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Commission Decision
of 19 July 2001
prolonging the period of validity of Decision 1999/10/EC establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to paints and varnishes
(notified under document number C(2001) 2207)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/608/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular Articles 4 and 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides for the award of an eco-label to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.
(2) According to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, specific eco-label criteria should be established according to product groups, and a review of the eco-label criteria as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria should take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group, resulting in a proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.
(3) By Decision 1999/10/EC(2) the Commission established ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to paints and varnishes, which, according to Article 3 thereof, expire on 31 December 2001.
(4) Following the review, it is considered appropriate to prolong the period of validity of the definition of the product group and the ecological criteria, unchanged, for a period of 18 months, in particular to allow those companies that have been awarded the eco-label to continue using the eco-label at least until a revision of Decision 1999/10/EC is deemed necessary.
(5) The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/10/EC should therefore be extended.
(6) The measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/10/EC for the product group definition and the criteria of the product group bearing the administrative code number 007 is prolonged until 30 June 2003.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/2002
of 23 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 17 to 23 May 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 5,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 1994 concerning the conclusion of the International Coffee Agreement 1994 (94/570/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 International Coffee Agreement 1994 is open for signing as well as for ratification, acceptance or approval from 18 April to 26 September 1994;
Whereas the International Coffee Agreement 1993 as extended expires on 30 September 1994 and the new Agreement, in accordance with Article 40 thereof, provides for its entry into force, provisionally or definitively as of 1 October 1994;
Whereas the objectives pursued by the Agreement fit into the context of the common commercial policy;
Whereas the Member States are called upon to participate, by financial contributions, in the actions provided for by the said Agreement;
Whereas all Member States have expressed their intention to sign, and to submit for ratification the Agreement; whereas the Community should therefore sign the Agreement lodged with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization and notify, by 26 September 1994, its approval thereof,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The International Coffee Agreement 1994 is hereby approved by 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 and to deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community by 26 September 1994.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1657/2003
of 19 September 2003
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 1947/2002(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 20 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 September 1986
on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries
(86/559/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 it is necessary to approve the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Exchanges of Letters are attached to this Decision
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements for the purpose of binding the Community.
Done at Brussels, 15 September 1986.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 1995
authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 1996 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
(95/587/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 167 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 14 August 1979, entered into force on 8 March 1982 for an initial period of 10 years; whereas the Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of twelve months' notice;
Whereas Article 167 (2) of the Act of Accession laying down the rights and obligations flowing, for the Kingdom of Spain, from fisheries agreements concluded with third countries, shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 167 (3) of the said Act, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year; whereas the abovementioned Agreement has been extended until 7 March 1995 (1);
Whereas, in order to avoid fishing by the Community vessels concerned being interrupted, it appears appropriate to authorize the Kingdom of Spain to renew the Agreement in question until 7 March 1996,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorized to extend until 7 March 1996 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 8 March 1982.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2173/2003
of 12 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 laying down the marketing standard for citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001(2), lays down, among others, provisions concerning maturity of oranges.
(2) The Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) decided to recommend, within UN/ECE standard FFV-14 concerning marketing and commercial quality control of citrus fruit, new provisions concerning maturity of oranges for fruit showing more than one fifth of the total surface of green colour and that are produced in climatic areas such that fruit can be mature even when still of green colour.
(3) UN/ECE standard FFV-14 does not include any provision with regard to degreening procedures authorised by Member States, procedures that are covered by the provisions of Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market(3). In addition, no rule for uniformity in size is laid down for mandarins of a size over size 1. It is therefore necessary to amend the table laying down the maximum difference in diameter between the largest and the smallest fruit in the package.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 shall be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 is amended according to the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 December 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 February 1999 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions (1999/161/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 98/110/EC of 26 January 1998 (1), appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Peter J. Peacock, notified to the Council on 4 January 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Lewis Smith is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Peter J. Peacock for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 February 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2003
of 14 November 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 302nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 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 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) 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 302nd special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1835/2003
of 17 October 2003
laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during October 2003 for beef products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 852/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87(4).
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on special terms for the fourth quarter of 2003. No applications were submitted for export licences for beef,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No applications for export licences were lodged for the beef referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for the fourth quarter of 2003.
Article 2
Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days of the first quarter of 2004 the total quantity available being 1250 t.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 October 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2069/2004
of 2 December 2004
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), 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 3 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2002
of 2 May 2002
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 3 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 May 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1561/93 of 14 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92 fixing the target price for milk and the invervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder and Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses for two annual periods from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas following decisions taken by the Council in the context of reform of the milk sector, the analysis of the market undertaken by the Commission shows that the situation regarding milk fat gives cause for much greater concern than that for milk protein; whereas, as a consequence, an attempt should be made immediately to remedy the imbalance on the market for milk fat and, from 1 July 1993, a 3 % reduction in the intervention price for butter should be introduced by amending, as a result, Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92 (3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be deleted;
2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 2
The target price for milk and the intervention prices for milk products shall be set as follows, without prejudice to later adaptations.
1. For the period from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994
(ECU/100 kg)
(a) Target price for milk 26,40QT>'Article 2' (b) Intervention price for: - butter 284,00' - skimmed-milk powder 172,43' - Grana Padano cheese: - between 30 and 60 days old 372,05' - at least six months old 462,51' - Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, at least six months old 511,37'
2. For the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995
(ECU/100 kg)
(a) Target price for milk 26,13' (b) Intervention price for: - butter 278,14' - skimmed-milk powder 172,43' - Grana Padano cheese: - between 30 and 60 days old 369,84' - at least six months old 460,18' - Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, at least six months old 509,04'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1993.