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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 3 December 1991 implementing Directive 89/299/EEC on the own funds of credit institutions (91/633/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/299/EEC of 17 April 1989 on the own funds of credit institutions (1) and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Directive 89/229/EEC gives a definition of the own funds of credit institutions including the way by which total own funds are to be calculated;
Whereas since, with regard to the fund for general banking risks within the meaning of Article 38 of Council Directive 86/635/EEC of 8 December 1986 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other financial institutions (2) there was no final allocation, Article 6 (2) of Directive 89/299/EEC provides that within six months of the date of implementation the Commission shall propose the final treatment of this item either in original own funds or in additional own funds, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8;
Whereas the Banking Advisory Committee has expressed its opinion; whereas taking into account the results of discussions wider international fora and in accordance with the treatment of the fund for general banking risks at international level, these are included within the category of original own funds;
Whereas Directive 89/299/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 89/299/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 6 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. The items referred to in Article 2 (1), points 3 and 5 to 8 shall be subject to the following limits:
(a) the total of items 3 and 5 to 8 may not exceed a maximum of 100 % of items 1 plus 2 and 4 minus 9, 10 and 11;
(b) the total of items 7 and 8 may not exceed a maximum of 50 % of items 1 plus 2 and 4 minus 9, 10 and 11;
(c) the total of items 12 and 13 shall be deducted from the total of the items.'
2. Article 6 (2) shall be deleted.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. When Member States adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1 they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 December 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1948/98 of 11 September 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France
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 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 47/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), provides for saithe quotas for 1998;
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 saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and IIa and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 15 July 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and IIa and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1998.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and IIa and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment 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 15 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 September 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 252/2008
of 18 March 2008
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (4), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin.
(2)
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 465/2004
of 12 March 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 (Carciofo di Paestum and Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana)
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, Italy has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Carciofo di Paestum" as a geographical indication and an application for the registration of the name "Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana" as a designation of origin.
(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 two 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.
(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 geographical indication (PGI) and as a protected designation of origin (PDO) 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 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, 12 March 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 428/2008
of 8 May 2008
on determining the intervention centres for cereals
(Codified version)
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 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 of 28 July 1993 on determining the intervention centres for cereals (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.
(2)
To ensure the proper working of the intervention system, the selection of intervention centres should be based on a geographical location and storage facilities which allow the assembly and disposal of substantial quantities of cereals.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The intervention centres to be determined pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall meet one of the following conditions:
(a)
location in regions having an appreciable production of cereals which substantially exceeds local demand either regularly or occasionally, taking account of agricultural and market structures in that region;
(b)
existence of substantial storage facilities;
(c)
special importance as a market for the goods inside and outside the Community.
Article 2
1. Of the centres situated in regions of the kind referred to in Article 1(a), only those shall be considered which have:
(a)
storage facilities with technical equipment permitting the taking over, handling and discharge of a sufficiently large quantity of cereals;
(b)
transport connections favourable to the taking over and, more important, the disposal of cereals.
2. Of the centres meeting the conditions referred to in Article 1(b) or (c), only those shall be considered whose storage facilities, technical equipment and advantageous geographical location permit the assembly and, more important, the disposal of substantial homogeneous quantities of cereals.
Article 3
Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 4
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, 8 May 2008.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2248/87
of 28 July 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 4109/86 fixing, for the 1987 fishing year, the annual import quotas for the products subject to the rules for the application by Spain and Portugal of quantitative restrictions on fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 360/86 of 17 February 1986 laying down rules for the application by Spain and Portugal, of quantitative restrictions on fishery products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4064/86 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 360/86 provides for the possibility of revising during the course of the year the quantity of the quotas, as well as their quarterly instalments, as laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4109/86 (3);
Whereas Portugal has made a request for an increase of 1 500 tonnes in the quota level for frozen hake for the 1987 fishing year; Whereas it is therefore necessary to modify the quota level in question as well as the quarterly instalments;
Whereas the measures provided for in the Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the table in Part B of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 4109/86, the figures for frozen hake falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 03.01 B I t) 2 are hereby replaced by the following figures:
1.2,5 // // // 'Annual quota of import // Quarterly instalments // // // 1.2.3.4.5 // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // // // // // // 10 500 // 3 000 // 3 000 // 3 000 // 1 500' // // // // //
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 July 1987.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1991 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred in 1992 by Germany, Spain, Greece, Portugal and France for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (Only the Spanish, German, Greek, French and Portuguese texts are authentic) (92/75/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/631/EEC of 27 November 1989 on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Decision 89/631/EEC, the Commission has received applications for Community financial contributions from Germany, Spain, Greece, Portugal and France towards expenditure to be incurred during 1992;
Whereas the applications refer to expenditure for the acquisition or modernization of vessels, aircraft and land vehicles including their equipment, systems for the detection and recording of fishing activities and systems for recording and transmitting catch data and other relevant information; whereas such expenditure will help to develop monitoring and supervision facilities for the proper implementation of the Community's fishery resources conservation arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The expenditure foreseen for 1992 shown in the Annex, corresponding to an amount of ECU 34 785 513, is eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 89/631/EEC. The Community contribution shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the Hellenic Republic, the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of France. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3041/94 of 14 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2807/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1970/94 (6), introduced a scheme for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter;
Whereas, given that the level of aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community fixed pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (8), has been reduced , the selling price for intervention butter and the destination security should be adjusted in order to maintain a balance between the two measures for the disposal of butter;
Whereas the measures procided 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
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is hereby amended as follows:
- in paragraph 1, 'ECU 175' is replaced by 'ECU 170',
- in the first indent to the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, 'ECU 194' is replaced by 'ECU 189'.
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, 14 December 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2000
of 27 June 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymeat sector; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas from 1 July 2000 should be laid down;
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1327/1999(3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000; whereas provision should be made for their administration from 1 July 2000;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened annually for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein."
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 from 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2000.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2469/98 of 9 November 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Community and the Gabonese Republic have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Gabonese Republic;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve that Agreement;
Whereas the method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a) Tuna seiners:
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(b) Surface longliners:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 November 1998.