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COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 August 1999
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
(notified under document number C(1999) 2586)
(1999/703/EC, ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2762/98(2) and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 342/99(3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1998 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1998 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1998 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
Done at Brussels, 18 August 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4006/97
of 23 December 1987
amending Protocol No 4 on cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3985/87 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 establishes, with effect from 1 January 1988, a combined goods nomenclature based on the Harmonized System which will meet the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Council Protocol No 4 of 24 May 1979 concerning cotton (3), according to the terms of the combined nomenclature; whereas these adaptations do not call for any amendment of substance,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Protocol No 4/79 on cotton is modified as follows:
The first provision of Protocol No 4 is replaced by the following:
‘1.
This Protocol concerns cotton, not carded or combed, falling within heading No 5201 00 of the combined nomenclature.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 January 2006
on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 and repealing Decision 2004/520/EC
(2006/56/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 of 22 March 2004 on the establishment of European Partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association process (1) and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 endorsed the introduction of the European Partnerships as a means to materialise the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries within the framework of the stabilisation and association process.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 provides that the Council is to decide on the principles, priorities and conditions to be contained in the European Partnerships, as well as any subsequent adjustments.
(3)
The Council adopted on 14 June 2004 a first European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 (2) (referred to as ‘Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)’). It is appropriate to update the European Partnership in order to identify renewed priorities for further work on the basis of the findings of 2005 Progress Reports on preparations made by Serbia and Montenegro and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) for further integration with the European Union.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 stated that the follow-up to the European Partnerships will be ensured within the framework of the mechanisms established under the stabilisation and association process.
(5)
In order to prepare for further integration with the European Union, the competent authorities in Serbia and Montenegro should develop a plan with a timetable and specific measures to address the priorities of this European Partnership. As Kosovo is at present under international interim administration pursuant to (UNSCR 1244), a separate plan addressing the priorities concerning Kosovo should be developed under the authority of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo.
(6)
Decision 2004/520/EC should therefore be repealed,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004, the principles, priorities and conditions in the European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
Article 2
The implementation of the European Partnership shall be examined through the framework of the mechanisms established under the stabilisation and association process, notably the annual progress reports presented by the Commission.
Article 3
Decision 2004/520/EC shall be repealed.
Article 4
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2006.
Council Decision
of 29 September 2003
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/696/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) The Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC of 22 January 2002(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the expiry of the term of office of Mr José Luis OLIVAS MARTÍNEZ, of which the Council was notified on 23 July 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Francisco CAMPS ORTIZ, Presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José Luis OLIVAS MARTÍNEZ for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1154/2006
of 27 July 2006
on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of July 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which rice import licence applications have been lodged for the July 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied, where appropriate, by a percentage reduction and that the quantities available for carry-over to the following tranche and the total quantities available for the various quotas should be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licence applications for the tariff quotas for rice opened by Regulation (EC) No 327/98, submitted in the first 10 working days of July 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall be subject to percentage reduction coefficients as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities available under the July 2006 tranche, to be carried over to the following tranche, and the total quantities available for the September 2006 tranche shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/2004
of 21 April 2004
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Peras de Rincón de Soto and Brioche vendéenne)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Peras de Rincón de Soto" as a designation of origin and France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Brioche vendéenne" as a geographical indication.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(2) of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) The names consequently qualify for inclusion in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and to be protected at Community level as a protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected designation of origin (PDO) and a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 21 April 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2968/95 of 19 December 1995 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid for certain fishery products for the 1996 fishing year (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3901/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over aid for certain fishery products (1) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1337/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the purpose of the carry-over aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organizations to carry over products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided;
Whereas the amount of the aid must be such as not to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question;
Whereas, on the basis of the information on technical and financial costs associated with the concerned operations, recorded in the Community, the amount of the aid should, for the 1996 fishing year, be as indicated in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1996 fishing year, the carry-over aid for the products listed in Annex I A, D and E to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (3) shall be as indicated in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1995.
Council Decision
of 2 June 2003
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/441/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Portuguese Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1),
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the death of Mr José VIEIRA de CARVALHO, of which the Council was notified on 6 February 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Rui Fernando da SILVA RIO, Presidente da Câmara Municipal do Porto is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José VIEIRA de CARVALHO, for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 September 1996 amending Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 8 February 1994 on public access to Commission documents (96/567/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaties establishing the European Communities, and in particular Article 162 of the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas on 8 February 1994 the Commission adopted Decision 94/90/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (1) on public access to Commission documents;
Whereas that Decision provided for a fee to be charged for copies of printed documents exceeding 30 sheets;
Whereas the current system has proved difficult to implement in practice and not very efficient;
Whereas accordingly the system of payment of a fee should be made optional,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 2 (5) of Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom is replaced by the following:
'A fee of ECU 10, plus ECU 0,036 per sheet of paper, may be charged for copies of printed documents exceeding 30 sheets. Charges for information in other formats shall be set on a case-by-case basis but shall not exceed what is reasonable.`
Article 2
This Decision will take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 1996.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3337/92 of 16 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1981/82 drawing up the list of Community regions, in which production aid for hops is granted only to recognized producer groups
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1) and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides for the granting of production aid to producers' groups in regions of the Community where the said groups are capable of ensuring that their members receive a fair income and of achieving rational management of supply; whereas those regions are listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1981/82 (2);
Whereas scrutiny of the data supplied by Germany shows that the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 are fulfilled by new regions; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1981/82 should therefore be amended as from the 1991 harvest,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The regions 'Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thueringen' are hereby added to the list set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1981/82.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from the 1991 harvest. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 November 1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1949/2001
of 4 October 2001
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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),
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 28 September till 4 October 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 October 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1993
concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the Supplementary Protocol between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, 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 the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part
(93/747/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;
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the European Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993, it is necessary to approve the Supplementary Protocol to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, as subsequently amended by the exchange of letters signed on 15 December 1992 concerning the extension of the duration of this Agreement;
Whereas the Interim Agreement was last amended by an Additional Protocol initialled on 16 July 1993 and applied provisionally from the 1 July 1993 in order to increase and accelerate the grant of certain Community concessions;
Whereas the conclusion of the Supplementary Protocol with the Czech Republic to the Interim Agreement in order to adapt this Agreement to the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992 and the subsequent succession thereto by the Czech Republic 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 and 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;
HAD DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Supplementary Protocol between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part and the Czech Republic of the other part to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
The text of the Supplementary Protocol is annexed to this Decision (1).
Article 2
The President of the Commission is authorized to designate the person who will sign the Supplementary Protocol in order to bind the European Coal and Steel Community.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 155/2010
of 24 February 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
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 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 Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 150/2010 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended 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 applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2010.