coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
Commission Directive 2004/34/EC
of 23 March 2004
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annexes I and II to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on textile names(1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 96/74/EC lays down rules governing the labelling or marking of products as regards their textile fibre content, in order to ensure that consumer interests are thereby protected. Textile products may be placed on the market within the Community only if they comply with the provisions of that Directive.
(2) In view of recent findings by a technical working group, it is necessary, for the purposes of adapting Directive 96/74/EC to technical progress, to add the fibre polylactide to the list of fibres set out in Annexes I and II to that Directive.
(3) Directive 96/74/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 96/74/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Annex I the following row 33a is inserted:
">TABLE>"
2. In Annex II the following entry 33a is inserted:
">TABLE>"
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 March 2005 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2204/94 of 9 September 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies
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 organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3134/93 (4), lays down the conditions for taking over cereals into intervention;
Whereas implementation from the 1993/94 marketing year on of the reform of the common agricultural policy in the cereals sector may lead to difficulties for producers of certain cereals in certain areas of the Community; whereas, to lessen the impact of these mechanisms on the income of the said producers, provision should be made for exemptions from certain provisions relating to quality once again in the 1994/95 marketing year, as was done in 1993/94;
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
The text of Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 is replaced by the following:
'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, and for the 1994/95 marketing year:
- at the request of the Member State, a decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, to fix the maximum moisture content at 15 % for cereals offered for intervention with the exception of maize and sorghum,
- Greece is hereby authorized to accept into intervention consignments of durum wheat 14 % of which comprise cereal of less than standard quality in which the grain impurities reach a maximum of 7 %, with 5 % at most being other cereals,
- the reduction provided for in the case of barley of a specific weight less than 65 kg/hl referred to in Annex II, Table III shall not apply.'
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 with effect from 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1991 approving the programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (91/415/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 Council Decision 91/133/EEC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 91/70/EEC (3) has provided for a financial contribution from the Community under emergency measures for the eradication of outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia that occurred in Spain in September 1990, and whereas this action was prolonged by Decision 91/222/EEC (4) until the 31 March 1991; whereas in the light of the evolution of the situation the Community financial aid must be in the framework of an eradication programme conforming with Article 24 of Decision 90/424/EEC;
Whereas, by letter dated 11 March 1991, Spain has submitted a three year programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (5);
Whereas a Community financial contribution will be given provided the abovementioned conditions are fulfilled, and the authorities will provide all necessary information in conformity with Article 24 (8) of Decision 90/424/EEC, and whereas it is appropriate to fix the Community financial participation at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred by way of compensation to owners for the slaughter of cattle because of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia;
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
The programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia presented by Spain is hereby approved for a period of three years.
Article 2
Spain shall bring into force by 1 April 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of cattle because of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
Article 4
The Community financial contribution shall be granted after the supporting documents have been supplied.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 17 July 1991.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1550/2001
of 30 July 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1450/2001(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products to the Canary Islands has been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1304/2001(4), as a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for cereals products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(2) 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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 is replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2001.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2780/95 of 30 November 1995 amending, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries;
Whereas, Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas the state of the stocks of whiting in areas VII (except VII a) and VIII, Norway lobster in areas VII and VIII, sprat in the North Sea and cod in the Kattegat allow increase of TACs without endangering the future management of these resources;
Whereas, by virtue of the application of the recommendations agreed during the 20th session of the International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission, the Community has obtained an additional quota of sprat in the Baltic Sea for 1995;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The text of the Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding text of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3362/94.
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, 30 November 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 930/96 of 23 May 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 846/96 (4), provides for whiting 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 whiting in the waters of ICES division VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 18 April 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1996.
Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned 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 18 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 369/2009
of 6 May 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 7 May 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 1999
amending Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities to enable it to give decisions in cases when constituted by a single judge
(1999/291/EC, ECSC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 168a thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32d thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 140a thereof,
Having regard to the request by the Court of Justice,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
(1) Whereas, since the creation of the Court of First Instance its workload has considerably increased and there will be a further considerable increase as a result of litigation relating to intellectual property rights, and in particular arising from the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(2);
(2) Whereas, to enable to Court of First Instance to cope with this increased workload, it is necessary, before contemplating any increase in the number of the Members of the Court of First Instance, to exhaust all the possibilities of improving the working efficiency of the Court of First Instance as composed at present;
(3) Whereas experience gained in various national legal systems of Member States shows that, in a number of cases, neither the nature of the legal or factual questions raised, nor the importance of the case, nor other special circumstances justify a case being heard at first instance by a bench of judges and that, by conferring on a single judge jurisdiction to give decisions in certain cases, the number of cases heard by a court may be considerably increased;
(4) Whereas, similary, neither the legal or factual difficulty of certain cases coming before the Court of First Instance, nor their importance, nor any special circumstance justify those cases being heard by three Judges;
(5) Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Council Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 24 October 1998 establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities(3),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In Article 2(4) of Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom, the words "or be constituted by a single judge" shall be added at the end of the third sentence.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the 15th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 200/2008
of 4 March 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 2008.
*****
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 427/84
of 21 February 1984
increasing the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 1162/83 for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1162/83 (1), opened and allocated among the Member States, for the period 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1984, a duty-free Community tariff quota for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, the amount of which was fixed at 4 500 tonnes;
Whereas, on the basis of the most recent data on this product for the period in question, it is estimated that the additional imports from third countries required by the Community currently amount to 750 tonnes; whereas the size of the tariff quota should as a result be increased; whereas, in order to safeguard the Community character of the tariff quota in question, part of the volume of the proposed increase should be allocated to the Community reserve, the balance being allocated among certain Member States on a pro rata basis according to their foreseeable requirements for imports originating in third countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 1162/83 for fresh eels (live or dead), chilled or frozen, falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, intended for processing by curing or skinning enterprises or for use in the industrial manufacture of products falling within heading No 16.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby increased from 4 500 to 5 250 tonnes.
Article 2
1. A first instalment of the additional volume referred to in Article 1, amounting to 675 tonnes, shall be allocated as follows among the following Member States:
Denmark 270 tonnes
Germany 405 tonnes.
2. The second instalment, amounting to 75 tonnes, shall constitute the reserve.
The reserve provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1162/83 shall be thus increased from 450 to 525 tonnes.
Article 3
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, 21 February 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1785/94
of 19 July 1994
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1706/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
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, 19 July 1994.