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31991D0168 | 91/168/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 March 1991 relating to protection measures concerning trichinosis
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 March 1991 relating to protection measures concerning trichinosis (91/168/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof;
Whereas in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 90/675/EEC the necessary decisions shall be adopted in particular concerning the importation of certain third countries' products liable to constitute a serious threat to public health;
Whereas cases of human trichinosis have appeared in the territory of the Community following the consumption of soliped meat originating in the United States of America;
Whereas, in order to protect public health, imports of certain fresh soliped meat originating in the United States of America should be immediately and temporarily banned;
Whereas for fresh soliped meat consisting of striated muscles having undergone a treatment guaranteeing the avoidance of all hazards, a supplementary mention should be included in the certificate envisaged in Annex A of Directive 72/462//EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine and porcine animals, and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (2), as last amended by Directive 91/69/EEC (3);
Whereas the measures laid down in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
Member States shall prohibit the imports originating in the United States of America of fresh meat of solipeds consisting of striated muscles with the exception of that which has undergone the same cold treatment as pigmeat, as prescribed by Annex IV of Council Directive 77/96/EEC (4).
The health certificate envisaged in Annex A to Directive 72/462/EEC accompanying the fresh soliped meat sent from the United States of America must include the following comment:
'Fresh soliped meat in compliance with Decision 91/168/EEC relating to protection measures concerning trichinosis'.
The Commission will carry out a re-inspection as soon as possible. This Decision shall be modified, repealed or extended in the light of this inspection.
Without prejudice to Article 3, the present decision is valid for two months from its notification.
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32003D0371 | 2003/371/EC: Commission Decision of 22 May 2003 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact disks originating in India
| Commission Decision
of 22 May 2003
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact disks originating in India
(2003/371/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) On 17 May 2002, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of recordable compact disks (CD-Rs) originating in India.
(2) The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged in April 2002 by the Committee of CD-R manufacturers (CECMA), acting on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the total Community production of CD-Rs. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding.
(3) There are definitive anti-dumping measures currently in force on imports of CD-Rs originating in Taiwan (Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2002(4)). A parallel anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports into the Community of the same product originating in India was initiated by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(5) on the same date of the initiation of the anti-dumping proceeding referred to in recital 1.
(4) The Commission officially advised the applicant and the other known Community producers, the exporting producer, importers, users and suppliers known to be concerned as well as the representatives of India of the initiation of the proceeding. The parties directly concerned were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation.
(5) The exporting producer in India, as well as the applicant and other Community producers, importers, consumers association and suppliers, made their views known in writing. All parties who so requested within the above time limit and indicated that there were particular reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing.
(6) Certain parties contended that the applicant Community producers did not fulfil the requirements of Article 5(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (basic Regulation) and that the initiation of the investigation was not warranted. In this respect, it should be noted that both statutory pre-initiation thresholds, namely the 25 % and 50 % thresholds of Article 5(4), were met and, therefore, the investigation could be initiated.
(7) The Commission sought, by means of questionnaires sent to all known parties, and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of a determination of dumping, injury and Community interest. In this regard, the Commission carried out verification visits at the premises of the following companies:
(a) Exporting producer in India:
- Moser Baer India Ltd., New Delhi, India;
(b) Producers in the Community:
- Computer Support Italcard SRL, Milan, Italy,
- C.D.A Datenträger Albrechts GmbH, Albrechts, Germany,
- CPO Magnetic Products BV, Oosterhout, the Netherlands,
- Fuji Magnetics GmbH, Kleve, Germany,
- Mitsui Advanced Media SA, Ensisheim, France,
- MPO Media SAS, Averton, France,
- TDK Recording Media Europe SA, Bascharage, Luxembourg,
- Prime Disc Technologies GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany,
- IMAG Optical Storage Ltd, Limerick, Ireland,
- Multimedia Info-Tech Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland;
(c) Suppliers in the Community:
- Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany,
- Steag Hamatech, Sternenfels, Germany,
(8) The investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 (investigation period or IP). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 1998 to the end of the investigation period.
B. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT
1. Product under consideration
(9) The product under consideration is recordable compact discs (CD-Rs) currently classifiable under CN code ex 8523 90 00.
(10) A CD-R is a polycarbonate disc, which is coated with a layer of dye, a layer of reflective material such as gold or silver and a protective layer. Recording on such a disk can be done only once and therefore the disc is said to be of the type WORM (Write Once Read Many). The disc is an optical storage medium for digital data or music. Recording is realised by exposing the dye-layer to an infrared laser beam in a CD-R recorder.
CD-Rs can be distinguished according to the type of data stored (data CD-R versus music CD-R), the storage capacity, the reflective metal layer (mainly silver) and whether or not the CD-R is printed upon.
The product is also sold in different qualities and comes on the market in different types of packaging of which the most frequently encountered are regular or slim jewel cases containing one CD-R, shrink-wrapped spindles of 10 to 100 CD-Rs, cake-boxes of 10 to 100 CD-Rs, envelopes containing one CD-R packed in cellophane, or in a carton or paper sleeve, etc.
Although the use and the quality of the various types of CD-Rs sold may differ, this does not entail any significant differences in the basic physical and technical characteristics of the different types. They are therefore considered as one product for the purpose of this investigation.
2. Like product
(11) The investigation showed that CD-Rs produced and sold on the domestic market of India have similar basic physical and technical characteristics and uses compared with that exported from this country to the Community. Similarly, CD-Rs manufactured by the applicant and other Community producers and sold on the Community market have similar basic physical and technical characteristics and uses when compared to these exported to the Community from the country in question.
(12) Consequently, CD-Rs sold on the domestic market of India and exported to the Community as well as CD-Rs produced and sold in the Community are considered as a like product within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
C. DUMPING
(13) The investigation has shown that Moser Baer India Ltd. is the sole exporting producer of the product concerned in India.
1. Normal value
(14) In accordance with Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation, the Commission first examined whether the domestic sales of CD-Rs to independent customers by the sole exporting producer were representative, i.e. whether the total volume of such sales was equal to or greater than 5 % of the total volume of the corresponding export sales to the Community.
(15) This assessment revealed that the exporting producer had representative sales of CD-Rs on the domestic market during the IP.
(16) The Commission considered domestically sold and exported product types, which had similar storage capacity, metal layer, printing, quality and uses, as being directly comparable.
(17) Domestic sales of a particular product type were considered as sufficiently representative when the total domestic sales volume of that type during the IP represented 5 % or more of the total sales volume of the comparable product type exported to the Community.
(18) The Commission subsequently examined whether the domestic sales of the exporting producer could be considered as being made in the ordinary course of trade pursuant to Article 2(4) of the basic Regulation.
This was done by establishing the proportion of domestic sales to independent customers, of each exported product type, sold at a loss on the domestic market during the IP. For those product types where more than 80 % by volume of sales on the domestic market were not below unit costs, and where the weighted average sales price was equal to or higher than the weighted average production cost, normal value, by product type, was calculated as the weighted average of all domestic sales prices of the type in question.
(19) For all types exported to the Community, domestic sales were found to have been made in the ordinary course of trade. Normal value was, therefore, based for the corresponding product type on the actual prices paid or payable, by independent customers in the domestic market of India, during the IP, as set out in Article 2(1) of the basic Regulation.
(20) Where necessary, the manufacturing costs and the selling, general and administrative (SG& A) expenses reported were corrected before being used in the ordinary course of trade test.
2. Export price
(21) Certain exports of the product under consideration by the exporting producer were made directly to independent customers in the Community and consequently the export price was established in accordance with Article 2(8) of the basic Regulation, on the basis of export prices actually paid or payable.
(22) The exporting producer also sold the product concerned to related parties in the Community. For these exports, the export price was established in accordance with Article 2(9) of the basic Regulation, on the basis of prices at which the imported products were first resold to an independent buyer. For this purpose, adjustments were made to take account of all costs, including duties and taxes, incurred between importation and resale, and of profits normally accruing, so that a reliable export price could be established.
3. Comparison
(23) The comparison between normal value and export price for the exporting producer concerned was made on an ex-factory basis. For the purpose of ensuring a fair comparison between the normal value and the export price, due allowance in the form of adjustments was made for differences affecting price comparability in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation. In this respect, allowances for differences in transport costs, ocean freight and insurance costs, handling, loading and ancillary costs, packing costs, credit costs and commissions have been granted where applicable and justified.
(24) The exporting producer claimed a special adjustment for differences in the level of trade pursuant to Article 2(10)(d) of the basic Regulation. The company argued that its domestic market is formed mainly by distributors and retailers while in the export market there are either OEM (i.e. original equipment manufacturers) sales or sales through distributors. In view of the absence of retailers in the export market, the exporting producer claimed an adjustment on sales prices to retailers quantified at the level of a weighted average price difference between sales prices to retailers and those to distributors in the domestic market.
(25) It is noted that the exporting producer did not claim an adjustment which may arise in OEM sales. Furthermore, it has not shown that there are differences in functions of the seller for sales in the domestic market to retailers and to distributors which could affect the comparability of export price and normal value. More importantly, the investigation has shown that the vast majority of its exports to the Community concerned OEM sales, whilst such sales did not exist in the domestic market. The majority of the domestic sales were sales to distributors and only a minor proportion were sales to retailers. The request for a level of trade adjustment thus rests on the assumption that the distribution level on the domestic side is comparable to the level of OEM sales on the export side. In view of the conclusions reached in recital 27, it was decided not to pursue this matter further and consequently no adjustment was made for the alleged differences in the level of trade.
4. Dumping margin
(26) Pursuant to Article 2(11) of the basic Regulation, the weighted average normal value by product type was compared with the weighted average export price by product type.
(27) The calculation has shown no dumping for Moser Baer India Ltd. Given that this is the sole exporting producer in India, and pursuant to Article 9(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission concludes that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning CD-Rs originating in India should be terminated without the imposition of measures.
D. INJURY
(28) In view of the conclusions concerning dumping, it was not considered necessary to analyse injury, causality and Community interest aspects arising from the investigation since this would not alter the conclusions reached.
E. CONCLUSION
(29) All parties concerned were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the termination of the anti-dumping proceeding would be based. They were granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclosure. Representations received further to the disclosure did not however provide any new elements which could affect the above findings.
(30) In particular, CECMA claimed that there was a particular market situation and the normal value should have been constructed because the domestic sales did not permit a proper comparison since the sole exporting producer operates an Export Oriented Unit which received countervailable subsidies. CECMA also claimed that the "strategy" of the exporting producer to sell only low quality CD-Rs in its domestic market must be regarded as a particular market situation.
(31) As set out in recitals 14 to 20 above, the investigation has shown that the domestic sales were sufficiently representative and in the ordinary course of trade. The quality of CD-Rs was taken into account when comparing domestically sold and exported product types. No particular market situation was established, which could allow the use of constructed normal value in accordance with Article 2(3) of the basic Regulation. The existence of any countervailable subsidies is the subject of the parallel anti-subsidy investigation and has not affected the establishment of normal value.
(32) In view of the findings set out above, the Commission considers that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of CD-Rs originating in India should be terminated,
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of recordable compact discs (CD-Rs) currently classifiable within CN code ex 8523 90 00 and originating in India is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31984D0565 | 84/565/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 November 1984 on Community financial participation in eradicating contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia in France (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 November 1984
on Community financial participation in eradicating contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia in France
(Only the French text is authentic)
(84/565/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health (1), as last amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (2), and in particular Article 1 (1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas cases of contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia have been discovered in France; whereas the appearance of that exotic disease represents a serious danger for livestock in the Community;
Whereas the Community should therefore participate in rapidly eradicating the disease by granting France a financial contribution;
Whereas France took the appropriate measures to eradicate contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia as soon as the disease was officially confirmed;
Whereas the conditions required for Community financial participation have been met; whereas, in order to be fully effective, this participation must be the maximum authorized by Decision 77/97/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community shall cover 50 % of the expenses incurred by France in compensating owners for the slaughter and where appropriate, the destruction of bovine animals following the appearance on its territory of cases of contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia in 1984.
The Community financial participation shall be granted after supporting documents have been presented.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0293 | Council Regulation (EC) No 293/2005 of 17 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 on a regime under Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the Act of Accession as regards agriculture and facilities for persons crossing the line
| 23.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 293/2005
of 17 February 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 on a regime under Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the Act of Accession as regards agriculture and facilities for persons crossing the line
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Protocol 10 on Cyprus to the 2003 Act of Accession (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Protocol 3 on the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus (2) to the said Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (3) lays down special rules concerning goods, services and persons crossing the line between the areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and those areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control.
(2) In the light of the experience gained since that Regulation entered into force, a number of facilities for persons crossing the line should be relaxed and the trade in certain agricultural goods facilitated.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 shall be amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
(b) Paragraph 9 shall be replaced by the following:
2. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0324 | 2000/324/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2000) 1058)
| Commission Decision
of 25 April 2000
amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in Saudi Arabia
(notified under document number C(2000) 1058)
(2000/324/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98(2), and in particular Article 8(9) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) Following an investigation initiated by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 603/1999(4), imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
(2) Also within the framework of this investigation, the Commission, by Decision 1999/215/EC of 16 March 1999(5), accepted a price undertaking offered by, inter alia, the Polish company WKI Isoliertechnik Spolka z.o.o. (hereinafter the "company").
B. WITHDRAWAL OF UNDERTAKING
(3) The company has, however, now withdrawn its undertaking following difficulties in observing certain conditions laid down therein.
(4) Accordingly, in view of this withdrawal, Decision 1999/215/EC should be amended so as remove the name of the company from the list of companies from which undertakings are accepted in this proceeding.
(5) In parallel to this Decision, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 968/2000(6) has withdrawn the exemption from the anti-dumping duties granted to this company and has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty against it,
Article 1(1) of Decision 1999/215/EC is hereby replaced by the following.
"1. The undertakings offered by the producers mentioned below, in the framework of the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports into the Community of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are hereby accepted.
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This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31987D0530 | 87/530/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Council Decision of 20 October 1987 amending the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 October 1987
amending the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities
(87/530/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1) and last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3019/87 (2), and in particular Article 65 and Article 66a of the said Staff Regulations and Article 20, first and third subparagraphs, Article 63a and Article 64 of the said Conditions of Employment,
Having regard to Council Decision 81/1061/Euratom, ECSC, EEC of 15 December 1981 amending the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3821/81 of 15 December 1981 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of these Communities (4) added a new Article 66a to the Staff Regulations, thereby introducing a special temporary levy on the net remunerations paid by the Communities to take account of the specific difficulties of the economic and social situation;
Whereas the economic and social situation was taken into account by means of this special levy in Decision 81/1061/Euratom, ECSC, EEC;
Whereas the said decision called for presentation of a proposal, notably as regards the manner in which the economic and social situation is to be taken into consideration from the sixth year onwards;
Whereas the economic and social situation will be taken into account in accordance with the amendments made to Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3212/87 (5);
Whereas the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities should be amended accordingly,
The following subparagraph shall be added to point II.2 of the method for adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities:
'During the second five-year period, the economic and social situation shall be taken into consideration in accordance with the amendments made to the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph.'
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall take effect on 1 July 1986. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32011D0517 | 2011/517/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 25 August 2011 on the recognition of Azerbaijan pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (notified under document C(2011) 6003) Text with EEA relevance
| 26.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 220/22
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 25 August 2011
on the recognition of Azerbaijan pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers
(notified under document C(2011) 6003)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/517/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 19(3) thereof,
Having regard to the request from Belgium on 7 August 2008,
Whereas:
(1) According to Directive 2008/106/EC Member States may decide to endorse seafarers’ appropriate certificates issued by third countries, provided that the third country concerned is recognised by the Commission. Those third countries have to meet all the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention) (2), as revised in 1995.
(2) By letter of 7 August 2008, Belgium submitted a request for recognition of Azerbaijan. Following that request of Belgium, the Commission assessed the training and certification systems in Azerbaijan in order to verify whether Azerbaijan meets all the requirements of the STCW Convention and whether the appropriate measures have been taken to prevent fraud involving certificates. That assessment was based on the results of an inspection carried out by experts of the European Maritime Safety Agency in February 2009. During that inspection certain deficiencies in the training and certification systems were identified.
(3) The Commission provided the Member States with a report on the results of the assessment.
(4) By letters of 4 December 2009 and 26 October 2010, the Commission requested Azerbaijan to provide evidence demonstrating that the deficiencies identified had been corrected.
(5) By letters of 13 January and 24 December 2010, Azerbaijan provided the requested information and evidence concerning the implementation of appropriate and sufficient corrective action to address all the deficiencies identified during the assessment of compliance.
(6) The outcome of the assessment of compliance and the evaluation of the information provided by Azerbaijan demonstrate that Azerbaijan meets all the requirements of the STCW Convention, and has taken appropriate measures to prevent fraud involving certificates. It should therefore be recognised by the Commission.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
For the purposes of Article 19 of Directive 2008/106/EC, Azerbaijan is recognised as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32000R0635 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2000 of 24 March 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2000
of 24 March 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs
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 Articles 10 and 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(3), provides for the possibility of using the tracers referred to in Annex II to the Regulation in the products in question to permit checks on the final use to which they are put. In view of the fact that certain tracers have not been used under these arrangements for quite some time and that Annex II to the Regulation provides for alternative tracers, the tracers concerned should be deleted, thus permitting simplification of checks. Furthermore, the tracers in question are undergoing evaluation in the light of new scientific knowledge.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Point V of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 is deleted.
