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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1997/2004
of 19 November 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 14/2004 as regards the forecast supply balance for beef and veal for Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 14/2004 of 30 December 2003 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the supply of certain essential products for human consumption, for processing and as agricultural inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the outermost regions under Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 (2) establishes forecast supply balances and Community aid for products covered by the specific supply arrangements in the Azores and Madeira.
(2)
Current execution of the annual supply balances for Madeira for frozen meat of bovine animals indicates that the quantities fixed for the supply of the above products are below requirements because of the higher-than-expected demand.
(3)
The quantities of the above product should therefore be adjusted in line with the actual needs of the outermost region concerned.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 14/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Part 7 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 14/2004 is replaced by Annex I hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2115/2002
of 28 November 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
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 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1632/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 22 to 28 November 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2002
of 1 February 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
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 organization 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 2008/2001(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 medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 25 to 31 January 2002 at 215,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 June 1999
concerning a questionnaire for the reporting obligation of Member States pursuant to Article 41(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93
(notified under document number C(1999) 1456)
(1999/412/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community(1) and in particular Article 41(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on the standardisation and rationalisation of reports on the implementation of certain Directives(2) relating to the environment, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 41(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 requires Member States, before the end of each calendar year, to draw up a report in accordance with Article 13(3) of the Basel Convention and to send it to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention and a copy thereof to the Commission;
(2) Whereas Article 41(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 establishes that the Commission shall, based on these reports, establish every three years a report on the implementation of the said Regulation by the Community and its Member States;
(3) Whereas Article 41(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 establishes that the Commission may request, to the end of elaborating its report, additional information in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC;
(4) Whereas the next three year report will cover the period 2000 to 2002 inclusive;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The questionnaire attached to this Decision, relating to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 is hereby adopted.
Article 2
1. Member States shall use the attached questionnaire in order to supply information to the Commission, on a yearly basis, in addition to the existing obligation pursuant to Article 41(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, to send a copy of the yearly report pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Basel Convention to the Commission.
2. The yearly information supplied on the basis of this questionnaire shall be transmitted before the end of each calendar year for the previous calendar year. The first report on the basis of this questionnaire shall cover data for the year 2000 and shall be submitted before the end of the year 2001.
Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed in the year 2004 in the light of the experience of the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 shown by the reports collected by virtue of this Decision.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 1999.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 1995
accepting Resolution No 49 on short-term measures to ensure the security and the efficient functioning of the TIR transit regime
(95/285/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 Resolution No 49 contains measures both to ensure the correct implementation of the 1975 TIR Convention and to prevent and detect fraud in goods transported under the TIR regime;
Whereas, by virtue of its content and pending revision of the TIR Convention, the said Resolution is of the greatest to the Community; whereas, it should therefore be accepted with immediate effect,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Resolution No 49 on short-team measures to ensure the security and the efficient functioning of the TIR transit regime, adopted on 3 March 1995 by the Working Party of the UN Economic Commission for Europe on Customs Questions affecting Transport, is hereby accepted on behalf of the Community with immediate effect.
