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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 251/2009
of 11 March 2009
implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics and the adaptations necessary after the revision of the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA)
(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 295/2008 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 concerning structural business statistics, and in particular Article 11(2) (b) and (e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 (2) established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Community. For reasons of clarity and rationalisation that Regulation has been recast, with substantial amendments to various provisions.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 on the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics (3) must be modified in order to take account of those amendments. For the sake of clarity it should be replaced by this Regulation.
(3)
It is necessary to specify the frequency of the compilation of the multiannual structural business statistics and the breakdown of the results for the production of structural business statistics in order to produce data comparable and harmonised between Member States.
(4)
It is necessary to adapt certain titles of the characteristics of Annex V following the revision of the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA).
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The frequency of the compilation of multiannual statistics and the breakdown of results referred to in Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EC) 295/2008 shall be as specified in the series of data laid down in the Annex I to this Regulation.
Member States shall produce these series of data for reference year 2008 and subsequent years.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 is hereby repealed.
It shall, however, continue to apply as regards the series of data to be transmitted for reference years up to and including 2007.
Article 3
Annex V to Regulation No 295/2008 is amended as specified in the Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 4
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, 11 March 2009
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2931/87
of 30 September 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage
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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas it is specified at point (a) of Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 349/87 (4), that the skimmed-milk powder is to be sold at a price equal to the purchase price applied by the intervention agency at the time of conclusion of the sales contract plus 1 ECU per 100 kilograms; whereas the market situation for skimmed-milk powder is such that a reduction of 1 ECU per 100 kilograms in required in the sale price;
Whereas for certain uses skimmed-milk powder must meet specific quality requirements; whereas in order to enable purchasers to check the quality of the powder it should be made possible for samples taken from the powder to be analysed before conclusion of a sales contract;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In paragraph 1 (a), 'plus 1 ECU per 100 kilograms' is deleted.
2. The following paragraph is added:
'3. The intervention agency shall make whatever arrangements are necessary to enable interested parties to examine at their cost before conclusion of the sales contract samples taken from the skimmed-milk powder put up for sale.'
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, 30 September 1987.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3946/87
of 21 December 1987
again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt (1) was signed on 18 January 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas Article 6 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the said Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 'the Protocol'), as amended by Decision No 1/81 (2) of the Cooperation Council, provides that, in the case of an automatic change in the base date aplicable to the amounts expressed in ECU, the Community may introduce revised amounts when necessary;
Whereas the equivalent value of the ECU in certain national currencies on 1 October 1986 was less than the corresponding value on 1 October 1984; whereas the automatic change in the base date would, in the case of conversion into the national currencies concerned, have the effect of reducing the limits which permit the presentation of simplified documentary evidence; whereas, in order to avoid this effect, it is necessary to increase such limits expressed in ECU,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Protocol is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1), '2 355 ECU' is replaced by '2 590 ECU'.
2. In Article 17 (2) '165 ECU' is replaced by '180 ECU' and '470 ECU' by '515 ECU'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1987.
Decision of the European Parliament
of 14 March 2002
amending Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties
(2002/262/EC, ECSC, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 195(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and in particular Article 20 D(4) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular Article 107 D(4) thereof,
Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 17 November 2000 on the modification of the European Parliament's decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
With the approval of the Council,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 22, paragraph 5, of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(2), the Ombudsman is treated as an institution for the purposes of that Regulation.
(2) Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2673/1999 amending the Financial Regulation created a specific section for the Ombudsman in the general budget of the European Union and amended the provisions of the Financial Regulation relative thereto accordingly.
(3) It is therefore necessary to amend European Parliament Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties(3) since it provides for the budget of the Ombudsman to be placed in an annex to Section I (Parliament) of the general budget of the European Communities.
(4) Articles 12 and 16 of that decision must therefore be deleted.
HEREBY DECIDES:
Article 1
Articles 12 and 16 of decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom shall be deleted.
Article 2
This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 3
This decision shall take effect on the date of its publication.
It shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2000.
Done at Strasbourg, 14 March 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 31/98 of 8 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2048/97 (3), provides for imports of high-quality beef from Canada within a tariff quota; whereas that meat must meet certain quality criteria; whereas the competent Canadian authorities have just defined the Canadian carcase grades; whereas Article 2 (f) referred to above should accordingly be amended;
Whereas 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
Article 2 (f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(f) 11 500 tonnes product weight for meat falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:
"Carcases or any cuts obtained from bovine animals of less than 30 months of age which have been fed for at least 100 days on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70 % grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded 'choice` or 'prime` according to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Choice and Canada Prime in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture meets to that definition."`
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, 8 January 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 329/2009
of 22 April 2009
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the updating of the list of variables, the frequency of compilation of the statistics and the levels of breakdown and aggregation to be applied to the variables
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (1) and in particular Article 17, points (b), (d) and (e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on the business cycle. The scope of these statistics has been modified by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 (2).
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 of 28 September 2006 implementing and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation (3) provided definitions of variables.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 (4) introduced feasibility studies on hours worked and gross wages and salaries in retail trade and other services.
(4)
For the purpose of the monetary policy of the Community, short-term business statistics should be further developed, especially on services. It is therefore necessary to update Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 in areas of particular importance to the study of the business cycle.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Sole Article
Annexes C and D to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 22 April 2009.
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 July 1982
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Indonesia concerning imports of manioc from Indonesia and from other supplier countries which are members of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
(82/496/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas, in the light of Community market trends for certain agricultural products, measures should be taken to achieve greater stability on the market, in particular in respect of manioc;
Whereas, to that end, negotiations were conducted in accordance with Article XXVIII of GATT with an aim of suspending temporarily the Community's tariff concession in respect of imports of products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas in those negotiations agreement has been reached with Indonesia in its capacity as principal supplier;
Whereas the Agreement allows the Community to restrict the quantities of products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff which may be imported under the levy which is fixed at a maximum of 6 % ad valorem,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Indonesia concerning imports of manioc from Indonesia and from other supplier countries which are members of GATT is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 1982.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 April 2005
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2005/721/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second phrase of first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 10 February 2004, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to open negotiations with the Republic of Tunisia with a view to adjusting the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (1), to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the European Union.
(2)
These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction of the Commission.
(3)
The Protocol negotiated with the Republic of Tunisia provides, in Article 12(2), for the provisional application of the Protocol before its entry into force.
(4)
Subject to its conclusion, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and applied provisionally,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Protocol referred to in Article 1 shall be applied provisionally from 1 May 2004, subject to its conclusion.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1157/2004
of 23 June 2004
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4)
The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5)
In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6)
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 are fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 amending the plan presented by Denmark to monitor and control salmonella in poultry (Only the Danish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/692/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-bone infections and intoxications (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the second indent of Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas by Decision 94/507/EEC (2) the Commission approved the plan presented by Denmark to monitor and control salmonella in poultry;
Whereas, by letters of 30 May, 25 September and 29 October 1996, the Danish authorities notified the Commission of amendments to their initial plan to take account of developments in the epidemiology of salmonella in poultry;
Whereas the aforementioned amendments meet the Community criteria laid down, in particular those set out in Article 8 (2) of Directive 92/117/EEC;
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 amendments made by Denmark to the plan to monitor and control salmonella in poultry are hereby approved.
Article 2
Denmark shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the amendments to its plan referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 1996.