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Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2002
of 15 March 2002
deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 285th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1564/2001(4), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to the abovementioned Regulation, an invitation to tender was opened pursuant to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 238/2002(6).
(2) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invitation to tender in the light of tenders received. In accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regulation, a decision may be taken not to proceed with the tendering procedure.
(3) Once tenders submitted in respect of the 285th partial invitation to tender have been considered and taking account, pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, of the requirements for reasonable support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed with the tendering procedure.
(4) Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 of 20 June 2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards as buying-in of beef(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2579/2001(8), also opens buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle and lays down special rules in addition to those laid down for the buying-in of other products. For the 285th partial invitation to tender, no tender has been submitted.
(5) In the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No award shall be made against the 285th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2002.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 4 December 1990 amending Directive 87/167/EEC on aid to shipbuilding (90/652/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 92 (3) (d) and Article 113 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 from the date of German unification onwards Directive 87/167/EEC(4) will apply in the territory of the united Germany;
Whereas the shipbuilding industry in the former German Democratic Republic will require an urgent restructuring process; whereas the immediate application of the common maximum ceiling for production aid may not facilitate this process, and particular arrangements should be allowed to enable the shipbuilding industry of the former German Democratic Republic gradually to complete restructuring and comply with the aid regime applicable to the Community as a whole,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 87/167/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1.The heading of Chapter IV shall be replaced by the following:
'SPAIN, PORTUGAL, AND THE TERRITORY OF THE FORMER GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC'
2.The following terms shall be added to Article 9 (1):
'. . . nor in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.'
3.The following paragraph shall be added to Article 9:
'4. Operating aid for shipbuilding and ship conversion in the former German Democratic Republic may be considered compatible with the common market provided that:
the shipbuilding industry has undertaken a systematic and specific restructuring programme, including capacity reductions, which can be considered capable of allowing it to operate competitively;
the aid is being progressively reduced.' Article 2 This Directive shall apply from 3 October 1990, the date of German unification.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 1990.
Commission Decision
of 23 November 2001
amending Decision 97/365/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of meat products
(notified under document number C(2001) 3701)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/826/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EEC on 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 bi-valve molluscs(1), as last amended by Council Decision 2001/4/EC(2) and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC(3) draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of meat products.
(2) For the countries on that list the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of meat products have been laid down in Commission Decision 97/221/EC(4).
(3) Provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of products prepared from meat of bovine animals, swine, equidae and sheep and goats have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/365/EC(5).
(4) The Commission has carried out a mission to Lithuania to inspect meat product establishments and recommended approval of certain establishments from which Member States may authorise imports of meat products into the Community, provided certain guarantees were received from the competent authority of Lithuania.
(5) The Commission has received from Lithuania a list of meat product establishments, with guarantees that they fully meet the appropriate Community health requirements and that should an establishment fail to do so, its export activities to the European Community would be suspended.
(6) A provisional list of establishments producing meat products may be drawn up in respect of Lithuania.
(7) 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 text in the Annex to this Decision is added in the Annex to Commission Decision 97/365/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 April 1981 approving a programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the German text is authentic) (81/324/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 20 December 1979 the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded the programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein and on 1 August 1980 provided additional details;
Whereas this programme relates to the creating and modernization of facilities for the conditioning and storage of quality cereals with the aim of adapting the marketing to the market requirements as regards quantity, quality and presentation of the offer ; whereas it is therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the cereal sector in Schleswig-Holstein ; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme, does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 communicated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 20 December 1979 and supplemented on 1 August 1980, is hereby approved.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 487/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 715/96 (3), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the abovementioned Regulation;
Whereas Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 lay down the deadlines for submitting applications for financing to the competent bodies in each Member State and for forwarding the applications to the Commission;
Whereas, pending the conclusions of the discussions which are now in progress on possible changes to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93, the deadline for the submission of applications for measures beginning in 1998 should be postponed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second sentence of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:
'However, applications for promotion measures beginning in 1998 may be submitted up to 30 September 1997.`
2. The second sentence of Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following:
'However, for applications submitted in 1997, it shall forward each application and the corresponding reasoned opinion within 15 days of its receipt.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 17 March 1997.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 97/14/EC of 21 March 1997 amending Annex III to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Directive 97/3/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, second subparagraph, fourth indent thereof,
Whereas some provisions for protective measures against tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., should be modified because it is no longer appropriate to maintain the current prohibitions set out in Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting, from Algeria;
Whereas therefore the relevant Annex to Directive 77/93/EEC should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby amended as indicated in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 May 1997. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by the Member States.
2. The Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the essential provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 1997.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1933/2003
of 31 October 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 301st special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) 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 301st special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 95/98 of 14 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/96 as regards the deadline for payment of the second instalment of the special temporary allowance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92 of 23 November 1992 laying down special measures for the transport of certain fresh fruit and vegetables originating in Greece (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1600/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/96 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for the transport of certain fresh fruit and vegetables originating in Greece and dispatched in 1996;
Whereas, owing to administrative difficulties arising from the management of those measures, the competent Greek authorities have not been able to pay the second instalment of the special temporary allowance by the deadline laid down in Article 3(3) of that Regulation; whereas the deadline for that payment should accordingly be extended;
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(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2133/96, '15 October 1997`, is hereby replaced by '31 January 1998`.
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 January 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2003
of 11 November 2003
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Westlandse druif, Alcachofa de Benicarló or Carxofa de Benicarló and Marrone di San Zeno)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Netherlands has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name "Westlandse druif" as a geographical indication; Spain has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name "Alcachofa de Benicarló" or "Carxofa de Benicarló" as a designation of origin and Italy an application for registration of the name "Marrone di San Zeno" as a designation of origin.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the applications have been found to meet the requirements laid down in the regulation, and in particular to contain all the information required under Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the three names given in the Annex hereto following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(3).
(4) These three names should therefore be entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003(5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The three names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (PGI) in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of 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, 11 November 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 777/1999
of 15 April 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 2486/98 introducing preventive distillation as provided for in Article 38 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1998/99 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98(2), and in particular Article 38(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2721/88(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2181/91(4), lays down detailed rules for voluntary distillation as provided for in Articles 38, 41 and 42 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1648/98(5) fixes the prices, the aid and certain other factors applicable to preventive distillation for the 1998/99 wine year;
Whereas Article 1(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2486/98(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/1999(7), sets 12 March 1999 as the date for the approval of contracts and declarations by the competent authorities; whereas that date should be put back on account of the administrative difficulties arising from the large number of contracts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the first subparagraph of Article 1(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2486/98, "12 March 1999" is replaced by "22 March 1999".
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, 15 April 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1340/97 of 11 July 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural, industrial and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas for certain industrial, agricultural and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2016/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 10 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 opened Community tariff quotas in respect of a number of agricultural, industrial and fisheries products under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);
Whereas Council Decision No 97/360/EC of 24 March 1997 on the elimination of duties on certain spirituous beverages (3), provides for amendment of the list of WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the European Community, by adding a tariff quota for rum and taffia of a certain value, from 1 July 1997 until 1 January 2003, when the duty is reduced to zero;
Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 should be amended accordingly by inserting the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The tariff quota referred to in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 1997.