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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1226/2008
of 8 December 2008
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
Council Decision 2008/922/CFSP (2) amends the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP (3) by adding 11 individuals and removing one individual. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(3)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 8 December 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1995 accepting the application by the Italian Republic on the time limit for paying the advance aid to tomato processors (Only the Italian text is authentic) (96/17/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91 of 7 June 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2559/95 (2), and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof,
Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91 lays down that, at the duly substantiated request of a Member State, the Commission may extend the time limit by which the competent body must pay the advance aid from 30 to 45 days; whereas Italy has asked to benefit from this provision on the basis of various information notified to the Commission regarding the need for controls on its territory; whereas, having studied the said information, it would appear necessary to accept the application made by Italy;
Whereas this authorization is valid for the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years, provided that the conditions relating to controls remain unchanged,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Italian Republic is hereby allowed to apply the provision in the third paragraph of Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91.
This authorization is valid for the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years as long as the relevant conditions, especially as regards controls, remain unchanged.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 1995.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 May 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichannel Analysis System, model TN-1710' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/269/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 8 November 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichanel Analysis System, model TN-1710', ordered on 25 November 1980 and intended to be used for basic research into the interactions between ions and the surfaces of solids, the purpose of being to interpret the physics of ion reflection, ion emission and photon emission in the case of ion bombardment, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 21 March 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analysis system;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision of the spectral analysis, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichannel Analysis System, model TN-1710', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 8 November 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 1983.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 168/87
of 19 January 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3788/85 (4), provides that provisional approval may be granted to mills that submit an application for approval during the 1984/1985 and 1985/1986 marketing years; whereas experience has shown that the Member States concerned are unable to carry out the checks required within the period laid down; whereas these periods should therefore be extended;
Whereas, before being able to grant definitive approval to a mill, Member States must carry out certain checks; whereas, in order to enable the mill to begin operation, provision should be made to grant provisional approval for a limited period as soon as the application has been submitted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The first subparagraph of Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Provisional approval may be granted to any mill that begins operation under the production aid scheme governed by this Regulation. Approval shall be granted as soon as an application for approval has been submitted under the conditions referred to in paragraph 1. The period of validity of the provisional approval may not exceed the end of the marketing year during which it was granted. However, the period of validity of provisional approval granted during the 1984/1985, 1985/1986 and 1986/1987 marketing years shall expire at the end of the 1986/1987 marketing year'.
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 with effect from 1 November 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 January 1987.
Council Decision
of 10 November 2000
implementing Common Position 2000/696/CFSP concerning the maintenance of specific restrictive measures against Mr Milosevic and persons associated with him
(2000/697/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Common Position 2000/696/CFSP on the maintenance of specific restrictive measures against Mr Milosevic and persons associated with him(1), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2000/599/CFSP of 9 October 2000 on support to a democratic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the immediate lifting of certain restrictive measures(2),
Whereas:
(1) In order to implement Article 1(2) of Common Position 2000/599/CFSP, the Council has to adopt a list of persons reported for non-admission in the Member States.
(2) Council Decision 1999/319/CFSP of 10 May 1999 implementing Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning additional restrictive measures(3) against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be repealed,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The persons to which the obligation of non-admission referred to in Article 1 of Common Position 2000/696/CFSP applies are the following:
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Article 2
Decision 1999/319/CFSP is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1427/2006
of 28 September 2006
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5)
The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/2002
of 20 December 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2283/2002 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2283/2002(3) sets export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs.
(2) A check has shown that its Annex is not consistent with the measures presented for an opinion to the Management Committee; therefore, the Regulation should be corrected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2283/2002 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2003
of 9 July 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice 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 from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and 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 10 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 435/98 of 24 February 1998 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards satellite-based vessel monitoring systems
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 3(10) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards satellite-based vessel monitoring systems (3) lays down detailed rules which the Member States are required to observe in installing and operating satellite-based vessel monitoring systems;
Whereas, when Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, an error appeared in the second sentence of Article 4(1) of the English, French, German and Portuguese versions;
Whereas that error should be corrected in the interests of legal certainty;
Whereas the English, French, German and Portuguese versions of Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 should therefore be corrected in this respect,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second sentence of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 is replaced by the following text:
1. in the German version:
'Diese Angaben werden zugleich mit der Übermittlung an das Überwachungszentrum des Flaggenmitgliedstaates und entsprechend dem in Anhang II festgelegten Datenformat übermittelt.`;
2. in the English version:
'That data transmission shall be simultaneous with transmission to the FMC of the flag Member State and in conformity with the format defined in Annex II.`;
3. in the French version:
'Cette transmission a lieu en même temps que la transmission au CSP de l'Etat membre du pavillon et selon le format indiqué à l'annexe II.`;
4. in the Portuguese version:
'A referida transmissão de dados deve fazer-se ao mesmo tempo que a transmissão ao CVP do Estado-membro de pavilhão, em conformidade com o formato estabelecido no Anexo II.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1086/2004
of 9 June 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1) and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(3)
On 2 June 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council decided to amend the list comprising Saddam Hussein and other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime, their immediate family members and the entities owned or controlled by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex IV should be amended accordingly.
(4)
It is necessary to move five entries from Annex III to Annex IV and to amend two of these entries.
(5)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended in accordance with 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 June 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION of 30 March 1998 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership with the Republic of Latvia (98/263/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of accession partnerships (1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council stated that the accession partnership is a new instrument, the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council shall decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual accession partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant country, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them;
Whereas Community assistance is conditional on the fulfilment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; whereas, where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance;
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the accession partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies;
Whereas the Commission's opinion presented an objective analysis on the Republic of Latvia's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work;
Whereas, in order to prepare for membership, the Republic of Latvia should draw up a national programme for the adoption of the acquis; whereas this programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the accession partnership,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership for the Republic of Latvia are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
Article 2
The implementation of the accession partnership will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and through the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission will report regularly.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 1998.