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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2003
of 13 June 2003
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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 23176/2002(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION of 5 December 1994 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (94/781/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat of alternate member on the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jérôme Polvérini, which was brought to the Council's attention on 27 October 1994;
Having regard to the proposal from the French Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Emile Mocchi is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jérôme Polvérini for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 1998.
Done at Brussels, 5 December 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1331/93 of 28 May 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 fixing the coefficient reducing agricultural prices applicable from the beginning of the 1993/94 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 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides that the prices fixed in ecus are to be reduced at the beginning of the marketing year following a monetary realignment; whereas, in order to apply this reduction, equal to a 25 % change in the correction factor referred to in Article 1 (c) of that Regulation, a reduction factor by which the agricultural prices must be divided should be fixed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1209/93 (2) fixed the correction factor at 1,207509 with effect from 14 March 1993; whereas the coefficient for reducing agricultural prices fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (3) must be adjusted to take account of the monetary realignment of 13 May 1993;
Whereas the changes to the correction factors to be taken into account for calculating the coefficient for reducing agricultural prices from the next marketing year are those which have been made during the current marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 537/93:
1. '1,010078' is hereby replaced by '1,010495';
2. '1,002159' is replaced by '1,002583';
3. '1,012674' is replaced by '1,013088';
4. the following indent is inserted after the second indent:
'- 1,00426 for prices and amounts in the fruit and vegetable, dried fodder and silkworm sectors adjusted by the coefficient of 1,012674 in 1993.'
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, 28 May 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 582/97 of 1 April 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2489/96 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 404/97 of 20 December 1996 allocating, for 1997, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters (3), provides for salmon quotas for 1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Polish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1997; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 5 February 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Polish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1997.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Polish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the trans-shipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
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 with effect from 5 February 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 June 2005
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services
(2006/734/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Council decided on 5 June 2003 to authorise the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement with the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to that Decision.
(3)
Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be signed and provisionally applied,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.
Article 3
Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.
Article 4
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided in Article 8(2) of the Agreement.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 620/91 of 12 March 1991 amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4056/89 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 359/91 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof;
Whereas the Danish authorities have requested replacement in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of one vessel that no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessel in question should be replaced in the list;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 1991.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2432/86
of 31 July 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for oils and fats
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 28 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818/85 (4), lays down, inter alia, the period of validity of import and export licences and the amount of the relevant securities; whereas in order to take account of developments in the trade in olive oil with third countries and of the amounts of the levies and refunds applicable, the amounts of the securities should be altered and the period of validity of the export licences should be harmonized;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
'Article 6
1. A licence without advance fixing of the levy shall be valid from its actual day of issue until the end of the third month following that of issue.
2. An import licence where the levy is fixed in advance shall be valid from its actual day of issue until the end of the month following that of issue.
3. An export licence shall be valid from its actual day of issue until the end of the fourth month following that of issue.'
2. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
'Article 7
1. The amounts of the securities for import licences shall be as follows:
(a) for a licence without advance fixing of the levy: 2,50 ECU per 100 kilograms net;
(b) for a licence where the levy is fixed in advance: 10 ECU per 100 kilograms net.
2. The amounts of the securities for export licences shall be as follows:
(a) for a licence without advance fixing of the refund: 1,25 ECU per 100 kilograms net;
(b) for a licence where the refund is fixed in advance: 10 ECU per 100 kilograms net.'
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, 31 July 1986.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 April 2009
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver
(2009/481/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point (2)(b)(i) of Article 62, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1932/2006 (1) amended Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (2) listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the European Union (negative list), and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (positive list) by, inter alia, transferring the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (hereinafter referred to as the Bahamas) from the negative to the positive list. Furthermore, Regulation (EC) No 1932/2006 provides that the exemption is to be applied only from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded between the European Community and the Bahamas.
(2)
By decision of 5 June 2008, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement between the European Community and the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver.
(3)
Negotiations on the agreement were opened on 4 July 2008 and concluded on 16 October 2008.
(4)
The Agreement initialled in Brussels on 19 November 2008, should be signed and the attached declarations be approved. The Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.
(5)
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, these Member States are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are not bound by it or subject to its application,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Declarations attached to this Decision shall be approved on behalf of the Community.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, the Agreement on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.
Article 4
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature thereof (3), pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.
Done at Luxembourg, 6 April 2009.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3107/89
of 16 October 1989
amending the Spanish version of Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for cereals on account of the accession of Spain (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for agricultural products,
Whereas a check has disclosed that the Spanish version of Article 7 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3494/88 (3), could give rise to an interpretation at variance with that of all the other language versions; whereas the said version should therefore be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The first subparagraph of point (a) of Article 7 (2) of the Spanish version of Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
'a) la prueba de que los productos se han despachado al consumo en un Estado miembro para el cual es aplicable el montante compensatorio de adhesión, dicha prueba se aportará:'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communnities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 October 1989.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2458/81 of 27 July 1981 on the application of Decision No 3/81 of the EEC - Sweden Joint Committee adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
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 an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
(1) OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 97.
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 3/81 adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed to that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Decision No 3/81 of the EEC - Sweden Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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, 27 July 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 561/2007
of 24 May 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 25 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 2007.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 16 April 1991 granting a discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the fourth European Development Fund for the 1989 financial year (91/290/EEC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
- having regard to the EEC Treaty,
- having regard to the first ACP-EEC Lomé Convention (1),
- having regard to the balance sheets and administrative accounts of the fourth, fifth and sixth European Development Funds for the 1989 financial year (COM(90) 148 final),
- having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors for the 1989 financial year, and the replies of the Institutions (2),
- having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 18 March 1991 concerning the granting of this discharge (Doc. C3-0171/91),
- whereas the Treaty of 22 July 1975 empowers the European Parliament to give discharge in respect of the financial management of the Community,
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A3-0070/91),
1. Grants a discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the fourth European Development Fund for the 1989 financial year on the basis of the following amounts:
- payments: ECU 32 177 343,70;
2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this decision (3);
3. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series). Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 1991.