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COUNCIL DECISION
of 4 November 2008
on the signing, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part
(2009/432/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’, was signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002 and entered into force on 1 March 2008 (1).
(2)
The Commission was authorised by the Council on 23 October 2006 to negotiate a Protocol with China amending the Agreement in order to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(3)
The Protocol was initialled by both sides on 28 February 2008.
(4)
The Protocol should therefore be signed, subject to its conclusion after completion of the necessary constitutional and institutional procedures,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to sign the Protocol, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, subject to its conclusion.
Done at Brussels, 4 November 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1858/92
of 7 July 1992
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3816/90 as regards the period of validity of STM licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 83 and 251 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (STM) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3816/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the pigmeat sector destined for Portugal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3772/91 (4), provides in Article 6 that STM licences are to be valild for 18 days from the actual date of issue;
Whereas, as a result of exceptional circumstances which have disturbed trade between Portugal and the other Member States, the period of validity of licences issued on 8 and 15 June 1992 should be extended without delay by two weeks;
Whereas, in order to avoid any legal vacuum, this Regulation should enter into force on 24 June 1992;
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
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3816/90, the period of validity of the STM licences issued on 8 and 15 June 1992 is hereby extended by two weeks.
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 24 June 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 1992.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 343/85
of 8 February 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for producers of sheepmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 (10) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 (3) fixes at 100 days the duration of the period during which the producer undertakes to keep on the holding a specific number of ewes in respect of which he is applying for the premium for producers of sheepmeat; whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (4) lays down that where the last day of a period is a public holiday, Sunday or Saturday the period shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the following working day; whereas the application of this provision could oblige the producer to tolerate an unjustifiable burden; whereas it could give rise to inequalities in treatment; whereas it is therefore proposed that this provision be waived as regards the determination of the period of 100 days provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 referred to above;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84:
'Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 shall not apply for the determination of the period of 100 days referred to in the first paragraph.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 February 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 652/2004
of 7 April 2004
correcting Regulation (EC) No 362/2004 opening a preferential tariff quota for imports of raw cane sugar originating in the ACP States for supply to refineries during the period 1 March to 30 June 2004
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), and in particular Article 39(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In Commission Regulation (EC) No 362/2004(2) an error was made in the serial number for the quota opened, which differs from that already set for all special preferential sugar quotas for the 2003/04 to 2005/06 marketing years in the second paragraph of Article 16 of 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(3).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 362/2004 should therefore be amended, with effect from the date on which it became applicable, by deleting the serial number reference.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 362/2004 is hereby deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 April 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 May 1999
amending Decision 97/468/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of wild game meat
(notified under document number C(1999) 1373)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/343/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
(1) Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing wild game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/468/EC(3);
(2) Whereas Tunisia has sent a list of establishments producing wild game meat and for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishment is in accordance with the Community rules;
(3) Whereas a provisional list of establishments producing wild game meat can thus be drawn up for Tunisia;
(4) 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 text of the Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex of Decision 97/468/EC.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 25 May 1999.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 May 1999.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 May 1994 amending Decision 94/22/EC of 18 January 1994 concerning the dates to be fixed by Member States for the submission of 'area' aid applications under the integrated administration and control system for certain community aid schemes (the 'integrated system') (Only the Greek, French and Dutch versions are authentic) (94/340/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain community aid schemes (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 provides that the Commission may authorize Member States to fix a final date for the submission of an 'area' aid application between 1 April and the dates referred to in Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (2); whereas by Decision 94/22/EC (3) the Commission authorized France to fix a final date of 30 April 1994 the Netherlands to fix a final date of 22 April 1994 and Belgium to fix a final date of 30 April for applications submitted in computerised form; whereas in the same Decision, on the basis of experience acquired in the implementation of the integrated system in 1993 by Greece, the Commission refused to authorize that Member State to fix a final date after 31 March 1994;
Whereas, in view of the difficulties encountered in preparing 'area' aid application forms and other documentation relating to them owing to the delay in adopting the detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 as regards the set-aside of land referred to in Article 7 thereof, Belgium, Greece and France re-submitted to the Commission applications to be authorized to fix final dates for the submission of 'area' aid applications at 15 May 1994 and the Netherlands re-submitted an application to be authorized to fix a final date of 11 May 1994; whereas for that reason the Commission may accept those applications;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 94/22/EC is hereby replaced by the table given in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the general attachment requirements for terminal equipment to interface to Open Network Provision (ONP) four-wire analogue leased lines (Text with EEA relevance) (97/487/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof,
Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement;
Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regulations should be adopted;
Whereas the common technical regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to the public telecommunications network termination point of ONP ordinary quality or special quality voice bandwidth, four-wire analogue leased lines, and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard identified in Article 2 (1).
2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the general attachment requirements for terminal equipment referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 2
1. The common technical regulation shall include the harmonized standard prepared by the relevant standardization body implementing to the extent applicable the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (c), (d) and (f) of Directive 91/263/EEC. The reference to the standard is set out in the Annex.
2. Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (a) and (b) of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (3) and 89/336/EEC (4).
Article 3
Notified Bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 9 of Directive 91/263/EEC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1 (1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1) within one year after the notification of this Decision at the latest.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1997.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2338/2001
of 30 November 2001
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
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 in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1449/2001(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeira for rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin. This aid is to be fixed with particular reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in particular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to third countries.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4), lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products, including rice, to the Azores and Madeira. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of 16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice products to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance for these products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1683/94(6), lays down detailed rules which complement or derogate from the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation.
(3) As a result of the application of these detailed rules to the current market situation in the rice sector, and in particular to the rates of prices for these products in the European part of the Community and on the world market the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(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
Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of the Azores and Madeira shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 959/2001
of 16 May 2001
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 949/2001(5).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 949/2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 949/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1855/2005
of 14 November 2005
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Mela Alto Adige or Südtiroler Apfel (PGI), Asperge des Sables des Landes (PGI), Pâtes d’Alsace (PGI), Jamón de Trevélez (PGI), Oliva Ascolana del Piceno (PDO))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Italian application to register the two names ‘Mela Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Apfel’ and ‘Oliva Ascolana del Piceno’, the French application to register the two names ‘Asperge des Sables des Landes’ and ‘Pâtes d’Alsace’, and the Spanish application to register the name ‘Jamón de Trevélez’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was sent to the Commission, these names should be entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3).
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, 14 November 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1512/96 of 29 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/96 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 835/96 (4), provided exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom; in particular by enabling producers to be paid ECU 1 per kilogram liveweight for animals slaughtered under the scheme set out in the Regulation provided also for the possibility of paying deadweight; whereas experience has shown that the coefficient of 2 by which the deadweight is to be multiplied leads to distortion between the payments made in respect of cows and those in respect of other animals eligible under the scheme; whereas different coefficients should therefore be used;
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
The third subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 716/96 shall be replaced by the following:
'However, where it is necessary to weigh the animal concerned after slaughter, in order to calculate what the liveweight would have been, the deadweight after bleeding and removal of the hide, head, feet and viscera shall be multiplied by a coefficient of
- 2 in the case of cows, and
- 1,70 in the case of all other animals.`
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 on animals purchased from the first Monday following the day of publication.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1996.