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 |
31999R1787 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1787/1999 of 12 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1787/1999
of 12 August 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2),
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), fixes the detailed rules for applying the special arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with certain agricultural products;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999(5) establishes a balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products; whereas that balance may be revised if necessary by providing for adjustments during the current year in the quantities of products within the overall quantity established as a function of the requirements of the region; whereas, in order to satisfy the Canary Islands' milk product requirements, in particular for concentrated milk, other than in powdered form, intended for human consumption, the quantities established for those products in the forecast balances should be adjusted; whereas, therefore, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 should be amended;
(3) Whereas, to avoid management problems, the start of the period of application of this Regulation should coincide with the start of the marketing year;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
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31982D0196 | 82/196/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Perkin- Elmer-fluorescence spectrophotometer, model MPF-44A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 March 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Perkin-Elmer-fluorescence spectrophotometer, model MPF-44A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/196/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 9 September 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Perkin-Elmer-fluorescence spectrophotometer, model MPF-44A', to be used for measuring the characteristics and the potential applications of the laser dyes which have recently been prepared in the laboratory, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 4 February 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a spectrophotometer; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the precision of the measurement of the spectrum intensity and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular to the apparatus 'JY 3C' manufactured by Jobin Yvon, 16-18 rue du Canal, F-91160 Longjumeau,
The apparatus described as 'Perkin-Elmer-fluorescence spectrophotometer, model MPF-44A', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 9 September 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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31971D0014 | 71/14/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 December 1970 amending the Commission Decision of 19 December 1969 on adaptation of the methods of administrative co-operation introduced for the purpose of applying Article 9 (2) of the EEC Treaty to the new rules applicable in the field of Community transit
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 December 1970 amending the Commission Decision of 19 December 1969 on adaptation of the methods of administrative co-operation introduced for the purpose of applying Article 9 (2) of the EEC Treaty to the new rules applicable in the field of Community transit (71/14/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10 (2) thereof;
Whereas the Commission Decision of 19 December 1969 1 on adaptation of the methods of administrative co-operation introduced for the purpose of applying Article 9 (2) of the EEC Treaty to the new rules applicable in the field of Community transit establishes the rules for the issue and use of movement certificate DD3;
Whereas, in view of the need to ensure effectiveness of the controls to which agricultural products coming under the common organisation of markets and listed in Article 1 (3) of that Decision are subject so that the relevant Community provisions are correctly applied, it is provided in the same Article that no movement certificate DD3 shall be issued in respect of those products;
Whereas, for the same reason, this rule should be extended to products coming under Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 2 of 21 April 1970 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco, and also to products coming under Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 3 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organisation of the market in wine, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70 4 of 29 June 1970;
Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the Commission Decision of 19 December 1969 on adaptation of the methods of administrative co-operation introduced for the purpose of applying Article 9 (2) of the EEC Treaty to the new rules applicable in the field of Community transit shall be amended as follows:
by addition, after the last indent, of the following:
"- second subparagraph of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco;
- Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organisation of the market in wine.
"
This Decision shall be applied by Member States from 1 January 1971.
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32001R2090 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/2001 of 25 October 2001 amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/2001
of 25 October 2001
amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular the third indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1909/2001(2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules, criteria and other provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1909/2001 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The refunds to be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1909/2001 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2001.
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31992R2411 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2411/92 of 23 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2411/92 of 23 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 87 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3) ,
Whereas, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules of competition to undertakings in the air transport sector(4) , the Commission now has power to implement the competition rules in respect of air transport within a Member State; whereas it is therefore desirable to provide for the possibility of adopting block exemptions applicable to that area of transport;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87(5) empowers the Commission to declare by way of Regulation that the provisions of Article 85 (1) do not apply to certain categories of agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices;
Whereas the power to adopt these block exemptions was granted for a limited period, expiring on 31 December 1992, to allow air carriers to adapt to the more competitive environment resulting from changes in the regulatory systems applicable to intra-Community international air transport;
Whereas a continuation of block exemptions after that date is justified by the further measures to liberalize the air transport sector adopted by the Community; whereas the scope of these block exemptions and the conditions attached to them should be defined by the Commission, in close liaison with the Member States, taking into account changes to the competitive environment achieved since the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87,
Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The word 'international' shall be deleted in Article 1.
2. Article 2 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
'2. The Commission may, in particular, adopt such Regulations in respect of agreements, decisions or concerted practices which have as their object any of the following:
- joint planning and coordination of airline schedules,
- consultations on tariffs for the carriage of passengers and baggage and of freight on scheduled air services,
- joint operations on new less busy scheduled air services,
- slot allocation at airports and airport scheduling; the Commision shall take care to ensure consistency with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council,
- common purchase, development and operation of computer reservation systems relating to timetabling, reservations and ticketing by air transport undertakings; the Commission shall take care to ensure consistency with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council.'
3. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 3
Any Regulation adopted pursuant to Article 2 shall be for a specified period.
It may be repealed or amended where circumstances have changed with respect to any of the factors which prompted its adoption; in such case, a period shall be fixed for amendment of the agreements and concerted practices to which the earlier Regulation applied before repeal or amendment.'
4. Article 8 shall be deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997D0061 | Commission Decision of 27 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia for 1997 presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia for 1997 presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (97/61/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia;
Whereas by letter, Portugal has submitted a programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community in 1997 and which was established by Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal up to a maximum of ECU 750 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997.
Portugal shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 750 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest.
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32010D0675 | 2010/675/EU: Commission Decision of 8 November 2010 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (notified under document C(2010) 7579) Text with EEA relevance
| 9.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 November 2010
concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market
(notified under document C(2010) 7579)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/675/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
(2) For a number of substance/product type combinations included in that list, either all participants have discontinued their participation from the review programme, or no complete dossier was received within the time period specified in Article 9 and Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 by the Member State designated as Rapporteur for the evaluation.
(3) Consequently, and pursuant to Articles 11(2), 12(1) and 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the Commission informed the Member States accordingly. That information was also made public by electronic means.
(4) Within the period of 3 months from those publications, a number of companies indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for the substances and product-types concerned. However, those companies subsequently failed to submit a complete dossier.
(5) Pursuant to Article 12(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the substances and product types concerned should therefore not be included in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
(6) In the interest of legal certainty, the date should be specified after which biocidal products containing active substances for the product-types indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall no longer be placed on the market.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
The substances indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall not be included for the product-types concerned in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, biocidal products containing active substances for the product-types indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall no longer be placed on the market with effect from 1 November 2011.
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32011D0324(02) | Council Decision of 21 March 2011 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Luxembourg, Malta and Austria
| 24.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 92/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 March 2011
appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Luxembourg, Malta and Austria
2011/C 92/04
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the list of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the governments of the Member States and by the employers’ and the employees’ organisations,
Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision of 22 November 2010 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 8 November 2010 to 7 November 2013.
(2) The Government of Malta and the employees’ organisations have submitted nominations for a number of posts to be filled for Luxembourg, Malta and Austria,
The following shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2013:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Country Members Alternate members
Malta Mr Mark GAUCI Mr Vince ATTARD
II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS
Country Members Alternate members
Luxembourg Mr Marcel GOEREND Mr Raffaele PAOLETTI
Malta Mr Jesmond BONELLO Mr Joseph CARABOTT
Austria Ms Julia NEDJELIK-LISCHKA Mr Alexander HEIDER
The Council will appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
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32010R0364 | Implementing Regulation of the Council (EU) No 364/2010 of 26 April 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 29.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/6
IMPLEMENTING REGULATION OF THE COUNCIL (EU) No 364/2010
of 26 April 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 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 Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 (2),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
1. MEASURES IN FORCE
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the European Union of woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn containing 85 % or more by weight of textured and/or non-textured polyester filament, dyed (including dyed white) or printed, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes ex 5407 51 00, 5407 52 00, 5407 54 00, ex 5407 61 10, 5407 61 30, 5407 61 90, ex 5407 69 10 and ex 5407 69 90 (‘the product concerned’).
(2) Given the large number of cooperating parties, a sample of Chinese exporting producers was selected during the investigation which led to the imposition of the measures.
(3) The sampled companies were attributed the individual duty rates established during the investigation. The cooperating non-sampled companies which were granted market economy treatment (MET), in accordance with the provisions of Article 2(7)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (3), were attributed the weighted average duty of 14,1 % which was established for the sampled companies which were granted MET. The cooperating non-sampled companies which were granted individual treatment (IT), in accordance with the provisions of Article 9(5) of the same Regulation, received the weighted average duty of 37,1 % established for the sampled companies that were granted IT. A countrywide duty of 56,2 % was imposed on all other companies.
(4) Following an anti-absorption reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1087/2007 (4) increased the countrywide duty to 74,8 %. In addition, Chinese exporting producers with individual duty rates that did not cooperate in the reinvestigation were attributed higher anti-dumping duties in accordance with the provisions of Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96.
(5) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 gives the possibility to Chinese exporting producers which meet the four criteria set out in that Article to be granted the same treatment as the one set out in recital 3 for the cooperating companies not included in the sample (‘New Exporting Producer Treatment’ or ‘NEPT’).
2. NEW EXPORTING PRODUCERS’ REQUEST
(6) One group of companies consisting of two related companies, namely AlbaChiara Printing and Dyeing (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd, and Jiaxing E. Boselli Textile Trading Co. Ltd (‘the applicant’), requested to be granted NEPT.
(7) An examination has been carried out to determine whether the applicant fulfils the criteria for being granted NEPT as set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005, by verifying that:
(a) it did not export the product concerned to the European Union during the investigation period on which the measures are based (1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004) (‘the first criterion’),
(b) it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the People’s Republic of China which are subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation (‘the second criterion’),
(c) it has actually exported to the European Union the product 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 of the product concerned to the European Union (‘the third criterion’),
(d) it operates under market economy conditions defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or, alternatively, that it fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation (‘the fourth criterion’).
(8) Questionnaires were sent to the applicant asking it to supply evidence to demonstrate that it met the first, second and third criteria.
(9) Since the fourth criterion implies that the applicants submit a claim for MET and/or IT, the Commission sent MET and IT claim forms to the applicant. The applicant requested MET pursuant to Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation.
(10) Briefly, and for ease of reference only, the MET criteria are set out in summarised form below:
(a) business decisions and costs are made in response to market signals and without significant State interference; and costs of major inputs substantially reflect market values;
(b) firms have one clear set of basic accounting records which are independently audited in line with international accounting standards (5) and are applied for all purposes;
(c) there are no significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system;
(d) bankruptcy and property laws guarantee legal certainty and stability;
(e) exchange rate conversions are carried out at market rates.
(11) Exporting producers fulfilling the criteria mentioned in recital 7 may, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005, be granted either the 14,1 % duty rate applicable to companies to which MET was granted in accordance with Article 2(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, or the weighted average duty rate of 37,1 % applicable to companies to which IT was granted in accordance with Article 9(5) of the same Regulation.
(12) The European Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of determining whether the four criteria set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 had been fulfilled. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies:
— AlbaChiara Printing and Dyeing (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd, Jiaxing,
— Jiaxing E. Boselli Textile Trading Co. Ltd, Jiaxing.
3. FINDINGS
(13) The applicant has provided sufficient evidence to prove that it meets the four criteria mentioned in recital 7. The applicant in fact could prove that (i) it did not export the product concerned to the European Union during the period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004, (ii) it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the People’s Republic of China which are subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005, (iii) it actually exported a significant quantity of the product concerned to the European Union starting from the year 2008, (iv) it fulfils all the requirements for MET and can therefore be granted an individual duty in accordance with Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation. Therefore, the applicant could be granted the weighted average duty rate applicable to cooperating companies not included in the sample which have been granted MET (i.e. 14,1 %) in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005, and should be added to the list of exporting producers in Article 1(2) of that Regulation.
4. MODIFICATION OF THE LIST OF COMPANIES BENEFITING FROM INDIVIDUAL DUTY RATES
(14) In consideration of the findings of the investigation as indicated in recital 13, it is concluded that the companies AlbaChiara Printing and Dyeing (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd, and Jiaxing E. Boselli Textile Trading Co. Ltd should be added to the list of individual companies mentioned under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 with a duty rate of 14,1 %.
(15) The applicant and the Union industry have been informed of the findings of the investigation and have had the opportunity to submit their comments. No additional information was brought forward permitting to lead to any different conclusion for the applicant,
Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 shall be amended by adding the following companies in the table of companies with individual duty rates:
Company Definitive anti-dumping duty TARIC additional code
‘AlbaChiara Printing and Dyeing (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd 14,1 % A617
Jiaxing E. Boselli Textile Trading Co. Ltd 14,1 % A617’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005R0769 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 769/2005 of 20 May 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 769/2005
of 20 May 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May 2005.
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32013R0331 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 331/2013 of 10 April 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 11.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 331/2013
of 10 April 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31994D0034 | 94/34/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 1994 on the implementation of the Animo computerized network
| COMMISSION DECISION of 24 January 1994 on the implementation of the Animo computerized network (94/34/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 20 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has adopted several decisions concerning the Animo computerized network, in particular Decision 91/398/EEC of 19 July 1991 on a computerized network linking veterinary authorities (Animo) (3), Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (4) and Decision 93/227/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the provisional setting-up of the Animo computerized network in Italy (5);
Whereas the Animo computerized network is now operable in a large part of the Community;
Whereas the aim is to make the network operable throughout the Community; whereas it is accordingly necessary to set time limits for the implementation of the system as a whole;
Whereas it is necessary, however, to lay down rules applicable in the event that a Member State is not in a position to participate fully in the network;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to earlier provisions concerning the Animo network, in particular those contained in Decisions 92/486/EEC and 93/227/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall ensure that their central units are connected to the Animo network (sending and receipt of all messages provided for under the Animo system) by 1 February 1994 at the latest.
Member States shall ensure that all local units and border inspection posts are connected to the Animo network by 1 June 1994 at the latest.
If a Member State is unable, in accordance with Article 1, to use the Animo computerized network as from 1 February 1994, the central authority of that Member State shall send by fax to the central authority of the country of destination all messages which the Animo system is intended to handle.
If a local unit in a Member State is unable to use the Animo computerized network as from 1 June 1994, the central authority of that Member State shall ensure that all messages which that unit is intended to handle under the Animo system are taken over by the central unit.
The provisions of this Decision shall apply without prejudice to earlier provisions concerning the Animo system, in particular those contained in Decisions 92/486/EEC and 93/227/EEC.
The situation concerning the implementation of the Animo system will be re-examined in March 1994.
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32002R0502 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2002 of 21 March 2002 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2002
of 21 March 2002
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(2), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.
(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.
(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.
(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.
(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2002.
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31991R0183 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 183/91 of 25 January 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products as regards Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 183/91 of 25 January 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products as regards Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3881/90 (4), fixes the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of certain products in the milk and milk products sector for 1990;
Whereas application for STM licences lodged in the week 24 to 29 September 1990 for categories of cheese 5 and 6, in the week 8 to 12 October 1990 for category of cheese 3 and in the week 19 to 24 November 1990 for category of cheese 4 cover quantities exceeding that fraction of the indicative ceiling applicable for the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted by an emergency procedure appropriate interim protection measures by Regulation (EEC) No 2892/90 (5), (EEC) No 3000/90 (6) and (EEC) No 3442/90 (7); whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas in view of the situation of the market in Spain, an increase in the indicative ceiling could not be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as mentioned in Article 85 (3) of the Act, suspension of the issuing of STM licences provided for in Articles 1 (2) of Regulations (EEC) No 2892/90, (EEC) No 3000/90 and (EEC) No 3442/90 should be confirmed until the end of the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 1
The issuing of STM licences for products in the milk and milk products sector, as referred to in Regulations (EEC) No 2892/90, (EEC) No 3000/90 and (EEC) No 3442/90, is hereby definitively suspended. Article 2
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 |
32006R0696 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 696/2006 of 5 May 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 696/2006
of 5 May 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 6 May 2006.
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31991D0538 | 91/538/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1991 on the animal health and production fund in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 1991 on the animal health and production fund in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (91/538/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91 (4), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having given formal notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty (5), and having regard to these comments,
Whereas:
I
(1) At the end of 1986 the Commission decided to scrutinize all set-purpose charges levied in the Member States in agriculture and fisheries and the allocation of those charges, in particular as aid.
A standard letter was accordingly sent to each Member State in 1987 in order to obtain the information required.
By letter of 7 June 1988 the Belgian authorities responded to that request. By letter of 10 April 1989, the Commission asked the Belgian authorities to provide additional information, which they did by letter of 6 July 1989.
(2) The measures in question were introduced by the Law of 24 March 1987 on animal health, and in particular Article 32 (2) thereof, and the Royal Decree of 11 December 1987 on obligatory contributions to the animal health and production fund.
The purpose of the fund is to contribute towards the financing of compensation, subsidies and other benefits connected with combating animal diseases and improving animal hygiene and health and the quality of livestock and livestock products. The fund is financed in part through compulsory contributions. The level of contributions was set by the Royal Decree of 11 December 1987.
(3) Pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of that Decree, the contributions are:
- a compulsory contribution of Bfr 315 per slaughtered bovine animal, Bfr 105 per slaughtered calf and Bfr 20 per slaughtered pig, to be borne by the slaughterhouses,
- a compulsory contribution of Bfr 315 per live bovine animal exported, Bfr 105 per live calf exported and Bfr 20 per live pig exported, to be borne by the exporters (6).
(4) At present money is paid from the fund towards programmes to:
- eradicate classical swine fever,
- combat brucellosis.
II
(5) By letter of 20 October 1989, the Commission notified the Belgian Government that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty with regard to this aid in view of the fact that it is partly financed through obligatory contributions which are also imposed on animals imported from other Member States. Moreover, it took the view that the charges must be considered as discriminatory internal taxes within the meaning of Article 95 of the Treaty as they only benefit national producers.
In accordance with this procedure, the Commission gave notice to the Belgian Government to submit its comments.
