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COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 2004
on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 delivery periods
(2004/910/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Implementation of Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1) and of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market.
(2)
It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 delivery periods,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 delivery periods are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the agreements are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1470/2003
of 20 August 2003
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 August 2003, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 September 2003 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003(4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following Member States shall issue on 21 August 2003 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:
- 70 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 450 tonnes originating in Botswana.
United Kingdom:
- 1000 tonnes originating in Botswana,
- 1000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 80 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Article 2
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of September 2003 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
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Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1988 amending Council Decision 81/121/EEC on the granting of daily allowances to members of the Economic and Social Committee, alternates and experts (88/641/EEC) (88/641/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, owing to the trend in hotel and restaurant prices since the last adjustment, the amounts of the daily allowances granted to members of the Economic and Social Committee and to alternates and experts, laid down by Council Decision 81/121/EEC of 3 March 1981 (1), as last amended by Council Decision 85/538/EEC of 5 December 1985 (2), should be adapted with effect from 1 January 1989,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1 Council Decision 81/121/EEC, as last amended by Decision 85/538/EEC, is hereby amended as follows:
- in Article 2, first indent, Bfrs 4 000 shall be replaced by Bfrs 4 450,
- in Article 2, second indent, Bfrs 2 600 shall be replaced by Bfrs 3 000.
Article 2 This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 1989.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1988.
Commission Decision
of 26 September 2003
amending the list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds in the period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(2003) 3357)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2003/679/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1105/2003(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(11) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Whereas:
(1) A list of areas eligible for Objective 2 was established for the programming period 2000 to 2006 by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC(3), as amended by Decision 2001/202/EC(4).
(2) The French authorities have informed the Commission of a serious crisis arising from the explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse and of the need to create business areas in order to give a boost to the affected area and replace the jobs lost.
(3) At the Commission's request, the French authorities have confirmed that the amendments requested do not change the eligible population in the region concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 in the period 2000 to 2006 as established by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
There is no change in those municipalities not listed in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/2002
of 6 May 2002
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 (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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market.
(3) In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports.
(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 (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 27 June 2002. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 2002.
Council Decision
of 17 July 2000
on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1999/2000 delivery period
(2001/34/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Implementation of Protocol 8 on ACP Sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention(1), which has become Protocol 3 from 1 March 2000 under Article 3 of Decision 1/2000 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors(2), and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar(3) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market.
(2) It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1999/2000 delivery period,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1999/2000 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreements is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2000.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1820/87
of 25 June 1987
concerning the application of Decision N° 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP-EEC Convention consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers decided, by its Decision N° 2/87 and pursuant to Article 284 (3) of the Third ACP-EEC Convention, that the Protocol to that Convention, consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities should be implemented in advance;
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures to bring this Decision into effect,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Decision N° 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers of 26 June 1987 on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP-EEC Convention, consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities shall apply in the Community with effect from 1 July 1987 until such time as the said Protocol enters into force.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 Luxembourg, 25 June 1987.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/99/EEC of 17 November 1992 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 92/64/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas the investigation of various additives currently listed in Annex II and therefore authorizable at national Level has not yet been completed; whereas, therefore, the period of authorization of these substances should be extended for a specific period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 November 1992.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 February 2005
authorising Sweden to make use of the system established by Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council to replace surveys of bovine livestock
(notified under document number C(2005) 194)
(Only the Swedish text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/87/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Article 1(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.
(2)
Commission Decision 1999/693/EC (3) recognises the fully operational character of the Swedish database for bovine animals.
(3)
Pursuant to Directive 93/24/EEC the Member States may, at their request, be authorised to use administrative statistical sources instead of surveys of the bovine population on condition that they satisfy the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
(4)
In support of its request of 29 October 2003, Sweden has submitted technical documentation on the structure and on the updating of the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and on the methods of calculating the statistical data.
(5)
In particular, Sweden proposed the calculation methods to obtain the statistical data for the categories, referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC, which are not directly available in the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. Sweden should take all the appropriate measures to ensure that these calculation methods ensure the precision of the statistical data.
(6)
Following examination of the request based on the technical documentation provided by the Swedish authorities, the request should be met.
(7)
This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Sweden is authorised to replace the surveys of bovine animals provided for by Directive 93/24/EEC by using the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 to obtain all the statistical data required to comply with the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
Article 2
When the system referred to in Article 1 ceases to be operational or its contents no longer make it possible to obtain reliable statistical information regarding all or certain categories of bovine animals, Sweden shall return to a statistical survey system for the purpose of estimating the cattle population or the categories concerned.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2163/91 of 23 July 1991 setting accession compensatory amounts applicable on rice sector products in Portugal in the 1991/92 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3654/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts applicable to cereals and during the second stage of the accession of Portugal (1), and in particular
Article 5
thereof;
Whereas an intervention price for paddy rice applicable in Portugal in the 1991/92 marketing year was set by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1712/91 (2); whereas setting of this price necessitates application of accession compensatory amounts on paddy, husk, semi-milled and fully milled rice;
Whereas these amounts must be determined as specified in Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3654/90;
Whereas, in view of the situation regarding the price of broken rice in Portugal at the beginning of the second stage, it has been decided not to apply an accession compensatory amount for that product;
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
The accession compensatory amounts indicated in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applicable in the 1991/92 marketing year to the products listed at (a) in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (3).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 1 September 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1991.