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COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 August 2008
amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2008) 4269)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/672/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1).
(2)
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/26/EC (2), 2007/689/EC (3), 2008/209/EC (4), 2008/331/EC (5) and 2008/547/EC (6). Bulgaria has provided guarantees that five milk processing establishments have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Those establishments are allowed to receive and process non-compliant raw milk Therefore they should be included in the list of Chapter I of the Appendix to Annex VI.
(3)
One milk processing establishment which is currently listed as compliant establishment will receive and process in two separate lines compliant and non-compliant raw milk. That establishment should therefore be added to the list of Chapter II. Another milk processing establishment currently listed in Chapter II will receive and process only compliant milk. That establishment should therefore be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI.
(4)
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 August 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 362/2008
of 14 April 2008
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the 2009 list of target secondary variables on material deprivation
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.
(2)
Under Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary for the list of target secondary areas and variables to be included each year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. For the year 2009, the list of target secondary variables included in the module on material deprivation should be laid down. This should be accompanied by the provision of variable codes and definitions.
(3)
The Statistical Programme Committee has not delivered a favourable opinion. This being so, following the procedure laid down in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, the Commission is, without delay, to submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken and shall inform the European Parliament,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of target secondary variables, the variable codes, and the definitions for the 2009 module on material deprivation to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 Luxembourg, 14 April 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 182/2008
of 28 February 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2008 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(g) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
With a view to the significant rise of food prices during the second half of 2007, the financial resources put at the disposal of the Member States for the annual distribution plan of 2008 in the final budget were higher than the resources foreseen in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 (2). These newly available resources should be allocated to the Member States on the basis of their applications and needs communicated according to Article 1(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3).
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3)
The Management Committee for the common organisation of agricultural markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 28 February 2008.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 February 1985
approving the first amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany
(Only the German text is authentic)
(85/178/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of 11 November 1980 introducing Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (2), as last amended by Decision 83/254/EEC (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 82/112/EEC (4), the Commission approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas, by letter dated 17 December 1984, the German authorities informed the Commission of amendments to the initial plan to take account of the evolution of classical swine fever in the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas the amended plan has been examined and found to comply with Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (5), as last amended by Directive 84/645/EEC (6) and with Directive 80/1095/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community continue therefore to be met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany, is hereby approved.
Article 2
The amendment of the plan referred to in Article 1 shall take effect on 1 June 1984.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2219/2003
of 18 December 2003
fixing the export refunds on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) 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 export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1564/90
of 11 June 1990
establishing the prices and amounts fixed in ecus by the Council in the pigmeat sector and reduced as a result of the monetary realignment of 5 January 1990
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 of 29 March 1990 fixing the reducing coefficient for the agricultural prices in the 1990/91 marketing year as a result of the monetary realignment of 5 January 1990 and amending the prices and amounts fixed in ecus for that marketing year (3) establishes the list of prices and amounts in the pigmeat sector to which the coefficient 1,001712 is applied from 1 July 1990 under the arrangements for the automatic dismantlement of negative monetary gaps; whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 provides that the resulting reduction should be specified in particular for the prices and amounts fixed in ecus by the Council for the 1990/91 marketing year and the value of those reduced prices and amounts should be fixed;
Whereas the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the 1990/91 marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1324/90 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The basic price fixed in ecus by the Council for the 1990/91 marketing year in the pigmeat sector and reduced pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 shall be ECU 1 897 per tonne.
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 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 June 1990.
Council Decision
of 22 January 2001
on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union
(2001/80/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 28(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the framework of the strengthening of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in particular of the common European policy on security and defence provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Nice on 7-11 December 2000 reached agreement on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union, setting out its mission and functions.
(2) Following the guidelines of the European Council the Military Staff should be made ready to start its work,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. Military personnel will be seconded from Member States to the General Secretariat of the Council in order to form the Military Staff of the European Union (EUMS).
2. The Military Staff will be part of the General Secretariat of the Council.
Article 2
The mission and functions of the Military Staff are defined in Annex V of the Presidency's report approved by the Nice European Council, which is reproduced in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
All members of the Military Staff shall be nationals of Member States of the European Union.
Article 4
1. Members of the Military Staff shall be subject to rules which will be established in a Council Decision.
2. Until the entry into force of the Decision mentioned in paragraph 1, Council Decision 2000/178/CFSP of 28 February 2000 on the rules applicable to national experts in the military field on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council during the interim period(1) shall remain in force.