The Commission also gave notice to the other Member States and interested parties other than Member States to submit their comments.
The comments received from the other interested parties were notified to the Belgian Government by letter No 10546 of 12 April 1991.
III
(6) By letter of 20 November 1989, the Belgian authorities informed the Commission:
(a) that it is unfair to claim that collection of the charge is deferred to a stage which necessarily follows the crossing of the border by the imported product, given that the operative event is slaughter and that therefore the importer of the live animal who sells the animal to a Belgian operator is not subject to the charge;
(b) that even though the charge is imposed on imports, the collection of the charge is compatible with Article 95 of the Treaty and decisions of the Court of Justice since the contribution is collected at the abattoir irrespective of origin. In its Judgment of 31 May 1979 in Case 132/78 (7), the Court of Justice laid down that, in order to relate to a general system of internal dues and thus not come within the application of the provisions prohibiting charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties, the charge to which an imported product is subject must impose the same duty on national products and identical imported products at the same marketing stage and the chargeable event giving rise to the duty must also be identical in the case of both products. The charge on slaughter fulfils these conditions perfectly;
(c) that, with regard to the interpretation of its Judgment in Case 47/69 (8), the Court of Justice gave the following as grounds for its decision:
'In its appraisal the Commission must therefore take into account all those factors which directly or indirectly characterize the measure in question, that is, not only aid, properly so-called, for selected national activities, but also the indirect aid which may be constituted both by the method of financing and by the close connection which makes the amount of aid dependent upon the revenue from the charge . . . By automatically increasing the amount of national aid in proportion to the increase in the revenue from the charge and more especially the revenue from the charge levied on foreign products, the method of financing in question has a protective effect which goes beyond aid properly so-called.'
The charge imposed on the slaughter of imported animals introduced by the Royal Decree in question cannot be condemned on the above grounds.
The level of the compensation and subsidies paid to producers as part of the campaign against animal diseases is not dependent on the revenue from contributions.
It should be noted in this respect that:
(i) the legislative and ministerial provisions do not make the amount of aid dependent on the revenue from contributions but on health control requirements and on the value of the slaughtered animals;
(ii) under Article 32 (2) of the Law of 24 March 1987, the revenue from contributions forms only a part of the financing of the animal health and production fund, with an important part of financing coming from the budget of the Ministry for Agriculture;
(d) that the control of animal diseases in Belgium is of benefit to producers from other Member States, in particular from regions bordering on Belgium; improvements in the health of Belgian livestock increase the protection of livestock in neighbouring countries; imported animals run less risk of health problems because of improvements in the health of Belgian livestock.
(7) By a Royal Decree of 23 November 1990, which was not notified to the Commission, the provisions on the collection of the obligatory contributions for the fund were extended from 1 January 1991.
IV
(8) The Belgian authorities have not fulfilled their obligation pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty by failing to submit a draft of the measures to the Commission.
The aid, financed by compulsory contributions and a State contribution, is likely to affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the Treaty by favouring the sectors concerned.
(9) However, the health measures undertaken by the fund could benefit from the provisions of Article 92 (3) (c). The programme for the eradication of classical swine fever was introduced in application of Council Directive 80/1095/EEC (9), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (10), and the programme to combat brucellosis was introduced to comply with Council Directive 64/432/EEC (11), as last amended by Directive 91/13/EEC (12).
(10) However, they cannot be considered eligible since the aid is partly financed through charges imposed on products imported from other Member States.
In accordance with the decisions of the Court of Justice, the financing of a State aid by means of a compulsory charge is a basic element in that aid and, when such aid is evaluated, both the aid and its method of financing should be examined having regard to Community law.
From this viewpoint and even though the aid is compatible as regards both its form and its objectives, according to the Court of Justice in Case 47/69, the financing of the aid by parafiscal charges which are also levied on imported Community products has a protective effect which goes beyond aid properly so-called.
This protectionist effect exists irrespective of the proportion of the aid financed through the obligatory contribution; the effect exists even though, as the Belgian authorities affirm, the contribution accounts for only a part of the financing of the aid concerned. This protectionist effect also remains even if, as the authorities insist, the amount of aid is not linked to the revenue from the charge. In the absence of the said contribution there would either be less money available to finance the aid or else the State contribution or the contribution imposed on animals reared in Belgium would have to increase.
(11) Furthermore, the principle that the charge is not collected on imported products should be extended to the slaughtering stage so that the exemption at the frontier does not simply involve a transfer of the payment of the charge on imported products to subsequent stages.
(12) Owing to the fact that Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine has the main aim of imposing on Member States dispatching live-stock (cattle and swine) the obligation to ensure compliance with a series of health measures intended to ensure in particular that exported livestock does not constitute a source of propagation of contagious diseases, in practical terms the abovementioned charges serve to finance aid for Belgian stockfarmers.
Finally, it should be noted that all the Member States have committed themselves to eradication programmes pursuant to the abovementioned Directives.
The assertion by the Belgian authorities that the health measures benefit stockfarmers and traders in neighbouring countries is valid for all Member States who are obliged by these Community provisions to introduce eradication measures. Such measures cannot therefore justify imposing a charge on animals imported from other Member States to finance health measures in Belgium.
(13) Furthermore, such compulsory contributions levied on imported animals at the slaughter stage should be considered as discriminatory internal taxes within the meaning of Article 95 of the Treaty as they benefit national producers alone.
According to the Court of Justice (13), internal taxation is of such a nature as to impose a heavier burden on products from other Member States than on domestic products if it is used exclusively or principally to finance aid for the sole benefit of domestic products.
The arguments put forward by the Belgian authorities with regard to the conformity of the levying of compulsory contributions on slaughter with Article 95 of the Treaty cannot therefore be accepted given that they take no account of the fact that importers cannot benefit from the health measures which are partly financed by the revenue from the charge.
(14) The aid financed through the animal health and production fund described in recital I cannot therefore be considered compatible with the common market in view of its method of financing and must therefore be discontinued,
The aid granted by Belgium in the beef and veal and pork sectors, financed through the compulsory contribution provided for in the Royal Decree of 11 December 1987 on obligatory contributions to the animal health and production fund, are incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty and must be discontinued in so far as the compulsory contribution is also imposed on products imported from other Member States at the stage of slaughter.
Belgium shall inform the Commission, within two months of the notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to ensure compliance with this Decision.
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32012R0403 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 403/2012 of 10 May 2012 amending for the 170th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
| 11.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/32
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 403/2012
of 10 May 2012
amending for the 170th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 30 April 2012 and 3 May 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove three natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing requests submitted by these persons and the Comprehensive Reports of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904(2009).
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31978L0665 | Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978 adapting to technical progress Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against pollution of the air by gases from positive ignition engines installed in motor vehicles
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 14 July 1978 adapting to technical progress Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against pollution of the air by gases from positive ignition engines installed in motor vehicles (78/665/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 amended by the Act of Accession, and in particular Articles 11, 12 and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against pollution of the air by gases from positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles (2), as amended by the Act of Accession, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the first European Community programme of action on the environment approved on 22 November 1973 provides that Directives may be amended in order to take account of the most recent scientific progress and more specifically as regards the pollution of air by gases from spark-ignition engines;
Whereas the maximum permissible limits for carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons emitted by sparkignition engines fitted to motor vehicles were laid down in Directive 70/220/EEC ; whereas these limits were initially reduced by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974 (3), and permissible limits for nitrogen oxide emissions were added by Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976 (4);
Whereas the requirements relating to the protection of public health and the environment require a further short term reduction in these limits ; whereas the technical advances made in engine design now enable a reduction of this type to be made without running counter to Community policy aims in other fields and in particular that of the rational use of energy;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives aimed at the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Motor-Vehicle Sector,
Annexes I, II, III, V and VII to Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by Directive 74/290/EEC and by Directive 77/102/EEC, are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. (1)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 159, 15.6.1974, p. 61. (4)OJ No L 32, 3.2.1977, p. 32.
1. From 1 April 1979, the Member States shall neither, on grounds relating to air pollution by gases from an engine: - refuse to grant EEC type-approval, or to issue the documents referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, or to grant national type-approval of a type of motor vehicle, nor
- prohibit the entry into service of such vehicles,
where the level of gaseous pollutants emitted from this type of motor vehicle or from such vehicles meets the requirements of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by this Directive.
2. From 1 October 1979, Member States: - shall no longer issue the document provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC in respect of a type of motor vehicle which emits gaseous pollutants at levels which do not meet the requirements of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by this Directive,
- may refuse national type-approval of a type of motor vehicle which emits gaseous pollutants at levels which do not meet the requirements of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by this Directive.
3. From 1 October 1981, Member States may prohibit the entry into service of vehicles which emit gaseous pollutants at levels which do not meet the requirements of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by this Directive.
4. Before 1 January 1979, Member States shall put into force the provisions required in order to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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32009R0811 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 811/2009 of 4 September 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 5.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 811/2009
of 4 September 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2009.
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32012D0112 | 2012/112/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 17 February 2012 amending Annex E to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the model health certificates for animals from holdings and animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or centres (notified under document C(2012) 860) Text with EEA relevance
| 23.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/51
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 17 February 2012
amending Annex E to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the model health certificates for animals from holdings and animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or centres
(notified under document C(2012) 860)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/112/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in the Union in animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to the animal health requirements laid down in certain specific Union acts. In addition, Part 1 of Annex E to that Directive sets out the specimen health certificate for trade in animals from holdings (ungulates, birds, lagomorphs, dogs, cats and ferrets), while Part 3 of that Annex sets out the specimen health certificate for trade in animals, semen, embryos and ova from approved bodies, institutes or centres.
(2) Article 6(3) of Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in suidae other than those covered by Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (2). It provides, inter alia, that where suidae do not come from a brucellosis-free herd in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC, they must, in the 30 days prior to their dispatch, have undergone with negative results a test designed to show the absence of antibodies to brucellosis. In the interests of consistency of Union legislation, the specimen health certificate set out in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be amended to include a specific reference to that requirement.
(3) Commission Decision 2007/598/EC of 28 August 2007 concerning measures to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza to other captive birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres in the Member States (3) approves preventive vaccination plans against that disease in certain Member States.
(4) Point 4(b) of Annex II to Decision 2007/598/EC provides that birds vaccinated against avian influenza kept in zoos that are not approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC may be moved to other Member States, after authorisation by the Member State of destination, provided that they meet the requirements set out in that Decision and they are accompanied by a health certificate, as laid down in Part 1 of Annex E to that Directive, specifying that they are conform to Decision 2007/598/EC and are vaccinated against avian influenza on a specified date.
(5) However, birds as referred to in Article 7 of Directive 92/65/EEC are not required to be accompanied by a health certificate, as set out in Part 1 of Annex E thereto when traded within the Union, but must be accompanied by a self-certification by the operator in accordance with Article 4 of that Directive, or in the case of psittacidae by a commercial document signed by the official veterinarian or by the veterinarian responsible for the holding.
(6) It should be therefore clarified that the health certificate set out in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC is only required to accompany birds that are vaccinated against avian influenza and come from a holding on which vaccination against avian influenza was carried out during the past 12 months. Therefore, the specimen health certificate set out in Part 1 of that Annex should be amended to include a reference to such vaccination.
(7) Article 10 of Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets. It provides, inter alia, that they must satisfy the relevant requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4).
(8) Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 provides that until 31 December 2011, dogs and cats entering Ireland, Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom from other Member States are to be vaccinated and subject to a pre-entry rabies blood testing in accordance with national rules.
(9) In addition, Article 16 of that Regulation provides that until 31 December 2011, Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as regards echinococcosis, and Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom as regards ticks, may make the entry of pet animals into their territory subject to compliance with certain additional national requirements.
(10) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 of 14 July 2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs (5) was adopted in order to ensure the continuous health protection of Ireland, Malta, Finland and the United Kingdom from Echinococcus multilocularis. It is to apply from 1 January 2012.
(11) The reference to Articles 6 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 included in the specimen health certificate set out in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be deleted and replaced, as regards dogs, by a reference to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011.
(12) Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(13) Article 13 of Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in animals of species susceptible to the diseases listed in Annexes A and B thereto and in semen, ova and embryos of such animals consigned to and from bodies, institutes or centres approved in accordance with Annex C thereto.
(14) Semen, ova and embryos of certain animal species can be frozen and stored for a long time and therefore donor animal might no longer be available on the day the health certificate is issued. It is therefore necessary to amend the specimen health certificate set out in Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC to state that the donor animal was found to be healthy and free from clinical disease either on day of collection or the date of issuing of the health certificate.
(15) Point 4(a) of Annex II to Decision 2007/598/EC provides that birds vaccinated against avian influenza kept in approved bodies, institutes or centres including zoos may only be moved to approved bodies, institutes or centres including zoos in other Member States provided that they meet the requirements set out in that Decision and they are accompanied by a health certificate as laid down in Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC stating that the birds have been vaccinated against avian influenza in conformity to Commission Decision 2006/474/EC (6). As that Decision has since been repealed and replaced by Decision 2007/598/EC, that reference should be replaced by a reference to Decision 2007/598/EC.
(16) Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(17) Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(18) To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of health certificates issued in accordance with Part 1 and Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC, before the amendments introduced by this Decision, should be authorised during a transitional period subject to certain conditions.
(19) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
For a transitional period until 30 June 2012, Member States may authorise trade in animals from holdings and animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or centres accompanied by a health certificate issued not later than 29 February 2012 in accordance with the models set out in Part 1 and Part 3 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC in its version prior to the amendments introduced by this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2012.
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32003R0230 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2003 of 6 February 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2003
of 6 February 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2003.
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32006D0387 | 2006/387/EC: Council Decision of 15 May 2006 authorising the Kingdom of Spain to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 and Article 28e of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
| 3.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 150/11
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 May 2006
authorising the Kingdom of Spain to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 and Article 28e of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(2006/387/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States in relation to turnover taxes — Common System of Value Added Tax; uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 27(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive, in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.
(2) In a letter dated 21 June 2005 and received in the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 22 July 2005, the Kingdom of Spain sought authorisation to introduce a measure derogating from the provisions of Directive 77/388/EEC governing the taxable amount for value added tax (VAT) purposes.
(3) In accordance with Article 27(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by the Kingdom of Spain in a letter dated 7 October 2005. In a letter dated 10 October 2005, the Commission notified the Kingdom of Spain that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.
(4) Article 11(A)(1)(a) of Directive 77/388/EEC establishes the taxable amount of a supply for VAT purposes to be everything which constitutes the consideration paid for the supply. Article 28e(1) of that Directive governs the taxable amount of intra-Community acquisitions, by reference to Article 11(A).
(5) The measure requiring a derogation is intended to counter tax losses arising from the manipulation of the taxable amount of supplies of goods, services and intra-Community acquisitions subject to VAT where a vendor charges a reduced price to a connected purchaser who does not have a right to full deduction.
(6) The measure should be targeted so that it applies only in cases of VAT avoidance or evasion and only when a number of conditions have been met. The measure is therefore proportionate to the aim pursued.
(7) Similar derogations have been granted to other Member States in order to counter tax avoidance or evasion and have been found to be effective.
(8) Derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter VAT avoidance linked to the taxable amount of supplies between related parties are included in the Commission proposal of 16 March 2005 for a Directive rationalising some of the derogations pursuant to that Article (2). It is therefore necessary to bring the application period of this derogation to an end when that Directive enters into force.
(9) This derogation will safeguard the amount of VAT due at the final consumption stage and has no negative impact on the Communities' own resources accruing from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 11(A)(1)(a) and Article 28e of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorised to provide that the taxable amount of a supply of goods or services or of an intra-Community acquisition of goods shall be the same as the open-market value, as defined in Article 11(A)(1)(d) of the said Directive where the consideration is significantly lower than the open-market value and the recipient of the supply, or in the case of an intra-Community acquisition, the acquirer, does not have a right to full deduction under Article 17 of Directive 77/388/EEC.
This measure may only be used in order to prevent tax avoidance or evasion and when the consideration on which the taxable amount would otherwise be based has been influenced by family, management, ownership, financial or legal ties as defined in national legislation. For these purposes, legal ties shall include the formal relationship between employer and employee.
The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on the date of entry into force of a Directive rationalising the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter avoidance or evasion of VAT through the valuation of supplies between connected persons, or on 31 December 2009, whichever is the earlier.
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31991R2014 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2014/91 of 9 July 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2014/91 of 9 July 1991 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 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 3412/90 of 19 November 1990 establishing ceilings and Community surveillande for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1991) (2), and in particular Article 12 thereto,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex hereto are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the annual ceiling shown in the Annex hereto, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
Whereas imports into the Community of those products originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 14 July to 31 December 1991, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in 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 |
31987R0471 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 471/87 of 16 February 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 laying down detailed rules on the advance payment of export refunds and positive monetary compensatory amounts in respect of agricultural products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 471/87
of 16 February 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 laying down detailed rules on the advance payment of export refunds and positive monetary compensatory amounts in respect of agricultural products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 24 thereof, and also to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 90/87 (4), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (6),
Whereas the aim of prefinancing refunds is to put Community produce on an equal footing with third country products imported for processing and re-exporting;
Whereas the production methods for processed products and their control procedures require a degree of flexibility;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 (7) provides for a system of equivalence under the inward processing arrangements;
Whereas a system of equivalence may also be authorized for the prefinancing system given that the two regimes are similar;
Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3903/86 (9), may have given rise to diverging interpretations as regards the possibility of using the system of equivalence;
Whereas products which are not eligible for refunds may not be equivalent products;
Whereas it is clear from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (10) that intervention products must reach the prescribed destination; whereas, as a result, such products may not be replaced by equivalent products;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,
The following Article 3a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 798/80:
'Article 3a
1. Basic products placed under the arrangements referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 must form all or part of the processed products or goods which are exported. However, the basic products may, provided the competent authorities agree, be replaced by equivalent products, falling within the same subheading of the Common Customs Tariff, of the same commercial quality, having the same technical characteristics and meeting the requirements for the granting of an export refund.
