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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1833/2006
of 13 December 2006
on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 of 18 May 2005 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (2) set out the version of that nomenclature which was valid as of 1 June 2005.
(2)
The alphabetical coding of countries and territories must be based on the current version of standard ISO alpha 2, insofar as it is compatible with the requirements of Community legislation and the statistical requirements of the Community. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 of 18 December 2003 (3) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code provided for a transitional period for the adaptation of automated customs clearance systems. Whereas that period has now expired, it is no longer necessary to use the numerical codes in parallel with the alphabetical codes.
(3)
Montenegro has become an independent State.
(4)
It is therefore appropriate to draw up a new version of the nomenclature which takes account of these developments and of changes affecting certain codes.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics Relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The version of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States which shall be valid as from 1 January 2007 is set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2006.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2166/89
of 18 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, presented following consultations within the Advisory Committee as required by that Regulation,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1281/81 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America. Pursuant to Article 1 (3) of the Regulation, '. . . the rate of the anti-dumping duty shall be 5,9 % for US Industrial Chemicals Co.'
(2) US Industrial Chemicals Co. has informed the Commission that it changed its business name with effect from 17 December 1987 and that it has subsequently exported under the name of 'Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division'.
(3) Having examined the documents submitted by the applicant in support of its assertion, the Commission has verified the change of business name and the fact that there has been no other change in ownership or in the legal, production or marketing structures of the company in question. It therefore considers that the 5,9 % rate of the anti-dumping duty is applicable to Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division.
(4) The Council confirms the Commission's conclusion. Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 must therefore be amended again in order to ensure its uniform application in all the Member States, with effect from 17 December 1987, so as to cover all consignments from the company in question under its new name,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The third indent of Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 is hereby replaced by the following:
'- 5,9 % for Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 17 December 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 February 1999 approving the conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the region of Madeira (notified under document number C(1999) 219) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (1999/124/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/96 of 22 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the use of a graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the most remote regions (3),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 31(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1600/92, a graphic symbol has been devised to improve awareness and encourage the consumption of quality processed and unprocessed agricultural products specific to the regions of the Azores and Madeira; whereas the Commission published that graphic symbol and the conditions governing its reproduction in Regulation (EC) No 2054/96 (4);
Whereas, in accordance with Article 31(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the regions of the Azores and Madeira are to be proposed by the trade organisations, forwarded by the national authorities and approved by the Commission; whereas, together with a favourable opinion, the Portuguese authorities have forwarded those conditions of utilisation and the administrative rules on the basis of which the competent Madeira authorities intend granting rights to use the graphic symbol;
Whereas those conditions of utilisation are in line with the objectives for which the graphic symbol was introduced; whereas those conditions of utilisation should accordingly by approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the region of Madeira, as presented by the Portuguese authorities and set out in the Annex hereto, are hereby approved.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 1999.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 797/84
of 28 March 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed-milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves
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 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2529/83 (4), defines the products which must be considered as compound feedingstuffs within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (d) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1187/82 (6); whereas Article 4 (1) (c), by stipulating that compound feedingstuffs will not be processed or mixed before they reach the farm orbreeding or fattening concerns where they are used, seems to exclude their being used outside such farms or concerns; whereas, in order to exclude any ambiguity as regards the provision in question, the latter should merely stipulate that processing or mixing may not take place before the stage of the final user;
Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 contains a model of the analysis reports for skimmed-milk powder; whereas experience has revealed a need to define the methods of inspection more clearly, particularly as regards denatured skimmed milk;
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 1725/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 (1) (c) is replaced by the following:
'(c) which can be used directly as animal feed and which will not be processed or mixed before the stage of the final user;'
2. Footnote (7) to Annex I is replaced by the following:
'(7) Inspection by the addition of an inert powder may be performed before denaturing (dilution 1: 20) or after denaturing (dilution 1: 2); a strong distinctive smell should still be discernible'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 1984.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4155/88 of 29 December 1988 extending the period of application of Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg annexed thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 of 16 December 1975 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3914/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are to apply the system provided for in the third paragraph of Article 6 of the Convention on the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921; whereas the period of application of that system was last extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3914/87; whereas the Council has to decide to what extent those provisions should be maintained, amended or discontinued;
