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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3034/92 of 19 October 1992 amending, for the fourteenth time, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the non-selective use of purse seines on schools of tuna and other species of fish found in association with or in close proximity to marine mammals may result in the pointless catching and killing of such mammals;
Whereas the mortality of marine mammals as a result of the use of purse seines has aroused concern among the public and within the fishing industry;
Whereas the importance of this issue and the interest it has received at international level are attested to by the report approved by the European Parliament on fishing with purse seines;
Whereas, when properly and responsibly conducted, the use of purse seines is an effective method of fishing solely for the desired target species; whereas under such circumstances it no longer represents a threat to the conservation of marine mammals;
Whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2) should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The first paragraph of Article 1 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. This Regulation shall apply to the taking and landing of fishery resources occurring in all maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, except as otherwise provided for in Article 6 (1) (b), Article 9 (17) and Article 9a (4), and situated in one of the following regions:'.
2. The following shall be added to Article 9:
'17. It shall be prohibited to undertake encirclements with purse seines on schools or groups of marine mammals when aiming to catch tuna or other species of fish.
Notwithstanding Article 1 (1), this paragraph shall apply to all vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, a Member State in all waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States as well as outside these waters.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Luxembourg, 19 October 1992.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 525/90
of 28 February 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 19/82 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/90 with regard to imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat products originating in certain non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (3), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82 of 6 January 1982 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 with regard to imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat products originating in certain non-member countries (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3887/87 (5), relates in particular to licences issued in the framework of voluntary-restraint agreements and Annex III thereof contains a list of authorities in third countries empowered to issue export licences;
Whereas Poland has changed the authority empowered to issue export licences; Whereas Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 19/82 should accordingly by modified by details of the authority of of Poland now empowered to issue export licences;
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
In point VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 19/82: 'Animex' is replaced by 'Ministerstwe Wspocpracy Gospodarczes-Ze Zagranica'.
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 March 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1990.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 1987
approving an addendum to the Italian programme relating to the processing and marketing of wine pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(87/382/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 and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 7 July 1986 the Italian Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/399/EEC (3) relating to the processing and marketing of wines,
Whereas the addendum is a satisfactory follow-up to the abovementioned programme and provides for the development, modernization and rationalization of facilities for making, storing, ageing and marketing wine and facilities for derived products, and for improving quality and adapting to market requirements; whereas to that end, despite the criteria laid down by the Commission (4) for the choice of projects to be financed under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, and in particular part B 3, point 16 thereof, investments for the production of quality wines psr in the Mezzogiorno and in other regions of Italy may be financed under the Regulation, provided that the price of the products concerned do as not exceed three times the guide price for the said quality wines psr;
Whereas approval of the addendum in question does not relate to projects aimed mainly at the production or marketing of products not covered by Annex II of the Treaty; whereas, in addition, approval applies only to projects relating to wine of a type and quality which have reasonable marketing prospects;
Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in the wine sector in Italy; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the 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 addendum to the Italian programme relating to the procession and marketing of wine forwarded by the Italian Government on 7 July 1986 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby approved.
Investments as referred to in part B 3, point 16, of the criteria laid down by the Commission for the choice of projects to be financed under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, in respect of quality wines psr, the price of which does not exceed three times the guide price for the said products, may be financed under the programme.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2097/86
of 3 July 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on articles of apparel and clothing accessories, falling within subheading 39.07 B V ex d), originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of apparel and clothing accessories, falling within subheading 39.07 B V ex d), originating in Hong Kong, the individual ceiling was fixed at 4 380 000 ECU; whereas, on 1 July 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Hong Kong reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Hong Kong,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 7 July 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 39.07 B V ex d) (NIMEXE code 39.07-45) // Articles of apparel and clothing accessories // //
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, 3 July 1986.
Commission Decision
of 17 October 2001
concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for certain parts of the territory of Germany and amending Decisions 93/24/EEC, 93/244/EEC and 2001/618/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 3099)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/746/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(1), as last amended and updated by Directive 2000/20/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease, and the lists of territories in the Member States which are free from this disease and where approved disease control programmes are in place, are laid down in Commission Decisions 93/24/EEC(3) and 93/244/EEC(4), both last amended by Decision 2000/280/EC(5), and which as from 1 July 2002 will be repealed and replaced by Decision 2001/618/EC(6).