2. Replacement by equivalent products shall not be allowed for intervention products purchased for export and which are under the control system set out in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (1).
(1) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1987.
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31996D0753 | 96/753/EC: Council Decision of 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
| 31.12.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 345/78
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 December 1996
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
(96/753/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (1) was negotiated in order to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement;
Whereas the Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall be adopted by the Commission assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 16 of that Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R0242 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 242/96 of 7 February 1996 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 242/96 of 7 February 1996 concerning the classification of certain goods in 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 2658/87 of 23 June 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or party based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4), for period of three months by the holder;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R0456 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2011 of 11 May 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
| 12.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 123/70
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 456/2011
of 11 May 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 438/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2011.
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32004R2066 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2066/2004 of 1 December 2004 fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, table grapes and apples)
| 2.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 357/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2066/2004
of 1 December 2004
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1425/2004 (3) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, table grapes and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 17 September and 15 November 2004 should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for system B export licences submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2004 between 17 September and 15 November 2004, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0339 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/2005 of 25 February 2005 concerning tenders submitted under tendering procedure for the refund on consignment of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004
| 26.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 339/2005
of 25 February 2005
concerning tenders submitted under tendering procedure for the refund on consignment of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 (3) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy 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 submitted from 21 to 24 February 2005 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0416 | 2001/416/EC: Commission Decision of 1 June 2001 amending for the fourth time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1557)
| Commission Decision
of 1 June 2001
amending for the fourth time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease
(notified under document number C(2001) 1557)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/416/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) The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of the Community is liable to endanger the herds in other parts of the Community in view of the placing on the market and trade in live biungulate animals.
(2) All Member States have implemented the restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species laid down in Commission Decision 2001/327/EC of 24 April 2001 concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and mouth disease and repealing Decision 2001/263/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/394/EC(4).
(3) It appears appropriate to maintain the restrictions, but to allow movement through staging points for animals of susceptible species for breeding and in the case of bovine and porcine animals also for production, taking into account the requirements for health and identifications standards applicable to intra-Community trade in such animals.
(4) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 5 and 6 June 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 2001/327/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 paragraph 4 is deleted.
2. A new Article 2a is inserted as follows: "Article 2a
1. Without prejudice to Article 3(1)(aa) second indent of Council Directive 91/628/EEC, Member States shall ensure that animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease are not moved through staging points established and approved in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.
2. Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 1, the movement through staging points may be authorised for animals of the bovine and porcine species for breeding and production and for animals of the ovine and caprine species for breeding under the conditions detailed in paragraph 3.
3. The staging point indicated in the route plan accompanying the consignment is notified to the central veterinary authorities in the Member State of destination and any Member State of transit, and the route plan is supplemented by a declaration of the consignor that suitable arrangements have been made to ensure that the staging point receives at the same time only animals of the same species and of the same certified health status."
3. The date in Article 4 is replaced by "29 June 2001".
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32010R0734 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 734/2010 of 13 August 2010 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
| 14.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 734/2010
of 13 August 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 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 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 729/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 August 2010.
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31974D0518 | 74/518/EEC: Council Decision of 21 October 1974 regarding the list of agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Directive No 72/160/EEC, situated in Ireland
| COUNCIL DECISION of 21 October 1974 regarding the list of agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Directive No 72/160/EEC, situated in Ireland (74/518/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 72/160/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement, and in particular Article 10 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, on the date of taking effect of the said Directive, Ireland was not applying measures to encourage the cessation of farming;
Whereas, in the regions specified in this Decision, the percentage of the working population engaged in agriculture is higher than the Community average and the gross domestic product per capita at factor cost lower than the Community average,
The following regions of Ireland shall be considered agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Article 10 (2) and (3) of Directive No 72/160/EEC:
Leinster
Munster
Connacht
Ulster (Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan).
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0225 | 2010/225/: Commission Decision of 19 April 2010 rejecting a list of applications for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (notified under document C(2010) 2385)
| 22.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/10
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 April 2010
rejecting a list of applications for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006
(notified under document C(2010) 2385)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2010/225/EU)
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 subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In 1994, Germany notified to the Commission a large number of applications for registration concerning mineral waters pursuant to Article 17(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2), 108 of which are still pending.
(2) In the case of the 31 names listed in Annex I to this Decision, the name proposed for registration is not included in the list of natural mineral waters recognized by Member States (3) in accordance with Article 1 of Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (4). As a consequence, these names cannot be considered to be recognized in the internal market as marketable mineral waters and should accordingly not be registered.
(3) In the case of the 7 names listed in Annex II to this Decision, only the name and no further information has been submitted, thus preventing the Commission to perform the scrutiny required pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 in order to assess whether these names meet the conditions for registration. Therefore, these names should not be registered.
(4) In the case of the 70 names included in the Annex III to this Decision, the Commission asked the German authorities, by a letter on 20 July 2004, to provide additional information, in particular on details of control bodies, willingness of producers to cover inspection costs and structures guaranteeing the marketing of the water under a single name. On 15 May 2006 and again on 22 May 2007 the European Commission asked the German authorities to either reply to the letter of 20 July 2004 or to withdraw the pending applications, and informed them that otherwise the European Commission would consider a rejection of these applications. As no additional information has been provided, these names should not be registered.
(5) In the light of the above, the applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annexes to this Decision should be rejected.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,
The applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annexes to this Decision are rejected.
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31997D0431 | 97/431/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1997 on the approval of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain for the period 1997 to 1999 (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 June 1997 on the approval of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain for the period 1997 to 1999 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (97/431/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
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 for the regions concerned by Objective 2;
Whereas Article 8 et seq. under Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94, stipulates the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks; whereas Article 8 (3) sets out the content of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC of 26 July 1996 (4), as last amended by Decision 97/237/EC (5), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;
Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the Community support framework is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC of 19 July 1996 (6) and from unused appropriations of ECU 156 123 356 coming from the operational programmes approved for the programming period 1994 to 1996 pursuant to Commission Decision C (97) 544 of 10 March 1997 amending Decision C (94) 3438 on the approval of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain for the programming period 1994 to 1996;
Whereas the Spanish Government submitted to the Commission on 8 August 1996 the regional and social conversion plan as referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain for the period 1997 to 1999;
Whereas the plan submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected, together with an indication of the levels of assistance under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), as well as an indication of the planned use of the resources of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments, envisaged for implementation of the plan;
Whereas the 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, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the Cohesion Fund;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Community support framework in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of the framework in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (8), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is governed by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C (97) 1035/11 of 23 April 1997 amending the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiatives programmes in respect of Spain;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision shall be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of specific Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, 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 for the Structural Funds and other existing financial instruments.
1. The Community support framework includes the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Spain;
the main priorities are:
(1) support for employment, competitivity and internationalization of the economic activity,
(2) protection of the environment,
(3) promotion for research, technology and innovation,
(4) development of communications linked to economic activities,
(5) local and urban development,
(6) technical assistance;
(b) an outline of the operations to be implemented, particularly their specific objectives and the main types of measures involved;
(c) the indicative financing plan;
(d) the detailed provisions for implementing the Community support framework comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the provisions on financial implementation,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(e) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(f) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Community support framework;
(g) information on the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
2. The indicative financing plan, not giving rise to indexation, specifies the total cost of the main priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, that is ECU 7 404 046 480 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Structural Funds, that is ECU 1 485 046 356.
The resulting national financial contribution, which is approximately ECU 1 616 418 298 for the public sector and ECU 4 302 581 826 for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB.
1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
>TABLE>
2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 156 123 356 not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding Community support framework covering the period 1994 to 1996;
3. For guidance, the initial forecast breakdown of the total Community assistance available between the Structural Funds is as follows:
>TABLE>
This breakdown may be altered subsequently in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is governed by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C (97) 1035/11.
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31986R0713 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 713/86 of 6 March 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 713/86
of 6 March 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
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 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85 (4), made arrangements for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 states that certain substances may be incorporated into the concentrated butter; whereas in the light of experience the incorporation of sodium chloride should also be permitted; whereas the maximum sitosterol content of stigmasterol incorporated in the butter under formulas I and II laid down in that Article should also be altered;
Whereas Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 states that packs of concentrated butter must carry certain wordings in clear and legible print; whereas the Danish language wording should be amplified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products;
Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'However, there may be incorporated in the concentrated butter a maximum of 2 % dry defatted milk components and/or 0,5 % lecithin (E 322) and/or 0,75 % sodium chloride.'
2. In formulas I and II in paragraph 2, '4 % sitosterol' is replaced by '6 % sitosterol'.
3. The first indent of paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
'Stege- og bagesmoer' or 'stegesmoer'.
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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32005D0628 | 2005/628/EC: Commission Decision of 26 August 2005 amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Germany (notified under document number C(2005) 3238)
| 30.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/20
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 August 2005
amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Germany
(notified under document number C(2005) 3238)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2005/628/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 89/471/EEC (2), the use of several methods for grading pig carcases in Germany was authorised.
(2) The German Government has requested the Commission to authorise the application of a new apparatus as a reference system for assessing the lean meat content of carcases in the framework of the existing grading methods and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3).
(3) The examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising the new apparatus are fulfilled. The use of the apparatus ‘Ultrasound-Scanner SSD 256’ as a reference system for assessing the lean meat content can thus be replaced by the use of the apparatus ‘Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro’.
(4) Decision 89/471/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Decision 89/471/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
2. Article 4a is deleted.
3. In the Annex, Part 1 is amended as follows:
(a) the title is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The “Ultrasonic Scanner GE Logiq 200pro” is a two-dimensional ultrasonic scanner with digital image processing. The system is operated with a linear 3.5 MHz probe that allows a sonar penetration down to about 20 cm depending on the display window chosen. The scanning width of the probe is 9,4 cm, which corresponds to two or three ribs of the carcase.
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32015R0392 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/392 of 9 March 2015 terminating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People's Republic of China, re-imposing the duty with regard to imports from the exporter and terminating the registration of these imports
| 10.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/18
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/392
of 9 March 2015
terminating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People's Republic of China, re-imposing the duty with regard to imports from the exporter and terminating the registration of these imports
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 (‘the basic Regulation’) (1) and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
Whereas:
1. Measures in force
(1) In October 2005, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid and preparations thereof (‘TCCA’), originating in the People's Republic of China (‘PRC’) by Regulation (EC) No 1631/2005 (2) (‘the original Regulation’). The anti-dumping duty rates ranged from 7,3 % to 42,6 %.
(2) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 855/2010 (3), the Council amended the original Regulation by lowering the anti-dumping duty rate for one exporting producer to 3,2 %.
(3) Following an expiry review, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping measures consisting of individual duties ranging from 3,2 % to 40,5 % with a residual duty of 42,6 % on imports of TCCA originating in the PRC by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 (4).
(4) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 569/2014 (5), the Commission imposed an individual duty rate of 32,8 % on one new exporting producer.
2. Current investigation
(5) On 4 January 2014, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) received a request to initiate a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged by Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. Ltd (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer of TCCA in the PRC. The applicant claimed that it did not export TCCA to the European Union during the period of investigation of the original investigation and started exporting only after the end of that period. It also claimed that it was not related to any of the exporting producers of TCCA which are subject to the measures in force.
(6) The Commission considered that the prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant was sufficient to justify the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. After the Union producers had been given an opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014 (6), a review of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 with regard to the applicant.
(7) Pursuant to Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014, the anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 was repealed with regard to the applicant. Simultaneously, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission directed the customs authorities to register the applicant's imports.
3. Withdrawal of the request
(8) On 28 November 2014, the applicant formally withdrew its request for a ‘new exporter’ review. On this basis, the Commission considered that the review investigation should be terminated.
4. Disclosure
(9) The Commission informed the interested parties of the intention to terminate the review investigation, to re-impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of TCCA and to levy this duty retroactively on imports subject to registration under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014. Interested parties were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
5. Retroactive levying of the anti-dumping duty
(10) In view of the findings outlined above, the Commission concluded that the review concerning imports of TCCA manufactured by Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. Ltd and originating in the People's Republic of China should be terminated. Consequently, the registration of the applicant's imports should cease and the country-wide duty applicable to all other companies (42,6 %) imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 should be levied retroactively on these imports from the date of initiation of this review.
(11) This Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation.
1. The new exporter review initiated by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014 is hereby terminated and the anti-dumping duty applicable according to Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 to all other companies (TARIC additional code A999) in the People's Republic of China is hereby imposed on imports identified in Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014.
2. The anti-dumping duty applicable according to Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1389/2011 to all other companies in the People's Republic of China is hereby levied with effect from 2 July 2014 on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid and preparations thereof, also referred to as ‘symclosene’ under the international non-proprietary name (INN), which have been registered pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014.
3. The customs authorities are hereby directed to cease the registration of imports carried out pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2014.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R0152 | Council Regulation (EC) No 152/2002 of 21 January 2002 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98
| Council Regulation (EC) No 152/2002
of 21 January 2002
concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) An Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part(1), (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Agreement") entered into force on 1 June 2001.
(2) The Parties agreed in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement on steel products, to establish, immediately upon the entry into force of the said Agreement, a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (double-checking system)(2) should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation,
1. From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, in accordance with Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement on steel products, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I hereto, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document issued by the authorities in the Community.
2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the "Combined Nomenclature", or in abbreviated form "CN"). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
3. From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, imports into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as listed in Annex I shall also be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent authorities of the exporting country. The importer shall present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.
4. Shipment shall be considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.
5. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community.
1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1(1) shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge, for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.
2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community.
3. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer's application shall include the following:
(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;
(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers);
(c) the full name and address of the exporter;
(d) the exact description of the goods, including:
- their trade name,
- the CN code,
- the country of origin,
- the country of consignment;
(e) the net weight expressed in kg, or a quantity expressed in another unit of measure, as required, for each Combined Nomenclature heading;
(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;
(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality;
(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;
(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;
(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant and bearing his name in capital letters: "I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is accurate and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community."
The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.
4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:
- the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,
- unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.
1. If the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5 % or if the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 %, this shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.
2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.
1. Within the first ten days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:
(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which surveillance documents were issued during the preceding month;
(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a).
The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and country. It shall be communicated electronically in the form agreed for this purpose.
2. The Member States shall notify any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document.
The notification provided for in this Regulation shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade E/2 and DG Enterprise E/2).
Regulation (EC) No 190/98 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32013D0270 | Council Decision 2013/270/CFSP of 6 June 2013 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
| 8.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/10
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/270/CFSP
of 6 June 2013
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(2) On 20 December 2012, the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 (2006) amended the list of persons and entities subject to the travel ban and asset freeze pursuant to UNSCR 1737 (2006), UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and UNSCR 1929 (2010), adding two entities to that list. Those entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(3) Furthermore, the Council considers that additional entities with ties to entities already listed should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(4) In addition, the Council considers that the entries concerning certain persons and entities included in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended.
(5) There are no longer grounds for keeping certain entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(6) Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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31994D0464 | 94/464/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 1994 amending Decision 86/473/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Uruguay approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 July 1994 amending Decision 86/473/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Uruguay approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (94/464/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Uruguay, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 86/473/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 93/346/EEC (4);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Uruguay has revealed that the level of hygiene in two establishments has improved since the last inspection; whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 86/473/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985R0746 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 of 20 March 1985 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 746/85
of 20 March 1985
amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 introduced, for certain particularly sensitive products, a system of import certificates accompanied by a security guaranteeing the undertaking to import during the period of validity of those certificates; whereas it is appropriate to extend that system to cherries falling within Common Customs Tariff subheadings ex 08.10 D, ex 08.11 E, ex 20.03, ex 20.06 B II a) 8, ex 20.06 B II b) 8, ex 20.06 B II c) 1 dd) and ex 20.06 B II c) 2 bb), which the present market situation has rendered particularly sensitive,
Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 15 April 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32002D0443 | 2002/443/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 2002 updating the amounts specified in Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
| Commission Decision
of 12 June 2002
updating the amounts specified in Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
(2002/443/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 of 9 December 1993 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1687/2001(2), and in particular Article 145 thereof,
Having regard to the Commission Decision 2001/642/EC(3) updating the amounts specified in the Regulation laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation,
Whereas:
(1) The consumer price index (EU-15) was 105,1 in December 1999 and 107,5 in December 2000.
(2) Pursuant to Article 145 of Commission Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93, the fixed amounts specified in Article 31 of that Regulation must be updated with effect from 1 January 2002,
The amounts specified in Article 31 of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 shall be updated as follows with effect from 1 January 2002:
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This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
The Commission's accounting officer shall communicate it to the other Community institutions and bodies. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0761 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 761/2013 of 6 August 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
| 8.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 761/2013
of 6 August 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula, by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985R1854 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1854/85 of 2 July 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 as regards the period of application of the derogation from the quality standards for onions
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1854/85
of 2 July 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 as regards the period of application of the derogation from the quality standards for onions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quality standards for onions are set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (3);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 (4) makes certain derogations from the quality standards for onions for a limited period; whereas the derogations should continue in order that sufficient experience can be gained before the standards are amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
In the second subparagraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 '30 June 1985' is hereby replaced by '30 June 1986'.
