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COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 July 1987
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning certain cheeses
(87/505/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning certain cheeses, negotiated under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and approved by the Council by Decision 69/352/EEC (1), establishes, amongst other things, weight limits for the whole cheeses concerned; whereas, during bilateral consultations, it was decided that it would be advisable, in the light of experience, to amend the weight limits for Sbrinz cheese, as they have proved too restrictive;
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the aforesaid Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation for certain cheeses is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2877/88
of 16 September 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2221/88 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2167/88 (4), sets the term of validity of export licences; whereas in view of the unsettled state of the world cereal market the term of validity of export licences for the products indicated in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should be limited;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1315/88 (6), introduces from 1 January 1988 a new 'combined nomenclature' meeting both the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff and the Community's external trade statistics and replacing the existing nomenclature;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Section A of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3111/93 of 10 November 1993 establishing the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of 21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1568/93 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 22
thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88, the list of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions (quality liqueur wines psr) for which special rules of preparation are allowed should be drawn up on the basis of the information supplied by the Member States; whereas, to enable the products to be more easily identified and to facilitate intra-Community trade, reference should be made to the descriptions of the products as established by Community rules or, where appropriate, by national legislation; whereas the use of those descriptions shall, however, be without prejudice to any rules on the presentation and description of liqueur wines which may subsequently be adopted within the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The lists of quality liqueur wines psr referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 shall be those included in the Annex hereto.
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, 10 November 1993.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1897/87 of 2 July 1987 amending and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COUNCIL 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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3790/85 (5), lays down that intervention measures shall only apply to butter which is classed as top quality in the Member States; whereas Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 lays down that salted butter manufactured from sweet cream with a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 80 % may be sold into intervention; whereas, in light of the situation on the market for butter and, in particular, the difficulties encountered by the intervention agencies in selling that type of butter on the Community or world market, that possibility should be abolished; whereas, however, in order to enable the industry concerned to adjust to the new rules, the buying-in of that until the end of the 1988/89 marketing year should be authorized as a transitional measure in those Member States where use is currently made of the possibility of buying in salted butter; whereas authorization should also be given to buy in for intervention butter manufactured from sweet cream, having a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82 %. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 is hereby replaced by the following: '(a) must have the following composition and characteristics:(aa) - a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82 %,-a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %,-be manufactured from sour cream,or (bb)-a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82 %,-a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %,-be manufactured from sour cream.'
Article 2
Notwithstanding Article 1, in the 1987/88 and 1988/89 milk years in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, the intervention agencies shall also be authorized to buy in butter manufactured from sweet cream with a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 80 %, a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %, and a maximum salt content, by weight, of 2 %.
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 with effect from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987.
Political and Security Committee Decision Proxima/1/2004
of 10 February 2004
on the acceptance of non-acceding third States' contributions to the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL "Proxima")
(2004/190/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 25(3),
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2003/681/CFSP of 29 September 2003 on the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL "Proxima")(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
On 9 February 2004, following the recommendation of the EUPOL "Proxima" Police Head of Mission and taking into account the views of the EU Special Representative in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management agreed to recommend to the Political and Security Committee to accept the contributions from certain non-acceding third States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Contributions from non-acceding third States
Contributions from the following non-acceding third States are accepted for EUPOL "Proxima":
- Norway,
- Switzerland,
- Turkey,
- Ukraine.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1976/87 of 2 July 1987 laying down special measures applicable to raw tobacco of the 1987, 1988 and 1989 harvests of certain varieties
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1974/87 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 (8) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas the Commission report provided for in Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shows the quantity of the variety Burley EL from the 1985 harvest taken over by the intervention agencies to be substantially larger than both the quantity and the percentage of production laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1469/70 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1578/86 (5); whereas the data available at present point to the risk that the quantities taken over by the intervention agencies for the 1986 harvest might exceed the quantities and the percentage of production laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1469/70;
Whereas it is necessary therefore to adopt special measures as provided for in Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, and in particular to lower the intervention price for the variety; whereas in view of the need to rebalance the market the lower price should apply to a number of consecutive harvests;
Whereas the action taken will reduce intervention expenditure and allow the level of the premium to be raised by way of compensation; whereas in consequence producers will be able to obtain the norm price for the quantities that can be disposed of normally on the market,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The intervention price for tobacco of the 1987, 1988 and 1989 harvests of the variety Burley EL shall be lowered to 75 % of the corresponding norm price.
