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Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2003
of 15 May 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty 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 9 to 15 May 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 42,95 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 37500 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 27/2009
of 15 January 2009
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 January 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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)
Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation 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)
Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 January 2009 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 16 January 2009, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 January 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1653/92 of 26 June 1992 determining to what extent applications for import licences for calves not exceeding 80 kilograms lodged under Regulation (EEC) No 1350/92 can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1350/92 of 26 May 1992 introducing management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for 1992 (1), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1350/92 provides for the quantities reserved to customary importers to be assigned in proportion to their imports at the full levy during 1989, 1990 and 1991;
Whereas allocation of the quantities available to operators covered by point (b) in Article 2 (2) is to be made in proportion to the quantities applied for; whereas since the quantities applied for exceed those available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for live animals of the bovine species weighing not more than 80 kilograms shall be met to the following extent:
(a) for importers covered by (a) in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1350/92, 10,030 % of the quantity imported in 1989, 1990 and 1991;
(b) for importers covered by (b) in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1350/92, 0,574 % of the quantity applied for.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 June 1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1285/2000
of 19 June 2000
fixing for the 2000/01 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for Williams and Rocha pears and the amount of production aid for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999(2), and in particular Articles 3(3) and 4(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(4), lays down the dates of the marketing years.
(2) The minimum price and the amount of the production aid should be fixed for the 2000/01 marketing year for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 respectively, taking account of the guarantee threshold introduced by Article 5 of that Regulation above which the aid is reduced.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2000/01 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 35,552 per 100 kg net from the producer for Williams and Rocha pears intended for the production of pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice;
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be EUR 11,348 per 100 kg net for pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 15 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 June 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 681/96 of 16 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 427/96 opening import quotas in respect of special preferential raw cane sugar from the ACP States and India for supply for refineries in the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Articles 14 (2) and 37 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 427/96 of 8 March 1996 (3) fixes the quantities which need to be imported from the ACP States and India to meet the requirements of refineries on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance; whereas that supply balance takes account of 41 000 tonnes of raw cane sugar which can be imported in the first half of 1996 under a new import quota stemming from the negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;
Whereas the decision to open that tariff quota has been delayed; whereas, in order to avoid interrupting supplies to the refining industry for which the new quota quantities are intended, the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 427/96 should accordingly be increased by the amount necessary to meet Portugal's requirements, namely 41 000 tonnes;
Whereas, with a view to the Community's obligations with regard to its commitments under the GATT, that quantity will be taken into account in respect of the 1996/97 marketing year, both when the new GATT quota is opened and when the quantities to be imported under the arrangements laid down in Article 37 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 are determined;
Whereas 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
In Article 1 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 427/96 the quantity '334 100 tonnes` is replaced by '375 100 tonnes`, and in Article 3 (c), the quantity '234 000 tonnes` is replaced by '275 000 tonnes`.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/2001
of 30 August 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the fifth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the fifth partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) 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
For the fifth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 42,217 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 200/2009
of 16 March 2009
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 January 2005
appointing a Danish member of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/110/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 Danish Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2)
A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Jens KRAMER MIKKELSEN, of which the Council was notified on 2 December 2004,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Lars ENGBERG, Overborgmester i Københavns Kommune, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jens KRAMER MIKKELSEN for the remainder of his term of office, ending on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION of 5 June 1997 repealing Decision 77/186/EEC on the exporting of crude oil and petroleum products from one Member State to another in the event of supply difficulties (97/374/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, Article 103a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Decision 77/186/EEC (4) was adopted to make intra-Community trade in oil subject to a system of licences valid for short periods and to suspend export licences on an extremely short-term basis;
Whereas the objective of these measures was to restrict or limit intra-Communty trade in oil in the event of excessive price disparities between Member States;
Whereas such pricing policies, which could aggravate the shortage in Member States applying a price ceiling policy, are no longer practised today;
Whereas the abolition of customs formalities and controls within the Community has made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to implement Decision 77/186/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for by the said Decision constitute quantitative restrictions on exports contrary to the provisions of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 77/186/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 5 June 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1642/2006
of 7 November 2006
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 as regards the catch limits for the stock of sprat in ICES zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 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 catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Article 5(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Preliminary catch limits for sprat in ICES zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters) are laid down in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5(7) of that Regulation, the Commission may revise the catch limits in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2006.
(3)
In the light of the scientific information collected during the first half of 2006, the catch limits for sprat in the zones concerned should be reduced.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 November 1993 on the common position defined on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union with regard to the reduction of economic relations with Libya (93/614/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,
Having regard to Resolution 883(93) adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 11 November 1993,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Economic relations with Libya shall be reduced in accordance with the relevant provisions of Resolution 883(93) adopted by the Security Council on 11 November 1993.
2. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 November 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 686/2008
of 18 July 2008
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 344/96 of 26 February 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 28 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Whereas residues from the manufacture of starch from maize fall within heading 2303 of the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2); whereas some imports comprise a blend of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize with certain other types of residue, in particular screenings from maize and residues of maize steep-water used for the manufacture of alcohol or of other starch derived products; whereas those mixtures must be classified under heading 2309;
Whereas, in accordance with the outcome of the negotiations with the United States, some of these blends may be imported into the Community free of duty; whereas they should be described in an additional note to Chapter 23 and an appropriate subheading should also be created; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following additional note is hereby incorporated in Chapter 23:
'5. Subheading 2309 90 20 (*) includes only residues from the manufacture of starch from maize, and does not cover blends of such residues with products derived from other plants or products derived from maize otherwise than in the course of the production of starch by the wet process, containing:
- screenings from maize used in the wet process in a proportion not exceeding 15 % by weight,
and/or,
- residues of maize steep-water, from the wet process, including residues of steep-water used for the manufacture of alcohol or of other starch derived products.
These products may also contain residues from the extraction of maize germ oil by the wet milling process.
Their starch content may not exceed 28 % by weight on the dry product in accordance with the method contained in Annex I.1 to Commission Directive 72/199/EEC, their fat content may not exceed 4,5 % by weight on the dry product determined in accordance with method A contained in Annex I to Commission Directive 84/4/EEC and their protein content may not exceed 40 % on the dry product determined in accordance with the method contained in Annex I.2 to Commission Directive 72/199/EEC.
(*) Taric code 1996: 2309 90 31 * 05
2309 90 41 * 25.`;
2. the subheadings in heading 2309 are hereby amended as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 February 1996.