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COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 1994 approving the exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria amending 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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, both as amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993 (94/391/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 Europe Agreement signed by the Parties on 8 March 1993 (1), as amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993 (2),
Having regard to the Interim Agreement signed by the Parties on 10 December 1993 (3), as amended by the Additional Protocol concluded on 21 December 1993,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Interim Agreement should have entered into force on 1 June 1993;
Whereas the Interim Agreement came into force on 31 December 1993;
Whereas the Interim Agreement provides for quantitative concessions;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to carry-over to the following years certain quotas or ceilings, which were granted for 1993 but could not be used by Bulgaria due to the late entry into force of the Agreement;
Whereas to this effect the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an exchange of letters amending 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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, as amended by the Additional Protocol signed by the Parties on 21 December 1993, and amending the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, signed on 8 March 1993 as amended by the Additional Protocol concluded between the Parties on 21 December 1993;
Whereas the exchange of letters should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The exchange of letters amending 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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the exchange of letters is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the exchange of letters on behalf of the European Community.
The President of the Council shall give the notification on behalf of the European Community that all necessary procedures have been completed.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2002
of 4 March 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), 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 5 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2003
of 18 June 2003
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
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 47/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 857/2003(3) opens a tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for which system A3 export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(5).
(4) 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
In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 857/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1039/92 of 27 April 1992 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the common customs tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1943/91 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 964/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3411/91 (4), classifies certain provisionally preserved mushrooms of the species Agaricus under CN code 2003 10 10 because they are completely cooked; whereas these mushrooms, which are used as a starting material in the preservation industry, are of considerable economic importance; whereas specific subheadings should therefore be created for them; whereas, at the same time, Additional Note 2 to Chapter 20 of the combined nomenclature, which defines cultivated mushrooms, can be deleted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The combined nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5) is hereby amended as follows:
1. Additional Note 2 to Chapter 20 is deleted. Additional Notes 3 to 7 become Additional Notes 2 to 6 respectively.
2. Headings 0711 and 2003 of the combined nomenclature are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
The amendments to the subheadings of the combined nomenclature provided for in this Regulation shall be applied as subdivisions of the Integrated Tariff of the European Communities (Taric) until their inclusion in the combined nomenclature under the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.
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, 27 April 1992.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 411/90
of 16 February 1990
determining, for the period 1 February to 30 June 1990, the quantities of raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments benefiting from the refining aid referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2089/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 of 15 July 1986 laying down measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas departments and for the equalization of the price conditions with preferential raw sugar (3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 provides for the granting of an aid for raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments and refined in a refinery situated in the European regions of the Community within the limits of the quantities to be determined according to the regions of destination in question and separately according to origin; whereas those quantities must be determined on the basis of a Community supply balance sheet for raw sugar; whereas in a first stage quantities were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2089/89 (4) on the basis of a forward estimate covering the period 1 July 1989 to 31 January 1990;
Whereas the final production of the French overseas department of Réunion and the quantities available for refining are now known; whereas the latter quantities which may qualify for this refining aid are accordingly to be determined for the remainder of the 1989/90 marketing year; whereas by virtue of the severe cyclone and drought experienced by Réunion in 1989, the production of raw sugar and the quantities available for refining have been significantly reduced; whereas, in order to rectify the supplies to the various Community refineries, the quantities determined for the period 1 July 1989 to 31 January 1990 by Regulation (EEC) No 2089/89 should consequently be revised;
Whereas 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 quantities of sugar referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 shall be fixed for the period 1 February to 30 June 1990 in accordance with Annex I hereto.
Article 2
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2089/89 shall be replaced by the Annex II hereto.
Article 3
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 February 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 1990.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3875/92 of 28 December 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1991
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliaments (1),
Whereas, by its Decision 91/30/EEC (2), the Council approved an Exchange of Letters complementing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the United States of America concluded on 30 January 1987 under GATT Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and providing in particular for its extension to 1991; whereas the measures referred to in the aforementioned exchange of letters have been extended until 31 December 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/91 (3); whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 (4) should consequently also be extended;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 should be amended as a result,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in the title, 'from 1987 to 1991' shall be replaced by 'from 1987 to 1992';
2. the first recital shall be replaced by the following:
'Whereas under agreements between the European Economic Community and the United States of America concerning the conclusion of the negotiations under Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), approved by Decisions 87/224/EEC (1) and 91/30/EEC (2) and Regulation (EEC) No 3919/91 (3), the Community undertook, in respect of the years 1987 to 1992, to open annual quotas for imports into Spain of 2 million tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum, minus the quantities of certain grain substitutes imported into that country during the same year, either directly or indirectly; whereas the quantities of maize and sorghum imported must be used or processed in Spain;
(1) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 17, 23. 1. 1991, p. 17.
(3) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1991, p. 35.';
3. in Article 1, the words 'For a period of five years' shall be replaced by 'For a period of six years'.
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 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 December 1992.
Council Decision
of 16 June 2003
concluding the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities
(2003/520/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 83 and 308, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Given the increasingly pronounced international dimension to competition problems, international cooperation in this field should be strengthened.
(2) The sound and effective enforcement of competition laws is a matter of importance to the efficient operation of the markets and to international trade.
(3) Elaboration of the principles of positive comity in international law and implementation of those principles in the enforcement of the competition laws of the European Community and Japan are likely to increase the effectiveness in their application.
(4) To this end, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with Japan regarding the application of the competition rules of the European Community and Japan.
(5) Article 308 of the Treaty must be invoked owing to the inclusion in the text of the Agreement of mergers and acquisitions which are covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings(3), which in turn is essentially based on Article 308.
(6) The Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Community(4).
Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1207/2009
of 10 December 2009
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2)
Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3)
In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by 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, 10 December 2009.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2039/87
of 10 July 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), products of category 22 (code 40.0220), originating in Pakistan to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), category 22 (code 40.0220) the relevant ceiling amounts to 27,4 tonnes; whereas on 1 June 1987 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 14 July 1987 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1987) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // // // // // // 40.0220 // 22 // 56.05 A // // Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // A. Of synthetic textile fibres: // // // // 56.05-03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47 // Yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale // // // // //
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, 10 July 1987.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 July 2006
on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
(2006/496/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) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Community is competent to adopt measures for the conservation and management of fisheries resources and to enter into agreements with third 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 sea's biological resources.
(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 Fifth intergovernmental conference of Parties interested in the future Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement presented a draft Agreement.
(5)
The Community fishes stocks in the relevant Area and it is in the interest of the Community to play an effective role in the implementation of the Agreement. It is therefore necessary to sign the Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
Done at Brussels, 6 July 2006.