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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2001/2004
of 22 November 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 November 2004.
It shall apply from 24 November to 7 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2164/84
of 26 July 1984
amending Regulation No 80/63/EEC on the quality control of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries as regards the 1984/85 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2162/84 (3), amended the quality standards for dessert apples and pears provided for in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 (4) by laying down that the fruit must be sufficiently developed so that it can continue its maturing process and to attain the degree of maturity required in relation to the varietal characteristics;
Whereas, in the case of apples, experience has shown that, in some cases, difficulties may be encountered in the task of verifying this state of development; whereas, in order to facilitate the work of the control bodies, the methods to be used for judging this development should be specified;
Whereas Commission Regulation No 80/63/EEC of 31 July 1963 on the quality control of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/83 (6), should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas this arrangement should be applicable for only one marketing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Regulation No 80/63/EEC the following Article 4a is hereby inserted:
'Article 4a
In the case of apples for the 1984/85 marketing year, the competent body may refer to a colorimetric scale and/or apply a starch regression test (iodine test) in order to verify that the requirement laid down in the quality standards for apples and pears under the first indent of the last subparagraph of Title II A of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 is met.'
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, 26 July 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2004
of 16 April 2004
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(3) allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 submitted from 12 to 15 April 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1422/2006
of 27 September 2006
on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of September 2006 under 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 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
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 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which rice import licence applications have been lodged for the September 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied, where appropriate, by a percentage reduction and that the quantities available for carry-over to the following tranche and the total quantities available for the various quotas should be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licence applications for the tariff quotas for rice opened by Regulation (EC) No 327/98, submitted in the first 10 working days of September 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall be subject to percentage reduction coefficients as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities available under the September 2006 tranche, to be carried over to the following tranche, and the total quantities available for the October 2006 tranche shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1224/2007
of 19 October 2007
establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2008 under certain GATT quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 of 17 August 2006 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (2), and in particular Article 25(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1022/2007 (3) opens the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2008 under the GATT quotas referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006.
(2)
Applications for licences for some quotas and product groups exceed the quantities available for the 2008 quota year. Allocation coefficients as provided for in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 should therefore be fixed.
(3)
Given the time limit for the implementation of the procedure of determining those coefficients, as provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1022/2007, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences lodged in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1022/2007 shall be accepted subject to the application of the allocation coefficients set out in 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 October 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 December 2006
extending the period of validity of Decision 2002/887/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan
(notified under document number C(2006) 5997)
(2006/915/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2002/887/EC of 8 November 2002 authorising derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan (2) authorises Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan, for limited periods and subject to specific conditions.
(2)
Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still apply and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the specific conditions, the authorisation should be extended.
(3)
Decision 2002/887/EC should therefore be extended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2002/887/EC is amended as follows:
1.
In the first paragraph and in the second paragraph of Article 2, ‘1 August 2005 and 1 August 2006’ is replaced by ‘1 August 2007 and 1 August 2008’.
2.
The table in Article 4 is replaced by the following table:
‘Plants
Period
Chamaecyparis:
1.1.2007 to 31.12.2008
Juniperus:
1.11.2006 to 31.3.2007, and 1.11.2007 to 31.3.2008
Pinus:
1.1.2007 to 31.12.2008’
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2006.
Commission Decision
of 29 November 2002
on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Portugal on establishing the Community vineyard register
(notified under document number C(2002) 4780)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2002/948/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98(2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.
(2) On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, an advance has been paid to Portugal. It is to be deducted from the total amount of the Community contribution.
(3) Under Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(3) apply to the Community contribution to establishing the vineyard register.
(4) Portugal has sent the Commission the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.
(5) The Commission has carried out the checks provided for in Article 9(2) of Council Regulations (EEC) No 729/70(4) and (EC) No 1258/1999.
(6) In the light of the checks carried out, some of the expenditure declared by Portugal does not meet the statutory requirements provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 and therefore may not be funded by the Community.
(7) Under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, the final date for establishing the register in Portugal was 31 December 2000. A Community contribution should therefore be refused for expenditure on work completed after that date.
(8) A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with Community rules was sent to Portugal on 23 October 2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by Portugal in establishing the Community vineyard register shall be as set out in the table annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 406/95 of 27 February 1995 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), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2389/94 (4), lays down the detailed rules for applying in the poultrymeat sector the import system provided for by Regulation (EC) No 774/94;
Whereas, on the basis of the experience gained, with a view to preventing speculation, the conditions for gaining access to the system and for allowing operators to withdraw their applications must be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
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 in the Member States that they have imported or exported not less than 50 tonnes (product weight) or exported not less than 500 tonnes (product weight) of products falling within CN code 0207, 1602 31 or 1602 39 in the two calendar years preceding the year in which the licence application is lodged. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this system.';
2. the third subparagraph of Article 4 (4) is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 February 1995.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Council Directive 98/96/EC (2), and in particular Article 21(a) thereof,
Whereas, in the case of triticale seed intended for marketing in their own territory, Member States may reduce to 80 % the minimum germination required under Annex II;
Whereas this possibility will be no longer granted from 1 February 2000, pursuant to the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas, according to present scientific and technical knowledge, it appears difficult to produce in the Community seed of triticale with a germination capacity equal to that required under Annex II;
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge it is appropriate to reduce the minimum germination capacity of pure seed to 80 %;
Whereas the measures provided in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on seeds and propagating material for agriculture, horticulture and forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Section (2)(A) of Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC is amended as follows: In the case of triticosecale the figures '85` in the column 2 shall be replaced by '80`.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive by 1 February 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/2004
of 13 September 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 14 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 September 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 April 2004
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2006/709/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with Article 300(2) first subparagraph, first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 8 December 2003, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Kazakhstan a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union.
(2)
Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol has been negotiated between the Parties and should now be signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.
(3)
The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).
Article 2
Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of accession.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.