proposal in the form of a draft Decision. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If the Council has not acted within a period which shall normally be one month and shall in no case exceed two months from the date on which the matter was referred to it:
- the Commission proposal shall be deemed to be rejected if it concerns matters falling under the second and third indents of Article 6 (3)
- the Commission may take a decision corresponding to its proposal if it concerns matters falling under the fourth and fifth indents of Article 6 (3).
With regard to the concertation activities provided for in Article 1 (2), the Member States and the Commission shall exchange all appropriate information to which they have access and which they are free to disclose concerning activities in the areas covered by this Decision, whether or not planned or carried out under their authority.
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32006R0249 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 249/2006 of 13 February 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 937/2001, (EC) No 1852/2003 and (EC) No 1463/2004 as regards the terms of the authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances (Text with EEA relevance)
| 14.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/2006
of 13 February 2006
amending Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 937/2001, (EC) No 1852/2003 and (EC) No 1463/2004 as regards the terms of the authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility of changing the terms of authorisation of an additive further to an application from the holder of the authorisation.
(2) The use of the additive halofuginone hydrobromide 6 g/kg (Stenorol) belonging to the group of ‘Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances’ was authorised for 10 years for chickens for laying by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2430/1999 (2). The authorisation was linked to the person responsible for putting the additive into circulation.
(3) The use of the additive salinomycin sodium 120 g/kg (Sacox 120) belonging to the group of ‘Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances’ was authorised for 10 years for rabbits for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 937/2001 (3). The authorisation was linked to the person responsible for putting the additive into circulation.
(4) The use of the additive salinomycin sodium 120 g/kg (Sacox 120 microGranulate) belonging to the group of ‘Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances’ was authorised for 10 years for chickens reared for laying by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2003 (4). The authorisation was linked to the person responsible for putting the additive into circulation.
(5) The use of the additive salinomycin sodium 120 g/kg (Sacox 120 microGranulate) belonging to the group of ‘Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances’ was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1463/2004 (5). The authorisation was linked to the person responsible for putting the additive into circulation and replaced the previous authorisation of this additive which was not linked to any specific person.
(6) The holder of the authorisations, Hoechst Roussel Vet GmbH and Intervet International BV, have submitted applications pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the person responsible for putting into circulation the additives referred to in recitals 2 to 5. With the application they have submitted data showing that the marketing rights for those additives have been transferred to Huvepharma NV with effect from 1 August 2005.
(7) Assigning the authorisation of an additive linked to a person responsible for putting it into circulation to another person, is based on a purely administrative procedure and did not entail a fresh assessment of the additives. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(8) To allow Huvepharma NV to exploit its ownership rights, it is necessary to change the name of the person responsible for putting the additives into circulation accordingly.
(9) Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 937/2001, (EC) No 1852/2003 and (EC) No 1463/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) It is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In column 2 of the entry for E 764 of the Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2430/1999, the words ‘Hoechst Roussel Vet GmbH’ are replaced by the words ‘Huvepharma nv’.
In column 2 of the entry for E 766 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 937/2001, the words ‘Intervet International BV’ are replaced by the words ‘Huvepharma NV’.
In column 2 of the entry for E 766 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1852/2003, the words ‘Intervet International BV’ are replaced by the words ‘Huvepharma NV’.
In column 2 of the entry for E 766 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1463/2004, the words ‘Intervet International BV’ are replaced by the words ‘Huvepharma NV’.
Existing stocks which are in conformity with the provisions applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until 31 July 2006.
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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32002D0566 | 2002/566/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 2001 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Umbria in Italy (notified under document number C(2001) 2119)
| Commission Decision
of 7 September 2001
approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Umbria in Italy
(notified under document number C(2001) 2119)
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(2002/566/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 27 November 2000 an acceptable draft Single Programming Document for the region of Umbria 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 Umbria 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:
- competitiveness of the regional system;
- competitiveness of the system of firms;
- conservation and improvement of environmental and cultural 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 393137532 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 150502845.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 221747781 from the public sector and EUR 20886906 from the private 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 150502845. 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 150502845.
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 27 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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31981R2460 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2460/81 of 27 July 1981 on the application of Decision No 4/81 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee amending, as regards products sent in small packages to private persons, Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2460/81 of 27 July 1981 on the application of Decision No 4/81 of the EEC - Austria Joint Committee amending, as regards products sent in small packages to private persons, Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
(1) OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 2.
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 4/81 amending, as regards products sent in small packages to private persons, Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
Decision No 4/81 of the EEC - Austria Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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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32013D0355 | Council Decision 2013/355/CFSP of 3 July 2013 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
| 4.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/16
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/355/CFSP
of 3 July 2013
amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 25 November 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP (1).
(2) On 25 June 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/332/CFSP (2) amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP and extending it until 30 June 2013.
(3) On 7 June 2013, the Political and Security Committee recommended to extend the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) for an additional period of 12 months until 30 June 2014.
(4) EU BAM Rafah should be further extended from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2014 on the basis of the current mandate.
(5) EU BAM Rafah will be conducted 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,
Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 5 is amended as follows:
(a) the following paragraph is inserted:
(b) paragraph 4 is deleted;
(2) Article 8(3) is replaced by the following:
(3) the following Article is inserted:
(4) Article 13 is replaced by the following:
(5) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
(6) Article 17 is deleted.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of adoption.
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32002R0077 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2002 of 17 January 2002 amending Annexes I and III 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 77/2002
of 17 January 2002
amending Annexes I and III 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 2162/2001(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) Acetylisovaleryltylosin and methylprednisolone should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.
(7) In order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, the duration of the validity of the provisional maximum residue limits previously defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be extended for cypermethrin.
(8) 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.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are 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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32003R2328 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2328/2003 of 22 December 2003 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion, as a result of those regions' remoteness
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2328/2003
of 22 December 2003
introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion, as a result of those regions' remoteness
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 and Article 299(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas:
(1) The fisheries sector in the outermost regions of the Community faces difficulties, which are aggravated in particular by the cost of transporting fishery products to the markets as a result of their remoteness and isolation.
(2) As part of the Community's policy to assist its outermost regions, by Decisions 89/687/EEC(3), 91/314/EEC(4) and 91/315/EEC(5) the Council has set up programmes of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the French overseas departments (Poseidom), the Canary Islands (Poseican) and Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) respectively, which outline the measures to be applied taking account of the special characteristics of and constraints on those regions.
(3) Article 299(2) of the Treaty recognises the particular handicaps affecting the economic and social situation of the outermost regions, made worse by their remoteness and insularity. The same also applies to the fishing industry.
(4) The regions concerned are facing specific development problems, and in particular additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain products as a result of their remoteness.
(5) With a view to maintaining the competitiveness of certain fishery products compared with that of similar products from other Community regions, the Community introduced measures in 1992 and 1993 to compensate for such additional costs in the fisheries sector. Those measures were then followed in 1994 and in the period 1995 to 1997 by the adoption of Regulations (EC) No 1503/94(6) and (EC) No 2337/95(7) and in the period 1998 to 2002 by the adoption of Regulations (EC) No 1587/98(8) and (EC) No 579/2002(9). From 2003 provision needs to be made for continuation of the scheme for offsetting the additional costs for certain fishery products as regards processing and marketing and, accordingly, measures should be adopted so that these measures may continue.
(6) The non-industrial and inshore fishing industry is of social and economic importance in the outermost regions of the European Union.
(7) For the sake of sound management of stocks fishing efforts must be rationalised, in particular in the light of the research of a high technical standard conducted in this area by various scientific institutions in the outermost regions.
(8) The Community rules on the conservation and management of stocks must be observed in those regions, and in particular, in the case of the French department of Guiana, the rule prohibiting fishing for shrimp at a depth of less than 30 metres.
(9) In order to promote the economic development of the outermost regions concerned, the Member States should be able to adjust the quantities and the Commission to adjust the amounts and quantities set for the various species from the same outermost region or between outermost regions of the same Member State, to take account of changes in marketing conditions and species' characteristics.
(10) Where adjustment between species or within regions belonging to the same Member State has not led to full utilisation of the amounts available, the Commission should be able to adjust the amounts and quantities set for the various species between outermost regions of different Member States. In that event, adjustment should be without prejudice to the scale for allocating amounts available under this Regulation in subsequent years.
(11) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(10),
Purpose
This Regulation introduces a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products listed in Annexes I to V from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion (hereinafter referred to as "the compensation") as a result of those regions' remoteness.
Recipients
The recipients of the compensation shall be the producers, the owners or operators of vessels registered in the ports of the regions referred to in Article 1 and operating therein or associations of such operators, and the operators in the processing and marketing sector or associations of such operators, who incur the additional costs in marketing the products concerned as a result of the remoteness of those regions.
Azores
In the case of the Azores, the compensation shall be payable for the fishery products listed in Annex I. The amounts of the compensation and the quantities for the region shall be as follows:
(a) EUR 177 per tonne of tuna for up to 10000 tonnes a year delivered to the local canning industry;
(b) EUR 455 per tonne of species for marketing fresh for up to 2000 tonnes a year;
(c) EUR 148 per tonne of small pelagics and deep-sea species delivered to local industry or local producer associations or organisations for freezing or processing for up to 1554 tonnes a year.
Madeira
In the case of Madeira, the compensation shall be payable for the fishery products listed in Annex II. The amounts of the compensation and the quantities for the region shall be as follows:
(a) EUR 230 per tonne of tuna for up to 4000 tonnes a year delivered to the local canning industry;
(b) EUR 250 per tonne of black scabbardfish for up to 1600 tonnes a year;
(c) EUR 1080 per tonne of aquaculture products for up to 50 tonnes a year.
Canary Islands
In the case of the Canary Islands, the compensation shall be payable for the fishery products listed in Annex III. The amounts of the compensation and the quantities for the region shall be as follows:
(a) EUR 950 per tonne of tuna marketed by air for up to 1619 tonnes a year;
(b) EUR 500 per tonne of tuna marketed by sea in the raw state for up to 453 tonnes a year;
(c) EUR 250 per tonne of skipjack marketed by sea for up to 453 tonnes a year;
(d) EUR 220 per tonne of skipjack marketed by sea in the raw state for up to 712 tonnes a year;
(e) EUR 240 per tonne of sardines and mackerel for freezing for up to 347 tonnes a year;
(f) EUR 268 per tonne of cephalopods and demersal species for up to 8292 tonnes a year;
(g) EUR 1300 per tonne of aquaculture products for up to 1157 tonnes a year.
Guiana
In the case of Guiana, the compensation shall be payable for the fishery products listed in Annex IV. The amounts of the compensation and the quantities for the region shall be as follows:
(a) EUR 1100 per tonne of industrial shrimp fished for up to 3300 tonnes a year;
(b) EUR 1100 per tonne of non-industrial white fish marketed fresh for up to 100 tonnes per year;
(c) EUR 527 per tonne of non-industrial white fish marketed frozen for up to 500 tonnes per year.
Réunion
In the case of Réunion, the compensation shall be payable for the fishery products listed in Annex V. The amounts of the compensation and the quantities for the region shall be EUR 1400 per tonne of tuna, swordfish, marlin, sailfish, dolphinfish and shark, for up to 618 tonnes per year.
Adjustment of amounts and quantities
1. The Member States may adjust the quantities set for the various species in the framework of Articles 3 to 7 without increasing the overall annual funding provided for each Member State and without increasing the amounts provided for as compensation per tonne of species provided that the Commission raises no objections within a period of four weeks as from the notification of a request for adjustment duly justified by a Member State.
2. The Commission may, following the information received from the Member States concerned, adjust the amounts and the quantities set for the various species, in the light of their characteristics and their production and marketing conditions, within the overall financial provisions set out in Articles 3 to 7.
Such adjustment may be carried out within a region, between regions belonging to one Member State or between different Member States.
3. Should adjustment be carried out between different Member States, it shall be without prejudice to the scale for allocating amounts available and shall be carried out within the limits of the overall annual funding for the scheme as laid down by the budget authority.
4. The adjustment referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall take account of all the relevant factors, in particular the biological characteristics of the species, changes in additional costs and qualitative and quantitative aspects of production and marketing.
Detailed rules of application
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2).
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Committee
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Fishery Products (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee").
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its internal Rules of Procedure.
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Financing
The measures provided for in this Regulation shall constitute intervention intended to stabilise the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(11). They shall be financed by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
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Reporting
By 1 June 2006 at the latest the Commission shall report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation, accompanied, if necessary, by proposals for appropriate adjustments needed to achieve the objectives laid down in this Regulation.
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Transitional measures
Requests to the Commission for adjustments pursuant to Article 2(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 on which no decision has been taken before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the procedure laid down in Article 8.
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Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003 until 31 December 2006.
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31990D0285 | 90/285/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 the region of Auvergne (France) (Only the French text is 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 the region of Auvergne (France)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(90/285/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 French Government submitted to the Commission on 8 May 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the areas in the region of Auvergne 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), and the European Social Fund (ESF) 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 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 the region of Auvergne (France), 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:
- priority 1: improving the attractiveness of the employment areas,
- priority 2: improving the competitiveness of firms and promoting job creation
- priority 3: exploiting tourist resources;
(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 national initiatives, that is ECU 42 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(in ecus)
1.2 // // // ERDF // 9 600 000 // ESF // 2 400 000 // // // Total for Structural Funds: // 12 000 000 // //
The resultant national financing requirement, that is approximately ECU 20 million for the public sector and ECU 10 million for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments.
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31995R0332 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 332/95 of 17 February 1995 determining, by way of a temporary measure, the prices and amounts fixed in ecus applicable in the sugar sector for the period 1 February to 30 June 1995 which are multiplied by the correcting factor provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 332/95 of 17 February 1995 determining, by way of a temporary measure, the prices and amounts fixed in ecus applicable in the sugar sector for the period 1 February to 30 June 1995 which are multiplied by the correcting factor provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (2), and in particular Articles 12 and 13 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/95 (4),
Whereas Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides that prices and amounts in ecus, the equivalent value of which in national currency is multiplied on 31 January 1995 by the correcting factor 1,207509 which it lays down, are to be multiplied by that factor such as to maintain their levels in national currency following the abolition of the correcting factor for the fixed currencies;
Whereas the rationality of the usual rules of calculation must be complied with as far as possible to maintain the exact stability of prices and amounts in the sugar sector as a result of the self-financing arrangements in that sector; whereas, as a result, for that same reason and in order to enable the prices and amounts in question to be applied from 1 February 1995 uniformly for all the Community, they should be determined by way of a temporary measure, in a clear way after application of the said correcting factor, and, as a consequence, be published for the remaining period of the 1994/95 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The prices and certain amounts fixed in ecus for the 1994/95 marketing year in the sugar sector shall be, after application of the correcting factor referred to in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92, as set out in the Annex for the period 1 February to 30 June 1995.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 February 1995.
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31984D0010 | 84/10/EEC: Council Decision of 10 January 1984 concerning certain protective measures against classical swine fever as regards fresh pigmeat
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 January 1984
concerning certain protective measures against classical swine fever as regards fresh pigmeat
(84/10/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 83/646/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas there has been an outbreak of classical swine fever in certain parts of the Community territory; whereas, despite the measures applied, the disease is persisting and spreading in some of those areas;
Whereas in the Federal Republic of Germany classical swine fever is widespread in certain zones;
Whereas, as a result, trade in fresh pigmeat originating in some of those areas constitutes a risk of spreading the disease; whereas some Member States have adopted protective measures in this respect;
Whereas all other Member States should therefore adopt protective measures and apply them for an appropriate period;
Whereas, in the absence of any concurring opinion from the Standing Veterinary Committee, the Commission was unable to adopt the measures it had envisaged on this matter under the procedure provided for in Article 8 of Directive 72/461/EEC,
1. Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of fresh pigmeat obtained from pigs coming from the zones of the Member States defined in the Annex.
2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall be lifted for fresh pigmeat obtained from pigs coming from one of the regions mentioned in the Annex and slaughtered not less than 30 days after the end of the last outbreak of classical swine fever in the region concerned.
The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3) and accompanying pigmeat dispatched from the Member State specified in the Annex must bear the following entry: 'Meat conforming to Decision 84/10/EEC'.
The Commission will follow developments in the situation and will, if necessary, take appropriate measures.
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so that they comply with this Decision as from 12 January 1984. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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32012R0526 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 526/2012 of 20 June 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
| 21.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 526/2012
of 20 June 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 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 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2012 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31994R2597 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/94 of 26 October 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down certain rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2597/94 of 26 October 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down certain rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (1), and in particular Article 2 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/94 of 30 March 1994 laying down certain rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (2) lays down common rules governing the lodging of applications for licences and the way in which the licences are used;
Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94 lists the administrative authorities competent to apply the measures implementing Regulation (EC) No 520/94;
Whereas the French authorities have notified the Commission of a change in the particulars appearing in the list, in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 738/94;
Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94 should be amended accordingly,
Point 6 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94 is hereby replaced by the following:
'6. France
Service des Titres du Commerce extérieur,
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F-75436 Paris, cedex 09,
Tél.: (33 1) 44 63 25 25,
Télécopieur: (33 1) 44 63 26 59 - 44 63 26 67.'
