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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1203/2003
of 4 July 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Articles 10, 15 and Article 80(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to resolve a particular practical problem, the time limit laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for derogating from Article 2(2) should be postponed. Applying the various provisions regarding the grant of the derogation imposes a serious and complex administrative burden, particularly as regards checks and penalties. In the interests of sound administration, the date in question should thus be postponed to 31 July 2004.
(2) In order to enable Member States to pay aid up to the end of a financial year, it is necessary to clarify the rules for taking into account expenditure validated for the period from 1 July to 15 October.
(3) It is also important to specify that the penalties applicable to the financing of Member States' expenditure where they notify an area smaller than that indicated in the allocation for a given financial year may not be used in the context of the mechanism for making financial allocations during the financial year.
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 571/2003(4), should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2, paragraph 1a is replaced by the following:
"1a The deadline of 31 July 2002 laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be postponed to 31 July 2004."
2. Article 17 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
"1. For each Member State, expenditure actually incurred, validated and declared for any given financial year shall be financed within the limits of the amounts notified to the Commission under Article 16(1)(a) and (b), provided that those amounts do not exceed in total the financial amount allocated to the Member State pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999."
(b) in paragraph 4, the following fourth subparagraph is added:"Amounts not financed under this paragraph shall not be available for the purpose of applying paragraph 3."
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, 4 July 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 June 2008
releasing Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/401/EEC in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.
(notified under document number C(2008) 2664)
(Only the Bulgarian, Slovakian and English texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/462/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1)
Under Directive 66/401/EEC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of fodder plant seed set out in that Directive.
(2)
Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have applied for release from their obligations in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.
(3)
The seed of that species is not normally reproduced or marketed in Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. In addition, the growing of Galega orientalis Lam. is of minimum economic importance in the abovementioned countries.
(4)
As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member States should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 66/401/EEC to the material in question.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom are released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/401/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species Galega orientalis Lam.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Slovakia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2008.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 January 2007
concerning the conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research
(2007/614/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has, in accordance with the Council Directives of 16 November 2000 as amended by Council Decisions of 27 May 2002, 26 November 2003 and 25 November 2004, conducted negotiations with the Government of China, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of India, the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America on an Agreement for the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project.
(2)
The ITER Negotiation Parties have agreed at the Ministerial Meeting in Moscow on 28 June 2005 that ITER would be built in Cadarache. They also agreed on an attached joint paper on the role of the host (Euratom) and non-host (Japan) on the ITER Project.
(3)
In accordance with the joint paper referred to above and the amended Council Directives, the Commission has conducted negotiations with the Government of Japan on an Agreement for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities.
(4)
On 20 June 2006, at a meeting in Tokyo, the representatives of Euratom and Japan adopted the Final Report of Negotiations on the Broader Approach Agreement which confirmed the completion of the negotiation process and records the subsidiary documents produced by Euratom and Japan.
(5)
On 22 November 2006, the representatives of Euratom and Japan signed a Joint Declaration for the implementation of the Broader Approach Activities which sets out details for the contributions of the Parties to the Broader Approach Activities.
(6)
The conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
1. The conclusion by the Commission, for and on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research is hereby approved.
2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2007.
Council Decision
of 22 July 2002
concerning the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part
(2002/761/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, 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) Pending the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, signed on behalf of the Community, in Luxembourg on 17 June 2002, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon of the other part.
(2) The Interim Agreement will replace relevant parts of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lebanon(1) and the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and Lebanon(2), signed in Brussels on 3 May 1997.
(3) The Interim Agreement should therefore be approved on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, the Annexes and Protocols to the Agreement, as well as the joint declarations and the declarations by the European Community included in the Final Act, are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The texts mentioned in paragraph 1 are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Community, to deposit the act of notification envisaged by Article 42(2) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 317/2004
of 23 February 2004
on adopting derogations from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics as regards Austria, France and Luxembourg
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics(1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Austria on 30 June 2003,
Having regard to the request made by France on 12 June 2003,
Having regard to the request made by Luxembourg on 25 June 2003,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002, derogations from certain provisions of Annexes to that Regulation may be granted by the Commission during a transitional period.
(2) Such derogations should be granted, at their request, to Austria, France and Luxembourg.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The following derogations from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 are hereby granted:
(a) Austria is granted derogations for the production of results relating to Section 8(1.1), item 1 (agriculture, hunting and forestry) of Annex I.
(b) France is granted derogations for the production of results relating to Section 8(1.1), items 1 (agriculture, hunting and forestry), 2 (fisheries) and 16 (services activities) of Annex I and those relating to Section 8(2) of Annex II.
