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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2001
of 28 September 2001
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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 Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1819/2001 of 14 September 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Portugal under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1819/2001 should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 1819/2001 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 484/2007
of 30 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 1 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1125/2008
of 13 November 2008
apportioning, for the 2008/09 marketing year, 5 000 tonnes of short flax fibre and hemp fibre as national guaranteed quantities between Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Luxembourg
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 (1), and in particular Article 95 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 8(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2008 of 6 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre (2) lays down that the apportioning of 5 000 tonnes of short flax fibre and hemp fibre as national guaranteed quantities, as provided for in Article 94(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 for the marketing year 2008/09, must be effected before 16 November of the marketing year in progress.
(2)
To that end, Italy has sent the Commission information relating to areas covered by sale/purchase contracts, processing commitments and processing contracts, and estimated flax and hemp straw and fibre yields.
(3)
Conversely, no flax or hemp fibre will be produced for the 2008/09 marketing year in Denmark, Greece, Ireland or Luxembourg.
(4)
On the basis of estimates of production resulting from the information provided, total production in the five Member States concerned will not reach the overall quantity of 5 000 tonnes allocated to them, and the national guaranteed quantities as set out below should be set.
(5)
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
For the 2008/09 marketing year, the apportionment in national guaranteed quantities provided for in Article 94(1a), in conjunction with Annex XI A.II.(b) to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be as follows:
-
Denmark
0 tonnes;
-
Greece
0 tonnes;
-
Ireland
0 tonnes;
-
Italy
228 tonnes;
-
Luxembourg
0 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 16 November 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 286/2007
of 16 March 2007
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2007 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 April to 30 June 2007 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2007 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2007 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2007.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1997 continuing the application of Joint Action 96/676/CFSP adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU special envoy for the Middle East peace process (97/475/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,
Whereas Joint Action 96/676/CFSP of 25 November 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 Middle East peace process (1) expires on 25 November 1997;
Whereas in its conclusions of 26 June 1997 the Council considered that this Joint Action should be continued for a further year,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The application of Joint Action 96/676/CFSP shall be continued until 25 November 1998.
Article 2
In order to cover the expenses connected with Joint Action 96/676/CFSP, an additional amount of ECU 2 051 million shall be charged to the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1997.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.
Council Decision
of 27 September 2001
appointing a French member of the Economic and Social Committee
(2001/714/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 Mr Jean-Claude QUENTIN, of which the Council was informed on 20 March 2001;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Jean-Marc BILQUEZ is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Jean-Claude QUENTIN for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1992 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(93/34/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3);
Whereas the Government of Portugal has requested the Commission to authorize the use of three methods for grading pig carcases on its territory and has submitted the information required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas no modification of the apparatus or grading method may be authorized except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Portugal:
- the apparatus termed 'Intrascope (Optical Probe)' and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
- the apparatus termed 'Fat-O-Meater (FOM)' and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
- the apparatus termed 'Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)' and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
Article 2
Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment methods shall not be authorized.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1992.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1930/2006
of 20 December 2006
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Following the negotiations in the framework of the Uruguay Round, provision was made in the Combined Nomenclature (CN), laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), for an exemption from tariff duties for pharmaceutical products falling under Chapter 30 of the CN.
(2)
Sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, and appliances identifiable for ostomy use are currently classified in different chapters of the CN and are subject to a 6,5 % rate of duty. However, after 1 January 2007, they are to be classified in Chapter 30 of the CN as a result of the amendments to the Nomenclature appended as an annex to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, accepted pursuant to the Recommendation of 26 June 2004 of the Customs Co-operation Council.
(3)
For reasons of public health, it is in the Community interest to extend autonomously to those goods the exemption for pharmaceutical products falling under Chapter 30 of the CN. That should be done by means of a suspension of duties for an indefinite period.
(4)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
Since the amendment introduced by this Regulation is to be applied from the same date as the CN for 2007, laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 (2), this Regulation should enter into force immediately and apply from 1 January 2007.
(6)
In view of the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely upon the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Section VI, Chapter 30 of Part Two (Schedule of customs duties) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1)
in the entry for CN code 3006 10 30, the text in the third column shall be replaced by the following:
‘6,5 (3)
2)
in the entry for CN code 3006 91 00, the text in the third column shall be replaced by the following:
‘6,5 (4)
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1017/2007
of 30 August 2007
entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Arancia del Gargano (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the application by Italy to register the designation ‘Arancia del Gargano’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this designation should be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 30 August 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1421/2006
of 27 September 2006
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), it is necessary to create the conditions to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3)
In view of the current market demand in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(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
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
The invitation to tender shall be open until 26 October 2006. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
Article 3
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid for 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
Article 4
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, 27 September 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2553/89
of 23 August 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on men's or boys' jackets excluding waister jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, products of category No 17 (order No 40.0170), originating in Pakistan to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 to textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 12 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of men's or boys' jackets excluding waister jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, products of category No 17 (order No 40.0170), the relevant ceiling amounts respectively to 77 000 pieces;
Whereas on 7 August 1989 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 27 August 1989, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // Category (units) // CN code // Description // // // // // // // // // 40.0170 // 17 (1 000 pieces) // 6203 31 00 6203 32 90 6203 33 90 6203 39 19 // Men's or boys' jackets excluding waister jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres // // // //
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 August 1989.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 749/2009
of 17 August 2009
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 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 August 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 239/2006
of 10 February 2006
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 11 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2006.