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, 2 July 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1329/96 of 9 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the establishment, for the beef and veal sector and for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, of the quantities of the specific supply balances for the Azores and Madeira regarding beef and veal, and pure-bred breeding animals;
Whereas the quantities in the forecast supply balance for those products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 442/96 (4), for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995; whereas, in order to continue to meet the needs of these remote regions for products of the beef and veal sector, those quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements apply from 1 July; whereas this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;
Whereas 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
Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation;
2. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
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 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 446/2007
of 23 April 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets
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 41 thereof,
Whereas,
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 (2) lays down provisions on the recording of prices on the representative markets of the Member States for various categories of bovine animals. Detailed rules on the information to be provided for the price survey for each of these categories are provided in the Annexes to that Regulation.
(2)
On the request of Ireland, Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should be partly revised in light of how marketing of cattle in that Member State has developed, thereby ensuring that the price survey continues to be based on representative markets.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 is amended as follows:
1.
in Annex I, Part E, point 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Representative markets
Minimum 2 markets’;
2.
in Annex II, Part D, point 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Representative markets
Minimum 2 markets’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 23 April 2007.
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 29 June 1982
amending Directives 69/169/EEC and 77/800/EEC as regards the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel
(82/443/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas intra-Community tax-free allowances contribute to the interpenetration of Member States' economies;
Whereas, in order to achieve this objective and in the interests of the population of the Member States, the value of the exemptions laid down by Article 2 of Council Directive 69/169/EEC of 28 May 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to exemption from turnover tax and excise duty on imports in international travel (4), as last amended by Directive 81/933/EEC (5), should be increased;
Whereas for expressions of alcoholic strength it is necessary to take account of Council Directive 76/766/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to alcohol tables (6), and accordingly to amend Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 69/169/EEC and Article 1 of Council Directive 77/800/EEC of 19 December 1977 on a derogation accorded to the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel (7);
Whereas on the grounds of the present economic situation a further period of time should be granted to the Kingdom of Denmark in which to apply the increase in value of the allowance for persons travelling from other Member States of the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 69/169/EEC shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (3), '40 European units of account' shall be replaced by 'the amount set out in paragraph 1'.
2. In Article 2 (1), '180 European units of account' shall be replaced by '210 ECU'.
3. In Article 2 (2), '50 European units of account' shall be replaced by '60 ECU'.
4. In Article 2 (3), '180 European units of account' shall be replaced by 'the amount set out in paragraph 1'.
Article 2
In Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 69/169/EEC and Article 1 of Directive 77/800/EEC, '22°' shall be replaced by '22 % vol'.
Article 3
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1983.
However, the Kingdom of Denmark shall put into force the necessary measures to comply with Article 1 (2) not later than 1 January 1984.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 1982.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 957/2007
of 10 August 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
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 712/2007 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
(2)
In view of the situation on the Community market for maize and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities put out to tender by 1 199 355 tonnes of maize in Hungary.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 should 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
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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, 10 August 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/2003
of 17 October 2003
concerning the 47th special invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2002(4), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.
(4) 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
For the 47th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 October 2003, no award shall be made.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 October 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 February 1997 amending Decision 94/360/EC on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, under Council Directive 90/675/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (97/139/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 organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas Annex II to Commission Decision 94/360/EC of 20 May 1994 on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, under Council Directive 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/104/EC (4), should be updated in the light of negotiations on veterinary agreements with certain third countries and discussions under the EEA Agreement;
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
The following indents are added to Annex II to Decision 94/360/EC:
'- In the case of New Zealand, the frequencies provided for in Council Decision 97/131/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (1).
- In the case of Norway, the Member States are authorized to retain frequencies lower than those provided for in Annex I.
- In the case of Iceland, as regards the products listed in Annex I, category I, 2 and category II, 6, the Member States are authorized to retain frequencies lower than those provided for in Annex I.
(1) OJ No L 57, 26. 2. 1997, p. 1.`
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 1997.