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Commission Regulation (EC) No 249/2003
of 10 February 2003
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002(3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for oranges will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for oranges after 10 February 2003 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for oranges submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 10 February 2003 and before 16 March 2003, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3183/93 of 19 November 1993 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1796/93 on the application of the system of import licences for cherries from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (2), and in particular Article 22b thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1796/93 (3), of 30 June 1993 introduces a system of import licences for fresh cherries; whereas the 1993 Community marketing year for that product has ended; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1796/93 no longer fulfils the needs of the Community market and should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1796/93 is hereby repealed.
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, 19 November 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1467/2005
of 8 September 2005
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3)
As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4)
The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5)
The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6)
It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7)
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
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 801/2002
of 15 May 2002
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2002(5) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 5000 tonnes.
(2) The quantities applied for on 14 May 2002 are in excess of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 14 May 2002.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regulation (EC) No 718/2002 on 14 May 2002 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 30,99 % has been applied.
Article 2
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 15 May 2002 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences under Regulation (EC) No 718/2002.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 917/96 of 22 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (4) and the second paragraph of Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2806/95 (5) amends Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural products nomenclature for export refunds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 823/96 (7), by introducing a new export refunds nomenclature for wine sector products;
Whereas the products eligible for the aids referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 are described in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, in particular Part 17 thereof; whereas the product codes should be adjusted to take account of the amendments introduced by the abovementioned Regulation relating to the nomenclature;
Whereas the amendments set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 came into force on 9 December 1995; whereas the adjustments provided for in this Regulation should also be made to apply from that date;
Whereas 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
Annex XII, Part B, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (8) is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 from 9 December 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 487/2003
of 17 March 2003
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003(4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 486/2003(5) fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(7), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.
(5) The preferential customs duty fixed for multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2003(8).
(6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in Israel the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintroduced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 401/2003 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1862/2004
of 26 October 2004
laying down the marketing standard applicable to watermelons
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), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Watermelons are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 of 16 June 1997 laying down marketing standards applicable to watermelons (2), has been amended several times. For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 should therefore be repealed and replaced, as from 1 January 2005, by a new Regulation.
(2)
To that end, and in the interest of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the UN/ECE standard FFV-37 concerning marketing and quality control of watermelons recommended by the Working party on agricultural quality standards of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) as well as its recent amendments.
(3)
Application of the new standards should remove products of unsatisfactory quality from the market, bring production into line with consumer requirements and facilitate trade based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve profitability.
(4)
The standards are applicable at all marketing stages. Long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes the products undergo may cause some degree of deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their perishable nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standard at the marketing stages following dispatch.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The marketing standards applicable to watermelons falling within CN code 0807 11 shall be as set out in the Annex.
The standards shall apply to all marketing stages under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
However, at stages following dispatch, products may show, in relation to the requirements of the standard:
(a)
a slight lack of freshness and turgidity;
(b)
slight deterioration due their development and their tendency to perish.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 is repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 approving the programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (94/518/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the 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 24, paragraph 12, thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas by letter dated 8 June 1994, Spain has submitted a programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at ECU 40 per sheep slaughtered by Spain up to a maximum of ECU 3 000 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
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 programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994.
Article 2
Spain shall bring into force by 1 July 1994 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be ECU 40 per sheep or goat slaughtered by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals because of Brucella melitensis up to a maximum of ECU 3 000 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying eivdence as to the costs incurred by 1 July 1995 at the latest.
3. The financial contribution of the Community shall be paid in ecus at the rate applying on the first working day of the month when the request of payment is made as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1994 amending Commission Decision 91/449/EEC laying down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products imported from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (94/839/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Articles 21 (a) and 22 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/847/EC (4), lays down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products from third countries;
Whereas no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease has been carried out or has occurred in the free regions of Namibia and South Africa for more than 12 months; whereas, however, vaccination against this disease is carried out in other parts of the country; whereas imports of fully heat-treated meat products are authorized from the whole of Namibia and South Africa;
Whereas the categories of meat products which can be imported from third countries depend on the health situation of the country of fabrication; whereas it is possible to authorize the import from these free regions of certain meat products which have undergone an acceptable treatment process of maturation, marinading and then drying;
Whereas considering that a new certification regime is established, a period of time should be provided for its implementation;
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
Decision 91/449/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. At the end of Article 1 (2) before the words 'The relevant certificate must accompany the consignment', the following words are added: 'In addition Member States shall authorize the imports from the countries listed in the second part of Annex F of meat products which have undergone a treatment consisting of maturation, marinading and then drying so that an aw (water activity) value of not more than 0,93 and a pH value of not more than six is achieved in the final product'.
2. The Annex attached to this Decision is included as Annex F.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 February 1995.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 May 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Reactor - Pneumatic Transfer System, model Flexo-Rabbit' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/272/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 18 November 1982, Belgium has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Reactor - Pneumatic Transfer System, model Flexo-Rabbit', ordered on 7 September 1981 and intended to be used for handling samples in which the radioactivity decays rapidly after they have ceased to be irradiated, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 25 April 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a transport system;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Reactor - Pneumatic Transfer System, model Flexo-Rabbit', which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 18 November 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 1983.