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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2613/97 of 15 December 1997 authorizing Portugal to grant aid to sugar beet producers and abolishing all State aid from the 2001/2002 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the production of sugar beet, a new industry to Portugal, will be disadvantaged by natural problems, at least in its start-up phase; whereas, in order to protect it, sugar beet growers should be encouraged to increase production by means of a provision authorizing Portugal to grant temporary and diminishing adjustment aid over a period of the three marketing years from 1998/1999 to 2000/2001;
Whereas Portugal has been allocated by Council Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (3) a national basic quantity for its continental territory of 70 000 tonnes of sugar for the refining of sugar from sugar beet; whereas a sugar beet refining establishment was recently constructed with Community financial assistance; whereas an appropriate level of aid should be authorized;
Whereas, in addition, it should be stipulated that, with effect from the 2001/2002 marketing year, all State aids authorized by virtue of Article 46 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar (4) are abolished,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. During the 1998/1999 to 2000/2001 marketing years Portugal shall be authorized, under the conditions set out in paragraph 2, to grant adjustment aid to sugar beet producers located in its continental territory.
2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in respect of the corresponding quantity of sugar produced within the limit of the A and B quotas of the sugar-producing undertaking established in the region referred to in paragraph 1.
For the production referred to in the first subparagraph, the unit amount of aid my not exceed:
- in the 1998/1999 marketing year: ECU 6,21 per 100 kilograms of white sugar,
- in the 1999/2000 marketing year: ECU 4,66 per 100 kilograms of white sugar,
- in the 2000/2001 marketing year: ECU 3,11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
3. Portugal shall notify the Commission, in respect of each marketing year, of the measures taken to apply paragraphs 1 and 2.
Article 2
With effect from the 2001/2002 marketing year, the aid referred to in Article 1 and the aids referred to in Article 46 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 are hereby abolished.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1421/2007
of 4 December 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 5 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 152/2007
of 15 February 2007
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2).
(2)
Article 7 of 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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(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 9 to 15 February 2007 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1960/2005
of 30 November 2005
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2)
In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3)
The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling 21,547 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 July 1998 approving the external auditors of the European Central Bank (98/481/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to the Recommendation of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the 'ECB`) of 19 June 1998,
Whereas the accounts of the ECB and national central banks are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union;
Whereas the Governing Council of the ECB has recommended Coopers and Lybrand as the external auditors of the ECB,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Coopers and Lybrand are hereby approved as the external auditors of the ECB.
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 196/2005
of 3 February 2005
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
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 8(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 8(e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (3) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2)
The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.
(3)
The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:
(a)
EUR 0,00/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley, oats, rice or broken rice;
(b)
EUR 11,60/tonne for potato starch.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1139/93 of 7 May 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 3817, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 3817, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 1 389 000; whereas on 15 March 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 14 May 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in India:
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 1993.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 1991
concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products
(91/478/EEC)
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 the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products, initialled on 28 June 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accordance, with regard to the Community, with Decision 87/460/EEC (1);
Whereas, by an Agreed Minute (2) between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand of 21 April 1988, the parties agreed to introduce additional reserved quantities for textile categories 4 and 5;
Whereas the 1986 Textile Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining quantitative adjustments to the quotas for certain categories, in order to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system;
Whereas, following consultations between the Community and Thailand, an Agreed Minute merging, with effect from 1 January 1989, the additional reserved quantities with the basic quotas on products of categories 4 and 5 provided for in the Textile Agreement was initialled by the parties on 26 September 1990;
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion of the 1986 Textile Agreement and the former Agreed Minutes of 25 March 1988 (3) and 21 April 1988, the Agreed Minute of 26 September 1990 should be applied provisionally, with effect from 26 September 1990, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Kingdom of Thailand,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minute of 26 September 1990 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products shall be applied provisionally in the Community, with effect from 26 September 1990, provided that there is reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Kingdom of Thailand.
The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission is invited to seek the agreement of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 1991.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 619/88
of 4 March 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hop production
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (1), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 (2) provides that the programme must be forwarded by the Member State concerned before 29 February 1988; whereas it has become apparent that that deadline cannot be met by all the Member States concerned; whereas it should accordingly be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87, '29 February 1988' is hereby replaced by '31 March 1988'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 1988.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 February 1993 drawing up the standard reporting form provided for in Article 6 of Council Directive 88/599/EEC concerning road transport
(93/172/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/599/EEC of 23 November 1988 on standard checking procedures for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport and Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having obtained the agreement of the Member States in accordance with Article 6 (2) of Directive 88/599/EEC,
Whereas the standard from provided for in Article 6 (2) of Directive 88/599/EEC should be drawn up and used by the competent authorities of the Member States in order to exchange information at regular intervals as part of a mutual assistance scheme,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The standard form referred to in Article 6 (2) of Directive 88/599/EEC shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen annexed to this Decision.
2. The competent authorities of each Member State shall use the standard form as from 1 April 1993.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 1993.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1162/89
of 28 April 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 on the Community recording of market prices on the basis of the scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1892/87 of 2 July 1987 on the recording of market prices in the beef and veal sector (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the recording of market prices in the Member States in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 (4) has become a regular practice which no longer raises problems of organization; whereas, with a view to using such data more quickly and facilitating in particular the application of the intervention measures provided for in Article 6 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the time limit for forwarding the prices to the Commissions should be shortened;
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
Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
'2. Member States shall notify the prices recorded in accordance with this Article to the Commission each week by Wednesday evening at the latest.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 1989.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/97 (4), lays down the measures which may be adopted pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; whereas, in order to clarify a number of questions regarding responsibilities and procedure, the text of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 should be redrafted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 17
The measures referred to in Article 15 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. However, in emergencies, the Commission may adopt the measures.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 1997.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2006
on appointment of members of the Standards Advice Review Group created by the Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG's) opinions
(2007/73/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG's) opinions (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
According to Article 3 of the Decision 2006/505/EC, the Commission shall appoint a maximum of seven members of the Standards Advice Review Group from independent experts whose experience and competence in the accounting area, in particular in financial reporting issues, are widely recognised at Community level,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Commission herewith appoints 7 members of the Standards Advice Review Group, whose names are reproduced in the Annex.
Article 2
The decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.