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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31987D0045 | 87/45/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1986 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.688 - The London Grain Futures Market) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 1986
relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty
(IV/29.688 - The London Grain Futures Market)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(87/45/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Article 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the notification and application for negative clearance submitted on 22 August 1978 relating to the articles of association and the regulations of the London Grain Futures Market,
Having regard to the summary of the notification published (2) pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:
I. FACTS
(1) The London Grain Futures Market (LGFM) was set up and is run under the auspices of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) and is one of many commodity markets established in London. The commodity markets are self-regulatory organizations run by committees of management, aided by secretariats and using powers given to them by their members in market rule books. The LGFM Committee consists of 13 members of whom four are elected by the members of the LGFM, seven are nominated by the Council of GAFTA (which is in turn largely elected from among the members of GAFTA), and two are nominated annually by the UK Agricultural Supply Trade Association Limited. Although the markets are self-regulating, there is an element of supervision by the Bank of England and, increasingly, supervision of the members by the Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers Limited (AFBD).
(2) The object of the LGFM is to set up and administer a terminal market in London for grain. A terminal market, or a futures market, provides organized facilities for concluding contracts for the purchase and sale of a commodity to be delivered at named future dates. Futures markets have been developed primarily to enable persons involved in commodity trading to protect themselves from the risks of adverse price movements.
(3) The LGFM provides a market floor for trading and price-making, determines various technical questions, such as allowable delivery months and standard contract terms, and procures the provision of clearing and settlement facilities. Trading is done on the floor of the market where dealers face each other in a ring, making bids and offers through the system known as 'open outcry'.
(4) The International Futures Markets in London are among the principal markets used in international commodity merchandising and they contribute to the stability and smooth operation of world trade and to world pricing mechanisms. The relative size of the LGFM compared with its most important competitors is shown below:
Annual volumes of trade in barley
(1980 to 1985)
(metric tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // Year // London (1) // Winnipeg (2) // // // // 1980/81 // 5 766 230 // // 1981/82 // 3 489 183 // // 1982/83 // 3 497 718 // // 1983/84 // 3 567 316 // 9 596 140 // 1984/85 // 2 276 438 // 5 737 400 // // //
(1) One tonne contract.
(2) 20 tonnes contract.
Annual volumes of trade in wheat (1980 to 1985)
(metric tonnes)
1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // // // // // Year // London (1) // Winnipeg (2) // Minneapolis (3) // Mid-America (3) // Chicago (3) // // // // // // // 1980/81 // 6 432 448 // // // // // 1981/82 // 4 855 147 // // // // // 1982/83 // 5 763 182 // // 1 405 016 // 1 237 736 // 14 386 624 // 1983/84 // 6 810 414 // 2 270 880 // 1 252 832 // 1 497 224 // 11 010 968 // 1984/85 // 6 018 310 // 2 169 960 // 1 101 192 // 1 285 608 // 7 876 304 // // // // // //
(1) One tonne contract.
(2) 20 tonnes contract.
(3) 5 000 bushels contract (one tonne = 36,7437 bushels).
(5) There are currently two contracts being traded on the LGFM:
(a) The barley contract which is for barley of EEC origin, of a standard and quality specified in detail in Regulation 21 of the Regulations of the LGFM, for delivery to the buyer's lorry in bulk from a store registered by the Committee of the LGFM on the mainland of Great Britain;
(b) A wheat contract for grade B wheat of EEC origin, of a standard and quality specified in detail in Regulations 21b of the Regulations of the LGFM, for delivery to the buyer's lorry in bulk from a store registered by the Committee on the mainland of Great Britain.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, trading is for delivery in the months of September, November, January, March and May for both barley and wheat and also for July in the case of wheat.
(6) All contracts traded on the LGFM must be registered with the clearing house of GAFTA. The clearing house was set up by GAFTA for the purpose of regulating transactions in futures contracts and its principal purpose is to facilitate the transmission of documents, payments, settlements, notices and other relevant matters between members on the terms of the Regulations of the LGFM. Subject to certain conditions set out in the Articles of GAFTA, GAFTA operates a guarantee system for the due fulfilment of contracts made by members of the LGFM in whose name such contracts are registered.
(7) There are two classes of membership of the LGFM. The first class consists of full members who are allowed to trade on the floor of the market. The Regulations provide that full membership shall be limited to 58 members. The second class of member consists of associate members. Their number is not limited.
(8) The criteria specified in the Regulations for full members require an applicant for membership to meet certain financial requirements. To become a full member the applicant must satisfy the Committee that it is actively interested in the trading of grain and has a genuine place of business, as approved by the Committee.
(9) Associate members must have a genuine place of business, as approved by the Committee, within a Member State of the EEC.
(10) All members must be members of GAFTA, but any person who is engaged (or who has been engaged) in the grain trade and any corporation wheresoever situated, engaged in the grain trade, is eligible for membership of GAFTA and there may be up to 1 000 members of GAFTA at any one time, which number may be increased.
(11) A member may generally sell his membership certificate provided that the purchaser is elected in accordance with the Regulations of the LGFM.
(12) The Committee is now required to give reasons when it takes decisions affecting the members' rights of membership. An appeal procedure applies if the Committee refuses an application for membership, refuses to grant permission for the sale of a membership certificate, suspends a member for more than seven days, expels a member or if a member is deemed to have resigned upon ceasing to meet the criteria for his class of membership. In these cases, if the candidate or member is dissatisfied with the Committee's decision, that candidate or member may ask the Committee to reconsider its decision, making such representations and supplying such information as it considers relevant. (13) The regulations require that a member must generally be a member of the Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers Limited (AFBD). However, this requirement is not mandatory for all members. A member is excused from this obligation if he is (a) not a full member and has no place of business in the UK, or (b) engages in business exclusively on his own account or on behalf of a related company, or (c) falls within a category of member which is excused membership of the AFBD by the AFBD itself. The AFBD is one of seven self-regulatory organizations (SROs) which it is expected will be recognized by the Securities and Investments Board (SIB), which was set up in anticipation of the Financial Services Act, which stipulates that the only persons allowed to carry on investment business in the UK are 'authorized persons' or certain 'exempted persons'. Members of the LGFM will be so authorized by virtue of being members of the AFBD. In order to become a member of the AFBD, applicants have to fulfil certain qualitative criteria which reflect the AFBD's primary object, i. e. to promote and maintain a system of supervision of the conduct of business by commodity, financial and other futures brokers and dealers, particularly with a view to the protection of the interests of their clients. These criteria relate to the suitability of members' financial and business standing, and eligibility in other respects such as reliability, training, experience and financial resources.
(14) The regulations of the LGFM provide that 'a' charge of commission shall be made by every member in respect of every London grain futures transaction affected for another party, whether or not a member, but the rates of commission are freely negotiable. Both transactions of a 'straddle' may be executed for one commission provided that both are closed simultaneously (a 'straddle' arises where a purchase is made under one contract against a simultaneous sale under another contract for the same kind of grain for a different delivery month or for a different kind of grain for the same or a different delivery month).
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
(15) The notified regulations of the LGFM are to be considered as agreements within the meaning of Article 85 of the EEC Treaty.
(16) The regulations of the LGFM take into account the representations of the Commission in relation to various other terminal markets in London. The Commission has already granted negative clearance in respect of the rules of these associations by Decisions 85/563/EEC (1) (sugar), 85/564/EEC (2) (cocoa), 85/565/EEC (3) (coffee) and 85/566/EEC (4) (rubber).
(17) The regulations as originally notified specified the minimum net rates of commission which were chargeable in respect of grain futures. The rules specified rates of commission which varied according to the nature of the client. The rates were higher for associate members than for full members, and were still higher for non-members. A special rate could be obtained where a 'day trade' took place, where the buying and selling trade took place on the same day and was closed out on that day. The regulations prohibited any form of deductions from the minimum commissions, and any arrangement effecting or intended to effect, directly or indirectly, a deduction from the minimum rates was deemed to be a violation of the regulations.
(18) The Commission considered that the above system of specified minimum commission rates was a form of price-fixing that violated Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty. The LGFM was requested to abandon the system of fixed minimum rates. The system has now been completely abolished and references to the system in the regulations have been deleted. The regulations no longer contain any form of minimum commission but simply provide that 'a charge' of commission must be made by every member in respect of every contract for third parties (whether or not that third party is a member). Complete freedom exists to negotiate the actual commission rates and accordingly the Commission believes that this obligation is not appreciably restrictive of competition.
(19) Furthermore, as a result of representations by the Commission, amendments have been made to the regulations concerning membership so that membership is now open and that the criteria by which applications for membership are judged are objective. The Committee is required to give reasons when it takes decisions affecting the members' rights of membership. To protect the rights of actual or potential members, an appeal procedure has been introduced.
(20) The publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities, pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, did not elicit any representations.
(21) The articles of association of GAFTA and the regulations of the LGFM as outlined above do not contain clauses which constitute appreciable restrictions on competition within the common market. Therefore the Commission, on the basis of the facts in its possession, has no grounds for action under Article 85 (1). Consequently, the Commission is able to issue a negative clearance pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation No 17,
On the basis of the facts in its possession the Commission has no grounds for action under Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty in respect of the articles of association and the regulations of the London Grain Futures Market as notified on 22 August 1978.
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32000D0651 | 2000/651/EC: Commission Decision of 19 October 2000 amending for the second time Decision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2000) 3048) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 19 October 2000
amending for the second time Decision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2000) 3048)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/651/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in the United Kingdom.
(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.
(3) By Commission Decision 2000/528/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/542/EC(4), certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom were adopted at Community level.
(4) Decision 2000/528/EC must be amended for the second time to take into account the evolution of the epidemiological situation.
(5) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Annex I to Decision 2000/528/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2a of Decision 2000/528/EC is hereby repealed.
In Article 7 of Decision 2000/528/EC the date "15 October" is replaced by "15 November".
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31992D0448 | 92/448/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1992 on the grant of Community aid for certain specific measures implementing the programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1992 on the grant of Community aid for certain specific measures implementing the programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (92/448/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Article 32 (1) thereof,
Whereas the Portuguese autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira are encountering specific development problems; whereas, in order to cope with these problems, it is appropriate to reinforce Community support to enable these regions to fully participate in the dynamics of the internal market;
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Decision 91/315/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) (3) establishes an action programme for Madeira and the Azores; whereas this programme, annexed to the said Decision, involves the adoption of certain measures in the fisheries sector;
Whereas the Portuguese authorities have submitted applications for Community aid relating to certain measures forming part of the action programme set out in the Annex to the said Decision;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
1. The specific measures involving the grant of Community aid of a maximum amount of ECU 8,04 million for the fisheries sector in the Azores and Madeira are hereby approved.
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 and the financial contribution by the Community are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32004R2143 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2143/2004 of 13 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of cotton-type bedlinen originating in India
| 17.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2143/2004
of 13 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of cotton-type bedlinen originating in India
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the ‘basic Regulation’),
Having regard to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 of 13 January 2004 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of cotton-type bedlinen originating in India (2),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 74/2004, the Council imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports into the Community of cotton-type bedlinen falling within CN codes ex 6302 21 00 (TARIC codes 6302210081, 6302210089), ex 6302 22 90 (TARIC code 6302229019), ex 6302 31 10 (TARIC code 6302311090), ex 6302 31 90 (TARIC code 6302319090) and ex 6302 32 90 (TARIC code 6302329019), originating in India. Given the large number of cooperating parties, a sample of Indian exporting producers was selected and individual duty rates ranging from 4,4 % to 10,4 % were imposed on the companies included in the sample, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample were attributed a duty rate of 7,6 %. A duty rate of 10,4 % was imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate with the investigation.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 stipulates that where any new exporting producer in India provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that it did not export to the Community the products described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002) (the ‘first criterion’) and it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in India which are subject to the anti-subsidy measures imposed by that Regulation (the ‘second criterion’), and it has actually exported to the Community the products concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community (the ‘third criterion’), then Article 1(3) of that Regulation can be amended by granting the new exporting producer the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample, i.e. 7,6 %.
B. NEW EXPORTERS/PRODUCERS' REQUESTS
(3) Twenty-four Indian companies have applied not to be treated differently from the companies which cooperated in the original investigation but were not included in the sample (‘newcomer status’).
(4) Two Indian companies requesting the newcomer status did not provide a questionnaire reply. It was therefore not possible to verify whether these companies fulfilled the criteria set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004, and their request had to be rejected.
(5) Two requests for newcomer status were received too late and therefore no conclusion could be reached on these requests by the date of adoption of this Regulation.
(6) The remaining twenty companies replied to the questionnaire intended to verify that the companies complied with the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004.
(7) The evidence provided by thirteen of the abovementioned Indian exporters/producers is considered sufficient to grant these new companies the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample (i.e. 7,6 %) and therefore to add these thirteen Indian companies to the list in the Annex (the ‘Annex’) of Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2004.
(8) As far as the remaining seven Indian exporters/producers are concerned, two of them were related to companies subject to the current countervailing measures, three exported the product concerned to the Community during the original investigation period (i.e. from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002), one could not provide any invoice or evidence that it had actually exported to the Community the product concerned after the original investigation period or that it had entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export the product concerned to the Community.
(9) Finally, it is noted that one request could not be dealt with in the present context, since the evidence provided by the applicant company needs further examination.
(10) Under these circumstances, it was considered that for the six companies referred to in recital (8), at least one of the criteria set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 was not fulfilled. Therefore, their claim had to be rejected.
(11) Companies for which the newcomer status was not accepted were informed of the reasons of that decision and given an opportunity to make their views known in writing.
(12) The two companies related to companies subject to the current countervailing measures claimed in one case that their related company did not exist anymore, and in the second case that they were indeed expecting to be subject to the same duty rate as their related company.
(13) It was considered in the first case that the fact that the related company did not exist anymore was indeed a significant element in the current procedure, and that in this case it could not be considered that the newcomer was not respecting the second criterion. It was therefore decided that this company should also be subject to the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample (i.e. 7,6 %) and therefore be added to the list in the Annex.
(14) In the second case, where the applicant company is related to a company under measures, it was found that this should not automatically deprive the company of being subject to the weighted average duty margin for cooperating companies not included in the sample. Indeed, it was examined whether both related companies, if considered together, would have been selected in the sample of exporting producers according to the selection criteria specified in recital (11) of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004. Since this appeared not to be the case, the relationship between both companies does not affect the findings of the above mentioned Regulation. On these grounds, and given the Commission’s consistent practice to consider all related companies as one entity subject to the same duty, it was decided that this company should also be subject to the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample (i.e. 7,6 %) and therefore be added to the list in the Annex.
