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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 850/2005

of 30 May 2005         

amending Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 to enable the implementation of Community assistance according to Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 181a(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001, the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 6a

The Commission may, within the limits established in Article 54 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (*1), decide to entrust tasks of public authority, and in particular budget implementation tasks to the bodies listed in Article 54(2) of that Regulation. The bodies defined in Article 54(2)(c) of that Regulation may be entrusted with tasks of public authority if they are of recognised international standing, comply with internationally recognised systems of management and control, and are supervised by a public authority.

Article 2

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.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN            

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(1)  Opinion delivered on 28 April 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2257/2004 (OJ L 389, 30.12.2004, p. 1).

(4)OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2257/2004.

(5)OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 769/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 1).

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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 851/2005

of 2 June 2005         

amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement as regards the reciprocity mechanism

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(b)(i) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 is amended as follows:

Article 2

Member States whose nationals on 24 June 2005 are subject to a visa requirement by a third country listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 shall notify the Council and the Commission in writing by 24 July 2005. The notification shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.

The provisions of Article 1(4)(b) to (f) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 shall apply.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 2005.

For the Council

The President

L. FRIEDEN            

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(1)  Opinion delivered on 28 April 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

(4)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

(5)  Council doc. 13054/04 accessible on http://register.consilium.eu.int

(6)OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26.

(7)OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 852/2005

of 3 June 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:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 June 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 3 June 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘            999            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 853/2005

of 3 June 2005         

amending for the 47th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freezing of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 June 2005.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU            

Director-General of External Relations

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(1)OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 757/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 38).

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ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

The following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’:

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            COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/37/EC

of 3 June 2005         

amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum levels for certain pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (3), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 86/362/EEC is amended as follows:

Article 2

Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:

Article 3

1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 4 December 2005 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

They shall apply those provisions from 4 December 2006.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 4

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 June 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/61/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 81).

(2)OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/115/EC (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 64).

(3)OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/34/EC (OJ L 125, 18.5.2005, p. 5).

(4)OJ L 101, 23.4.2003, p. 3.

(5)OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 30.

(6)OJ L 184, 23.7.2003, p. 9.

(7)OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 12.

(8)OJ L 211, 23.8.1993, p. 6.

(9)OJ L 144, 18.6.1996, p. 12.

(10)OJ L 144, 18.6.1996, p. 35.

(11)  Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).

(12)  Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants regarding questions relating to amending the annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC (Opinion expressed by the Scientific Committee on Plants, 14 July 1998) (http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/index_en.html).

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ANNEX I

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(1)  RPA 202248 is 2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl-1-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl) propane-1,3-dione. RPA 203328 is 2-methanesulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid.

(*1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)  Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 24 June 2009.

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ANNEX II

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(*1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)  Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 24 June 2009.

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ANNEX III

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(1)  RPA 202248 is 2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl-1-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl) propane-1,3-dione. RPA 203328 is 2-methanesulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid.

(*1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)  Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 24 June 2009.

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ANNEX IV

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(*1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)  Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 24 June 2009.

(1)  Potato MRL subject to review of outstanding data requirements 18 months from the date of publication.

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II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 30 May 2005         

amending Decisions 2004/696/EC and 2004/863/EC on the Community's financial contribution to the TSE eradication and monitoring programmes for 2005

(notified under document number C(2005) 1550)

(2005/413/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 24(5) and (6) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2004/696/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Decision 2004/863/EC is amended as follows:

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 316, 15.10.2004, p. 91.

(3)OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 82.

(4)OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 260/2005 (OJ L 46, 17.2.2005, p. 9).

(5)OJ L 37, 10.2.2005, p. 9.

(6)OJ L 10, 13.1.2005, p. 9.

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ANNEX I

Annex I to Decision 2004/696/EC is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX I

List of programmes for the monitoring of TSEs

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

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(1)  Rapid tests and primary molecular tests.’         

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ANNEX II

                     ‘ANNEX

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 30 May 2005         

amending Annex I to Decision 2003/634/EC approving programmes for the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish

(notified under document number C(2005) 1563)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/414/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), and in particular Articles 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Decision 2003/634/EC, the following point is inserted after point 3.5:

‘3.6.   THE PROGRAMME SUBMITTED BY ITALY IN THE REGION OF TOSCANA ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2004 COVERING:

Zona Valle de Tosi

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 220, 3.9.2003, p. 8. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/67/EC (OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 55).

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 1 June 2005         

authorising Malta to make use of the system established by Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council to replace surveys of bovine livestock

(notified under document number C(2005) 1588)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/415/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Article 1(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Malta is hereby authorised to replace the surveys of bovine animals provided for by Directive 93/24/EEC by using the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 to obtain all the statistical data required to comply with the obligations arising out of the said Directive.

Article 2

When the system referred to in Article 1 ceases to be operational or its contents no longer make it possible to obtain reliable statistical information on all or certain categories of bovine animals, Malta shall return to a statistical survey system for the purpose of estimating the cattle population or the categories concerned.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2005.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(3)OJ L 257, 4.8.2004, p. 8.

(4)OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/2005 of 20 May 2005 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 128 of 21 May 2005)

On Page 17, in the first sentence of Article 2:

for:

               ‘during the first 10 days of May 2005’,

read:

               ‘during the first 10 days of June 2005’.

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2199/2004 of 10 December 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

(Official Journal of the European Union L 380 of 24 December 2004)

On page 12, in footnote 6:

for:

               ‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of less than 78 %.’,

read:

               ‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of at least 78 %.’.

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