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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/97 of 14 March 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/97 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas, in the Uruguay Round talks, specified pharmaceutical products were to a certain extent granted exemption from customs duties; whereas the first review of the agreements relating to such products has now taken place within the WTO;
Whereas, accordingly, Council Regulation (EC) No 467/97 (3) provides for duty-free treatment for certain active ingredients bearing an 'international non-proprietary name` (INN) from the World Health Organization and for certain products used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceuticals; whereas it also provides for the withdrawal of duty-free treatment as pharmaceutical products from certain INN products whose use is predominantly non-pharmaceutical;
Whereas these amendments should be incorporated into Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I, Part Two, to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex I, Part Three, Section II, to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the products included in Annex II to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 3;
2. the products included in Annex III to this Regulation shall be deleted from Annex 3;
3. the products included in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 4;
4. the products included in Annex V to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 6.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 1997.
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
OF 8 NOVEMBER 1988
AMENDING DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION BY MEMBER STATES OF SURVEYS ON THE EARNINGS OF PERMANENT AND SEASONAL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE
( 88/562/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 213 THEREOF,
WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC ( 1 ) PROVIDES THAT MEMBER STATES SHALL CONDUCT IN 1988 A SURVEY ON THE EARNINGS OF PERMANENT AND SEASONAL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE;
WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE PROVIDES THAT PARTICIPATION BY THE COMMUNITY IN THE COSTS OF THE SURVEY SHALL CEASE AFTER 1986;
WHEREAS THE ACCESSION OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES AND THE EXTENSION OF THE SURVEY TO NON-PERMANENT WORKERS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COSTS TO CONTINUE FOR THE 1988 SURVEY,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC ARE HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :
"ARTICLE 7
MEMBER STATES SHALL RECEIVE, IN RESPECT OF THE SURVEYS CARRIED OUT UP TO 1988 INCLUSIVE, A FLAT-RATE SUM FOR EACH HOLDING SURVEYED . THIS SUM SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ARTICLE 8
THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THIS DIRECTIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF 1990 .
TO THIS END, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL NO LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF 1990 ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN CARRYING OUT THE SURVEYS PROVIDED FOR PURSUANT TO THIS DIRECTIVE .
THIS REPORT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, IF REQUIRED, FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS ( FOLLOWING 1990 ).'
ARTICLE 2
THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS, 8 NOVEMBER 1988 .
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1051/2002
of 17 June 2002
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 1498/98(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 18 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 2002.
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 May 2008
on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2008/429/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2) and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Whereas:
(1)
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on 27 June 2007 in accordance with Council Decision 2007/547/EC (2).
(2)
Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.
(3)
The Protocol should be approved,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.
The text of the Protocol is annexed to this Decision (3).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3(2) of the Protocol (4). The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2008.
Council Regulation (EC) No 813/2000
of 17 April 2000
supplementing the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
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), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Additional information was requested on certain names notified by the Member States under Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in order to ensure that they comply with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation. That additional information shows that the names do comply with those Articles. They should therefore be registered and added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96(2).
(2) The Committee provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 has not given a favourable opinion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 17 April 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 730/2007
of 27 June 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 28 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1545/2002
of 29 August 2002
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) 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 export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1099/2004
of 10 June 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1005/2004 of 19 May 2004 on a special intervention measure for oats in Finland and Sweden (3),
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria and Romania was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1005/2004.
(2)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should be fixed.
(3)
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
For tenders notified from 4 to 10 June 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 23,60/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1999/2005
of 7 December 2005
fixing the quantities for which applications for import licences can be lodged in respect of the period from 1 January to 30 June 2006 under the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions 2003/286/EC and 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria, Romania (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1271/2005 of 1 August 2005 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in July 2005 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania (2) lays down the conditions under which applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2005 can be accepted.
(2)
Licence applications have been lodged for smaller quantities of beef and veal products originating in Bulgaria and Romania that can be imported under special terms in the period from 1 July to 31 December 2005, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98, than the quantities actually available. In accordance with the second paragraph of that Article, therefore, the quantities left over from that period should be added to the quantities available for the following period for Bulgaria and Romania.
(3)
The quantities of beef and veal products originating in Bulgaria and Romania that can be imported under special terms in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2006 must be established in the light of the available quantities left over from the preceding period, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which applications for import licences can be lodged in respect of the period from 1 January to 30 June 2006 under the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, by country of origin and quota serial number.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2005.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2143/86
of 7 July 1986
laying down special measures for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of the common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 36 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the present and foreseeable supply situation of the common market in olive oil calls for the immediate adoption of certain measures to assist in the disposal of an appropriate quantity of olive oil originating in Tunisia; whereas those measures are intended to avoid a concentration of imports of the said product in the period preceding that of its production in the Community which would run counter to the appropriate management of that market; whereas in accordance with Articles 97 and 295 of the 1985 Act of Accession these measures do not apply to Spain or to Portugal;
Whereas provision should accordingly be made for general rules for the issue of import licences in order to guarantee equal access to that quota for importers of olive oil,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A special levy of 28 ECU/100 kg shall be charged on imports of olive oil which has not undergone any refining process, falling within subheadings 15.07 A I a) and b) of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in Tunisia and transported directly therefrom to the Community.
2. The levy provided for in paragraph 1 shall apply to a maximum quantity of 20 000 tonnes of olive oil for a period of two months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 2
1. In order to qualify for the special levy as provided for in this Regulation, importers must present an import licence application to the competent authorities of the Member States.
That application must be accompanied by a copy of the purchase contract concluded with the Tunisian exporter.
2. Import licence applications must be submitted on Mondays or Tuesdays of each week. The Member States shall notify the Commission on Wednesdays of import licence applications received.
3. Each week the Commission shall draw up a total of the quantities for which import licence applications have been submitted. It shall authorize the Member States to issue licences until the quota is exhausted; where there is a risk of the quota being exhausted, the Commission shall authorize the Member States to issue import licences in proportion to the quantity available.
Article 3
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation 136/66/EEC.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 7 July 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 990/2002
of 10 June 2002
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 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(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 361/2002(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 originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 at 11500 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
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 June 2002 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.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2002.