(15) All arguments and submissions made by interested parties were analysed and duly taken into account when warranted,
The following companies shall be added to the list of exporters /producers from India listed in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 74/2004:
‘Alps Industries Ltd Ghaziabad
Ambaji Marketing Pvt. Ltd Ahmedabad
At Home India Pvt. Ltd New Delhi
Balloons New Delhi
Bhairav India International Ahmedabad
G-2 International export Ltd Ahmedabad
Harimann International Mumbai
Kabra Brothers Mumbai
Mohan Overseas (P) Ltd New Delhi
Pradip Overseas Pvt. Ltd Ahmedabad
Sarah Exports Mumbai
S.P. Impex Indore
Synergy Mumbai
Texmart Import export Ahmedabad
Valiant Glass Works Private Ltd Mumbai’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31997D0847 | 97/847/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1997 concerning the extension of an exemption granted to Germany 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 German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning the extension of an exemption granted to Germany 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 German text is authentic) (97/847/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 by Decision 95/460/EC (3) of 19 October 1995 the Commission approved the request for an exemption submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Directive 70/156/EEC concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for four types of headlamp for motor vehicles, meeting the requirements of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation Nos 8, 98 and 99, with a view to the granting of EC type approval;
Whereas the request for an extension of the exemption submitted by Germany on 14 July 1997 is justified by the fact that the measures needed to adapt the directives which were the subject of that exemption have not yet come into force and the exemption should therefore be extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to those directives and, in any case, for a maximum period of 24 months;
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 exemption granted to Germany by Commission Decision 95/460/EEC of 19 October 1995 is hereby extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to the directives concerned and, in any case, for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R1244 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/97 of 30 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1244/97 of 30 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
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 negotiations (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2068/96 (5), opened quotas for a specific period; whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Commission committed itself to increase tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector; whereas, it is necessary to specify the new quantities covered by the import arrangements and to ensure that imports of the quantities referred to in the Annex are spread over the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, first subparagraph, 'For the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997` is replaced by 'For the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998`;
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
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 |
31999D0058 | 1999/58/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 1999 allocating import quotas for the fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbons and methyl bromide for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999, and in addition, allocating placing on the market quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (notified under document number C(1998) 4563) (Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 January 1999 allocating import quotas for the fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbons and methyl bromide for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999, and in addition, allocating placing on the market quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (notified under document number C(1998) 4563) (Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/58/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), and in particular Article 4(8) and Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 states that without prejudice to Article 4(8) and unless the substances are intended for destruction by a technology approved by the Parties, for feedstock use in the manufacture of other chemicals or for quarantine and pre-shipment, the release for free circulation in the Community of controlled substances imported from third countries shall be subject to quantitative limits;
Whereas the quantitative limits for the release into free circulation in the Community of controlled substances are set out in Annex II and Article 4(8) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94; whereas these limits may be modified pursuant to Article 7(3);
Whereas any modification of these quantitative limits may not lead to Community consumption of controlled substances exceeding the quantitative limits established according to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer;
Whereas Article 4(8) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 defines the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 1995 and in each 12-month period thereafter; whereas this corresponds to a quantity of 8 079 ODP tonnes;
Whereas the Commission is required, under Article 4(8), in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16, to assign a quota to each producer or importer when the total quantity of HCFCs which producers and importers place on the market or use for their own account reaches 80 % of the quantitative limit established or at the latest on 1 January 2000, whichever comes first;
Whereas the 80 % threshold has been reached in the year 1997; whereas it is likely that this will also be the case in 1998 making it necessary to assign placing on the market quotas for HCFCs for 1999;
Whereas the Commission is required under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 to allocate quotas for controlled substances to undertakings each year in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 16;
Whereas the Commission has published a notice to importers in the European Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer (2) and has thereby received applications for import quotas;
Whereas the applications for import quotas of the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and halons exceed the import quotas available under Article 7(2); therefore the Commission cannot satisfy the applications;
Whereas some of the applications from the producers of ODS in the Community have been made for specific contingency purposes of possible breakdown of production, technical failure and non-availability of the substances in the Community; whereas requests by a producer to import under a contingency quota can only be considered following interruption to normal supply and non-availability of the substances within the Community;
Whereas the allocation of individual quotas to producers and importers is based on the principles of continuity, equality and proportionality; whereas, in establishing quotas, the Commission has been guided by the need to reduce further the production, import and use of substances which damage the ozone layer while interfering in the market as little as possible;
Whereas for methyl bromide the import quotas are allocated to the primary importers, considered by the Commission to be the importers who deal directly by way of invoicing with the producers outside the Community; whereas a reserve of 100,6 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide is retained for allocation during 1999 in accordance with the Article 16 procedure;
Whereas it is appropriate to retain part of the total HCFC placing on the market quota for allocation to importers in the Community who are not engaged in the production of HCFCs; whereas, in 1998, the level of imports is 4 % of the total quota available; whereas it is appropriate in 1999 to retain 4 % of the total quota for allocation to importers who are not engaged in the production of HCFCs; whereas this corresponds to a quantity of 323 ODP tonnes;
Whereas the HCFC placing on the market quota for each producer in the Community in 1999 shall reflect the market share which that producer reached in 1996, calculated in ODP tonnes; whereas it is appropriate to retain 1996 as a base-year; whereas it is considered appropriate to allocate the total available HCFC quantity of 7 756 ODP tonnes between producers without leaving a reserve;
Whereas import licences shall be issued by the Commission in accordance with Article 6 of the aforesaid Regulation, after verification of compliance by the importer with Articles 7, 8 and 12;
Whereas the release for free circulation in the Community of chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons imported from any State not party is prohibited in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 16 of the same Regulation,
1. The quantity of chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 0 ODP weighted tonnes.
2. The quantity of chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 600 ODP weighted tonnes of virgin material for use as feedstock.
3. The quantity of chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 400 ODP weighted tonnes.
4. The quantity of other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 0 ODP weighted tonnes.
5. The quantity of halons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 0 ODP weighted tonnes.
6. The quantity of carbon tetrachloride subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 15 106 ODP weighted tonnes of virgin material for use as feedstock or as a processing agent.
7. The quantity of 1,1,1-trichloroethane subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 0,496 ODP weighted tonnes of virgin material to be used as feedstock or as a processing agent.
8. The quantity of methyl bromide subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 shall be 5 870 ODP weighted tonnes of virgin material for uses other than feedstock and quarantine and preshipment.
9. The quantity of hydrobromofluorocarbons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which may be released for free circulation in the European Community in 1999 from sources outside the Community shall be 0 ODP weighted tonnes.
1. The quantity of virgin carbon tetrachloride which may be imported by producers of ozone depleting substances in the European Community in 1999 for their own use as contingency against a possible breakdown of production or technical failure and where the substance is not available in the Community shall be 2 200 ODP weighted tonnes.
2. Any quantity of virgin carbon tetrachloride imported by producers of ozone depleting substances from sources outside the Community for the purposes defined in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be accounted for as production of carbon tetrachloride.
3. The quantity of virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane which may be imported by producers of ozone depleting substances in the European Community in 1999 for their own use as contingency against a possible breakdown of production or technical failure and where the substance is not available in the Community shall be 2 000 ODP weighted tonnes.
4. Any quantity of virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane which is imported by producers of ozone depleting substances from sources outside the Community for the purposes defined in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be accounted for as the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.
1. The quantity of hydrochlorofluorocarbons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account within the Community in 1999 shall be 8 079 ODP tonnes.
2. The quantity of hydrochlorofluorocarbons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 which producers may place on the market or use for their own account within the Community in 1999 shall be 7 756 ODP tonnes.
3. The quantity of hydrochlorofluorocarbons subject to Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 to be allocated by the Commission to importers within the Community who are not engaged in the production of HCFCs shall be 323 ODP tonnes.
1. The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IIa hereto.
2. The allocation of quotas for the placing on the market or use for their own account of hydrochlorofluorocarbons by producers and importers in the Community during the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 shall be to the undertakings indicated in Annex IIb hereto.
3. The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 shall be as set out in Annex IIIa (3) hereto.
4. The quotas for the placing on the market or use for their own account of hydrochlorofluorocarbons by producers and importers in the Community during the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 shall be as set out in Annex IIIb (4).
This Decision is addressed to the undertakings listed in Annex I hereto. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0860 | 2001/860/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 2001 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(2001) 3625)
| Commission Decision
of 26 November 2001
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
(notified under document number C(2001) 3625)
(2001/860/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1986/2001(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1794/2001(3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 2001 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment.
(2) The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations.
(3) Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001, given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries 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 or adjusted,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R3047 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3047/93 of 3 November 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 8528, originating in Indonesia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3047/93 of 3 November 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 8528, originating in Indonesia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code ex 8528, originating in Indonesia, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 631 000; whereas on 1 October 1993 imports of these products into the Community originating in Indonesia 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 Indonesia,
As from 8 November 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Indonesia:
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8528 10 62
8528 10 66
8528 10 72
8528 10 76> ID="03">Television receivers (including video monitors and video projectors) whether or not combined in the same housing, with radiobroadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
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Television projection equipment
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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 |
31999R2574 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2574/1999 of 6 December 1999 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2574/1999
of 6 December 1999
prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which the may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 1999;
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 25 October 1999. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1999.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 25 October 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1263 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/2001 of 27 June 2001 fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/2001
of 27 June 2001
fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 fixes the intervention price for white sugar for non-deficit areas at EUR 63,19/100 kg for the 2001/02 to 2005/06 marketing years.
(2) Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar are to be fixed for each deficit area each year. When those prices are fixed, account is to be taken of the regional variations in the price of sugar, which, given a normal harvest and free movement of sugar, may be expected to occur under natural conditions of price formation on the market and in view of experience gained and the costs of transporting sugar from surplus areas to deficit areas.
(3) The areas of production in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland are likely to be deficit areas.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The derived intervention prices for white sugar in the deficit areas of the Community shall be:
(a) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Ireland and the United Kingdom;
(b) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Portugal;
(c) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Finland;
(d) EUR 64,88/100 kg for all areas in Spain.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
It shall apply for the 2001/02 marketing year.
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 |
32001L0035 | Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
| Commission Directive 2001/35/EC
of 11 May 2001
amending the Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/82/EC(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2000/42/EC(3) fixed maximum residue levels (MRLs) in relation to pesticide/food combinations that were left open in Council Directives 94/29/EC(4), 94/30/EC(5), 95/38/EC(6), 95/39/EC(7), 96/32/EC(8), 96/33/EC(9) and Commission Directive 98/82/EC(10). The above entries in the Annexes to the Directives were left "open", or were fixed on a temporary basis, because there was insufficient data available, at the dates of their adoption, to justify the fixing of maximum residue limits at Community level by 1 July 2000. The objective of fixing the said deadline was to provide interested parties with sufficient time to provide the necessary data enabling, where appropriate and justified, the adoption of maximum residue levels at Community level above the lower limit of analytical determination. In the period preceding the expiry of the deadline, the available data was evaluated and in some cases not considered adequate to justify fixing maximum residue levels higher than the limit of analytical determination.
(2) Following publication of Directive 2000/42/EC, the Commission received requests, supported by further data, to review the levels at which MRLs for certain pesticide/food combinations had been fixed by virtue of Directive 2000/42/EC. The applications and data were reviewed, and for some combinations, the data was sufficient to justify the fixing of an MRL above the lower limit of analytical determination. For other combinations the information available remains inadequate and it is appropriate to fix maximum residue levels at the lower limit of analytical determination. For other combinations the information now available is sufficient to demonstrate that the setting of a maximum residue level above the lower limit of analytical determination may give rise to an unacceptable acute or chronic exposure of the consumer to the residues. In such cases, the maximum residue levels should remain fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination.
(3) The lifetime exposure of consumers to these pesticides via food products that may contain residues of these pesticides arising from their uses in plant protection and, where applicable, in veterinary medicine has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the European Community taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation(11) and it has been calculated that the maximum residue levels fixed in this Directive do not give rise to an exceeding of the acceptable daily intakes.
(4) The acute exposure of consumers to these pesticides via each of the food products that may contain residues of these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the European Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation. It has been calculated that the maximum residue levels fixed for open positions in the present Directive do not give rise to acute toxic effects.
(5) The Community's trading partners will be consulted about the levels set out in this Directive through the World Trade Organisation and their comments on these levels will be considered.
(6) The opinions of the Scientific Committee for Plants, in particular advice and recommendations concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides, have been taken into account. The methodology described by the World Health Organisation, referred to above, as applied by rapporteur Member States, checked and evaluated by the Commission in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, is in agreement with the guidance given by the Scientifc Committee of Plants(12).
(7) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The maximum levels for residues listed in the Annex to this Directive shall replace those listed in Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC for the pesticides in question.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply these measures as of 1 July 2001.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R1236 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2002 of 9 July 2002 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2002
of 9 July 2002
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The list of product codes for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2002.
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31994D0812 | Commission Decision of 15 December 1994 amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorizing Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1994 amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorizing Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America (94/812/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EC of 21 December 1976 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), as last amended by Directive 94/13/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Netherlands,
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in North American countries, may, in principle, not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt., the cause of oak wilt;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/467/EEC (3) permits derogations for oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached originating in Canada and the United States of America provided that special conditions are satisfied;
Whereas Decision 93/467/EEC stipulated that the authorization shall expire on 31 December 1994;
Whereas, on the basis of the information available at present, the conditions for the derogation in the aforementioned Decision should be maintained;
Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorization still obtain;
Whereas the authorization should therefore be extended for a further limited period;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that Canada and the United States of America make all technical information available which is necessary to continue to monitor the functioning of the protective measures required under the aforementioned technical conditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 93/467/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, '31 December 1994' is replaced by '31 December 1996'
2. In Annex I, part 7, '93/467/EEC' is replaced by '94/812/EC'.
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31973L0350 | Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7 November 1973 adapting to technical progress the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 7 November 1973 adapting to technical progress the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (73/350/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (1) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (70/156/EEC), as amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty concerning the Accession of new Member States to the EEC and EAEC signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular to Articles 11, 12 and 13 thereof;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (3) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (70/157/EEC), as amended by the Act annexed to the Treaty concerning the Accession of new Member States to the EEC and EAEC signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular to Article 3 thereof;
Whereas a vehicle must be designed and built in such a way that its sound level does not exceed the prescribed limits ; whereas this principle applies especially to exhaust systems (silencers);
Whereas in the light of technical progress it is now possible to test exhaust systems under conditions which correspond to their normal operating state in road traffic ; whereas in consequence methods shall be adopted which enable new types of silencers to be tested under these conditions ; whereas the testing of silencers may be effected by continuous road-testing or by special bench tests ; whereas since all the effects of continuous on-the-road, operation cannot always be produced, it is necessary where there is any doubt, to have recourse to the test bench;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in conformity with the Opinion of the Committee on the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the motor vehicle sector,
In the Annex to the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/157/EEC), heading II, entitled "exhaust system (silencers)", is replaced by the text contained in the Annex to the present Directive. (1)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, pp. 115 and 157. (3)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16.
1. With effect from 1 March 1974 the Member States shall not, on grounds relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system: - refuse EEC type-approval, or the delivery of the document referred to in Article 10 (1), second indent, of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/156/EEC) or the national type-approval for any type of motor vehicle
- or prohibit the entry into service of vehicles,
if the sound level and the exhaust system of this type of vehicle or of these vehicles comply with the provisions of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/157/EEC) as last amended by this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 October 1974 the Member States: - shall no longer issue the document envisaged in Article 10 (1), second indent, of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/156/EEC) for a type of vehicle the sound level and the exhaust system of which do not comply with the provisions of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/157/EEC) as last amended by this Directive,
- may refuse the national type-approval of a type of vehicle the sound level and the exhaust system of which do not comply with the provisions of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/157/EEC) as last amended by this Directive.
3. With effect from 1 October 1975 the Member States may prohibit the first entry into service of vehicles the sound level and exhaust system of which do not comply with the provisions of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 (70/157/EEC) as last amended by this Directive.
4. The Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive before 1 March 1974 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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32006R1008 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/2006 of 30 June 2006 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2006
| 1.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1008/2006
of 30 June 2006
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.
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31984R0852 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 852/84 of 30 March 1984 fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 1983/84 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 852/84
of 30 March 1984
fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 1983/84 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 606/82 (2), and in particular Article 28 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 434/84 (4), provides for the fixing before 1 April, and the collection before the following 1 May, of the unit amounts to be paid by sugar producers and isoglucose producers as advance payments of the production levies for the current marketing year; whereas the estimate of the basic production levy and of the B levy, referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, gives an amount which is more than 60 % of the maximum amounts indicated in Article 28 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, the unit amounts for sugar should therefore be fixed at 50 % of the maximum amounts concerned and for isoglucose the unit amount of the advance payment should therefore be fixed at 40 % of the unit amount of the basic production levy estimated for sugar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The unit amounts referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 in respect of the 1983/84 marketing year are hereby fixed as follows:
(a) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A sugar and B sugar shall be 0,535 ECU per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(b) the advance payment of the B levy for B sugar shall be 10,026 ECU per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(c) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A isoglucose and B isoglucose shall be 0,428 ECU per 100 kilograms of dry matter.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31995R1173 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1173/95 of 22 May 1995 amending, for the sixteenth time, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1173/95 of 22 May 1995 amending, for the sixteenth time, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, under Articles 2 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (3), the Council must adopt, in the light of available scientific opinion, the conservation measures needed to guarantee the rational and responsible exploitation of living marine aquatic resources on a sustainable basis; whereas, to this end, the Council may establish technical measures regarding fishing gear and methods of using it;
Whereas it is necessary to define principles and certain procedures for establishing these technical measures at Community level, so that each Member State can manage fishing activities in the maritime waters under its jurisdiction or sovereignty;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (4) lays down the general technical rules for catching and landing biological resources in the waters which it defines;
Whereas under Article 9 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86, only Community beam trawlers meeting certain criteria may be entered on a list authorizing them to fish in the flatfish protected area;
Whereas one of these criteria is the restriction of engine power and it is now necessary, in ortder to enforce compliance with the criterion, to ban beam trawlers whose engine power exceeds the levels authorized in Article 9 (3) and (4) after they have been entered on the list for fishing in the fishing area referred to in that Article;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 should therefore be amended,
The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86:
'4 (a). Fishing vessels which do not satisfy the criteria permitting them to be entered on the lists established pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be forbidden to engage in the fishing activities referred to in those paragraphs.`
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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32012R0875 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 875/2012 of 25 September 2012 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011 on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China by imports of bicycles consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, and making such imports subject to registration
| 26.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 875/2012
of 25 September 2012
initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011 on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China by imports of bicycles consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, and making such imports subject to registration
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Articles 13(3) and 14(5) thereof,
After having consulted the Advisory Committee in accordance with Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST
(1) The European Commission (‧the Commission‧) has received a request pursuant to Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation to investigate the possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China and to make imports of bicycles consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, subject to registration.