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 |
31981R2545 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2545/81 of 31 August 1981 laying down detailed rules for the application of measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas departments and amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 3016/78
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2545/81
of 31 August 1981
laying down detailed rules for the application of measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas departments and amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 3016/78
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), and in particular Article 9 (6), the second subparagraph of Article 39 and Article 48 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 850/81 (3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas, since the introduction of the common organization of the sugar markets, provisions have been laid down in order to permit the sugar produced in the French overseas deparments to be marketed in the European regions of the Community; whereas Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 continues these provisions;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 (4) provides that during the marketing years 1981/82 to 1985/86 flat-rate Community aid for the marketing, in that period, in the European regions of the Community of sugar produced in the French overseas departments shall be granted, under certain conditions, to the producers and refiners of such sugar; whereas, therefore, these measures are not applicable to the quantities of such sugar which, before 1 July 1981, were sold and loaded in vessels bound for the aforesaid regions; whereas it is therefore appropriate to provide as a transitional measure that the previous system of marketing aid based on Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 (5) should continue to apply to sugar in respect of which the bill of lading was completed before that date;
Whereas detailed rules relating to the determination of weights and sugar yields should be laid down, particularly where products of this nature are transported in bulk in the same vessel but on behalf of several producers;
Whereas, in general, a considerable period elapses between the date on which the sugar in question is loaded and that on which the arrival formalities are completed so as to permit the payment of the aid by the competent agency; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for payments;
Whereas it appears necessary to specify precisely how the single flat-rate amount referred to in Article 2 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 is to be applied;
Whereas adequate measures for the control of refined sugar, and for this purpose also a definition of refining, should be laid down;
Whereas the application of the measures laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 requires the amendment of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3016/78 of 20 December 1978 laying down certain rules for applying conversion rates in the sugar and isoglucose sectors (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1106/79 (7);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. The aids referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 shall be granted only in respect of the sugars referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation for which bills of lading were completed on or after 1 July 1981.
2. The relevant provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 1595/80 (8), (EEC) No 1596/80 (9) and (EEC) No 1764/76 (10) shall continue to apply to the sugars in question for which bills of lading were completed before that date. In such a case the undertaking concerned shall furnish, in addition to the proof referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1764/76, the aforesaid bill of lading or any other proof which is regarded as equivalent by the Member State concerned.
1. The aid referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81:
(a) shall apply to the accepted arrival weight expressed as white sugar in accordance with the yield formula referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 (1).
Where transport in bulk does not permit individual lots to be identified, the average yield of the whole cargo shall be applied to all the sugar in question;
(b) shall be paid on presentation by the producer concerned of the customs document of introduction into the European regions of the Community, the bill of lading, the results of the analyses and the final invoice.
The analyses and the determination of the arrival weight shall be carried out at the unloading stage by lots of 100 tonnes on the whole cargo by an agency approved by the Member State into whose territory the sugar has been introduced.
2. A payment in advance may be made equal to 90 % of the amount determined on the basis of the weight as stated in the provisional invoice and expressed as white sugar on the basis of a flat-rate yield of 96 %.
The request for a payment in advance shall be made by the producer concerned and shall be accompanied by the customs document, the bill of lading and the provisional invoice.
In the calculation of the flat-rate amount referred to in Article 2 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81;
- the Caribbean-United Kingdom freight element expressed in ÂŁ sterling shall be converted into ECU using the conversion rate used in determining the cif price,
- the amount referred to in the first indent shall be adjusted on a flat-rate basis to take account in the insurance costs of the difference between the value of the sugar on the world market and its value in the Community,
- the adjusted amount referred to in the second indent shall be multiplied by a coefficient; this coefficient shall be equal to 1;00 divided by the yield of the sugar in question.
The adjusted amount referred to in the second indent shall be determined by the Commission and notified to the competent French authorities.
The aid referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 shall be granted by the Member State on whose territory the refining took place.
A request for the aid shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Member State concerned that the refined sugar was obtained from raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments; for this purpose, and at the request of the party concerned, the raw sugar in question shall be placed under customs control or under another administrative control offering the same guarantees.
For the purpose of granting this aid 'refining' means the conversion of raw sugar as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 into white sugar as defined in paragraph 2 (a) of that Article.
In respect of each month, and within two months following the month in question, the Member State concerned shall notify to the Commission the quantities, expressed as white sugar, for which the aids referred to in Articles 2 and 3 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 have been granted and the amounts of aid corresponding to those quantities.
Points VI and VII of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3016/78 are hereby replaced by the following:
1.2 // // // 'VI. Aid referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 // Representative rate applicable on the date of completion of the bill of lading for the transported sugar. // VII. Aid referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/81 // Representative rate applicable on the day when the quantity in question was refined.' //
(1) OJ No L 89, 10. 4. 1968, p. 3.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1981.
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31999R1338 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1338/1999 of 24 June 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1338/1999
of 24 June 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 793/1999(6), establishes the forecast supply balance for milk products for Madeira for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for milk and milk products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
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 |
32010D0730 | 2010/730/EU: Commission Decision of 30 November 2010 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2009 financial year (notified under document C(2010) 8277)
| 1.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 2010
on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2009 financial year
(notified under document C(2010) 8277)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2010/730/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 32(8) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2010/258/EU (2) cleared, for the 2009 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Hessen’, ‘IBH’ and ‘Helaba’, the Italian paying agencies ‘AGEA’ and ‘ARBEA’, and the Romanian paying agency ‘PIAA’.
(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Hessen’, ‘IBH’ and ‘Helaba’.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 10(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (3) lays down that the amounts that are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State, in accordance with the accounts clearance decision referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 10(1) of the said Regulation, shall be determined by deducting the monthly payments in respect of the financial year in question, i.e. 2009, from expenditure recognised for that year in accordance with paragraph 1. The Commission shall deduct that amount from or add it to the monthly payment relating to the expenditure effected in the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken.
(4) Pursuant to Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, 50 % of the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50 % by the Community budget if the recovery of those irregularities has not taken place within 4 years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within 8 years if the recovery is taken to the national courts. Article 32(3) of the said Regulation obliges Member States to submit to the Commission, together with the annual accounts, a summary report on the recovery procedures undertaken in response to irregularities. Detailed rules on the application of the Member States’ reporting obligation of the amounts to be recovered are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 885/2006. Annex III to the said Regulation provides the model table that had to be provided in 2010 by the Member States. On the basis of the tables completed by the Member States, the Commission should decide on the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities older than 4 or 8 years respectively. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.
(5) Pursuant to Article 32(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. Such a decision may only be taken if the costs already and likely to be incurred total more than the amount to be recovered or if the recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsible for the irregularity. If that decision has been taken within 4 years of the primary administrative or judicial finding or within 8 years if the recovery is taken to the national courts, 100 % of the financial consequences of the non-recovery should be borne by the Community budget. In the summary report referred to in Article 32(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 the amounts for which the Member State decided not to pursue recovery and the grounds for the decision are shown. These amounts are not charged to the Member States concerned and are consequently to be borne by the Community budget. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of the said Regulation.
(6) In clearing the accounts of the paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from the Member States concerned on the basis of Decision 2010/258/EU.
(7) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
The accounts of the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Hessen’, ‘IBH’ and ‘Helaba’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2009 financial year, are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State concerned pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in the Annex.
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31982D0529 | 82/529/EEC: Council Decision of 19 July 1982 on the fixing of rates for the international carriage of goods by rail
| COUNCIL DECISION of 19 July 1982 on the fixing of rates for the international carriage of goods by rail (82/529/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 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, pursuant to Council Decision 75/327/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the improvement of the situation of railway undertakings and the harmonization of rules governing financial relations between such undertakings and States (3), railway undertakings should be managed in accordance with economic principles and to this end determine their transport rates with the aim of achieving optimum financial results and financial balance;
Whereas the attainment of these objectives presupposes the principle of commercial management of the carriage of goods by rail within a framework of sufficient commercial independence;
Whereas, as part of such commercial management, the rates and conditions for the international carriage of goods between Member States must be laid down by the railway undertakings themselves in accordance with their commercial interests and taking account of the cost price and the market situation;
Whereas the possibility of establishing, by means of bilateral or multilateral agreements between railway undertakings, tariffs with common scales, distinct from national tariffs, offering rates for whole journeys is likely to strengthen the competitive position of railways and to increase the attractiveness of railway services to the customer;
Whereas railways must have sufficient commercial independence for intensifying their cooperation in the pursuit of common objectives as regards the fixing of rates and conditions of carriage,
1. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that this Decision is applied to the following railway undertakings: >PIC FILE= "T0022010">
2. As regards the SociĂŠtĂŠ nationale des chemins de fer luxembourgeois (CFL), Belgium and France shall, in conjunction with Luxembourg, make any amendments to the basic texts which may prove necessary to permit the application of this Decision. This Decision shall be applied without prejudice to Article 5 of the Belgo-Franco-Luxembourg Convention of 17 April 1946.
Within the framework of the Community rules applicable and in particular of Article 9 (1) of Council Decision 75/327/EEC, the railway undertakings shall, in accordance with their commercial interests and taking account of costs and the market situation, fix the rates and conditions for the international carriage of goods between Member States.
These rates shall be drawn up in the form of company tariffs or special agreements as provided for in this Decision. (1) OJ No C 293, 13.12.1976, p. 51. (2) OJ No C 281, 27.11.1976, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 152, 12.6.1975, p. 3.
1. The company tariffs shall be offers to customers. They may be general tariffs or special tariffs and may be differentiated in the light of the special nature of various transport services.
2. The company tariffs may be established in the form of common tariff scales offering rates for the whole journey, or, where applicable, in the form of tariffs consisting of the sum of the rates obtained from the scales applicable on the sections of the railway networks concerned.
3. The company tariffs shall be drawn up in such a way as to ensure the best overall remuneration for the services in view of the market situation and to optimize the financial results of the railway undertakings.
In so far as the railway undertakings, taking account of market requirements and their own interests, establish tariffs with common scales offering rates for whole journeys, the rates set out in those tariffs may be independent of those obtained by adding the rates of the national tariffs. These tariffs shall be drawn up, modified or withdrawn by bilateral or multilateral agreements between the railway undertakings.
The railway undertakings shall have the commercial independence necessary for intensifying their cooperation in the quotation of transport rates and conditions for international transport in order to pursue common objectives, in particular as regards the creation of revenue pools and the delegation of powers between railway undertakings for the conclusion of special agreements with customers.
Special agreements may be concluded between the railway undertakings concerned and customers designated by name ; they shall contain rates which take account of conditions of a technical and commercial character peculiar to the type of transport involved.
In order to promote the attainment of the objectives set out in Council Decision 75/327/EEC, railway undertakings shall apply rates in international goods traffic between Member States intended to: - ensure that the assignable costs specific to thetraffic concerned by this Decision are covered,
- make a positive contribution to covering jointcosts.
Company tariffs shall be published in railway undertakings' tariff notices or by other appropriate means before they are applied ; their publication shall be compulsory only in those Member States where the railway undertakings participate in these tariffs as the network of departure or destination.
1. Before 1 January 1983 and after consultation with the Commission, the Member States shall adopt the provisions necessary for the implementation of this Decision.
2. At the request of a Member State or if the Commission considers it advisable, the latter shall consult the Member States concerned on the draft provisions referred to in paragraph 1.
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Five years after the entry into force of this Decision, the Commission shall report to the Council on the results of its implementation.
The Council shall review the situation in the light of this report and, on a proposal from the Commission, shall take the appropriate decision acting by a qualified majority.
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31997D0124 | 97/124/ECSC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1996 concerning State aid to Werkstoff-Union GmbH, Lippendorf (Saxony) (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1996 concerning State aid to Werkstoff-Union GmbH, Lippendorf (Saxony) (Only the German text is authentic) (97/124/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 4 (c) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 3855/91/ECSC of 27 November 1991 establishing Community rules for aid to the steel industry (1), and in particular Articles 1, 5 and 6 thereof,
Having given notice, in accordance with Article 6 (4) of that Decision, to the other Member States and the parties concerned to submit their comments,
Whereas:
I
On 17 January 1995 the Commission decided to initiate the procedure pursuant to Article 6 (4) of Decision No 3855/91/ECSC (hereinafter referred to as 'the SAC`) with respect to an investment subsidy of DM 46 million, a fiscal concession of DM 17,13 million, deficiency guarantees of 62 % of DM 178,3 million and of 62 % of DM 7 million for investments, as well as deficiency guarantees of 65 % of DM 25 million and of 65 % of DM 20 million for operating materials. Those financial measures were taken in respect of an investment of DM 285 million.
Germany was informed of that decision by letter of 2 February 1995, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
Germany reacted by letter of 14 March 1995, claiming that:
- the technical and business orientation of Werkstoff-Union GmbH is the production of non-ferrous metal products made of nickel, nickel alloys and special alloys, and not to the production of ECSC products,
- it is expected that in the years 1995 to 1998 ECSC special steel will have to be produced in diminishing quantities. After five years this output will account for less than 1 % of turnover and 5 % of total quantities produced, i.e. approximately 2 000 tonnes,
- the capital goods, especially those used for smelting, are intended for the production of non-ferrous materials of the highest quality, yielding proceeds of DM 20 000 per tonne,
- a vacuum arc furnace, a vacuum multiple-chambered furnace and two installations for the resmelting of electroslag of 1,2 to 7-tonne charge feed are not suitable for the economical production of special steel,
- the plant for shaping by hydraulic forging press and rolling mill, and the machinery for tempering, descaling and polishing, match the needs of the highly specialized producers of non-ferrous metals.
Only after satisfying itself that the investment was destined for a production plant for high-quality non-ferrous metal did the Land of Saxony agree to the aids, and this is why Germany did not notify them pursuant to the SAC.
The company puts forward the following arguments to justify the need for a temporary, proportionate production of quality steels:
- the company has no experience in the production of non-ferrous metals and therefore needs an introductory phase,
- the technical installations also need a running-in period,
- the plant and its products have to be certified.
Because the company intends to produce non-ferrous goods of the highest quality for the international market, Germany is of the opinion that the aids are not subject to the SAC. The fact that in the first four years of business ECSC special steel is to be produced in small quantities does not make Werkstoff-Union GmbH into a steel company, nor does it lead to the application of the SAC.
The Commission received the following observations from third parties:
- on 27 November 1995 a letter from a steel company, stating that Werkstoff-Union GmbH is producing ECSC products and that the technical configuration allows the company to do so. Furthermore, the aid should have been notified before 30 June 1994, but was not. Lastly, the regional aids allowed pursuant to Article 5 of the SAC are permissible only for the modernization of existing companies and not for the creation of new ones,
- on 27 November 1995 a letter from another steel company, claiming that Werkstoff-Union GmbH would produce mainly ECSC products, namely stainless steel and special steels, for which the Community market is less than 300 kt/year. The capacity of Werkstoff-Union GmbH would suffice to meet 17 to 20 % of Community consumption, and this might make it the leading producer in Europe. Furthermore, it recalls that no notification was effected before 30 June 1994 and that regional investment aid could be deemed compatible only prior to 31 December 1994,
- on 9 November 1995 a letter from an association of steel producers, arguing that the aids were contrary to Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty and that Werkstoff-Union GmbH was in competition with members of the association,
- on 22 November 1995 a letter from a producer of nickel alloys, claiming that the capacity available to Werkstoff-Union GmbH was sufficient to dominate nickel-alloy bar production in Europe, and that the relatively small market (5 000 to 10 000 tonnes per year) was already experiencing a surplus of capacity,
- on 24 November 1995 a letter from another association of steel producers, contending that, on its own admission, Werkstoff-Union GmbH planned to produce and sell semi-finished products, stainless steel bars and steel alloys, in other words, ECSC products. Furthermore, it points out that Article 5, third indent, sought to facilitate the restructuring of the steel industry in the new Länder but not to promote the construction of new plant. Aids already paid out should be reclaimed and all guarantees constitute aid,
- on 28 November 1995 a letter from the Permanent Representation of a Member State at the European Union, stating that the products of Werkstoff-Union GmbH fell within the ambit of the ECSC Treaty and that new capacity had been created with the help of aid,
- on 30 November 1995 a letter from a steel company arguing that Werkstoff-Union GmbH could obtain a 10 % market share in nickel products and that for that purpose it would need a capacity of 3 300 t/y. Since the capacity of the electric arc furnace was 48 000 t/y, the annual capacity for the production of ECSC products would stand at 44 700 t/y,
- a letter from a competitor, which was only recorded on 5 December 1995 and therefore fell outside the deadline for submissions.
Those observations were sent to the German authorities by letter of 15 January 1996, but no formal reply has been given. By letters of 9 and 29 February and 30 March 1996, Germany asked for an extension of the deadline to reply to the observations of the third parties. The reason for the request was that Werkstoff-Union GmbH's premises had been occupied by the workers. By telefax of 19 June 1996 Germany was informed that the Commission was awaiting observations within five working days and that the Commission would take a final decision even if no formal statement was received.
By letter of 16 July 1996, registered on 17 July 1996, Germany informed the Commission of the application by Werkstoff-Union GmbH on 5 March 1996 for the opening of bankruptcy proceedings (Gesamtvollstreckung) and of the order of the Court of Leipzig of the same day to effect sequestration. The Commission was also informed that Werkstoff-Union GmbH had ceased production on 5 March 1996.
For the information of the Commission, Germany attached to its telefax of 16 July 1996 a position paper from Werkstoff-Union GmbH, which contained, inter alia, the information that the bankruptcy proceedings had commenced on 1 May 1996.
Germany was either unable or unwilling to submit the paper as its own official comment to the Commission. It merely transmitted to the Commission the company's letter for information purposes, without adopting as its own, expressly or implicitly, the views expressed therein. Consequently, for the purposes of these proceedings, the document cannot be regarded as representing the position taken by Germany.
The decision to open the procedure is addressed to the Member State in question. The beneficiary of the aid - Werkstoff-Union GmbH in this case - is an interested third party, entitled to submit its observations within one month of the date of publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities. As was stated above, the decision was published on 27 November 1995. The position paper from Werkstoff-Union GmbH reached the Commission only on 17 July 1996, which is clearly too late. Accordingly, the position paper from Werkstoff-Union GmbH, transmitted to the Commission, has to be disregarded.
