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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3688/84
of 19 December 1984
opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff
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 the Community has undertaken, within the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of duty of 20 % for 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and continuing access by all interested traders within the Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota, to all imports of the product in question, in all the Member States, up to the limit of the volume of the quota; whereas it seems appropriate, to this end, to set up a system of use of the Community tariff quota, based on the presentation of a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the nature of the product, where it is imported from and its origin;
Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provisions should be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be opened for 1985.
The total volume of this quota shall be 2 250 tonnes.
2. Under this quota the applicable duty of the Common Customs Tariff shall be fixed at 20 %.
Article 2
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, and in particular:
(a) provisions to guarantee the nature of product, where it is coming from and its origin;
(b) provisions concerning recognition of the document to enable verification of the guarantee referred to in (a).
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 321/2009
of 20 April 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2009 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1537/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1995/96 rearing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1995/96 rearing year, the amount of aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed at ECU 133,26 per box of silkworm eggs used.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2001
of 2 August 2001
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 409/2001(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001(5) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 600 tonnes.
(2) The quantities applied for on 1 August 2001 are in excess of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 1 August 2001.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001 on 1 August 2001 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 54,47 % has been applied.
Article 2
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 2 August 2001 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences under Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 August 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1372/94 of 16 June 1994 laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 745/93 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 743/93 of 17 March 1993 on the list of products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism as regards consignements to Portugal (3), oranges and apples other than cider apples are applied to the supplementary trade mechanism (STM);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 172/91 (5), lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for oranges and apples other than cider apples, for the periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain on the one hand and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
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
For oranges and apples other than cider apples falling within the CN codes listed in the Annex hereto the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession and the sensitive periods for the Portuguese market, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, shall be as fixed in that Annex.
Article 2
The amount of the security for STM licences referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 is hereby fixed at ECU 8 per 100 kilograms net of the products referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
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, 16 June 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1329/2001
of 29 June 2001
concerning offers for the 250th 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 1670/2000(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; whereas 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 250th tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 no award shall be made.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2002/2005
of 8 December 2005
correcting Regulations (EC) No 1735/2005, (EC) No 1740/2005 and (EC) No 1750/2005 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)
Regulations (EC) No 1735/2005 (2), (EC) No 1740/2005 (3) and (EC) No 1750/2005 (4) establish the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables.
(2)
A check has revealed an error in the Annex to those Regulations. They should therefore be corrected.
(3)
Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 specifies that, where no standard import value is in force for a product for a given origin, the average of standard import values in force for that product shall apply. That average should therefore be recalculated if one of its component standard import values is corrected.
(4)
Application of the corrected standard import value must be requested by the party concerned so that they are not placed retroactively at a disadvantage,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values applicable to certain products listed in the Annex to Regulations (EC) No 1735/2005, (EC) No 1740/2005 and 1750/2005 are hereby replaced by the standard import values listed in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
At the request of the party concerned, the customs office where the import was recorded shall refund part of the customs duties for the products originating in the third countries concerned and released for free circulation during the period of application of the corrected Regulations. Refund applications must be lodged no later than the last day of the third month following that in which this Regulation enters into force and must be accompanied by the declaration of release for free circulation for the import concerned.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 476/2002
of 15 March 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 8 to 14 Μarch 2002 at 192,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1594/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Articles 11 and 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (4) and Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 (5) fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling wines and of liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the presentation by 1 April 1996 of a report from the Commission to the Council on those contents, together, where appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed should be consistent with others that the Commission is required to draft; whereas the abovementioned deadline should therefore be postponed; whereas the same is true for the deadlines provided for in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 11 (3), '1 April 1996` and '1 September 1996` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1997` and '1 September 1997`.
2. In Article 16 (3), '1 April 1996` and '1 September 1996` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1997` and '1 September 1997`.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (2), '1 April 1995` and '1 September 1995` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1997` and '1 September 1997`.
2. In Article 6 (2), '1 April 1996` and '1 September 1996` shall be replaced respectively by '1 April 1997` and '1 September 1997`.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 31 May 1994 concerning information and publicity measures to be carried out by the Member States concerning assistance from the Structural Funds and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) (94/342/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 32 (2) thereof,
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 32 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides that the body responsible for implementing a measure carried out with financial assistance from the Community shall ensure that adequate publicity is given to the measure with a view to making potential beneficiaries and trade organizations aware of the opportunities afforded by the measure and making the general public aware of the role played by the Community in relation to the measure;
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 32 (2) of that Regulation, Member States shall consult the Commission on, and inform it of, the initiatives taken for these purposes;
Whereas, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 32 (2), the Commission shall draw up detailed arrangements for information and publicity concerning assistance from the Funds and the FIFG;
Whereas the Committees referred to in Articles 27 to 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 have been informed by the Commission of the measures envisaged,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The detailed provisions applicable to information and publicity concerning assistance from the Structural Funds and the FIFG shall be as defined in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1677/2004
of 27 September 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 28 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2004.