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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2358/2000
of 24 October 2000
fixing the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of quality wines psr originating in Portuguese wine-growing zone C I(a) for the wine years 2000/01 to 2002/03
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), and in particular Articles 56 and 58 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex VI(E) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 allows a derogation from the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of quality wines psr, fixed at 8,5 % for zone C I(a).
(2) The derogation, which has been granted for certain wines originating in Portugal in previous wine years, should be renewed.
(3) The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By derogation from the limits fixed for the alcoholic strengths by volume in Annex VI(E)(3) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the natural alcoholic strength by volume of the quality wines psr originating in Portuguese zone C I(a) listed in the Annex for the wine years 2000/01 to 2002/03 may be lower than 8,5 % vol but may not be lower than 7,5 % vol.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1998 repealing Decision 96/276/EC on certain protective measures in respect of bivalve molluscs from Tunisia (notified under document number C(1998) 4340) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/40/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by the Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas, following the detection of diarrhoeic toxin in bivalve molluscs imported into the Community from Tunisia, the Commission adopted Decision 96/276/EC on certain protective measures in respect of bivalve molluscs from Tunisia (3);
Whereas a team of Commission experts visited Tunisia to assess the protective measures implemented by the Tunisian authorities;
Whereas the protective measures and the health guarantees provided by the Tunisian authorities are sufficient to permit the resumption of imports of bivalve molluscs from Tunisia;
Whereas Commission Decision 98/569/EC (4) lays down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia;
Whereas, therefore, Decision 96/276/EC should be repealed;
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
Decision 96/276/EC is repealed.
Article 2
Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports to make them conform with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission of the steps taken.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2604/1999
of 9 December 1999
fixing the definitive aid on certain grain legumes for the 1999/2000 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 of 30 July 1996 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1826/97(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 provides that the Commission is to determine the overrun in the maximum guaranteed area and to fix the definitive aid for the marketing year in question.
(2) The maximum guaranteed area referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 was exceeded by 15,72 % in 1999/2000; the aid provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 should be reduced proportionately for the marketing year in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The definitive aid for certain grain legumes for the 1999/2000 marketing year shall be EUR 156,41 per hectare.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 954/2007
of 9 August 2007
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The rates of the refunds applicable from 20 July 2007 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2007 (2).
(2)
It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 851/2007 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 851/2007 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 August 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2003
of 26 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2376/2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92
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,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America, with a view to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in schedule CXL annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with a view to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC schedule CXL annexed to the GATT(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2376/2002(5) opens a tariff quota for the import of 300000 tonnes of barley from third countries. The implementing provisions are similar to the ones of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002(6) opening a tariff quota for the import of 2981600 tonnes of low and medium quality common wheat from third countries.
(2) In the framework of the common wheat tariff quota, it is important to harmonise the dates of application in all Member States in case of national holidays and to reduce the period of validity of import licences. The same provisions should be made applicable for the barley tariff quota as well.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2376/2002 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 2376/2002 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 4(2) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:"No later than 18.00 hours Brussels time on the day of lodging of licence applications, the competent authorities shall forward to the Commission by fax a notification in accordance with the model annexed hereto, and the total quantity resulting from the sum of all quantities indicated on the import licence applications."
2. Article 5 is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 November 2006
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of accession to the European Community
(2006/930/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)
On 22 March 2004 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the WTO under Article XXIV.6 of the GATT 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.
(2)
Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3)
The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic. The Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of accession to the European Community, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters 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 the form of an Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1928/2000
of 12 September 2000
fixing additional aid for tomato concentrate and derivatives for the 1999/2000 marketing year
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 organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999(2), and in particular Article 4(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1513/1999(3) sets for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products.
(2) Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down that the aid set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives is to be reduced by 5,37 % so as not to exceed overall expenditure following the increase in French and Portuguese quotas for concentrates. Additional aid may be paid after the marketing year if the increase in French and Portuguese quotas is not entirely used up.
(3) In accordance with Article 17(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(5), the Member States sent the Commission details of the quantities of tomatoes processed within quota and in excess of the quota. The quotas for concentrates were not entirely used up in the 1999/2000 marketing year, so additional aid supplementary to that set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives in Regulation (EC) No 1513/1999 should be paid to processors who have submitted aid applications in accordance with Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97.
(4) 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
1. For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the additional aid for tomato concentrate, juice and flakes as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The agency referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97 shall pay processors the additional aid fixed by this Regulation on the basis of aid applications submitted in accordance with that Article.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/2002
of 15 October 2002
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3611/84
of 20 December 1984
fixing the conversion factors for frozen squid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), and in particular Articles 16 (3) and 21 (6) thereof,
Whereas a guide price is fixed annually for frozen squid, which appear in Annex II (B 3, 4 and 5) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;
Whereas market prices vary considerably according to species and presentation; whereas it is therefore necessary, in order to determine at what level the intervention measures referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Regulation may be initiated to fix conversion factors in relation to the guide price for the different species and forms of presentation of squid;
Whereas these conversion factors must also be applied to the system of reference prices referred to in Article 21 of the Regulation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fishery Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chariman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The conversion factors used to determine at what level the intervention measures referred to in Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 may be initiated for the different species and forms of presentation of squid are set out in the Annex.
2. The conversion factors shall also be applied when fixing the reference prices referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/2008
of 8 December 2008
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EC, EURATOM) No 1303/94 of 30 May 1994 amending Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 laying down the form of the laissez-passer to be issued to members and servants of the institutions
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Article 7 (1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities annexed to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 (1), the laissez-passer issued to members and servants of the institutions are drawn up in nine languages;
Whereas following the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union, the term 'European Union' should be inserted in the laissez-passer and the model of the laissez-passer annexed to Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 should therefore be adapted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Those laissez-passer whose validity has not yet expired shall remain valid until the issue of a laissez-passer in the form laid down by this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 30 May 1994.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2279/2001
of 16 November 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 of 22 December 1998 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan(1) defines the conditions under which the Community may authorise the transfer of unused quantities from one quantitative limit to another.
(2) It has become apparent that disparities between different language versions of part of that Article may lead to uncertainty as to its interpretation and, in the interests of clarity, that provision should be reformulated.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999, the second indent of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "- between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made,".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that 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, 16 November 2001.