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Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2003
of 22 May 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
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 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) 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
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1461/96 of 25 July 1996 on the tariff quotas opened in respect of the import of certain goods originating in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic resulting from the processing of agricultural products listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Whereas the tariff quotas applicable to the import of certain goods originating in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 eligible for a reduction in the agricultural component have been opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/96 (2) amending Regulation (EC) No 3238/94 (3);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 (4) establishes the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products as provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93; whereas that Regulation replaces and repeals Regulation (EC) No 3238/94 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1294/94 (5), but does not open tariff quotas;
Whereas the quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 478/96 should therefore be maintained by means of separate legislation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 January to 31 December 1996, goods originating in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic which are listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 478/96 shall be subject to reduced agricultural components within the limits of the annual quotas and under the conditions set out in those Annexes.
Article 2
Imports of goods falling within CN Code 1901 90 91 and eligible for a reduction in the agricultural component shall be assigned the following numbers:
- 09.5467 for goods originating in Bulgaria,
- 09.5227 for goods originating in Hungary,
- 09.5417 for goods originating in the Czech Republic,
- 09.5417 for goods originating in the Slovak Republic.
Article 3
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 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1693/2001
of 24 August 2001
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 1498/98(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 25 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 August 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 June 2008
amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain establishments in the meat, poultrymeat, fish and milk and milk products sectors in Romania
(notified under document number C(2008) 2400)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/465/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Subsection I, paragraph (e) thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (1) and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2) provide for certain structural requirements for establishments falling within the scope of those Regulations.
(2)
Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Subsection I, paragraph (a) to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania provides that certain structural requirements laid down in those Regulations are not to apply to the establishments in Romania listed in Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession until 31 December 2009, subject to certain conditions.
(3)
As long as those establishments are in transition, products originating from those establishments should only be placed on the domestic market or used for further processing in Romanian establishments in transition.
(4)
Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/23/EC (3) and 2007/710/EC (4).
(5)
In Romania, certain establishments in the meat, poultrymeat, fish and milk and milk products sectors have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. In addition, certain establishments have ceased their activities. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(6)
Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision are deleted from Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1987/2000
of 20 September 2000
setting the level of Community quantitative limits on re-importation into the European Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after economic outward processing operations in that country and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(3) of Annex VII thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(3) of Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 stipulates that quantitative limits already in force on re-imports after economic outward processing operations may be adjusted if necessary.
(2) The quantitative limit in force applicable to the re-import into the European Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after economic outward processing operations in that country is not sufficient to meet the Community traders' import requirements up to the expiry of the present bilateral Agreement on trade in textile products.
(3) The table appended to Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Management Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Community quantitative limits applicable in 2000 to the re-import into the Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after economic outward processing operations in that country are hereby set at 827000 pieces.
2. The table appended to Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is hereby amended accordingly.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that 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, 20 September 2000.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1596/95 of 29 June 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 in order to prolong the application of certain tariff quotas with respect to Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 of 29 December 1994 opening tariff quotas with respect to Austria, Finland and Sweden (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of the 1994 Act of Accession, Austria, Finland and Sweden have applied the Common Customs Tariff as from 1 January 1995;
Whereas, at its meeting on 8 February 1995, the Council authorized the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXIV (6) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994;
Whereas the application of the Common Customs Tariff by the new Member States has led to a reduction of some import duties and to an increase of some other duties;
Whereas it is appropriate for the Community to provide its trading partners with temporary relief for the most serious cases in which there in an increase in import duties; whereas, therefore, certain customs duties have been reduced on an autonomous basis during the period 1 January to 30 June 1995;
Whereas, pending the conclusion of a global agreement as a result of negotiations between the Community and third countries, it is appropriate to apply autonomous measures designed to alleviate the adverse impact on certain exports by third countries following enlargement;
Whereas the measures to be applied are without prejudice to the results of the ongoing negotiations under the said Article XXIV (6) and do not prejudge the intention of the Community to conclude an agreement which takes into account the global impact of enlargement on trade with third countries;
Whereas, as these negotiations are not yet completed, it is appropriate to extend the application of Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 in order to provide for the period of 1 July to 31 December 1995, retaining the same quotas with the same duty rates for the same products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 the following subparagraph shall be added:
'The Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden shall apply the same arrangement from 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1995.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 981/2002
of 7 June 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 537/2002 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
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) Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Portugal.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Portuguese market.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2002(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 775/2002(6), opened an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries. The last partial invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 537/2002 should be postponed.
(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
Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 537/2002 is replaced by the following: "2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 27 June 2002. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1002/93 of 27 April 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 3102 10 10, originating in Latvia and Lithuania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 3102 10 10, originating in Latvia and Lithuania, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 419 000; whereas on 25 March 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in Latvia and Lithuania reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Latvia and Lithuania,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 2 May 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Latvia and Lithuania:
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 27 April 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1101/2005
of 13 July 2005
setting the amount of the aid for pears for processing for the 2005/2006 marketing year
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), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 3(3)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2) provides that the Commission is to publish the amount of aid applicable to pears for processing no later than 15 June.
(2)
The average quantity of pears processed under the aid scheme in the last three marketing years is 11 946 tonnes higher than the Community threshold.
(3)
For those Member States that have overrun their processing threshold, the amount of the aid for pears for processing for the 2005/2006 marketing year must therefore be adjusted in relation to the level set in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
(4)
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 2005/2006 marketing year, the amount of the aid for pears under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:
-
EUR 161,70 per tonne in the Czech Republic,
-
EUR 155,23 per tonne in Greece,
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EUR 157,59 per tonne in Spain,
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EUR 161,70 per tonne in France,
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EUR 124,58 per tonne in Italy,
-
EUR 161,70 per tonne in Hungary,
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EUR 159,09 per tonne in the Netherlands,
-
EUR 161,70 per tonne in Austria,
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EUR 161,70 per tonne in Portugal.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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, 13 July 2005.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 August 2005
amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy
(notified under document number C(2005) 2929)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/603/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular point (c) of Article 8 (3) and the third paragraph of Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.
(2)
Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.
(3)
On 7 June 2005 Italy presented a report to the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health which concludes that the surveillance system in place in Italy has proved that no virus has circulated in the province of Massa Carrara, in Toscana, for more than two years.
(4)
Consequently, that province should be considered free of bluetongue and, on the basis of the substantiated request submitted by Italy, deleted from the Italian provinces listed under Zone B in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC.
(5)
Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, in the part for Zone B, in the row for Toscana, ‘Massa Carrara’ is deleted.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 August 2005.