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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1441/2006
of 29 September 2006
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 49th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 of 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), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 49th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 26 September 2006, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 233,60 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 April 2006
amending Decision 2004/450/EC as regards the standard requirements for the content of applications for Community financing for programmes for the eradication, monitoring and control of TSEs
(notified under document number C(2006) 1247)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/282/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), and in particular Article 24(11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases listed in that Decision.
(2)
Commission Decision 2004/450/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down standard requirements for the content of applications for Community financing for programmes for the eradication, monitoring and control of animal diseases (2) sets out the information to be contained in the applications to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission.
(3)
Annex III to Decision 2004/450/EC lays down the standard requirements for the submission of programmes of eradication and monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) co-financed by the Community. That Annex refers to certain provisions of Annexes III and VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3).
(4)
Annexes III and VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 have been amended by Commission Regulations (EC) No 1492/2004 (4), (EC) No 36/2005 (5) and (EC) No 214/2005 (6). Therefore it is appropriate to amend Decision 2004/450/EC in order to take account of the amendments to Annexes III and VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
(5)
Decision 2004/450/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex III to Decision 2004/450/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 April 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1989 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand, for the period from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1994 (89/650/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other(1), signed in Brussels on 13 March 1984,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas pursuant to Article 14 of the abovementioned Agreement, the two Parties held negotiations with a view to determining the fishing arrangements to apply to the end of the period of application of the Protocol signed in Brussels on 13 March 1984(2);
Whereas as a result of these negotiations a new Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing was initialled on 30 June 1989;
Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities of Community vessels, it is essential that the Protocol be approved as quickly as possible; whereas both Parties have therefore initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the Protocol from the expiry of the Protocol currently in force; whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved, pending a definitive decision under Article 43 of the Treaty,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other, for the period from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1994 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989.
Commission Decision
of 14 May 2003
approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Belgium
(notified under document number C(2003) 1529)
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/363/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), and in particular Article 16(1), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In November 2002 classical swine fever was confirmed in the feral pig population in Belgium.
(2) In the light of the epidemiological situation, Belgium has submitted a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the concerned areas of Belgium.
(3) The submitted plan has been examined and found to comply with the provisions of Directive 2001/89/EC and should therefore be approved.
(4) For the sake of transparency it is appropriate to indicate in the present Decision the geographical areas of Belgium where the eradication plan shall be implemented.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The plan submitted by Belgium for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the areas referred to in the Annex is approved.
Article 2
Belgium shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2234/2000
of 9 October 2000
fixing depreciation percentages to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 2001 financial year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96(2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, systematic depreciation of public intervention agricultural products must take place when they are bought in. Accordingly the Commission determines the depreciation percentage for each product concerned before the beginning of each year. Such percentage shall not exceed the difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal price for each of these products.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, the Commission may, at its discretion, restrict depreciation at the time of buying in to a proportion of this depreciation percentage, but such proportion may not be less than 70 %. Coefficients to be applied also for the 2001 financial year by the intervention agencies to the monthly buying-in values of products should be fixed, to enable the agencies to establish the depreciation amounts.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In respect of the product listed in the Annex, which, having been bought in by public intervention have entered store or been taken over by the intervention agencies between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001, the authorities shall depreciate their value to account for the difference between the buying-in prices and the foreseeable selling prices of the relevant products.
Article 2
To establish the amount of the depreciation, the intervention agencies shall apply to the values of the products bought in every month the coefficients set out in the Annex.
The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declarations established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96(3).
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 October 2000 onwards.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 October 2000.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 September 2008
drawing up the standard reporting form referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2008) 5123)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/810/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (1), and in particular Article 25(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport (2),
Whereas:
(1)
The standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 should be used as the medium through which the Member States communicate to the Commission, every 2 years, the necessary information for the preparation of a report on the implementation of that Regulation, of Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 and on developments in the fields in question.
(2)
The standard form previously established by Commission Decision 93/173/EEC (3) should now be updated in order to take account, inter alia, of developments in the Community rules on driving times and rest periods.
(3)
The new reporting requirements established by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) which lays down minimum conditions for its implementation cover in particular information on national exceptions granted by Member States under Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and more precise details of checks undertaken on vehicles.
(4)
Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (5) complements the provisions on driving time, breaks and rest periods laid down in Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.
(5)
In accordance with Article 13(1) of Directive 2002/15/EC, a report on the implementation of that Directive should be made by the Member States every 2 years. This 2-year period coincides with that laid down in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.
(6)
It is accordingly appropriate for reasons of administrative convenience and effective monitoring of the impact of the Community rules in this field to make provision for the inclusion of this information on the standard form,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Decision 93/173/EEC is hereby repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 September 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 May 2008
amending Decision 2005/622/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the United States of America and Russia
(2008/384/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1)
By Regulation (EC) No 1371/2005 (2), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (GOES) originating in the United States of America (USA) and Russia.
(2)
By Decision 2005/622/EC (3), the Commission accepted price undertakings offered by two co-operating exporting producers whose exports to the Community of GOES are subject to company-specific duties, namely AK Steel Corporation, USA, and Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK), Russia.
B. REPEAL OF DECISION 2005/622/EC
(3)
On 23 February 2007, the Commission initiated (4) a partial interim review limited to the examination of the level of dumping for two Russian exporting producers, NLMK and Viz Stal.
(4)
The findings of the review, which are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 435/2008 (5), were that the measures in force on imports of GOES from Russia should be repealed and that the proceeding concerning those imports should be terminated.
(5)
In view of the above, Commission Decision 2005/622/EC, by which the Commission accepted an undertaking from NLMK, should be amended and the undertaking accepted from NLMK should be repealed,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The undertaking accepted by Commission Decision 2005/622/EC from Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK), is hereby repealed.
Article 2
Article 1 of Commission Decision 2005/622/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The undertaking offered by the producer mentioned in the accompanying table, in connection with the present anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the United States of America is hereby accepted.
Country
Company
TARIC additional code
USA
Produced by AK Steel Corporation 703, Curtis Street, Middletown, Ohio,
or,
Produced by AK Steel Corporation, 703, Curtis Street, Middletown, Ohio, and sold by AK Steel BV, Oosterhout, the Netherlands, to the first independent customer in the Community acting as an importer.
A673’
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2598/2001
of 28 December 2001
amending Regulations (EC) No 1442/2001 and (EC) No 1954/2001 as regards authorised transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC(3), provides that favourable consideration is to be given to certain requests from the Republic of India for "exceptional flexibility" in the setting of quotas for those products.
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 1442/2001 of 16 July 2001 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India(4), as amended by Regulations (EC) No 2246/2001(5), and (EC) No 1954/2001 of 5 October 2001 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2246/2001, accommodated two such requests from the Republic of India.
(3) On 2 November 2001 the Republic of India submitted a revised request for modification of the transfers authorised by those Regulations.
(4) The transfers, as modified, requested by the Republic of India, fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions in Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(5) It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the revised request and Regulations (EC) No 1442/2001 and (EC) No 1954/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(6) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1442/2001, the row for Group IIB, Category 26, is replaced by the following:
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Article 2
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1954/2001, the row for Group IA, Category 2A, is replaced by the following:
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Article 3
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, 28 December 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2271/2002
of 19 December 2002
prohibiting fishing for mackerel 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 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 limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2256/2002(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and the North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and the North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2002.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above 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 from 23 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.