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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1497/2004
of 24 August 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,
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 25 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 August 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 816/89
of 30 March 1989
establishing the list of products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector
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 81 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 81 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal makes products covered by 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 2238/88 (2), subject to the supplementary trade mechanism from 1 January 1990 as regards trade between Spain and the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas, however, Article 81 (3) (b) of the Act permits certain products to the withdrawn from the list in particular nine months at the latest before the expiry of the fourth year following accession; whereas, for the sake of clarity a list of products which are currently sensitive in imports from Spain into the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 and which must remain subject to the abovementioned mechanism should be drawn up; whereas, however, maintaining the application of the mechanism in question does not appear justified in the case of imports into Spain from the rest of the Community market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the ad hoc committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and subject from 1 January 1990 to the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) on import from Spain into the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, shall be as set out in the list in the Annex hereto.
The STM shall not apply to imports into Spain from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, of the products listed in Article 81 (2) (b) (cc) of the Act of Accession,
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.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 1989.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1995 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/371/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2963/95 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 578/96 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1995 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 March 1995 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
With effect from 1 March 1995 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 1996.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3947/88 of 11 December 1988 fixing, for 1989, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Portugal
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 351 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 351 of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the corresponding number of Community vessels which may fish in the waters referred to in that Article;
Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to pelagic species not subject to the system of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas, other than highly migratory species, on the basis of the situation of the fishing activities of the Member States apart from Spain, in Portuguese waters for the period prior to accession; whereas there is a need to ensure stock conservation, taking account moreover of the limits placed on fishing by Portuguese vessels for similar species in waters of the Member States, apart from Spain;
Whereas, for 1989, no fishing possibilities for species not subject to TACs and quotas are granted to Portugal in the waters of the Member States apart from Spain;
Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing activities of vessels exploiting stocks of highly migratory species, for which catch possibilities are granted, should be laid down, whereas the limits concerning the zones and the periods of fishing of these vessels are laid down by Article 351 (2), (3) and (4) of the Act of Accession;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87(1), as well as to the specific detailed rules drawn up in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 351 (5) of the Act of Accession,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Portugal, as provided for in Article 351 of the Act of Accession and the procedures for access, shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1988.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 July 1989
concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom
(89/469/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 89/360/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas several outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have occurred throughout the territory of the United Kingdom;
Whereas this disease can be considered to be a new serious contagious or infectious animal disease whose presence may constitute a danger to cattle in other Member States;
Whereas a significant risk may be considered to exist in respect of live animals; whereas however, this risk is considered to exist only for cattle born before 18 July 1988 or born to affected cows, in view of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease;
Whereas the United Kingdom authorities have given certain guarantees to certain Member States to prevent the spread of the disease; whereas therefore these measures should be applied to intra-Community trade to all Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The United Kingdom shall not send to other Member States live cattle born before 18 July 1988 or born to females in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy is suspected or has been officially confirmed.
Article 2
The health certificate provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC accompanying cattle sent from the United Kingdom must be completed by the following:
'animals in accordance with Commission Decision 89/469/EEC of 28 July 1989 concerning bovine spongiform encephalopathy'.
Article 3
Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring into compliance with this Decision three days after its notification. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
The Commission will follow developments in the situation. This Decision may be amended in the light of such developments.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1989.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1646/88
of 13 June 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 on the sale of intervention butter intended for incorporation in compound feedingstuffs for animals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 842/88 (2), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas it is desirable that the quantities of butter leaving intervention storage under the arrangements brought in by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1549/88 (4), be more closely controlled; whereas therefore sales of butter under Title VII of that Regulation should be suspended and the time limit for removal of butter sold by tendering procedure reduced;
Whereas under Article 4 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2095/87 (6), the expenditure arising from this Regulation is met from the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund; whereas as a result of the change to be made in the common agricultural policy financing arrangements following the European Council of 11 and 12 February 1988 expenditure incurred from 16 September 1988 onwards cannot be entered in the accounts for the 1988 financial year; whereas actual removal from storage must therefore occur before that date; whereas it should therefore be stipulated that removal of butter under Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 terminate by that date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The first subparagraph of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
'The successful tenderer shall remove the butter allocated to him within 30 days of the closing date for a submission of tenders, or by 15 September 1988 if that date is earlier. The butter may be split up for removal.'
Article 2
Application of the second sentence of Article 19 (5) and of Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 is hereby suspended.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from the individual invitation to tender where the closing date for submission of tenders expires on 14 June 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 1988.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1853/2001
of 20 September 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1765/2001(4), opened buying in by invitation to tender in certain Member States or regions of a Member State for certain quality groups.
(2) The application of Article 47(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 and the need to limit intervention to buying in the quantities necessary to ensure reasonable support for the market result, on the basis of the prices of which the Commission is aware, in an amendment, in accordance with the Annex hereto, to the list of Member States or regions of a Member State where buying in is open by invitation to tender, and the list of the quality groups which may be bought in,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3914/88
of 14 December 1988
on the analytical procedures to be used in determining the dry matter, fatty matter and sugar content of products falling within CN code 1905 90 30
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 Regulation (EEC) No 3174/88 (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 analytical procedures to be-used in determining the sugars content (sum of sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose and maltose content), fat content and dry matter content of products falling within CN code 1905 90 30;
Whereas the studies carried out and research done indicate that the analytical procedures set out in Article 1 of this Regulation are appropriate;
Whereas the entry into force of this Regulation involves the repeal of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2093/84 of 19 July 1984 on the analytical procedure to be used in determining the dry matter, fatty matter and sugar content of certain ordinary bakers' wares falling within heading No 19.07 of the Common Customs Tariff (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The sugars content (sum of sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose and maltose content), fat content and dry matter content of products falling within CN code 1905 90 30 shall be determined by means of the procedures set out below:
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sugars content (sum of sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose and maltose content): to be determined by HPLC,
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fatty matter content: to be determined after hydrolysis by hydrochloric acid; substances which can be extracted with petroleum ether after that hydrolysis shall be regarded as fatty matter,
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dry matter content: to be determined by drying a representative sample to constant mass at 103 ± 2 oC.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 2093/84 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 14 December 1988.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/2003
of 3 September 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
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 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 September 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 960/2002
of 5 June 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice 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 from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 June 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1714/2003
of 26 September 2003
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 (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 organization of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 10,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 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 635/2000(4), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined.
(2) 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 1598/2003(6), relating to the butter referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88, the second subparagraph is hereby replaced by the following:"The butter referred to in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 must have been taken into storage before 1 January 2002."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 2003.