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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 5 January 1989
amending the Fifth Commission Directive 88/271/EEC amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
(89/83/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of harmful organisms of plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 88/572/EEC (2), and in particular the fourth indent of the second subparagraph of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Directive 77/93/EEC laid down protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products; whereas a list of commodities which are subject to import ban under some conditions is given in Annex III and the harmful organisms concerned are listed in Annexes I and II to that Directive;
Whereas by Commission Directive 88/271/EEC (3) certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products, were amended in the light of developments in scientific or technical knowledge;
Whereas it has appeared that it has been impossible to take all measures necessary to comply with certain provisions of this Directive by the date indicated in this Directive; whereas a more appropriate date should therefore be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In Article 2 of Directive 88/271/EEC, 'the provisions of' is replaced by 'Article 1 (3) (a), first point (plants of Juniperus) by 31 March 1989 and with the remainder of the provisions of '.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the texts of all the provisions of national law which they adopt in implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 January 1989.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1577/91 of 11 June 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2911/90 laying down detailed rules of application for aid for the production of certain varieties of grapes for drying
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2201/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof,
Whereas the sound operation of the aid scheme per hectare requires in particular that Community aids should not be paid in combination in respect of the same area; whereas only aids granted to improve agricultural production structures, excluding any allowance to offset loss of income, during the period of application of such aids should be considered compatible with the abovementioned principle; whereas, as a consequence, aids or allowances provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 895/85 of 1 April 1985 on a common measure to improve the structures of the wine-making sector in Greece (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (4), and the Commission Decision of 5 July 1989 for granting financial assitance from EAGGF, Guidance Section, for an operational programme to combat phylloxera which has affected the vineyards of Crete (Greece) (5) should accordingly be excluded; whereas the provisions in force should accordingly be made more flexible and defined more closely and Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2911/90 (6) should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1
Article 3 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2911/90 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(d) a declaration by the producer that none of the areas in question nor the products harvested therefrom are the subject of an application for aid under other schemes and in particular those to offset loss of income to the producer for dried grapes pursuant to:
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 895/85 (*),
- the Commission Decision of 5 July 1989 (**).
(*) OJ No L 94, 4. 4. 1985, p. 2.
(**) OJ No C 188, 25. 7. 1989, p. 4.' 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, 11 June 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 440/2006
of 15 March 2006
establishing a prohibition of fishing for northern prawn in NAFO zone 3L by vessels flying the flag of Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 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 catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 15 March 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2002
of 10 July 2002
concerning Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application, for cereals sector products, of Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and the Republic of Poland respectively and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1218/96
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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 of 20 December 2000 established certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating respectively in the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2864/2000(4), specifies the quantities of common wheat originating in Romania which enjoy preferential access under the Europe Agreement concluded with that country.
(2) The Commission must fix a single coefficient for reducing the quantities in the import licences applied for where these quantities exceed the quantities in the annual quota. Applications for import licences submitted on 8 July 2002 for common wheat from Romania relate to 50000 tonnes and the maximum quantity which may be imported is 27500 tonnes exempt from duty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for licences for the "Romania" quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 exempt from import duty for common wheat falling within CN codes 1001 90 91 and 1001 90 99 submitted on 8 July 2002 and forwarded to the Commission, shall be accepted for the tonnages indicated therein multiplied by a coefficient of 0,55.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2159/2001
of 6 November 2001
fixing, for October 2001, the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1509/2001(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2001 of 26 September 2001 laying down transitional measures in connection with the compensation system for storage costs for sugar(4), lays down that Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000(6), will continue to apply to sugars carried forward from the 2000/01 marketing year to the 2001/02 marketing year.
(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 provides that the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 is to be converted into national currency using a specific agricultural conversion rate equal to the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conversion rates applicable during the month of storage. That specific rate must be fixed each month for the previous month. However, in the case of the reimbursable amounts applying from 1 January 1999, as a result of the introduction of the agrimonetary arrangements for the euro from that date, the fixing of the conversion rate should be limited to the specific exchange rates prevailing between the euro and the national currencies of the Member States that have not adopted the single currency.
(3) Application of these provisions will lead to the fixing, for October 2001, of the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in the various national currencies as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specific exchange rate to be used for converting the amount of the reimbursement of the storage costs referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 into national currency for October 2001 shall be as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 November 2001.
It shall apply with effect from 1 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 November 2001.
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 24 June 1982
amending Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC in relation to agricultural structures
(82/436/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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (3), Article 7 of 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 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), as last amended by Directive 81/529/EEC (6), provide that the estimated time required for carrying out the common measures referred to in these Directives is 10 years;
Whereas the objective of these common measures, determined in accordance with Article 6 (2) (a) 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), has not yet been fully achieved; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (2) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the target date for completing the common measures should therefore be deferred to 31 December 1983,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
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 measure shall run until 31 December 1983.'
2. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Directive 72/ 160/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'The estimated time required for carrying out the common measure shall run until 31 December 1983.'
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 1983.'
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1982.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 301/2004
of 19 February 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
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),
Having regard to 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(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 13 to 19 February 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 21,95/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3594/89
of 30 November 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 laying down quality standards for cherries and strawberries as regards the size of strawberries
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 1119/89 (2), and in particular of Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 (3) lays down quality standards for strawberries;
Whereas those standards provide for the obligation to comply with a minimum size, specified on the basis of the quality class of the product; whereas, as a result of developments in production techniques, the minimum size laid down for strawberries classified in Classes I and II is no longer in line with production and marketing requirements; whereas, in consequence, the size requirements should be modified and account should be taken of the characteristics of certain varieties;
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
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In point III entitled 'Provisions concerning sizing', first subparagraph, the second indent is replaced by:
'- Classes I and II (except for the Primella variety): 22 mm, Primella variety 18 mm,'.
2. In point VI entitled 'Provisions concerning marking', under B (Nature of produce), the second indent is replaced by:
'- name of the variety (optional, except for the Primella variety where the latter must compulsorily be marked).'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 1989.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3231/89 of 23 October 1989 on the application of Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of 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 the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (1), signed on
22 July 1972 entered into force on 1 January 1973;
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 said Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/89 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Switzerland 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 Luxembourg, 23 October 1989.
For the Council
The President
H. NALLET
(1) OJ No L 300, 31. 12. 1972, p. 189. DECISION No 2/89 OF THE EEC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE of 21 August 1989 altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,
Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of
the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas the equivalents of the European units of account in some national currencies on 3 October 1988 were lower than their equivalents on 1 October 1986; whereas, this fact, as a result of the automatic change of base date provided for in Article 8 (4) of Protocol 3 would lead, on the conversion into the national currencies concerned, to a lowering of the effective limits for simplified documentary requirements; whereas, in order to avoid this, the limits expressed in ecus should be raised,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1 Article 8 of Protocol 3, as last amended, is hereby amended as follows:
- in paragraph 1 (c), ´ECU 4 400' is replaced by ´ECU 4 800',
- in paragraph 2, ´ECU 310' is replaced by ´ECU 340' and ´ECU 880' by ´ECU 960'.
Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1989.
Done at Brussels, 21 August 1989.