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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2591/85
of 13 September 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 on the recognition of producer groups for hops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2564/77 (3), lays down the terms and conditions on which recognition may be extended to or withdrawn from a group of producers or a union of recognized producer groups by Member States;
Whereas, in cases where production aid is granted to recognized producer groups, it may be used for schemes aimed at stabilizing the market; whereas Member States should monitor the use made of aid by recognized producer groups in the light of the tasks assigned to them; whereas provision should be made for recovery of aid paid where it appears that it has not been used in line with the terms and conditions set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. Member States shall exercise continuous supervision over the observance by recognized groups of the conditions for their recognition and over their administration of any aid granted.
Where it appears that their administration of the aid is incompatible with Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71, and in particular with the objectives of the measures referred to in the second indent of (e) thereof, Member States shall take the necessary measures to recover the amounts involved from the recognized producer groups in question.'
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, 13 September 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 578/2003
of 28 March 2003
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 186/2003(4), lays down the rules for administering the milk powder quota for exports to the Dominican Republic under the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic, approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC(5). As a result of difficulties with the application of that Memorandum that could make amendments to the existing arrangements necessary, the application period for the quota for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 should be postponed.
(2) 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
By way of derogation from Article 20a(7) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, licence applications shall be lodged from 1 to 10 May 2003.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 614/2003
of 3 April 2003
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion of Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).
(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 28 March to 3 April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1797/96 of 17 September 1996 fixing for the four previous marketing years 1991/92 to 1994/95 the average yields of olives and olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 636/95 (4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas, for the purpose of granting production aid to olive growers who produce less than 500 kilograms of oil, Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that the Commission shall determine the average olive yields and oil yields over the four previous marketing years, in respect of the current marketing year;
Whereas these yields should be fixed by homogeneous production zone as defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1934/93 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 38/94 (6), together with the adjustments made by Regulations (EC) No 1840/94 (7) and (EC) No 2658/95 (8) except as regards municipalities which have yields different from those of the zones to which they belong;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The average yields of olives and olive oil for the four previous marketing years 1991/92 to 1994/95 shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 17 September 1996.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 1990
amending Decision 88/222/EEC recognizing certain Member States or regions of certain Member States as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale)
(90/603/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 90/506/EEC (2), and in particular part B (8) of Annex III and the second indent of part A (14a) of Annex IV thereto,
Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, from 16 April to 30 September, in the case of origin in the northern hemisphere, and from 16 October to 31 March, in the case of origin in the southern hemisphere, plants of certain genera, other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, originating in or coming from countries or, in the case of certain Member States, regions other than those recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale), may not be introduced in certain Member States;
Whereas, under other provisions of the said Directive, plants of the same genera, other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, which originate in or coming from countries where the aforementioned harmful organism is known to occur, may be introdued into the Member States only when they are either subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against that organism, or when they originate in regions recognized as being free from the aforementioned harmful organism;
Whereas, by Decision 88/222/EEC (3), certain Member States or regions of certain Member States were recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus;
Whereas it has appeared from official information supplied or confirmed by the Member States that the situation in respect of the absence of San José Scale has changed in certain regions of certain Member States;
Whereas, therefore, the list of relevant reigons should be amended accordingly;
Whereas, however, the information relating to Spain is still under examination; whereas the regions of this Member State which are to be recognized as being free from that harmful organism will therefore be specified at a later stage;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 88/222/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 November 1990.
Commission Decision
of 27 December 2000
amending Decision 92/160/EEC with regard to imports of equidae from Brazil
(notified under document number C(2000) 4145)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/27/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Community legislation Member States are authorised to import equidae from third countries or in the case of official regionalisation from parts of the territory of a third country which have been free from glanders for the past six months prior to export.
(2) Commission Decision 92/160/EEC(2), as last amended by Decision 2000/508/EC(3), establishes the regionalisation of certain third countries for imports of equidae.
(3) Decision 92/160/EEC was amended with regard to imports into the Community of equidae from Brazil by Decision 2000/163/EC(4) and 2000/508/EC due to reports of glanders in local equidae in the States Pernambuco and Alagoas and Sergipe and Ceará respectively.
(4) Brazil reported new clinical cases of glanders in indigenous working horses in certain districts of the States Maranhão and Piaui in the north-east of the country. In 11 States mainly in the north-east of the country a serological survey is being carried out to assess the disease situation.