(2) An eradication programme was implemented in some parts of the territory of Germany for Aujeszky's disease, that had been approved by Commission Decision 95/210/EC(7).
(3) In relation to this eradication programme certain additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for those parts of its territory have been granted to Germany by Commission Decision 95/211/EC(8), amending Decision 93/244/EEC.
(4) Germany considers that the Länder Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin are now free from Aujeszky's disease, and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as required in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC.
(5) The programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from the Länder concerned.
(6) The authorities of Germany apply, for national movement of pigs, rules at least equivalent to those provided by the additional guarantees laid down in Community legislation.
(7) These additional guarantees must not be requested, however, from Member States or regions of Member States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky's disease.
(8) Commission Decisions 93/24/EEC, 93/244/EEC and 2001/618/EC must be amended to include the Länder Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin in Germany in the list of the territories of the Member States or regions thereof free from Aujeszky's disease, and to remove these Länder from the list of territories where approved disease control programmes are in place.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 93/24/EEC and Annex I to Decision 2001/618/EC are replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2001/618/EC are replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 15 October 2001.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 October 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 118/2007
of 8 February 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 9 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2178/96 of 13 November 1996 fixing the prices and rates of the aid for preventive distillation referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 in Austria for the 1996/97 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), lays down the basic rules for the management of the market in that sector; whereas, in particular, Article 1 (6) thereof lays down that the wine year lasts from 1 September to 31 August;
Whereas, by virtue of the abovementioned Act of Accession, the common organization of the market in wine has applied in Austria since the moment of accession; whereas, however, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1649/96 of 16 August 1996 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector (3), fixed the specific market management measures for the 1996/97 wine year, in particular concerning exemptions from the distillation measures referred to in Articles 35 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas that Regulation provides that, for preventive distillation, the Commission must, in establishing the quantities of wine concerned, the prices and aids in Austria, take account of the impact of that exemption on producers' incomes in that Member State;
Whereas it is currently impossible to know whether compulsory distillation will take place; whereas, therefore, the prices should be fixed at 80 % of the amounts provided for in Annex III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1650/96 (4), the aids should also be adjusted and at the same time a mechanism should be provided which will rule out any discriminatory treatment in the event that there is no compulsory distillation;
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
By derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1650/96, the prices and aids relating to the distillation provided for in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for Austria for the 1996/97 wine year shall be those included in the Annex hereto.
However, if there is no compulsory distillation for the 1996/97 wine year:
- the intervention agency shall pay to the distiller before 30 May 1997 the difference between the Community aids and the aids for Austria for the quantities delivered,
- the distiller shall pay to the producer the difference between the Community prices and the prices for Austria for the quantities delivered before the above date.
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, 13 November 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3045/90 of 23 October 1990 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 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1990) (2);
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol No 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of Customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceilings shown, above which the Customs duties applicable to third countries may be reestablished;
Whereas imports into the Commnity of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached those ceilings; 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 27 October to 31 December 1990, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be reimposed on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in 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, 23 October 1990.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1474/2004
of 18 August 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Germany has designated two authorities as Community authority and has informed the Commission thereof. The Commission concluded that sufficient evidence was provided that these authorities can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.
(2)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended in accordance with 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, 18 August 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3534/87
of 24 November 1987
on the classification of products within Common Customs Tariff subheading 16.04 E
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions should be adopted on the tariff classification of deep frozen skinless tuna pieces ('tuna loins') which have been pre-cooked by both steam and water, particularly so as to facilitate the removal of the skin, and resulting in the proteins being partially coagulated;
Whereas Common Customs Tariff heading No 03.01 annexed to Council Regulation (CEE) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2184/87 (4), refers to fresh (whether alive or dead), refrigerated, or deep frozen, fish; whereas heading No 16.04 refers to prepared and preserved fish;
Whereas, owing to the heat treatment undergone, the fish in question has lost its character as a product falling within heading No 03.01, and consequently falls within heading No 16.04; whereas within that heading, subheading 16.04 E should be selected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Deep-frozen skinless tuna pieces ('tuna loins') which have been pre-cooked by both steam and water, particularly so as to facilitate the removal of the skin, and resulting in the proteins being patially coagulated shall be classified within the Common Customs Tariff under subheading:
16.04 Prepared and preserved fish, including caviar and its substitutes:
E. Tunny.
Article 2
This Regulation shall take effect from the eight day following its publication in the Official Journal of the Uropean Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 1987.