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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1455/97 of 25 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 4 (9) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2) fixes the dates of the marketing years;
Whereas Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 set the criteria for fixing the minimum price and the amount of the production aid respectively;
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 of 19 June 1984 on minimum prices payable to producers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables eligible for production aid (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2322/89 (4), defines the categories of dried plums and prunes for which the minimum price and the aid are fixed; whereas, therefore, the minimum price and production aid for the 1997/98 marketing year should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1997/98 marketing year:
1. the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be ECU 193,523 per 100 kilograms net from the producer for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente in the size category corresponding to 66 fruit per 500 grams;
2. the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be ECU 80,261 per 100 kilograms net for prunes ready to be offered for human consumption derived from prunes d'Ente of the size category corresponding to 66 fruit per 500 grams for products obtained from raw materials.
Article 2
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1997.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 September 1995 amending Decision 94/1077/EC on the clearance of the accounts presented by Greece, Spain and Italy in respect of the expenditure for 1990 of the EAGGF, Guarantee Section (Only the Greek, Spanish and Italian texts are authentic) (95/370/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Decision 94/1077/EC (3), provides that certain amounts to be paid by Greece, Spain and Italy must be taken into account as part of the expenditure of the EAGGF, Guarantee Section for the month of October 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998;
Whereas the amounts to be paid in this respect may be greater than the advances paid for the abovementioned accounting months, and in those circumstances could not be fully paid by the deadlines agreed in the common conclusions of the Commission and the Council of 21 October 1994; whereas provision should therefore be made for a part of the amounts to be paid to be taken account of as expenditure for the month of September in the years concerned if necessary;
After consulting the Fund Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The part of the table referred to in Article 2 of Decision 94/1077/EC with regard to Greece, Spain and Italy is hereby replaced by the following table:
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 1995.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (Euratom) No 944/89
of 12 April 1989
laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination in minor foodstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87, the Commission shall adopt a list of minor foodstuffs, together with the maximum levels of radioactive contamination to be applied thereto;
Whereas, the group of experts appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee pursuant to Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty has been consulted;
Whereas the foodstuffs to be considered are those of minor dietary importance which make only a marginal contribution to food consumption by the population;
Whereas foodstuffs for inclusion in the list of minor foodstuffs must be identified by means of their combined nomenclature code number and description set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3174/88 of 21 September 1988 amending Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2);
Whereas the ad hoc Committee, instituted by Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of minor foodstuffs established pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is set out in the Annex.
Article 2
For the minor foodstuffs given in the Annex, the maximum permitted levels to be applied are 10 times those applicable to 'other foodstuffs except minor foodstuffs' fixed in the Annex of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 or pursuant to Regulations adopted on the basis of Article 3 of that Regulation.
Article 3
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, 12 April 1989.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/2002
of 7 June 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 March 1996 establishing the list of approved fish farms in Denmark (Text with EEA relevance) (96/233/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of acquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the Member States may obtain, for fish farms situated in zones which are not approved with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), the status of approved farm free of these diseases;
Whereas, by Commission Decision 94/864/EC (3) and 95/336/EC (4), Denmark has already obtained approval for a number of fish farms as being free of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);
Whereas, by letter of 18 October 1995, Denmark submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in respect of VHS for one fish farm in a non-approved zone, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
Whereas the Commission and the Member States examined the justifications notified by Denmark for the farm in question;
Whereas the result of this examination is that the farm in question meets all the requirements of Article 6 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC;
Whereas it is necessary to consolidate the Decisions taken previously concerning the approval of fish farms in Denmark;
Whereas Denmark is already recognized as an approved zone in respect of IHN;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The fish farms listed in the Annex are recognized as approved farms with regard to IHN and VHS, situated in a zone not approved with regard to VHS.
Article 2
Decision 95/336/EC is herewith repealed.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2060/2005
of 16 December 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the German intervention agency
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 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 (3) has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 530 000 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency.
(3)
Germany has informed the Commission of its intervention agency’s intention to increase by 102 272 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of this request, of the quantity available and of the market situation, the request made by Germany should be granted.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 should therefore be amended.
(5)
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
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 632 272 tonnes of barley for export to third countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (4), Switzerland and the United States of America.