(5) It is therefore appropriate to adapt the regionalisation to the disease situation in the country concerned, taking into account the survey currently being carried out.
(6) 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 words "Maranhão", "Piaui", "Rio Grande do Norte", "Paraiba", "Bahia" and "Tocantins" are deleted from the list of States of Brazil in the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 May 1999
recognising the fully operational character of the Danish database for bovine animals
(notified under document number C(1999) 1305)
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(1999/376/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1), and in particular Article 6(3), first indent,
Having regard to the request submitted by Denmark,
(1) Whereas on 19 September 1998, the Danish authorities submitted to the Commission a request asking for recognition of the fully operational character of their database that forms part of the Danish system for the identification and registration of bovine animals; whereas this request was accompanied by appropriate information that was updated on 17 March 1999;
(2) Whereas the Danish authorities have undertaken the commitment to improve the reliability of this database ensuring in particular that (i) the competent authority will be able to promptly correct any errors or deficiencies which could be detected automatically or following the appropriate on-the-spot inspections; (ii) the delays for notification of movements, births and deaths shall be shortened to seven days as quickly as possible; (iii) measures shall be taken to implement the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97(2) as necessary; (iv) measures will be taken to improve the authentication of passports for bovine animals and (v) measures will be taken to introduce notification of the premium status of individual bovine animals; whereas, in addition, the Danish authorities have undertaken the commitment to modify their current provisions regarding re-identification of bovine animals in case of lost ear tags so as to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 820/97; whereas the Danish authorities have undertaken the commitment to implement those improvement measures at the latest by 30 September 1999;
(3) Whereas in view of the situation in Denmark, it is appropriate to recognise the fully operational character of the database for the bovine animals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Danish database for bovine animals is recognised as fully operational from 1 October 1999.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Done at Brussels, 19 May 1999.
COUNCIL DECISION of 1 October 1996 concerning the financial implications arising from the extension of the mandate of the Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region nominated by Joint Action 96/250/CFSP (96/589/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Article J.11 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 96/250/CFSP of 25 March 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in relation to the nomination of a Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region (1),
Whereas on 15 July 1996 it was decided, by Council Decision 96/441/CFSP (2), to extend the application of Joint Action 96/250/CFSP until 31 July 1997;
Whereas such extension requires additional financial support, as provided for in Article 2 of the abovementioned Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In order to cover the costs related to the mission of the Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region, an additional sum of ECU 1,3 million shall be charged to the general budget of the European Communities for 1996.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply until 31 July 1997.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2003
of 24 July 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 699/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 18 to 24 July 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 33,78 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 77500 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2003.
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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 3 April 1990
granting discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1988 financial year
(90/359/EEC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
- having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 206b thereof,
- having regard to the revenue and expenditure accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the 1988 financial year and the report of the Court of Auditors on these accounts,
- having regard to the Council Decision of 12 March 1990 (DOC C3 - 85/90),
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (Doc. A3-69/90),
1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:
1988 Financial year (in ecus)
Revenue 6 507 935,03
1. Subsidy from the Commission 6 385 990,78
2. Bank interest 57 215,21
3. Other 64 789,04
Expenditure
1. Final budget appropriations 6 900 000,00
2. Commitments 6 707 024,12
3. Unused appropriations (1-2) 192 975,88
4. Payments 5 253 399,02
5. Cary-overs from 1987 to 1988 1 593 544,91
6. Payments against appropriations carried over 1 373 908,09
7. Appropriations carried over and cancelled (5-6) 219 636,82
8. Carry-overs from 1988 to 1989 1 453 625,10
9. Cancellations (1-4-8) 192 975,88
2. Calls for modification without delay of the Foundation's Financial Provisions as required by the revised Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities;
3. Notes the Court of Auditors' recommendation that the Foundation should move to a system of analytical accounting by research objectives and requests that the Foundation conduct a pilot exercise to ascertain the usefulness of such a method of accounting;
4. Welcomes the comprehensive report submitted by the Foundation in response to the decision granting discharge in respect of the 1987 financial year;
5. Looks forward to a recommendation from the Administrative Board as regards the most suitable division between printing in-house and printing by outside contract; 6. Grants discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, on the basis of the report of the court of Auditors, in respect of the accounts for the 1988 financial year;
7. Instructs its President to communicate this Decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).
Done at Strasbourg, 3 April 1990.