The text of the Resolution is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to notify the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe of the Community's acceptance, with immediate effect, of the Resolution referred to in Article 1.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 1995.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (3), as amended by Directive 96/83/EC (4), lists those substances which may be used as sweeteners in foodstuffs;
Whereas Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (5) sets out the purity criteria for the sweeteners mentioned in Directive 94/35/EC;
Whereas it is necessary, in the light of technical progress, to amend the purity criteria set out in Directive 95/31/EC for isomalt (E 953); whereas it is consequently necessary to adapt that Directive;
Whereas it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for sweeteners as set out in the Codex Alimentarius by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA);
Whereas food additives, prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those included in the evaluation of the Scientific Committee for Food, or different from those mentioned in this Directive, shall be submitted for evaluation by the Scientific Committee on Food with a view to full evaluation with emphasis on the purity criteria;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC, the text concerning E 953 - isomalt is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 1 July 1999. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION of 15 December 1981 amending the Council Decision of 4 June 1973 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 4 January 1973 and the Council Decision of 14 October 1958 determining the emoluments of former members of the ECSC Court of Justice (81/1062/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 20 and 21 thereof,
Whereas it is for the Council to determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of members and former members of the institutions as well as any allowance representing remuneration;
Whereas the specific difficulties of the economic and social situation necessitate the introduction of a special levy assessed on the basis of the economic data reflecting the average gaps recorded in the Member States between the trend in real per capita wages and salaries and the trend in: - total productivity (GDP in volume terms per personemployed),
- productivity available for distribution (i.e.productivity corrected for terms of trade),
- productivity per member of the active population,including persons in employment and theunemployed,
which levy should apply to the net salaries, pensions and termination-of-service allowances paid by the Communities;
Whereas, however, the application of the levy to pensions and to temporary termination-of-service allowances should be suspended during the first five years,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. After Article 2 of the Council Decision of 4 June 1973 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 4 January 1973, an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
2. After Article 2 of the Council Decision of 14 October 1958 determining the emoluments of former members of the ECSC Court of Justice, an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1981.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 October 2009
amending Decision 2006/636/EC fixing the annual breakdown by Member State of the amount for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013
(notified under document C(2009) 8033)
(2009/782/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Germany and Sweden have decided, in accordance with Article 136 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2) to make an amount calculated in accordance with Article 69(7) of the same Regulation and fixed in Annex III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 639/2009 (3) available from 2011 for rural development programming and financed under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
(2)
Commission Decision 2008/788/EC of 3 October 2008 fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012 (4) has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2009/780/EC (5) in order to take into account the decision taken by Portugal not to apply voluntary modulation for calendar year 2009.
(3)
Therefore, Commission Decision 2009/379/EC of 11 May 2009 setting the amounts which, pursuant to Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 378/2007, (EC) No 479/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 are made available to the EAFRD and the amounts available for EAGF expenditure (6) has been amended by Commission Decision 2009/781/EC (7) to take account of those new amounts transferred to and from EAFRD.
(4)
Following the adoption of Decision 2009/780/EC and Decision 2009/781/EC the amounts made available to EAFRD should be adapted and added to the annual breakdowns of Community support for rural development.
(5)
Commission Decision 2006/636/EC (8) should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC is hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 October 2009
amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk-processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document C(2009) 7637)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/751/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk-processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1).
(2)
Bulgaria has provided guarantees that 24 milk-processing establishments have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Seventeen of those establishments are allowed to receive and process compliant and non-compliant raw milk without separation. They should therefore be included in the list of Chapter I of the Appendix to Annex VI. One milk-processing establishment currently listed in Chapter I will process only compliant raw milk and will therefore be considered as an EU-approved milk-processing establishment. That establishment should therefore be deleted from the list of Chapter I of the Appendix to Annex VI. Two milk-processing establishments currently listed in Chapter II will process only compliant raw milk. These establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of Chapter II of the appendix to Annex VI.
(3)
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 October 2009.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3254/86
of 27 October 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2040/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of the co-responsibility levy in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (2), and in particular Article 4 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides for a co-responsibility levy system for cereals produced in the Community; whereas the detailed rules of application required in order to implement this system were adopted by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2040/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2572/86 (4);
Whereas the production of maize for the purposes of ensilage on agricultural holdings does not give rise to any additional charges to the Community budget or to difficulties in managing the cereals market; whereas such ensilage operations are possible as from the month of September; whereas operations involving the crushing of maize ears with the view to their use as animal feed carried out from 1 September 1986 should be exempt from the co-responsibility levy;
Whereas 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 following paragraph is added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2040/86:
'Operations involving the crushing of maize ears harvested with a view to their ensilage on an agricultural holding shall also be exempt from the co-responsibility levy.'
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 September 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 1986.