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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 694/2008
of 8 July 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Slovakia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 123(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2) determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.
(2)
According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Slovakia is a Member State with a derogation within the meaning of Article 122 of the Treaty.
(3)
Pursuant to Council Decision 2008/608/EC of 8 July 2008 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovakia of the single currency on 1 January 2009 (3), Slovakia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency and the derogation in favour of Slovakia shall be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2009.
(4)
The introduction of the euro in Slovakia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Slovak koruna. This conversion rate shall be set at 30,1260 korunas per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the koruna in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following shall be inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the Slovenian tolar and the Finnish mark:
‘= 30,1260 Slovak korunas’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 722/2009
of 6 August 2009
concerning tenders lodged under the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009
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 Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2009 (2).
(2)
Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 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) the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No award shall be made for the tenders lodged from 28 July to 6 August 2009 under the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 August 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2784/98 of 22 December 1998 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` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the United Kingdom and France have sent the Commission applications for the registration of a number of names as geographical indications;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, those applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein, and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;
Whereas, for each of the names given in the Annex hereto, no statement of objection has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3);
Whereas these names should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected geographical indications;
Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2139/98 (5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as protected geographical indications (PGI).
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 Brussels, 22 December 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1136/2002
of 27 June 2002
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of 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 within 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 602/2001(4).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down 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 these rules to the present situation on markets 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 malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION of 13 December 1993 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning certain arrangements in the field of agriculture (93/737/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (3), first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas in the framework of the negotiations on the European Economic Area (EEA) it has been possible to negotiate an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning certain arrangements in the field of agriculture;
Whereas this Agreement is part of the overall balance of the results of the EEA negotiations and an essential element for the approval by the Community of the EEA Agreement;
Whereas this Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning certain arrangements in the field of agriculture is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to Council Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 concerning the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part, on the provisional application of the Agreements on certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by the said Parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992 (2).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification of the approval of the Agreement by the Community (3).
Done at Brussels, 13 December 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1753/93 of 30 June 1993 determining certain prices fixed in ecus in the beef and veal sector as a result of the monetary realignments in the 1992/93 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of monetary realignments (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1330/93 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes the list of prices in the beef and veal sector affected by the coefficient of 1,013088 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (5), from 1 July 1993 under the arrangements for automatically dismantling negative monetary gaps; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 provides that the resulting reduction in prices and amounts should be specified for each sector and the value of the reduced prices should be fixed;
Whereas, for the 1993/94 marketing year, the guide price in the beef and veal sector is set by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1563/93 (6); whereas the intervention price for adult bovines for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 is set by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2068/92 (7);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The guide price fixed in ecus by the Council for the 1993/94 marketing year in the beef and veal sector and reduced in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 shall be ECU 197,42 per 100 kg live weight.
2. The intervention price fixed in ecus by the Council for R3 grade carcases of male animals and reduced in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 shall be ECU 321,64 per 100 kg carcase weight.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 486/2004
of 15 March 2004
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(2) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2004(3) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(4) lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements.
(5) On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it must be concluded that the conditions laid down in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza strip; the Customs duty should be re-established.
(6) The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2004. As a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza strip, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 477/2005
of 23 March 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 22 March 2005.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 22 March 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be 31,00 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2005.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1310/88
of 11 May 1988
on the application of the guarantee limitation arrangements for sheepmeat and goatmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1115/88 (2), and in particular Article 9a (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 9a of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 introduces arrangements for the limitation of the guarantee applicable separately in the regions where the variable premium system is applied on the one hand and in the other regions on the other hand; whereas the functioning of these arrangements should be stipulated;
Whereas Article 9a of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the reduction in the guarantee is to depend on the number of ewes compared with a maximum guaranteed level; whereas the number of ewes should be determined in particular using the data obtained under Council Directive 82/177/EEC (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (4), concerning statistical surveys on sheep and goat numbers;
Whereas for the 1988 marketing year the estimated overrun of the ewe flock on the maximum guaranteed level leads to the fixing of a reduction coefficient; whereas, however, provision should be made for suitable measures to ensure that the ewe premium paid as a single premium once only after the end of the marketing year should be determined on the basis of the average pro rata temporis of the basic price applicable before the entry into force of the guarantee limitation arrangements and the basic price reduced by the application of the coefficient after the entry into force of those arrangements;
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
To estimate ewe numbers and record the number of ewes as referred to in Article 9a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, recourse shall be had in particular to statistics obtained under Directive 82/177/EEC.
Article 2
For the 1988 marketing year:
- the coefficient referred to in the first indent of Article 9a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be fixed as follows:
- Great Britain: 3,0,
- rest of the Community: 2,0.
- the weekly amounts of the intervention prices and the guide level shall be as set out in the Annex pursuant to Article 9a (3).
However, for the calculation of the ewe and nanny-goat premium in respect of the 1988 marketing year, the coefficient applied to the basic rate shall be corrected pro rata temporis.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 May 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 189/2010
of 5 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 6 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 March 2010.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2214/2004
of 21 December 2004
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2004 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2005 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2)
The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2005, applications may be lodged pursant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2004.