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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2131/95 of 7 September 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2349/84 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of patent licensing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 19/65/EEC of 2 March 1965 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having published the draft of this Regulation,
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation No 19/65/EEC, the Commission has power to apply Article 85 (3) of the Treaty by regulation to certain categories of bilateral licensing agreements and concerned practices coming within Article 85 (1);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2349/84 of 23 July 1984 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of patent licensing agreements (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 70/95 (3), limited initially to 31 December 1994, has been extended until 30 June 1995;
Whereas the Commission published on 30 June 1994 a draft Regulation on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of technology transfer agreements (4); whereas the comments received by the Commission following this publication and at the hearing on 31 January 1995 have enabled the Commission to consider carefully the problems raised and to make appropriate amendments;
Whereas procedural requirements concerning the completion of the text in all the official languages and the provision of a sufficient delay between the adoption of the regulation and its entry into force necessitate a supplementary period;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to extend for six months the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 2349/84,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2349/84, '30 June 1995` is hereby replaced by '31 December 1995`.
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 from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3496/93 of 20 December 1993 adjusting the combined nomenclature codes of certain products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2505/92 (3) and (EEC) No 2551/93 (4) amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987, on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3080/93 (6), respectively contain the combined nomenclature in force on 1 January 1993 and 1994;
Whereas certain codes in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978, on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2275/89 (8), would not correspond to the combined nomenclature; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 should be amended as a result;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 the CN code 'ex 1214 90 90' is hereby replaced by CN codes 'ex 1214 90 91 and ex 1214 90 99' and CN code 'ex 2309 90 90' is hereby replaced by CN code 'ex 2309 90 98'.
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 January 1993 as far as CN code 'ex 1214 90 90' is concerned and from 1 January 1994 as far as CN code 'ex 2309 90 90' is concerned.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 962/2006
of 27 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (1). Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose, new Community tariff quotas should be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products.
(2)
The quota amount for an autonomous Community tariff quota is insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry for the current quota period and should therefore be increased.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The tariff quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.
Article 2
For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2006, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 the amount of the tariff quota for the order number 09.2986 shall be fixed at 14 315 tonnes.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1102/2004
of 11 June 2004
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 143nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 143nd individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 June 2004.
Commission Decision
of 7 November 2001
amending Decision 98/371/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for imports of fresh meat from certain European countries in regard to Lithuania
(notified under document number C(2001) 3389)
(2001/774/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Articles 14 and 22 thereof.
Whereas:
(1) The animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from certain European countries were established by Commission Decision 98/371/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/19/EC(4).
(2) Imports of fresh meat must take into account the different epidemiological situations in the country concerned.
(3) Following a recent Commission veterinary mission to Lithuania, it appears that the animal health situation is satisfactory in the whole country and that a residue plan has been agreed.
(4) The competent veterinary authorities of Lithuania have confirmed that it has been free from rinderpest, and foot-and-mouth disease for at least 12 months. Furthermore they have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States within 24 hours, by fax, telex or telegram of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of those diseases or of any alteration in the vaccination policy against them.
(5) It is therefore appropriate to authorise the imports of fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species from Lithuania.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex II of Decision 98/371/EC is replaced by Annex of the present Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall come into effect 7 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2202/2002
of 11 December 2002
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2122/2002(5).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2122/2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2122/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 120/2009
of 9 February 2009
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 122 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Some Member States or their competent authorities have requested amendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.
(2)
The proposed amendments derive from decisions taken by the Member States concerned or their competent authorities designating the authorities which are responsible for ensuring that social security legislation is implemented in accordance with Community law.
(3)
The bilateral arrangements for the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are listed in Annex 5 to that Regulation.
(4)
The unanimous opinion of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers has been obtained,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes 2 to 5 to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 February 1993
on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (Basel Convention)
(93/98/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s 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 Economic and Social (2),
Whereas, by virtue of a Council Decision of 28 October 1988, the Commission participated on behalf of the Community, in consultation with the representatives of the Member States, in the negotiation in the ad hoc working group meetings under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with a view to preparing a Global Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste;
Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, on 22 March 1989 the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal was adopted and then signed by the Community on the basis of the mandate conferred by a Council Decision of 21 March 1989;
Whereas the Convention aims to help protect the environment in the area of waste through more stringent control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other waste and through ecologically sound management thereof; whereas, in this respect, it determines procedures for controls on imports, exports and transit;
Whereas the Council, by adopting Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste, within, into and out of the European Community (3), has established rules to curtail and to control such movements; whereas these rules are designed, inter alia, to make the existing Community system for the supervision and control of waste movements comply with the requirements of the Basel Convention and the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention;
Whereas, pursuant to its Articles 22 and 23, the Basel Convention is open for ratification, acceptance or approval and accession by States and for formal confirmation or approval by political and/or economic integration organizations,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, as adopted in Basel on 22 March 1989, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
1. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, deposit the instrument of approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as provided for by Article 22 of the Convention (4).
2. The President shall deposit at the same time the declaration of competence annexed to this Decision in conformity with Article 22 (3) of this Convention.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 725/80 of 27 March 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1624/76 as regards skimmed-milk powder sold by the 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 Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas the authorization referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1273/79 (4), and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1624/76 of 2 July 1976 concerning special arrangements for the payment of aid for skimmed-milk powder denatured or processed into compound feedingstuffs in the territory of another Member State (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1726/79 (6), refers only to skimmed-milk powder produced in the consignor Member State;
Whereas strict application of those provisions entails differential treatment, as regards the granting of aid, for skimmed-milk powder sold by the same intervention agency, according to the Member State where the product is manufactured ; whereas, in order to avoid the practical difficulties which this would cause, it is appropriate to lay down that the skimmed-milk powder sold by the intervention agency of a Member State shall be considered, for the purposes of Regulation (EEC) No 1624/76, as having been produced on the territory of that Member State;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following paragraph is added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1624/76:
"For the purposes of the foregoing paragraph, skimmed-milk powder sold by the intervention agency of the consignor Member State shall be considered as having been produced on the territory of that Member State."
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 March 1980.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 July 1998
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 28 March 1998
(98/491/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement with the Russian Federation on trade in textile products covered by Chapters 50 to 63 of the Combined Nomenclature initialled in Brussels on 28 March 1998;
Whereas, Council Decision 98/379/EC (1), provided for provisional application of the initialled Agreement subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Russian Federation;
Whereas the Russian Federation was not in a position to apply the initialled Agreement on a provisional basis;
Whereas it was agreed with the Russian Federation that the Agreement would be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature;
Whereas this bilateral Agreement should be approved and signed on behalf of the European Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products shall be approved on behalf of the Community.
In accordance with Article 6(1) of the Agreement, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature by both Parties.
The text of this Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
The Commission shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 6(1) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1237/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1236/89 (2), and in particular Article 72 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas most of the table wines bearing a geographical description and words, such as those referred to in Article 2 (3) (i) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3485/87 (4), which reveal the typically regional character of these wines have become so well known on the market that there is no longer any need to make it mandatory for them to bear the words ´table wine'; whereas the said Regulation should be amended as a result,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (1) (a) is replaced by the following:
´(a) the words "table wine'', without prejudice to the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 (i);'.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (3) (i):
´For the table wines described as referred to in the preceding subparagraph, the indication "table wine'' shall not be compulsory.'
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, 3 May 1989.