(c) Luxembourg is granted derogations for the production of results relating to Section 8(1.1), items 1 (agriculture, hunting and forestry) and 2 (fisheries) of Annex I.
2. The derogations provided for in paragraph 1 are granted only in respect of data from the first reference year, namely 2004.
After expiry of the transitional period, Austria, France and Luxembourg shall transmit data from the 2006 reference year.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that 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, 23 February 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 November 2005
authorising the Republic of Estonia to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(notified under document number C(2005) 4423)
(Only the Estonian text is authentic)
(2005/816/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Under Article 28(3) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called ‘the sixth Directive’, the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions. These transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(2)
For the application of the provisions in Article 28(3) of the sixth Directive, Paragraph 1(b) of Section 7 (Taxation) in Annex VI to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Estonia to the European Communities (3) authorises the Republic of Estonia to exempt certain transactions listed in Annex F to the sixth Directive.
(3)
The Republic of Estonia is unable to make a precise calculation of the VAT own resources base for transactions listed in Annex F, point 17, to the sixth Directive. Such calculation is likely to involve an unjustified administrative burden in relation to the effect of these transactions on the Republic of Estonia’s total VAT resources base. The Republic of Estonia is able to make a calculation using approximate estimates for this category of transactions listed in Annex F to the sixth Directive. The Republic of Estonia should therefore be authorised to calculate the VAT base using approximate estimates in accordance with the second indent of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89.
(4)
The Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 May 2004, the Republic of Estonia is authorised to use approximate estimates in respect of the following category of transactions referred to in Annex F to the sixth Directive:
1.
Passenger transport (Annex F, point 17).
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia.
Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 June 1996 approving the plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl presented by Ireland (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/389/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive 92/117/EEC, Ireland forwarded, by letters dated 3 April and 24 May 1996, a plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl in Ireland;
Whereas the abovementioned plan satisfies the Community requirements on the subject, in particular those set out in Article 8 (2) of Directive 92/117/EEC, and must therefore be approved;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl presented by Ireland is hereby approved.
Article 2
Ireland shall bring into force by 30 June 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 October 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, Hannover, Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/639/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex VI to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of Classical Swine Fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Institute of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, as the Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever;
Whereas all the functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Annex VI to that Directive; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of these;
Whereas the Community financial aid should be granted to the Community Reference Laboratory to enable it to carry out the said functions and duties;
Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;
Whereas for supervisory purposes Article 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community shall grant Germany financial assistance for the functions and duties to be carried out in the Community Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever at the Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover.
Article 2
The Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, shall perform the functions and duties to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Annex VI to Directive 80/217/EEC shall apply.
Article 3
The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 150 000 for the period from 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1997.
Article 4
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % by way of an advance at Germany's request,
- the balance following presentation of supporting technical and financial documents. These documents must be presented before 1 December 1997.
Article 5
Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 28 October 1996.
COUNCIL DECISION of 15 May 1992 on support measures in the form of a grant to an import programme for Albanian industry (92/277/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of central and eastern Europe (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 lays down rules and conditions for the granting of economic aid to certain countries of central and eastern Europe;
Whereas the Commission Decision of 6 May 1992 approving an import support guarantee programme in Albania is not in accordance with the opinion given by the Committee on Aid for Economic Restructuring in certain countries of central and eastern Europe on the draft measures to be taken;
Whereas, under the first subparagraph of Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, the Commission has communicated the said Decision to the Council and deferred its application for six weeks;
Whereas the Council may, under the second subparagraph of Article 9 (3) of the said Regulation, take a different decision within a period of six weeks from the date when the Commission communicated its Decision;
Whereas, in view of the situation in Albania, support measures in the form of a grant to a programme for the import of raw materials, semi-finished products and spare parts for Albanian industry should be adopted,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Support measures in the form of a grant shall be adopted to enable the financing of a programme for the import of raw materials, semi-finished products and spare parts for Albanian industry.
The maximum amount of these measures shall be ECU 20 million.
The Commission shall implement these measures. Done at Brussels, 15 May 1992.
Commission Decision
of 20 June 2002
amending Decision 95/538/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Japan
(notified under document number C(2002) 2205)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/471/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), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex A of Decision 95/538/EC of 6 December 1995 laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Japan(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/253/EC(4), lays down the model of health certificate for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Japan and intended for export to the European Community.
(2) Commission Decision 2002/470/EC laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from Japan(5), authorises the imports of frozen and processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from Japan. It is, therefore, necessary to modify the health certificate laid down in Decision 95/538/EC to include the relevant mentions to the requirements for bivalve molluscs.
(3) 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 95/538/EC is modified as follows:
Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 24 June 2002.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 June 2002.