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Commission Decision
of 2 July 2001
concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds coming from or originating in China, Hong Kong and Macau
(notified under document number C(2001) 1701)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/495/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countires and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal health and to reduce sharply the profitability of poultry farming.
(2) Avian influenza has been detected in poultry of live bird markets in Hong Kong and Macau and appears to have been isolated in poultry deriving from mainland China.
(3) Imports of live poultry from China, Hong Kong and Macau to the Community are not authorised, whereas other birds can be imported under the conditions laid down in Article 7(A) of Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(3), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/176/EC(4).
(4) Commission Decision 2000/666/EC(5), as last amended by Decision 2001/383/EC(6), lays down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certifiction for the import of birds, other than poultry and the conditions for quarantine.
(5) Decision 2000/666/EC shall apply from 1 November 2001.
(6) The situation is liable to endanger the health status of the Community's poultry flocks, therefore the provisions foreseen in Decision 2000/666/EC should apply for such imports from China, Hong Kong and Macau immediately.
(7) 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 introduction into the territory of the Community of live birds other than those referred to in Directive 90/539/EEC, coming from or originating in China, Hong Kong and Macau is only authorised under the conditions laid down in the Articles 1 to 9 of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is applicable until 1 November 2001.
Article 3
Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 July 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1953/2004
of 11 November 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
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 7 thereof,
Having regard to 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 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004 of 3 September 2004 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing year (3),
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.
(2)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(3)
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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 5 to 11 November 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States
Done at Brussels, 11 November 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1860/2006
of 15 December 2006
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Articles 4(4) and 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 (2) fixes the number of returning holdings per division.
(2)
The number of returning holdings per division in Sweden should be adjusted so that the sample may better represent all the types of farm that are present in the field of observation.
(3)
Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the 2007 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2158/2005
of 23 December 2005
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 as regards the extension of the Community tariff quotas for jute and coconut-fibre products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 9(1)(b), thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of generalised preferences (GSP), the Community introduced tariff preferences in 1971 for jute and coconut-fibre products originating in certain developing countries. These preferences took the form of a gradual reduction of Common Customs Tariff duties and, from 1978 to 31 December 1994, the complete suspension of these duties.
(2)
Since the entry into force of the GSP-scheme in 1995, the Community has, alongside the GATT, opened autonomous zero-duty Community tariff quotas for specific quantities of jute and coconut-fibre products. The tariff quotas opened for those products by Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 have been extended until 31 December 2005 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 25/2005 (2).
(3)
As the GSP-scheme has been extended until 31 December 2008 by Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying generalised tariff preferences (3), the tariff quota arrangement for jute and coconut-fibre products should also be extended until 31 December 2008.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The phrase, for serial numbers 09.0107, 09.0109 and 09.0111, in the fifth column (Quota period) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000, ‘from 1.1.2005 to 31.12.2005’ is replaced by ‘from 1.1.2006 to 31.12.2006, from 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2007 and from 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2008’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 June 1991 amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis (91/499/EEC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (3), as last amended by Directive 90/422/EEC (4), lays down the methods for maintaining the status of officially brucellosis free herds and enzootic bovine leukosis free herds;
Whereas, due to new scientific knowledge and technical developments in the diagnosis and control of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis, an adjustment of existing Community measures in this field has proved necessary,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Annexes to Directive 64/432/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with 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 before 1 January 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1257/97 of 30 June 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for northern deepwater prawns 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 392/97 of 20 December 1996 allocating, for 1997, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3) provides for northern deepwater prawn 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 northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62° N) 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 14 May 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62° N) 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 northern deepwater prawns in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62° N) 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 14 May 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2008
on the signing of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2008/273/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 October 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(2)
These negotiations have been successfully completed and subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 543/2000
of 14 February 2000
concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 (extension of the double-checking system)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of, the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part(1); entered into force on 1 February 1995.
(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 000/2000 of the Association Council(2) to extend the double-checking system, introduced by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council, for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2000(3).
(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introducted by Council Regulation (EC) No 85/98 of 19 December 1997, concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from Slovakia to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (extension of the double-checking system)(4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 1/2000 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows:
In the title preamble and Article 1(1) and (4) references to the period "1 January to 31 December 1999" shall be replaced by references to "1 January to 31 December 2000".
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2002
of 7 November 2002
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN code(s) indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code(s) indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 November 2002.
Commission Decision
of 18 July 2000
amending Decision 2000/350/EC on epidemiological surveillance of Bluetongue in Greece and certain measures to prevent the spread of the disease
(notified under document number C(2000) 2008)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/485/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(3), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC(4), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the light of the results of the epidemiological surveillance system set up in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 2000/350/EC of 2 May 2000 on the epidemiological surveillance of Bluetongue in Greece and certain measures to prevent the spread of the disease(5), restrictions on movements of animals of susceptible species from certain parts of the Greek territory are in place in accordance with Article 3 of the abovementioned Decision.
(2) Animal movement restrictions in certain regions result in disruption of seasonal movements to summer pastures outside the restricted zones.
(3) Consideration must be given to the extra cost borne by farmers facing these restrictions.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 8 of Decision 2000/350/EC, the following indent is added:
"- 50 % of the costs incurred by Greece in compensating the farmers for the purchase of fodder when they are not in the situation to move, as they are used to do, their animals to summer pastures because of the restrictions on movements provided in Article 3."
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2000.