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COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 1993
concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the supplementary Protocol between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part
(93/745/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993, it is necessary to approve the Supplementary Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, as subsequently amended by the exchange of letters signed on 15 December 1992 concerning the extension of the duration of this Agreement;
Whereas the Interim Agreement was last amended by an Additional Protocol initialled on 16 July 1993 and applied provisionally from 1 July 1993 in order to increase and accelerate the granting of certain Community concessions;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities a Supplementary Protocol with the Czech Republic to the Interim Agreement in order to adapt this Agreement to the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992 and the subsequent succession thereto by the Czech Republic;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Supplementary Protocol,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Supplementary Protocol between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Supplementary Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Supplementary Protocol in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 July 1996 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/96 establishing, for 1996, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres (96/453/EC)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3071/95 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/96 (5) establishes, for 1996, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres as provided in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;
Whereas the authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements and whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 160/96 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 July 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 10 December 1993 fixing the flat-rate reduction to advances on the entry of agricultural expenditure in the accounts in the event of non-compliance with the provisions relating to the forwarding of the annual questionnaire on the application of the arrangements for additional levies in the milk sector introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (93/673/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 of 9 March 1993 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on milk and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (2), and in particular the fourth indent of Article 8 thereof,
Whereas the implementation of the additional levy arrangements introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1560/93 (4), requires the fixing of the amount of the flat-rate reduction referred to in the abovementioned fourth indent of Article 8,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Where the questionnaire annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 has not been forwarded by 1 September of each year, the Commission shall, vis-à-vis the Member States concerned, make a reduction in respect of the month of September to advances on expenditure as booked of 1 % of the overall amount paid to the Member State concerned for the milk and milk products sector under the previous budget year.
Article 2
Where, on the basis of the data notified in response to the questionnaire annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 536/93, the calculation of the levy owing to the Community is incorrect by more than 10 %, the Commission shall, vis-à-vis the Member States concerned, make a reduction to advances on expenditure as booked of 0,5 % of the overall amount paid to the Member State concerned for the milk and milk products sector under the budget year preceding that in which the calculation was shown to be incorrect.
Article 3
Where the questionnaire annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 has not been duly completed, the Commission shall, vis-à-vis the Member States concerned, make a reduction to advances on expenditure as booked of 0,04 % for each item of missing data of the overall amount paid to the Member State concerned for the milk and milk products sector under the previous budget year.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 1993.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3824/87
of 18 December 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 828/87 specifying products in the beef and veal sector which are eligible for buying in
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 (2), and in particular Article 6a (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 828/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2790/87 (4), provided for the buying-in of hindquarters of certain categories, qualities and presentations specified on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals established under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (5); whereas, in view of seasonal market trends, it is more appropriate to buy in forequarters; whereas the Annex to the said Regulation should therefore be replaced;
Whereas the joint presentation of the forequarter and hindquarter from the same half-carcase serves to facilitate controls carried out by the intervention agency as regards compliance with the rules governing quality and the classification of the meats presented; whereas, accordingly, provisions should be introduced enabling the intervention agencies to require that the two quarters be presented jointly;
Whereas, in order to prevent whole carcases from being offered to intervention in two stages as a result of the changeover from buying-in of hindquarters to buying-in of forequarters, presentation of the forequarter and hindquarter for the purpose of intervention, should be made compulsory;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 828/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (6) is replaced by the following:
'6. At the request of the intervention agency concerned, the operator shall, together with the forequarters offered for intervention, present to the intervention agency the hindquarter which belongs to the half-carcase in question. However, forequarter bought in during the week from 21 until 25 December 1987 must be presented together with the corresponding hindquarter, the latter being excluded from intervention purchases.'
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2001
of 11 October 2001
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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 1666/2000(2),
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) 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 October 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 October 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1665/2006
of 6 November 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 lays down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption, in particular as regards health marking.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (2) generally does not allow meat of domestic swine to leave slaughterhouses before the results of examination for Trichinella infestation have been communicated to the official veterinarian. However, Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 permits under certain strict conditions to apply the health mark and release the meat for transport before the results are known. Under such circumstances it is essential that the competent authority verifies that full traceability of the released meat is in place at all times.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 should, therefore, be amended accordingly
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 is replaced by the following:
‘3. Where a procedure is in place in the slaughterhouse to ensure that no part of carcases examined leaves the premises until the result of the Trichinella examination is found to be negative and the procedure is formally approved by the competent authority or where the derogation provided for in Article 2(2)(b) applies, the health mark provided for in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 may be applied before the results of the Trichinella examination are available.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 6 November 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1907/98 of 7 September 1998 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements; whereas this Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market;
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 15 October 1998. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid from the date they are issued, within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95, until 30 October 1998.
Article 3
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, 7 September 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1649/2001
of 14 August 2001
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 1498/98(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 15 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2001
of 27 June 2001
fixing the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers for the 2001/02 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/2000(4), lays down detailed rules for applying the system of production aid established by Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 and in particular specifies the products on which the aid is payable.
(2) The minimum price and the production aid for tinned pineapple should be fixed for the 2001/02 marketing year in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77.
(3) Article 1(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 defines two types of tinned pineapple on which the aid is payable. On the basis of the Commission's information, Community production of tinned pineapple as defined in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation will be nil for the 2001/02 marketing year. As a consequence, aid should accordingly be fixed solely for tinned pineapple covered by Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation.
(4) The Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2001/02 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to pineapple producers shall be EUR 414,13 per tonne net ex-producer's plant;
(b) the production aid for tinned pineapple referred to in Article 5 of that Regulation shall be EUR 2400,67 per tonne net for products referred to in Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85.
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 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2001.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/2003
of 16 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards aid arrangements for prunes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Article 6c(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/1999(3) lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards aid arrangements for prunes.
(2) To make the minimum price system more rigorous, it should be specified that the waste content should not be taken into account when calculating the price to be paid by processors.
(3) The control mechanisms for the prune production aid scheme should be improved by clarifying the rules for the raw material checks to be carried out by the Member States.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 should therefore be amended.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
"Article 2
To qualify for payment of the aid referred to in Article 6a of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, prunes must comply with the characteristics set out in Annex I(B) and have been obtained from dried plums complying with the characteristics set out in Annex I(A) for which the minimum price has been paid in full, on the basis of the quantities delivered free from waste."
2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
"Article 6
Member States shall take the necessary steps to satisfy themselves, in particular by checking stock records, that the overall quantities marketed or held in stock by each processor match the quantities for which aid is paid."
3. Point 3 of Section I of Annex I(B) is replaced by the following:
"3. The lots of prunes must be checked by the processor when they arrive on the processor's premises, in the presence of a representative of the producer organisation, and must be size-graded unless intended for industrial use."
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, 16 December 2003.