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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 508/2008
of 6 June 2008
on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals
(Codified version)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 of 28 June 1968 on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.
(2)
The export refund should take into account the quality of the product processed from cereals which qualifies for the refund lest public funds contribute to the export of goods of inferior quality. It is therefore necessary to establish a precise definition, applicable in each Member State, of cereal grains qualifying for the refund on ‘hulled grains’ and ‘pearled grains’.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the granting of export refunds, pearled grains and hulled grains of cereals shall be those which possess the characteristics listed in Annex I.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/2003
of 7 August 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 8 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1811/93 of 7 July 1993 fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1731/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 4 (6) thereof,
Whereas the Community market price for pig carcases, as referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be established by weighting the prices recorded in each Member State by coefficients expressing the relative size of the pig population of each Member State; whereas these coefficients should be determined on the basis of the number of pigs counted at the beginning of December each year in accordance with Council Directive 76/630/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning surveys of pig production to be made by the Member States (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1059/91 (4);
Whereas, in view of the results of the census of December 1992 the weighting coefficients fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1731/92 (5) should be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The weighting coefficients referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 1731/92 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 223/2010
of 17 March 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2010.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1579/2004
of 9 September 2004
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2)
Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.
(3)
It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 September 2004 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of October 2004 for 2 529,950 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1809/2005
of 4 November 2005
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (2), it is necessary to create the conditions to import a certain quantity of maize into Portugal.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3)
In view of the current market demand in Portugal, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(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
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Portugal.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
The invitation to tender shall be open until 30 March 2006. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
Article 3
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
Article 4
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, 4 November 2005.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 4 December 1980 amending, consequent on the accession of Greece, Directive 77/796/EEC aiming at the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for goods haulage operators and road passenger transport operators, including measures intended to encourage these operators effectively to exercise their right to freedom of establishment (80/1180/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 146 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Directive 77/796/EEC of 12 December 1977 aiming at the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for goods haulage operators and road passenger transport operators, including measures intended to encourage these operators effectively to exercise their right to freedom of establishment (1), must be amended so as to ensure the mutual recognition in Greece of transport operators' professional competence under conditions comparable to those which have been applied in the present Member States;
Whereas such amendment must take account of the time limit laid down in Annex XII to the 1979 Act of Accession for the introduction by Greece of the measures required for the application of Directive 77/796/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 5 of Directive 77/796/EEC:
"3. With regard to Greece, the date "1 January 1975" in paragraph 2 shall be replaced by "1 January 1981"."
Article 2
This Directive shall apply as from 1 January 1981.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 1980.
Regulation (EC) No 985/2001 of the European Central Bank
of 10 May 2001
amending Regulation ECB/1999/4 on the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions
(ECB/2001/4)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 110(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central bank, and in particular to Article 34.3 and Article 19.1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions(1), and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation ECB/1999/4 of 23 September 1999 on the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions(2) should be amended for the following reasons:
Past experience has shown the existing procedure for the storage of information relevant to the determination and enforcement of sanctions, in particular the exchange of original documentation and materials between the ECB and the national central banks, has proved to be excessively cumbersome. Therefore, the procedure needs to be simplified in order to provide an effective and sound regime for the administration of sanctions based on an expeditious procedure while, at the same time, the same level of legal certainty shall be guaranteed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Regulation ECB/1999/4
Article 9(5) of Regulation ECB/1999/4 shall be replaced by the following wording: "5. The national central bank concerned or the ECB, as the case may be, shall store all the information relevant to the determination and enforcement of the sanction in a file that be kept for at least five years from the date on which the decision on the imposition of the sanction becomes final. The competent national central bank shall forward to the ECB copies of all original documentation and materials in its possession relating to the infringement procedure."
Article 2
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 24th day of the month following the month 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 Frankfurt am Main, 10 May 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 415/2007
of 13 March 2007
concerning the technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 1(2) of Directive 2005/44/EC, RIS shall be developed and implemented in a harmonised, interoperable and open way.
(2)
In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC, technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems shall be defined.
(3)
The technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems shall be based on technical principles set out in Annex II to the Directive.
(4)
In accordance with Article 1(2) of the Directive, the technical specifications shall take due account of the work carried out by international organisations. Continuity shall be ensured with other modal traffic management services, in particular maritime vessel traffic management and information services.
(5)
They shall take further due account of the work carried out by the expert group on vessel tacking and tracing which is composed of representatives of the competent authorities for the implementation of vessel tracking and tracing systems, and official members from other governmental bodies and observers from the industry.
(6)
The technical specifications, which are the subject of this Regulation, correspond to the current state of the art. Experiences gained from the application of Directive 2005/44/EC as well as future technical progress may make it necessary to amend the technical specifications in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 2005/44/EC. Amendments to the technical specifications shall take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on vessel tracking and tracing.
(7)
The draft technical specifications have been examined by the Committee referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2005/44/EC.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2005/44/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUALTION:
Article 1
This Regulation defines the technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems in inland waterway transport. The technical specifications are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 March 2007.
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 November 1995 on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1994/95 delivery period (95/518/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas implementation of Protocol 8 on ACP Sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (1) and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1 (2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organization of the sugar market;
Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and, on the one hand, the States referred to in the Protocol and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1994/95 delivery period,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1994/95 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreements is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1995.
Commission Decision
of 15 November 2002
amending Decision 93/402/EEC as regards imports of fresh meat from Brazil
(notified under document number C(2002) 4493)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/908/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC, of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(3), and in particular Article 14(3) and Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 93/402/EEC of 10 June 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries(4), as last amended by Decision 2002/793/EC(5), applies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
(2) The Commission has been informed by the Paraguayan veterinary authorities of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease located outside the area allowed for export into the EU but close to the border with Brazil.
(3) The surveillance area of the outbreak affects part of the territory of Brazil.
(4) The Brazilian veterinary authorities immediately put in place measures to avoid the spread of the disease into the Brazilian territory, in particular providing for vaccination of and movement controls on the animals in 16 municipalities along the border area.
(5) In view of the potential risk of disease in this border area, and of the action taken by the competent veterinary authorities of Brazil, importation of de-boned and matured bovine meat into the EU only from the concerned municipality should be suspended on a regional basis. However, consignments produced before 31 October 2002 should still be authorised.
(6) Decision 93/402/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision;
2. Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed within two months.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2002.