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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 185/2000
of 26 January 2000
on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products(3), initialled on 9 December 1988, and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters(4), initialled on 6 December 1999, and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China(5) initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral Agreement, and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 6 December 1999, provide that transfers may be agreed between quota years;
(2) Whereas the People's Republic of China has made a request on 10 December 1999;
(3) Whereas the transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral Agreement, and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;
(4) Whereas it is appropriate to grant the request;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 1999 as detailed in the Annex to 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 to the quota year 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 940/2009
of 8 October 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 9 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1547/2007
of 20 December 2007
establishing a transitional period for withdrawing the Republic of Cape Verde from the list of beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for least developed countries, as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (1), and in particular Article 12(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Republic of Cape Verde (hereinafter referred to as Cape Verde) is included in the special arrangement for least developed countries under the Community’s scheme of generalised tariff preferences.
(2)
Article 12(7) of Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 provides for the withdrawal of a country from the special arrangement for least developed countries, when that country is excluded by the United Nations from the list of least developed countries. That Article also provides for the establishment of a transitional period of at least three years, to alleviate any adverse effects which may be caused by the removal of the tariff preferences granted under the special arrangement for least developed countries.
(3)
Cape Verde has been excluded by the United Nations from the list of least developed countries, with effect from 1 January 2008 (2).
(4)
Cape Verde should, therefore, be allowed to continue to benefit from the preferences granted under the special arrangement for least developed countries, until the end of 2010.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Republic of Cape Verde shall be removed from the list of beneficiaries of the special arrangement for least developed countries in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, with effect from 1 January 2011.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 20 December 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1866/2001
of 21 September 2001
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2001(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1836/2001(5).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 455/2006
of 17 March 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2006
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 (3) establishes the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2)
On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia, the Commission has observed that butter market prices have been equal or superior to 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in should therefore be suspended in that Member State. Latvia should therefore be withdrawn from the list established in Regulation (EC) No 343/2006.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 is replaced by the following text:
‘Article 1
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby open in the following Member States:
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Germany
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Estonia
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Spain
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France
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Italy
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Ireland
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Netherlands
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Poland
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Portugal
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Finland
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Sweden
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United Kingdom.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2430/93 of 1 September 1993 adapting the codes and descriptions of certain products listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 on the common organization of the market in certain products listed in Annex II to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1959/93 (4), contains the combined nomenclature currently in force;
Whereas certain codes and descriptions in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (6), no longer correspond to those in the combined nomenclature; whereas the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 the codes and descriptions relating to CN codes ex 0205 00 00, 0511 99 90, 0902, ex 1214 90 90 and ex 2206 00 are hereby replaced by those in the Annex 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 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 September 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 819/2003
of 12 May 2003
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003(4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 818/2003(5) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(7), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements.
(5) On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it must be concluded that the conditions laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for small-flowered roses originating in Israel. The Common Customs Tariff duty should be re-established.
(6) The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2003. As a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For imports of small-flowered roses (CN code ex 0603 10 10 ) originating in Israel, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 432/2003
of 7 March 2003
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2002/2003 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002(3) opens a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for all destinations.
(2) Under the first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the situation on the world market or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation, depending on their destination.
(3) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the countries of the western Balkans since the start of 2001 and in exports of Community sugar to those countries appears to be highly artificial in nature.
(4) To prevent any abuse through reimportation into the European Union of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund or levy should be fixed for the countries of the western Balkans for the products listed in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(6) In view of the dates for the invitations to tender, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(7) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 is hereby replaced by:
"1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations except for Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro(4) and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. During the period of this validity of this invitation to tender, partial invitations to tender shall be issued."
Article 2
Member States shall amend their invitations to tender so that they comply with Article 1 above.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 7 March 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/2005
of 23 March 2005
concerning the 15th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
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(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.
(3)
On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering offer should not be proceeded with.
(4)
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
For the 15th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 22 March 2005, no offer shall be proceeded with.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2005.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2888/87
of 28 September 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 on granting aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates
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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas the amount of aid for 100 kilograms of skimmed milk processed into casein or caseinates was fixed at 9,30 ECU by Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3915/86 (4); whereas the amount of aid must be adjusted to take account of the movement of prices for caseins in international trade;
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 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 756/70, '9,30 ECU' is replaced by '8,85 ECU'.
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 apply with effect from 1 October 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2994/86
of 30 September 1986
reimposing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol No 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3138/85 of 22 October 1985 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (2),
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement, are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // 44.18 // Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding substances, in sheets, blocks or the like // 28 107 // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be reimposed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 4 October to 31 December 1986, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be reimposed on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // 44.18 // Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding substances, in sheets, blocks or the like // Yugoslavia // // //
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, 30 September 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 493/2007
of 4 May 2007
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), 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 5 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 May 2007.