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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 681/2005
of 29 April 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004, as regards the conditions for receiving area payments for flax grown for fibre
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular point (iii) of the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 110 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (2), provides, inter alia, for the conditions for the area payments for flax grown for fibre.
(2)
According to Article 56(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004, the use of seed varieties listed in Annex V to that Regulation is a condition for receiving area payments for flax grown for fibre. However, in the framework for coupled payments established by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, this eligibility condition is not justified because the amount per hectare for coupled payments for flax and for other arable crops is the same. In the decoupled system there is no provision which refers to the variety list for flax. With a view to simplification, it is therefore appropriate to repeal this condition.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
Since Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 applies to aid applications relating to marketing years starting from 1 January 2005, this Regulation should apply from that date.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 is amended as follows:
1.
in Article 56(1)(b), point (i) is deleted;
2.
Annex V is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to aid applications relating to marketing years starting from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 985/2002
of 7 June 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 31 May to 6 June 2002 at 80,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 October 1998 amending Council Decision 98/256/EC as regards certain emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (notified under document number C(1998) 2974) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/564/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 98/256/EC of 16 March 1998 concerning emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, amending Decision 94/474/EC and repealing Decision 96/239/EC (3), took effect from the date of its notification to the Member States, namely 15 April 1998;
Whereas it is appropriate to allow material to be sent from the United Kingdom to officially recognised laboratories in other Member States or third countries for research purposes, in particular for the development of tests for the diagnosis of BSE;
Whereas the measures contained in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 98/256/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 4, paragraph (1), the following point (c) is added:
'(c) samples, dispatched from the Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Weybridge, to officially approved institutes, obtained from bovine animals slaughtered in the United Kingdom and which are destined for use for the purpose of research into BSE and BSE diagnostic tests.`;
2. in Article 4, paragraph (2), the words '(a) and (b)` are inserted after 'paragraph 1`.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1123/2008
of 12 November 2008
fixing a single percentage for acceptance of the amounts notified by the Member States to the Commission concerning the applications for the grubbing-up premium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (1), and in particular Article 102(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The eligible applications notified by the Member States to the Commission by 15 October 2008 according to Article 102(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 exceed the maximal annual budget for the grubbing-up scheme for the 2008/2009 wine year, i.e. EUR 464 million, as laid down in Annex VII to that Regulation. Therefore, a single percentage for acceptance of the amounts notified actually should be fixed.
(2)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Grubbing-up applications notified to the Commission under Article 102(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall be accepted for 45,9 % of the amounts covered. The budget limits for the Member States concerned are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 12 November 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 644/2008
of 7 July 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
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 markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2008 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 868/95 of 20 April 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92 on the conditions for the grant of compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops
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 agricultural crops (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 defines the land eligible for compensatory payments; whereas in order to take account of certain specific situations where its provisions could have effects which are unduly restrictive, the said Article allows certain derogations by the Member States in accordance with their individual situations; whereas the application of the derogations contained in the fourth paragraph of that Article must not undermine the effectiveness of the arrangements laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and in particular must not give rise to an increase in the total eligible area; whereas those derogations should be restricted to those cases where a producer is obliged to exchange ineligible land for eligible land within his holding; whereas to prevent the exchange of land beyond what is strictly necessary, Member States shall be required to give prior approval to all such exchanges;
Whereas it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2246/94 (3) accordingly;
Whereas the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92 is replaced by the following:
'4. The cases referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 are those in which a producer is obliged to exchange ineligible land for eligible land within his holding for agronomic, phytosanitary or environmental reasons. In no cases may the exchange give rise to an increase in the total area of eligible arable land on the holding. Member States shall provide for a system of prior notification and approval of such exchanges.
Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 31 March each year at the latest, a plan comprising a list of the criteria according to which exchanges were approved, and evidence that the total area of eligible land has not increased as a result of those exchanges. However, for the 1995/96 marketing year, Member States shall submit their plans by 30 June 1995.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 1995.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1993 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the Additional Protocol to the interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and Romania and to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Romania (94/54/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council which has taken place in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities an Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters and to the Europe Agreement with Romania;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Additional Protocol;
Whereas the conclusion of the Additional Protocol is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in particular in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community;
Whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision;
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part and to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and Romania of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
This text is attached to this Decision (1).
Article 2
The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1724/2003
of 29 September 2003
amending for the 23rd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1607/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 23 September 2003, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION 2009/935/JHA
of 30 November 2009
determining the list of third States and organisations with which Europol shall conclude agreements
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol) (1) (the Europol Decision) and in particular Article 26(1)(a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information (2) and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
It is for the Council, acting by qualified majority after consulting the European Parliament, to determine, in a list, the third States and organisations referred to in Article 23(1) of the Europol Decision with which Europol shall conclude agreements.
(2)
It is for the Management Board to prepare such list.
(3)
It is desirable to provide for a procedure establishing how additional third States and organisations may be added to the list of third States and organisations with which Europol shall conclude agreements,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. In accordance with Article 23(2) of the Europol Decision, Europol shall conclude agreements with the third States and organisations placed on the list in the Annex to this Decision. Europol may initiate the procedure for the conclusion of an agreement as soon as the third State or organisation has been placed on that list. Europol shall strive for the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with those third States and organisations which allows for the exchange of personal data, unless decided otherwise by the Management Board.
2. Europol shall prioritise the conclusion of cooperation agreements with third States and organisations placed on the list, taking account of its operational needs and the human and financial resources available. The Management Board may provide the Director with any further instructions concerning the negotiation of a specific agreement as it considers necessary.
3. The Director shall inform the Management Board on a regular basis of the state of play of ongoing negotiations with third parties and shall submit a progress report every six months.
Article 2
1. A Member of the Management Board or Europol may propose to add a new third State or organisation to the list. In doing so, they shall outline the operational need to conclude a cooperation agreement with that third State or organisation.
2. The Management Board shall decide whether or not to propose to the Council the addition of that third State or organisation to the list.
3. The Council shall decide on the addition of the third State or organisation to the list by amending the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.
Commission Decision
of 7 November 2002
amending Council Directive 96/49/EC as regards the time-limits within which pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks for the transport of dangerous goods by rail must comply with it
(notified under document number C(2002) 4343)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/885/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/6/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(4) third subparagraph thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European standards laying down detailed technical specifications relating to the construction, use and conditions of carriage of pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks for the transport of dangerous goods by rail have not yet been added to the Annex to Directive 96/49/EC, since standardisation of the CEN on them is not yet complete.
(2) It is therefore necessary to defer the deadlines, fixed in Article 6(4) of Directive 96/49/EC, by which such pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks must comply with Directive 96/49/EC.
(3) Directive 96/49/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) In order to avoid any legal uncertainty this decision should apply from 1 July 2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 6(4) of Directive 96/49/EC the first and second subparagraphs are replaced by the following: "A Member State may maintain national provisions in force on 31 December 1996 relating to the construction, use and conditions of carriage of new tanks, and new pressure drums and cylinder racks as defined in Class 2 of the Annex, which differ from the provisions of that Annex until references to standards for the construction and use of tanks, pressure drums and cylinder racks are added to the Annex, with the same binding force as the provisions therein, but in any event no later than 30 June 2003. Pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks constructed before 1 July 2003 and other receptacles constructed before 1 July 2001 and maintained to the required safety levels may continue to be used under the original conditions.
The dates 30 June 2003 and 1 July 2003 shall be put back for pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks for which there are no detailed technical requirements or for which no sufficient references to appropriate European standards have been added to the Annex."
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2001.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2164/2004
of 17 December 2004
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 18 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2004.