(2) The request was lodged on 14 August 2012 by the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) on behalf of In Cycles – Montagem e Comercio de Bicicletas, Ldo, SC. EUROSPORT DHS S.A. and MAXCOM Ltd, three Union producers of bicycles.
B. PRODUCT
(3) The product concerned by the possible circumvention is bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised, currently falling within CN codes 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 70 (TARIC code 8712007090) and originating in the People’s Republic of China (‧the product concerned‧).
(4) The product under investigation is the same as that defined in the previous recital, but consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, currently falling within the same CN codes as the product concerned (‧the product under investigation‧).
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(5) The measures currently in force and possibly being circumvented are anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011 (2) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of the measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1524/2000 (3) and amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005 (4).
D. GROUNDS
(6) The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the anti-dumping measures on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China are being circumvented by means of transhipment via Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia and by means of assembly operations of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China in accordance with Art 13.2 of the basic Regulation via Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia.
(7) The prima facie evidence submitted is as follows:
(8) The request shows that a significant change in the pattern of trade involving exports from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia to the Union has taken place following the increase of the anti-dumping duty on the product concerned imposed by Council Regulation (EC) 1095/2005, without sufficient due cause or justification for such a change other than the imposition of the duty.
(9) This change appears to stem from the transhipment of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China via Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia to the Union and from assembly operations in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia.
(10) Furthermore, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the remedial effects of the existing anti-dumping measures on the product concerned are being undermined both in terms of quantity and price. Significant volumes of imports of the product under investigation appear to have replaced imports of the product concerned. In addition, there is sufficient evidence that imports of the product under investigation are made at prices below the non-injurious price established in the investigation that led to the existing measures.
(11) Finally, the request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the prices of the product under investigation are dumped in relation to the normal value previously established for the product concerned.
(12) Should circumvention practices via Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia covered by Article 13 of the basic Regulation, other than transhipment and assembly operations be identified in the course of the investigation, the investigation may also cover these practices.
E. PROCEDURE
(13) In light of the above, the Commission has concluded that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation and to make imports of the product under investigation, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, subject to registration, in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation.
(a) Questionnaires
(14) In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the known exporters/producers and to the known associations of exporters/producers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, to the known exporters/producers and to the known associations of exporters/producers in the People's Republic of China, to the known importers and to the known associations of importers in the Union and to the authorities of the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. Information, as appropriate, may also be sought from the Union industry.
(15) In any event, all interested parties should contact the Commission forthwith, but not later than the time-limit set in Article 3 of this Regulation, and request a questionnaire within the time-limit set in Article 3(1) of this Regulation, given that the time-limit set in Article 3(2) of this Regulation applies to all interested parties.
(16) The authorities of the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia will be notified of the initiation of the investigation.
(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings
(17) All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
(c) Exemption of registration of imports or measures
(18) In accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation may be exempted from registration or measures if the importation does not constitute circumvention.
(19) Since the possible circumvention takes place outside the Union, exemptions may be granted, in accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, to producers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia of bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised, that can show that they are not related (5) to any producer subject to the measures (6) and that are found not to be engaged in circumvention practices as defined in Articles 13(1) and 13(2) of the basic Regulation. Producers wishing to obtain an exemption should submit a request duly supported by evidence within the time-limit indicated in Article 3(3) of this Regulation.
F. REGISTRATION
(20) Pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation shall be made subject to registration in order to ensure that, should the investigation result in findings of circumvention, anti-dumping duties of an appropriate amount can be levied from the date on which registration of such imports consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia was imposed.
G. TIME-LIMITS
(21) In the interest of sound administration, time-limits should be stated within which:
— interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,
— producers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia may request exemption from registration of imports or measures,
— interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.
(22) Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the time-limits laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.
H. NON-COOPERATION
(23) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time-limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.
(24) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.
(25) If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on the facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.
I. SCHEDULE OF THE INVESTIGATION
(26) The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation, within nine months of the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
J. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
(27) It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (7).
K. HEARING OFFICER
(28) Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time-limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.
(29) A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered.
(30) For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on the Directorate-General for Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm.,
An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, in order to determine if imports into the Union of bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised, consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, currently falling within CN codes ex 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 70 (TARIC code 8712003010 and 8712007091) are circumventing the measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011
The Customs authorities shall, pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
The Commission, by regulation, may direct Customs authorities to cease registration in respect of imports into the Union of products manufactured by producers having applied for an exemption of registration and having been found to fulfil the conditions for an exemption to be granted.
1. Questionnaires must be requested from the Commission within 15 days from publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 37 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
3. Producers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia requesting exemption from registration of imports or measures must submit a request duly supported by evidence within the same 37-day time-limit.
4. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time-limit.
5. Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (non-confidential submissions via e-mail, confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. However, any Powers of Attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies must be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately inform the Commission in compliance with Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence.
All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis must be labelled as ‧Limited‧ (8) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, must be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which must be labelled ‧For inspection by interested parties‧.
Commission address for correspondence:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: N105 08/020
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Fax +32 22985353
E-mail: [email protected]
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003R1154 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2003 of 30 June 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2003
of 30 June 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the first invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 24 June 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.
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32009R0467 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 467/2009 of 4 June 2009 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to milk and milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 5.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 467/2009
of 4 June 2009
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to milk and milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1)b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(p) and listed in Part XVI of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with the second paragraph, subparagraph (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) However, in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.
(6) Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the agricultural markets to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 or to assimilated products.
(7) Article 100(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Part XVI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 June 2009.
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32011R0820 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 820/2011 of 16 August 2011 approving the active substance terbuthylazine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC Text with EEA relevance
| 17.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/18
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 820/2011
of 16 August 2011
approving the active substance terbuthylazine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 80(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply to active substances for which completeness has been established in accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (3), with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval. Terbuthylazine is an active substance for which completeness has been established in accordance with that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (4) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (5) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list included terbuthylazine.
(3) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1095/2007 of 20 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (6) the notifier withdrew its support of the inclusion of that active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within two months from entry into force of that Regulation. Consequently, Commission Decision 2008/934/EC of 5 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (7) was adopted on the non-inclusion of terbuthylazine.
(4) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the original notifier (hereinafter ‘the applicant’) submitted a new application requesting the accelerated procedure to be applied, as provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I.
(5) The application was submitted to the United Kingdom, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. The time period for the accelerated procedure was respected. The specification of the active substance and the supported uses are the same as were the subject of Decision 2008/934/EC. That application also complies with the remaining substantive and procedural requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.
(6) The United Kingdom evaluated the additional data submitted by the applicant and prepared an additional report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 3 February 2010. The Authority communicated the additional report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments it had received to the Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on terbuthylazine to the Commission on 20 December 2010 (8). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 17 June 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for terbuthylazine.
(7) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing terbuthylazine may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve terbuthylazine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(8) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions.
(9) Without prejudice to the conclusion that terbuthylazine should be approved, it is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.
(10) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before approval in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the approval.
(11) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as a consequence of the approval, taking into account the specific situation created by the transition from Directive 91/414/EEC to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 the following should, however, apply. Member States should be allowed a period of six months after approval to review authorisations of plant protection products containing terbuthylazine. Member States should, as appropriate, vary, replace or withdraw existing authorisations. By way of derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier, as set out in Directive 91/414/EEC, of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles.
(12) The experience gained from inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (9) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I to that Directive or the Regulations approving active substances.
(13) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (10) should be amended accordingly.
(14) Decision 2008/934/EC provides for the non-inclusion of terbuthylazine and the withdrawal of authorisations for plants protection products containing that substance by 31 December 2011. It is necessary to delete the line concerning terbuthylazine in the Annex to that Decision. It is therefore appropriate to amend Decision 2008/934/EC accordingly.
(15) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of active substance
The active substance terbuthylazine, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Re-evaluation of plant protection products
1. Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing terbuthylazine as an active substance by 30 June 2012.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in Part B of the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing terbuthylazine as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 31 December 2011 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account Part B of the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing terbuthylazine as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2015 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing terbuthylazine as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or substances, whichever is the latest.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendments to Decision 2008/934/EC
The line concerning terbuthylazine in the Annex to Decision 2008/934/EC is deleted.
Entry into force and date of application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
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31992R1318 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/92 of 22 May 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1318/92 of 22 May 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
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 356/92 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 541/92 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil;
Whereas, with a view to ascertaining whether figures for olive production declared by olive growers as having been pressed at an approved mill tally with the data in crop declarations, account should be taken of the figures for average olive and oil production in municipalities where such averages are available;
Whereas, in order to simplify procedures and make them more effective, the areas making up homogeneous olive-oil production zones should only be changed in duly justified cases;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added after the first indent in Article 10 (4):
'- the average olive and oil yields in municipalities where the holding or holdings from which the olives come are located, if such yields are available in the Member States,'.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 12 (1):
'From the 1992/93 marketing year, the homogeneous production zones may only be altered on presentation of convincing justifications. Such alterations shall be made on the Commission's initiative or at the request of a Member State.'
3. Article 12 (3) is replaced by the following:
'3. By 30 April each marketing year at the latest, Member States shall forward the data referred to in paragraph 2 (b) to (e) together with a short report on production conditions in each zone during the marketing year.'
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31987R1715 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1715/87 of 19 June 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other articles of furskin falling within subheading 43.03 B, originating in China and Hong Kong, to which the tariff preferences set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1715/87
of 19 June 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other articles of furskin falling within subheading 43.03 B, originating in China and Hong Kong, to which the tariff preferences set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of other articles of furskin falling within subheading 43.03 B, the individual ceiling was fixed at 2 400 000 ECU; whereas, on 10 June 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in China and Hong Kong 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 China and Hong Kong,
As from 23 June 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China and Hong Kong:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CCT heading No and NIMEXE-code // Description // // // // 10.0600 // 43.03 (43.03-40, 60, 80) // Articles of furskin: B. Other // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Jurnal of the European Communities.
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31993R1580 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1580/93 of 23 June 1993 fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the threshold prices for those categories of products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1580/93 of 23 June 1993 fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the threshold prices for those categories of products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2226/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the rules for fixing the threshold prices of these categories of products (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, has been repealed; whereas the standard qualities for cereals for which intervention is not applicable and, as regards the products listed in Article 1 (1) (c), with the exception of malt, the standard qualities and their threshold prices are to be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92;
Whereas the threshold prices for oats and flour, groats and meal must correspond to specified standard qualities; whereas those qualities should correspond as far as possible to the average qualities of those products in the Community;
Whereas the threshold prices for flour, groats and meal should be so fixed as to enable the target prices for the basic cereals to be attained and protection of the processing industry to be ensured;
Whereas those objectives may be attained by fixing a threshold price which allows for the cost of manufacturing those products and an adequate level of protection for the processing industry;
Whereas manufacturing costs may be determined by adding to the value of the cereal an amount representing the milling margin and by subtracting from the total thus obtained, where appropriate, a fixed amount for the value of meal or flour of inferior quality and other residues of milling;
Whereas, however, when fixing the threshold price for groats and meal of wheat, a fixed ratio representing the relationship between the price of wheat flour and the prices of those products on Community market should be taken as a basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The standard quality for which the threshold price for oats is fixed is defined as follows:
(a) oats of a sound and fair marketable quality, free from abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this cereal and of a quality corresponding to the average quality of oats harvested under normal conditions in the Community;
(b) moisture content: 14 %;
(c) maximum percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality: 3 %, of which:
- percentage of grain impurities: 2 %,
- percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 1 %;
(d) specific weight: 49 kilograms per hectolitre.
The standard quality for which the threshold price for millet is fixed is defined as follows:
(a) millet corresponding to the average quality of millet grown in Argentina;
(b) moisture content: 13 %;
(c) maximum percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality: 17 %, of which:
- percentage of broken grains or husked grains: 15 %,
- percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 2 %.
The standard quality for which the threshold price for buckwheat is fixed shall correspond to buckwheat of commercial grade 2 of the Republic of South Africa.
The standard quality for which the threshold price for canary seed is fixed is defined as follows:
(a) canary seeds of a sound and fair marketable quality;
(b) moisture content: 16 %;
(c) maximum percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality: 3 %, of which:
- percentage of grain impurities: 2 %,
- percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 1 %;
(d) specific weight: 70 kilograms per hectolitre.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality is defined in Annex 1 to Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 (3);
(b) the methods for determining matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality and the moisture content are those laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1908/84 (4);
(c) grain impurities means grains of other cereals and grains damaged by pests;
(d) miscellaneous impurities means weed seeds, damaged grains, extraneous matter, husks, dead insects and fragments of insects.
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for wheat flour is fixed is defined as follows: wheat flour having an ash content of 550 milligrams per 100 grams of flour and a moisture content of 15,50 %, called 'type 550 wheat flour'.
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by adding together the components determined in accordance with paragraph 3 and subtracting from the amount thus obtained the component determined in accordance with paragraph 4.
3. The components to be added together are the following:
(a) the value of common wheat processed into flour, calculated from:
- the quantity of common wheat, assessed at a fixed rate of 1 400 kilograms for the production of one tonne of flour,
- the threshold price for common wheat, taking into account the monthly graduation of that price;
(b) an amount representing the milling margin, fixed at ECU 30,22 per tonne of common wheat for processing;
(c) an amount intended to ensure protection of the processing industry, fixed at ECU 22,67 per tonne of wheat flour.
4. The component to be subtracted is the value of the residues, calculated from:
- the quantity of residues, assessed at a fixed rate of 372 kilograms per tonne of flour obtained,
- a fixed price for residues, whether or not sorted, of ECU 73,53 per tonne.
5. The threshold price for meslin flour shall be the same as that for wheat flour.
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for rye flour is fixed is defined as follows: rye flour having an ash content of 812 milligrams per 100 grams of flour and a moisture content of 15,50 %.
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated in accordance with Article 6 (3) and (4), 'rye' being substituted for 'common wheat'. The fixed price for residues, whether or not sorted, shall be ECU 70,98 per tonne.
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for groats and meal of common wheat is fixed is that of a product having a moisture content of 15,50 %.
2. The standard quality for which the threshold price for graots and meal of durum wheat is fixed is that of a product having a moisture content of 14,50 %.
3. The threshold prices referred to in subparagraphs shall be equal to the threshold price for wheat flour plus 8 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
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31988D0391 | 88/391/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 June 1988 approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Liguria region (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 June 1988
approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Liguria region
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(88/391/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 of 23 July 1985 concerning the integrated Mediterranean programmes (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Italy has presented to the Commission an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Liguria region, hereinafter referred to as the Liguria IMP;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, the Liguria IMP has been submitted in amended form to the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, which has given a favourable opinion;
Whereas the Liguria IMP, including its financial plan, may therefore be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the Liguria IMP relates to the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992 inclusive;
Whereas the Liguria IMP contains measures which constitute a specific programme of action eligible for assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, by virtue of the second paragraph of Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85;
Whereas, in order to ensure its effectiveness, the Liguria IMP will be carried out in successive phases and will be subject to later decisions when the conditions for the granting of Community contributions have been met;
Whereas the expenditure on the measures constituting the Liguria IMP is estimated at 177 990 000 ECU;
Whereas the Community contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 is estimated at 30 832 000 ECU,
The Liguria IMP in the version submitted to the Commission on 18 December 1986, as subsequently modified after examination by the Commission and following consultation of the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, is hereby approved. The estimates of total expenditure and the estimated contributions from each Community budgetary source are shown in the financial plan of the Liguria IMP.
In so far as the measures are carried out in accordance with the Liguria IMP, within the limits of the overall expenditure estimates and in compliance with the rules and procedures relating to each source of Community financing, the Commission shall pay the Community contributions specified in the Liguria IMP.
The contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 shall not exceed 30 832 000 ECU in respect of the expenditure to be incurred in the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992 on measures to be financed in the context of the Liguria IMP, estimated at 177 990 000 ECU.
Pursuant to Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, a first instalment from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of that Regulation amounting to 5 683 000 ECU is hereby committed in accordance with the financial plan of the Liguria IMP.
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32001R1799 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 of 12 September 2001 laying down the marketing standard for citrus fruit
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001
of 12 September 2001
laying down the marketing standard for citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Citrus fruit are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 of 10 April 1989 laying down quality standards for carrots, citrus fruit and dessert apples and pears and amending Commission Regulation No 58(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1619/2001(4), has been amended frequently and can no longer ensure legal clarity.
(2) The rules in question should therefore be recast and Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 deleted. To that end and in the interests of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the standard for citrus fruit recommended by the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
(3) Application of this standard should remove products of unsatisfactory quality from the market, bring production into line with consumer requirements and facilitate trade based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve profitability.
