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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 859/2007
of 20 July 2007
amending for the 82nd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 9 July 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 20 July 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1998 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (notified under number C(1998) 4164) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/146/ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 10 June 1996 should be approved,
Having consulted the ECSC Consultative Committee and with the assent and approval of the Council (2),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Europe Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto and the declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached to this Decision (3).
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 April 1987
concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto
(87/369/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Articles 28, 113 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Customs Cooperation Council, at its plenary session in June 1983, adopted the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System;
Whereas the purpose of this Convention is to facilitate international trade and the collection, comparison and analysis of statistics applicable to such trade;
Whereas this Convention is intended to replace, as the international basis for customs tariffs and statistical nomenclatures, the Convention on Nomenclature signed in Brussels on 15 December 1950, which is currently used as the basis for the Common Customs Tariff and NIMEXE;
Whereas this Convention was signed, on behalf of the Community, subject to acceptance, on 10 June 1985; whereas a Protocol of Amendment to that Convention was adopted by the Customs Cooperation Council on 24 June 1986; whereas it is desirable that the instrument of acceptance of that Protocol be deposited at the same time as the instrument of acceptance of the International Convention on the Harmonized System;
Whereas the Community proposes to apply the harmonized system from 1 January 1988;
Whereas it is of essential interest to the Community to accede to this Convention, together with the most important countries engaged in international trade,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, done at Brussels on 14 June 1983, and the Protocol of Amendment thereto, done at Brussels on 24 June 1986, are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Convention and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall in no way prejudice the position of the Community in the negotiations concerning the adoption of revised schedules of tariff concessions based upon the Harmonized System. These negotiations shall continue to be conducted in strict accordance with the specific guidelines agreed by the GATT with the aim of securing neutrality in the transposition of tariff schedules.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to deposit the instruments of acceptance on behalf of the Community (3).
Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2009/92 of 20 July 1992 determining Community analysis methods for ethyl alchohol of agricultural origin used in the preparation of spirit drinks, aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 4 (8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails (2), and in particular
Article 4
(4) thereof,
Whereas in order to enable the competent authorities to make proper checks on ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin as definied at (h) in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and as referred to in the third indent under (d) of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 Community analysis methods should be adopted.
Whereas the carcateristics of the ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91; whereas these charecteristics are identical to the elements making up the definition of neutral alcohol in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 of 19 June 1989 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of wine making (3); whereas the Community analysis methods for neutral alcohol applicable in the wine sector given in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1238/92 (4) should also be recognized as Community analysis methods for the application of Regulations (EEC) No 1576/89 and (EEC) No 1601/91;
Whereas in order to ensure comparability of the results obtained using the analysis methods adopted in this Regulation the repeatability and reproducibility requirements for the results obteined using these methods should be defined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks and the Implementation Committee for Aromatized Wine-Based Drinks,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community analysis methods for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin as defined at (h) in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and referred to in the third indent of point (d) in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 shall be those set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1238/92.
Article 2
of Regulation (EEC) No 1238/92 shall apply to comparability of analysis results.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 20 July 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1379/2004
of 29 July 2004
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
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(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 8(e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (3) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2)
The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.
(3)
The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:
(a)
EUR 8,70/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley, oats, rice or broken rice;
(b)
EUR 14,32/tonne for potato starch.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 2004.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1764/84
of 19 June 1984
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, the People's Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Republic of the Ivory Coast on the accession of the last-mentioned country to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the Second ACP-EEC Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Joint Declaration in the Annex to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the Second ACP-EEC Convention (1) provides that any request from an ACP State Contracting Party to the Convention not specifically referred to in that Protocol to participate in its provisions shall be examined;
Whereas the Republic of the Ivory Coast is an ACP State Contracting Party to the said Convention; whereas the Ivory Coast has asked to participate in the provisions of the said Protocol;
Whereas the ACP States concerned have supported the Ivory Coast's request to accede to the said Protocol;
Whereas it is appropriate to approve an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community, the States referred to in the said Protocol and the Republic of the Ivory Coast on the accession of the Ivory Coast to the said Protocol,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
An Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, the People's Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zimbabwe, and the Republic of the Ivory Coast on the accession of the last-mentioned country to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the Second ACP-EEC Convention is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
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 Luxembourg, 19 June 1984.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2008
on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2008/207/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) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (2), was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States at Brussels on 31 October 2007.
(2)
The Protocol should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1813/2003
of 15 October 2003
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention centres are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1938/2002(4). Certain Member States have submitted requests to make amendments to some of those centres.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 should be amended accordingly.
(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
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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, 15 October 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/272/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance) (97/458/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/272/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Kenya ends on 30 June 1997;
Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Kenya, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Kenyan authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/272/EC;
Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Kenya is adopted;
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
In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/272/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 September 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, model 560' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/648/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 26 February 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, Model 560', ordered on 4 February 1980 and to be used for the preparatory photochemical studies in the infrared range and in particular for the control of the radiation source, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 July 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a laser;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the emission field, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Serie 6000' manufactured by Fairlight Technische en Wetenschappelijke Apparaten BV, Jan Luykenstraat 23, NL-1007 AA Amsterdam,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Apollo - Tunable CO2 Laser, model 560', which is subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 26 February 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 September 1982.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2153/2003
of 10 December 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 11 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2003.