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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 1994 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to toilet paper (94/924/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product group;
Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups;
Whereas in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum;
Whereas the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The product group 'toilet paper' shall mean:
'Rolls or sheets of paper intended for personal hygiene in toilets. The paper normally consists of creped or embossed paper in one or several plies. The criteria do not apply to paper containing wet strength agents. Related products based on soft paper, such as napkins and wipes, are excluded from the product group.'
Article 2
The environmental performance of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The product group definition and the specific ecological criteria for the product group shall be valid for a period of three years from the date on which this Decision takes effect.
Article 4
For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product group shall be '004'.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 September 2004
approving the second phase of the technical action plan 2004 for the improvement of agricultural statistics
(notified under document number C(2004) 3374)
(2004/637/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics (1), and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Commission establishes a technical action plan for agricultural statistics each year.
(2)
It is essential to improve information on the physical aspects of European agriculture and to set up information systems on the structure of the farms in the adherent countries for the implementation of the related Community policies.
(3)
In accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Community contributes to the costs incurred by the Member States in making adaptations to national agricultural statistical systems or for the costs of preparatory work for new or increasing needs which are part of a technical action plan.
(4)
There is a need to consolidate certain actions begun under previous action plans and to continue the work.
(5)
The enlargement which will occur during 2004 makes it necessary to implement the 2004 action plan in two phases. The first phase of this action plan has been approved by the Decision 2004/366/EC of the Commission of 13 April 2004 (2). The second phase of this action plan now needs to be adopted.
(6)
The measures provided for in this decision are in line with the opinion of the Standing Committee of Agricultural Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The second phase of the 2004 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics (TAPAS 2004 - Phase 2), as set out in the Annex to this Decision, is approved.
Article 2
This decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1991 on specific financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Ireland (Only the English text is authentic) (92/6/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as amended by Decision 91/133/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of Newcastle disease occured in Ireland in the months of March and April 1991; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's poultry and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of making good the losses so caused;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of Newcastle disease was officially confirmed, the Irish authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures as listed in Article 3 (2) of Council Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by the Irish authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;
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
For outbreaks of Newcastle disease which have occured during the months of March and April 1991 Ireland may obtain Community financial assistance. The financial contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Ireland in compensating owners for the slaughter, destruction of poultry and poultry products as appropriate,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Ireland for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Ireland in compensating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
Article 2
The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
Article 3
The Commission will follow developments in the disease situation and, if necessary, due to the evolution of the disease a new Decision will be adopted in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 3 (4) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. Done at Brussels, 3 December 1991.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2446/97 of 8 December 1997 fixing, for the 1998 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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) and in particular Article 9 (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed annually for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;
Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9 (2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 1998 fishing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1998 for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial specifications to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 1997.
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 February 1987
amending Decision 81/956/EEC on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries
(87/141/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Directive 86/215/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, by Decision 81/956/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 85/478/EEC (4), the Council declared that seed potatoes harvested and officially controlled in Austria, Switzerland and Poland afforded the same assurances as seed potatoes harvested and controlled within the Community;
Whereas the validity of that equivalence expired on 31 January 1984 in the case of Poland and on 30 June 1986 in the case of Austria and Switzerland;
Wheeas it has been shown that the conditions on which the Community findings were based at the outset are still fulfilled as regards the standards and procedures applicable to the certification of seed potatoes;
Whereas equivalence may be used in practice, however, only if the seed potatoes also satisfy the conditions which Member States must, or may, lay down pursuant to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (5) a last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (6);
Whereas it was established in this connection that the plant health situation in the third countries covered by Decision 81/956/EEC regarding Corynebacterium sepedonicum and potato spindle tuber viroid must be studied in depth; whereas that study is complete as far as Austria and Switzerland are concerned; whereas, however, the evaluation of the results has not yet been completed; whereas the study is continuing in respect of Poland; whereas, at this stage in the evaluation, the results of the study have shown that there are no plant health considerations preventing a renewal of the equivalence in respect of Austria and Switzerland; whereas a revival of equivalence in respect of Poland would still be pointless at this stage;
