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COUNCIL DECISION 2007/244/CFSP
of 23 April 2007
implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP of 18 July 2005 on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
(1)
On 17 October 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/725/CFSP (2) concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan, which extended the financing for its civilian component until 30 April 2007.
(2)
Pending transition of the African Union (AU) mission to a UN/AU hybrid operation, the Council has, in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 2006/486/CFSP (3), decided to continue the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan.
(3)
Therefore, as concerns the civilian component, the Council should decide on the financing of the continuation of this supporting action.
(4)
The supporting action will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Section II of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP from 1 May 2007 until 31 October 2007 shall be EUR 2 125 000. This amount shall cover the period of the current mandate of the AU Mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (AMIS) and a subsequent transitional period leading to a possible transition to a UN/AU hybrid operation.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community.
Nationals of third states shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
3. The expenditure shall be eligible from 1 May 2007.
Article 2
The Council shall, no later than 30 June 2007, evaluate whether the EU supporting action should be continued.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 23 April 2007.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1464/85
of 31 May 1985
correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1367/85 as regards the arrangements to apply monetary compensatory amounts from 27 May 1985 to intervention butter sold at reduced prices
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1367/85 of 24 May 1985 amending the provisions implementing monetary compensatory amounts with effect from 27 May 1985 in respect of intervention butter sold at a reduced price (3) provides, in respect of butter sold in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2268/84, (EEC) No 2278/84 and (EEC) No 2956/84 for which sales contracts are concluded before 27 May 1985, that the monetary compensatory amounts applying to France on 26 May 1985 shall remain valid for butter shipped from France to another Member State on or after 27 May 1985; whereas the present wording of Article 2 of the said Regulation confines the application of these monetary compensatory amounts to shipments from France; whereas it should be specified that they also apply to shipments to France; whereas; therefore, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1367/85 should be corrected;
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
In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1367/85, 'shall remain valid for the quantities shipped from this Member State to another Member State on or after 27 May 1985' is hereby replaced by 'shall remain valid in trade between the said Member State and other Member States as from 27 May 1985'.
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 27 May 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1255/91 of 14 May 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 656/91 (4), establishes the nomenclature applicable to export refunds on agricultural products;
Whereas an amendment to the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds is necessary to permit refunds for round grain wholly milled rice in packings of a net content of five kilograms or less to vary; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 should be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1
In Sector 2 'Rice and broken rice' in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, the data relating to CN codes 1006 30 61 and 1006 30 92 are hereby replaced by those set out in the Annex hereto. 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, 14 May 1991.
Council Decision
of 30 March 2000
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Switzerland concerning the extension of the common communication network/common system interface (CCN/CSI) within the framework of the Convention on a common transit procedure
(2000/305/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 together with the first sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The implementation of the computerised transit system provided for by Decision No 1/1999 of the EC/EFTA Joint Committee on common transit(1) requires the setting up of an international computer network to make possible the exchange of information between the competent authorities of the contracting Parties to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure(2), hereinafter referred to as "the Convention".
(2) The European Community has already developed a common communication network/common system interface (CCN/CSI) which fulfils the necessary requirements.
(3) Decision No 2/1999 of the EC/EFTA Joint Committee on common transit provides that the CCN/CSI is to be used by all contracting Parties to the Convention(3) and that the financial participation of the partner countries and other related issues will be determined by mutual Agreement between the Community and each of the partner countries.
(4) On 22 October 1999 the Council authorised the Commission of the European Communities to negotiate with each of the non-Community countries which are contracting Parties to the Convention an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the extension of the CCN/CSI to each of them.
(5) The Commission has negotiated the extension of the CCN/CSI to Switzerland.
(6) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning this extension should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Switzerland concerning the extension of the common communication network/common system interface (CCN/CSI) within the framework of the Convention on a common transit procedure is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) authorised to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters so as to render it binding on the Community.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.
DECISION No 477/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 February 1999 amending Decision No 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (3),
Whereas Decision No 719/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) established a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (the 'Kaleidoscope programme`) for the period 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998;
Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme;
Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004;
Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the areas covered by the Kaleidoscope programme,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Decision No 719/96/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, '31 December 1998` shall be replaced by '31 December 1999`.
2. in Article 6, 'ECU 26,5 million` shall be replaced by 'EUR 36,7 million`.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 974/2003
of 5 June 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003
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) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
For tenders notified from 30 May to 5 June 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 41,89 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 24500 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 June 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1866/92
of 30 June 1992
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1992 for newsprint
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, for newsprint, the Community has reached an agreement which provides in particular for the opening of a Community tariff quota of 650 000 tonnes, of which 600 000 tonnes are reserved, until 30 November of each year, exclusively for products from Canada, in accordance with Article XIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; whereas this agreement provides equally for the obligation to increase, by 5 %, that part of the quota reserved for imports from Canada, in the event that that part is used up before the end of a given period of one year; whereas the quota of 650 000 tonnes was opened for 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3904/91 (1);
Whereas the economic data at present available give rise to the belief that the requirements for importing newsprint from Canada could reach a level higher than the said volume of 600 000 tonnes; whereas the volume of that part of quota reserved for these imports should be increased, therefore, by 30 000 tonnes,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3904/91 for newsprint from Canada shall be increased from 600 000 tonnes to 630 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3123/85
of 6 November 1985
amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 on the form of farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portugese Republic to the European Communities and in particuliar article 396 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3272/82 (2), must be supplemented by fixing the first accounting year from which that Regulation is to apply to Spain and Portugal; whereas certain other data must also be added,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 is supplemented as follows:
'These provisions shall apply for the first time in Spain and Portugal to the accountancy data of the 1986 accounting year, beginning during the period between 1 January and 1 July 1986.'
Article 2
In Annex II, Title II, under G 'Land and buildings, deadstock and circulating capital' - heading 'Depreciation of machinery and equipment' footnote 1 is supplemented as follows:
'Pta 15 000; Esc 15 000'.
Article 3
Annex II, Title II, under I 'Value Added Tax (VAT)' - heading 107 'VAT system' is supplemented as follows:
1.2 // SPAIN // Code No // Normal system // 1 // Simplified system // 2 // Agricultural system // 3 // PORTUGAL // // VAT not applicable // 0'.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty concerning the Accession of Spain and Portugal.
It shall apply from the 1986 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 November 1985.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1738/92 of 30 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (4) provides for the application of a system of a basic and an additional co-responsibility levy for the period 1988/89 to 1991/92;
Whereas, when it adopted a system of aid for certain producers in the major crops sector, the Council did not extend the systems of basic and additional co-responsibility levies;
Whereas, for the sake of consistency and bearing in mind the low economic impact of the levying of the balance of the additional co-responsibility levy due in 1992/93 by virtue of the maximum guaranteed quantity being exceeded by production in 1991/92, the said levying should be done away with; whereas, to this end, Article 4b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Article 4b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is hereby repealed.
2. The additional levy due in the 1991/92 marketing year shall not be collected.
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 Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 120/2007
of 8 February 2007
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1797/2004
of 14 October 2004
prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for blue ling for 2004.
(2)
In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas VI, VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota for 2004. The United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock from 9 August 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas VI, VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2004.
Fishing for blue ling in the waters of ICES sub-areas VI, VII (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is hereby prohibited, as is the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above 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 Union.
It shall apply from 9 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2004.