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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 86/2007
of 29 January 2007
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2)
In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3)
The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4)
The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(5)
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
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1262/2008
of 16 December 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee’s (IFRIC) Interpretation 13
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (2) certain international accounting standards and interpretations that were extant at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
(2)
On 5 July 2007, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) published IFRIC Interpretation 13 customer loyalty programmes, hereinafter ‘IFRIC 13’. IFRIC 13 eliminates the current inconsistencies in practice regarding the accounting treatment of free or discounted goods or services sold under customer loyalty programmes that companies use to award to their customers in form of points, air miles or other credits upon the sale of a good or a service.
(3)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that IFRIC 13 meets the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG) opinions (3), the Standards Advice Review Group considered EFRAG’s opinion on endorsement and advised the European Commission that it is well balanced and objective.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee’s (IFRIC) Interpretation 13 customer loyalty programmes is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Each company shall apply IFRIC 13, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, at the latest as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting after 31 December 2008.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 16 December 2008.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 June 2004
on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999
(2004/520/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 of 22 March 2004 on the establishment of European partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association process (1) and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 endorsed the ‘Thessaloniki Agenda for the western Balkans: moving towards European integration’ where the drawing up of European partnerships is mentioned as one of the means to intensify the stabilisation and association process.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 sets out that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities and conditions to be contained in the European partnerships, as well as any subsequent adjustments. It also states that the follow up of the implementation of the European partnerships will be ensured through the mechanisms established under the stabilisation and association process, notably the Annual Reports.
(3)
The 2004 Commission’s Annual Report presents an analysis of the preparations of Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 for further integration into the European Union and identifies a number of priority areas for further work.
(4)
In order to prepare for further integration into the European Union, the competent authorities in Serbia and Montenegro should develop a plan with a timetable and details in terms of measures Serbia and Montenegro intends to take to this end. As Kosovo is at present under international interim administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, a separate plan addressing the priorities concerning Kosovo should be developed under the authority of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004, the principles, priorities and conditions in the European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 are set out in the annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
Article 2
The implementation of the European Partnership shall be examined through the mechanisms established under the Stabilisation and Association process.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 978/93 of 26 April 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1658/91 establishing arrangements for retrospective Community surveillance in respect of imports of Atlantic salmon
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (2), and in particular Article 24 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1658/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3520/92 (4), introduced arrangements applicable until 30 April 1993 for retrospective Community surveillance of Atlantic salmon imports;
Whereas because of serious disturbance of the Community market for salmon the Commission has, by Regulation (EEC) No 3270/91 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 992/92 (6), made Atlantic salmon imports subject to observance of a minimum price;
Whereas so that proper monitoring of the trend in Atlantic salmon imports can be continued and action taken to forestall any further deterioration in the market, the period of validity of the surveillance arrangements introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1658/91 should be extended for eight months,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1658/91 is replaced by the following: 'It shall apply until 31 December 1993'.
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, 26 April 1993.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 February 1994 deferring, as regards the importation of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 91/682/EEC (94/151/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/682/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating and ornamental plants (1), as amended by Commission Decision 93/399/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in the absence of a schedule of conditions as required pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 91/682/EEC, Commission Decision 93/399/EEC deferred the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive to 31 December 1993;
Whereas, by virtue of Commission Directive 93/49/EEC (3), those conditions were established and came into force on 1 January 1994;
Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 91/682/EEC to decide whether propagating material and ornamental plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagatingh material and ornamental plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;
Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is not sufficient to enable the Commission to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;
Whereas it is known that, hitherto, Member States have imported propagating material and ornamental plants produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to apply to the importation of propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with Article 16 (2) of the said Directive;
Whereas propagating material and ornamental plants imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to Article 16 (2) first subparagraph of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;
Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;
Whereas the Standing Committee for Propagating Materials and Ornamental Plants failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 91/682/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1994.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1430/2004
of 10 August 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2)
In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 August 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1865/2004
of 27 October 2004
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of October 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1),
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of October 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced by the percentages set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The final use of the quotas concerned for 2004, in percentage terms, is set out in the annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 2004.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 1987
approving a programme covering the reception and storage of cereals in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French text is authentic)
(87/387/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Luxembourg Government forwarded a programme covering the reception and storage of cereals on 17 February 1987 and supplied additional information on 27 April 1987;
Whereas the purpose of the programme is the modernization, enlargement and modification of facilities for the reception and storage of cereals grown in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the installation of all the necessary equipment for these operations, in order to increase the cereals' value and strengthen the competitive position of the sector; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the principles of sound financial management do not permit encouragement of investment in facilities used for intervention purposes;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the reception and storage of cereals in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme does not exceed the period specified in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme covering the reception and storage of cereals forwarded by the Luxembourg Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 17 February 1987, concerning which additional information was supplied on 27 April 1987, is hereby approved with the exception of investment in facilities for intervention purposes.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Luxembourg Government.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 823/2002
of 16 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 10 to 16 May 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 4,99/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2002.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 801/87
of 16 March 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3769/85 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (4),
Whereas in 1987 and 1988 additional measures should, by way of exception, be taken to accelerate the disposal of butter in public storage and specific rules laid down for financing it so that the resulting budgetary cost is spread over several years;
Whereas, for this reason, the financing by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, of expenditure relating to losses on sales during the 1987 and 1988 financial years, should be postponed until 1989; whereas the financing of this expenditure should begin in the 1989 financial year and should be limited to 25 % for that financial year and the remaining 75 % should be financed in instalments of 25 % over the next three financial years;
Whereas the immediate adoption of these measures is a condition for their being fully effective;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1334/86 (6), should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following subparagraphs are added to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78:
'Where specific measures for the disposal of butter from public stocks are taken under a common market organization within the milk and milk products sector in 1987 and 1988 with reference to this provision, financing of the loss on the sale shall begin in 1989 and shall be limited to 25 % of the amount of the loss recorded during the financial year concerned. The remaining 75 % shall be financed in instalments of 25 % over the following three financial years. This financing will take place, unless unavoidably prevented, during the first three months of each year in question.
The loss on the sale shall be equal to the difference between the value of the quantities carried over, as referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3247/81 (1), and the value of the quantities disposed of pursuant to a measure as referred to in the previous subparagraph.
The unreimbursed amounts in respect of losses so calculated shall bear interest at rates fixed pursuant to Article 5.
(1) OJ No L 327, 14. 11. 1981, p. 1.'
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 1 December 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 1987.