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COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 November 2004
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, taking into account the enlargement
(2004/881/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Taking account of the enlargement, it is necessary to amend Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, in order to protect the new spirit terms of the new Member States with effect from 1 May 2004.
(2)
Therefore, the Community and the Republic of Chile have negotiated, in accordance with Article 16(2) of the aforementioned Agreement, an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendix I, section A. This Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile amending Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 1999
on the signature by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme
(1999/337/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence and (3), first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
(1) Whereas the Community is empowered to adopt measures for the conservation and management of fisheries resources and to enter into agreement with other countries or international organisations;
(2) Whereas 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 conserving and managing the sea's biological resources;
(3) Whereas the Community has signed 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) Whereas the 35th Intergovernmental Meeting on the conservation of tunas and dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean adopted in February 1998 the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme;
(5) Whereas the objectives of the Agreement include the progressive reduction of incidental dolphin mortalities in tuna purse-seine fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean to levels approaching zero, through the setting of annual limits and the long term sustainability of the tuna stocks in the Agreement Area;
(6) Wheras Community fishermen fish tuna stocks in the Area of the Agreement and whereas it is in the Community's interest to play an effective role in the implementation of the Agreement; whereas under Article XIV of the Agreement, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) is to have an integral role in coordinating the implementation of the Agreement and whereas many implementing measures will be adopted within the framework of IATTC; whereas it is therefore necessary for the Community to accede to the Agreement simultaneously with its accession to the IATTC;
(7) Whereas the Agreement is open to signature at Washington from 15 May 1998 until 14 May 1999 by States with a coastline bordering the Agreement Area and by States or regional economic integration organisations which are members of the IATTC or whose vessels fish for tuna in the Agreement Area while the Agreement is open to signature;
(8) Whereas the signature of the Agreement is a first step towards its later approval by the Community in conformity with the relevant Treaty procedures,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The European Community shall sign the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme, subject to its approval.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2002
of 27 June 2002
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 537/2002
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2002(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 981/2002(4).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(6), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
For tenders notified from 21 to 27 June 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 537/2002, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 37,48 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 16200 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.
Commission Decision
of 21 February 2001
amending the list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds in the period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(2001) 416)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2001/202/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Whereas:
(1) A list of areas eligible for Objective 2 was established by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC(2) for the 2000 to 2006 programming period.
(2) The French authorities have informed the Commission that they made a number of material errors in defining the eligible areas in certain municipalities.
(3) At the Commission's request, the French authorities have confirmed that the corrections in question have not substituted any eligible areas with other areas, nor changed the eligible population in the municipalities concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 in the period 2000 to 2006 as established by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
For those municipalities not shown in the Annex, the areas eligible for Objective 2 remain unchanged.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1246/1999
of 16 June 1999
fixing the coefficients for reducing the compensatory payments granted under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 in the 1999/2000 marketing year in certain regions of the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1624/98(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
(1) Whereas, in order to prevent complicated regionalisation plans resulting in actual yields which significantly exceed historical yields, Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides for the reduction of compensatory payments during the following marketing year in proportion to the overrun of the average historical yield resulting from the 1993 regionalisation plans;
(2) Whereas the procedure to be used for measuring such overruns is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1237/95 of 31 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the stabiliser to the yields used for the calculation of the compensatory payments referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2017/97(4);
(3) Whereas application of that method results in the fixing of the coefficients indicated in this Regulation;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Pursuant to Article 3(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the compensatory payments for the 1999/2000 marketing year shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 0,992 in the case of France.
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, 16 June 1999.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2202/90
of 24 July 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL 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 2201/90 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (4) and 8 (6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides that in the case of dried grapes the producers are to undertake to withhold from delivery to the processing industry a given percentage of the quantities covered by contracts; whereas that percentage must ensure that the quality of products delivered by producers is adequate; whereas, in the case of dried grapes, the aid is to be paid on condition that a percentage to be determined of the quantities is not processed by processors; whereas those percentages must ensure that the quality of the product intended for consumption is adequate; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the technical adjustments should be carried out that result, for sultanas and currants, from the abolition of the monthly increments applicable to the minimum price to be paid to producers,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Article I is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
1. The percentage referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be 4 % for sultanas and 6 % for currants.
2. The percentages referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 6a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be as follows:
(a) for currants: 15 %
(b) for other dried grapes: 8 %.'
(b) Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. For the purposes of applying the production aid provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, this Article shall apply.'
(c) Article 3 (5) is replaced by the following:
'5. The minimum price of the raw material to be adopted for dried figs shall be the minimum price to be paid to the producer at the beginning of the marketing year, increased by the average of the monthly increments provided for in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86.'
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, 24 July 1990.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 October 1989
amending the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops
(89/575/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/2/EEC (2),
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (3), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC (4),
Having regard to the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops (5), as last amended by Decision 89/532/EEC (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, in Decision 85/355/EEC, the Council determined that field inspections carried out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the Community Directives;
Whereas for beet seed that determination includes Turkey;
Whereas examination of the rules of Turkey and of the manner in which they are applied has shown that the prescribed field inspections in Turkey satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directive 66/402/EEC for sorghum, Sudan grass, hybrids resulting from the crossing of sorghum and Sudan grass and maize and the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directive 69/208/EEC for soya bean and sunflower;
Whereas the existing equivalence for Turkey should therefore be extended accordingly;
Whereas 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
The Annex to Decision 85/355/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
In columns 3 and 4 of the section of the table in Part I (2) relating to Turkey, after the indent
1.2 // // // 3 // 4 // // // '- 66/400 Beta vulgaris (1)' // '
// // the following indents are added:
1.2 // // // 3 // 4 // // // '- 66/402 // // Sorghum bicolor // (b) // Sorghum sudanense // (b) // Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum sudanense // (b) // Zea mays // // - 69/208 // // Glycine max // // Helianthus annuus' // '
// // Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 1989.
Commission Decision
of 13 April 2004
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
(notified under document number C(2004) 1309)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/373/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2002/308/EC(2), establishes the lists of approved zones and approved fish farms situated in non-approved zones with regard to certain fish diseases.
(2) France and Germany have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved zones, with regard to VHS and IHN, for certain zones in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those zones meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved zones and should be added to the list of approved zones.
(3) Austria and Italy have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farms in non-approved zones, with regard to VHS and IHN, for certain farms in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those farms meet the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone and should be added to the list of approved farms.
(4) Italy has notified positive finding of VHS in pike (Esox lucius) in a part of a continental zone previously considered free of the disease, and in a farm previously considered free of VHS. The approved status for the continental zone and the farm as regards VHS should therefore be repealed.
(5) Decision 2002/308/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
Decision 2002/308/EC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.
2. Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 April 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 July 1994
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on Partnership and Development
(94/578/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 130y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, under Article 130 of the Treaty, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation should foster the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy and the campaign against poverty in those countries;
Whereas the Community should approve, for the attainment of its aims in the sphere of external relations, the Agreement referred to in this Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on Partnership and Development is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 29 of the Agreement (3).
Article 3
The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Commission provided in Article 22 of the Agreement.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/2001
of 31 October 2001
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 17,512/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2001.