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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2327/88 of 26 July 1988 on the adjustment of import levies and export refunds fixed in advance for medium-grained rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2229/88 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (5) and 17 (6) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, the levy or refund applicable on the day on which the application for a licence is lodged is to be adjusted, in the case of advance fixing, by reference to the threshold price in force in the month of import or export;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides from 1 September 1988 for rice to be classified no longer into two but into three categories, namely round-grained, medium-grained and long-grained; whereas, in accordance with that Regulation, the levies applicable to medium-grained rice are the same as those applicable to long-grained rice;
Whereas, in the absence of a threshold price for medium-grained rice, that result can only be achieved as regards the levies fixed in advance for that product if the adjustment provided for in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 effected on the basis of the threshold price for long-grained rice; whereas, for reasons of consistency, the adjustment provided for in Article 17 (4) of that Regulation should be effected on the same basis;
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 In the case of advance fixing of the import levy or of the export refund for medium-grained rice, the adjustments provided for in Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be calculated on the basis of the threshold prices applying for long-grained rice.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 1988.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3104/84
of 7 November 1984
on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 of 24 June 1975 on the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2845/77 (2), and in particular Articles 36 and 41 (b) thereof,
Whereas Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 requires certain data to be compiled according to the current version of the country nomenclature given in Annex C thereto;
Whereas Article 36 of the said Regulation requires the Commission to publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities the country nomenclature in the version thereof valid on 1 January of each year;
Whereas the version thereof valid on 1 January 1983 was annexed to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/82 (3); whereas the validity of this version was extended as from 1 January 1984 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3655/83 (4); whereas, since the aforementioned version thereof has not been updated, it can be considered as remaining valid on 1 January 1985;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States in the version annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 3537/82 is valid on 1 January 1985.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/2005
of 28 April 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 487/2005 (2).
(2)
Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3)
The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty 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 22 to 28 April 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 26,48 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 43 100 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1122/2007
of 27 September 2007
fixing the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the differences between the prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b), (c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to that Regulation.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4)
Article 32(4) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5)
The refunds fixed under this Regulation may be fixed in advance as the market situation over the next few months cannot be established at the moment.
(6)
The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) and in point (1) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2007.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 542/91 of 4 March 1991 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2340/90 and (EEC) No 3155/90 preventing trade by the Community as regards Iraq and Kuwait
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Whereas, following the Resolutions by the Security Council of the United Nations imposing an embargo on Iraq and Kuwait after the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by Iraqi troops, Regulations (EEC) No 2340/90 (1) and (EEC) No 3155/90 (2) prohibited trade by the Community with Iraq and Kuwait;
Whereas the liberation of Kuwait has now taken place;
Whereas, on 2 March 1991, the Security Council of the United Nations adopted Resolution 686 (1991) recalling, inter alia, paragraph 9 of Resolution 661 (1990) regarding assistance to the Government of Kuwait, and requesting, in paragraph 6, all Member States, as well as the United Nations Organization, the specialized agencies and other international organizations in the United Nations system, to take all appropriate action to cooperate with the Government and people of Kuwait in the reconstruction of their country;
Whereas the Community and its Member States, meeting in the framework of political cooperation, consider there is no reason to maintain the embargo measures imposed by the Community with regard to Kuwait;
Whereas the Community and its Member States have decided to lift the said measures;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The prohibitions imposed by Regulations (EEC) No 2340/90 and (EEC) No 3155/90 are hereby lifted as regards Kuwait from 2 March 1991.
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, 4 March 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3130/93 of 10 November 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for 'other species' by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3921/92 of 20 December 1992 allocating, for 1993, certain catch stocks quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), provides for 'other species' quotas for 1993;
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 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas the Netherlands has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 28 October 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quotas allocated to the Netherlands for 1993.
Fishing for 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands 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 of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 28 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 1993.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 July 2006
replacing the Annex to Decision 2005/769/EC laying down rules for the procurement of food aid by NGOs authorised by the Commission to purchase and mobilise products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96
(2006/541/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (1), and in particular Article 19(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2005/769/EC of 27 October 2005 laying down the rules for the procurement of food aid by NGOs authorised by the Commission to purchase and mobilise products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 and repealing its Decision of 3 September 1998 (2), fix the rules for the procurement of food aid by non-governmental organisations authorised by the Commission to purchase and mobilise products to be supplied under Regulation (EC) No 1292/96.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 2110/2005 provides for an untying of aid in the framework of Community external assistance, and modifies consequently Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as regards the rules of origin of the goods to be purchased and the rules of nationality for participating in tendering procedures.