(4) The standards are applicable at all marketing stages. Long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes the products undergo may cause certain deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their relatively perishable nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standard at the marketing stages following dispatch. As products in the "Extra" class have to be particularly carefully sorted and packaged, only lack of freshness and turgidity is to be taken into account in their case.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The marketing standard for the following products shall be as set out in the Annex:
- sweet oranges, falling within CN code ex 0805 10,
- mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, falling within CN code 0805 20,
- lemons, falling within CN code 0805 30 10.
This standard shall apply at all marketing stages, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
However, at stages following dispatch, the products may show in relation to the provisions of the standard:
- a slight lack of freshness and turgidity,
- for products graded in classes other than the "Extra" class, slight deteriorations due to their development and their tendency to perish.
Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the first day of the third month following its entry into force.
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32014R1394 | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1394/2014 of 20 October 2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in south-western waters
| 30.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/31
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1394/2014
of 20 October 2014
establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in south-western waters
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (1), and in particular Articles 15(6) and 18(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 aims to progressively eliminate discards in all Union fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits.
(2) Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 empowers the Commission to adopt discard plans by means of a delegated act for a period of no more than three years on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States in consultation with the relevant Advisory Councils.
(3) Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal have a direct fisheries management interest in the south-western waters. Those Member States have submitted a joint recommendation to the Commission containing specific measures, after consultation of the Pelagic Advisory Council, the Long-Distance Advisory Council and the South Western Waters Advisory Council. Scientific contribution was obtained from relevant scientific bodies. The measures included in the joint recommendation comply with Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and therefore, in accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 they should be included in this Regulation.
(4) As regards the south-western waters, according to Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 the landing obligation should apply to all vessels engaged in small pelagic and large pelagic fisheries in relation to species caught in those fisheries which are subject to catch limits at the latest from 1 January 2015.
(5) In accordance with the joint recommendation, the discard plan should cover certain small pelagic and large pelagic fisheries, namely the fisheries for horse mackerel, mackerel, sprat, anchovy, albacore tuna, blue whiting and jack mackerel in ICES zones VIII, IX and X and in CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 from 1 January 2015.
(6) The joint recommendation includes an exemption from the landing obligation for anchovy, horse mackerel, jack mackerel and mackerel caught in purse seine fisheries in ICES areas VIII, IX and X and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, based on scientific evidence of high survivability, in accordance with Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Scientific evidence supporting high survivability was provided in the Joint Recommendation, which made reference to a specific scientific study on fish survival from slipping in purse seine fisheries of European Southern waters. The study found that survival rates depend on the crowding time and the density of fish within the net, which are typically limited in these fisheries. This information was reviewed by the STECF (at its second plenary meeting in 2014). STECF concluded that, assuming the results of the survival study are representative of survival rates under commercial fishing operations, the proportion of slipped fish surviving would likely be greater than 50 %. A prohibition of the release of mackerel and herring before the net is fully taken on board a fishing vessel, resulting in the loss of dead or dying fish, is set out in Article 19b(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No 850/98 (2). This survivability exemption does not affect the prohibition in force, since the release of the fish will occur at a stage of the fishing operation where the fish would have a high survival rate after release. Therefore such an exemption should be included in this Regulation.
(7) The joint recommendation also includes four de minimis exemptions from the landing obligation for certain fisheries and up to certain levels. The evidence provided by the Member States was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded that the joint recommendations contained reasoned arguments related to the increase of costs in handling unwanted catches, supported in some cases with a qualitative assessment of the costs. In light of the above and in the absence of differing scientific information, it is appropriate to establish the de minimis exemptions in accordance with the percentage level proposed in the joint recommendation and at levels not exceeding those allowed under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
(8) The de minimis exemption for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2015 and 2016, and 6 % in 2017, of the total annual catches in the industrial pelagic trawler fishery targeting that species in ICES zone VIII and processing that species on board to obtain surimi base, is based on the fact that increased selectivity cannot be achieved, and that costs of handling the unwanted catch is disproportionate. STECF concludes that the exemption is sufficiently well argued. Therefore, the exemption concerned should be included in this Regulation.
(9) The de minimis exemption for up to a maximum of 7 % in 2015 and 2016, and 6 % in 2017 for albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) of the total annual catches in the albacore tuna directed fisheries using midwater pair trawls (PTM) in ICES zone VIII, is based on the disproportionate costs of handling the unwanted catch. These are costs of storage and handling at sea and on shore. STECF in its evaluation mentioned the risk of highgrading. However, this exemption is without prejudice to Article 19a of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. Therefore, the exemption concerned should be included in this Regulation.
(10) The de minimis exemption for up to a maximum of 5 % in 2015 and 2016, and 4 % in 2017, of the total annual catches in the pelagic trawl fishery for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) in ICES zone VIII is based on the difficulty to improve selectivity in this fishery. STECF concludes that the exemption is well argued for mackerel and horse mackerel and notes a partial risk of highgrading for anchovy. This exemption is however without prejudice to Article 19a of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. Therefore, the exemption concerned should be included in this Regulation.
(11) A final de minimis exemption is for the purse seine fishery in ICES zones VIII, IX and X and in CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 targeting the following species: up to a maximum of 5 % in 2015 and 2016, and 4 % in 2017, of the total annual catches of horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) and mackerel (Scomber scombrus); and up to a maximum of 2 % in 2015 and 2016, and 1 % in 2017, of the total annual catches of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). STECF concludes that this exemption is supported by reasoned arguments which demonstrate the difficulties of improving the selectivity in this fishery. Therefore, the exemption concerned should be included in this Regulation.
(12) Finally, the joint recommendation includes a minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) of 9 cm for two fisheries for anchovy with the aim of ensuring the protection of juveniles of that species. The STECF evaluated this measure and concluded that it would not impact negatively on juvenile anchovy, that it would increase the level of catches that could be sold for human consumption without increasing fishing mortality, and that it may have benefits for control and enforcement. Therefore, the MCRS for anchovy in the fisheries concerned should be fixed at 9 cm.
(13) Since the measures provided in this Regulation impact directly on the economic activities linked to, and the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. It should apply from 1 January 2015 in order to comply with the time-frame set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In accordance with Article 15(6) of that Regulation, this Regulation should apply for no more than three years,
Subject matter
This Regulation specifies the details for implementing the landing obligation, provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, from 1 January 2015 in the South Western waters, as defined in Article 4(2)(d) of that Regulation, in the fisheries set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Survivability exemption
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the landing obligation shall not apply to catches of anchovy, horse mackerel, jack mackerel and mackerel in artisanal purse seine fisheries. All such catches may be released, provided that the net is not fully taken on board.
De minimis exemptions
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded:
(a) for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2015 and 2016, and 6 % in 2017, of the total annual catches in the industrial pelagic trawler fishery targeting that species in ICES zone VIII and processing that species on board to obtain surimi base;
(b) up to a maximum of 7 % in 2015 and 2016, and 6 % in 2017 for albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) of the total annual catches in the albacore tuna directed fisheries using midwater pair trawls (PTM) in ICES zone VIII;
(c) up to a maximum of 5 % in 2015 and 2016, and 4 % in 2017, of the total annual catches in the pelagic trawl fishery for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) in ICES zone VIII;
(d) In the purse seine fishery in ICES zones VIII, IX and X and in CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 targeting the following species: up to a maximum of 5 % in 2015 and 2016, and 4 % in 2017, of the total annual catches of horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) and mackerel (Scomber scombrus); and up to a maximum of 2 % in 2015 and 2016, and 1 % in 2017, of the total annual catches of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus).
Minimum conservation reference size
The minimum conservation reference size for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) caught in ICES subarea IX and CECAF area 34.1.2 shall be 9 cm.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2017.
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31996R1126 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/96 of 24 June 1996 adapting the codes and descriptions of goods in the sugar sector appearing in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 and the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 to accord with the combined nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1126/96 of 24 June 1996 adapting the codes and descriptions of goods in the sugar sector appearing in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 and the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 to accord with the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/96 (4), contains the combined nomenclature in force since 1 January 1996;
Whereas certain codes and descriptions appearing in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (5), the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 (6) and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 (7), no longer correspond to those of the combined nomenclature; whereas those Annexes should consequently be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is replaced by Annex I hereto.
2. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is replaced by Annex II hereto.
3. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 is replaced by Annex III hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
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31987R3682 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3682/87 of 9 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3682/87
of 9 December 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
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 1915/87 (2), and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1617/87 (4), provides that where olive oil is exported, the undertaking concerned may apply for a certificate enabling it to recover a security lodged when a quantity of imported olive oil is released for free circulation; whereas in the case of olive oil exported under a sale from intervention stocks for export in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 of 23 December 1977 on detailed rules for the sale of olive oil held by intervention agencies (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818/85 (6) it should be specified that the abovementioned certificate may not be issued since, owing to the criteria laid down for the fixing of the minimum selling price, the release of the security would lead to the unwarranted enrichment of the exporter; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The following words are added to the first subparagraph of Article 18 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85:
'or if export takes place under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (*).
(*) OJ No L 348, 23. 12. 1977, p. 46.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997R0906 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/97 of 21 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 906/97 of 21 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 (2) introduced a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries and set the list of products covered;
Whereas examination of the market situation for these products indicates that the list should be modified with effect from 1 May 1997;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 May 1997.
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31998R0781 | Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 781/98 of 7 April 1998 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities in respect of equal treatment
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 781/98 of 7 April 1998 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities in respect of equal treatment
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, made after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (4),
Whereas the principle of equal treatment should be included among the basic tenets set out in the Staff Regulations and conditions of employment applying to the Community's public service, and not only in the matter of recruitment;
Whereas the institutions should be asked to determine, by agreement, positive actions to promote equal opportunities for men and women in the areas covered by the Staff Regulations and the conditions of employment of other servants,
The Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities are hereby amended as follows:
1. The following Article shall be inserted after Article 1:
'Article 1a
1. Officials shall be entitled to equal treatment under these Staff Regulations without reference, direct or indirect, to race, political, philosophical or religious beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, without prejudice to the relevant provisions requiring a specific marital status.
2. With a view to ensuring ensure full equality in practice between men and women in working life, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent the institutions of the European Communities from maintaining or adopting measures providing for specific advantages in order to make it easier for the under-represented sex to pursue a vocational activity or to prevent or compensate for disadvantages in professional careers.
3. The institutions shall determine, by agreement, after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, measures and actions to promote equal opportunities for men and women in the areas covered by these Staff Regulations, and shall adopt the appropriate provisions notably to redress such de facto inequalities as hamper opportunities for women in these areas.`
2. The second paragraph of Article 27 shall be replaced by the following:
'Officials shall be selected without distinction as to race, political, philosophical or religious beliefs, sex or sexual orientation and without reference to their marital status or family situation.`
The conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities are hereby amended as follows:
1. the first paragraph of Article 10 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 1a, Article 5(1), (2) and (4) and Article 7 of the Staff Regulations concerning equal treatment for officials, the classification of posts in categories, services and grades and the assignment of officials to posts shall apply by analogy.`
2. the second subparagraph of Article 12(1) shall be replaced by the following:
'Temporary staff shall be selected without distinction as to race, political, philosophical or religious beliefs, sex or sexual orientation and without reference to their marital status or family situation.`
3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 53:
'Article 1a of the Staff Regulations concerning equality of treatment for officials shall apply by analogy.`
4. Article 83 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 83
a, Article 11, the first paragraph of Article 12, Article 14, the first paragraph of Articles 16, Articles 17, 19, and 22, the first and second paragraphs of Article 23 and the second paragraph of Article 25 of the Staff Regulations concerning the rights and obligations of officials and Articles 90 and 91 of the Staff Regulations concerning appeals shall apply by analogy.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31983R1481 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1481/83 of 7 June 1983 on the classification of goods falling within heading No 38.16 of the Common Customs Tariff
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1481/83
of 7 June 1983
on the classification of goods falling within heading No 38.16 of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down concerning the tariff classification of a product consisting of a sterile serum obtained from the blood of a bovine foetus or non-immunized newly-born calf, usable as a culture medium for development of micro-organisms;
Whereas heading No 38.16 of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 (3), refers to prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms;
Whereas the product in question, possessing the characteristics typical of prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms, must be regarded as a product falling within heading No 38.16;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
The product consisting of a sterile serum, obtained from the blood of a bovine foetus or non-immunized newly-born calf, usable as a culture medium for development of micro-organisms shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under heading No:
38.16 Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 42nd day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32004R1295 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1295/2004 of 12 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more originating in India
| 16.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/5
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1295/2004
of 12 July 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more originating in India
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 (2), imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel wire having a diameter of 1 mm or more (the product concerned), falling within CN code ex 7223 00 19 and originating in India. The measures took the form of an ad valorem duty ranging between 0 % and 35,4 % for individual exporters, with a rate of 48,8 % for non-cooperating exporters.
B. CURRENT PROCEDURE
1. Request for review
(2) Subsequent to the imposition of definitive measures, the Commission received a request for the initiation of an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999, pursuant to Article 20 of the basic Regulation, from one Indian producer, VSL Wires Limited (the applicant). The applicant claimed that it was not related to any other exporters of the product concerned in India. Furthermore, it claimed that it had not exported the product concerned during the original period of investigation (i.e. from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998), but had exported the product concerned to the Community after that period. On the basis of the above, it requested that an individual duty rate be established for it.
2. Initiation of an accelerated review
(3) The Commission examined the evidence submitted by the applicant and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the basic Regulation. After consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Community industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3), an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 with regard to the company concerned and commenced its investigation.
3. Product concerned
(4) The product covered by the current review is the same product as that under consideration in Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999, namely stainless steel wire having a diameter of 1 mm or more, containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel, excluding wire containing by weight 28 % or more but no more than 31 % of nickel and 20 % or more but no more than 22 % of chromium.
4. Investigation period
(5) The investigation of subsidisation covered the period from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 (the review investigation period).
5. Parties concerned
(6) The Commission officially advised the applicant and the Government of India (GOI) of the initiation of the procedure. Furthermore, it gave other parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. However, no such views or any request for a hearing was received by the Commission.
(7) The Commission sent a questionnaire to the applicant and received a full reply within the required deadline. The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of the investigation and carried out a verification visit at the premises of the applicant.
C. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW
(8) As no request for a review of the findings on injury was made in by the applicant, the review was limited to subsidisation.
(9) The Commission examined the same subsidy schemes which were analysed in the original investigation. It also examined whether the applicant had used any subsidy schemes which were alleged to confer benefits in the original complaint but not found to have been used during the original investigation.
D. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
1. New exporter qualification
(10) The applicant was able to satisfactorily demonstrate that it was not related, directly or indirectly, to any of the Indian exporting producers subject to the countervailing measures in force with regard to the product concerned.
(11) The investigation confirmed that the applicant had not exported the product concerned during the original investigation period, i. e. from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998.
(12) It was established that the applicant had only realised one sale to the Community which actually took place in August 2001, i. e. after the original investigation period but well before the review investigation period.
(13) In reply to the questionnaire, the applicant identified only one contract that had been signed during the review investigation period, but the on-spot verification confirmed that the sale had never been materialised. Consequently, there was no irrevocable contractual obligation undertaken by the applicant to export to the Community.
(14) However, it is noted that the company had significant export sales to other countries during the review investigation period which allowed for the calculation of the benefit accruing to export sales from subsidisation, since such benefits accrue regardless of the destination of these sales.
2. Subsidisation
(15) On the basis of the information contained in the applicant's reply to the Commission's questionnaire, the following schemes were investigated:
— Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme,
— Income Tax Exemption Scheme,
— Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme,
— Export Processing Zones/Export Oriented Units.
3. Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (DEPB)
(16) It was established that the applicant received benefits under this scheme during the review investigation period. It made use of the DEPB on a post-export basis. The detailed description of the scheme is contained in paragraph 4.3 of the Export and Import Policy (Notification No 1/2002-07 of 31 March 2002 of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India).
(17) The characteristics of the DEPB have not changed since the original investigation. The scheme is a subsidy contingent in law upon export performance, and it was therefore determined during the original investigation that it is deemed to be specific and countervailable under Article 3(4)(a) of the basic Regulation.
(18) It was established that the applicant transferred all the DEPB credits to its related company Viraj Alloys Ltd. The same practice was also followed by three other related Indian companies of the applicant, i.e. Viraj Forgings Ltd, Viraj Impoexpo Ltd and Viraj Profiles Ltd. The investigation confirmed that Viraj Alloys Ltd is the provider of the raw materials of all the previous mentioned companies and used their transferred DEPB credits to make duty-free imports.
4. Income Tax Exemption Scheme (ITES)
(19) It was established that the applicant received benefits under this scheme and in particular under Section 80HHC of the Indian Income Act.
(20) The characteristics of the ITES have not changed since the original investigation. It was determined during the original investigation that the ITES is a countervailable subsidy, as the GOI confers a financial contribution to the company by forgoing government revenue in the form of direct taxes on profits from exports which would otherwise be due if the income tax exemptions were not claimed by the company. However, it was found that the ITES under Section 80HHC is gradually being phased out starting from the financial year 2000-2001 until the financial year 2004-2005 when no export profit would be exempted from income tax. During the review investigation period only 50 % of profits obtained from exports were exempted from income tax.