Whereas pending a Council decision on the matter in the near future the said system should be extended for a transition period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 In the first subparagraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75, ´31 December 1988' is hereby replaced by ´31 January 1989'.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 335/2006
23 February 2006
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3)
On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 22 February 2006, the quantity still available for the period until 15 March 2006, for destination zone (4) western Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 15 to 21 February 2006 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 March 2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 15 to 21 February 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 100,00 % of the quantities requested for zone (4) western Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 22 February 2006 and the submission of export licence applications from 24 February 2006 for destination zone (4) western Europe shall be suspended until 16 March 2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 873/2003
of 20 May 2003
applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 740/2003(4), and in particular Article 8(5),
Whereas:
(1) The total amount of applications for refund certificates valid from 1 June 2003 exceeds the maximum referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
(2) A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis of Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000. Such coefficient should therefore be applied to amounts requested in the form of refund certificates valid from 1 June 2003 as established in Article 8(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amounts for applications of refund certificates valid from 1 June 2003 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,903.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 May 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2003
of 25 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 501/2003 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 for young male bovine animals for fattening
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 of 27 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003)(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
As a result of an administrative error made by a competent national body when notifying the quantity referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2003(2) should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 501/2003 is replaced by the following:
"The number of animals referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 is 4595."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3353/93 of 22 November 1993 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1994 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 9 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to the Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community; whereas that level must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of consumers' interest;
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 9 (2) of that Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects;
Whereas the application of these criteria involves for the 1994 fishing year a decrease for certain products and the stabilization or increase of prices for others compared with prices applicable during the current fishing year;
Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, a ninth approximation of guide prices must take place on 1 January 1994 for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1994 for the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 1993.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 753/86
of 11 March 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2473/85 fixing the free-at-frontier reference prices applicable to wine imports from 1 September 1985
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Article 18 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 31 of the Act of Accession of Greece lays down that the Hellenic Republic is to apply the Common Customs Tariff in full from 1 January 1986; whereas Article 75 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays down that the Kingdom of Spain is to apply the Common Customs Tariff duties in full from 1 March 1986 for those wine products for which a reference price is fixed;
Whereas Article 268 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays down that with effect from 1 March 1986 the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 of wine products from Portugal are to be reduced in accordance with the timetable specified in that Article;
Whereas Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 lays down that the free-at-frontier reference price is to be equal to the reference price less customs duties actually levied;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2473/85 (3) fixed free-at-frontier reference prices for Portugal applicable up to 28 February 1986, calculated on the basis of the customs duties existing prior to the first stage of dismantling provided for by the Act of Accession; whereas an addition should therefore be made to the said Regulation fixing the new free-at-frontier reference prices for Portugal applicable from 1 March 1986, calculated on the basis of the customs duties in force on that date; whereas the provisions relating to Spain should not be prolonged and those concerning Greece should be deleted;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2473/85 is hereby amended as follows:
1. On page 50, note 2 is deleted with effect from 1 January 1986.
2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.
3. In the footnotes to Annexes I and II the fifth indent of footnote (1) is replaced by the following:
'- Portugal: Douro, Bucelas, Colares, Bairrada, Algarve, Tras-os-Montes, Beiras, Ribatejo-Oeste.'
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 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 905/2006
of 20 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the Polish 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 (EC) No 835/2006 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 150 000 tonnes of common wheat held by the Polish intervention agency.
(2)
Given the current market situation, the quantities of common wheat put up for sale by the Polish intervention agency on the internal market should be increased, taking the permanent invitation to tender to 250 000 tonnes.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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 835/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
1.
in Article 1, ‘150 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘250 000 tonnes’;
2.
in the title of the Annex, ‘150 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘250 000 tonnes’.
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, 20 June 2006.