Article 2
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, 16 December 2005.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 April 1984
concerning the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 concerning own resources accruing from value added tax
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(84/279/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 70/243/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 of 19 December 1977 implementing in respect of own resources accruing from value added tax the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3625/83 (3), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9 (3), the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1) and Article 13 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission, pursuant to Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77, adopted, for 1979, Decision 80/822/EEC, Euratom, ECSC (4), for 1980, Decision 81/440/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (5), for 1981, Decision 82/761/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (6) and, for 1982, Decision 83/194/EEC, Euratom, ECSC (7);
Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands has requested the extension of Decision 83/194/EEC, Euratom, ECSC, adopted for 1982;
Whereas, for the early years of implementation of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (8), authorizations were granted annually; whereas, from 1983, authorizations should be granted for as long as Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 remains valid, subject to review for each year;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 83/194/EEC, Euratom, ECSC is hereby extended for 1983 and subsequent years.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 13 April 1984.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2051/88 of 24 June 1988 on the granting of financial compensation to the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic following the depreciation of certain stocks of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas, in order to restore balance between supply and demand of certain agricultural products, exceptional measures have been taken to speed up the disposal of public intervention stocks of butter; whereas stock depreciation measures are planned for other products;
Whereas foreseeabable expenditure on the disposal or depreciation of surplus stocks of agricultural products over the period 1988 to 1992 is put at 6 800 million ECU, which includes, from 1989 onwards, refunds of 3 200 million ECU to the Member States in respect of the butter stock disposal programme carried out in 1987 and 1988;
Whereas, at its meeting from 11 to 13 February 1988, the European Council provided that appropriate compensation should be granted to the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic in this context;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary powers, other than those of Article 235,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Financial compensation shall be granted to the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic in respect of their contribution to the financing of expenditure associated with the disposal of butter and the depreciation of existing surplus stocks of agricultural products, as indicated below:
1988: to 1992 1 200 million ECU 1989 to 1992: 1 400 million ECU per year (at 1988 prices) Article 2 The financial compensation shall be calculated by multiplying the contribution of the said Member States, as determined in accordance with the weighted ´VAT - supplementary resource' key, to the financing of the expenditure referred to in Article 1 by the difference between, on the one hand, the 70 % rate of reimbursement fixed for 1987 and, on the other hand, the percentages for subsequent years laid down in the third subparagraph of Article 187 and the third subparagraph of Article 374 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal.
Article 3 The financial compensation shall be paid during the month following that in which the Commission, in line with Article 5 (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (3), makes the ´advance payment against booking' to cover the expenditure referred to in Article 1.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 902/2005
of 15 June 2005
laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third countries (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opened an annual tariff quota for the import of 300 000 t of barley falling within CN code 1003 00.
(2)
The quantities applied for on 13 June 2005 in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Each application for import licences for the tariff quota for barley lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 13 June 2005 in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0 % of the quantity applied for.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 June 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 November 2004
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products
(2004/895/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (1), entered into force on 1 March 1998.
(2)
Article 22(1) of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement provides that trade in certain steel products shall be governed by Title III, save for Article 14 thereof, and by the provisions of an Agreement.
(3)
For the years 1995-2001, trade in certain steel products was the subject of agreements between the Parties, and in 2002, 2003 and 2004 of specific arrangements. It is therefore appropriate to replace these as far as 2004 is concerned with a further agreement which takes account of developments in the relationship between the Parties.
(4)
The Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 October 1995 amending Commission Decision 89/540/EEC on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seeds and propagating material (95/431/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13 (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13 (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13 (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 (a) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 89/540/EEC (5) established a temporary experiment at Community level with the aim of assessing whether unofficial field inspections could ensure simplification of the procedures for official seed certification required under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC without a significant decrease in the quality of the seed;
Whereas in the light of experience gained in the course of the experiment, which lasts until 30 June 1996, it has become apparent that it is desirable to amend the said Decision to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn from the results of the experiment;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 2 (g) of Decision 89/540/EEC is replaced by the following:
'(g) (i) Member States may provide for official laboratory seed testing for varietal identity and purity through morphological, physiological or biochemical identification in appropriate cases, in so far as the results of the said laboratory tests are considered to give relevant additional information to the results of the post-control plots.
(ii) For those species in respect of which Member States provide for such testing in conjunction with the official post-control plots under (e) above, the percentages of 10 % and 20 % referred to in paragraph (c) above shall be replaced by 5 % and 15 % respectively.
(iii) Where negative results are obtained as a result of such testing, this shall normally disqualify from certification seed produced from that lot.`
Article 2
The following indent is added after the last indent of Article 4 (3) of Decision 89/540/EEC:
'- the results of the official laboratory seed testing carried out in accordance with Article 2 (g)`.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 October 1995.