(21) The subsidy is contingent in law upon export performance within the meaning of Article 3(4)(a) of the basic Regulation, since it exempts profits from export sales only, and is therefore deemed to be specific.
(22) The benefit to the applicant has been calculated on the basis of the difference between the amount of taxes normally due with and without the benefit of the exemption during the review investigation period. The rate of income tax, including corporate tax plus surcharge, applicable during this period was 36,75 %. In order to establish the full benefit to the applicant and given that three companies related to the applicant have also exported the product concerned during the review investigation period (see recital 18), the amount of subsidy has been established taking into account the income tax exemptions under Section 80HHC of the applicant, Viraj Forgings Ltd, Viraj Impoexpo Ltd and Viraj Profiles Ltd. Given that the subsidy was not granted by reference to the quantities exported, the subsidy amount has been allocated over the total export turnover of the applicant and its related companies in accordance with the provisions of Article 7(2) of the basic Regulation. On this basis, it was established that VSL Wires Limited obtained under this scheme subsidies of 1,4 %.
5. Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS)
(23) It was established that the applicant had not availed itself of the EPCGS.
6. Export Processing Zones (EPZ)/Export Oriented Units (EOU)
(24) It was established that the applicant was not located in an EPZ and was not an EOU and, therefore, had not availed of the scheme.
7. Other schemes
(25) It was established that the applicant had neither made use of new subsidy schemes which were established after the end of the original investigation period, nor had it received any ad hoc subsidies after this date.
8. Amount of countervailable subsidies
(26) Taking account of the definitive findings relating to the various schemes as already set out, the amount of countervailable subsidies for the applicant is as follows:
DEPB ITES Total
VSL Wires Limited 12,7 % 1,4 % 14,1 %
E. AMENDMENT OF THE MEASURES BEING REVIEWED
(27) Based on the findings made during the investigation, it is considered that imports into the Community of stainless steel wire having a diameter of 1 mm or more produced and exported by VSL Wires Limited should be subject to a level of countervailing duty corresponding to individual amounts of subsidies established for this company during the review investigation period.
(28) Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
F. DISCLOSURE AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES
(29) The Commission informed the applicant and the GOI of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to propose that Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 be amended. They were also given a reasonable period of time to comment.
(30) In its response to the disclosure, the applicant claimed that the post-export DEPB is a substitution remission/ drawback scheme which was wrongly assessed by the Commission in terms of extent of subsidy and amount of countervailable benefit. It argued that the Commission's assessment of the benefits under this scheme was incorrect since only the excess duty drawback could be considered a subsidy and that the practical operations of the system have not been investigated by the Commission.
(31) This review does not affect the date on which Council Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 will expire pursuant to Article 18(1) of the basic Regulation,
The table in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 is hereby amended by adding the following:
‘VSL Wires Limited, G-1/3 MIDC, Tarapur Industrial Area, Boisar District, Thane, Maharashtra, India 14,1 A444’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31999D0408 | 1999/408/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 April 1999
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada
(1999/408/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130M, 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),
(1) Whereas by its Decision of 26 February 1996(3) the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada;
(2) Whereas by its Decision of 22 June 1998 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an amendment of the abovementioned Agreement only as far as the areas for cooperation, mentioned under Article 4 of that Agreement, are concerned, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12(b) of that Agreement;
(3) Whereas by its Decision of 13 December 1998 the Council authorised the signature of the amending Agreement;
(4) Whereas the amending Agreement was signed on 17 December 1998;
(5) Whereas the amending Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada is hereby approved.
The text of the amending Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada, the President of the Council shall give notification that the procedures for entry into force of the attached amending Agreement have been completed on the part of the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R1000 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1000/2010 of 3 November 2010 derogating from Regulations (EC) No 2402/96, (EC) No 2058/96, (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1918/2006, (EC) No 1964/2006, (EC) No 27/2008, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 828/2009 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2011 under tariff quotas for sweet potatoes, manioc starch, manioc, cereals, rice, sugar and olive oil and derogating from Regulations (EC) No 382/2008, (EC) No 1518/2003, (EC) No 596/2004, (EC) No 633/2004 and (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2011 in the beef and veal, pigmeat, eggs, poultrymeat and out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors
| 6.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1000/2010
of 3 November 2010
derogating from Regulations (EC) No 2402/96, (EC) No 2058/96, (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1918/2006, (EC) No 1964/2006, (EC) No 27/2008, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 828/2009 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2011 under tariff quotas for sweet potatoes, manioc starch, manioc, cereals, rice, sugar and olive oil and derogating from Regulations (EC) No 382/2008, (EC) No 1518/2003, (EC) No 596/2004, (EC) No 633/2004 and (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2011 in the beef and veal, pigmeat, eggs, poultrymeat and out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
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 negotiations (2), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
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) (3), and in particular Articles 61, 144(1), 148, 156 and 161(3), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (4), and in particular Article 9(5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007 (5), and in particular Article 11(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 of 17 December 1996 opening and setting administrative rules for certain annual tariff quotas for sweet potatoes and manioc starch (6) lays down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences for sweet potatoes under quotas 09.4013 and 09.4014 and for manioc starch under quotas 09.4064 and 09.4065.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2008 of 15 January 2008 opening and providing for the administration of certain annual tariff quotas for products covered by CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 originating in certain third countries other than Thailand (7) lays down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences, for the products concerned, under quotas 09.4009, 09.4010, 09.4011, 09.4012 and 09.4021.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (8), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of barley from third countries (9) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries (10) lay down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences for common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124 and 09.4125, for barley under quota 09.4126 and for maize under quota 09.4131.
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2058/96 of 28 October 1996 opening and providing for the management of a tariff quota for broken rice of CN code 1006 40 00 for production of food preparations of CN code 1901 10 (11) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 of 22 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (12) lay down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences for broken rice under quota 09.4079 and for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2009 of 10 September 2009 laying down detailed rules of application for the marketing years 2009/2010 to 2014/2015 for the import and refining of sugar products of tariff heading 1701 under preferential agreements (13) lays down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences under quotas 09.4221, 09.4231 and 09.4241 to 09.4247.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (14) lays down specific provisions for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences for olive oil under quota 09.4032.
(7) In view of the public holidays in 2011, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Regulations (EC) Nos 2402/96, 2058/96, 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1918/2006, 1964/2006, 1067/2008 and 828/2009 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in order to ensure compliance with the quota volumes in question.
(8) The second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 of 21 April 2008 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (15), Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector (16), Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector (17) and Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 633/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector (18) provide that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which the licence applications were lodged, unless the Commission has taken any particular measures in the meantime.
(9) Article 7d(1) of 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 (19) lays down that export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose are to be issued from the Friday following the week during which the licence applications were lodged, unless the Commission has taken any particular measures in the meantime.
(10) In view of the public holidays in 2011 and the resulting impact on the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, the period between the lodging of applications and the day on which the licences are to be issued will be too short to ensure proper management of the market. That period should therefore be extended.
(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2009 (20) derogating from certain Regulations as regards the dates for lodging applications and issuing import and export licences in 2010 should therefore be repealed.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Sweet potatoes
1. By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, for 2011, import licence applications for sweet potatoes under quotas 09.4013 and 09.4014 may not be lodged before Tuesday 4 January 2011 or after Tuesday 13 December 2011.
2. By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, import licences for sweet potatoes applied for on the date indicated in Annex I to this Regulation under quotas 09.4013 and 09.4014 shall be issued on the date indicated therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (21).
Manioc starch
1. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, for 2011, import licence applications for manioc starch under quotas 09.4064 and 09.4065 may not be lodged before Tuesday 4 January 2011 or after Tuesday 13 December 2011.
2. By way of derogation from Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, import licences for manioc starch applied for on the date indicated in Annex II to this Regulation under quotas 09.4064 and 09.4065 shall be issued on the date indicated therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Manioc
1. By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 27/2008, for 2011, import licence applications for manioc under quotas 09.4009, 09.4010, 09.4011, 09.4012 and 09.4021 may not be lodged before Monday 3 January 2011 or after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday 14 December 2011.
2. By way of derogation from Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 27/2008, import licences for manioc applied for on the dates indicated in Annex III to this Regulation under quotas 09.4009, 09.4010, 09.4011, 09.4012 and 09.4021 shall be issued on the dates indicated therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Cereals
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, for 2011, import licence applications for common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124 and 09.4125 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2011.
2. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003, for 2011, import licence applications for barley under quota 09.4126 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2011.
3. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, for 2011, import licence applications for maize under quota 09.4131 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2011.
Rice
1. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2058/96, for 2011, import licence applications for broken rice under quota 09.4079 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 9 December 2011.
2. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, for 2011, import licence applications for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 9 December 2011.
Sugar
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 828/2009, import licence applications for sugar sector products under quotas 09.4221, 09.4231 and 09.4241 to 09.4247 may no longer be lodged after 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2011 until 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 30 December 2011.
Olive oil
By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006, import licences for olive oil applied for during the periods referred to in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Licences for exports of beef and veal, pigmeat, eggs and poultrymeat attracting refunds
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003, Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 and Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 633/2004, export licences applied for during the periods referred to in Annex V to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates set out therein.
The derogation provided for in the first paragraph shall apply only where none of the particular measures provided for in Article 12(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, Article 3(4) and (4a) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003, Article 3(4) and (4a) of Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 and Article 3(4) and (4a) of Regulation (EC) No 633/2004 has been taken before the said dates of issue.
Out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose
By way of derogation from Article 7d(1) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose for which applications are lodged during the periods referred to in Annex VI to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates set out therein.
The derogation provided for in the first paragraph shall apply only where none of the particular measures provided for in Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 has been taken before the said dates of issue.
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Regulation (EC) No 1157/2009 is repealed with effect from 31 December 2010.
1
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 31 December 2011.
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32002R0974 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 974/2002 of 6 June 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 974/2002
of 6 June 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
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 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 4 to 6 June 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 2002.
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32008D0644 | 2008/644/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2008 amending Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte (notified under document number C(2008) 3813)
| 6.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 July 2008
amending Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte
(notified under document number C(2008) 3813)
(2008/644/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/766/EC (2) requires Member States to take emergency measures against the dissemination within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte (hereinafter referred to as ‘the organism’).
(2) The implementation of the emergency measures was evaluated by the Standing Committee on Plant Health of 26 and 27 February 2008 on the basis of information from official surveys carried out by Member States in 2007. It was concluded that in the case of emergency measures for the eradication of the organism in areas where only a very limited number of specimens of the organism were found, measures applied during a period of two years may be sufficient to eradicate it. It should therefore be provided for that those measures may be limited to a period of two years, where appropriate.
(3) Decision 2003/766/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2003/766/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 4(2), the following subparagraph is added:
2. In Article 4(3), the following subparagraph is added:
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 |
32006R1458 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2006 of 2 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 272/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1458/2006
of 2 October 2006
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 3 October 2006.
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 |
32002R1666 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2002 of 19 September 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the seventh partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2002
of 19 September 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the seventh partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the seventh partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the seventh partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 48,770 EUR/100 kg.
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 |
32008R0355 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 355/2008 of 21 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 as regards the use of electronic means of communication in proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (Text with EEA relevance)
| 22.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 355/2008
of 21 April 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 as regards the use of electronic means of communication in proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office
(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 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 114 thereof,
After consulting the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
Whereas:
(1) The rules provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (2) should be simplified, in particular by allowing the use of electronic means of communication.
(2) It is appropriate to simplify, on the one hand, the filing of applications, objections or appeals and, on the other, the service of documents by the Community Plant Variety Office (the Office) by permitting the use of electronic means. Moreover, the Office should be given the possibility to issue certificates for Community plant variety rights in electronic form. Publication of information regarding Community plant variety rights should also be possible by electronic means. Finally, electronic storage of files relating to proceedings should be allowed to improve efficiency.
(3) The President of the Office should be empowered to determine all necessary details with respect to the use of electronic means of communication or storage.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Community Plant Variety Rights,
Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
2. Article 16 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(a) an application form and a technical questionnaire, for the purposes of filing an application for a Community plant variety right;
(b) a form for forwarding the information referred to in paragraph 2, indicating the consequences of any failure of the forwarding.
3. Article 28 is replaced by the following:
4. in Article 36, the last sentence of paragraph 1 is deleted and the following paragraph 4 is added:
5. in Article 52, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
6. in paragraph 2 of Article 53, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
7. in Article 54(3), the word ‘duplicate’ is replaced by ‘copy’;
8. Articles 57 and 58 are replaced by the following:
9. Article 64 is replaced by the following:
(a) by post in accordance with Article 65;
(b) by delivery by hand in accordance with Article 66;
(c) by public notice in accordance with Article 67; or
(d) by electronic means or any other technical means in accordance with the second subparagraph of this paragraph.
10. in Article 65, paragraph 1 is deleted;
11. in Article 67, ‘Article 65(1)’ is replaced by ‘Article 64(4)’;
12. in Article 71, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
13. in Article 78(3), the following subparagraph is added:
14. in Article 79, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
15. Article 83 is replaced by the following:
16. in Article 87 the following paragraph 3 is added:
17. Article 91 is amended as follows:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.
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31990L0629 | Commission Directive 90/629/EEC of 30 October 1990 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/115/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor vehicle safety belts
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 30 October 1990
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/115/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor vehicle safety belts
(90/629/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor-vehicle safety belts (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 82/318/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas practical experience and technological development show that it is possible to improve road safety by applying similar requirements to those existing already to vehicle categories M2 with a permissible maximum mass exceeding 3 500 kilograms and M3 (buses) which were not covered hitherto and to generally extend the requirements to
seating positions, not covered hitherto, of other vehicle categories;
Whereas that experience shows that some existing definitions and requirements have to be adjusted slightly;
Whereas the protection against "submarining'' should be improved, which could be provided by modified positioning of the anchorages for safety belts and/or modifications to
the seat construction; whereas a test procedure must be developed which enables the improvement in the level of protection to be shown;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles,
Annex I to Directive 76/115/EEC, is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1. With effect from 1 May 1991 no Member State may, on grounds relating to anchorages for safety belts:
- refuse, in respect of a type of vehicle, to grant EEC type-approval, or to issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC (3), or to grant national type-
approval, or
- prohibit the entry into service of vehicles
if the anchorages in this type of vehicle or in these vehicles comply with the requirements of Directive 76/115/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 July 1992 Member States:
- shall no longer issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC in respect of a type of vehicle,
- may refuse to grant national type-approval in respect of a type of vehicle
in which the anchorages do not comply with the requirements of Directive 76/115/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
3. With effect from 1 July 1997 Member States may prohibit the entry into service of vehicles in which the anchorages do not comply with the requirements of Directive 76/115/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
The Commission shall, not later than 31 December 1992, proceed to a further review of the provisions of Directive 76/115/EEC and notably Annex I, item 4.4.3 thereof,
in order to improve the protection against the risk
of submarining, which amendment might include new measures and related dynamic test methods.
Member States shall implement the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive before 1 May 1991. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
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32003R1504 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1504/2003 of 27 August 2003 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1504/2003
of 27 August 2003
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry. Under paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.
(2) By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund.
(3) The application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below,
For the months of September and October 2003, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0037 | Council Regulation (EC) No 37/2009 of 16 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 on administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax, in order to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions
| 20.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 37/2009
of 16 December 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 on administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax, in order to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas:
(1) To combat VAT evasion more effectively, it is imperative that the Member States collect and exchange information on intra-Community transactions as rapidly as possible. A period of one month is the most appropriate response to this need, taking account of businesses′ accounting and financial periods and the objectives of reducing the administrative burden on businesses.
(2) In view of the amendments to the period for declaring intra-Community transactions made by Council Directive 2008/117/EC of 16 December 2008 amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions (3), it is necessary to amend the references to that period in Council Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 (4).
(3) Since the objectives of the proposed action to tackle VAT evasion cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, whose action in the matter depends on information collected by the other Member States, and can therefore, by reason of the need to involve all Member States, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
(4) Since the amendments contained in this Regulation are necessary to adapt Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 to the measures provided for in Directive 2008/117/EC, with which the Member States have to comply by 1 January 2010, this Regulation must enter into force on the same date.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 23, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following:
2. In Article 24, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following:
3. Article 25(1) and (2) shall be replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
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31990R1185 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1185/90 of 7 may 1990 amending regulation (EEC) No 777/87 modifying the intervention arrangements for butter and skimmed-milk powder and regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1185/90
of 7 May 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) N° 777/87 modifying the intervention arrangements for butter and skimmed-milk powder and Regulation (EEC) N° 985/68 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) and the first subparagraph of Article 7a (1) thereof,
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) N° 777/87 (3), intervention buying of butter may be suspended under certain circumstances and may be carried out under a standing invitation to tender; whereas in those circumstances and pursuant to Article 1 (3) (c) of the said Regulation, account is taken of the special importance of the buying in of butter by the intervention agency for market stability and the returns of milk producers in Ireland; whereas the benefit of this provision should be extended to the region of Northern Ireland where the dairy industry also contributes a very markedly greater proportion to the gross national product than the average recorded in the other regions of the Community;
Whereas that amendment of Regulation (EEC) N° 777/87 makes it necessary to adapt Regulation (EEC) N° 985/68 (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 842/88 (5),
In Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 777/87, the following is added to point (c):
'and Northern Ireland`
In Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) N° 985/68, the following subparagraph is added:
'For the purposes of this paragraph, in the United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall be considered as separate regions.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 1990.
