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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 795/2008
of 7 August 2008
fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
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 164(2), final subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XVII of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the market in pigmeat, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3)
Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the refund may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a) 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 (2). Those products must also satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (4).
(5)
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
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the condition provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004, notably preparation in an approved establishment and compliance with the health marking requirements laid down in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 549/2006
of 3 April 2006
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Northern prawn in NAFO zone 3L by vessels flying the flag of a Member State other than Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania
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 flags of or registered in the Member States 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 States 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 flags of or registered in the Member States 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, 3 April 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2716/1999
of 20 December 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 fixing the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year as well as the countervailing charge to be imposed where that price is not observed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999(3) fixes for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96;
(2) in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement on Safeguards concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the safeguard measures taken under Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 and which were in existence on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement must be terminated not later than eight years after the date on which they were first applied, or five years after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement, whichever comes later;
(3) the minimum import price is a safeguard measure taken under Article XIX of the GATT of 1947, so the Community has an international legal obligation to abolish it for the above products no later than the end of 1999;
(4) to meet the aforementioned obligation, therefore, the minimum import price should be fixed at zero, with effect from 1 January 2000. The countervailing charge to be imposed where this price is not observed must also be fixed at zero;
(5) 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 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The minimum import price and the countervailing charge applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 shall both be fixed at zero from 1 January 2000."
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 I January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 106/2000
of 18 January 2000
repealing Regulation (EC) No 2341/1999 of 3 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
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 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2341/1999(3) prohibits fishing for sprat in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark.
(2) On 7 December 1999, the Council amended for the second time Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999(4) fixing, for certain fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished.
(3) The quota for sprat in ICES divisions IIa (EC zone), IV (EC zone) available to Denmark has been raised to 187380 tonnes.
(4) Fishing for sprat in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark should therefore be authorised. Regulation (EC) No 2341/1999 should therefore be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2431/1999 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 January 2000.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 September 1991
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 delivery periods
(94/899/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Whereas implementation of Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (1) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1 (2) thereof, within the framework of the management of the common organization of the sugar market;
Whereas it is appropriate to approve an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the States referred to in the aforemeentioned Protocol on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91, and 1991/92 delivery periods,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
An Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 delivery periods is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 23 September 1991.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2329/91 of 25 July 1991 opening for 1991, as an autonomous measure, a special import quota for high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 as well as products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91
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, having regard to the imports of high-quality meat of bovine animals which have taken place hitherto and to the need to export such meat produced in the Community, it is appropriate to open, for 1991 and as an autonomous and exceptional measure, a Community tariff import quota of 11 430 tonnes at a 20 % duty of high quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 as well as of products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91; whereas the market in the meat of bovine animals in the Community must form the subject of a complete overhaul and a new way of thinking;
Whereas equal and continuous access for all operators concerned in the Community to the said quota and the uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned in all the Member States until the volume provided for is exhausted should in particular be ensured; whereas, to this end, a system for utilizing the Community tariff quota, based on the presentation of a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the type, provenance and origin of the products is required;
Whereas rules for the application of these provisions should be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A special tariff quota for high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 as well as products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 is hereby opened for 1991.
The total amount of this contingent shall be 11 430 tonnes expressed in weight of the product.
2. The applicable duty for this contingent shall be fixed at 20 %.
Article 2
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the rules for the application of this Regulation, and in particular:
(a) provisions guaranteeing the type, provenance and origin of the products;
(b) provisions relating to the recognition of the document enabling the guarantees provided for in (a) to be ascertained,
shall be determined.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 25 July 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 61/2006
of 13 January 2006
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 9 and 10 January 2006, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and in all third countries other than China or Argentina.
(2)
The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by new importers on 9 and 10 January 2006, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in Argentina.
(3)
It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 12 January 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences lodged pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002, on 9 and 10 January 2006 and sent to the Commission on 12 January 2006, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2006 and lodged after 10 January 2006 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 January 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 1978 authorizing the Member States to restrict the marketing of forest reproductive material produced in Austria (78/415/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by Directive 75/445/EEC (2),
Having regard to the Council Decision 78/262/EEC of 6 March 1978 on the equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in Austria (3), and in particular Article 2, second indent thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Member States,
Whereas, under Article 1 of the said Decision, certain forest reproductive material produced in Austria is, under certain conditions, equivalent to the reproductive material produced in the Community and complying with the provisions of Directive 66/404/EEC;
Whereas, however Article 2, second indent thereof provides, that a Member State shall be authorized on application to prohibit the marketing in all or part of its territory of reproductive material derived from specific basic material or a specific region of provenance, listed in the said Decision, where it has information giving grounds for the fear that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its genetic characters, have an adverse effect on its forestry;
Whereas the Member States have presented such information, which has not been contradicted;
Whereas therefore the application of the Member States should be granted in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagation Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States shall be authorized to prohibit in all of its territory the marketing of reproductive material of certain species derived from the regions of provenance specified in the Annex.
Article 2
The authorization under Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.
Article 3
The Member States shall notify the Commission of the date from which they make use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 April 1978.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 1978.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 526/92 of 25 February 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1734/91 (2), and in particular Article 70 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 1 (2) and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331/91 (4), set out the import facilities for wine products originating in third countries which offer specific guarantees through the provision of a certificate of origin and conformity and an analysis report; whereas Article 3 (2) of that Regulation limits the said facilities to a trial period expiring on 31 January 1992; whereas, taking into account the time necessary to examine the implementation of future arrangements, the abovementioned period should be extended for three months,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89, the date '31 January 1992' shall be replaced by '30 April 1992'.
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 February 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 1992.