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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1053/2005
of 5 July 2005
determining to what extent applications for the right to import bulls, cows and heifers of certain Alpine and mountain breeds pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter, of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for the quantities reserved for traditional importers under the two tariff quotas to be allocated in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2005.
(2)
Allocation of the quantities available to operators covered by Article 2(3) of that Regulation under the two tariff quotas is to be in proportion to the quantities applied for within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999, under order No 09.0003. Since the quantities applied for exceed those available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number 09.0001 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a)
100 % of the quantities imported within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;
(b)
100 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.
2. Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number 09.0003 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a)
100 % of the quantities imported within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;
(b)
42,253521 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 July 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1410/93 of 8 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes ex 9101 and ex 9102, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 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 ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 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 products falling within CN codes ex 9101 and ex 9102, originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 11 576 000; whereas on 29 March 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in China 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 China,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 13 June 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China:
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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, 8 June 1993.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000
of 16 May 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999(4) provides for refunds on certain products covered by the Regulation if they are exported as goods listed in Annex II thereto, based on the prices for those products in world trade and the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community, within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(2) In several agricultural sectors, in particular cereals, sugar, rice and eggs, the Commission has been given responsibility for identifying the goods that can qualify for export refunds, including goods not falling within Annex I of the Treaty, in order to ensure the flexibility needed to make the most efficient use possible of the resources available; it is therefore appropriate to give the Commission the same responsibility for identifying the goods eligible for refunds in the milk products sector,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 31(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be replaced by the following:
"14. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, including the arrangements for redistributing unallocated or unused exportable quantities, and any amendments to Annex II shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42. However, the detailed rules on the application of paragraphs 8, 10, 11 and 12 for products referred to in Article 1 and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 16 May 2000.
Council Decision
of 9 October 2000
appointing a French member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/635/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Dominique VLASTO, member, notified to the Council on 24 February 2000;
Having regard to the proposal from the French Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Jean-Pierre TESSEIRE is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Dominique VLASTO for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1802/2004
of 15 October 2004
prohibiting fishing for ling 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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for ling for 2004.
(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 ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota for 2004. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 12 July 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2004.
Fishing for ling in the waters of ICES subarea V (EC waters and waters not subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) 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 Union.
It shall apply from 12 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1877/95 of 28 July 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/95 (3), provides for common sole quotas for 1995;
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 common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 16 July 1995; whereas it is therefore necesary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1995.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium 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 16 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1225/2005
of 28 July 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 26 July 2005.
(3)
The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 26 July 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2005
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services
(2009/741/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 Article 300(2) first sentence of the first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Council has authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 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 Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council’s Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3)
Subject to its possible 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 Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
Subject to its subsequent conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community.
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 in Article 8(2) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2005.
Council Decision
of 27 October 2003
on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products of 9 July 2002
(2004/42/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 December 1997.
(2) Article 21 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement provides that trade in European Coal and Steel Community (hereinafter referred to as "the ECSC") products shall be governed by Title III, save for Article 15 thereof, and by the provisions of an agreement.
(3) On 9 July 2002 the ECSC and the Government of the Russian Federation concluded such an Agreement on trade in certain steel products(2), approved on behalf of the ECSC by Commission Decision 2002/603/ECSC(3).
(4) The ECSC Treaty expired on 23 July 2002. The Parties agreed in accordance with Article 10(2) of the Agreement on trade in certain steel products that it should be continued and that all rights and obligations should be maintained after such expiry.
(5) The Parties entered into consultations as provided for in Agreed Minute No 2 of the abovementioned Agreement and concluded that the product coverage of the Agreement has to be extended to include also product groups SA5 and SA6 with corresponding quantitative limits,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the ECSC and the Government of the Russian Federation concerning trade in certain steel products of 9 July 2002 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2003.
Council Decision
of 18 February 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/143/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Peter SCHACHNER-BLAZIZEK, of which the Council was notified on 12 November 2002,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Franz VOVES is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Peter SCHACHNER-BLAZIZEK for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2248/90
of 31 July 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2),
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Commission Regulation No 2681/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1685/90 (4), defines 'incorporation' for the purposes of qualifying for payment of production aid; whereas aid is payable when oil seeds are incorporated, that is, processed and mixed to form an animal feedingstuff without extraction of oil; whereas the present language versions lack clarity as regards the minimum number of products with which the oil seeds must be mixed in order to qualify for production aid; whereas this should be clarified; whereas it should be made clear that eligibility for payment of the aid is dependent on the products being irreversibly processed and rendered ineligible for further aid applications;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. 'Incorporation' means the mixing with at leat one other product to form an animal feedingstuff, of the oil seeds which are crushed or milled before or after this operation without extraction of oil. This procedure must be such that the oil seeds lose their identity in such a way that the competent authority may ensure that the oil seeds so processed may not be the subject of a new aid application'.
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, 31 July 1990.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2762/93 of 7 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 on implementing rules for administering an annual quota of 1 000 tonnes of cheese and curd, opened by the Community in respect of Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down certain provisions for the application of the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 (2) lays down detailed implementing rules for administering the annual tariff quota of 1 000 tonnes of cheese and curd, opened by the Community in respect of Sweden; whereas verification has shown that the provisions of Article 2 of that Regulation need not apply when import licences are applied for; whereas Article 2 is therefore superfluous and should be deleted as from the entry into force of that Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided 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 1316/93 is hereby deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 15 April 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 1993.