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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3889/92 of 28 December 1992 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3233/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific wine sector aid arrangements for the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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) and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas the ageing of liqueur wines is as quantitative measure which should be applied to wines which have not already undergone ageing and, therefore, on a priority basis, to wines obtained from the most recent harvest;
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
Article 7 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3233/92 (2) is hereby amended as follows:
'2. Aid for the ageing of Madeira liqueur wines shall be granted to producers in the region who make application to the competent agency in the first two months of each year.
Such aid shall be paid on a priority basis in respect of wines of the most recent harvest. Applications concerning wines produced in previous harvest years shall be accepted where the quantity in question is less than 20 000 hl, priority consideration being given to the youngest wines.
If the total quantity for which applications are submitted is greater than 20 000 hl, a reduction percentage shall be applied.
The total amount of product in respect of which a producer submits an aid application may not be greater than that which is the subject of the production declaration operated in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3929/87 (*) for the wine year in question.
The Portuguese authorities shall notify to the Commission:
- the total quantities for which contracts have been concluded each year,
- the rules for implementation of the provisions set out in this paragraph.
(*) OJ No L 369, 29. 12. 1987, p. 59.'
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 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 December 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1209/2009
of 10 December 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1159/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2009 (3).
(2)
As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1159/2009.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1159/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1159/2009 are hereby replaced by the text 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.
It shall apply from 11 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 318/94 of 7 February 1994 repealing Regulation (EC) No 317/94 of withdrawing tariff concessions in accordance with the provisions of Articles 23 (2) and 27 (3) (a) of the Free Trade Agreement concluded between the Community and Austria (Grundig Austria GmbH)
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972 (1), stipulates, in Article 23 (1) (iii), that any public aid affecting trade between the Community and Austria which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompatible with its proper functioning and, in Article 27, that in the absence of agreement in the Joint Committee within three months of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt any safeguard measures it considers necessary to deal with the serious difficulties resulting from the practices in question, including the withdrawal of tariff concessions;
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 317/94 (2) the Council reimposed a 14 % duty on television sets produced by Grundig Austria GmbH, so as to deal with the distortion of competition and the impact on trade between the Community and Austria created by the aid granted by the Vienna Municipal Council in May 1991 and June 1992 for investment in the factory producing such sets;
Whereas, on 21 December, the Commission was informed of the repayment of part (67 million schillings) of the aid by Grundig Austria GmbH to the City of Vienna, the sum repaid being the amount of aid deemed incompatible with Article 23 of the Free Trade Agreement;
Whereas such repayment means that the aid no longer entails any distortion of competition or any impact on trade that are incompatible with the Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 317/94 is hereby repealed, with effect from the date of its publication.
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, 7 February 1994.
COUNCIL DECISION 2005/719/JHA
of 12 October 2005
fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Decision 2005/211/JHA of 24 February 2005 concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism (1), and in particular to Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 2005/211/JHA specifies that the provisions of Article 1 of that Decision shall apply from a date fixed by the Council, as soon as the necessary preconditions have been fulfilled, and that the Council may decide to fix different dates for the application of different provisions. Those preconditions have been fulfilled in respect of Article 1(12) of Decision 2005/211/JHA.
(2)
As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (2), which falls in the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Decision 1999/437/EC (3) read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (4) and 2004/860/EC (5) on the signing on behalf of the European Union, and on the signing on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 1(12) of Decision 2005/211/JHA shall apply from 15 October 2005.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 12 October 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1772/2002
of 3 October 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
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 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 therof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, except for Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia und Hungary.
(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal 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
For tenders notified from 27 September to 3 October 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 October 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2002
of 9 August 2002
amending 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) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1416/2002(6).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 August 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2076/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the premiums for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties and the processing quotas allocated by group of varieties and by Member State
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1), 8 second subparagraph and 9 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas, when the premiums for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure supplies at reasonable prices to consumers; whereas the premiums must take account in particular of past and foreseeable possibilities of disposal of the various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition;
Whereas Article 8 (2) and 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the annual allocation of guarantee thresholds for each group of varieties among the producer Member States; whereas those thresholds should be fixed for the 1993 and 1994 harvests taking account in particular of market conditions and the socio-economic and agricultural circumstances of the production areas concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1993 harvest, the premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 for each group of raw tobacco varieties, and the supplementary amounts, shall be as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For the 1993 and 1994 harvests, the guarantee thresholds referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 by group of varieties and by Member State shall be as set out in Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/92/CFSP
of 15 February 2010
extending restrictive measures against Zimbabwe
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 19 February 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/161/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (1).
(2)
Council Common Position 2009/68/CFSP (2), adopted on 26 January 2009, extended Common Position 2004/161/CFSP until 20 February 2010.
(3)
In view of the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the lack of progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement signed in September 2008, the restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2004/161/CFSP should be extended for a further period of 12 months.
(4)
However, there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons and entities on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which Common Position 2004/161/CFSP applies. The list set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2004/161/CFSP are hereby extended until 20 February 2011.
Article 2
The persons and entities mentioned in the Annex to this Decision shall be removed from the list set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 2010.
Council Decision
of 7 November 2000
concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
(2000/706/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) and the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 77/586/EEC(2), the Community concluded the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution and the Additional Agreement to the Agreement, signed in Berne on 29 April 1963, concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution.
(2) At the 25th meeting of the Coordinating Group of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, the riparian States considered it necessary to provide for a new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine and to open negotiations to that end.
(3) The European Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, took part in these negotiations in accordance with the negotiating directives given by the Council and these negotiations were completed in January 1998.
(4) In the light of the outcome of these negotiations, the Council decided in March 1999 that the Community would sign the new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine, subject to its subsequent conclusion, and authorised this signing on behalf of the Community. The new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine was signed on 12 April 1999 in Berne (Switzerland),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Convention for the Protection of the Rhine is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Government of the Swiss Confederation in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1429/97 of 23 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 832/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2275/96 introducing specific measures for live plants and floricultural products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2275/96 of 22 November 1996 introducing specific measures for live plants and floricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/97 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 931/97 (3), provides that measures receiving other national or regional assistance shall not be eligible; whereas it was not intended that this provision should exclude the use in the framework of measures referred to in Regulation (EC) No 832/97 of funds deriving from compulsory charges on operators in the sector of live plants and floricultural products in respect of products obtained entirely in the Member State concerned; whereas in order to dispel uncertainty on this point, it is desirable to amend the provision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following sentence is added to the first indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 832/97:
'The use of funds deriving from compulsory charges on operators in the sector of live plants and floricultural products in respect of products obtained entirely in the Member State concerned shall not be deemed to constitute national or regional assistance.`
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 July 1997.
Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 9 October 2003
on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in accordance with point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (damage caused by the Prestige oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna)
(2003/785/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(1), and in particular point 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund(2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the "Fund") to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.
(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.
(4) The damage caused by the Prestige oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna meets the conditions for mobilising the Fund,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 56,250 million in commitment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 October 2003.