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Commission Regulation (EC) No 73/2002
of 16 January 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 July 2006
concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC during the period 2005-2007
(notified under document number C(2006) 3274)
(2006/534/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 (1), on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC, Member States are obliged to draw up reports on the implementation of that Directive on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission.
(2)
Member States have drawn up reports on the implementation of that Directive for the period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004 according to Commission Decision 2002/529/EC (2).
(3)
The second report should cover the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee in accordance with Article 6 of Council Directive 91/692/EEC (3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex to this Decision for the purposes of drawing up the report, covering the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007, to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 314/84
of 1 February 1984
amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1195/82 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1266/83 (4), provides that the price recorded on the representative market or markets of each Member State is established using weighting coefficients reflecting the relative importance of each category coming onto each market;
Whereas in Ireland the representative market at Dublin has closed; whereas many of the lambs which would normally have come onto the Dublin market are now sent to Carlow; whereas, in the light of the volume of transactions recorded there, Carlow should be recognized as a representative market; whereas the weighting coefficients reflecting the relative importance of each representative market in Ireland should accordingly be changed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II (G) to Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 is hereby amended as follows:
In point 1 the existing representative markets and weighting coefficients are replaced by the following:
'Athleague 15,4 %
Ballyhaunis 42,8 %
Carlow 9,5 %
Waterford 32,3 %'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 6 February 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/2002
of 18 December 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 1947/2002(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 19 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 April 2007
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas
(2007/340/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular points 2(b)(i) and (ii) of Article 62 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement with the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation.
(2)
The Agreement was signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 25 May 2006 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with a Council Decision adopted on 22 May 2006.
(3)
The Agreement should be approved.
(4)
The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement, which may adopt its rules of procedure. It is appropriate to provide for a simplified procedure for the establishment of the Community position in this case.
(5)
In accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland and the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, the United Kingdom and Ireland do not take part in the adoption of this Decision and are therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.
(6)
In accordance with the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Decision and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation 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 give the notification provided for in Article 15(1) of the Agreement (1).
Article 3
The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee of experts established by Article 13 of the Agreement.
Article 4
The position of the Community within the Joint Committee of experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 13(4) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council.
Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 19 April 2007.
Council Decision
of 22 September 2003
appointing a Finnish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2003/683/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006(1),
Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Pertti RAUHIO, of which the Council was informed on 27 January 2003;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Finnish Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Eero LEHTI is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Pertti RAUHIO for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2006.
Done at Brussels, 22 September 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 July 1994 determining the control procedure under Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 as regards certain shipments of waste to certain non-OECD countries (Text with EEA relevance) (94/575/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 excludes from the scope of application of the Regulation shipments of waste destined for recovery only and listed in Annex II thereto, except as provided for by, inter alia, Article 17 (1), (2) and (3);
Whereas in accordance with Article 17 (1) the Commission has notified to every country to which the OECD Council Decision of 30 March 1992 on the control of transfrontier movements of wastes destined for recovery operations does not apply the list of waste included in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, and has requested confirmation that such waste is not subject to control in the country of destination or has asked that such country indicate where such waste should be subject to the control procedures which apply to waste listed in Annex III or IV to the Regulation, or to the procedure laid down in Article 15 thereof;
Whereas certain countries have indicated that such waste should be subject to one of those control procedures;
Whereas the Commission has notified those cases to the Committee established pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (2), as last amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (3);
Whereas under Article 17 (3), where such waste is subject to control in the country of destination or upon request of such a country exports of such waste to that country shall be subjected to control;
Whereas the Commission is required to determine, in consultation with the country of destination, which of the control procedures shall apply,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The control procedure applicable to wastes listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 shall apply to exports to the countries listed in Annex A to this Decision with respect to those categories of waste listed in Annex II to the aforesaid Regulation which are also set out in Annex A.
2. The control procedure applicable to wastes listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 shall apply to exports to the countries listed in Annex B to this Decision with respect to those categories of waste listed in Annex II to the aforesaid Regulation which are also set out in Annex B.
3. The control procedure laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 shall apply to exports to the countries listed in Annex C to this Decision with respect to those categories of waste listed in Annex II to the aforesaid Regulation which are also set out in Annex C.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3272/82
of 6 December 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 on the form of farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2143/81 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 (3) specified the items to be included in the farm return to be used in determining the incomes of agricultural holdings;
Whereas the data collected by means of the farm return must correspond to the definition given in the Community rules, and in particular those given in Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (4);
Whereas no changes should be made to the form of the farm return;
Whereas the measures provides for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The definitions and instructions relating to the farm return which figure in heading '6. Less-favoured area' in Annex II, Chapter II, Part A of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 are hereby replaced by the following:
'6. Less-favoured area
An indication is to be given of whether the majority of the agricultural area of the holding is situated in an area covered by Council Directive 75/268/EEC on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1).
1 = the majority of the agricultural area of the holding is not situated in the areas in question,
2 = the majority of the agricultural area of the holding is situated in less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC,
3 = the majority of the agricultural area of the holding is situated in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC,
4 = Code 4 is to be used in Member States where such areas are so small and numerous that the information is not significant.
(1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from the 1983/84 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 1982.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1388/2003
of 1 August 2003
prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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 limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1091/2003(4), lays down quotas for haddock for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES zone VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 July 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES zone VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003.
Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES zone VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 24 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/2004
of 30 June 2004
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.
(2)
By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund.
(3)
The application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the months of July and August 2004, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 June 2004
on the request by Burkina Faso to accede to the Protocol on ACP Sugar
(2004/527/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 Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Joint Declaration on Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1) provides that any request from an African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) State Contracting Party to the Convention not specifically referred to in that Protocol to participate in its provisions shall be examined.
(2)
Burkina Faso is an ACP State Contracting Party to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and it requested in November 2000 to participate in the provisions of the said Protocol.
(3)
In a letter of 30 September 2002, the ACP States signified their assent to the accession of Burkina Faso to the said Protocol.
(4)
An examination of the request of Burkina Faso has shown that the country is not a net exporter of sugar and is not capable of exporting sugar on a permanent basis.
(5)
It is appropriate to transmit this conclusion to Burkina Faso by letter,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The request by Burkina Faso to accede to Protocol 3 on ACP sugar to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement is not accepted.
The attached letter shall be sent to Burkina Faso.
Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2004.