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COUNCIL DECISION of 20 July 1992 amending Decision 89/631/EEC on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (92/393/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 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, on 27 November 1989, the Council adopted Decision 89/631/EEC (3) providing, on a provisional basis until 31 December 1991, for a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States of the Mediterranean basin in the furtherance of the rules applicable for the conservation and management of fishery resources, pending the adoption of Community rules applicable to Mediterranean waters;
Whereas the Community has not yet adopted such and it is essential to allow the continuation of a Community financial contribution towards the abovementioned expenditure pending the adoption of the said Community rules,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Decision 89/631/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Pending the adoption of Community rules for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to Mediterranean waters, the Community shall contribute under the same conditions as those set out in this Decision to the financing of the expenditure incurred by the Member States concerned to ensure compliance with the rules applicable. Member States which wish to benefit from this contribution shall notify such rules to the Commission and justify their merits.'
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 July 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 21/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing the minimum buying-in price applicable in Greece for lemons delivered to industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the general rules for implementing the 1979 Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas the prices paid in Greece under the previous national system for lemons intended for processing would result in fixing a minimum price exceeding the common price ; whereas pursuant to Article 8 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81, the common minimum price should be definitively adopted for Greece ; whereas, accordingly, the financial compensation for processed products based on lemons, applicable in Greece, is to be that for the Community of Nine;
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
The minimum buying in price laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be, for lemons produced in Greece, the common minimum price.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 January 1981.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 October 2009
appointing one Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/807/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2)
An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Enrique OJEDA VILA,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
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Mr Miguel LUCENA BARRANQUERO, Secretario General de Acción Exterior, Andalucía.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1995 amending, because of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Decision No 77/144/EEC laying down the standard code and rules governing the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the surveys of plantations of certain species of fruit trees, and laying down the boundaries of the production areas for these surveys (95/531/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 Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1057/91 (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) and (4) and Article 9 thereof,
Whereas those Member States which process their survey results electronically must submit these to the Commission in a machine-readable form; whereas the codes for transmitting survey results are determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Directive 76/625/EEC; whereas these codes were laid down by Commission Decision No 77/144/EEC (3);
Whereas Article 4 (2) of Directive 76/625/EEC provides for a breakdown by production areas of the information collected in the framework of these fruit tree surveys; whereas the boundaries of the production areas are also fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of the same Directive, i. e. by a Commission Decision following an opinion from the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics; whereas the codes for the Member States and the production areas and their codes were laid down in Annexes I and III to Commission Decision No 77/144/EEC;
Whereas, because of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes I and III to Commission Decision No 77/144/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Because of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Annexes I (specific provisions) and III to Commission Decision No 77/144/EEC shall be expanded in accordance with the Annex to this Decision as from 1 January 1995.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1995.
Commission Decision
of 20 October 2000
amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption
(notified under document number C(2000) 3064)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/674/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995(1) on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs, as amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as amended by Decision 2000/170/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408.
(2) Commission Decisions 2000/672/EC(5), 2000/675/EC(6), 2000/676/EC(7) and 2000/673/EC(8) set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Venezuela, Iran, Poland and Namibia, respectively. Venezuela, Iran, Poland and Namibia should therefore be added to part I of the Annex.
(3) 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 Annex of the present Decision replaces the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 2000.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3512/83
of 13 December 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 with regard to advance fixing of the refund on the sugar component of certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down special rules implementing the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 664/83 (4), states that applications for export licences with advance fixing of the refund in respect of any of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 that are lodged on a Thursday shall be regarded as having been lodged on the first working day after the Thursday in question;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81, in the case of products falling within subheading 04.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff, the licence may, at the request of the applicant, be issued in respect of the sugar component only;
Whereas Thursday is not a determining day for adjustment of the refund level in the sugar sector and since this level is adjusted more frequently than in the milk sector, it should again be made possible to fix the refund on the sugar component of the products in question in advance on a Thursday;
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
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81:
'However, in cases where, in accordance with Article 13, application for export licences relate only to advance fixing of the refund on the sugar component of a product falling within subheading 04.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff, the provisions of the first subparagraph covering applications lodged on Thursdays shall not apply.'