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 |
32009D0526 | 2009/526/EC: Council Decision of 7 July 2009 appointing four Belgian members and one Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 8.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 July 2009
appointing four Belgian members and one Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/526/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) Four members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Geert BOURGEOIS, Mr Luc VAN DEN BRANDE, Mr Patrick LACHAERT and Mr Gilbert BOSSUYT. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Marc VAN DEN ABEELEN,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
a) as members:
— Mr Geert BOURGEOIS, Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger (change of mandate),
— Mr Luc VAN DEN BRANDE, Voorzitter Vlaams-Europees Verbindingsagentschap (change of mandate),
— Mr Gilbert BOSSUYT, burgemeester Menen (change of mandate),
— Mr Patrick LACHAERT, gemeenteraadslid Merelbeke (change of mandate),
b) as alternate member:
— Mr Marc VAN DEN ABEELEN, burgemeester van Aartselaar (change of mandate).
This Decision shall take effect on 30 June 2009. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R1362 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1362/2011 of 19 December 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Ptujski lük (PGI)]
| 22.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1362/2011
of 19 December 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Ptujski lük (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovenia’s application to register the name ‘Ptujski lük’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1576 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1576/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the monthly price increases for cereals for the 1996/97 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1576/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the monthly price increases for cereals for the 1996/97 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas, when the amounts and the number of the monthly increases are fixed and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;
Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for the fixing of a single intervention price for all cereals; whereas this price has been fixed at a substantially reduced level applied in stages; whereas this fact should be taken into account in the fixing of the size of the monthly increases;
Whereas the intervention price for maize and sorghum applicable in July, August and September is to be the price valid in May of the previous marketing year, in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
Without prejudice to the last subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the intervention price applicable for the first month of the marketing year, shall be as follows:
>TABLE>
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.
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 |
31992R3775 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3775/92 of 23 December 1992 on arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 97) originating in Thailand
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3775/92
of 23 December 1992
on arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 97) originating in Thailand
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3058/92 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established; whereas imports into the Community of textile products of category 97 specified in the Annex hereto and originating in Thailand exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86, Thailand was notified on 23 October 1992 of a request for consultations; whereas, as a result of these consultations, it was agreed to make the textile products in question subject to quantitative limits for the period 23 October until 31 December 1992;
Whereas paragraph 13 of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 ensures that the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex VI to the said Regulation;
Whereas the products in question exported from Thailand between 23 October 1992 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit for the year 1992;
Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the importance of products covered by it shipped from Thailand to the Community before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the category of products originating in Thailand and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex for the period 23 October until 31 December 1992.
1. Products as referred to in Article 1, shipped from Thailand to the Community before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other transport document referred proving that shipment actually took place before that date.
2. Imports of products as referred to in Article 1, shipped from Thailand to the Community after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the double-checking system described in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86.
3. All quantities of products as referred to in Article 1, shipped from Thailand to the Community on or after 23 October 1992, and released for free circulation, shall be deducted from the quantitive limit laid down. This limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by it but shipped from Thailand before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 23 October until 31 December 1992.
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32002R1689 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1689/2002 of 25 September 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for licences for certain eggs and poultrymeat products under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria can be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1689/2002
of 25 September 2002
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for licences for certain eggs and poultrymeat products under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/97, of 29 September 1997, setting rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors for the arrangements covered by the Europe Agreements with central and east European countries provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1525/2001(2) and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2002 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2003 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R1490 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1490/90 of 31 May 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1490/90
of 31 May 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas as provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 569/90 (4), payment for butter bought in by the intervention agency is to be made within a period commencing the 90th day after the date on which the skimmed-milk powder was taken over; whereas payments are in fact made within shorter periods of time as a result of commercial transactions between individuals; whereas these periods should now be aligned and whereas the minimum period for payment following buying-in should be reduced accordingly to the 45th day after the date on which the skimmed-milk powder was taken over; whereas the maximum period for payment should be reduced at the same time;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 5 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69, '90th' and '120th' are replaced by '45th' and '65th' respectively.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0930 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 930/2012 of 10 October 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 11.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 930/2012
of 10 October 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987R1650 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1650/87 of 12 June 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1650/87
of 12 June 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4054/86 of 22 December 1986 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (1987) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // // 01.0190 // 76.02 // Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of alumminium; wire // 1 345 // // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 16 June to 31 December 1987, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // // 01.0190 // 76.02 // Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium; wire // Yugoslavia // // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000R1044 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2000 of 18 May 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2000
of 18 May 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2532/1999(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(6).
(2) Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7), concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations lays down criteria for fixing the trigger levels for additional duties. In accordance with those criteria and in the light of the latest data available for 1996, 1997 and 1998, the trigger level for additional duties on cherries should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1063 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1063/96 of 10 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3078/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1063/96 of 10 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3078/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3078/95 (2) allocates, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters;
Whereas a catch quota of 4 910 tonnes of mackerel was allocated to the Community in ICES Division Vb for 1996; whereas this quota has to be reduced in order to reflect the reduction in the mackerel TAC for that area;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement on Fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (3), the Parties have had further consultations on their reciprocal fishing rights for 1996;
Whereas these consultations have been concluded and, as a result, the abovementioned catch quota has been reduced;
Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, they should be allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3078/95, the figures relating to mackerel in ICES Division Vb shall be replaced by those set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European 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 |
31989R2160 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2160/89 of 18 July 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene falling within CN code 3923 21 00 originating in Thailand to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2160/89
of 18 July 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene falling within CN code 3923 21 00 originating in Thailand to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 7 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the indiviual 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 sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene falling within CN code 3923 21 00 the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 380 000; whereas, on 31 March 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in Thailand 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 Thailand,
As from 22 July 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Thailand,
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0480 // 3923 21 00 // Sacks and bags (including cones) - Of polymers of ethylene // // //
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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31992R2888 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2888/92 of 1 October 1992 re- establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 9 (order No 40.0090), originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2888/92 of 1 October 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 9 (order No 40.0090), originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1992 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 9 (order No 40.0090), originating in Thailand, the relevant ceiling amounts to 131 tonnes;
Whereas on 3 July 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Thailand,
As from 6 October 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand:
Order No Category
(unit) CN code Description 40.0090 9 (tonnes) 5802 11 00
5802 19 00
ex 6302 60 00 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other than knitted or crocheted
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 |
31996R1599 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1599/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 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 Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (4), lays down the basic quantities for the allocation of A and B quotas to producing undertakings during the marketing years 1995/96 to 2000/01;
Whereas the basic quantities for sugar for the mainland region of Portugal are those fixed in the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal for the purpose of enabling sugar production to start up there; whereas the size of those basic quantities has proved to be insufficient to provide the impetus for the envisaged start up of sugar production, to the detriment of the producers in the region concerned; whereas the basic quantities for sugar for the mainland region of Portugal should be increased to the levels needed to permit sugar production to start up;
Whereas the length of the production year varies considerably from one region to another in the Community; whereas experience shows that this variation is particularly marked for the United Kingdom; whereas, therefore, the deadline set until now for decisions to carry forward production is no longer appropriate for that situation in the said region and thus a longer period should be provided for;
Whereas it is possible that the minimum stock system will not be sufficient to ensure supplies to one or more regions if natural disasters strike the said regions; whereas it is therefore desirable to allow undertakings established in those regions to use to that end blocked carry-over stocks for authorizing them to dispose of the sugar in question before the end of the compulsory storage period,
Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Table I under the column entitled '(a) Basic quantity A for sugar`, '54 545,5` on the line 'Portugal (mainland)` shall be replaced by '63 636,4`.
2. In Table II under the column entitled '(a) Basic quantity B for sugar`, '5 454,5` on the line 'Portugal (mainland)`, shall be replaced by '6 363,6`.
Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be amended as follows:
1. The text of paragraph 2, second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
'However, the date of 1 February referred to in the first indent of the first subparagraph shall be replaced:
(a) for undertakings established in Spain, by that of 15 April where beet sugar production is concerned, and by that of 20 June where cane sugar production is concerned;
(b) for undertakings established in the United Kingdom, by that of 15 February.`.
2. Paragraph 2bis shall be inserted as follows:
'2bis. In cases of natural disasters such as drought and flooding striking a Community region and where the application of Article 12 is not sufficient to ensure the normal supply of that region, a decision may be taken, under the procedure laid down in Article 41, to reduce the period of compulsory storage referred to in paragraph 2, second indent for a quantity of sugar sufficient to ensure the normal supply of the said region.`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
shall apply from 1 July 1995.
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32005R1118 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1118/2005 of 14 July 2005 fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
| 15.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1118/2005
of 14 July 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 12 July 2005.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 12 July 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be 16,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R1301 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/97 of 4 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1301/97 of 4 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
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 (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional measures to support the pigmeat market were adopted for this Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3);
Whereas, because of continuing veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Spanish authorities and their extension to new areas, the number of pigs for fattening and piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thus allowing the continuation of the exceptional measures in the coming weeks;
Whereas, because of the persistence of classical swine fever in Spain, it is appropriate to reduce the minimum weight of eligible pigs for fattening thus reducing expenditure on this measure and the volume of pigs to be processed in rendering plants;
Whereas the rapid and efficient application of the exceptional market support measures is one of the best ways of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas the application of the provisions of this Regulation from 18 June 1997 is therefore justified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1 (1) and in Article 4 (1) and (2), '110 kilograms` is replaced by '100 kilograms`;
2. in Article 4 (2), '100 kilograms` is replaced by '90 kilograms`;
3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;
4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 18 June 1997.
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 |
31986R1532 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1532/86 of 21 May 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to microwave ovens, falling within subheading 85.12 E ex II, originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1532/86
of 21 May 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to microwave ovens, falling within subheading 85.12 E ex II, originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be as a general rule, 165 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;
Whereas, in the case of microwave ovens, falling within subheading 85.12 E ex II, the individual ceiling was fixed at 1 328 000 ECU; whereas on 16 May 1986, imports of these products into the Community, originating in South Korea, reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,
As from 25 May 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 in South Korea:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 85.12 E ex II (NIMEXE code 85.12-67) // Microwave ovens // //
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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32001D0925 | 2001/925/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Spain and repealing Decision 2001/863/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 4720)
| Commission Decision
of 20 December 2001
concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Spain and repealing Decision 2001/863/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 4720)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/925/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC(2) and, in particular, Article 10, paragraph 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever have occurred in CataluĂąa in Spain.
(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Members States.
(3) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001, on Community measures for the control of Classical Swine Fever(3).
(4) Pending the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee and in collaboration with the Member State concerned the Commission took interim protection measures by means of Decision 2001/863/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical swine fever in Spain(4).
(5) In the light of the evolution of the situation and following results of the epidemiological enquiries, it is necessary to prolong the measures already adopted and, for the sake of clarity, to repeal Decision 2001/863/EC.
(6) Spain has taken additional measures for the serosurveillance of classical swine fever in its territory.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Spain shall ensure that no pigs are dispatched unless the pigs:
(a) come from an area outside the areas described in the Annex, and
(b) have been resident on the holding of origin for at least 30 days prior to loading, or since birth if less than 30 days of age, and
(c) come from a holding where no live pigs have been introduced during the 30 day period immediately prior to the dispatch of the pigs in question, and
(d) are transported directly to the holding or slaughterhouse of destination in officially sealed vehicles, without passing through an assembly centre. Transit through the area described in the Annex may only occur via major roads or railways, without any stopping of the vehicle.
2. Movements of pigs coming from areas outside the areas described in the Annex shall only be allowed following three days advance notification provided by the competent veterinary authority to the central and local veterinary authorities of the place of destination and of any Member State of transit.
1. Spain shall ensure that no consignments of porcine semen are dispatched unless the semen originates from boars kept at a collection centre referred to in Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(5) and situated outside the areas described in the Annex.
2. Spain shall ensure that no consignments of ova and embryos of swine are dispatched unless the ova and embryos originate from swine kept at a holding situated outside the areas described in the Annex.
1. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC(6) accompanying pigs dispatched from Spain must be completed by the following: "Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/925/EC of 20 December 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Spain."
2. The health certificate provided for in Directive 90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen dispatched from Spain must be completed by the following: "Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/925/EC of 20 December 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Spain."
3. The health certificate provided for in Commission Decision 95/483/EC(7) accompanying embryos and ova of swine dispatched from Spain must be completed by the following: "Embryos/ova(8) in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/925/EC of 20 December 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Spain."
Spain shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs are cleaned and disinfected after each operation and the transporter shall furnish proof of such disinfection.
Spain shall ensure that within the areas described in the Annex, pigs are not moved from the holding of origin to any other destination unless serological tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in the holding in question during the thirty-days period prior to the transport, in accordance with the detailed instructions laid down by the Spanish authorities.
Spain shall inform the Commission and the Member States in the framework of the Standing Veterinary Committee on the results of the serosurveillance for classical swine fever carried out in the areas described in the Annex.
Decision 2001/863/EC is hereby repealed.
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This decision shall be reviewed before 20 January 2002.
It is applicable until 31 January 2002.
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32002R1373 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1373/2002 of 26 July 2002 fixing the maximum buying-in price for skimmed-milk powder for the third invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1373/2002
of 26 July 2002
fixing the maximum buying-in price for skimmed-milk powder for the third invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder(3) provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed by reference to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided to make no award under the round.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the third invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 23 July 2002, the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 198,33/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0970 | 2002/970/EC: Council Decision of 18 November 2002 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Cocoa Agreement 2001
| Council Decision
of 18 November 2002
concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Cocoa Agreement 2001
(2002/970/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(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 2 March 2001 the Unctad negotiating conference formally approved by way of decision the text of the International Cocoa Agreement 2001.
(2) This new agreement has been negotiated to replace the International Cocoa Agreement 1993, as extended, which will remain in force until 30 September 2003 at the latest.
(3) The International Cocoa Agreement 2001 is open for signature and deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
(4) The Community is a member of the 1993 International Agreement, as extended, and it is therefore in its interest to approve the agreement which succeeds it,
The International Cocoa 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 hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the agreement and deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008D0351 | 2008/351/EC: Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2000/57/EC as regards events to be reported within the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases (notified under document number C(2008) 1574) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 117/40
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 April 2008
amending Decision 2000/57/EC as regards events to be reported within the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases
(notified under document number C(2008) 1574)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/351/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Decision 2000/57/EC of 22 December 1999 on the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down events to be reported by the competent public health authorities of each Member State within that system.
(2) The early warning and response system of the Community network should be reserved for events defined in Annex I to Commission Decision 2000/96/EC (3) or for any other communicable diseases pursuant to Article 7 of that Decision, which, by themselves or in association with other similar events, are or have potential to become public health threats.
(3) In its conclusions of 30 November and 1 December 2006 the Council of the European Union considered that the World Health Organization and the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC should be notified of potential public-health emergencies of international concern at the same time as the Community network, in order to prevent any delay.
(4) Under the International Health Regulations (2005), which entered into force on 15 June 2007, the competent authorities of the Member States must notify or consult the World Health Organization on certain public health events, in particular those which may constitute a public health emergency of international concern, as well as on any health measure implemented in response to those events.
(5) Those notifications and consultations concerning communicable diseases pursuant to Annex of Decision No 2119/98/EC should be transmitted through the early warning and response system set up by Decision 2000/57/EC at the same time as to the World Health Organization, in order to ensure that the Commission and the other Member States are informed without delay.
(6) Annex I to Decision 2000/57/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 7 of Decision No 2119/98/EC,
Annex I to Decision 2000/57/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2008.
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31994R1354 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1354/94 of 14 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1354/94 of 14 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2796/93 (4), lays down 15 June as the last date for the submission of aid applications by olive growers;
Whereas, due to the exceptional climatic conditions this marketing year, the harvesting and processing of olives will be completed in certain regions during June; whereas, therefore, the time limit for the submission of applications should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84:
'For the 1993/94 marketing year, however, the date of 15 June shall be replaced by 30 June.'
