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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1437/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1553/95 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 (2), and in particular Article 11 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 of 3 May 1989 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/96 (4), provides that all cotton growers must send an annual declaration of areas sown before a date set by the Member State concerned and, except in cases of force majeure, not later than 1 July; whereas strikes by the public services in Greece have severely disrupted the submission of those declarations for the year 1996;
Whereas, as a result, a deadline after 1 July should be set for the year 1996 in the case of Greece;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following second paragraph is added to Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89:
'However, for the year 1996, in the case of Greece, the date 1 July is replaced by 1 August.`
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, 23 July 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2716/98 of 14 December 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for swordfish by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 65/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain stocks of highly migratory fish, the total allowable catches for 1998, their distribution in quotas to Member States and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1283/98 (4), provides for swordfish quotas for 1998;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of swordfish in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 5° N by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 10 December 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of swordfish in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 5° N by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 1998.
Fishing for swordfish in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 5° N by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 10 December 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 July 1998 on the conclusion of an Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Canada (98/566/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, and Article 228(3), first subparagraph, and Article 228(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Canada, signed in London on 14 May 1998, has been negotiated and should be approved;
Whereas certain tasks for implementation have been attributed to the Joint Committee established by the Agreement, and in particular the power to amend certain aspects of the Sectoral Annexes thereto;
Whereas the appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, and whereas it is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to the Agreement and to take certain decisions for its implementation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Canada, including its Annexes, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement and the Annexes thereto are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, transmit the note provided for in Article XIX of the Agreement.
Article 3
1. The Commission shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee and in the joint sectoral groups established by the Sectoral Annexes, provided for in Articles XI and XII of the Agreement, assisted by the special committee designated by the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation with this special committee, to the appointments, exchange of information and requests for verifications referred to in Articles IX, X, XI(3)(c) and (e), XII(2)(b) and XIII of the Agreement and the equivalent provisions of its Sectoral Annexes.
2. The position of the Community with regard to decisions to be taken by the Joint Committee or, if appropriate, in the joint sectoral groups shall be determined, with regard to amendments of the Sectoral Annexes (Article XI(3)(a) and Article XI(4) of the Agreement) and verification of compliance in accordance with Article VIII and XI(4)(c) of the Agreement, by the Commission, following consultation of the special committee, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. In all other cases the position of the Community in the Joint Committee or joint sectoral groups shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. The same procedure shall apply to decisions taken by the Community in the framework of Articles XV(3) and XIX(4) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1600/2006
of 26 October 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 24 October 2006.
(3)
The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 24 October 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3519/86
of 18 November 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas the second indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the grant of a premium in order to offset, to the extent necessary, the income lost by goatmeat producers in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (3), other than the areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, provided that it is established that the production of those areas meats the two criteria set out in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 (4) determined the said mountain areas as regards the Member States of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas, as regards Spain and Portugal, the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC having been fixed by Council Directives 86/466/EEC (5) and 86/467/EEC (6), the areas of the said Member States in which the premium for goatmeat producers may be granted should be determinded; whereas it has been established that the criteria laid down in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 have been satisfied in the case of all these mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC in Spain and Portugal;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following points 3 and 4 are hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86:
1.2 // '3. Spain: // All the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC other than the areas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80. // 4. Portugal: // All the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC other than the areas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80.'
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 the marketing year which begins in 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 243/94 of 28 January 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oil seeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (4) and 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 excludes from the benefit of the support provided for pursuant to that Article producers of confectionery sunflower seed sown for harvest after 30 June 1994; whereas it is necessary to specify which varieties of sunflower seed constitute confectionery sunflower seed; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2776/93 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 is amended as follows:
1. the following Article is inserted after Article 3:
'Article 3a
For the purposes of Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the varieties of sunflower seed which constitute confectionery sunflower seed are as set out in Annex IIa.';
2. the Annex hereto is inserted as Annex IIa.
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, 28 January 1994.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 April 2009
concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2009/484/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 thereof, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (hereafter referred to as the Additional Protocol), was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 10 October 2007 in accordance with Council Decision 2008/74/EC of 9 October 2007 on the signing and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (2).
(2)
The Additional Protocol should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Additional Protocol is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European Community and its Member States the instrument of approval provided for in Article 6.2 of the Additional Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Community and its Member States to be bound.
Done at Luxembourg, 6 April 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1420/2006
of 27 September 2006
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 28 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1483/95 of 28 June 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for Madeira and the Azores as regards potatoes and endives
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1759/94 (4), establishes the quantity of seed potatoes in the forecast supply balance for Madeira for the 1994/95 marketing year; whereas the forecast supply balance for seed potatoes for Madeira for 1995/96 should be established; whereas that supply balance must be established on the basis of the requirements of Madeira and taking account in particular of traditional trade patterns;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the aid for the supply of seed potatoes to Madeira from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1995/96 marketing year at a level ensuring that seed potatoes are supplied under conditions which are equivalent for the end user to exemption from customs duties on imports of seed potatoes originating in third countries; whereas the aid must be set taking account in particular of the cost of supplying the products from the world market; whereas the security ensuring compliance by operators with their obligations should also be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1 For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the quantity of seed potatoes covered by CN code 0701 10 00 in the forecast supply balance and qualifying for exemption from customs duty, when imported directly into Madeira from third countries or for Community aid shall be 1 500 tonnes for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.` 2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2 Pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, aid shall be granted for the supply of seed potatoes to Madeira from the Community market in accordance with the forecast supply balance. The aid shall be ECU 4,226 per 100 kilograms.` 3. Article 4 (1) (b) is replaced by the following:
'(b) evidence is provided, before the deadline for the submission of applications, that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 2,113 per 100 kilograms.`
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 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 1995.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 1999
concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory
(1999/784/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 157(3) 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:
(1) Resolution (97)4 adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 20 March 1997 confirmed the continuation of the European Audiovisual Observatory initially established by Resolution (92)70 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 15 December 1992;
(2) All the Member States are members of the European Audiovisual Observatory; the representation of the Community in its relations with the European Audiovisual Observatory by the Commission does not affect the direct representation of individual Member States of the European Union themselves;
(3) The Council adopted on 26 April 1999 a Decision establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors(4);
(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure complementarity between the work undertaken under the said Council Decision and the European Audiovisual Observatory;
(5) The European Audiovisual Observatory contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of the Community's audiovisual industry notably by improving the transfer of information to the industry, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and promoting a clearer view of the market,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Community shall be a member of the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Article 2
The Commission shall represent the Community in its relations with the Observatory.
Article 3
The appropriations required for the Community's financial contribution to the Observatory's operating budget shall be authorised by the Budgetary Authority in accordance with the financial perspective in force.
Article 4
Before the end of the third year following the year of adoption of this Decision, as well as upon expiry of this Decision, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on its implementation.
Article 5
This Decision shall apply until the last day of the last month of the fifth year following the year of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 1999.