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, 13 December 1983.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2569/2001
of 20 December 2001
fixing the standard values to be used in calculating the financial compensation and the advance pertaining thereto in respect of fishery products withdrawn from the market during the 2002 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(5) and (8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides for financial compensation to be paid to producer organisations which withdraw, on certain conditions, the products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) to that Regulation. The amount of such financial compensation should be reduced by standard values in the case of products intended for purposes other than human consumption.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1501/83 of 9 June 1983 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market(3) specifies the ways of disposing of the products withdrawn. The value of such products should be fixed at a standard level for each of these modes of disposal, taking into account the average revenues which may be obtained from such disposal in the various Member States.
(3) Under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000 of 15 November 2000 setting detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards financial compensation on certain fishery products(4), special rules provide that, where a producer organisation or one of its members puts its products up for sale in a Member State other than the country in which it is recognised, the body responsible for granting the financial compensation must be informed. This body is the one in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised. The standard value deductible should therefore be the value applied in that Member State.
(4) The same method of calculation should be applied to advances on financial compensation as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2002 fishing year, the standard values to be used in calculating financial compensation and associated advances for products withdrawn from the market by producer organisations, intended for purposes other than human consumption, are hereby fixed as set out in the Annex hereto for each of the uses shown.
Article 2
The standard value to be deducted from financial compensation and associated advances shall be that applied in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2009
of 26 November 2009
concerning tenders lodged under the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009
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), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2009 (2).
(2)
Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No award shall be made for the tenders lodged from 13 November to 26 November 2009 under the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 July 2004
on the authorisation of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce according to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004
(notified under document number C(2004) 2583)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2004/604/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
According to Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004, goods arriving from the areas not under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in the areas under such control shall be accompanied by a document issued by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, duly authorised by the Commission in agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
(2)
It is therefore necessary to duly authorise the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce for that purpose.
(3)
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus gave its agreement to this authorisation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is authorised to issue accompanying documents as provided for in Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004.
A specimen of the accompanying document is given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1480/2004 (2).
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 May 2008
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that a certain administrative region of Italy is officially free of bovine tuberculosis and that certain administrative regions of Poland are officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis
(notified under document number C(2008) 1876)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/404/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A(I)(4) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.
(2)
The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2).
(3)
Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards all the provinces of the Region of Veneto in order that that region may be considered an officially bovine tuberculosis-free region of Italy.
(4)
Following the evaluation of that documentation, that region of Italy should be recognised as an officially bovine-tuberculosis-free region of that Member State.
(5)
Poland has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards two administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative unit (Voivodship) of Małopolskie, in order that those regions may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Poland.
(6)
Following the evaluation of that documentation, those regions (powiaty) of Poland should be recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of that Member State.
(7)
Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 101/1999 of 15 January 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter and Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community
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 organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6(6) and 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), provides for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the Community in the form of concentrated butter; whereas the scheme will continue to apply for as long as stocks of butter in intervention storage permit; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/98 (6), provides for the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter obtained from butter or cream from the market and intended for direct consumption in the Community; whereas these Regulations and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 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 foodstuffs (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1982/98 (8), provide for tracers to be added to concentrated butter to ensure the correct use of the final product; whereas provision should be made for the same limits and reference methods to apply where the content of the chemical tracers referred to in those Regulations is not observed;
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
1. The second subparagraph of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is replaced by the following:
'However, where, for example because of uneven distribution, the content of each of the products referred to in Article 5(2) is found to be more than 5 % but less than 30 % below the minimum quantities prescribed, 1,5 % of the processing security shall be forfeited for each percentage point below the prescribed minimum quantities.`
2. In Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, '20 %` is replaced by '30 %`.
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, 15 January 1999.