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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 453/84
of 21 February 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3419/83 with a view to extending the list of products originating in Romania which have been liberalized at Community level
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980 (1) met in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 1983; whereas, upon completion of its work, it recommended that inter alia new products should be inserted in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3419/83 of 14 November 1983 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of the Agreement between the Community and Romania on trade in industrial products (2);
Whereas, following the examination of the various aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken of Article 3 (1) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products (3);
Whereas the Commission should be authorized to insert, in the future, in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3419/83, the products originating in Romania which the Joint Committee has recommended should be subject to the Community's common import arrangements,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The products listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby inserted in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3419/83.
Article 2
The Commission is hereby authorized to insert, in the future, in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3419/83, the products originating in Romania which the EEC-Romania Joint Committee has recommended should be subject to the Community's common import arrangements.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 71/2004
of 15 January 2004
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
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 1104/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals 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 for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 16 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 January 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3199/93 of 22 November 1993 on the mutual recognition of procedures for the complete denaturing of alcohol for the purposes of exemption from excise duty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/83/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (1), and in particular Article 27 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding movement and monitoring of such products (2), as amended by Directive 92/108/EEC (3), and in particular
Article 24
thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Excise Duties,
Whereas pursuant to Article 27 (1) (a) of Directive 92/83/EEC, Member States are required to exempt from excise duty alcohol which has been completely denatured in accordance with the requirements of any Member State, provided that such requirements have been duly notified and accepted in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article;
Whereas objections have been received to the requirements notified;
Whereas, therefore, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 4 of the said Article a decision is to be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Directive 92/12/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The denaturants which are employed in each Member State for the purposes of completely denaturing alcohol in accordance with Article 27 (1) (a) of Directive 92/83/EEC are as described in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 22 November 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 223/2005
of 10 February 2005
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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 Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(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
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2005.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and Ukraine on trade in certain steel products (97/482/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
Whereas, following the Council Decision of 7 October 1996, the Commission opened negotiations with Ukraine, culminating in an Agreement concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal and Steel Treaty;
Whereas the Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free circulation in the Community of certain steel products for the years 1997 to 2001, within a framework of of progressive liberalization and the development of competitive conditions in Ukraine which justify the complete removal of quantitative restrictions,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
1. The Agreement with Ukraine concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision (1).
Done at Brussels, 7 July 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 457/2009
of 3 June 2009
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September to 30 November 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2)
The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days following the 15th day of May 2009, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China.
(3)
Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by the end of May 2009 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five working days following the 15th day of May 2009 and sent to the Commission by the end of May 2009 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 3 June 2009.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 14 February 1977 amending the first Directive on the establishment of common rules for certain types of carriage of goods by road between the Member States (77/158/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Économic Community, and in particular Article 75 (1) 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 scope of the first Council Directive of 23 July 1962 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of carriage of goods by road between Member States (3), as last amended by Directive 74/149/EEC (4), should be extended to cover the carriage of all live animals where special vehicles are used,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Item 7 of Annex II to the first Directive of 23 July 1962 shall be replaced by the following:
"Carriage of live animals where special vehicles (*) are used. "
The footnote relating to Item 7 shall read as follows:
"(*) Special vehicles for the carriage of live animals shall be understood to mean vehicles which have been constructed or had permanent alterations made specially for the carriage of live animals and are recognized as such by the relevant authorities in the Member States."
Article 2
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive as soon as possible and in any case not later than 1 July 1977. They shall inform the Commission thereof before 1 May 1977.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 1977.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 193/2010
of 8 March 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2010.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2004
of 7 January 2004
amending for the 27th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2157/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 26 December 2003, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 7 January 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1930/96 of 7 October 1996 on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying in, storage and disposal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1644/89 (4), lays down that the uniform interest rate used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures is to correspond to the interest rates for the ecu for three months' and 12 months' forward rates recorded by the Statistical Office of the European Communities on the Euromarkets with a weighting of one-third and two-thirds respectively;
Whereas the Commission fixes this rate before the beginning of each EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year on the basis of the rates recorded in the six months preceding fixing;
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 lays down that if the rate of interest costs borne by a Member State is lower for at least six months than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Community a specific interest rate is to be fixed for that Member State; whereas the Member State notified these costs to the Commission before the end of the accounting year; whereas, where no costs are notified by a Member State, the rate to be applied is determined on the basis of the reference interest rates set out in the Annex to the said Regulation;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 provides for the fixing of a specific interest rate, determined by the Commission in accordance with the rules laid down in that Regulation, for a Member State in respect of which the rate of interest borne is more than twice the uniform interest rate;
Whereas the interest rates for the 1996 accounting year must be set, in line with those provisions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For expenditure incurred during the 1996 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year:
1. the interest rate referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 6,3 %;
2. the specific interest rate referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be: 5,4 % for Austria, 5,6 % for Belgium and Luxembourg, 6,1 % for Finland and Ireland.
3. the specific interest rate referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 shall be: 12,2 % for Greece.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 October 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 1996.
COUNCIL DECISION of 26 January 1998 amending Decision 94/942/CFSP on the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the control of exports of dual-use goods (98/106/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Having regard to the general guidelines given by the European Council held at Lisbon on 26 and 27 June 1992,
Having regard to Decision 94/942/CFSP (1),
Whereas Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP should be updated in order to take into account developments in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The list of dual-use goods in Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP, referred to in Article 2 of that Decision and in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3381/94 of 19 December 1994 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods (2), shall be amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
It shall apply from the 30th day following the date of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 January 2006
amending Appendix A to Annex V to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in the Czech Republic
(notified under document number C(2005) 6052)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/17/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Annex V, Chapter 3, Section A(1), paragraph (d) thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
The Czech Republic has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in Appendix A (1) to Annex V to the 2003 Act of Accession.
(2)
According to an official declaration from the Czech competent authority, certain establishments have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Certain establishments have ceased their activities for which they have obtained a transitional period. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(3)
The status of three meat establishments and their reclassification as low capacity establishments is still under discussion with the Czech competent authority. It is necessary to provide a short supplementary time in which to clarify the situation.
(4)
Appendix A to Annex V to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, it should be replaced.
(5)
The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Appendix A to Annex V to the 2003 Act of Accession is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 January 2006.