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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3607/84
of 19 December 1984
extending the period of application of Regulations (EEC) No 3750/863, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 derogating in respect of the countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the countries of the Central American common market and the countries which have signed the Cartagena Agreement (Andean Group), from Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas, for the purposes of implementation of the provisions concerning the tariff preferences granted by the Community for certain products originating in developing countries, rules of origin are by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 (1), hereinafter called 'the basic Regulation', laid down concerning the conditions under which these products acquire the status of originating products and the mode of proof and verification of their status;
Whereas, since the period of application of the basic Regulation has been extended to cover 1985, it is necessary to extend the period of application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (2), (EEC) No 3751/83 (3), and (EEC) No 3752/83 (4), accordingly;
Whereas Brunei Darussalam has joined the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 shall remain in force for the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries.
Article 2
The regional cumulation system set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83 shall be extended to Brunei Darussalam.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 371/2001
of 23 February 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender and derogating from or amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 of 14 December 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender and derogating from or amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 283/2001(3), introduces a number of amendments to and derogations from Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000(4) to address the exceptional situation on the market resulting from recent events relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
(2) In view of this exceptional market situation and to improve the effectiveness of the intervention measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000, the list of categories eligible for intervention should be supplemented to include category C for Austria. That Regulation should be amended accordingly.
(3) In view of the way the situation is developing, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 is replaced by the following: "Article 2
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000, the additional products which may be bought into intervention shall be as follows:
- category A, class O2 and class O3,
- Austria: category C, class U3, class R3 and class O3,
- Ireland: category C, class O4,
- United Kingdom-Northern Ireland: category C, class O4."
Article 2
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, 23 February 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 July 2005
refusing the placing on the market of betaine as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2005) 2770)
(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2005/580/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 January 2003 Finnfeeds Finland Ltd made a request to the competent authorities of Finland to place betaine on the market as a novel food or novel food ingredient.
(2)
On 3 July 2003 the competent authorities of Finland issued their initial assessment report.
(3)
In their initial assessment report, Finland’s competent authorities came to the conclusion that betaine may be placed on the market.
(4)
The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 18 August 2003.
(5)
Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the marketing of betaine were raised in accordance with that provision.
(6)
The European Food Safety Authority, in its opinion on an application concerning the use of betaine as a novel food in the European Union of 22 February 2005 (2), came to the conclusion that the safety of betaine for the intended use as proposed by the applicant has not been established.
(7)
As it has not been demonstrated that the product complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, it should not be placed on the market in the Community.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Betaine may not be placed on the Community market as food or food ingredient.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to Finnfeeds Finland Ltd, Sokeritehtaantie 20, FI-02460 Kantvik.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 2005.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 861/1999
of 22 April 1999
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (drilling platforms)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), suspends customs duties in respect of particular goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in the territorial sea of Member States;
Whereas it is in the Community interest to extend the suspension of customs duties to goods intended for connection to fixed drilling or production platforms of subheading ex843049, operating outside the territorial sea of Member States to take account of technological developments, simplify customs procedures and improve the competitiveness of European firms,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the preliminary provisions of Annex I, first part, Title II to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, under point A.2(a)(1) of the special provisions, the words "fixed, subheading ex 8430 49, operating in the territorial sea of Member States" shall be replaced by "fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States".
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, 22 April 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1068/2006
of 13 July 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 14 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1186/2002
of 2 July 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of 19 December 2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market(1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2002(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 434/2002(3), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000.
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 specifies certain details of the procedure for examination and approval by the Commission of programmes drawn up by trade federations and interbranch organisations.
(3) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 specifies certain details of the procedure for examination and approval by the Commission of programmes submitted by Member States where Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 is applied.
(4) For reasons of clarity and legal security, provision should be made for the above procedures to include a decision to be taken by the Commission on which programmes are eligible under the indicative budgets referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 94/2002.
(5) As a result, Article 7(3) and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 should be adapted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered at the joint meeting of the management committees on agricultural product promotion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 is replaced by the following: "3. After checking the programmes on the final list referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000, the Commission shall decide which programmes it can part-finance under the indicative budgets given in Annex III to this Regulation no later than 14 August 2002 the first time and no later than 15 November thereafter.
The Commission shall notify the joint management committees provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of its decision."
Article 2
The last sentence of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall decide which programmes it can part-finance under the indicative budgets given in Annex III to this Regulation no later than 30 September 2002 the first time and no later than 15 December thereafter.
The Commission shall notify the joint management committees of its decision."
Article 3
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, 2 July 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/2005
of 2 May 2005
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 3 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 May 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1716/2004
of 30 September 2004
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3)
The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4)
The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5)
The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6)
It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7)
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 export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2004.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2260/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2276/87 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be determined annually in the light of production during a reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas that price must take account of market fluctuations and the cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates and must apply at the farm gate;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in the fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and the minimum price at the levels given below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 For the 1988/89 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes.
Article 2 For the 1988/89 marketing year, the minimum price for unginned cotton provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU/100 kilograms. That price shall apply to goods at the farm gate.
Article 3 The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2259/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the guide price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year (6).
Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 1988.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 April 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (96/312/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/97/EC (4), establishes lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community;
Whereas the competent authorities of the United States of America have forwarded amendments to their list of embryo collection teams;
Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards the United States of America;
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
In part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America:
(a) the following team is added:
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(b) the following teams are deleted:
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 378/2006
of 2 March 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005 (2).
(2)
Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 24 February to 2 March 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2006.