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Commission Decision
of 19 April 2001
concerning a request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 8(2)(c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers
(notified under document number C(2001) 1092)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2001/342/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(1), as last amended by Directive 2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 8(2)(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands on 8 January 2001, which reached the Commission on 10 January 2001, contained the information required by Article 8(2)(c) of Directive 70/156/EEC. The request concerns the installation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) equipment on three types of M1 class vehicles.
(2) The reasons given in the request, according to which such equipment does not meet the requirements of the Directives concerned, in particular Council Directive 70/221/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear protective devices for motor vehicles and their trailers(3), as last amended by Directive 2000/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000(4), are well-founded.
(3) The tests performed to ascertain the safety of the installed LPG fuel system and tank according to UN-ECE Regulation 67.01 have demonstrated an acceptable level of safety and security.
(4) In order to assure themselves of the safety of vehicles in service, Member States may periodically carry out leak-tightness tests at a pressure of at least the service pressure.
(5) The Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production of vehicles powered by LPG.
(6) The measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The request submitted by the Netherlands for an exemption concerning the production and placing on the market of three types of M1 class vehicles powered by liquefied petroleum gas is approved.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 19 April 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2385/95 of 11 October 1995 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 1995/96
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3098/94 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by Ireland on the period 1 January to 31 December 1994, the average ageing period in 1994 was six years for Irish whiskey; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 should be fixed;
Whereas Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) precludes the grant of refunds for exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway; whereas, therefore, pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93, account should be taken of this in the calculation of the coefficient for 1995/96;
Whereas 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 the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in Ireland for manufacturing Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex.
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 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 October 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1430/2005
of 31 August 2005
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 30 September 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.
(3)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 34,551 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 30 September 2005.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 August 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3139/81 of 30 October 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 on the buying in of olive oil by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas experience has shown that there may be disputes between the intervention agency and the offer or as to the quality of the oil offered for intervention ; whereas suitable provisions should be laid down for resolving such disputes;
Whereas, until a Community method can be defined for examining the organoleptic characteristics of oil offered for intervention, the Commission should be informed of the names of the agencies responsible for such examination in the Member States;
Whereas time limits must be laid down for payment for oil bought in by the intervention agency, so that some uniformity may be introduced into the purchasing conditions applied by intervention agencies and those current in world trade;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 (3) should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 2:
"3. Where the intervention agency finds that oil offered for intervention does not correspond with the quality under which such oil is offered, the offer to purchase may be withdrawn.
In such cases, any costs of entry into store, storage and withdrawal of the oil so offered shall be borne by the person offering such oil."
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (2):
"Extra virgin olive oil shall be subjected to organoleptic examination in accordance with a Community method.
Until such method is laid down, the Member States shall carry out the above examination in accordance with national methods and shall communicate to the Commission the measures taken for that purpose."
3. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3:
"4. Payment for oil bought in by the intervention agency shall be made within a time limit commencing on the thirtieth day after the oil is taken over by the intervention agency and which shall end on the forty-fifth day after such date."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1341/2007
of 15 November 2007
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (3), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (4), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2)
It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3)
It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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, 15 November 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 135/2004
of 27 January 2004
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fraise du Périgord and Queso de Valdeón)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Fraise du Périgord" as a protected geographical indication, and Spain has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Queso de Valdeón" as a protected geographical indication.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(2) of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) The names consequently qualify for inclusion in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and to be protected at Community level as protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1140/2001
of 8 June 2001
amending 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 1666/2000(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 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1053/2001(5).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1053/2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1053/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 June 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2304/88
of 26 July 1988
fixing the yields of olives and olive oil in France and Greece for the 1987/88 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 (2);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 892/88 (4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas, for the purpose of granting production aid to olive growers who produce less than 200 kilograms of oil or are not members of a producers' organization, Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that yields of olives and olive oil should be fixed for each homogeneous production zone on the basis of information supplied by the producer Member States;
Whereas the figures provided by the producer Member States which are available at present and verifiable relate to France and Greece only; whereas the yields should be fixed as soon as possible; whereas the yields of olives and olive oil should therefore be fixed as set out in Annex I;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For the 1987/88 marketing year, yields of olives and olive oil and the relevant production zones shall be as specified in Annex I hereto.
2. The production zones are defined in Annex II.
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, 26 July 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1287/2007
of 31 October 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 November 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, 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)
Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 November 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 November 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2595/2001
of 28 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 on special support measures in the beef sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 38(2),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2155/2001(4), has provided for a purchase scheme, through a tendering procedure, of carcases from certain categories of animals over 30 months. In the expectation that the market difficulties which justified the said Regulation would have been resolved by the end of the year 2001, Annex III to that Regulation lays down that the last tender was to be held on 10 December 2001.
(2) Although the market situation for categories B and E have improved satisfactorily, the situation for cows of category D is still extremely serious. Furthermore, a substantial number of cows which for reasons linked to the beef crisis were not slaughtered in 2001 is expected to be brought to the market in the first quarter of 2002. In order to avoid a further collapse of the market for cow meat, it is necessary to provide an appropriate support by way of a continuation for no more than three more months of the purchase scheme laid down in Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 with purchases not exceeding 40000 tonnes.
(3) Due to the urgency of the measures this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1(1) the following subparagraph is added: "However:
- as from the 17th partial invitation to tender on 7 January 2002 Member States shall not buy carcases or half-carcases of categories B and E,
- total purchases under tenders held in 2002 may not exceed 40000 tonnes."
2. In Article 12, second subparagraph, the words "until 31 December" are deleted.
3. In Annex I the heading of the second column of trigger prices is replaced by "1 July 2001 to 31 March 2002".
4. In Annex III the following dates are added: "7 January 2002
21 January 2002
11 February 2002
25 February 2002
11 March 2002."
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, 28 December 2001.