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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2867/2000
of 27 December 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 establishing detailed rules for application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of the other part and amending Regulation (EC) No 2333/2000 establishing the quantity of certain pigmeat products available for the first quarter of 2001 under the arrangements provided for by the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Latvia(1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Lithuania(2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1430/2000(4), lays down rules for application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements laid down in these Agreements. It should be amended in line with the provisions on pigmeat products adopted by Council Regulations (EC) No 2341/2000 and (EC) No 2766/2000.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2333/2000(5) determines the quantities, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95, available for the period 1 January to 31 March 2001. It should be amended in line with the new annual quantities given in Annex I to this Regulation.
(3) The provisions in this Regulation for Latvia should be applied from 1 July 2000 in parallel with Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000. The provisions in this Regulation for Lithuania should be applied in parallel with Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 from 1 January 2001.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I.A and I.B to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 are replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2333/2000 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 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 2000. However, for imports from Lithuania, Articles 1 and 2 are applicable from 1 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2350/94 of 29 September 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 fixing the uniform reduction coefficient for determining the quantities of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B in the context of the 1994 tariff quota
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 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/94 (4), fixes for each category of operator, in order to respect the 2 000 000-tonne tariff quota initially opened for 1994, the uniform reduction coefficient to be applied to each operator's reference quantity to determine the quantity to be allocated to the latter for 1994, pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1299/94 (6);
Whereas the tariff quota for 1994 amounts to 2 118 000 tonnes; whereas the coefficients laid down in Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 should be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas provision should be made for the immediate application of this Regulation so that the operators can qualify thereunder as soon as possible;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The coefficients set out in the first and second indents of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3190/93 are hereby replaced by the following:
- for category A operators: 0,538769,
- for category B operators: 0,455599.
Article 2
The Member States shall notify operators registered with their competent authorities individually and as soon as possible of their reference quantities as adjusted by the coefficients laid down in Article 1.
Article 3
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, 29 September 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2589/1999
of 8 December 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 of 22 October 1999 opening a Community tariff quota for the import of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried(1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 of 15 November 1999(2) lays down the detailed rules of application for the import quota provided provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999; the definition of dried boneless meat as laid down in the former Regulation should be amended to take account of commercial practice; for the same reason the provisions relating to claims for reimbursements of excess customs duties should be amended;
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 is amended as follows:
1. Article 1(3) is replaced by the following text:
"3. Importation under the said quota shall be reserved for dried boneless meat meeting the following definition:
'Cuts of meat from haunches of bovine animals aged at least 18 months, with no visible intramuscular fat (3 to 7 %) and a pH of the fresh meat between 5,4 and 6,0; salted, seasoned, pressed, dried only in fresh dry air and developing noble mould (bloom of microscopic fungi). The weight of the finished product is between 41 % and 53 % of the raw material before salting.'"
2. The second subparagraph of Article 8(1) is replaced by the following text: "No later than 21 January 2000, the application for repayment shall be made in accordance with Articles 878 to 898 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(3) and shall be accompanied by either a copy of the certificate referred to in the Notice to importers relating to the import of dried meat of bovine animals(4) or a certificate issued by the authority referred to in Annex II certifying that according to available production records the meat concerned meets the definition laid down in Article 1(3)."
3. In Article 8(2) and (3) the date of "1 December 1999" shall be replaced by "28 January 2000".
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, 8 December 1999.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3385/87
of 11 November 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on bovine cattle leather and equine leather falling within subheading 41.02 ex C of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Pakistan and Argentina, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of bovine cattle leather and equine leather falling within subheading 41.02 ex C of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Pakistan and Argentina, the individual ceiling was fixed at 6 000 000 ECU; whereas, on 2 November 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in Pakistan and Argentina reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Pakistan and Argentina,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 15 November 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Pakistan and Argentina:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CCT heading No and NIMEXE code // Description // // // // 10.0520 // 41.02 (41.02-21, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 98) // Bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather except leather falling within heading No 41.06 or 41.08: ex c. Other, excluding leather not further prepared than tanned // // //
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, 11 November 1987.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1997 amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984 (98/21/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8(4)(ii) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Decision 83/653/EEC (2) sets out the method for the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea with a reference to the share of the TAC (Total Allowable Catch) available to the Community as constituted before the accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland;
Whereas the 1994 Act of Accession defines the share of North Sea herring allocated to Sweden as a percentage of the share of the TAC for this stock available to the enlarged Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to amend Decision 83/653/EEC in order to refer specifically to the enlarged Community and to include Sweden in the allocation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision No 83/653/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2609/2001
of 28 December 2001
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 1666/2000(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 2104/2001(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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
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.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 December 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2001
of 17 May 2001
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 11 to 17 May 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 October 1986
amending Decision 81/545/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria
(86/538/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 86/469/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat form Bulgaria have been established by Commission Decision 81/545/EEC (3);
Whereas the Bulgarian authorities have altered their vaccination policies against exotic foot-and-mouth disease and against swine fever; whereas, as regards exotic foot-and-mouth disease, A22 and Asia 1 subtypes are now used for the vaccination of cattle and sheep in a buffer zone along the borders with Turkey and Greece comprising the regions Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad; whereas swine fever vaccination is being carried out in Bulgaria;
Whereas certain Member States, because of their particular animal health situations concerning swine fever, benefit from special provisions in intra-Community trade and should therefore also be authorized to apply special provisions in respect of imports from third countries; whereas these provisions must be at least as strict as those which the same Member States apply in intra-Community trade;
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
Decision 81/545/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, 'Mitchourine, Malko, Tarnovo, Groudovo, Elhovo and Svilengrad' are replaced by 'Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad'.
2. In Article 2 the existing paragraph is numbered '1'.
3. The following paragraph is added to Article 2:
'2. While remaining officially free from swine fever, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may, in respect of fresh meat of swine referred to under Article 1 (1) (a), retain their national animal health rules relating to protection against swine fever.'
4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 1986. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 28 February 1987.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2001
of 19 November 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1780/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 of 22 April 1997 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2136/2001(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2136/2001 extends by two years the period of five years provided for in Regulation (EC) No 723/97 for Community financial participation in Member States' action programmes.
(2) As a result of the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2136/2001 the Commission was unable to fix the maximum amount of the Community financial participation for 2002 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1780/97 of 15 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1890/98(4). A new time limit for the Commission's decision should therefore be set for this year and the expenditure eligible for Community co-financing should be determined.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1780/97, the following paragraph 2a is added: "2a. By derogation from the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the Commission shall fix, on the basis of the information provided by the Member States, the maximum amount of the Community financial participation for 2002, expressed in euro, within three months following the deadline for presentation of the programmes by the Member States.
Only expenditure paid after 1 January 2002 shall be eligible for Community co-financing."
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, 19 November 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2897/83
of 18 October 1983
amending for the 18th time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
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 1600/83 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1857/83 (4), established a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector;
Whereas, in the light of the most recent information available to the Commission on the trade practices followed by the importing countries concerned and the official nature of the agencies in question, this Regulation 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 is amended as follows:
The list of issuing organizations should be completed by addition of the following organization, insertion being made in the alphabetical order of the importing country:
1.2 // Importing country // Issuing organization // Sultanate of Oman // Ministère de la Défense Omanaise, BP 113, Muscat
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, 18 October 1983.