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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 8 June 1989
amending Directive 83/129/EEC concerning the importation into Member States of skins of certain seal pups and products derived therefrom
(89/370/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Directive 83/129/EEC (1), as amended y Directive 85/444/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Directive 83/129/EEC provides that Member States shall take or maintain all necessary measures to ensure that the products listed in the Annex thereto are not commercially imported into their territories;
Whereas Directive 83/129/EEC expires on 1 October 1989;
Whereas the European Parliament has adopted a written declaration calling for an indefinite extension of Directive 83/129/EEC;
Whereas the negative consequences to be expected from the expiry of Directive 83/129/EEC should, in the interest of all parties concerned, be avoided;
Whereas an extension of Directive 83/129/EEC is a useful complementary measure to the measure of the Canadian Government to end all commercial hunting of whitecoats and blue backs;
Whereas there are increasing doubts with regard to the effects of non-traditional hunting on the conservation of harp seals in the East Atlantic, the Barents Sea and the White Sea, where they are, in addition to hunting, also affected by the depletion of prey fish species and entanglement in nets along the Norwegian coast;
Whereas the Commission submitted a report to the Council on 26 August 1983, followed by a supplementary report on 14 June 1985;
Whereas the Commission submitted a further report to the Council on 24 March 1988;
Whereas Directive 83/129/EEC should be amended so that it remains applicable sine die,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Article 2 of Directive 83/129/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 2
This Directive shall apply from 1 October 1983.'
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member State.
Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 1989.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/2003
of 17 February 2003
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2003.
It shall apply from 19 February to 4 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2149/2005
of 23 December 2005
fixing the reduction coefficients to be applied to applications for import licences for bananas originating in the ACP countries for the months of January and February 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29 November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2005 of 9 December 2005 on imports during January and February 2006 of bananas originating in ACP countries under the tariff quota opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (2), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The applications for import licences submitted in the Member States under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2015/2005 and sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 6 of that Regulation exceed the available quantities fixed in Article 2 thereof, i.e. 135 000 tonnes and 25 000 tonnes for the operators referred to in Titles II and III respectively.
(2)
The reduction coefficients to be applied to each application should therefore be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A reduction coefficient of 22,039 % shall be applied to each import licence application submitted by the operators referred to in Title II of Regulation (EC) No 2015/2005 under the tariff subquota of 135 000 tonnes.
2. A reduction coefficient of 1,294 % shall be applied to each import licence application submitted by the operators referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 2015/2005 under the tariff subquota of 25 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 August 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, model 560' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/579/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 25 February 1982, Italy has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, model 560', ordered on 5 February 1979 and to be used for research into the excitation of mixtures of gases for the purposes of identifying energy transfer kinetics, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 2 July 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a laser; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the characteristics of the band, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; where this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Serie 6000', manufactured by Fairlight Technische en Wetenschappelijke Apparaten BV, Jan luykenstraat 23, 1007 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, model 560', which is subject of an application by Italy of 25 February 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 August 1982.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 947/2005
of 22 June 2005
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2005 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 877/2005 should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 877/2005 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 68/2010
of 22 January 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2010.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 July 1995 on special financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (95/293/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of Newcastle disease occurred in Germany in 1993; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's poultry and, in order to help eradicate the possibility of compensating for the losses suffered;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of Newcastle disease was officially confirmed the German authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures as listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by the German authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;
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
For outbreaks of Newcastle disease which occurred during 1993 Germany may obtain Community financial assistance. The financial contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compensating owners for the slaughter, destruction of poultry and poultry products as appropriate,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany for the cleaning and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compensating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
Article 2
1. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent by Germany no later than six months from the notification of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2023/2004
of 25 November 2004
fixing the adjustment coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity for each traditional operator under the tariff quotas A/B and C for banana imports for 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 established the method for calculating the reference quantity for traditional operators A/B and C for 2004 and 2005 on the basis of the use of import licences for those operators during a reference year.
(2)
According to the reports from the Member States under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the sum of the reference quantities thus determined for 2005 is 2 200 897,786 t for all traditional operators A/B and 666 870,980 t for all traditional operators C. In order to allow for the adoption of the appropriate measures justified in dealing with exceptional hardship situations, pursuant to Article 5(3) of the said Regulation, an adjustment coefficient must therefore be fixed to be applied to each operator’s reference quantity in each of the two categories of traditional operator A/B and C.
(3)
This Regulation must enter into force without delay, taking into account the deadlines laid down by Regulation (EC) No 896/2001,
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the tariff quotas A/B and C provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the adjustment coefficient provided for in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, for 2005, shall be:
-
for each traditional operator A/B: 1,00049,
-
for each traditional operator C: 1.
By 30 November 2004 at the latest the competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the operators concerned of their reference quantities as adjusted pursuant to this Article.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4120/87
of 21 December 1987
opening tariff quotas for the 1988 fishing year for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries
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 Article 168 thereof,
Whereas Article 168 of the Act of Accession provides for the gradual elimination of the exemptions, suspensions or tariff quotas granted by Spain for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries;
Whereas annual quotas should be opened corresponding to such progressive elimination, for each tariff heading or subheading, subject to the overall quantities provided for in the Act of Accession;
Whereas, within the framework of these overall quantities, the quotas per tariff heading or subheading are allocated proportionally according to the scheme applicable in 1983;
Whereas provision should be made for the supply of information to the Commission so that it can keep watch on the management of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For the period from 1 January to 31 December 1988, tariff quotas shall be opened in Spain for the fishery products referred to in Article 168 of the Act of Accession, in accordance with the provisions of that Article and with the rules laid down in the Annex hereto.
2. The customs duties applicable shall be wholly suspended on each of the products referred to in paragraph 1, subject to each of the tariff quotas specified in the Annex.
Article 2
Distribution of the quantities referred to in Article 1 which may, where appropriate, be subject to partial allocation on a half-yearly basis, between the undertakings referred to in Annex XII to the Act of Accession, shall be undertaken by the competent Spanish authorities.
Article 3
Each quarter, not later than 15 days after the end of each quarter, Spain shall inform the Commission of the quantities actually imported under these quota arrangements. The Commission may at any time request a statement of the extent to which the quotas have been used up.
Article 4
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 January to 31 December 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1522/2006
of 12 October 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 10 October 2006.
(3)
The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 October 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 October 2006.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2760/94 of 10 November 1994 adjusting, for the fourth time, the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular paragraph 11 of Protocol 4 on cotton,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 provides that, with a view to avoiding excessive variations in the reduction of the norm price applied if the maximum guaranteed quantity is exceeded, the reduction shall be limited; whereas the said reduction is limited to 20 % of the norm price from the 1994/95 marketing year, while the reduction for the 1993/94 marketing year was limited to 15 %;
Whereas, in order to prevent the increase in the said reduction limit from 15 % to 20 % having damaging repercussions for operators, the adjustment should be introduced progressively by applying an intermediate limit of 18,5 % for the 1994/95 marketing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation provides for adjustments to the system of aid for the production of cotton provided for in paragraph 3 of Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece and adjusted by Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87.
Article 2
The second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be replaced by the following:
'However, without prejudice to the third subparagraph, if the reduction in the amount of aid exceeds 20 % of the norm price, this reduction shall be limited to 20 % for the marketing year concerned, except in the case of the 1994/95 marketing year, in respect of which the two abovementioned percentages shall be 18,5 %. The reduction which exceeds these limits shall be carried over to the norm price for the following marketing year within the limit of 7 %.'
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1994/95 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 1994.