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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 230/2007
of 2 March 2007
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 26th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
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 Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2)
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 26th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2007.
Commission Decision
of 16 February 2004
amending Decision 92/216/EEC as regards the publication of the list of coordinating authorities
(notified under document number C(2004) 390)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/158/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/428/EEC of 26 June 1990 on trade in equidae intended for competitions and laying down the conditions for participation therein(1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under the rules adopted for implementing Article 4 of Directive 90/428/EEC each Member State should first designate a coordinating authority responsible for collecting the necessary data.
(2) Commission Decision 92/216/EEC of 26 March 1992 on the collection of data concerning competitions for equidae as referred to in Article 4(2) of Council Directive 90/428/EEC(2) provides for a publication of a list of such authorities in the Official Journal, C series.
(3) It appears more efficient for the information of interested public to publish this list on the website of the Commission.
(4) Decision 92/216/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 92/216/EEC is replaced by the following:
"2. Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission the name and address of the coordinating authority appointed in accordance with paragraph 1. On the basis of these communications, the Commission shall draw up a list of the coordinating authorities. This list will be published on the following website:
http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/ irc/sanco/vets/information".
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 6 March 1995 on a special financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (95/61/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 Commission Decision 94/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of swine vesicular disease occurred in Belgium in 1992 and 1993; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's pig population and, in order to eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of making good the losses caused;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of swine vesicular disease was officially confirmed, the Belgian authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas these measures were notified by the Belgian authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community 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 swine vesicular disease which occurred in 1992 and 1993 Belgium may obtain Community financial assistance. The contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium in compensating owners for the slaughter and destruction, as appropriate, of pigs and pig products,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium 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. Belgium must submit the documents referred to in paragraph 1 not later than six months after the notification of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 6 March 1995.
Commission Directive 2002/82/EC
of 15 October 2002
amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
(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 Directive 94/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(3), as last amended by Directive 2001/5/EC(4), lists those substances which may be used as additives other than colours and sweeteners in foodstuffs.
(2) Commission Directive 96/77/EC(5), as last amended by Directive 2001/30/EC(6) sets out the purity criteria for the additives other than colours and sweeteners mentioned in Directive 95/2/EC.
(3) It is necessary to adapt to technical progress existing purity criteria set out in Directive 96/77/EC and to establish new purity criteria for those food additives for which these were failing.
(4) It is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for additives as set out in the Codex Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
(5) Directive 96/77/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Annex to Directive 96/77/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 August 2003 at the latest. They shall forthwith 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 occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 15 October 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2578/94 of 24 October 1994 fixing Community producer prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements for certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco
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 and Morocco (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3551/88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community producer prices applicable for fortnightly periods are fixed twice a year before 15 May and 15 October for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2917/93 (4), prices for roses are determined on the basis of the average daily prices recorded on the representative producer markets for the pilot varieties of quality grade 1 in the three preceding years; whereas for carnations those prices are fixed under the same conditions of the bloom and spray types; whereas, for the determination of the average, prices which differ by 40 % and more from the average price recorded on the same market during the same period during the three preceding years are excluded;
Whereas the Community producer prices for the fortnightly periods to 4 June 1995 should be determined on the basis of data provided by the Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer prices for large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for the fortnightly periods 7 November 1994 to 4 June 1995 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/2003
of 23 July 2003
determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in July 2003 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 of 2 August 2002 laying down rules for the application of the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1151/2002, (EC) No 1361/2002 and (EC) No 1362/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/2002(2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 fix the quantities of certain beef and veal products originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which may be imported on special terms in respect of the period 1 July to 31 December 2003. The quantities of certain beef and veal products originating in Lithuania covered by import licence applications submitted must be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article 4(3) of that Regulation. No applications were submitted for import licences for beef and veal products originating in Estonia and Latvia.
(2) Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 states that if for the year of importation in question the quantities for which applications for import licences have been submitted for the first period specified in Article 2(1) are less than the quantities available, the remaining quantities are to be added to the quantities in respect of the following period. Taking into account the quantities remaining from the first period, the quantities available for the three countries concerned for the second period running from 1 January to 30 June 2004 should accordingly be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1 July to 31 December 2003 for Lithuania under the quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 may be allowed to the extent of 62,9650 % of the quantity requested.
2. The quantities available for the period referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 running from 1 January to 30 June 2004 shall amount to:
(a) 1450 t for beef and veal products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202 and 1602 50 10 originating in Estonia;
(b) 130 t for beef and veal products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 originating in Estonia;
(c) for beef and veal products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20, 0210 99 51, 0210 99 90 and 1602 50:
- 750 t originating in Latvia,
- 1100 t originating in Lithuania.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3669/86
of 1 December 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1335/86 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3790/85 (4), lays down that the intervention price is to apply to butter delivered to a cold storage depot not further from the place where it was stored than a distance to be determined; whereas, if the cold storage depot to which the butter is delivered is situated at a distance greater than that maximum distance, the additional transport charges, to be determined at a flat rate, are to be borne by the intervention agency;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1836/86 (6), fixed the maximum distance in question at 100 kilometres; whereas experience has shown that this maximum distance is inadequate to enable the intervention agencies to manage access to public storage depots under the best possible conditions; whereas this distance should be increased to 350 kilometres;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 8 to Regulation (EEC) No 685/69, '100 km' is hereby replaced by '350 km'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 1986.
COMMISSION DECISION of 9 September 1997 detailing an interim test scheme for the diagnosis, detection and identification of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith in potatoes (97/647/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Directive 97/14/EC (2), and in particular Article 15 (3) thereof,
Whereas in Commission Decision 95/506/EC of 24 November 1995 authorizing Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands (3), as last amended by Decision 96/599/EC (4), and in particular Article 1 paragraph 2 (a) (bb) thereof, when Member States carry out official or officially supervised testing of potatoes they are required to use quarantine procedure No 26 for Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as established by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) (5) or some other procedure approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16a of Directive 77/93/EEC;
Whereas the ad hoc Expert Committee on Bacterial Diseases of Plants set up by the services of the Commission of the European Communities under the auspices of the Standing Committee on Plant Health has determined the details of an interim test scheme which takes account of improved detection and testing procedures developed since the publication of EPPO quarantine procedure No 26; whereas this test scheme is interim since further research is anticipated especially on the sensitivity and specificity of individual tests with the aim of selecting and standardizing the optimum tests available for inclusion in an updated test method;
Whereas the interim test scheme provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of implementing the provision in Article 1 paragraph 2 (a) (bb) of Commission Decision 95/506/EC, as last amended, quarantine procedure No 26 for Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as established by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) shall be replaced by the interim test scheme for the diagnosis, detection and identification of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith laid down in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 444/2007
of 23 April 2007
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 as regards catch limits for the stock of herring in ICES zones I and II
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks, and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Annex IB thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 fixes for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required.
(2)
Pursuant to consultations between the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation on 18 January 2007, an agreement on the fishing opportunities for the Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic was reached. The overall catch limitation for 2007 is fixed at a level of 1 280 000 tonnes in full conformity with the scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). That agreement should be implemented into Community law.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 April 2007.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 January 2007
on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement
(2007/35/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 March 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Azerbaijan to amend the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA), so as to ensure that the principles which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. These negotiations have been successfully concluded.
(2)
The Protocol amending the PCA should be concluded by the European Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.