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Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2002
of 17 January 2002
concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides that if quantities covered by applications for A licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 14 and 15 January 2002 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in Argentina exceed the quantities available. The extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in Argentina on 14 and 15 January 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 16 January 2002 shall be issued, with the entry referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, at the rate of:
- 48,594 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,
- 5,110 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.
Article 2
The issue of A import licences relating to the quarter running from 1 March 2002 to 31 May 2002 covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged after 16 January 2002. Applications for the quarter running from 1 June 2002 to 31 August 2002 may be lodged from 8 April 2002.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/95 of 31 May 1995 fixing for the month of June 1995 the minimum purchase price for lemons delivered to the processing industry and the financial compensation payable after processing thereof
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 of 17 May 1977 laying down special measures to encourage the marketing of products processed from lemons (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1199/90 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, the minimum price which processors must pay to producers is fixed, as from the 1991/92 marketing year at 105 % of the average withdrawal price calculated in accordance with the first indent of Article 18 (1) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/95 (4); whereas the minimum price must be fixed on the basis of the basic and buying-in prices for the month of June 1995 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/95 (5) and reduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1241/95 (6);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, financial compensation cannot exceed the difference between the minimum purchase price referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation and the prices obtained for the raw material in producer third countries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the month of June 1995 the minimum price referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be as follows:
Minimum price: ECU 15,77/100 kg net.
The minimum price shall refer to products ex-producers' packaging stations.
Article 2
For the month of June 1995 the financial compensation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be as follows:
Financial compensation: ECU 10,48/100 kg net.
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 June 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2180/2001
of 9 November 2001
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to this Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months by the holder.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 9 November 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION of 13 June 1994 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions (94/347/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Committee of the Regions following the resignation of Mr Giorgio Pasetto, notified to the Council on 28 April 1994;
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Carlo Proietti is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Giorgio Pasetto for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 449/2007
of 24 April 2007
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year
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 markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2006/2007 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/2007 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 49/2008
of 21 January 2008
setting the quantity of maize available for intervention for period 2 of the 2007/2008 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 of 19 April 2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3a(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 3a of Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 lays down rules for awarding the quantities of maize eligible for intervention for the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years. Quantities are awarded in two stages, referred to as ‘period 1’ and ‘period 2’.
(2)
The total quantity of maize offered for intervention in period 1, which ran from 1 August to 31 December 2007, did not exceed the limit laid down in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003. As a result, the quantity of maize that may be offered for intervention in period 2 of the 2007/2008 marketing year should be published.
(3)
In accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 3a(1), period 2 starts on the day following publication by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union of the quantity which remains available for intervention in that period. That day is the first day for the submission of offers in all the Member States and that period ends not later than 30 April in Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal, 30 June in Sweden and 31 May in the other Member States. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantity of maize that may be offered for intervention in period 2 of the 2007/2008 marketing year in accordance with Article 3a of Regulation (EC) No 824/2000, shall be 1 500 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 21 January 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2132/93 of 28 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3892/92 fixing, for the 1993 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) and Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, in the process of reforming various mechanisms of the common organization of markets in fishery products, introduces new products eligible under these mechanisms;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3892/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 351/93 (4), fixes for the 1993 season the withdrawal and sale prices forming part of the common organization of markets before the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 3892/92 should be amended to include withdrawal and sale prices for the new products;
Whereas the guide prices for the new products concerned are fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1917/93 (5);
Whereas the entry into force, on 1 January 1993, of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 gives producer organizations entitlement, from that date, to Community participation in intervention on the market for the new products concerned; whereas provision should be made for this Regulation to apply also from 1 January 1993;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I, II, III and IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3892/92 are supplemented by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 1 January 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1993.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1451/85
of 31 May 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 fixing the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
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 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2165/84 (4), fixed the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables;
Whereas it is necessary to revise the conversion factors for lemons and for the Beurré Hardy variety of pears as a result of the trend in prices of the Community representative markets in recent seasons;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 Annexes IV and V are amended as follows:
1. In Annex IV 'Lemons, ''Quality class'' conversion factor', the factor '0,9' for quality class II, is hereby replaced by '0,75'.
2. In Annex V 'Pears, ''Variety'' conversion factor', the variety 'Beurré Hardy' is deleted from the second section and inserted in the fourth section after the variety 'Crystalli'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 1985.
Council Directive 2004/15/EC
of 10 February 2004
amending Directive 77/388/EEC to extend the facility allowing Member States to apply reduced rates of VAT to certain labour-intensive services
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 28(6) of Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(3), allows the reduced rates provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 12(3)(a) also to be applied to the labour-intensive services listed in the categories set out in Annex K to that Directive for a maximum period of four years from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003.
(2) Council Decision 2000/185/EC of 28 February 2000 authorising Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC(4), authorised certain Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to those labour-intensive services for which they had submitted an application up to 31 December 2003.
(3) On the basis of the assessment reports submitted by the Member States that have applied the reduced rate, the Commission submitted its global evaluation report on 2 June 2003.
(4) In line with its strategy to improve the operation of the VAT system within the context of the internal market, the Commission adopted a proposal for a general review of the reduced rates of VAT to simplify and rationalise them.
(5) Since the Council has not reached an agreement on the content of the proposal, it should be given the necessary time to do so, in order to avoid legal uncertainty from 1 January 2004 the maximum period of application set for this measure in Directive 77/388/EEC should therefore be extended.
(6) In order to ensure the continuous application of Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC, provision should be made for this Directive to apply retroactively.
(7) Implementation of this Directive in no way implies change in the legislative provisions of Member States.
(8) Decision 77/388/EEC should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In the first subparagraph of Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC the words "four years between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003" shall be replaced by the words "six years between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2005".
Article 2
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 September 2008
appointing a Commission representative to the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency
(2008/735/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (1), and in particular Article 65 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency (hereinafter the Agency) is to include two representatives of the Commission.
(2)
Due to reallocation of competences within the Commission it is necessary to appoint one new member of the Management Board of the Agency from the Directorate General for Health and Consumers and an alternate who will replace the member in his absence and vote on his behalf,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The representative of the Commission to the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency shall be the person occupying the following position and exercising the following functions:
(a)
Principal adviser with special interest in public health, advising the Director-General of Directorate General for Health and Consumers on health strategy and supporting the Director of the Public Health and Risk Assessment Directorate.
The alternate representative shall be the person occupying the following position and exercising the following functions:
(b)
Head of Unit ‘Health Strategy and Health Systems’, which includes the functions of determining and formulating public health policies and actions, including in the fields of pharmaceuticals, and providing overall direction of the activities within the unit on the basis of the work programme of the Directorate General for Health and Consumers and/or Directorate Public Health and Risk Assessment.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply to the persons occupying, including on a temporary basis, the positions referred to in Article 1 at the date of adoption of this Decision, or to any successor of those persons in those positions.
Article 3
The Director-General of the Directorate General for Health and Consumers shall inform the President of the Management Board and the Director of the Agency of the names of the persons occupying the positions referred to in Article 1, and any changes thereof.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 2008.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 July 1986
amending Decision 86/195/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
(86/394/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat from Brazil have been established by Commission Decision 86/195/EEC (3);
Whereas the Brazilian veterinary authorities have submitted a request for an extension of the time limit on the use of health certificates currently used in accordance with Article 5 of the said Decision; whereas it seems reasonable, exceptionally, to allow this request;
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
Article 5 of Decision 86/195/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 5
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 April 1986. However the certificate currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 31 August 1986.'
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1986.