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COMMISSION DECISION of 20 May 1998 approving the monitoring plan for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products presented by Ireland (notified under document number C(1998) 1378/2) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/391/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas Ireland forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 3 December 1997, a plan specifying the national measures to be implemented during 1998 for the detection of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products; whereas that plan was amended by a document dated 9 January 1998 and 25 March 1998, in accordance with the Commission's request, bringing it into line with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC;
Whereas examination of this plan has shown that it complies with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof;
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 monitoring plan for the detection of the residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC in live animals and animal products presented by Ireland is hereby approved.
Article 2
Ireland shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 20 May 1998.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 June 1990
on a specific programme on the provision of facilities for fishing ports in the Azores presented by Portugal pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(90/371/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas the Government of Portugal transmitted to the Commission on 28 July 1989 a specific programme for the provision of facilities at fishing ports, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme';
Whereas the programme was introduced by the national authorities during the period of validity of Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (3);
Whereas the programme is consistent with the specific programmes concerning the processing and marketing of fish and fish products in Portugal adopted under Commission Decision 87/397/EEC (4);
Whereas the programme contributes to the attainment of the objectives of the common fisheries policy;
Whereas the programme complies with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and contains the details specified in Article 3 of that Regulation relating to facilities at fishing ports;
Whereas sectorial plans which have to be presented by the Member States under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89 of 19 December 1989 on the improvement of conditions of processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products (5), may include the provision of facilities at fishing ports;
Whereas Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89 provides that until 30 June 1991 projects presented under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 which do not form part of a sectorial plan will be considered for the purpose of financial assistance under that Regulation;
Whereas Article 21 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89 provides that specific programmes approved by the Commission under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 will be extended until 30 June 1991;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The specific programme for the provision of facilities at fishing ports in the Azores (1989 to 1993) submitted by Portugal on 28 July 1989, the main features of which are set out in Annex I, is hereby approved subject to the requirements in Annex II.
Article 2
This Decision is without prejudice to the granting of Community financial aid to individual investment projects.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 1990.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1803/2003
of 14 October 2003
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) 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
The list of product codes for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2003
of 23 May 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 19 to 22 May 2003 at 152,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3328/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds for fruit and vegetables
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2753/94 (2), and in particular Article 30 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3115/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for changes as regards tomatoes falling within CN code 0702, oranges falling within CN code 0805 10, lemons falling within CN code 0805 30, grapes falling within CN code 0806, apples falling within CN code 0808 and peaches falling within CN code 0809 30;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3327/94 (5), introduces an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas the former should be amended to bring it into line with the abovementioned changes;
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
Sector 11 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1994.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 22 November 1991 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs (91/620/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/508/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas the investigation of various additives currently listed in Annex II and therefore authorizable at national level has not yet been completed; whereas, therefore, the period of authorization of these substances should be extended for a specific period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1991.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 892/2002
of 29 May 2002
setting, for the 2002/03 marketing year, the amount of the aid for peaches and pears for processing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2001(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 of 2 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1343/2001(4), stipulates that the Commission is to publish the amount of the aid for peaches and pears after verification of compliance with the thresholds fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(2) The average quantity of peaches processed under the aid scheme during the three previous marketing years is lower than the Community threshold. The aid to be applied for the 2002/03 marketing year in each Member State concerned is the amount fixed in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(3) The average quantity of pears processed under the aid scheme during the three previous marketing years is higher than the Community threshold. The aid to be applied for the 2002/03 marketing year is the amount fixed in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 in the Member States in which the threshold was not exceeded and, for the other Member States concerned, that amount less the overrun of the threshold in each of them, after allocation of the quantities not processed in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2002/03 marketing year, the aid referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:
(a) for peaches: EUR 47,70/tonne;
(b) for pears:
- EUR 54,27 tonne in Greece,
- EUR 161,70 tonne in Spain,
- EUR 135,59 tonne in France,
- EUR 151,52 tonne in Italy,
- EUR 157,56 tonne in the Netherlands,
- EUR 161,70 tonne in Austria,
- EUR 161,70 tonne in Portugal.
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 to the 2002/03 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2432/94 of 6 October 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1880/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 of 11 November 1985 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1970/94 (6), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined; whereas the same applies to butter sold under the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other food stuffs (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3049/93 (8);
Whereas, in view of butter stocks and quantities available, the dates in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 (9), setting the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2285/94 (10), should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88, the first and second subparagraphs are hereby replaced by the following:
'The butter referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 must have been taken into storage before 1 November 1992.
The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 must have been taken into storage before 1 November 1992.`
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, 6 October 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1725/1999
of 2 August 1999
on the supply of split peas as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food aid policy and food aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1) Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
(2) Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated split peas to certain beneficiaries;
(3) Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(2); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs;
(4) Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to mobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Split peas shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
Tenders shall cover either green split peas or yellow split peas. Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 2 August 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2341/97 of 25 November 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 571/2008
of 19 June 2008
amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the criteria for revision of the annual monitoring programmes concerning BSE
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lays down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in animals. It provides that each Member State is to carry out an annual monitoring programme for TSEs based on active and passive surveillance.
(2)
Article 6(1b) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides that Member States which can demonstrate the improvement of the epidemiological situation on their territory may apply for their annual monitoring programmes to be revised.
(3)
Several Member States in which a positive trend in the epidemiological situation as regards bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been observed, have expressed interest in having their annual BSE monitoring programme revised. In order to allow those Member States to submit to the Commission a request to revise their BSE monitoring programmes, it is necessary to lay down the criteria for demonstrating an improvement in the BSE epidemiological situation.
(4)
Those criteria are epidemiological indicators aiming to assess in a quantified manner the evolution of the BSE situation in Member States over the years.
(5)
For the sake of clarity and consistency, those criteria should be laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 19 June 2008.