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COMMISSION DECISION of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the British standard BS7750: 1994, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance) (96/150/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 of 29 June 1993, allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 establishes that companies implementing national, European and international standards for environmental management systems and audits and certified, according to appropriate certification procedures, as complying with those standards shall be considered as meeting the corresponding requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, provided that, in particular, the standards and procedures are recognized by the Commission acting in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 19 of the same Regulation;
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 states that the references of the recognized standards and criteria shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
Whereas the Commission has been requested to recognize the British standard BS7750: 1994 establishing specification for environmental management systems;
Whereas the British standard BS7750: 1994 includes specification for environmental management systems and audit corresponding to certain requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93;
Whereas the Committee established under Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 did not give a favourable opinion on the draft of the measure which was submitted to it by the Commission; whereas the Council could not reach agreement to either adopt the measure proposed by the Commission or to reject it; whereas under such circumstances the proposed measure shall be adopted by the Commission,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, the Commission hereby recognizes that the British standard BS7750: 1994 establishing specification for environmental management systems contains requirements corresponding to those of the abovementioned Regulation specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is without prejudice to the elaboration of requirements for environmental management and audit systems in any future European standard and does not constitute a dispensation from the obligation to transpose European standards as national standards without change, and to withdraw conflicting national standards in due time.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 1991 approving the plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by the Republic of Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (91/217/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/242/EEC of 21 May 1990 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats (1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 90/242/EEC Member States, as appropriate, are to prepare plans for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the same Decision;
Whereas by letter dated 25 September 1990 the Republic of Portugal notified the Commission of a three-year plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats;
Whereas, after examination, the plan was found to comply with Decision 90/242/EEC;
Whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met, whereas it is available in relation to this question to apply the disposition of Article 9 (2) first indent;
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 plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by Protugal is hereby approved. Article 2
Portugal shall bring into force by 1 March 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1. Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1991.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1985/86
of 24 June 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas experience has shown that the rules laid down on the grant of the flat-rate and additional aid provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (3), is not suited to the structure and resources of certain undertakings processing dried fodder which have difficulty in concluding contracts directly with numerous producers; whereas for the sake of sound administration of the market, the undertakings should be permitted to draw their supplies from economic operators providing certain safeguards who have concluded contracts with producers of fodder for drying,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The aid provided for in Articles 3 and 5 shall be granted only to undertakings processing the products listed in Article 1 which:
(a) produce dried fodder of a minimum quality to be determined;
(b) satisfy the necessary conditions for entitlement to aid; and
(c) fall within at least one of the following categories:
- have concluded contracts with producers of fodder for drying,
- have processed their own crops or, in the case of groups, those of their own members,
- have drawn their supplies from natural or legal persons providing certain safeguards to be determined who have concluded contracts with producers of fodder for drying.
This aid shall be paid by the Member State in which the dried fodder has been produced.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1986.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 March 1987
amending, for the second time, Decision 76/806/EEC laying down additional provisions concerning statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees
(87/206/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (1), as last amended by Directive 86/652/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas age and density classes have to be defined for new species to be surveyed;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Commission Decision 76/806/EEC (3) is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2619/90
of 11 September 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 laying down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies
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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1340/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2418/87 (4), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies; whereas experience gained has shown that a time limit for informing successful tenderers must be specified and provision made regarding the consequences resulting from a failure to remove the cereals within the period for payment;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Point (c) in Article 8 (2) is deleted;
2. Article 15 is replaced by the following:
'Article 15
Intervention agencies shall immediately notify all tenderers of the outcome of their tenders. They shall forward a statement of award of contract to successful tenderers by registered letter, or written telecommunication within three working days from the notification referred to above.';
3. the following paragraphs are inserted after the first paragraph of Article 16:
'Cereals awarded and not removed within the period for payment shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have left storage on expiry of that period. In that case, as regards sales on the internal market, the offer price shall be adjusted in the light of the quality characteristics described in the notice of invitation to tender.
The successful tenderer shall bear the costs of removal from storage of cereals removed after the period for payment,';
4. the second indent in Article 17 (2) is replaced by the following:
'- the selling price has been paid within the period specified and, in the case of sale for export where the price paid is lower than the minimum price for a sale on the Community market, in accordance with Article 5 (1), (2) and (3), a security has been lodged covering the difference between the two prices;
5. in Article 17 (3) and (5), 'the security referred to in Article 8 (2) (c)' is replaced by 'the security referred to in the second indent of paragraph 2'.
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 October 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 September 1990.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2003
of 30 June 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) 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 minimum selling prices for beef for the first invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1032/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 24 June 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1617/87
of 10 June 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2936/86 (4), provides that the release for free circulation in the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A of the Common Customs Tarrif is to be subject to the production of evidence that a security has been lodged to prevent oil originating in third countries from qualifying for consumption aid; whereas among the circumstances which may result in the release of the said security given in Article 18 of that Regulation is the export of the oil in bulk or in immediate containers of a net content of more than five litres;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, a refund may be granted for olive oil exported to third countries; whereas the amount of the refund may vary according to quality and presentation;
Whereas, with a view to preventing the misuse of the arrangements for securities lodged for imports of olive oil, provision should be made, in the case of exports of olive oil falling within subheadings 15.07 A I c) and 15.07 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff, for the certificate referred to in Article 18 (3) to be used only to release the import securities lodged for the same qualities of olive oil;
Whereas economic operators should be given the possibility of concluding transactions underway;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following subparagraph is hereby added after the sixth subparagraph of Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85:
'Where exports of olive oil as referred to in Article 18 (1) (b) relate to oil falling within subheadings 15.07 A I c) and/or 15.07 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff, the certificate which is issued in accordance with Article 18 (3) may only be used to release the security as provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78, lodged for the same qualities of oil.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1987.
However, it shall not apply to the certificates provided for in Article 18 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 issued before that date.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3207/94 of 22 December 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993, establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3676/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowance catches for 1994 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2761/94 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1994;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subjects to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 December 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1994.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 7 December 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1678/2005
of 13 October 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005 (2).
(2)
In accordance with Article 7 of 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), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3)
The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 7 to 13 October 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be 9,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 October 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/2006
of 19 October 2006
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of October 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of such agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision) (3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (4), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 17(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2003, the Commission shall decide to what extent applications for import licences may be accepted.
(2)
Examination of the quantities for which import licence applications for rice have been submitted for the October 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate, by a reduction percentage, and the final percentage take-up of each quota in 2006 should be communicated,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of October 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate, by the reduction percentages stipulated in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The final percentage take-up of each quota concerned for 2006 is set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 October 2006.