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Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/2001
of 3 May 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 2001 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95(1) opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1356/2000(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1357/2000(4) and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2001 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 May 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (85/588/EEC)
THE COUNCIL 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, and in particular Article 396 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas in Decision 85/356/EEC (1) the Council determined that the seed of certain species harvested in 21 third countries was equivalent to the corresponding seed harvested in the Community;
(1) OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1985, p. 20.
whereas the said determination of equivalence includes Spain and Portugal; Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the institutions of the Communities may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act of Accession,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the Annex to Council Decision 85/356/EEC shall be amended as follows with effect from 1 March 1986:
1. In Part I, Title 1, point 1.1 the following entries shall be deleted:
'E = Spain', and 'P = Portugal'.
2.In the table in Part I, Title 2, the following additions shall be made to the table headings:
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3. The eighth section of the table relating to Spain shall be deleted.
4.In the 12th section of the table (relating to New Zealand), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Beta vulgaris:
'Solamente para remolacha azucarera.
Unicamente para a beterraba açucareira.'
5.In the 12th section of the table (relating to New Zealand), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Linum usitatissimum:
'Solamente para el lino oleaginoso.
Unicamente para ó linho oleaginoso.'
6.The 13th section of the table (relating to Portugal) shall be deleted.
7.In the 14th section of the table (relating to Poland), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Brassica rapa (partim), Brassica napus spp. oleifera and Sinapis alba:
'Destinadas a obtención de forraje.
Destinada à produção de forragem.'
8.In the 18th and 19th sections of the table (relating to Turkey and the United States of America respectively), the following shall be added to the footnote on Beta vulgaris:
'Solamente para remolacha azucarera.
Unicamente para a beterraba açucareira.'
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2411/96 of 18 December 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2763/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1), extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (3), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2763/94 (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2941/95 (5), opened zero or reduced-duty Community tariff quotas for 1995 in respect of certain agricultural products including fresh or chilled tomatoes;
Whereas the tariff applying to these products has been changed as a result of GATT negotiations;
Whereas both the rates of ad valorem duty and the rates of specific duty for products subject to the Regulation are liable to change over the years; whereas in the interests of more efficient management of the Community legislation in this field a multiannual regulation should be adopted providing for automatic reduction of ad valorem duties to 40 % of the rates in the combined nomenclature with effect from 1 January 1997;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2763/94 should be amended accordingly;
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
The table and Annex in Regulation (EC) No 2763/94 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2001
of 6 July 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2849/2000(4), establishes a nomenclature of agricultural products for export refunds based on the Combined Nomenclature.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1230/2001 of 21 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(5) amends Additional Notes 2.A(a), 2.A(c) and 2.C to Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature with a view to ensuring that it is applied uniformly as regards the classification of chaps and jowls.
(3) In the wake of those amendments, the list of products eligible for export refunds should be clarified on certain points, in particular as regards carcasses and half-carcasses, shoulders, fore-ends, and chaps and jowls together, presented alone, in order to enable the export nomenclature to be applied uniformly throughout the Member States.
(4) Some of those clarifications can justifiably be applied to applications currently pending as regards the eligibilty of products, given the high number of such applications.
(5) 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
Sector 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 from 30 July 2001. Footnotes 12, 13 and 14 of the Annex shall, however, apply to operations where no final decision on payment or release of the security or on further action regarding ex post checks conducted has been taken at the time of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 July 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 597/92 of 6 March 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/91 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the nomenclature committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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, 6 March 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2493/97 of 12 December 1997 adjusting the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fisheries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/95 of 15 June 1995 establishing a system for the management of fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas the second indent of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2027/95 provides that the Commission, at the request of a Member State, shall take appropriate measures so that the Member State in question can fish its quotas in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 685/95 of 27 March 1995 on the management of fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (2);
Whereas Spain has asked the Commission to adjust the maximum annual fishing effort, for 1997, granted to its vessels by transferring part of the fixed gear effort to towed gear in the case of fishing directed at demersal species so that vessels flying the Spanish flag are able to fish certain quotas which are allocated pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 390/97 of 20 December 1996 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1974/97 (4);
Whereas this transfer of fishing effort involves only a simple adjustment which does not alter the existing balance and enables the effort levels allocated initially to be adjusted to the current situation of the fleet, and fishing activity to be diversified to include other demersal species;
Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately in order to allow Spain to make better use of its quotas to supply the market during the period for which they are valid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum annual fishing effort for the Kingdom of Spain in respect of demersal species using towed and passive gear respectively, as referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2027/95, is amended, for 1997, as laid down in the Annex hereto.
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, 12 December 1997.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 February 1990
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Chile
(90/58/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 89/227/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat from Chile were established by Commission Decision 87/363/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 89/5/EEC (4);
Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Chile have confirmed that Chile has for at least 12 months been free from rinderpest and that no vaccinations have been carried out against this disease during that time;
Whereas the last outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Chile occurred in August 1987; whereas the whole of Chile has been declared free of foot-and-mouth disease in April 1988 according to norms of the Zoosanitary Code of the International Office of Epizootics (OIE); whereas it is now considered suitable to restore the authority to import fresh meat from the whole of Chile under the same conditions as those laid down for Regions XI and XII;
Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Chile have undertaken to notify the Commission of the European Communities and the Member States, by telex or telegram, within 24 hours at the latest, of the confirmation of the occurence of any of the abovementioned diseases or the adoption of vaccination against any of them;
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be adopted according to the animal health situation of the non-member country concerned;
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
Member States shall authorize the importation from Chile of fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep, goats and domestic solipeds conforming to the guarantees laid down in an animal health certificate which accords with the Annex hereto and which must accompany the consignment.
Article 2
This Decision shall not apply to imports of glands and organs authorized by the country of destination for pharmaceutical manufacturing purposes.
Article 3
Decision 87/363/EEC is hereby revoked.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 1990.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1576/2000
of 19 July 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Germany and Sweden have sent the Commission applications for the registration of names as geographical indications.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) Statements of objection have been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in respect of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation, following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3), but those objections are deemed unfounded and thus inadmissible, since they do not sufficiently demonstrate that the names fail to meet the criteria laid down in that Regulation.
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1338/2000(5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
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, 19 July 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 160/96 of 29 January 1996 establishing, for 1996, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2251/95 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 provides for the establishment of an annual list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall authorized to fish for sole inside the zones mentioned in part (a) of this paragraph using beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length exceeds nine metres;
Whereas inclusion in the list is without prejudice to the application of other measures for the conservation of fishery resources provided for or adopted in conformity with Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 or Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 (5);
Whereas it is necessary to establish this list according to the detailed rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of vessels for 1996 authorized by virtue of Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to use beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres inside the zones mentioned in Article 9 (3) (a) is given in the Annex.
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 with effect from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1717/2002
of 27 September 2002
prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
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) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 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) lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.
(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 common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 14 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2002.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden 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 14 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.