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Commission Regulation (EC) No 725/2002
of 26 April 2002
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) 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
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 April 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2364/2001
of 3 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for Greenland halibut by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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 1965/2001(2), and in Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001(4), lays down quotas for Greenland halibut for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 October 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2001.
Fishing for Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above 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 from 24 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1312/2006
of 31 August 2006
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2)
In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3)
The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4)
The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(5)
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
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 August 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2002
of 26 July 2002
determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in July 2002 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1165/2002(4), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Applications lodged in July 2002 for certain products referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 concern quantities greater than those available; therefore, the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 246/2008
of 17 March 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The first paragraph of Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 (2) makes a detailed reference to the frequency of fixing the refund rates for basic products of Regulations mentioned in Article 1(1) exported in the form of non-Annex I goods.
(2)
The refunds may, in accordance with the Regulations mentioned in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, be granted when the internal and external market conditions justify so. Where the market situation does not justify the granting of refunds the periodical fixing may be suspended.
(3)
The second subparagraph of Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 makes reference to the same procedure for the granting of refunds on the agricultural products concerned when they are exported in unprocessed state.
(4)
For reasons of simplification and harmonisation it is appropriate to adapt Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 14
The fixing of the rate of refund, as provided for in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation, shall be effected each month per 100 kg of basic products.
By way of derogation from the first paragraph:
(a)
for basic products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, the refund may be fixed according to another timetable determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93;
(b)
the rate of the refund on poultry eggs in shell, fresh or preserved, and eggs not in shell and egg yolks, suitable for human consumption, fresh, dried or otherwise preserved, not sweetened, shall be fixed for the same period as that for the refunds on those products exported unprocessed.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 17 March 2008.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1883/84
of 2 July 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 fixing the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1693/83 (4), fixed the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, moreover, hybrid varieties of apples on the one hand and pears on the other have been developed, for the 'Précoce de Trévoux' variety and 'Mantet' variety respectively, and have comparable commercial characteristics to that of those varieties; whereas, accordingly, the conversion factor applicable to those varieties should be adopted for the said hybrids;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 is hereby amended as follows:
- in Annex V 'Pears' under the heading 'Variety conversion factor', the variety 'Précoce de Trévoux in the fourth entry should read 'Précoce de Trévoux and hybrids',
- in Annex VII 'Apples' under the heading 'Variety conversion factor', the variety 'Mantet' in the third entry should read 'Mantet and hybrids'.
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, 2 July 1984.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 763/86
of 14 March 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on clocks with watch movements, falling within heading No 91.02 originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded 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 ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 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 clocks with watch movements, falling within heading No 91.02, originating in Hong Kong, the individual ceiling was fixed at 284 700 ECU; whereas, on 11 March 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 18 March 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 91.02 (NIMEXE code 91.02-all numbers) // Clocks with watch movements (excluding clocks of heading Nos 91.01 and 91.03) // //
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, 14 March 1986.
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 23 October 1984
amending Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC relating to
agricultural structures
(84/513/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), Article 7 of Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (4) and Article 9 of Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (5), all three Directives as last amended by Directive 84/140/EEC (6), provide for the estimated time required for carrying out the common measures referred to in those Directives to run until 30 June 1984;
Whereas, on 10 October 1983, the Commission forwarded to the Council proposals for improving the efficiency of agricultural structures, which were designed to replace the measures referred to in the abovementioned Directives;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (2) (c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (8), the target date for completing these common measures should be deferred until 31 December 1984 in order to ensure the necessary continuity, pending the outcome of Commission proposals in this field,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
With effect from 1 July 1984:
1. Article 16 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measures shall run until 31 December 1984.'
2. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Directive 72/160/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measures shall run until 31 December 1984.'
3. Article 9 (1) of Directive 72/161/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measures shall run until 31 December 1984.'
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 1984.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1995 approving the conversion rates mentioned in Article 3 of Decision 95/33/EC (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/18/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,
Whereas on 26 October 1994 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act, the Finnish programme for the implementation of its Article 138, 139 and 140 aids for a number of products and activities for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;
Whereas parts of this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994 were approved by Commission Decision 95/33/EC (1); whereas that Decision was modified by Decision 95/330/EC (2);
Whereas, with the exception of cow's milk and potatoes for starch production, the part of the programme providing for aid granted in relation to quantities was only accepted on condition that after a first year to allow the smooth introduction of the transitional aid regime, the aids were, by way of appropriate conversion rates, transformed into area or headage payments unrelated to quantities;
Whereas Article 3, point 1 of Decision 95/33/EC provides that Finland shall notify the Commission before 1 November 1995 the conversion rates envisaged to set the amounts on an area or headage livestock unit basis from 1996 to 1999, these conversion rates shall be the subject of a Commission decision taken no later than 1 January 1996;
Whereas on 29 September 1995 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 3, point 1 of Decision 95/33/EC the conversion rates envisaged to set the amounts of certain production aids in Annex I of Decision 95/33/EC;
Whereas these conversion rates to set the amounts of certain production aids reflect the yields and output normally associated with the products concerned in Finland and can therefore be accepted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Commission authorizes Finland to apply the conversion rates to set amounts of an area or headage livestock unit basis from 1996 to 1999 as contained in Annex I.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2004
of 4 March 2004
fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2004 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.
(2) The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.
(3) The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.
(4) The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2004 fishing year, the amounts of the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the amounts of the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation are set out 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 Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 2004.