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 |
31994D0957 | 94/957/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 1994 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 December 1994 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (94/957/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNTIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as amended by Annex I (V) (E) (I) (2) (a) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 17a thereof,
Whereas Finland is to have three years in which to implement the inspection arrangements provided for in Chapter I of Directive 91/496/EEC; whereas the transitional measures applicable during that period must be defined;
Whereas, until the appropriate infrastructures have been set up at the external borders, provision should be made for inspection sites linked to crossing points on the external borders; whereas, therefore, the relevant provisions of Chapter I of Directive 91/496/EEC must be adjusted;
Whereas the purpose of the measures laid down in this Decision is to ensure that all the checks provided for are carried out by the Finnish authorities;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. With regard to the organization and follow-up of checks (Chapter I of Directive 91/496/EEC), Finland shall apply the measures provided for in this Decision from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1997.
2. This Decision shall apply without prejudice to the possibility of including a border inspection post in the list provided for in Article 6 of Directive 91/496/EEC.
1. Live animals from third countries must enter into the territory of the Republic of Finland through one of the crossing points listed in the Annex.
2. The Finnish authorities shall take the necessary measures to penalize all infringements of paragraph 1 committed by natural or legal persons. In the most serious cases, such measures may include the destruction of the animals.
1. Each crossing point shall be linked to a corresponding inspection site, in accordance with the Annex. Each crossing point and corresponding inspection site shall be placed under the responsibility of the veterinary service responsible for border checks.
2. Live animals shall be moved from the crossing point to the corresponding inspection site immediately under customs supervision. In addition, the authority responsible for the crossing point shall inform the official veterinarian responsible for the inspection site, by fax, of the departure of each consignment. The official veterinarian shall inform the authority responsible for the crossing point, by the same means, of the arrival of each consignment.
3. Article 2 (2) shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
1. Article 3 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply.
However,
- in Article 3 (1) (a), the notion of 'crossing point' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post',
- in Article 3 (1) (b) and (c), the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
2. Article 4 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply.
However,
- in Article 4 (1), the notion of 'crossing point' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post',
- in Article 4 (2) and (3), the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
3. Article 5 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply.
4. Article 7 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However, the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
5. Article 8 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However,
- in Article 8 (A) (1) (a), the notion of 'crossing point' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post',
- in Article 8 (A) (1) (b), the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post',
- in Article 8 (A) (2), the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
6. Article 9 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However, the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
7. Article 10 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However, the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
8. Article 11 of Directive 91/496/EEC shall apply.
9. Article 12 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However, in the introductory phrase of the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1) (c), the notion of 'inspection site' shall be substituted for 'border inspection post'.
10. Articles 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply.
This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
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32003R1441 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2003 of 13 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2003
of 13 August 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 14 August 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 |
31991R1658 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1658/91 of 14 June 1991 establishing arrangements for retrospective Community surveillance in respect of imports of Atlantic salmon
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1658/91 of 14 June 1991 establishing arrangements for retrospective Community surveillance in respect of imports of Atlantic salmon
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2886/89 (2), and in particular Article 24 (2) thereof,
Whereas the trend in imports of Atlantic salmon is liable to cause serious disturbances on the Community market, which may endanger the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty;
Whereas in order to ensure that the appropriate measures can if necessary be adopted without delay, temporary arrangements need to be established for retrospective Community surveillance of imports of Atlantic salmon covered by CN codes ex 0302 12 00 and ex 0303 22 00,
Temporary arrangements are hereby established for retrospective Community surveillance of imports of Atlantic salmon classified under CN codes ex 0302 12 00 and ex 0303 22 00.
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of quantities and free-at-frontier prices for each type of commercial presentation of products imported into the customs territory of the Community, in accordance with the particulars set out in the Annex.
2. The free-at-frontier price shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1224/80 (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1991.
It shall apply until 31 December 1991. 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 |
32012L0024 | Commission Directive 2012/24/EU of 8 October 2012 amending, for the purpose of adapting its technical provisions, Council Directive 86/297/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the power take-offs of tractors and their protection Text with EEA relevance
| 9.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/24
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2012/24/EU
of 8 October 2012
amending, for the purpose of adapting its technical provisions, Council Directive 86/297/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the power take-offs of tractors and their protection
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC (1), and in particular point (b) of Article 19(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Section 4.2 of Annex I to Council Directive 86/297/EEC (2) sets out general provisions for front power take-off (PTO). Table 2 of that Annex provides for the application of standard ISO 8759-1:1998 to categories of tractors equipped with front power take-off which also sets dimensions for the front PTO location. However, these location requirements are not compatible with a large number of agricultural and forestry tractors due to new design requirements.
(2) The requirements for front power take-off set out in Directive 86/297/EEC only concern safety issues, that is, the PTO location, the requirements of shielding and the clearance zone. The PTO location imposed by Directive 86/297/EEC is not compatible with several tractor categories currently on the market and their mounted implements. Table 2 of Annex I to Directive 86/297/EEC already excludes tractor categories T4.1 and T4.3 from the location requirements.
(3) Tractors of categories T1, T2, T3, T4.2 and T5, in addition to those of categories T4.1 and T4.3 currently exempted from the requirements of clause 4.2 of standard ISO 8759-1:1998, cannot comply with such requirements.
(4) Several tractors can be equipped with special power take-off types, to which standard ISO 8759-1:1998 does not apply.
(5) In the case of tractors of category T3, the standard only applies when the tractor is equipped with a power take-off specified in that standard. However, other vehicle categories, such as T2 and certain smaller T1 tractors, could be equipped with special power take-off types, which are not covered by the standard. Consequently, exemption from the requirements of standard ISO 8759-1:1998 should also be extended to tractor categories T1 and T2.
(6) Difficulties of the same kind are encountered in the corresponding C categories.
(7) As the specifications of standard ISO 8759-1:1998 with the exception of clause 4.2, are to apply to tractors of all T and C categories which are equipped with front power take-offs, Table 2 becomes redundant and should therefore be deleted.
(8) Directive 86/297/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in Article 20(1) of Directive 2003/37/EC,
Annex I to Directive 86/297/EEC is amended as follows:
(1) point 4.2 is replaced by the following:
(2) Table 2 is deleted.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 October 2013 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 November 2013.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
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.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
31996R1433 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Annexes II and III 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
| 24.7.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 184/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1433/96
of 23 July 1996
amending Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;
Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);
Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney, whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;
Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;
Whereas hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, carbetocin, quillaia saponins, butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and sodium benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, baquiloprim should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorizations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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 |
31992R2922 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2922/92 of 7 October 1992 on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2922/92 of 7 October 1992 on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1644/89 (4), lays down that the uniform interest rate used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures is to correspond to the interest rates for the ecu for three months' and twelve months' forward rates recorded by the Statistical Office of the European Communities on the Euromarkets with a weighting of one-third and two-thirds respectively;
Whereas the Commission fixes this rate before the beginning of each EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year on the basis of the rates recorded in the six months preceding fixing;
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 lays down that if the rate of interest costs borne by a Member State is lower for at least six months than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Community a specific interest rate is to be fixed for that Member State; whereas the Member States notify these costs to the Commission before the end of the accounting year; whereas, where no costs are notified by a Member State, the rate to be applied is determined on the basis of the reference interest rates set out in the Annex to the said Regulation;
Whereas the interest rates for the 1993 accounting year must be set, in line with those provisions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
For expenditure incurred during the 1993 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year:
- the interest rate referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 10,3 %,
- the specific interest rate referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be:
10 % for France,
9,5 % for Ireland,
8,3 % for the Netherlands and
9,9 % for the United Kingdom.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 October 1992. 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 |
31989R2530 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2530/89 of 18 August 1989 fixing the special rates for converting the free-at- frontier reference prices of imported liqueur wines into national currency
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2530/89
of 18 August 1989
fixing the special rates for converting the free-at-frontier reference prices of imported liqueur wines into national currency
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 1236/89 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 of 17 June 1976 laying down detailed rules for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2135/84 (6), and in particular Article 1a (4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76, special rates are used to convert the free-at-frontier reference prices for imported liqueur wines into national currency; whereas the special rates applicable at present were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/89 (7);
Whereas for the currencies of the Member States maintained at any given moment within a maximum spread of 2,25 %, the special rate is the conversion rate resulting from the central rate; whereas, for the other currencies, the special rate for the period 1 September 1989 to 28 February 1990 is equal to the conversion rate in relation to all the currencies of the Member States maintained at any given moment with a maximum spread of 2,25 % resulting from the average rate taken into consideration for the purposes of calculating the monetary amounts valid on 1 August 1989;
Whereas under the terms of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (8) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (9), and in particular of Article 6 (1) thereof, the central rates and the market rates are to be multiplied by a corrective factor,
The special rate referred to in Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 shall be:
(a) for the Belgian franc and the Luxembourg franc:
Bfrs/Lfrs 1 = 0,0207096 ECU;
(b) for the Danish krone:
Dkr 1 = 0,111981 ECU;
(c) for the German mark:
DM 1 = 0,427144 ECU;
(d) for the French franc:
FF 1 = 0,127359 ECU;
(e) for the Irish pound:
ÂŁIrl 1 = 0,14430 ECU;
(f) for the Dutch guilder:
Fl 1 = 0,379097 ECU;
(g) for the pound sterling:
ÂŁ 1 = 1,32858 ECU;
(h) for the Italian Lira:
Lit 100 = 0,0595944 ECU;
(i) for the Greek drachma:
Dr 100 = 0,497874 ECU;
(j) for the Spanish peseta:
Pta 100 = 0,686257 ECU.
Regulation (EEC) No 420/89 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1989.
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 |
32014R0993 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 993/2014 of 22 September 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 23.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 993/2014
of 22 September 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 |
31982R2989 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2989/82 of 9 November 1982 on the granting of aid for the consumption of butter in Denmark, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2989/82
of 9 November 1982
on the granting of aid for the consumption of butter in Denmark, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the situation on the Community butter market is characterized by large stocks and it is therefore advisable to increase the consumption of butter by all appropriate means;
Whereas the reduction of final consumer prices is an efficient means of attaining this objective; whereas, to this end, the Commission envisages the adoption of an ad hoc measure based on Article 6 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 involving an additional reduction in the price of butter bought for direct consumption in view of the Christmas and New Year holidays;
Whereas the implementation of the abovementioned measure presents particular problems in Denmark, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg; whereas, in fact, the butter markets in these Member States are characterized by very low or non-existent public stocks and by very small quantities under private storage contracts; whereas, in order to avoid placing consumers in these Member States at a disadvantage, as compared with consumers in the other Member States, provision should be made for subsidizing butter in Denmark, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg on the same conditions as the butter sold in the other Member States in the framework of the said measure;
Whereas Denmark and Luxembourg make use of the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 of 25 June 1979 on the marketing of reduced-price butter for direct consumption (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1186/82 (4); whereas the measure provided for in this Regulation has to take into account the aid granted in pursuance of the said Regulation,
1. Aid shall be granted in Denmark, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg for the direct consumption of butter.
2. The aid is hereby fixed at 130 ECU per 100 kilograms for Greece and Italy and at 85 ECU per 100 kilograms for Denmark and Luxembourg.
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall lay down, in particular, a time limit for the packaging of the butter in small packets, the maximum amount of butter which may be eligible for the aid referred to in Article 1, and provisions guaranteeing that the butter will be consumed in the Member State for which it is intended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987L0056 | Council Directive 87/56/EEC of 18 December 1986 amending Directive 78/1015/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and exhaust system of motorcycles
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 18 December 1986
amending Directive 78/1015/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and exhaust system of motorcycles
(87/56/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Annex I to Directive 78/1015/EEC (1) defines limits for the sound level of motorcycles; whereas Article 8 of that Directive states that the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, decide on a reduction in the maximum permissible sound levels provided for in the said Annex I;
Whereas, when Directive 78/1015/EEC was adopted, emphasis was given to the fact that it costituted a step towards the improvement of the environment, that the technical development of less noisy motorcycles should be further encouraged that the limit values prescribed at the time should be reduced to approximately 80 dB (A) before 1985, particularly in the case of more powerful motorcycles, and that the levels to be fixed should take account of the technical resources which would be available at that date;
Whereas the protection of the population in urban environments against acoustic nuisance calls for suitable measures to reduce the sound level of motorcycles; whereas such a reduction should be made possible by the technical progress achieved or to be promoted in the manufacture of these types of vehicle;
Whereas, to this end, Directive 78/1015/EEC should be amended in order to make the prescribed method of measurement more representative of the conditions of actual use of motorcycles in urban traffic, to reduce the number of categories of motorcycle in view of the different methodology and to reduce the differences in the treatment of these categores; whereas the definition of sound level limit values for each of these new categories of motorcycle will lead to an effective reduction in the level of sound at present emitted by these types of vehicle; whereas this reduction should be put into effect in two stages in order to give manufacturers sufficient time to improve their products;
Whereas these reductions constitute an important step towards the improvement of the environment,
Annex I to Directive 78/1015/EEC shall be amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
1. From 1 October 1988:
- in those Member States where motorcycles or certain categories of motorcycles are subject to national type-approval, that approval shall be based on the harmonized technical requirements of Directive 78/1015/EEC, instead of the corresponding national requirements, if the manufacturer or his authorized representative so requests,
- no Member State where motorcycles or certain categories of motorcycles are not subject to national type-approval may refuse the registeration, or prohibit the sale, entry into service or use of such motorcycles on the grounds that the harmonized technical provisions of Directive 78/1015/EEC have been complied with instead of the corresponding national requirements.
2. As from the dates laid down in the table contained in section 2.1.1 of Annex I for obtaining national type-approval of the three categories of motorcycle:
- Member States may no longer issue the certificate referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 78/1015/EEC in respect of a type of motorcycle the sound level and exhaust system of which do not comply with Directive 78/1015/EEC,
- Member States may refuse to grant national type-approval for a type of motorcycle the sound level and exhaust system of which do not comply with Directive 78/1015/EEC.
3. Two years after the dates referred to in paragraph 2, Member States may prohibit the initial entry into service of motorcycles the sound level and exhaust system of which do not comply with the said Directive.
This time limit shall, however, be reduced to one year for each new motorcycle of category 2 as regards compliance with the limit value laid down for the first stage.
By 1 October 1988, Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply such provisions with effect from 1 October 1988.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31992R3630 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3630/92 of 15 December 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category Nos 7 and 9 (order Nos 40.0070 and 40.0090), originating in Malaysia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3630/92 of 15 December 1992 re-estabishing the levying of customs duties on products of category Nos 7 and 9 (order Nos 40.0070 and 40.0090), originating in Malaysia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1992 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas in respect of products of category Nos 7 and 9 (order No 40.0070 and 40.0090), originating in Malaysia, the relevant ceiling amounts to 972 000 pieces and 131 tonnes;
Whereas on 18 August 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Malaysia, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Malaysia,
As from 20 December 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products imported into the Community and originating in Malaysia:
Order No Category
(unit) CN code Description 40.0070 7 (1 000 pieces) 6106 10 00
6106 20 00
6106 90 10
6206 20 00
6206 30 00
6206 40 00 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 40.0090 9 (tonnes) 5802 11 00
5802 19 00
ex 6302 60 00 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other than knitted or crocheted
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 |
31974R1382 | Regulation (EEC) No 1382/74 of the Commission of 4 June 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed as regards the final date for the payment of aid
| REGULATION (EEC) No 1382/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 4 June 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed as regards the final date for the payment of aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (1) of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/74 (2), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof;
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 (3) of 2 August 1972 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed, provides that Member States shall pay the aid to the grower within two months following the lodging of the application therefor and at the latest by 30 June of the year following the harvest ; whereas this time limit was fixed taking into account the fact that the seed establishment or breeder requires a certain time in which to treat, prepare and have certified the seeds supplied by the grower;
Whereas the experience gained during the first two years in which the common organization of the market has been in operation has shown that the limit set did not leave sufficient time to enable all the operations prior to certification to be carried out ; whereas, in spite of the efforts of the establishments and inspection services concerned, it may not be possible to certify certain quantities of seed in time ; whereas the producers of such lots could not therefore receive any aid and would thus be at a disadvantage ; whereas the final date for the payment of aid should therefore be set back to 31 July of the year following the harvest;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,
Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 is replaced by the following:
"2. The Member State shall pay the amount of aid to the grower within the two months following the lodging of the application and at the latest on 31 July of the year following the year of the harvest."
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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31987R4002 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4002/87 of 23 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 laying down special measures for soya beans
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 4002/87
of 23 December 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) N° 1491/85 laying down special measures for soya beans
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3985/87 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 establishes, with effect from 1 January 1988, a combined goods nomenclature based on the Harmonized System which will meet the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1491/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1921/87 (4), according to the terms of the combined nomenclature; whereas these adaptations do not call for any amendment of substance,
Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) N° 1491/85 is replaced by the following:
'1. Before 1 August every year, in respect of the marketing year commencing the following year, a guide price for soya beans of subheading 1201 00 90 of the combined nomenclature shall be fixed for the Community, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty.
The guide price shall be fixed at a fair level for producers, having regard to the supply requirements of the Community.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
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