(3)
In order to favour local and regional purchases, it should be made clear that only the goods purchased on the Community market should be consistent with the requirements laid down in the Communications from the Commission relating to the characteristics (3) and the packaging (4) of products to be supplied as Community food aid, while the goods purchased on the local or regional market should be compatible with local standards, if any, and otherwise with internationally recognised standards.
(4)
The untying of aid requires additional flexibility for contractual delivery terms, and it is therefore appropriate to provide that calls for tender launched and supply contracts entered into by non-governmental organisations for goods to be supplied as food aid specify delivery conditions in accordance with the latest edition of the International Commercial Terms (Incoterms), issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (5).
(5)
It is consequently appropriate to provide for inspection of the goods and delivery by an internationally recognised monitoring agency.
(6)
Decision 2005/769/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
Pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1292/96, the Food Aid and Food Security Committee will be informed of the present measure,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2005/769/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision takes effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 November 1999
on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/297/EC establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors
(notified under document number C(1999) 3872)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/841/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/297/EC of 26 April 1999 establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors(1) and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 1999/297/EC determined the individual statistical actions necessary in order to establish a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors;
(2) It is necessary to adopt measures for the implementation of individual statistical actions;
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The measures to implement individual actions referred to in Article 2 of Decision 1999/297/EC are specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2113/2004
of 10 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer groups granted preliminary recognition
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 48 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 (2) provides that aid for investments linked to implementation of the measures in recognition plans as referred to in Article 14(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 is to be granted solely in the form of special loans. In view of the experience gained over the last few years, and in particular the difficulties encountered by the Member States in implementing this type of aid while ensuring that beneficiaries receive the level of Community funding for the eligible costs of the investments provided for in Article 8 of that Regulation, it should be made possible for direct capital aid to be paid.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a)
The title is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
Aid for investments required for recognition’
(b)
The first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘To cover part of the cost of investments linked to implementation of the measures in recognition plans described in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1432/2003, aid as provided for in Article 14(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be granted:
(a)
directly, in capital or
(b)
indirectly, through credit institutions, in the form of special loans.’
2.
The first subparagraph of Article 8(2) is replaced by the following:
‘The Community contribution towards aid as referred to in Article 4, expressed in terms of a capital grant or capital-grant equivalent, shall not exceed, as a percentage of eligible investment costs as referred to in Article 4:
-
50 % in Objective 1 and 2 regions as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999,
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30 % in other regions.’
Article 2
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, 10 December 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 April 2009
approving requests by Cyprus, Malta, Austria, Romania and Slovakia for exemption from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007
(notified under document number C(2009) 2231)
(Only the German, Greek, Maltese, Romanian and Slovak texts are authentic)
(2009/310/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (1) and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishes a framework for the protection and sustainable use of the stock of European eel in Community waters and in coastal lagoons, in estuaries, and in rivers and communicating inland waters of Member States.
(2)
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 requires Member States to identify and define the individual river basins lying within their national territory that constitute natural habitats for the European eel. For each eel river basin, Member States are to prepare an Eel Management Plan.
(3)
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 stipulates that a Member State may be exempt from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan if appropriate justification is provided that river basins or maritime waters lying within its territory do not constitute natural habitats for the European eel. The Members States shall communicate to the Commission a request for exemption. The request must be approved by the Commission on the basis of a technical and scientific evaluation by the STEFC or by another appropriate scientific body.
(4)
Cyprus, Malta, Austria, Romania and Slovakia communicated to the Commission requests for exemption from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan including appropriate justifications.
(5)
The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) provided the Commission with a technical and scientific evaluation of the requests.
(6)
According to the evaluation carried out by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), the river basins or maritime waters concerned by the aforementioned requests for exemption cannot be identified and defined as constituting natural habitats for the European eel for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.
(7)
Therefore, having regard to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, it is appropriate to grant exemptions to the relevant Member States from the obligation to prepare Eel Management Plans.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following Member States are exempt from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007:
(a)
Cyprus,
(b)
Malta,
(c)
Austria,
(d)
Romania,
(e)
Slovakia.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria, Romania and the Slovak Republic.
Done at Brussels, 2 April 2009.