II
The investments made by Werkstoff-Union GmbH serve to create capacity to produce products that fall under the ECSC Treaty. This capacity includes the smelting of steel, the continuous casting of semi-finished products and the rolling of bars.
Apart from the fact that Werkstoff-Union GmbH has acquired ECSC production capacity as a result of State-induced investments, Germany's letter of 14 March 1995 reveals that it was expected that Werkstoff-Union GmbH would produce ECSC special steel between 1995 and 1998, albeit at a modest level. The Commission does not agree with Germany about the scale of that production. By letter of 14 December 1994 Germany informed the Commission of the projections of the company as to production from 1995 to 1999. In 1995 it expected to produce 12 000 t, in 1996 20 000 t, in 1997 19 000 t, in 1998 14 000 t, and in 1999 2 000 t of special steel. The proportion of non-ECSC special steel in these figures could not be accurately estimated. On the basis of the figures and the mere possibility that non-ECSC special steel might be produced, the Commission regards the expected production levels of ECSC steel as significant.
In its customer brochure Werkstoff-Union GmbH lists in its range of products, continuous cast billets, ingots, slabs, rolled long products in sizes from 40 to 140 mm and sheet bars, that is to say, products listed in Annex I to the ECSC Treaty.
Werkstoff-Union GmbH declares its production of ECSC products to the Commission on a quarterly basis and pays levies pursuant to Article 49 of the ECSC Treaty.
As a consequence of the above it must be concluded that Werkstoff-Union GmbH is an ECSC undertaking within the meaning of Article 80 of the ECSC Treaty and that the aid granted by Germany is caught by the general prohibition of aid laid down in Article 4 (c) thereof.
On the basis of the SAC certain aid measures may be deemed compatible with the common market for steel. Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the SAC cannot be considered, since the aid is not intended to finance R& D, environmental protection or closures.
Article 5 of the SAC provides that aid granted to steel undertakings for investment under general regional aid schemes may until 31 December 1994 be deemed compatible with the common market, provided that the aided undertaking is located in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, and that the aid is accompanied by a reduction in the overall production capacity of that territory.
Article 5 of the SAC has to be read in conjunction with Section II of its preamble. In the fourth paragraph of Section II it is declared that regional investment aids are exceptional in nature and that there would be no justification in maintaining them beyond the appropriate period for the modernization of steel plants, which is set at three years. The application of Article 5 was limited in time because the aim it should facilitate, namely the modernization of existing steel plants, would not take more than a certain period of time. It is therefore clear that aid for investment within the meaning of Article 5 must mean aid for modernizing existing steel plants and not for the creation of new ECSC production capacity.
Furthermore, after 31 December 1994, Articles 1 (1) and 5 of the SAC allow no further possibility for declaring regional investment aid for steel undertakings in Germany compatible with the common market for steel, regardless of whether the aid would have been authorizable had it been notified in time.
The aid for investment has been given in the form of an investment subsidy of DM 46 million, a fiscal concession of DM 17,13 million, one deficiency guarantee amounting to 62 % of a sum of DM 178,3 million and another deficiency guarantee amounting to 62 % of DM 7 million. The investment subsidy and the tax concession both constitute State aid as they involve a distribution of State resources to the recipient and an undertaking by the State not to collect taxes up to the amount of the concession. The deficiency guarantees contains State aid. In its letter SG(89) D/4328 of 5 April 1989 the Commission informed the Member States that it regarded all guarantees given by the State direct or granted on the State's delegation via financial institutions as falling within the scope of Article 92 (1) of the EC Treaty. There is no valid reason to take a different attitude when applying the ECSC Treaty and law derived from it. Germany has not produced any evidence to show that those guarantees do not actually include State aid or that they would qualify for exemption under the SAC.
Since the investment was aimed at the creation of new capacity and not at modernizing an existing plant, those aids are not protected by Article 5 of the SAC from the application of Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty. Furthermore, even if Article 5 of the SAC did sanction the aids, the Commission cannot declare the aids to be compatible with the common market because Articles 1 and 5 of the SAC do not admit of such compatibility after 31 December 1994.
Consequently the investment aids are caught by the prohibition of Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty.
The deficiency guarantees amounting to 65 % of DM 25 million and 65 % of DM 20 million for operating equipment (Betriebsmittel) contain State aid. No argument has been presented by Germany that could point to any other conclusion. This aid is caught by the prohibition of Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty since the SAC does not allow aid for operating purposes.
III
The aid described above has been granted without the requisite prior authorization of the Commission; as a consequence, it has to be deemed illegal. The aid is incompatible with the orderly functioning of the common market according to Article 1 (1) of the SAC and is prohibited by Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty. It therefore has to be recovered,
The investment subsidy of DM 46 million, the fiscal concession of DM 17,13 million and the aid-element contained in the deficiency guarantees of, respectively, 62 % of a sum of DM 178,3 million and 62 % of a sum of DM 7 million, and also in the deficiency guarantees, respectively, of 65 % of a sum of DM 25 million and 65 % of a sum of DM 20 million, granted illegally by the Land of Saxony to the ECSC steel undertaking Werkstoff-Union GmbH, constitute State aid incompatible with the common market and prohibited under the ECSC Treaty and Decision No 3855/91/ECSC.
Germany shall recover the aid from the recipient company. Repayment shall be made in accordance with the procedures and provisions of German law, with interest, based on the interest rate used as reference rate in the assessment of regional aid schemes, starting to run from the date on which the aid was granted.
Germany shall inform the Commission, within two months of being notified of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply therewith.
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31997R2408 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2408/97 of 3 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2408/97 of 3 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the grant of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 531/96 (4), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined;
Whereas, in view of the trends on the butter market and the quantities of stocks available, the date in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2224/97 (6), relating to the butter referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 570/88, should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88, the first subparagraph is hereby replaced by the following:
'The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 must have been taken into storage before 1 July 1997.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31992D0582 | 92/582/EEC: Council Decision of 14 December 1992 amending Decision 85/360/EEC on the restructuring of the system of agricultural surveys in Greece
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 December 1992 amending Decision 85/360/EEC on the restructuring of the system of agricultural surveys in Greece (92/582/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, in order to achieve the objectives specified in Decision 85/360/EEC (1), it is necessary in the light of the experience acquired to extend by three years the duration of the plan scheduled in order to allow the proper introduction ot the new system of agricultural surveys in Greece;
Whereas this extension means that the timetable set out in Article 3 (2) of the said Decision should be amended and supplemented,
Decision 85/360/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3 (1) 'and shall be spread over a period of eight years (1986 to 1993)` shall be replaced by 'and shall be spread over a period of eleven years (1986 to 1996)`.
2. Article 3 (2) shall be amended and supplemented by the following:
'1993 - eighth year:
- Creation of a survey database based on the results of the 1991 general survey of agriculture,
- Extension of remote sensing to cover the mainland and the island of Crete;
1994 - ninth year:
application of the synergies between the central and regional technical and administrative infrastructures set up by the Statistical Office and the Ministry of Agriculture respectively in implementing the programme of surveys undertaken by the Statistical Office;
1995 - tenth year:
introduction of the new system for the whole of Greece;
1996 - eleventh year:
monitoring and critical anlaysis of the results obtained during the first year of actual implementation.` 3. In Article 4 (1), the final subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
'However, the Hellenic Republic shall submit to the Commission, in April each year, the programme of measures to be undertaken from 1994 until the end of the programme.
The programme of measures to be undertaken in 1993 shall be presented not later than before the end of the month of December 1992.` 4. In Article 5 (2), the final subparagraph shall be amended as follows:
'In November 1997, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of the programme, in particular on the results obtained.` 5. In Article 6 (1), first subparagraph, the period '1991-1993` shall be in replaced by the period '1991-1996`.
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32010R0221 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 221/2010 of 16 March 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 17.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 221/2010
of 16 March 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2010.
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32013D0765 | 2013/765/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2013 amending the recognition of Det Norske Veritas pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (notified under document C(2013) 8876) Text with EEA relevance
| 17.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/107
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13 December 2013
amending the recognition of Det Norske Veritas pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations
(notified under document C(2013) 8876)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/765/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (1), and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009, the Commission is to verify that the holder of the recognition granted in accordance with Article 2(c) and Article 4(3) of that Regulation is the relevant legal entity within the organisation to which the provisions of that Regulation apply. If that is not the case, the Commission is to take a decision amending that recognition.
(2) The recognitions of the two organisations Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd (‘the Parties’) were granted in 1995 under Council Directive 94/57/EC (2).
(3) Pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009, the Parties retained their respective recognitions at the entry into force of that Regulation.
(4) The initial recognition of Det Norske Veritas was granted to the legal entity DNV Classification AS, later on renamed DNV AS, which operated under the non-operational entity DNV Group AS, financially controlled by the non-profit foundation Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas (‘SDNV’), established in Norway.
(5) The initial recognition of Germanischer Lloyd was granted to the legal entity Germanischer Lloyd AG, later on established as Germanischer Lloyd SE (‘GL SE’), which operated under the non-operational entity GL Group, financially controlled by the holding Mayfair, established in Germany.
(6) On 10 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (3) by which SDNV acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation, sole control of GL SE and combines it with its subsidiary DNV Group AS, thereafter to be renamed DNV GL Group AS.
(7) On 15 July 2013, the Commission adopted a decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation to not oppose the concentration, referred to as ‘Case COMP/M.6885 — SDNV/Germanischer Lloyd’, and to declare it compatible with the internal market.
(8) The non-operational entity DNV GL Group AS, established in Norway, became effective on 12 September 2013. The Parties informed the Commission that, until the start of joint operations, the legacy organisations DNV AS and GL SE continued to exist and to operate independently under the umbrella of DNV GL Group AS in accordance with their respective legacy rules, procedures and systems.
(9) The ownership of GL SE was transferred to DNV AS, thereafter renamed DNV GL AS. From this moment, which marks the commencement of joint operations, DNV GL AS, with its subsidiaries, is responsible for all classification and certification activities falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009. DNV GL AS is therefore the relevant parent entity of all legal entities that constitute the recognised organisation, and to which the recognition should be granted.
(10) Conversely, GL SE is no longer the relevant parent entity of the organisation, to which the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 should apply. Therefore, its recognition pursuant to Article 4 of that Regulation should cease.
(11) The information supplied to the Commission by the Parties indicates that, from the start of joint operations and until a common production system is in place, existing ships and ongoing projects should be handled separately, according to the legacy rules, procedures and systems of DNV AS and GL SE respectively. Functions and systems should be gradually integrated to ensure continuous compliance with the obligations and criteria of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships established by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4),
The holder of the recognition granted to Det Norske Veritas shall be, from the date of entry into force of this Decision, DNV GL AS, which is the parent entity of all legal entities that constitute the recognised organisation for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009.
Due to the transfer of ownership of GL SE to DNV GL AS, the recognition of Germanischer Lloyd, initially granted to GL SE, ceases to apply.
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32002R0447 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/2002 of 12 March 2002 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/2002
of 12 March 2002
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(4), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 317/2002(7), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3) It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 2002.
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31994D0171 | 94/171/EC: Commission Decision of 28 February 1994 amending Decision 92/25/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 1994 amending Decision 92/25/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe (94/171/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine, caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/25/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 93/86/EEC (4), lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe; whereas this Decision provides that Member States shall authorize imports of de-boned carcase meat of bovine animals from the regions of Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central, Makoni and Midlands Provinces, excluding the districts of Gokwe, Zvishavane and Mberengwa;
Whereas the situation has improved in relation to foot-and-mouth disease and it is now possible to amend further the regionalization in Zimbabwe, thereby allowing importation into the Community of fresh de-boned meat from Gutu district of Masvingo Province, Zvishavane district of Midlands Province and Insiza district of Matebeleland South Province derived from animals slaughtered after 1 November 1993;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 92/25/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (1), 'the veterinary regions of Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central, Makoni and Midlands Provinces, excluding the districts of Gokwe, Zvishavane and Mberengwa' is replaced by 'the veterinary regions of Mashonaland West Province, Mashonaland East Province, Mashonaland Central Province, Mancialand Province (including only Makoni district), Midlands Province (including only the districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirimanzu and Zvishavane districts), Masvingo Province (including only the district of Gutu) and Matebeleland South Province (including only the district of Insiza).'
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
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32002R2180 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2180/2002 of 6 December 2002 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2180/2002
of 6 December 2002
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1322/2002(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2119/2002(5) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 1389 tonnes for the destination R01 defined in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) For the destination R01, quantities applied for on 5 December 2002 are in excess of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 5 December 2002.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2119/2002, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted under that Regulation on 5 December 2002 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 38,83 % has been applied.
For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2119/2002, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 6 December 2002 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences under that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2002.
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32009D0815 | 2009/815/EC: Commission Decision of 30 October 2009 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize 59122xNK603 (DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2009) 8386) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 5.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 289/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 October 2009
authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize 59122xNK603 (DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2009) 8386)
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/815/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (1), and in particular Articles 7(3) and 19(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 August 2005, Pioneer Overseas Corporation submitted to the competent authority of the United Kingdom an application, in accordance with Articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, for the placing on the market of foods, food ingredients, and feed containing, consisting of, or produced from 59122xNK603 maize (the application).
(2) The application also covers the placing on the market of other products containing or consisting of 59122xNK603 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation. Therefore, in accordance with Articles 5(5) and 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, it includes the data and information required by Annexes III and IV to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (2) and information and conclusions about the risk assessment carried out in accordance with the principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. It also includes a monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC.
(3) On 25 November 2008, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave a favourable opinion in accordance with Articles 6 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and concluded that it is unlikely that the placing on the market of the products containing, consisting of, or produced from 59122xNK603 maize as described in the application (the products) will have any adverse effects on human or animal health or the environment in the context of their intended uses (3). In its opinion, EFSA considered all the specific questions and concerns raised by the Member States in the context of the consultation of the national competent authorities as provided for by Articles 6(4) and 18(4) of that Regulation.
(4) In its opinion, EFSA also concluded that the environmental monitoring plan, consisting of a general surveillance plan, submitted by the applicant is in line with the intended use of the products.
(5) Taking into account those considerations, authorisation should be granted for the products.
(6) A unique identifier should be assigned to each GMO as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 of 14 January 2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms (4).
(7) On the basis of the EFSA opinion, no specific labelling requirements other than those provided for in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, appear to be necessary for foods, food ingredients and feed containing, consisting of, or produced from 59122xNK603 maize. However, in order to ensure the use of the products within the limits of the authorisation provided for by this Decision, the labelling of feed containing or consisting of the GMO and other products than food and feed containing or consisting of the GMO for which authorisation is requested should be complemented by a clear indication that the products in question must not be used for cultivation.
(8) Similarly, the EFSA opinion does not justify the imposition of specific conditions or restrictions for the placing on the market and/or specific conditions or restrictions for the use and handling, including post-market monitoring requirements for the use of the food and feed, or of specific conditions for the protection of particular ecosystems/environment and/or geographical areas, as provided for in point (e) of Articles 6(5) and 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
(9) All relevant information on the authorisation of the products should be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
(10) Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (5), lays down labelling requirements for products consisting of, or containing GMOs.
(11) This Decision is to be notified through the Biosafety Clearing House to the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Articles 9(1) and 15(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms (6).
(12) The applicant has been consulted on the measures provided for in this Decision.
(13) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its Chairman.
(14) At its meeting on 19 October 2009, the Council was unable to reach a decision by qualified majority either for or against the proposal. The Council indicated that its proceedings on this file were concluded. It is accordingly for the Commission to adopt the measures,
Genetically modified organism and unique identifier
Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) 59122xNK603, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.
Authorisation
The following products are authorised for the purposes of Articles 4(2) and 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision:
(a) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6 maize;
(b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6 maize;
(c) products other than food and feed containing or consisting of DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.
Labelling
1. For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘maize’.
2. The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of DAS-59122-7xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6 maize referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).
Monitoring for environmental effects
1. The authorisation holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in point (h) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented.
2. The authorisation holder shall submit to the Commission annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan.
Community register
The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Authorisation holder
The authorisation holder shall be Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Belgium, representing Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., United States of America.
Validity
This Decision shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification.
Addressee
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32003R0725 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 725/2003 of 24 April 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 725/2003
of 24 April 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 18 to 24 April 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 39,98 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 70253 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.
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32006D0692 | 2006/692/EC: Commission Decision of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium (notified under document number C(2006) 4791) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 14.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/50
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 October 2006
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium
(notified under document number C(2006) 4791)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/692/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/95/EC requires the Commission to evaluate certain hazardous substances prohibited pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.
(2) Certain materials and components containing hexavalent chromium should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of this hazardous substance in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable, or because the negative environmental, health or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental, health or consumer safety benefits thereof. The exemption is granted on the basis of the results of a review process carried out by technical experts taking into account available evidence from studies, stakeholders and other scientific/technical sources. This review concluded that the elimination or substitution of the substance is still technically or scientifically impracticable until 1 July 2007. A similar exemption is provided in Directive 2000/53/EC on End of Life Vehicles.
(3) Some exemptions from the prohibition for certain specific materials or components should be limited in their scope, in order to achieve a gradual phase-out of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, given that the use of those substances in such applications will become avoidable.
(4) Pursuant to Article 5(1)(c) of Directive 2002/95/EC each exemption listed in the Annex must be subject to a review at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list.
(5) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
In the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC the following point 28 is added:
‘28. Hexavalent chromium in corrosion preventive coatings of unpainted metal sheetings and fasteners used for corrosion protection and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding in equipment falling under category three of Directive 2002/96/EC (IT and telecommunications equipment). Exemption granted until 1 July 2007.’
