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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1482/91 of 31 May 1991 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for small producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90 (2) provides that aid applications must be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned by 31 May each year at the latest for the current marketing year; whereas the complexity and the novelty of the aid scheme instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 does not permit compliance with the abovementioned date in all cases; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the extension of the latter as regards the 1990/91 marketing year;
Whereas 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
Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90, aid applications relating to the 1990/91 marketing year may be submitted up to 15 June 1991 at the latest.
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, 31 May 1991.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 September 2008
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
(2008/780/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Community is competent to adopt measures for the conservation and management of fisheries resources and to enter into agreements with other countries and international organisations.
(2)
The Community is a Contracting Party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which requires all members of the international community to cooperate in managing and conserving the biological resources of the sea.
(3)
The Community and its Member States have ratified the Agreement on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, relating to the Conservation and Management of straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
(4)
The Community has participated in the negotiation process for the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) from the outset and has played an active and constructive role in that process which culminated in the adoption of that Agreement during the Diplomatic Conference held in Rome on 7 July 2006.
(5)
The SIOFA was opened for signature on 7 July 2006 and signed by the Community the same day in accordance with Council Decision 2006/496/EC (1).
(6)
The Community fleet fishes in the area covered by the Agreement and it is in the interest of the Community to play an effective role in the implementation of that Agreement.
(7)
The Agreement should therefore be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (2) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations acting in his capacity as Depositary of the Agreement in accordance with Article 25 of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2008.
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/228/JHA
of 9 March 2006
fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Decision 2005/211/JHA of 24 February 2005 concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism (1), and in particular to Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 2005/211/JHA specifies that the provisions of Article 1 of that Decision shall apply from a date fixed by the Council, as soon as the necessary preconditions have been fulfilled, and that the Council may decide to fix different dates for the application of different provisions. Those preconditions have been fulfilled in respect of Article 1(7) of Decision 2005/211/JHA, new Article 100(3)(f).
(2)
As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (2), which falls in the area referred to in Article 1(G) of Decision 1999/437/EC (3) read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (4) on the signing on behalf of the European Union and 2004/860/EC (5) on the signing on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 1(7) of Decision 2005/211/JHA, new Article 100(3)(f), shall apply from 31 March 2006.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 610/81 of 9 March 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 332/80 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of aid for dried fodder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 26/81 (3), laid down detailed rules for paying the aid in respect of dried fodder;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 332/80 (4) laid down that the aid in question could be advanced, provided that a security, to be released when entitlement to the aid was recognized, had been lodged ; whereas, however, this measure covers only applications lodged up to 28 February 1981;
Whereas experience suggests that these aid advances could be granted beyond 28 February 1981 ; whereas, accordingly, the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 332/80 must be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 332/80 is hereby repealed.
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 March 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 980/98 of 8 May 1998 repealing Regulation (EC) No 19/98 suspending the sale of butter from public stocks pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter and the granting of aid pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6(6) and 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas the sale of intervention butter pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), and the grant of aid pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/98 (6), were suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/98 (7); whereas, in view of the way the market for butter has developed over the past few months, the aid arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 should be reintroduced; whereas there is no intervention butter available for sale so the suspension of sale referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 need not be maintained; whereas, therefore, Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/98 should be repealed;
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
Regulation (EC) No 19/98 is hereby repealed.
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, 8 May 1998.
Decision of the European Parliament
of 15 January 2003
appointing the European Ombudsman
(2003/103/EC, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 21, second paragraph, and 195 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 107 d thereof,
Having regard to its decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties(1), as amended by its decision of 14 March 2002(2),
Having regard to Rule 177 of its Rules of Procedure,
Having regard to the call for nominations(3),
Having regard to its votes of 14 and 15 January 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Mr Nikiforos DIAMANDOUROS has been appointed European Ombudsman.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 January 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1974/93 of 22 July 1993 adjusting certain aid amounts provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira and for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products in application of the automatic dismantling of negative monetary gaps pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of monetary realignments (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (3), establishes the list of prices and amounts affected by the coefficient of 1,013088 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (5), from the commencement of the 1993/94 marketing year under the arrangements for automatically dismantling negative monetary gaps; whereas Article 2 of that Regulation provides that the resulting reduction in prices and amounts should be specified for each sector and the value of the reduced prices should be fixed;
Whereas the aids provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (7), and (EEC) No 1601/92 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92, concerning specific measures with regard to certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and for the Canary Islands respectively which may affect wine production include aid for the ageing of liqueur wine and aid per hectare granted for the continued cultivation of vines for the production of quality wines psr; whereas the aids in question should be affected by the coefficient mentioned above;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
With effect from the commencement of the 1993/94 wine year:
1. the amount of the aid for the ageing of Madeira liqueur wines as provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 shall be ECU 0,0197 per hectolitre per day;
2. the amount of the flat-rate aid for the continued cultivation of vines for the production of quality wines psr as provided for in:
- Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 for Madeira,
- Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 for the Azores,
- Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 for the Canary Islands,
shall be ECU 394,83 per hectare.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1829/2006
of 13 December 2006
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 14 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2006.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 859/1999
of 22 April 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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),
Having regard to the opinion of the European and Social Committee(3),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas(4),
Whereas, as a result of the over-production crisis throughout the Cognac production area in the French region of Charentes and pending adoption of the reformed common organisation of the market in wine, a new deadline should be set for the submission of applications for the permanent abandonment premium so as to facilitate maximum use of that scheme in the above region, while maintaining the last date for grubbing up;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 should accordingly be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 the following paragraph shall be added: "7. For the 1998/1999 wine year for the Charentes region:
- the last date referred to in paragraph 1 for the submission of applications for the payment of the premium shall be 31 March 1999,
- the last date for grubbing up referred to in paragraph 2 shall be 15 May 1999."
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 Luxembourg, 22 April 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 958/96 of 30 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (5), lays down detailed rules in the poultrymeat sector for the import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EC) No 774/94;
Whereas, with a view to preventing speculation and in the light of experience acquired, especially concerning the high number of applicants, the conditions for gaining access to the arrangements must be amended in order to exclude operators not intending to use licences to fulfil their own needs;
Whereas the period of validity of the licences permits importers to submit their applications during the first ten days of each quarter;
Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 (a) is replaced by the following:
'(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member States that they imported not less than 100 tonnes (product weight) of products falling within CN codes 0207, 1602 31, 1602 32 and 1602 39 in each of the two previous calendar years. However, retail establishments and restaurants selling their products to the final consumer are excluded from the benefits of this system.`;
2. The first subparagraph of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:
'Licence applications may only be lodged during the first ten days of each period specified in Article 2.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 May 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3298/92 of 13 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 fixing the export refunds on wine
THE COMMISSION 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 1756/92 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2329/92 (4), fixes the export refunds on wine; whereas, on account of the outlook for the disposal of concentrated grape must, the list of destinations qualifying for a refund on that product should be extended to include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 646/86 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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, 13 November 1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2004
of 29 January 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
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 1104/2003(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 1431/2003(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(5), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) According to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 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 make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 23 to 29 January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004.