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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/44/EC of 19 September 1994 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 82/130/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in mines susceptible to firedamp
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/130/EEC of 15 February 1982 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in mines susceptible to firedamp (1) as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/9/EC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas in view of the present state of technical progress, it is now necessary to adapt the contents of the harmonized standards referred to in Annex A of Directive 82/130/EEC;
Whereas in view of the nature of the equipment mentioned above, it is necessary to provide for a transition period in order to allow the industry to adapt to the amendments of standards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Restricted Committee of the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining and other Extractive Industries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex A of Directive 82/130/EEC is replaced by Annex A in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 September 1995 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference all the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by the Member States.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they have already adopted or adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
2. However, until 30 June 2003, Member States shall continue to apply the measures provided for in Article 4 of Directive 82/130/EEC as regards the equipment for which conformity to the harmonized standards is attested by the certificate of conformity referred to in Article 8 of Directive 82/130/EEC, provided that this certificate was issued before 1 January 1997.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 1994.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 819/96 of 29 April 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of a Community tariff quota for Turkey in 1996 in respect of hazelnuts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the preferential agreement between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and Turkey, of the other part, concessions were granted to that country in respect of certain agricultural products;
Whereas, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the concession for hazelnuts should be adjusted to take account of the trade arrangements for that product which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden, on the one hand, and Turkey, on the other;
Whereas, to that end, exploratory talks are under way with Turkey with a view to concluding a specific agreement on this matter;
Whereas, however, this agreement could not enter into force on 1 January 1996 owing to excessively tight deadlines;
Whereas in these circumstances and in accordance with Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act of Accession, the Community is required to adopt the necessary measures to remedy this situation; whereas those measures should take the form of autonomous Community tariff quotas covering the agreed preferential tariff concessions applied by Austria, Finland and Sweden,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to hazelnuts pursuant to the agreement concluded between the Community and Turkey, the existing Community tariff quota shall be increased autonomously in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (1) shall apply to the tariff concessions referred to in the Annex.
Article 3
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 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002
of 30 August 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 1 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1283/1999
of 18 June 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
(1) Whereas Annex B to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1280/1999(4), contains a list of the varieties of hemp eligible for aid; whereas, as a result of the latest analyses done at the production stage, it was found that the "Fedora 19" variety did not systematically produce hemp with a tetrahydrocannabinol content complying with the percentage referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1420/98(6); whereas the overrun of that percentage is fairly limited but is sufficient reason not to encourage production of the "Fedora 19" variety which, moreover, does not appear to comply with the new percentage permitted from the 2001/02 marketing year;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The variety "Fedora 19" is hereby removed from Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 2001/02 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 270/2006
of 16 February 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 17 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2186/2002
of 6 December 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 2 to 5 December 2002 at 257,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2098/2004
of 8 December 2004
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required (2), lays down quotas for herring for 2004.
(2)
In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 October 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 23 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2004.
Council Decision
of 2 October 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/712/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Karola JAMNIG-STELLMACH, of which the Council was notified on 17 September 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Ms Sandra SPECKERT, Mitglied der Bremischen Bürgerschaft, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Karola JAMNIG-STELLMACH for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1056/90
of 27 April 1990
fixing the basic price and the buying-in price for cauliflowers for the period 1 to 13 May 1990
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price must be fixed for each marketing year for each of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas the products in question, harvested in a given production year, are marketed, as regards cauliflowers, from May to April of the following year;
Whereas, therefore, in order to ensure the continuity of cauliflower prices, the basic price and the buying-in price for this product must be fixed for the period from 1 to 13 May 1990;
Whereas Portugal, during the first stage, is authorized to maintain, in the fruit and vegetables sector, the rules in force under the previous national arrangements for the organization of its domestic market, under the conditions laid down in Articles 262 to 265 of the Act of Accession; whereas, therefore, the prices fixed in this Regulation are applicable only in the Community excluding Portugal;
Whereas Article 148 (1) of the Act of Accession results in a price level in Spain differing from that of the common prices; whereas, pursuant to Article 149, the Spanish prices should be aligned more closely on the common prices each year at the beginning of each marketing year; whereas the criteria laid down for this alignment give the Spanish prices fixed at the levels set out below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The basic price and the buying-in price for cauliflowers, in ecus per 100 kilograms net, shall be fixed as follows for the period from 1 to 13 May 1990;
- basic price: 24,43 for Spain and 30,96 for the other Member States excluding Portugal,
- buying-in price: 10,62 for Spain and 13,47 for the other Member States excluding Portugal.
The prices shall be for packed 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Class I.
The prices do not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is presented.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 1990.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1987
amending Decision 87/119/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Brazil approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community
(88/18/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Brazil, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 87/119/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 87/440/EEC (4);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Brazil has revealed that the level of hygiene in one establishment has altered since the last inspection; whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
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 Annex to Decision 87/119/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2230/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down certain detailed rules for the application in the Canary Islands of the ewe and she-goat premium scheme
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 23 September 1989 on the organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1741/91 (2), and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 lays down specific measures relating to agricultural production in the Canary Islands; whereas those measures include the granting of a supplement to the ewe and she-goat premium; whereas, for the sake of administrative simplification, provision should be made for that premium to be granted within the framework of applications submitted for the premium provided for under the common organization of the market;
Whereas producers in the Canary Islands should also be able to qualify for an advance on the ewe and she-goat premium from the 1992 marketing year and on the supplement thereto; whereas, to that end, provision must be made for a derogation from the requirement concerning submission of premium applications during a period laid down pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 of 26 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for producers of sheepmeat (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3340/91 (5);
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the specific measures are to apply from 1 July 1992; whereas provision should be made for the detailed rules of application to apply from the same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The supplement ot the premium provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 shall be granted within the framework of applications as referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84.
Article 2
By way of a derogation from Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84, premium applications in respect of the 1992 marketing year from producers in the territory of the Canary Islands shall be submitted to the authority designated by Spain during a fixed period within the period commencing on 15 August and ending on 15 October 1992.
Article 3
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 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 1992.