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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 407/2006
of 9 March 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 10 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (94/829/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other, signed on 13 March 1984 (3), expires on 31 January 1995;
Whereas according to Article 15, in the absence of termination of the Agreement by either Party, the Agreement will be extended for another period of six years;
Whereas negotiations have taken place with a view to amending the Agreement to include provisions on the promotion of the establishment of joint ventures and joint enterprises in the fisheries sector between vessel owners in the Community and enterprises in Greenland;
Whereas it is in the interest of the European Community to approve the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement on fisheries,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 974/2004
of 14 May 2004
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 15 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2004.
Commission Decision
of 29 December 2003
providing for the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 27(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 with respect to the violation of freedom of association in Belarus
(2004/23/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1686/2003(2), and in particular Article 27(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has received information on alleged violations of freedom of association in Belarus. The information was jointly supplied by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
(2) Article 26(1)(b) provides for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences, in respect of all or of certain products, originating in a beneficiary country for "serious and systematic violation of the freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining or the principle of non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, or use of child labour, as defined in the relevant ILO Conventions".
(3) The Commission has examined the submitted information pertaining to alleged violations of freedom of association in Belarus. The alleged violations relate to restrictions upon the right of workers and employers to establish organisations of their own choosing without interference by the public authorities, interference by the public authorities in trade union elections, limitation of trade union activities and repression of trade union leaders and activists, as defined in the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention No 87 and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention No 98 of the International Labour Organisation. The Commission considers that there are sufficient grounds for an investigation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Commission shall initiate an investigation into alleged violations of freedom of association in Belarus.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2040/2003
of 19 November 2003
amending the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Import duties in the rice sector have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1990/2003(5).
(2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 10 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1990/2003,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1990/2003 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2293/91 of 29 July 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 964/91 of 18 April 1991 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1056/91 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 946/91 of 18 April 1991 (3), which classified, amongst other items, certain mushrooms in CN code 2003 10 10, is applicable in this respect from 1 August 1991; whereas it appears desirable, for reasons connected with the Common Commercial Policy, to postpone this date of application for three months; whereas it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EEC) No 946/91 accordingly;
Whereas the Nomenclature Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time set by the chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The date of 1 August 1991 appearing in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 964/91 shall be replaced by 1 November 1991.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1991.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1184/2002
of 2 July 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 3 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 July 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3080/93 of 5 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) established, on the basis of the Harmonized System, a goods nomenclature known as the combined nomenclature;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4142/87 (2) determines the conditions under which certain goods are eligible on import for a favourable tariff arrangements by reason of their end-use;
Whereas goods covered by the end-use provisions benefit on their release for free circulation from a reduced or zero rate of duty solely on the condition that they are being used for a specified purpose;
Whereas it is desirable that certain types of integrated circuit test equipment should benefit from relief from customs duty under end-use provisions on importation when destined for the functionality testing of integrated circuits; whereas it is appropriate to introduce in the combined nomenclature subheadings with end-use provisions within HS code 9030 81 for such products;
Whereas the combined nomenclature should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The amendments to the combined nomenclature subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be applied as Taric subdivisions until their insertion in the combined nomenclature under the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 5 November 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 432/91 of 25 February 1991 on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 10 000 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1
Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. 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 Brussels, 25 February 1991.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1997 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (97/370/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pic carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (4);
Whereas the Government of Sweden has requested the Commission to authorize the use of two 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 grading methods 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 Sweden:
- 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 'Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)` and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 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 Kingdom of Sweden.
Done at Brussels, 30 May 1997.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2258/89
of 26 July 1989
amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain coastal areas of the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4193/88 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2103/87 (4), established the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain coastal areas of the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 to take into account the modifications introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 4193/88 to Article 9 (3a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;
Whereas it is appropriate, at this time, to replace the list by an up to date version including all the modifications approved in the mean time in conformity with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
'Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community'.
2. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The list of vessels authorized by virtue of Article 9 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to use beam trawls in the zones mentioned in part (a) of this paragraph, is given in the Annex.'
3. The Annex is replaced by the Annex 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 Brussels, 26 July 1989.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 June 1995 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/374/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2963/95 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 578/96 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1995 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 June 1995 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
With effect from 1 June 1995 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1551/2007
of 20 December 2007
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5)
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
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.