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COMMISSION DECISION of 26 January 1998 amending Commission Decision 97/467/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (Text with EEA relevance) (98/103/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products and live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Council Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(1) and Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/467/EC (3) drew up provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise import of rabbit meat and farmed game meat; whereas the Australian list of establishments drawn up by the aforementioned Decision includes in particular establishments producing ratite meat;
Whereas in accordance with Article 2(1) of Council Decision 95/408/EC, a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of ratite meat, import conditions and certification of ratite meat have to be established before drawing up the provisional lists of third country establishments from which imports of ratite meat are authorised;
Whereas the list of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import ratite meat, the animal health conditions and veterinary certification required for import of this meat in the Community are not established yet;
Whereas for the purposes of coherence, it is necessary to amend the Decision 97/467/EC accordingly;
Whereas Australia has also indicated changes in the list of establishments producing other farmed game meat than meat of ratite; whereas these should be taken into account;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. In Article 1 paragraph 2 of Decision 97/467/EC, the following words 'other than ratite meat` are inserted after the words: '(. . .) meats of farmed game`.
2. In Article 1 of Decision 97/467/EC, the following paragraph is inserted between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3:
'2a. Member States may authorise establishments for import of ratite meat up to 1 October 1998.`
Article 2
The Annex to Decision 97/467/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision with regard to Australia.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 974/2007
of 21 August 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2)
In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 August 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 215/2005
of 9 February 2005
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2)
Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.
(3)
It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 February 2005 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of March 2005 for 7 727,175 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1322/97 of 8 July 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1830/97 of 23 September 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 390/97 of 20 December 1996 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 711/97 (4), provides for salmon quotas for 1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject 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 salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1997; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 September 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1997.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden 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 1 September 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 September 1997.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 301/94 of 7 February 1994 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the Commission proposal,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3029/93 (2) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan;
Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional duty for an additional period of two months;
Whereas the exporters have raised no objection,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 3029/93 is hereby extended for a period of two months. It shall cease to apply if, before the expiry of that period, the Council adopts definitive measures or the proceeding is terminated pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 February 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1093/2009
of 13 November 2009
amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 of 22 October 2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Community and the Russian Federation signed an agreement on trade in certain steel products on 26 October 2007 (2) (‘the Agreement’).
(2)
Article 3(3) of the Agreement provides that unused quantities for a given year may be carried over to the following year up to a maximum of 7 % of the relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex II to the Agreement.
(3)
Russia has, as in 2008, notified the Community of its intent to make use of the provisions in Article 3(3) within the time limits set by the Agreement. It is appropriate to make the necessary adjustments to the quantitative limits for the year 2009 resulting from Russia’s request.
(4)
Article 10 stipulates that with each yearly renewal, quantities in every product group shall be increased by 2,5 %.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantitative limits for the year 2009 set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 are replaced by those set out in the Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
The quantitative limits for the year 2010 resulting from the application of Article 10(1) of the 2007 Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 13 November 2009.
Commission Decision
of 10 November 2000
establishing the rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum of the revised Community Eco-label Scheme
(notified under document number C(2000) 3281)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/731/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July on a revised Community Eco-Label Award Scheme(1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the Commission shall establish a European Union Eco-Labelling Board, hereinafter referred to as the "EUEB", consisting of the competent bodies referred to in Article 14 and of the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 15.
(2) Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the Commission shall ensure that in the conduct of its activities the EUEB observes, in respect of each product group, a balanced participation of all relevant interested parties concerned with that product group such as industry and service providers, including SMEs, crafts and their business organisations, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations.
(3) Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides these parties shall meet in a Consultation Forum.
(4) Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum shall be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down under Article 17.
(5) Recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that for the acceptance by the general public of the Community Eco-Label Award System it is essential that environmental NGOs and consumer organisations play an important role in the development and setting of criteria for Community Eco-Labels.
(6) Annex IV(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that a specific ad hoc working group involving the interested parties referred to in Article 15 and the competent bodies referred to in Article 14 will be established within the EUEB for the development of Eco-Label criteria for each product group.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum, set out in the Annex hereto, are hereby adopted.
Article 2
The Commission Decision of 18 November 1992 establishing the rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum of the Community Eco-Label Award Scheme(2) is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 226/2009
of 19 March 2009
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.
(2)
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2009.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2865/87
of 24 September 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on chloride of aluminium falling within subheading 28.30 A ex I of the Common Customs Tariff originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 14;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1984;
Whereas, in the case of chloride of aluminium falling within subheading 28.30 A ex I of the Common Customs Tariff, the reference base is fixed at 63 700 ECU; whereas, on 18 September 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in quesiton must be re-established against India:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 29 September 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 28.30 A ex I (NIMEXE code 28.30-16) // Chloride of aluminium // //
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 September 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1270/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing the forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997 and the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 and in particular Article 3 (4) and the second subparagraph of Article 7 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1159/96 (5), sets the forecast supply balance with regard to sugar for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands for the 1996/97 marketing year; whereas pursuant to the said Article 2 and on the basis of the forecasts, the supply balance for the 1997/98 marketing year under the arrangements should now be set with regard to the Canary Islands; whereas pending a notification from the competent authorities of the current needs and in order not to interrupt the application of the specific supply arrangements, the balance for the Azores and Madeira should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.