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COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 February 2000
concerning the suspension of the approval of establishments in Slovenia producing fresh meat, meat products and game meat
(notified under document number C(2000) 279)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/89/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2) and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(3), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission, further to be results of a mission of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission to Slovenia concerning controls in fresh meat establishments, meat products establishments and wilde game meat establishments, which brought to light serious facts against approved establishments, has taken Decision 1999/820/EC of 18 November 1999 suspending the approval of establishments in Slovenia producing fresh meat, meat products and game meat(4).
(2) The purpose of that Decision was to avoid any risk for the consumer; in this context, a time limit has been given to the Slovenian authorities with a view to taking the appropriate measures with the aim of correcting the deficiencies as soon as possible.
(3) The measures of that Decision had to be reviewed in the light of the results of a further inspection mission of the FVO in Slovenia.
(4) The FVO has carried out a further mission to Slovenia concerning controls in meat establishments which has shown that the situation has significantly improved; the FVO, in view of the result of this mission, proposed to repeal Decision 1999/820/EC.
(5) It is therefore appropriate to repeal Decision 1999/820/EC.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 1999/820/EC is hereby repealed.
Article 2
Member States shall modify the measures they apply to trade to bring them into line with the present Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1645/1999
of 27 July 1999
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2801/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
(1) Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission two applications for the registration of names as designations of origin or geographical indications;
(2) Whereas, in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof;
(3) Whereas no statement of objection has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in respect of the names given in the Annex hereto following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3);
(4) Whereas the names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication;
(5) Whereas the Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 872/1999(5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected designation of origin (PDO) and a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 July 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/2001
of 8 August 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 August 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 June 1996
on the implementation of Article 8 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
(96/366/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 8 (1)(a) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (1), signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990, stipulates that over a period of five years and beyond that period if no agreement can be reached in accordance with 1 (b), the Principality of Andorra authorizes the Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, to enter goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra for free circulation;
Whereas Article 8 (1)(b) stipulates that at the end of that period, and pursuant to Article 20 thereof, the Principality of Andorra may exercise right of entry for free circulation, following agreement by the Contracting Parties;
Whereas the Principality of Andorra has requested to exercise such right of entry for free circulation;
Whereas in a statement of 30 October 1995 the Council agreed in principle to the Principality of Andorra's request to exercise that right;
Whereas it is for the Council to establish the Community's official position as a Contracting Party;
Whereas a period of time should be allowed for the preparations for exercising the said right,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
From 1 July 1996, the European Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, shall cease to ensure entry for free circulation of goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra.
Done at Luxembourg, 11 June 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1589/94 of 30 June 1994 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira Islands in products of the pigmeat sector for the first quarter of the 1994/95 marketing year and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92
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 for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 (3) establishing the implementing rules for the supply measures, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 387/94 (4), fixes, for the period 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993, on the one hand, the quantities of pigmeat products of the forecast supply balance which benefit from an exemption from the levy on direct imports from third countries or from an aid for deliveries originating from the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira;
Whereas, pending supplementary information to be supplied by the competent authorities, and in order to ensure continuity of the specific supply arrangements, the supply balance and the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals should be established, for a period limited to three months, on the basis of the quantities determined for the 1993/94 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1994.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 November 1984
concerning the establishments in Madagascar from which Member States may authorize the importation of fresh meat
(84/576/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas Madagascar has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of establishments authorized to export to the Community;
Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the case of these establishments has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community rules;
Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them;
Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made;
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
1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, Member States shall prohibit the importation of fresh meat coming from establishments in Madagascar.
2. The Member States may continue to authorize, until 30 June 1985, imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which have been officially proposed by the authorities of Madagascar, as of 20 June 1984, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive before 1 July 1985.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 December 1984.
Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 April 1985.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1250/2001
of 26 June 2001
determining the quantities available for the second half of 2001 for import licences for certain milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98 of 9 November 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90(2), and in particular Article 4(7) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 4(7) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98 lays down that, where the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available for the following period in the same calender year. Under these circumstances, the quantity available for the second period of 2001 should be determined for the products referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The available quantities for which import licence applications may be submitted in the first 10 days of July 2001 shall be as follows:
- 1000 tonnes for products falling within CN code 0402, quota No 09.4026,
- 1000 tonnes for products falling within CN code 0406, quota No 09.4027.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 June 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 151/2008
of 21 February 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2)
In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1069/2005
of 6 July 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 July 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1318/2003
of 24 July 2003
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
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(3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96(4), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 14 to 18 July 2003 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined under Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the case of import licence applications presented from 14 to 18 July 2003 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 596/2006
of 12 April 2006
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 7th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.
(2)
An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use security should be determined accordingly.
(4)
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
For the 7th individual tender under the standing invitation to tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 38,8 EUR/100 kg,
The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 43 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2006.