Whereas, furthermore, this Decision does not prevent Community findings from being revoked or the period of their validity from not being extended if it becomes apparent that the conditions on which such findings are based are not, or are no longer, fulfilled,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 2 of Decision 81/956/EEC '30 June 1986' replaced by '30 June 1988'.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1728/93 of 30 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector
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 introducing specific measures for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular
Article 10
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 (3) establishing the implementing rules for the supply measures, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1404/93 (4), fixes, for the period 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993, on the one hand, the quantities of pigmeat products of the forecast supply balance which benefit from an exemption from the levy on direct imports from third countries or from an aid for deliveries originating from the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira; whereas the said quantities for the pigmeat sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994, taking account of local production and traditional trade flows, and ensuring that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in acordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The aid provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 for products included in the forecast supply balance and which come from the Community, taking account of traditional trade flows, is fixed in Annex II.';
2. Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are hereby remplaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1993.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1805/2003
of 13 October 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149(2) 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) The second subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2596/97(3) extends until 31 December 2003 the period during which transitional measures may be adopted with regard to the fat content requirements for milk on the market under the conditions set out in the 1994 Act of Accession.
(2) In the milk and milk products sector, the requirements relating to the fat content of milk for human consumption continue to cause difficulties for Finland and Sweden.
(3) It is therefore necessary to make use of the possibility afforded by Article 149(2) of the 1994 Act of Accession to extend the period in question. An additional period running until 30 April 2009 seems appropriate.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2596/97, shall be replaced by the following:
"However, with regard to the requirements relating to the fat content of milk for human consumption produced in Finland and Sweden, the period is hereby extended until 30 April 2009."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1524/2003
of 28 August 2003
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 806/2003(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 1392/2003(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 0401, 0402 10, 0402 21, 0402 29, 0403, 0404, 0405 and 0406 made between 22 and 28 August 2003 inclusive, shall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2244/96 of 25 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 November 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 1996.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 189/83
of 26 January 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereal-based feedingstuffs issued pursuant to invitations to tender opened in non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 9d (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3480/80 (4), specifies the date from which the period of validity of the export licences for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs is calculated; whereas the said provision has given rise to some pursuant concerning the date on which the period of validity should begin where certificates are issued pursuant to invitations to tender opened in non-member countries; whereas, to dispel such uncertainty, the abovementioned Regulation should be amended to indicate that the date on which the application is lodged constitutes a precise and definite reference point for calculating the period of validity of the said licences;
Whereas 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
Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 9d (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The period of validity of export licences issued in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be calculated as from their actual day of issue, except in the case referred to in Article 10 (2).'
2. Article 10 is amended as follows:
(a) the present text becomes paragraph 1;
(b) the following paragraph 2 is added:
'2. In the case of exports effected on the basis of an invitation to tender opened in an importing non-member country, export licences for products subject to the provisions of Article 9d (1) shall be valid from the time when they were issued, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 26 January 1983.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/96 of 11 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 95/592/EC of 22 December 1995 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries under GATT Article XXIV.6 and other related matters (3), provides in particular for additional import possibilities for Australia, New Zealand and Chile due to the enlargement of the Community; whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (4), fixes the additional quantities for the countries concerned;
Whereas Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, concerning certain agricultural products (5), provides in particular for additional import possibilities for Iceland due to the enlargement of the Community;
Whereas these quantities should now be incorporated into the quotas for 1996 opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 (6); whereas that Regulation must therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 is hereby amended as follows:
- the quantity for Australia is replaced by the quantity '18 650` tonnes,
- the quantity for New Zealand is replaced by the quantity '226 700` tonnes,
- the quantity for Chile is replaced by the quantity '3 000` tonnes,
- the quantity for Iceland is replaced by the quantity '1 350` tonnes.
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, 11 April 1996.