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Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2002
of 16 May 2002
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 767/2002
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/2002(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 10 to 16 May 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 767/2002, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 35,89 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 241962 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 February 1981 amending for the fifth time Decision 78/360/EEC authorizing several Member States to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter (Only the German text is authentic) (81/125/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1272/79 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 649/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/79 (6), provides that the Member States may be authorized to sell butter at a reduced price from public storage or to grant aid in respect of butter from private storage for the purpose of its release for direct consumption as concentrated butter;
Whereas several Member States were authorized by Commission Decision 78/360/EEC (7), as last amended by Decision 80/851/EEC (8), to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter ; whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has requested authorization to sell a further quantity of 2 500 tonnes of butter in order to continue the operation ; whereas the said Member State is in a position to guarantee that the butter in question will reach its prescribed destination ; whereas it is necessary to accede to this request, and accordingly to amend the said Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/360/EEC, the quantity of "12 500 tonnes" shown for the Federal Republic of Germany is replaced by the quantity of "15 000 tonnes".
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2482/95 of 25 October 1995 laying down certain transitional measures for Austria for spirit drinks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas the Act of Accession provides for a transitional period expiring on 31 December 1995 during which spirit drinks may be prepared in Austria in accordance with the national rules in force before accession;
Whereas, under those rules, the maximum methyl alcohol content of spirit drinks in Austria is 1 500 g/hl; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 lays down a maximum content of 1 000 g/hl; whereas Austria has requested authorization to maintain its maximum content for traditional products prepared from certain berries; whereas a more detailed evaluation of the request should be carried out and a study made of ways of reducing the methyl alcohol content of those products; whereas the transitional measures for Austria should be extended by one year for the products concerned pending the results of that evaluation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The transitional measures laid down in the first indent of Annex XV (VII) (B) (IV) (1) to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden are hereby extended until 31 December 1996 for the preparation, and until 31 December 1997 for the marketing in Austria of fruit spirits complying with Article 1 (4) (i) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, prepared from the following fruits:
- redcurrants and blackcurrants (Ribes specialis),
- raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.),
- blackberries (Rubus fruticosus L.),
- service-berries (Sorbus aucupazia var. edulis),
- elderberries (Sambucus nigra).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1104/80 of 5 May 1980 amending Regulations (EEC) No 685/69 and (EEC) No 625/78 as regards the time limits for payment in the case of butter and skimmed-milk powder bought in by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/78 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas, in the case of butter, Article 5 (5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 764/80 (4), and, in the case of skimmed-milk powder, Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2498/79 (6), set latest dates for the payment of the buying-in price by intervention agencies;
Whereas it is necessary to revise those latest dates and to set, in addition, a date after which payment of the buying-in price must be made, in order to harmonize the conditions governing buying-in applied by intervention agencies with those applied in commerce;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 is amended as follows: 1. Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
"5. Payment for butter bought-in by the intervention agency shall be made within a period commencing the 40th day after the date on which the butter was taken over by the intervention agency and terminating the 70th day after that date."
2. The following paragraph 6 is added:
"6. For the purposes of this Regulation, the day of taking-over shall be the day on which the butter enters the refrigerated storage depot designated by the intervention agency."
Article 2
Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78, is replaced by the following:
"2. Payment for skimmed-milk powder bought-in by the intervention agency shall be made within a period commencing the 40th day after the date on which the skimmed-milk powder was taken over by the intervention agency and terminating the 70th day after that date."
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 May 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 1980.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2111/2002
of 28 November 2002
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1472/2002(4), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21, and 0402 29 made between 22 and 27 November 2002 inclusive, shall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2090/93 of 27 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 for establishing the market prices of adult bovine animals on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (4), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3402/85 (6), fixes the corrective factors applicable to carcase weights when carcase presentation differs from the reference presentation; whereas, for certain degrees of fat cover, the corrective factors relating to the removal of external fat should be adjusted in order to bring them more into line with practice; whereas, also, the methods for calculating such corrective factors should be specified according to whether they are identical in all Member States or differ from one slaugterhouse to another;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 563/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following paragraph is added to Article 1:
'4. Where the adjustments referred to in the previous paragraph are the same throughout the territory of a Member State they shall be calculated on a national basis; where such adjustments vary from one slaughterhouse to another, they shall be calculated individually.'
2. In the Annex, the corrective factors laid down for the removal of external fat of fat classes 3 and 4 are replaced by the percentage increases +2 and +3 respectively.
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 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 779/2003
of 7 May 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 8 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2077/2005
of 19 December 2005
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 20 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2218/2004
of 22 December 2004
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 23 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 July 1999
repealing Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP in relation to the nomination of an EU Special Envoy for Kosovo
(1999/524/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 30 March 1999 the Council adopted Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP(1) in relation to the nomination of Mr Wolfgang Petritsch as the EU Special Envoy for Kosovo;
(2) In the light of developments in the region, in particular the deployment of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, the Union considers that the mandate of the Special Representative for Kosovo has been fulfilled; on 19 July 1999 the Council commended the work of Ambassador Petritsch as the European Union's Special Envoy for Kosovo,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2794/2000
of 19 December 2000
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 December 2006
on the conclusion of the Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(2009/25/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101, the second paragraph thereof,
Having regard to the approval of the Council,
Whereas:
The Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan should be concluded,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Commission or the Member of the Commission responsible for Energy are hereby authorised to sign the Agreement and to carry out all necessary steps for the entry into force of this Agreement to be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION 2007/643/CFSP
of 18 September 2007
on the financial rules of the European Defence Agency and on the procurement rules and rules on financial contributions from the operational budget of the European Defence Agency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the establishment of the European Defence Agency (1), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 September 2004, the Council adopted Decision 2004/658/CFSP on the financial provisions applicable to the general budget of the European Defence Agency (2).
(2)
On 21 November 2005, the Council adopted Decision 2005/821/CFSP amending Decision 2004/658/CFSP (3), which provided that the Steering Board of the Agency should review or amend, as necessary, these financial provisions before 31 December 2006.
(3)
On 13 November 2006, the Steering Board adopted Decision 2006/29 (Cor.), which amended and replaced Titles I, II and IV of the existing ‘Financial Provisions applicable to the general budget of the Agency’ by the ‘Financial rules of the European Defence Agency’.
(4)
On 14 December 2006, the Steering Board adopted Decision 2006/34, which amended and replaced Title III of the existing ‘Financial Provisions applicable to the general budget of the Agency’ by the ‘Procurement Rules and Rules on Financial Contributions from the Operational Budget of the European Defence Agency’.
(5)
When adopting the decisions referred to above, the Steering Board also proposed that the Council empower the Steering Board on a permanent basis to modify those rules.
(6)
The new financial rules adopted by the Steering Board of the Agency should be confirmed and the Steering Board of the Agency should be empowered to review and amend these rules as necessary, within certain limits,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The financial rules of the European Defence Agency, as well as the procurement rules and rules on financial contributions from the operational budget of the European Defence Agency, are laid down in the Annex. These rules shall replace the provisions in the Annex to Decision 2004/658/CFSP, as amended by the Steering Board (4).
2. The Steering Board shall review and adopt technical amendments to these rules as necessary, notably in order to ensure consistency with relevant Community rules. Substantial amendments to their scope and purpose, to the budgetary and financial management principles and to the general provisions regarding procurement, as well as any new rules having significant budgetary implications shall be submitted to the Council for approval.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 2007.