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Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2004
of 16 January 2004
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2004
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 Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(3), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As a result of an error in the notifications from some Member States, the licences issued for the quarter from 1 December 2003 to 29 February 2004 have exceeded the quantities available for that quarter by 493,64 tonnes. The quantities available for the following quarter should therefore be immediately reduced accordingly, in order to comply with the quotas set by Council Decision 2001/404/EC on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT(4), without prejudice to the adoption at a later date of a formal derogation from Regulation (EC) No 565/2002.
(2) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 12 and 13 January 2004, under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and all other third countries other than China and Argentina.
(3) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 15 January 2004 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences lodged under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 on 12 and 13 January 2004 and sent to the Commission on 15 January 2004, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2004 and lodged after 13 January 2004 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1534/2007
of 20 December 2007
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 21 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.
Commission Decision
of 4 August 2000
amending the health certification for fishery products from or originating in Uganda
(notified under document number C(2000) 2472)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/493/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Some cases involving fish poisoning on Lake Victoria were reported to the Commission by the Uganda authorities in March 1999. The fish poisoning was suspected to be caused by the presence of pesticides in the water of Lake Victoria.
(2) The Uganda authorities took precautionary measures and suspended all exports of fish from Lake Victoria to the European Community, since 22 March 1999 and until the safety of the fishery products could be guaranteed.
(3) Following the results of an on the spot inspection visit and the guarantees provided by the Uganda authorities that the fishery products caught in Lake Victoria are subject to appropriate checking to detect, in particular, the presence of pesticides, the Uganda authorities guarantee the safety of the fishery products caught in Lake Victoria and intended to be imported into the European Community.
(4) It is necessary to add a specific mention of the appropriate check in the health certificate accompanying the fishery products imported from Uganda and established in Commission Decision 95/328/EC(2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Point IV of the health certification laid down in the Annex to Decision 95/328/EC and accompanying consignments of fishery products originating or proceeding from Uganda and caught in the Lake Victoria, must be completed by the following point:
"4. The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery products specified above were produced under a system of monitoring checks as laid down in Chapter V, point II.3.B of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC, and the results of these checks are satisfactory."
Article 2
Member States shall modify the measures they apply to trade to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 August 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION of 25 January 1996 amending Chapter 14 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/103/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by Decision 95/339/EC (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 15 thereof,
Whereas application of the provisions laid down has resulted in difficulties in trade in and imports of manure, particularly for holdings in frontier areas; whereas in the light of experience the requirements governing trade in and imports of manure should therefore be amended;
Whereas trade in and imports of unprocessed manure can be a source of animal diseases; whereas trade in and imports of manure from certain animal species should therefore be banned;
Whereas under very specific conditions, however, trade in certain types of manure should be authorized; whereas this trade must be effected under the supervision of the competent authorities in the Member States;
Whereas for the sake of clarity Chapter 14 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC should be redrafted;
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
Chapter 14 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 2 February 1996.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 January 1996.
COUNCIL DECISION of 7 December 1992 concerning the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic amending the exchange of letters concerning transit and replacing the exchanges of letters on land transport infrastructure, signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 (92/610/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on transit should be amended and the exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on land transport infrastructure, signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 at the same time as the Europe Agreement and the Interim Agreement, should be replaced;
Whereas the agreements in the form of exchanges of Letters negotiated to this end should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic amending the exchange of Letters on transit and replacing the exchanges of Letters on land transport infrastructure signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of Letters are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in the agreements.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 1992.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3954/92 of 19 December 1992 on the conclusion of the Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and laying down provisions for its implementation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Morocco negotiated and initialled on 15 May 1992 an Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector which provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which the Kingdom of Morocco has sovereignty or jurisdiction and which involves in return from the Community side, inter alia, a tariff concession in the framework of the trade arrangements laid down in the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, the Council is required to determine the appropriate procedures to take into consideration all or part of the interests of Ceuta and Melilla when it adopts decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the said procedures need to be determined in this particular case;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
In order to take into consideration the interests of Ceuta and Melilla, the Agreement and, to the extent required for its application, the provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the conservation and management of fisheries resources shall also apply to vessels flying the flag of Spain which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local level (registros de base) in Ceuta and Melilla, under the conditions defined in note 6 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation in trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands (2).
Article 3
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 20 of the Agreement (3).
Article 4
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, 19 December 1992.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 February 2007
amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the amendment of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in certain areas of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)
(notified under document number C(2007) 527)
(Only the German and French texts are authentic)
(2007/135/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1) and 20(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2003/135/EC of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Germany, in the federal states of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.
(2)
The German authorities have informed the Commission about the recent evolution of the disease in feral pigs in certain areas of Rhineland-Palatinate Germany bordering North Rhine-Westphalia.
(3)
The German and French authorities have informed the Commission about the recent evolution of the disease in feral pigs in certain areas of Rhineland-Palatinate Germany and the bordering areas in France.
(4)
This information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been successfully eradicated in certain areas on the German territory and the vaccination of feral pigs and the eradication plan do not need to be applied anymore in those areas on the German territory.
(5)
Decision 2003/135/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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
The Annex to Decision 2003/135/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1103/2009
of 17 November 2009
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in EC and international waters of Vb and VIb and VIaN by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 17 November 2009.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3862/88
of 9 December 1988
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 for the 1989 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3468/88 (2), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that a Community producer price shall be fixed for tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) and other species of the genus Euthynnus intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604;
Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 17 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the price for the 1989 fishing year should be decreased,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1989 for tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsowonus) pelamis) and other species of the genus Euthynnus for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN Code 1604 and the category to which it relates are hereby fixed as follows:
(Ecu/tonne)
1.2.3 // // // // Product // Commercial specifications // Community producer price // // // // Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) // Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each // 1 252 // // //
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1214/2007
of 20 September 2007
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 Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff, the external trade statistics of the Community, and other Community policies concerning the importation or exportation of goods.
(2)
In the interests of legislative simplification, it is appropriate to modernise the Combined Nomenclature and to adapt its structure.
(3)
It is necessary to amend the Combined Nomenclature, in order to take account of the following: changes in requirements relating to statistics and to commercial policy, changes made in order to fulfil international commitments, technological and commercial developments, and the need to align or clarify texts.
(4)
In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex I to that Regulation should be replaced, with effect from 1 January 2008, by a complete version of the Combined Nomenclature, together with the autonomous and conventional rates of duty resulting from measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2007.