Article 5
This Decision shall take effect from the date of its adoption.
It shall apply as from a date established by the SG/HR upon consultation of the PSC and of the iMB/Military Committee and in principle before the end of June 2001.
Until the date of application of this Decision, the Director General of the Military Staff (DGEUMS), who will take up its functions as from 1 March 2001(2), shall act as head of the military experts seconded from Member States to the Council Secretariat(3).
Article 6
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 September 2006
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services
(2007/323/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)
On 5 June 2003 the Council decided 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 Paraguay on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to that Decision.
(3)
Subject to its 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 Paraguay on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to 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 for in Article 9(2) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 2006.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 28 September 1978 adapting to technical progress the Annexes to Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 76/211/EEC on prepackaging (78/891/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (1), as amended by the Act of Accession (2), and in particular Articles 17, 18 and 19 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/106/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids (3),
Having regard to Council Directive 76/211/EEC of 20 January 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by weight or by volume of certain prepackaged products (4),
Whereas the implementation of the provisions of Directive 76/211/EEC has shown the need for a revision of the tolerable negative errors and the classification of products;
Whereas a simpler classification of prepackaged products is bound to facilitate their preparation for sale and offer the consumer a wider choice of prepackaged products;
Whereas the markings on small prepackages can in certain cases be less than the height specified in Directives 75/106/EEC and 76/211/EEC and yet still be sufficiently visible and legible;
Whereas modern statistical control methods make it possible to reduce the extent of the sampling plans specified in these two Directives;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of Directives Designed to Eliminate Technical Barriers to Trade in the Measuring Instruments Sector,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Sections 3.1, 4 and 5 of Annex I to Directive 75/106/EEC are replaced by the corresponding sections in Annex I to this Directive.
Article 2
Sections 2.4, 3.1 and 5 of Annex I to Directive 76/211/EEC are replaced by the corresponding sections in Annex II to this Directive.
Sections 2.5 and 2.6 are deleted.
Article 3
Annexes II to Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 76/211/EEC are replaced, up to and including Sections 2.2, by the text set out in Annex III to this Directive.
Article 4
1. The Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive in such a way that these take effect on 1 January 1980.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the text of the provisions of internal law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive is communicated to the Commission.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 1978.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1523/89
of 1 June 1989
fixing the consequences to the basic and buying-in prices for the 1989/90 marketing year of an overrun in the intervention threshold for lemons in Spain for the 1988/89 marketing year
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 2285/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing an intervention threshold for the 1988/89 marketing year for lemons in Spain (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1521/89 (2) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3139/88 (3) set the intervention threshold for the 1988/89 marketing year for lemons in Spain at 69 590 tonnes;
Wheras Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2285/88 provides that if the quantities of lemons offered for intervention in Spain over a period of 12 consecutive months exceeds the threshold fixed for the 1988/89 marketing year institutional prices applicable in Spain for the 1989/90 marketing year are to be reduced by 1 % for every 4 300 tonnes by which the threshold is exceeded;
Whereas the institutional prices for lemons for the 1989/90 marketing year enter into force on 1 June 1989; whereas it is consequently necessary to refer to the period of 12 consecutive months from 1 March 1988 to 28 February 1989; whereas Spain has indicated that 97 911 tonnes of lemons were brought in by intervention during that period; whereas an overrun of 28 321 tonnes of the intervention threshold set for the 1988/89 marketing year has been recorded by the Commission;
Whereas the institutional prices applicable in Spain for the 1989/90 marketing year must consequently be reduced by 6 %;
Whereas institutional prices for lemons applicable in Spain for the period 1 January to 31 May 1990 will be set at a later date by the Council, as provided for in Article 148 (1) of the Act of Accession; whereas this Regulation accordingly covers only institutional prices applicable from 1 June to 31 December 1989;
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
An overrun of the intervention threshold fixed for the 1988/89 marketing year for lemons in Spain is hereby recorded based on intervention carried out during the period 1 March 1988 to 28 February 1989.
Article 2
The institutional prices applicable in Spain for lemons as provided for in Article 135 of the Act of Accession shall for the period 1 June to 31 December 1989 be reduced by 6 %.
Article 3
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, 1 June 1989.