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32003R1837 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1837/2003 of 17 October 2003 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 128th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1837/2003
of 17 October 2003
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 128th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 128th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 October 2003.
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31978R1126 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1126/78 of 22 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1126/78 of 22 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1125/78 of 22 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals (3) enables inter alia a production refund to be granted for maize used for the manufacture of groats and meal used in the brewing industry;
Whereas such a production refund should also be available for broken rice used by the brewing industry for the production of beer, thereby according it the same advantages as starch and maize groats and meal ; whereas this also involves laying down the same period during which this refund may be granted as that laid down for starch and for maize groats and meal used in brewing,
Article 9 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (4), is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1. A production refund may be granted for broken rice used: (a) in the manufacture of starch;
(b) by the brewing industry for the production of beer.
However, the production refund for products intended for the brewing of beer may be granted until the end of the 1978/79 marketing year only."
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 19 October 1977.
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32006R0383 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2006 of 3 March 2006 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 4th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
| 4.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 383/2006
of 3 March 2006
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 4th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 4rd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 2006.
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31995R0702 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 702/95 of 30 March 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 478/95 on additional rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas into the Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 702/95 of 30 March 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 478/95 on additional rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas into the Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (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 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) (a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (3), lays down that when, for one or more given origins, a reduction coefficient is applied, an operator who has submitted an application for an import licence for the origin or origins in question may either refuse the issue of a licence for a reduced quantity or, for a quantity less than or equal to the quantity applied for but not covered by the licence issued, submit a new application for origins to which no coefficient reduction is applicable within five working days of the publication of the regulation fixing the reducing coefficient;
Whereas in view of the applications submitted by those in the trade, a longer time limit should be laid down for exercising one of the above options; whereas this must allow the operators involved to find other suppliers under favourable conditions for the origins for which quantities remain available for the quarter in question;
Whereas provision should be made for the immediate application of this Regulation so that the operators who have submitted applications for import licences for the second quarter of 1995 can benefit from these provisions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
Regulation (EC) No 478/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The words 'five working days` in Article 4 (1) (a) are replaced by '10 working days`.
2. The first sentence in Article 4 (1) (b) is replaced by the following:
'or, within an overall limit of a quantity less than or equal to the quantity applied for but not covered by the licence issued, submit one or more new applications for a licence for products of origins for which the available quantities for the quarter in question are published by the Commission.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32012R0116 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 116/2012 of 9 February 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia
| 11.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/29
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 116/2012
of 9 February 2012
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia, (1) and in particular Articles 11(a) and 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation; Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.
(2) On 23 December 2011, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council with its decision No. SC/10510 decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 should also be updated, on the basis of the information most recently provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.
(4) Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 is hereby amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 shall be replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987D0475 | 87/475/EEC: Council Decision of 17 September 1987 relating to maritime transport between Italy and Algeria
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 September 1987
relating to maritime transport between Italy and Algeria
(87/475/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the question of Algerian practices of cargo reservation was raised by the Italian delegation in July 1985 in the context of the consultation procedure on shipping matters established by Council Decision 77/587/EEC (2) and led to a Community demarche in October 1985;
Whereas the Italian Government submitted to the Commission on 17 March 1987 the text of an Agreement on Maritime Transport and Navigation between the Italian Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria which was signed on 28 February 1987 but has not been ratified;
Whereas this submission is exceptionally to be treated as information for the purposes of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86;
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 provides that the Council shall decide on the necessary action where a Member State's nationals or shipping companies do not have an effective opportunity to ply for trade to and from a particular third country;
Whereas Algeria recently ratified the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conference, which entered into force for that country on 12 June 1987;
Whereas the provisions of the aforementioned Agreement need to be applied in such a way as to avoid a conflict with the obligations of the Member States under Community law, in particular with respect to fair, free and non-discriminatory access to cargoes by Community nationals or shipping companies, including independent lines;
Whereas Italy may in these circumstances ratify the Agreement,
The Italian Republic may ratify its Agreement on Maritime Transport and Navigation with the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, signed on 28 February 1987, on the understanding that Italy:
(a) will take the necessary steps to accede as soon as possible, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 (3), to the United States Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences;
(b) will reiterate to Algeria that the provisions of the Agreement will be implemented in accordance with Community law;
(c) will report to the Member States and the Commission, within not later than one year of notification of this Decision, on the implementation of the Agreement.
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32000D0261 | Council Decision of 27 March 2000 on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
| Council Decision
of 27 March 2000
on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
(2000/261/JHA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Counterfeit travel documents have increased to an alarming extent.
(2) A computerised image archiving and transmission system (FADO) has been set up by the Joint Action of the Council of 3 December 1998(3).
(3) The improved exchange of information on counterfeit travel documents will make it possible to limit the counterfeiting of documents and thus make an effective contribution to combating crime and the smuggling of human beings.
(4) The use of standardised information collection will facilitate and speed up the conduct of criminal proceedings.
(5) This Decision does not affect the competence of the Member States relating to the recognition of passports, travel documents, visas, or other identity documents,
1. In order to improve further the exchange between Member States of information on false documents, a reporting system for detecting counterfeit travel documents shall be used. Its purpose shall be to:
(a) make it easier to detect counterfeit travel documents on inspection, and
(b) increase the effectiveness of the search for stolen travel documents,
with particular attention being paid to the serial number of the travel document.
2. The exchange of information shall not include personal details.
1. The standard form set out in Annex I shall be used for the purpose of transmitting information in accordance with Article 1.
2. The central unit of each Member State shall directly and without delay exchange information with the central unit of each other Member State. It shall also notify the General Secretariat of the Council.
1. For the purposes of the uniform collection of information which may be required for subsequent criminal proceedings relating to counterfeit travel documents, Member States shall, as far as possible, use the questionnaire set out in Annex II.
2. Data required for criminal proceedings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated to other Member States in accordance with national law and international conventions.
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31992D0078 | Commission Decision of 13 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (without the five new Länder) (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (without the five new Laender) (Only the German text is authentic) (92/78/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 867/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for forestry products (3),
Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission before 7 October 1991 21 sectoral plans on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;
Whereas the plans submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section 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 of 24 June 1988 on 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 (4);
Whereas all the measures which constitute the Community support framework are in conformity with Commission Decision 90/342/EEC of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (5);
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this Community support framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) 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 (6), 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 budgetary commitments 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;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (without the five new Laender) covering the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993 is hereby established.
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 existing financial instruments.
The Community support framework contains the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action in the following sectors:
1. forestry;
2. meat;
3. milk and milk products;
4. cereals;
5. wine and alcohols;
6. fruits and vegetables;
7. flowers and plants;
8. seed;
9. potatoes;
(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1991 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 377 553 919 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(ecus)
1. forestry 3 395 701 2. meat 6 547 548 3. milk and milk products 7 045 539 4. cereals 2 907 160 5. wine and alcohols 1 962 181 6. fruits and vegetables 14 577 083 7. flowers and plants 7 205 852 8. seed 341 824 9. potatoes 8 445 602 Total 52 428 490
The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 51 821 181 for the public sector and ECU 273 304 248 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments.
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32011R0143 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 143/2011 of 17 February 2011 amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ( ‘REACH’ ) Text with EEA relevance
| 18.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 143/2011
of 17 February 2011
amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (‘REACH’)
(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 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Articles 58 and 131 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that substances meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1 or 2), mutagenic (category 1 or 2) and toxic for reproduction (category 1 or 2) in accordance with Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (2), substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, substances that are very persistent and very bioaccumulative, and/or substances for which there is scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and environment giving rise to an equivalent level of concern may be subject to authorisation.
(2) Pursuant to Article 58(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (3), as from 1 December 2010 Article 57(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall refer to the classification criteria laid down respectively in Sections 3.6, 3.5 and 3.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Therefore, references in this Regulation to the classification criteria referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should be made in accordance with that provision.
(3) 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene) is very persistent and very bioaccumulative in accordance with the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(e) and set out in Annex XIII to that Regulation. It has been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(4) 4,4’-Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore meets the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(a) of that Regulation. It has been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(5) Alkanes, C10-13, chloro (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins – SCCPs) are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, and very persistent and very bioaccumulative in accordance with the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(d) and (e) respectively and set out in Annex XIII to that Regulation. They have been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(6) Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and the diastereoisomers alpha-, beta- and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic in accordance with the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(d) and set out in Annex XIII to that Regulation. They have been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(7) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) meets the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore meets the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(c) of that Regulation. It has been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(8) Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) meets the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore meets the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(c) of that Regulation. It has been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(9) Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) meets the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore meets the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 pursuant to Article 57(c) of that Regulation. It has been identified and included in the candidate list in accordance with Article 59 of that Regulation.
(10) The abovementioned substances have been prioritised for inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 by the European Chemicals Agency in its recommendation of 1 June 2009 (4) in accordance with Article 58 of that Regulation.
(11) In December 2009, SCCPs were included as a persistent organic pollutant under the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The inclusion of SCCPs in this Protocol has triggered additional obligations for the European Union under Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (5) that could have an impact on the inclusion at this stage of SCCPs in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
(12) For each substance listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, where the applicant wishes to continue to use the substance or place the substance on the market, it is appropriate to set a date by which applications must be received by the European Chemicals Agency, in accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(ii) of that Regulation.
(13) For each substance listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 it is appropriate to set a date from which the use and placing on the market is prohibited, in accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(i) of that Regulation.
(14) The European Chemicals Agency recommendation of 1 June 2009 has identified different latest application dates for the substances listed in the Annex to this Regulation. These dates should be set on the basis of the estimated time that would be required to prepare an application for the authorisation, taking into account the information available on the different substances and specifically the information received during the public consultation carried out in accordance with Article 58(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Factors such as the number of actors in the supply chain, their homogeneity or heterogeneity, the existence of ongoing substitution efforts and information on potential alternatives and the expected complexity of the preparation of the analysis of alternatives should be taken into account.
(15) In accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the latest application date is to be set at least 18 months before the sunset date.
(16) Article 58(1)(e) in conjunction with Article 58(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides for the possibility of exemptions of uses or categories of uses in cases where there is specific Community legislation imposing minimum requirements relating to the protection of human health or the environment that ensures proper control of the risks.
(17) DEHP, BBP, and DBP are used in the immediate packaging of medicinal products. Aspects of safety of the immediate packaging of medicines are covered by Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (6) and Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (7). That legislation of the Union provides for a framework to properly control risks of such immediate packaging materials by imposing requirements on the quality, stability, and safety of the immediate packaging materials. It is therefore appropriate to exempt the use of DEHP, BBP, and DBP in the immediate packaging of medicinal products from authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
(18) In accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the Commission should not consider, when granting authorisations, the human health risks associated with the use of substances in medical devices regulated by Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (8), Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (9), or Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (10). In addition, Article 62(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that applications for authorisation should not include the risks to human health arising from the use of a substance in a medical device regulated under those Directives. It follows that an application for an authorisation should not be required for a substance used in medical devices regulated under Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC, or 98/79/EC if such a substance has been identified in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for human health concerns only. Therefore, an assessment as to whether the conditions for an exemption pursuant to Article 58(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 apply is not necessary.
(19) On the basis of the information currently available it is not appropriate to set exemptions for product and process orientated research and development.
(20) On the basis of the information currently available it is not appropriate to set review periods for certain uses.
(21) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31987R0164 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 164/87 of 19 January 1987 fixing, for 1987, the quota applicable to imports into Portugal of certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 164/87
of 19 January 1987
fixing, for 1987, the quota applicable to imports into Portugal of certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the initial quota for 1986 applicable to Portugal for certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 was fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 492/86 (1) at 1 220 tonnes;
Whereas Article 269 (2) (c) of the Act of Accession fixed at 10 % the annual minimum rate of progressive increase of the quota expressed in volume; whereas the abovementioned percentage should be used in fixing, for 1987, the quota applicable to imports of certain milk products into Portugal,
The quota which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession apply, in 1987, to imports of certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 shall be that set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1987.
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 |
32010R0671 | Council Regulation (EU) No 671/2010 of 13 July 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia
| 28.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/4
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 671/2010
of 13 July 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2) determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.
(2) According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Estonia is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Treaty’).
(3) Pursuant to Council Decision 2010/416/EU of 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011 (3), Estonia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Estonia is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2011.
(4) The introduction of the euro in Estonia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Estonian kroon. This conversion rate shall be set at 15,6466 kroon per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the kroon in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the German mark and the Greek drachma:
‘= 15,6466 Estonian kroons’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.
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 |
32001D0553 | 2001/553/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 2001 amending for the fourth time Decision 95/125/EC on the status of France as regards infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1864)
| Commission Decision
of 12 July 2001
amending for the fourth time Decision 95/125/EC on the status of France as regards infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(notified under document number C(2001) 1864)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/553/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States may obtain for one or more regions the status of approved zones free of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS).
(2) The list of approved zones in France was established by Commission Decision 95/125/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/100/EC(4).
(3) France has submitted to the Commission evidence in support of granting the status of zones approved with regard to IHN and VHS for an additional zone, "Du bassin versant de la Sélune", as well as the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval for this zone.
(4) Scrutiny of this information has shown that the zone concerned meets the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC and accordingly allows the status to be granted for this zone.
(5) This zone shall be added to the list of approved zones with regard to IHN and VHS.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 95/125/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R0656 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 656/86 of 28 February 1986 concerning the fixing, for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986, of the withdrawal and selling prices for certain fishery products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3693/85 as regards the withdrawal prices for Atlantic sardines and anchovies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 656/86
of 28 February 1986
concerning the fixing, for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986, of the withdrawal and selling prices for certain fishery products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3693/85 as regards the withdrawal prices for Atlantic sardines and anchovies
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 the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I (A) and (E) are to be fixed by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount equal to at least 70 % but not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price;
Whereas the guide prices for the fishing year from 1 March to 31 December 1986 were fixed for the products included by the Act of Accession in the price system provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and were adjusted for Atlantic sardines and anchovies by Council Regulation (EEC) No 503/86 (2); whereas it is therefore necessary to adjust the withdrawal prices for Atlantic sardines and anchovies in the light of the adjusted guide prices from which they are derived;
Whereas, with regard to sardines, special conditions have been adopted in the Act of Accession in order to ensure a progressive alignment of prices of sardines from the Atlantic on price levels of sardines from the Mediterranean; whereas the production structure and access to the market of Atlantic sardines are different to that for Mediterranean sardines and meet the special needs of the processing industry; whereas, with a view to the smooth application of the alignment of prices which does not artificially disturb market supply conditions, it is necessary to fix a special adaptation coefficient for size 3 of this product in the landing areas concerned in Spain and Portugal;
Whereas, with regard to monkfish, Norway lobster and crab, the statistical data available during the accession negotiations did not permit a clear appreciation of the differences between the prices ruling on the markets in the different regions of the Community; whereas it appears that the substantial price differences established since then for these species are basically explained by the absence, until now, of a Community price system favouring their unity within the Community; whereas, in these particular circumstances, it is necessary to fix adjustment coefficients for these species which allow for the smooth application of the price system set out within the Act of Accession, by a progressive alignment of them under favourable conditions which guarantee market access to the producers in these regions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The percentages of the guide price referred to in Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 which are used as a basis for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices shall be as shown in Annex I for the products included in the price system by the Act of Accession.
The conversion factors referred to in Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 which are used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products included in the price system by the Act of Accession shall be as shown in Annex II.
1. The Community withdrawal and selling prices as referred to in Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 applicable for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986 for the products included in the price system by the Act of Accession shall be as shown in Annex III.
2. The withdrawal prices for Atlantic sardines and anchovies fixed for the 1986 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3693/85 (3) are hereby adjusted as shown in Annex III.
The withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and applicable for the period 1 March to 31 December 1986 in the landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community, and the products to which those prices relate, shall be as shown in Annex IV.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.
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 |
31997D0574 | 97/574/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 1997 modifying Decision 97/4/EC concerning provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 July 1997 modifying Decision 97/4/EC concerning provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat (Text with EEA relevance) (97/574/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorized to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3) as last amended by Decision 96/2/EC (4), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat;
Whereas, in the case of many countries on that list, the health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of fresh poultrymeat have been laid down in Commission Decision 94/984/EC (5), as amended by Decision 96/456/EC (6);
Whereas Commission Decision 97/4/EC (7) drew up a provisional list of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat;
Whereas a number of inspections were carried out pursuant to Article 14 of Council Directive 71/118/EEC (8) of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat, as last amended and up-dated by Council Directive 92/116/EEC (9); whereas these inspections have revealed that the establishments working in the US mode of production do not meet all requirements of the appropriate Community legislation;
Whereas in the light of the results of these inspections the United States' authorities have carried out a re-examination of the list of establishments provided; whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to conduct a further series of inspections of these establishments; whereas this list should be valid for a period of six months to allow these inspections to be carried out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex of Decision 97/4/EC in respect of the United States of America (pages 26 to 28 inclusive) is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
The list of establishments contained in this Annex shall cease to be applicable after 30 September 1997.
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 |
32010D0360 | 2010/360/: Council Decision of 24 June 2010 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services
| 29.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2010
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services
(2010/360/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2) On behalf of the Community, the Commission negotiated an agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services (hereafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 5 May 2006 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2006/426/EC (1).
(4) Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union should make a notification to Bosnia and Herzegovina as regards the European Union having replaced and succeeded the European Community.
(5) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement and to make the following notification:
‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as “the European Union”.’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0521 | 94/521/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 1994 approving the programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community' s financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 approving the programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (94/521/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2) and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas by letter dated 6 May 1994, Portugal has submitted a programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at ECU 40 per sheep slaughtered by Portugal up to a maximum of ECU 1 600 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994.
