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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2390/2001
of 6 December 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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 for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund 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 30 November to 6 December 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 April 2008
appointing a Netherlands member and a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2008/300/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2)
A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr H. DIJKSMA. A seat as an alternate member has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms R. KRUISINGA,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which ends on 25 January 2010:
(a)
as a member:
Ms R. KRUISINGA, gedeputeerde van de provincie Noord-Holland (change of mandate);
and
(b)
as an alternate member:
Mr H. DIJKSMA, gedeputeerde van de provincie Flevoland (change of mandate).
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 7 April 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 231/2008
of 14 March 2008
on the issue of import licences for olive oil under the Tunisian tariff quota
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/822/EC of 22 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (3) opens a tariff quota, at a zero rate of duty, for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90 wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Community, up to the limit laid down for each year.
(2)
Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (4) lays down monthly quantitative limits for issuing import certificates.
(3)
Applications were submitted to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 for import licences covering a total quantity exceeding the limit of 4 000 tonnes laid down for March.
(4)
Under these circumstances, the Commission must set a coefficient allocation to allow the issue of licences in proportion to the quantity available,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences submitted on 10 and 11 March 2008 under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 shall be accepted for 77,057570 % of the quantity applied for. The limit of 4 000 tonnes laid down for March has been reached.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2002
of 29 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on 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 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2002(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1998, 1999 and 2000, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, cherries, apricots, peaches including nectarines, and plums should be adjusted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3477/90
of 30 November 1990
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( 1 ), and in particular Portocol No 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia ( 1990 ) ( 2 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol No 1 and Article 15 of the cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceiling shown, above which the customs duties applicable to Third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 4 to 31 December 1990, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Yugoslavia .
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, 30 November 1990 .
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2003
of 9 July 2003
determining to what extent applications for the right to import for bulls, cows and heifers of certain Alpine and mountain breeds pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter, of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/2001(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for the quantities reserved for traditional importers under the two tariff quotas to be allocated in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2003.
(2) Allocation of the quantities available to operators covered by Article 2(3) of that Regulation under the two tariff quotas is to be in proportion to the quantities applied for. Since the quantities applied for exceed those available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number 09.0001 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a) 22,7454 % of the quantities imported within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;
(b) 4,4869 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.
2. Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number 09.0003 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a) 23,4978 % of the quantities imported within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;
(b) 3,3723 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1111/97 of 18 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/96 as regards the forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products and glucose
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas the forecast supply balance in cereals for the Canary Islands is established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulations (EEC) No 388/92 and (EEC) No 1727/92 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments (FOD) and to the Azores and Madeira respectively and establishing the relevant forecast supply balances, and establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products and glucose (3); whereas, to meet the needs of the latter region, amendments must be made to that forecast supply balance;
Whereas 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
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1234/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
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 June 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 1997.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2540/90
of 31 August 1990
reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn products of category No 33 (order No 40.0330) originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 10 of that Regulation, preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II to individual ceilings within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of its Annex I and column 7 of its Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin specified in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 11 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be reintroduced at any time in respect of imports of the products in question as soon as the relevant individual ceilings are reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, products of category No 33 (order No 40.0330) originating in Thailand, the relevant ceiling amounts to 230 tonnes; whereas that ceiling was reached on 1 August 1990 by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling; whereas it is appropriate to reintroduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Thailand,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 4 September 1990 the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Thailand:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // Category (unit) // CN code // Description // // // // // // // // // 40.0330 // 33 (tonnes) // 5407 20 11 6305 31 91 6305 31 99 // Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide; sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip or the like // // // //
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, 31 August 1990.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2510/2000
of 15 November 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/97 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 as regards the management of a quota of cat and dog food put up for retail sale of CN code 2309 10 originating in Hungary
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2000 of 31 July 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Hungary(1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2000 establishes new concessions for certain agricultural products originating in Hungary, especially as regards a tariff quota for cat and dog food put up for retail sale and falling within CN code 2309 10, as against the concessions granted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/97(2).
(2) Under these new concessions, some customs duties applying to the products concerned are abolished and a fixed quantity is added to the size of the quota on 1 July each year.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1406/97 should therefore be amended with effect from 1 July 2000.
(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
Regulation (EC) No 1406/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following subparagraph is added to Article 1:"However, the customs duties applying in the Community to imports of the products falling within CN codes 2309 10 51 and 2309 10 90 shall be abolished from 1 July 2000."
2. The Annex is replaced by the following:
"ANNEX
The following annual quantities that may be imported from Hungary under the CN code indicated below are granted a reduction to 20 % of the import duty shown in the common customs tariff in force.
However, the customs duties on imports of products originating in Hungary that fall within CN codes 2309 10 51 and 2309 10 90 are hereby abolished.
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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, 15 November 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 657/94 of 24 March 1994 fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/94 (2), and in particular Article 28 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/94 (4), provides for the fixing before 1 April, and the collection before the following 1 June, of the unit amounts to be paid by sugar producers and isoglucose producers as advance payments of the production levies for the current marketing year; whereas the estimate of the basic production levy and of the B levy, referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, gives an amount which is more than 60 % of the maximum amounts indicated in Article 28 (3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, the unit amounts for sugar should therefore be fixed at 50 % of the maximum amounts concerned and for isoglucose the unit amount of the advance payment should therefore be fixed at 40 % of the unit amount of the basic production levy estimated for sugar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit amounts referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 in respect of the 1993/94 marketing year are hereby fixed as follows:
(a) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A sugar and B sugar shall be ECU 0,523 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(b) the advance payment of the B levy for B sugar shall be ECU 9,812 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(c) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A isoglucose and B isoglucose shall be ECU 0,419 per 100 kilograms of dry matter.
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, 24 March 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 23/86
of 7 January 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
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 1298/85 (2) and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas section 2 of Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3376/85 (4), sets a limit to the content by weight of milk fat of the products listed under Formula B; whereas, in view of the manufacturing requirements in certain Member States, the minimum fat content of the said products should be reduced;
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
Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In section 2 of Article 4, under (a), the term '8 %' is replaced by the term '5 %'.
2. In section 2 of Article 4, under (b), the term '16 %' is replaced by the term '10 %'.
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, 7 January 1986.