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COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 November 1999
authorising the French Republic to apply or to continue to apply reductions in, or exemptions from excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC
(1999/804/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils(1), and in particular Article 8(4),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations;
(2) The French authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect);
(3) The other Member States have been informed thereof;
(4) The Commission and all the Member States consider that the application of differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives is justified on environmental policy grounds and that it will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;
(5) The Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment;
(6) The French Republic has requested authorisation to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives from 1 January 2000; the Council is to review its application on the basis of a report from the Commission no later than 31 December 2002, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC and without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils(2), and in particular the minimum rates laid down in Articles 3 and 4 thereof, the French Republic is hereby authorised to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect) until 31 December 2002.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2003
of 26 March 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2427/88 of 24 May 1988 on the application of Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ´originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ´originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/88 amending Protocol 3;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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 from 1 January 1988. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2480/96 of 18 December 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1226/92 on communication by the Member States to the Commission of information on imports of certain products processed from 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 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 of 18 December 1996, on detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price arrangements for certain red fruit originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices (2), provides for the verification of compliance with the minimum import price; whereas that verification requires regular and rapid communication by Member States of certain information on imports originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1226/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1032/95 (4), gives the rules for communicating those data for certain Central and East European countries; whereas those rules should be extended to cover the three Baltic States;
Whereas the names of the countries resulting from the break-up of Yugoslavia should be updated and amendments to the combined nomenclature and the Taric codes should be taken into account;
Whereas 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
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1226/92 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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.
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, 18 December 1996.
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 2152/82
of 28 July 1982
amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 16 and 22 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 (2), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC Euratom) No 1545/73 (3), should be amended in order to take account of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2150/82 of 28 July 1982 introducing special and temporary measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities consequent upon the accession of the Hellenic Republic (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following subparagraph (h) shall be added to Article 2 of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69:
‘(h)
those entitled to the allowance provided for in the event of termination of service under Article 2 of Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2150/82.’
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 the time when Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2150/82 enters into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1982.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 September 1990
laying down the reference methods for detecting residues of heavy metals and arsenic
(90/515/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) (b) of Directive 64/433/EEC, reference methods should be laid down for assessing the results of the examination for residues;
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Decision 89/610/EEC of 14 November 1989 laying down the reference methods and the list of national reference laboratories for detecting residues (3) excludes coverage of heavy metals and arsenic;
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 8 (3) of Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 December 1986 concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (4), all positive findings must, if challenged, be confirmed using the reference methods established pursuant to Article 4 (1) (b) of Directive 64/433/EEC;
Whereas the determination of reference methods includes the definition of the analytical reference procedures to be followed and the criteria to be applied when carrying out the analyses;
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 analytical reference procedures to be applied for confirmation of the presence of residues shall be the following:
1. for arsenic:
- atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) (graphite furnace or hydride generation technique),
- colorimetry (after complexation).
2. for cadmium and lead:
- atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) (graphite furnace or flame)
- anodic stripping voltammetry by derivative pulse polarography (DPASV).
3. for mercury: cold vapour phase atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).
Article 2
The analytical reference procedure of choice must be based preferably on atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and must have a limit of detection which is equal to or lower than that of the procedure used for routine analyses.
Article 3
The criteria applicable to the analytical reference procedure are set out in the Annex.
Article 4
This Decision shall be reexamined before 1 January 1996 in order to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 1990.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1662/94 of 8 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported 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 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 22b thereof,
Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 (3), import licences must be issued within three working days following the day on which the application is lodged; whereas this time limit is in-adequate for the purposes of efficient management of the system and should accordingly be extended to five days;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged unless measures are taken within that time.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall not apply to applications lodged prior to the day of its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 96/2003
of 20 January 2003
on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated white sugar to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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, 20 January 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 July 2008
appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2008/648/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a seat as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Ludolf VON WARTENBERG,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Mr Bernd DITTMANN, Managing Director Europe of the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie - BDI), is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, ending on 20 September 2010.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 2008.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 2218/89
of 18 July 1989
amending Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, drawn up after obtaining the opinion of a group of experts appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the Annex to Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 (4) contains headings for the maximum permitted levels for foodstuffs and feedingstuffs;
Whereas, however, no maximum levels were laid down for some of those headings pending a decision to be taken by the Council at a later stage following additional work to be carried out mainly by scientific experts;
Whereas the Commission submitted two communications to the Council on 14 June and 9 December 1988 respectively which were intended to supplement the Annex to the abovementioned Regulation and were drafted after consultation of the group of experts referred to in Article 31 of the Treaty;
Whereas the Annex to that Regulation should therefore be supplemented;
Whereas some other information in the said Annex should also be adapted in the light of the latest scientific work in the field;
Whereas it therefore seems advisable to consolidate the levels and the other information in the said Annex in a single table;
Whereas it also seems advisable, since further work is to be carried out, to stipulate that the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 should also apply for fixing the maximum permitted levels for feedingstuffs; whereas that Regulation should be supplemented accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 7
Rules for applying this Regulation, a list of minor foodstuffs together with the maximum levels to be applied thereto, and the maximum levels for feedingstuffs shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, which shall apply by analogy. To this end an ad hoc Committee shall be set up.'
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 18 July 1989.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 March 1988 concerning the establishment of overall quantities of food aid for 1988 and establishing a list of products to be supplied as food aid (88/189/EEC) (88/189/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3785/87 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
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 (3), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, in order to implement Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86, it is necessary to determine the total quantities of each product to be supplied under the food-aid operations and to establish the products involved;
Whereas with effect from 1 January 1988 Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established on the basis of the nomenclature of the harmonized system a combined nomenclature of goods which will meet the requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Food Aid Committee,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article 1. The total quantities of each product to be supplied under the 1988 food-aid programme to certain developing countries and certain organizations are set out in Annex I.
2. The products which may be supplied as food aid are listed in Annex II.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 1988.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 February 2006
amending Decision 97/467/EC as regards the inclusion of one establishment in Uruguay in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import ratite meat
(notified under document number C(2006) 233)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/65/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 97/467/EC of 7 July 1997 drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (2) sets out provisional lists of establishments in third countries from which the Member States are authorised to import farmed game meat, rabbit meat and ratite meat.
(2)
Uruguay has provided the name of one establishment producing ratite meat for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments comply with Community rules.
(3)
Accordingly, this establishment should be included in the lists set out in Decision 97/467/EC.
(4)
Imports from this establishment should not be eligible for reduced physical checks pursuant to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3).
(5)
Decision 97/467/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
Annex II to Decision 97/467/EC is amended in accordance with Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 11 February 2006.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2006.