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Council Regulation (EC) No 1881/2002
of 14 October 2002
rectifying Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 relative to the starting date of the transitional period for the recognition of producer organisations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 13(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(4), a transitional period of two years, starting from its date of entry into force, in which the provisions of Title IV of the aforementioned Regulation would apply, was granted to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72(5), who did not meet the requirements for recognition of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. This two-year transitional period could be extended to five years subject to acceptance by the relevant Member State of an action plan presented by the producer organisation in order to comply with all requirements provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for being granted recognition by that Member State.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 defines in Article 13(1) the starting date of the two- and five-year transitional periods as the date of entry into force of the Regulation, namely 21 November 1996. This date is the result of an error; as a matter of fact, eligibility for transitional measures as from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 would have been meaningless since Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was still in force until 31 December 1996. Instead, the starting date for the transitional periods should have been the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
(3) It is therefore appropriate to rectify the error in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. Since the effects of that error could have negatively affected producer organisations having benefitted from the said transitional periods, it is appropriate to apply the corresponding provisions as from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be replaced by: "1. Producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 before the entry into force of this Regulation and which are unable to qualify for recognition under Article 11 of this Regulation without a transitional period may continue to operate under the provisions of Title IV for two years as from 1 January 1997, provided that they remain in compliance with the requirements of the said Articles of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 October 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1551/2001
of 30 July 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1449/2001(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1305/2001(4), whereas, as a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for cereals products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(2) 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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2001.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1447/1999
of 24 June 1999
establishing a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) according to Article 31(2a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3), the Council, acting on the basis of Article 37 of the Treaty, may draw up a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy;
(2) in order to improve transparency in the common fisheries policy, Member States should provide the Commission with information on instances of such behaviour and action taken by Member States;
(3) Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides for the protection of certain personal data in the framework of the control system applicable to the common fisheries policy;
(4) the abovementioned list is to be coherent with similar provisions adopted by international fisheries organisations;
(5) for certain measures laid down by this Regulation it is appropriate to provide for detailed rules of implementation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be those listed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission on a regular basis of the instances of behaviour referred to in Article 1 that have been discovered and shall provide it with all information regarding action taken by the administrative and/or judicial authorities.
2. The Commission shall make the information it receives pursuant to paragraph 1 available to the European Parliament, the Council and the Advisory Committee of Fisheries.
3. The information notified under paragraph 1 and made available under paragraph 2 shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
4. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article, shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that 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 Luxembourg, 24 June 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2001
of 24 September 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 September 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2786/91 of 23 September 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 8516 50 00, originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 8516 50 00, originating in Thailand, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 2 819 000; whereas, on 11 July 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating in Thailand reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Thailand,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 28 September 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Thailand:
Order No CN code Description 10.1045 8516 50 00 Microwave ovens
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, 23 September 1991.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 11 July 1985
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 84/535/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of welding generators
(85/407/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 84/535/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of welding generators (1) and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, in view of experience gained and of the state of the art, it is now necessary to match the requirements of Annex I of Directive 84/535/EEC to the actual test conditions;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directive on the Determination of the Noise Emission of Construction Plant and Equipment,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 84/535/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
The Member States shall, by 26 March 1986, adopt and publish the provisions required to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 1985.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2272/96 of 22 November 1996 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1997 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 9 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of the Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community; whereas that level must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of consumers' interest;
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 9 (2) of that Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects;
Whereas the application of these criteria involves for the 1997 fishing year, an increase for certain products and the stabilization or decrease of prices for others compared with prices applicable during the current fishing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1997 for the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 1996.
Commission Decision
of 7 May 2002
on common technical specifications for in vitro-diagnostic medical devices
(notified under document number C(2002) 1344)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/364/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 98/79/EC sets out the essential requirements that in vitro diagnostic medical devices must meet when they are placed on the market and conformity with harmonised standards provides a presumption of conformity with the relevant essential requirements.
(2) By way of exception to these general principles, the drawing up of common technical specifications takes account of a current practice in some Member States whereby for selected devices mainly used for the evaluation of the safety of blood supply and of organ donation, such specifications are adopted by the public authorities. These common technical specifications can be used for performance evaluation and re-evaluation.
(3) Scientific experts from various interested parties have been involved in the drafting of the common technical specifications.
(4) Directive 98/79/EC provides that Member States are to presume compliance with the essential requirements in respect of devices designed and manufactured in conformity with common technical specifications drawn up for certain devices in the highest risk category. These specifications are to establish appropriate performance evaluation and re-evaluation criteria, batch release criteria, reference methods and reference materials.
(5) Manufacturers are, as a general rule, to be required to comply with the common technical specifications. If, for duly justified reasons, manufacturers do not comply with those specifications they must adopt solutions of a level at least equivalent thereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 6(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC(2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The technical specifications set out in the Annex to this Decision are adopted as common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices in list A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3491/88
of 9 November 1988
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3174/88 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 9 November 1988.
Commission Decision
of 23 December 2003
on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens under Council Directive 98/56/EC started in 2002
(2004/59/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants(1),
Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/898/EC of 12 December 2001 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of ornamental plants under Council directive 98/56/EC(2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2001/898/EC sets out the arrangements for the comparative trials and tests to becarried out under Directive 98/56/EC as regards ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens from 2002 to 2004.
(2) Tests and trials carried out in 2002 and 2003 should be continued in 2004,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Sole Article
Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2002 on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens shall be continued in 2004 in accordance with Decision 2001/898/EC.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1995 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries under GATT Article XXIV:6 and other related matters (United States and Canada) (95/591/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community has entered into negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Article XXIV:6; whereas these negotiations have resulted in agreements with the United States of America and Canada;
Whereas it was also in the interest of both Parties to resolve certain outstanding issues in the agricultural sector with Canada;
Whereas the United States of America and Canada had initiated proceedings in the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to the Community's import regime for cereals and rice;
Whereas the Community entered into discussions with these countries with the aim of resolving the issues in question; whereas the results of these discussions are contained in agreements with the countries concerned;
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to approve these agreements,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following agreements and letters are hereby approved on behalf of the Community:
- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6 (Annex I),
- Exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on a settlement for cereals and rice (Annex II),
- Exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on rice prices (Annex III),
- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Canada under Article XXIV:6 and an Exchange of Letters relating thereto (Annex IV).
The texts of the acts referred to in the first indent are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the agreements and letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.