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Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2003
of 16 January 2003
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of January 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98(1),
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision)(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules of application for the import of rice from the ACP States and for the import of rice from the overseas countries and territories (OCT)(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2300/2002(4), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, the Commission must decide within 10 days of the final date for notification by the Member States the extent to which applications can be granted and must fix the available quantities for the following tranche.
(2) Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences for the January 2003 tranche should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of January 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The available quantities for the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 60/97 of 16 January 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2801/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1381/96 (4), fixes the number of returning holdings to be selected in each division for each accounting year; whereas, in order to cover the field of survey better as regards agricultural holdings in Italy and Finland, the number of returning holdings to be selected in each division in the abovementioned Member States should be fixed for the 1997 and subsequent accounting years; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee on the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The tables relating to Italy and Finland in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 are hereby replaced by those in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
The Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1997 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 1997.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 July 2005
amending Decision 2002/472/EC laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the Republic of Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2005) 2454)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/497/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2002/472/EC of 20 June 2002 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the Republic of Bulgaria (2) provides that the addition of new establishments and vessels to the list of establishments and vessels from which imports of fishery products from Bulgaria are authorised will require a Community inspection.
(2)
Decision 2002/472/EC also provides that the reduction in the frequency of physical checks, laid down by Commission Decision 94/360/EC (3) is not applied to fishery products imported from Bulgaria.
(3)
The outcome of a new inspection visit by Commission experts indicates that Bulgaria now meets the conditions to provide sanitary guarantees at least equivalent to those applied in the Community. In view of that outcome it is appropriate to grant the reduction in the frequency of physical checks, include new establishments in the list and apply the procedure laid down in Article 5 of Council Decision 95/408/EC (4) for future modifications of that list.
(4)
Decision 2002/472/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 45 days from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union thereby providing for the necessary transitional period.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2002/472/EC is amended as follows:
1.
Articles 4 and 5 are deleted.
2.
Annex I and II are replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 28 August 2005.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 34/2002
of 9 January 2002
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2001(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2608/2001(5).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 December 1993 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol between the Community and the Slovak Republic to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (94/47/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council which took place in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities an Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters with the Slovak Republic;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Additional Protocol,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Additional Protocol between the Community and the Slovak Republic to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2003
of 24 January 2003
on the issuing of A1 export licences for 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 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2200/2002(3) sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 sets the conditions under which special measures may be taken by the Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun of the quantities for which A1 licences may be issued.
(3) The Commission has received information which indicates that those quantities, reduced or increased by the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, would be exceeded if A1 licences were issued without restriction for hazelnuts in shell in response to applications submitted since 21 January 2003. Therefore, one percentage should be fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for on 21 January 2003 and applications for A1 licences submitted later in that application period should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A1 export licences for hazelnuts in shell for which applications were submitted on 21 January 2003 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/2002 shall be issued for 58,1 % of the quantities applied for.
Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 21 January 2003 and before 24 June 2003 for this product shall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2116/2002
of 28 November 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, 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 22 to 28 November 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2119/86
of 7 July 1986
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 as regards the time limits for concluding and registering cultivation contracts in respect of leaf tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1576/86 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 3 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 2b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure granting the premium for leaf tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1796/86 (4), lays down that cultivation declarations and contracts must be concluded before 1 May and registered before 1 July of the year in which they take effect;
Whereas, owing to adverse weather conditions which have delayed the preparations of seed beds, some of the particulars which must appear in the cultivation contracts cannot be known until after the deadline for the conclusion of the said contracts; whereas this is one of the cases, specified in the second subparagraph of Article 2b (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70, where the Commission is authorized to take appropriate measures, and may accordingly postpone the said deadline and, therefore, the deadline for registering the cultivation declarations and contracts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 2b (3) and the first indent of Article 2b (6) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70, cultivation declarations an contracts in respect of leaf tobacco taking effect in 1986 may be concluded up to 30 June 1986 and registered up to 31 July 1986
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 May 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 353/2005
of 28 February 2005
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 March 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4)
The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5)
In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6)
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1100/2001
of 5 June 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 745/2001(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, the trigger levels for additional duties on lemons, apricots, peaches, including nectarines, and plums should be amended.
(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
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is 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.
It shall apply from 1 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 June 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2000
of 17 April 2000
fixing the maximum amount of compensatory aid for the revaluation of the pound sterling in 1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An appreciable revaluation, as defined in Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, occurred in 1999 for the pound sterling.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 lays down that Member States may grant compensatory aid to farmers in cases of appreciable revaluation. Such aid must be granted under the conditions laid down in that Regulation and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(3).
(3) The maximum amount of the first tranche of compensatory aid is established in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
(4) Under Article 4(3) and (6)(a) of that Regulation, the amount concerned must be reduced or cancelled for a sector where the market price for the Member State concerned was on average equal to or higher than the average market prices in the Member States whose currencies were not appreciably revalued during the same period. Those conditions are fulfilled for the beef and veal and the sugar sectors, for which no compensation may be paid.
(5) The period referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, which must be a stipulated period prior to the granting of compensatory payments, must also be laid down.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the United Kingdom, the maximum amount of the first tranche of the compensatory aid referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, shall be EUR 55,21 million in the case of the appreciable revaluation that occurred in 1999.
Article 2
The period referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 shall end on 31 December 1999 at the latest.
Article 3
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, 17 April 2000.