Portugal shall bring into force by 1 July 1994 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be ECU 40 per sheep or goat slaughtered by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals because of Brucella melitensis up to a maximum of ECU 1 600 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying eivdence as to the costs incurred by 1 July 1995 at the latest.
3. The financial contribution of the Community shall be paid in ecus at the rate applying on the first working day of the month when the request of payment is made as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0335 | 2013/335/EU: Council Decision of 25 June 2013 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
| 28.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 June 2013
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2013/335/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) ("the EEA Agreement") entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 thereto.
(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in European Union actions funded from the General Budget of the European Union regarding the implementation, operation and development of the Internal Market.
(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The amendment should apply from 1 January 2013 in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2012.
(7) The position of the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of that Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0017 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2002 of 7 January 2002 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 17/2002
of 7 January 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), 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 8 January 2002.
It shall apply from 9 to 22 January 2002.
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31995R2695 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2695/95 of 21 November 1995 replacing the codes established on the basis of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature in force on 31 December 1987 with those established on the basis of the combined nomenclature in certain Regulations concerning the classification of goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2695/95 of 21 November 1995 replacing the codes established on the basis of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature in force on 31 December 1987 with those established on the basis of the combined nomenclature in certain Regulations concerning the classification of goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2588/95 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff (3), repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, established the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff on the basis of the Convention of 15 December 1950 on nomenclature for the classification of goods in customs tariffs;
Whereas there has been adopted a number of Regulations concerning the classification of goods in the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff on the basis of Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of the Council of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Custom Tariff (4), repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature called the combined nomenclature, which simultaneously meets the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community, and is based on the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, replacing the Convention of 25 December 1950;
Whereas Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, in laying down that the codes and descriptions of goods established on the basis of the combined nomenclature are to replace those established on the basis of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff in force on 31 December 1987, also provides that Community acts which include the tariff nomenclature are to be amended by the Commission;
Whereas those Regulations which are still of practical significance and whose transposition will involve no changes of substance should be amended accordingly and so to complement an initial series of Regulations which has been adopted by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 646/89 (5), (EEC) No 2723/90 (6), and (EEC) No 2080/91 (7),
In the Regulations listed in column 1 of the Annex, which refer to the goods described in column 2, the codes based on the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff in column 3 shall be replaced by the codes based on the combined nomenclature listed in column 4.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32013R0624 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 624/2013 of 27 June 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 as regards a new tariff quota of the Union bound in GATT for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, allocated to the United States of America
| 28.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 624/2013
of 27 June 2013
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 as regards a new tariff quota of the Union bound in GATT for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, allocated to the United States of America
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 9(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2013/125/EU (2), the Council has approved the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union.
(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America provides for a new annual tariff quota for food preparations.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 opened and provided for the administration of Union tariff quotas bound in GATT designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations.
(4) To verify the origin of the products, account should be taken of the control measures introduced by the competent authorities of the United States, and the certificate of origin issued by those authorities should be required on import in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(5) To implement the new annual tariff quota for which provision is made in the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 32/2000.
(6) As the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union will enter into force on 1 July 2013, this Commission Implementing Regulation should apply from the same date.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2013.
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32002D0506 | 2002/506/EC: Commission Decision of 22 March 2001 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Ile-de-France in France (notified under document number C(2001) 563)
| Commission Decision
of 22 March 2001
approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Ile-de-France in France
(notified under document number C(2001) 563)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2002/506/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 and the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty,
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 French Government submitted to the Commission on 28 April 2000 an acceptable draft Single Programming Document for the region of Ile-de-France fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1). The plan also 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 European Social Fund (ESF).
(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 52(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, as an acceptable plan was submitted between 1 January and 30 April 2000 the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible is 1 January 2000. 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 EIB has been involved in drawing up the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has declared itself prepared to contribute to its implementation in conformity with its statutory provisions.
(10) 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.
(11) 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 Ile-de-France in France eligible under Objective 2 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 France.
The priorities are as follows:
1. local cooperation, empowering local areas;
2. making the whole Objective 2 area more attractive to businesses and people;
3. supporting, improving and expanding the economic fabric and employment;
4. technical assistance, information and publicity;
(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 and the other financial instruments, indicating separately 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 and the use to be made of global grants, 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 414817158 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 142315579.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 147415579 from the public sector and EUR 125086000 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 142315579.
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 indicative initial estimated breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
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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, up to a maximum of 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 92 and 93 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 1 January 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.
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32006R0229 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 229/2006 of 9 February 2006 determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, can be accepted
| 10.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 229/2006
of 9 February 2006
determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2), and in particular in the first sentence of Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 fixes at 4 600 head the quantity of the annual quota in respect of which Community importers can lodge an application for import rights in accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation.
(2) Since the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, a unique reduction coefficient should be fixed for quantities tendered,
Each application for import rights lodged in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 for the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be accepted at a rate of 64,5161 % of the import rights applied for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.
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31980R2762 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2762/80 of 28 October 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2762/80 of 28 October 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil
THE COUNCIL 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 1917/80 (2), and in particular Article 11 (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (3),
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC established arrangements for aid for the consumption of olive oil produced and marketed within the Community;
Whereas, in order that the arrangements for aid for consumption achieve their objectives and to prevent olive oil imported from third countries from deriving undue benefit from the aid, Article 9 of a Council Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 of 19 December 1978 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2380/79 (5), lays down that all olive oil imported from non-member countries and placed in free circulation within the Community shall be subject to payment of a security, with the exception of oil put up in small containers;
Whereas it has been found during the 1979/80 marketing year that an abnormal increase in the imports of olive oil in small containers has taken place ; whereas the administrations in question have great difficulty in checking the final destination of the said oil ; whereas, in these circumstances, the said oil could derive undue benefit from the consumption aid ; whereas, in order to rectify this situation, all imports of olive oil, in whatever form they are put up, should be subject to provision of a security,
Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 is hereby replaced by the following:
"Article 9
1. Every release into free circulation in the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to the payment of a security. The amount of this security shall be equal to the part of the consumption aid which is paid to packaging plants for the same quantity of olive oil produced in the Community and which obtains when the customs formalities placing the oil into free circulation are completed.
However, in the event of a decision entailing a substantial alteration in the consumption aid, the Commission may adjust, as from the date of that decision, the amount of the security to take account of the alteration in question.
2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released as soon as the party concerned provides proof that the olive oil placed in free circulation has been made ineligible for consumption aid.".
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1980.
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32012R0546 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 546/2012 of 25 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements Text with EEA relevance
| 26.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 546/2012
of 25 June 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3(1) and Article 7(e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (3) lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals or fresh meat. It also lays down the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which those consignments may be introduced into the Union.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that consignments of ungulates are to be introduced into the Union only if they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex I thereto for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in that Part. In addition, those consignments are to be accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in accordance with the relevant model set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, taking into account the specific conditions indicated in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of that Annex.
(3) The whole territory of Canada, except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, is currently listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as approved for the export to the Union, inter alia, of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after importation and accompanied by a veterinary certificate in accordance with model OVI-X. However, Canada is not listed in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of that Annex as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to that model certificate.
(4) Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (4) lays down, inter alia, the conditions under which Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as being officially brucellosis-free.
(5) In addition, Directive 2004/68/EC provides that, where the equivalence of the official health guarantees provided for by a third country can be formally recognised by the Union, the specific animal health conditions for the introduction of live ungulates from that third country into the Union may be based on those guarantees.
(6) Canada has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free from brucellosis (B. melitensis) for the entire territory of that third country for the purposes of exports to the Union of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after importation and accompanied by a veterinary certificate in accordance with model certificate OVI-X set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(7) Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Canada, that third country should be recognised as being officially free from brucellosis (B. melitensis). The appropriate reference should therefore be included in the entry for that third country in column 6 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(8) In addition, Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 provides that consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption are to be imported into the Union only if they come from the third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation for which there is a model veterinary certificate corresponding to the consignment concerned listed in that Part.
(9) Four parts of the territory of Botswana are listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regions from which imports of fresh de-boned and matured meat from ungulates into the Union are authorised. Those regions consist of a number of veterinary disease control zones.
(10) Following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in region BW-1 of Botswana, Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 801/2011 (5), provides that the authorisation of Botswana to export fresh de-boned and matured meat from ungulates into the Union from that region is suspended as from 11 May 2011. The region BW-1 of Botswana is composed of veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18.
(11) On 2 December 2011, Botswana notified the Commission of the successful approval of veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 as free from foot-and-mouth disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health. The suspension of the authorisation to export fresh de-boned and matured meat from ungulates into the Union from that region is therefore no longer necessary.
(12) However, within veterinary disease control zone 6, Botswana has declared an area close to the border with Zimbabwe as a intensive surveillance zone and informed the Commission that all domestic bovine animals in that zone were slaughtered. That area should not be authorised for exports to the Union of fresh de-boned and matured meat from ungulates. It should therefore be excluded from the region BW-1 as listed in part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
(13) Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended as follows:
(1) in Part 1 of Annex I, the entry for Canada is replaced by the following:
‘CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country POR-X IVb IX V’
CA-1 Whole country, except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:
— From a point on the Canada/United States border 120°15′ longitude, 49° latitude
— Northerly to a point 119°35′ longitude, 50°30′ latitude
— North-easterly to a point 119° longitude, 50°45′ latitude
— Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118°15′ longitude, 49° latitude
(2) in Part 1 of Annex II, the entry for Botswana is replaced by the following:
‘BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country EQU, EQW
BW-1 The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18, except the intensive surveillance zone in zone 6 between the border with Zimbabwe and the highway A1 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 11 May 2011 26 June 2012
BW-2 The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 14 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 7 March 2002
BW-3 The veterinary disease control zone 12 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 20 October 2008 20 January 2009
BW-4 The veterinary disease control zone 4a, except the intensive surveillance buffer zone of 10 km along the boundary with the foot-and-mouth disease vaccination zone and wildlife management areas BOV F 1 18 February 2011’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31991R2151 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2151/91 of 22 July 1991 amending Regulation No 470/67/EEC as regards the criteria to be used for the taking over of paddy rice by intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2151/91 of 22 July 1991 amending Regulation No 470/67/EEC as regards the criteria to be used for the taking over of paddy rice by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation No 470/67/EEC of 21 August 1967 on the taking over of paddy rice by intervention agencies, and fixing the corrective amounts, price increases and reductions applied by them (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3691/90 (4), sets lower limits for processing yields; whereas section B in Annex II thereto indicates basic yields after processing; whereas the updating of the value of the yiels from milling certain varieties is called for as a result of an improvement in technical conditions ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex II to Regulation No 470/67/EEC is hereby replaced by 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 |
32003R2348 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2348/2003 of 30 December 2003 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2348/2003
of 30 December 2003
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 (EEC) No 1766/92, 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(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 the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 January 2004.
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32003R0375 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 375/2003 of 28 February 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 114th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 375/2003
of 28 February 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 114th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 114th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2003.
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32012D0057 | 2012/57/EU: Decision No 1/2012 of the EU-Andorra Joint Committee of 25 January 2012 establishing the list of customs security provisions provided for by Article 12b(1) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
| 1.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 29/44
DECISION No 1/2012 OF THE EU-ANDORRA JOINT COMMITTEE
of 25 January 2012
establishing the list of customs security provisions provided for by Article 12b(1) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
(2012/57/EU)
THE JOINT COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra, signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990 (the Agreement), and in particular Article 12b(1) thereof,
Whereas Article 12b(1) states that the Principality of Andorra shall adopt the customs security measures applied by the Union and that a detailed list of the provisions of the Community acquis in question shall be drawn up by the Joint Committee set up under Article 17 of the Agreement,
The list of the provisions of the Community acquis to be adopted by the Principality of Andorra under Article 12b(1) of the Agreement shall be established as follows:
Category of customs security measures Provisions of Community Customs Code — Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (1) Community Customs Code implementing provisions — Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2)
Declarations prior to the entry and exit of goods Entry: Articles 36a to 36c Entry: Articles 181b to 184c
Exit: Articles 182a to 182d Exit:
— Articles 592a to 592d and 592f (customs export declaration)
— Articles 842a to 842f (exit summary declaration)
Authorised economic operator Article 5a Articles 14a to 14d, 14f to 14k and 14q to 14x
Customs security checks and security-related risk management Article 13 General: Articles 4f to 4j
Entry: Articles 184d to 184e
Exit:
— Articles 592e and 592g (customs export declaration)
— Article 842d(2) (exit summary declaration)
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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32001R2585 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 of 19 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001
of 19 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) A number of Member States pursue an active policy of generational replacement in the agricultural sector. This policy has proved its worth particularly in the wine sector, where there is a great need to attract younger growers.
(2) In order to facilitate the application of such a policy in the wine sector, and pending implementation of the system of reserves of planting rights, provision should be made for the possibility of new planting rights awarded to young farmers to be eligible, on a temporary basis, for the restructuring aid scheme introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999(4). This possibility should also be recognised for the new planting rights awarded within the framework of the former material improvement plans referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures(5) to facilitate the transition from earlier arrangements.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 should therefore be amended and to correct certain errors,
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 11(3): "It shall cover the new planting rights awarded within the framework of material improvement plans referred to in Regulation (EC) No 950/97 and those awarded to young farmers during the 2000/2001, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 marketing years."
2. In the second subparagraph of Article 15, point (b) shall be replaced by the following: "(b) provisions governing the use of replanting rights in general and of new planting rights awarded within the framework of material improvement plans and to young farmers, in the implementation of programmes;"
3. Article 44(1) shall be replaced by the following: "1. Of the products falling within CN codes 2204 10, 2204 21 and 2204 29, only liqueur wines, sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-sparkling wines, quality wines psr, table wines, wines obtained from over-ripened grapes and where appropriate, notwithstanding Article 45, legally imported wines may be offered or delivered for direct human consumption within the Community."
4. Annex VII shall be amended as follows:
(a) The third indent of Part A(2)(b) shall be replaced by the following: "- one of the following terms, under conditions to be determined: 'Landwein', 'vin de pays', 'indicazione geografica tipica', 'ονομασία κατά παράδοση', 'οίνος τοπικός', 'vino de la tierra', 'vinho regional', 'regional wine' or 'landwijn'; where such a term is used, the words 'table wine' shall not be required;"
(b) Paragraph 2 of Part C shall be replaced by the following: "Without prejudice to the provisions for the harmonisation of laws, the possibility for Member States to allow:
- the use of the names 'wine' and 'semi-sparkling wine', accompanied by the name of a fruit in the form of a composite name to describe products obtained by the fermentation of fruit other than grapes,
- other composite names including the word 'wine'
shall not, however, be affected by paragraphs 1(a) and 3(c)."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005R1894 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1894/2005 of 17 November 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in ICES zone Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 19.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1894/2005
of 17 November 2005
establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in ICES zone Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31996D0616 | 96/252/EC: Decision No 616/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 1996 adapting Decision No 1110/94/EC concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) following the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union
| DECISION No 616/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 March 1996 adapting Decision No 1110/94/EC concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) following the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130i (1) and (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (3),
Whereas, by Decision No 1110/94/EC (4), the European Parliament and the Council adopted a fourth framework programme for 1994 to 1998; whereas Article 1 (3) of that Decision states that the maximum overall amount for Community financial participation in the fourth framework programme shall be ECU 11 046 million and that, of this, ECU 5 472 million is for the period 1994 to 1996 and ECU 5 574 million is for the period 1997 to 1998;
Whereas Article 130i (2) of the Treaty states that the framework programme shall be adapted or supplemented as the situation changes; whereas the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union makes financial adjustment necessary because of the resulting increase in both Community resources devoted to, and expenditure on, research and development;
Whereas, under the agreement on the European Economic Area, the said three States were already participating in Community research activities, technological development and demonstration activities in return for a financial contribution to the general budget of the European Communities, where their contributions were classed as 'additional appropriations` for expenditure in respect of research and development activities;
Whereas this Decision is limited to the adjustment of the financial amounts made necessary by the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and does not modify the technical and scientific objectives, priorities, activities in the various areas, selection criteria and other provisions specified in the framework programme;
Whereas, as a result, the maximum overall amount of the framework programme should be increased and the additional funds allocated in a linear fashion between the four activities; whereas the principle of linearity should also apply in the implementation, in accordance with Article 130i (3) of the Treaty, of all the activities of the framework programme;
Whereas Decision No 1110/94/EC and Council Decision 94/268/Euratom of 26 April 1994 concerning a framework programme of Community activities in the field of research and training for the European Atomic Energy Community (1994 to 1998) (5) were adopted simultaneously and for the same period; whereas the same should apply to the Decisions adapting the two framework programmes,
Decision No 1110/94/EC shall be amended as follows:
1. in Article 1 (3):
'11 046` shall be replaced by '11 764`,
'5 472` shall be replaced by '5 449`,
'5 574` shall be replaced by '6 315`, and
'11 641` shall be replaced by '12 359`;
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31982D0483 | 82/483/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 July 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'JEOL - Electron Microscope, model Temscan-200 CX' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 July 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'JEOL - Electron Microscope, model Temscan-200 CX' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/483/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 28 December 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'JEOL - Electron Microscope, model Temscan-200 CX', ordered 9 December 1980 and to be used for the study of the processes of segregation at grain and phase boundaries and also for the study of the processes of precipitation and spinodal segregation, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 14 May 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'EM 400 ST with FEG, STEM unit and EDS system' and 'EM 400 T' manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, NL-Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven,
The apparatus described as 'JEOL - Electron Microscope, model Temscan-200 CX', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 28 December 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32004R2123 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2123/2004 of 14 December 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 368/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2123/2004
of 14 December 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2004.
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