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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 31/2006
of 10 January 2006
on import licence applications for rice originating in Egypt under the tariff quota for 2006 provided for in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 of 23 June 2005 opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt (2), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged before 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and notified to the Commission cover an amount of 67 593 tonnes, whereas the maximum amount of such rice that can be imported under the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (3), attached to Council Decision 2005/89/EC (4), is 5 605 tonnes.
(2)
A reduction percentage should therefore be fixed for import licence applications lodged by 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and benefiting from a 100 % reduction in customs duty calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(3)
No further import licences allowing a 100 % reduction in the customs duty should be issued for 2006.
(4)
Given its purpose, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 under the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005, submitted before 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction coefficient of 91,7077 %.
Article 2
Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted from 13.00 on 2 January 2006 to the end of 2006 shall not give rise to the issue of an import licence for the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005.
Article 3
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, 10 January 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1591/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 on minimum prices payable to producers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables eligible for production aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 4(9) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1590/98 (4), defines products covered by the system of production aid;
Whereas the aforementioned Regulation (EC) No 1590/98 amends some of those definitions, in particular in the case of tomato juice; whereas, in view of those amendments, an aid reduction rate should be provided for, calculated in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, for certain types of tomato juice;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4:
- the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'However, after application of one of the coefficients laid down in Annex V, the amount of aid shall be reduced by 4 % in the case of certain concentrate preparations with a dry weight content of not more than 18 % and with not more than 4 % skin and pips by weight of product,`
- paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. For tomato juice with a dry weight content of not less than 7 % and containing not more than 4 % skin and pips by weight of product, the amount of aid shall be reduced by 4 %`;
2. Part II of Annex V is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1998.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2348/85
of 13 August 1985
amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products originating in Thailand
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 23 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1003/85 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits agreed with third countries are shared between the Member States for 1985;
Whereas, in the bilateral agreements, the Community has given undertakings to the supplier countries to adjust the allocation of limits among Member States in such a way as to ensure optimum utilization and to establish efficient and speedy procedures for adjusting the allocations;
Whereas Thailand has asked that the allocation of Community quantitative limits among the Member States be adjusted in order to take account of the trend of trade flows, and to enable suppliers to utilize agreed Community limits more fully;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Certain Member States' shares of the Community quantitative limits for textile products originating in Thailand, as fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, are hereby amended for 1985 as laid down in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
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.
Done at Brussels, 13 August 1985.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 11 December 1984 amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (84/642/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the Commission has proposed the amendment of certain provisions of Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (4), as last amended by Directive 84/186/EEC (5) ; whereas the derogations referred to in Article 14 (2) and Article 16a (a) of Directive 71/118/EEC should be prolonged subject to subsequent review;
Whereas, moreover, a Commission proposal was forwarded to the Council on 14 February 1979 aimed at extending the use of the chilling process to carcases intended for marketing in a chilled state,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 71/118/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 14 (2) is replaced by the following:
"2. However, with regard to carcases obtained and intended for marketing in their territory, Member States shall be authorized to grant, on request, to undertakings, derogations from the requirements of paragraph 1.
Member States making use of the derogations provided for in the first paragraph may not object to the introduction into their territory of poultrymeat obtained in other Member States under the same conditions."
2. In Article 14a (3), "31 December 1978" is replaced by "1 January 1986".
3. In Article 16a (a), the third indent is replaced by the following:
"- a derogation from the provisions relating to slaughter and evisceration laid down in Annex I, Chapter V, for the production of partially eviscerated or non-eviscerated poultry.
The Council, when carrying out the review provided for in Article 16b, shall examine the conditions under which the meat referred to in the first subparagraph may be admitted to intra-Community trade;"
4. The following Article is inserted:
"Article 16b
Before 15 August 1986, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall review the derogations laid down in Articles 14 (2) and 16a (a). The review of these derogations shall be carried out on the basis of a report from the Commission, accompanied by proposals where appropriate, which shall take into account the conclusions of current scientific studies on the guarantees offered by this type of production."
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1984. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1257/2005
of 29 July 2005
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (peaches)
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(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2005 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2)
In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for peaches will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3)
To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for peaches after 1 August 2005 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for peaches submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2005, export declarations for which are accepted after 1 August and before 16 September 2005, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 534/2009
of 18 June 2009
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 (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (2) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2)
Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3)
In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by 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, 18 June 2009.
Council Decision
of 30 March 2000
appointing a Spanish member of the Economic and Social Committee
(2000/270/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),
Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Amaia Betelu Bazo, of which the Council was informed on 16 February 2000;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Spanish Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Ms Laura González de Txabarri Etxaniz is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Ms Amaia Betelu Bazo for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 August 2005
declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for Pelagic stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy
(2005/606/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2004/585/EC of 19 July 2004 establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation transmitted by the Netherlands on 19 May 2005 on behalf of Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and Decision 2004/585/EC provide the framework for the establishment and operation of Regional Advisory Councils.
(2)
Article 2 of Decision 2004/585/EC establishes a Regional Advisory Council to cover pelagic stocks (blue whiting, mackerel, horse mackerel, herring), in all International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) areas (3) excluding the Baltic Sea.
(3)
In accordance with Article 3(1) of Decision 2004/585/EC, representatives of the fisheries sector and other interests groups submitted a request concerning the operation of that Regional Advisory Council to Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(4)
As required by Article 3(2) of Decision 2004/585/EC, the Member States concerned determined whether the application concerning the Regional Advisory Council for the Pelagic stocks was in conformity with the provisions laid down in that Decision. On 19 May 2005, the Member States concerned transmitted a recommendation on that Regional Advisory Council to the Commission.
(5)
The Commission has evaluated the application by the interested parties and the recommendation in the light of Decision 2004/585/EC and the aims and principles of the Common Fisheries Policy, and considers that the Regional Advisory Council for the Pelagic stocks is ready to become operational,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Regional Advisory Council for pelagic stocks, established by Article 2(1)(f) of Decision 2004/585/EC, shall be operational as from 16 August 2005.
Done at Brussels, 5 August 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 February 1993
concerning the conclusion of the Protocol to the Convention of 8 October 1990 between the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the European Economic Community on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe
(93/114/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s 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, by Decision 91/598/EEC (4), the Community approved the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe;
Whereas it is essential that the International Commission established by that Convention be given legal personality and capacity in order that it may carry out its tasks;
Whereas, to this end, a Protocol to the Convention was adopted in Magdeburg on 9 December 1991; whereas the Protocol has been signed on behalf of the Community;
Whereas it is therefore necessary that the Community approve the Protocol,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Protocol to the Convention of 8 October 1990 between the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the European Economic Community on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached hereto.
Article 2
The President of the Council will, on behalf of the European Economic Community, inform the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, in its capacity as depositary State, that the preconditions for the entry into force of the Protocol have been fulfilled as far as the Community is concerned, in accordance with Article 2 of the Protocol.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 1993.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 March 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 December 1990 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries (91/196/ECSC, EEC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havig regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13
of Annex X thereto,
Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3912/90 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1990 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 December 1990 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted;
DECIDES: Sole Article With effect from 1 December 1990 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect. Done at Brussels, 19 March 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 410/2007
of 17 April 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2)
In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
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 18 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 April 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3267/91 of 7 November 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activites (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3933/90 of 20 December 1990 allocating, for 1991, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters (3) provides for mackerel quotas for 1991;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1991; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 24 October 1991; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1991.
Fishing for mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 24 October 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 1991.