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COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 June 1988
amending Decision 86/85/EEC establishing a Community information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by the spillage of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances at sea
(88/346/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130S thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, on 6 March 1986, the Council adopted Decision 86/85/EEC (4) establishing a Community information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by the spillage of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances at sea;
Whereas the Council, as was emphasized in its conclusions of 24 November 1986, has expressed its concern at the pollution caused by accidents occurring in inland waters;
Whereas improved information on the resources for intervention in the event of a major spillage is a key element towards ensuring greater protection against such pollution of inland waterways;
Whereas the scope of Decision 86/85/EEC should therefore be extended, in particular with a view to compiling an inventory of the principal resources for intervention in the event of a spillage in major inland waterways of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 86/85/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
'Council Decision of 6 March 1986 establishing a Community information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by the spillage of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances at sea or in major inland waters.'
2. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. An information system is hereby established to make available to the competent authorities in the Member States the data required for the control and reduction of pollution caused by the spillage of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances in large quantities at sea or in major inland waters.'
3. The following is added to Article 1 (2):
'(e) an inventory of the principal resources for intervention available to the competent authorities of the Member States in the event of a spillage of hydrocarbons and other harmful substances in major inland waters, and among these in international waterways in particular (Annex IV).'
4. The Annex to this Decision shall be added as Annex IV.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 132/2007
of 13 February 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
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 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
(2)
In view of the situation on the Community markets for common wheat and barley and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities put out to tender by 598 269 tonnes of common wheat in Germany and by 100 000 tonnes of common wheat and 19 011 tonnes of barley in Hungary.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 should be amended accordingly.
(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
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 13 February 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/2003
of 24 January 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 20 to 23 January 2003 at 156,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2003.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 July 1984
on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Netherlands pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(84/401/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 84/140/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC the Netherlands Government forwarded Decisions of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund:
- No 300 amending the Decision on farms suitable for development,
- No 304 fixing the comparable income for 1984;
Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the abovementioned communication, the existing provisions in the Netherlands for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the abovementioned Decisions can still be regarded as satisfying the conditions laid down by Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Having regard to Decisions of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund No 300 and No 304, the provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC in the Netherlands continue to satisfy financial contribution towards the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2097/2001
of 25 October 2001
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 (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), 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund. The basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation. The refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds to be 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 payable.
(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 referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1011/2007
of 30 August 2007
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
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 15(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which an application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3)
The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4)
The corrective amount must be fixed according to the same procedure as the refund; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5)
It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6)
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 corrective amount referred to in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2259/2001
of 21 November 2001
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2001(2) opens an invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences other than those tendered for as part of food aid.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of lemons and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the case of lemons and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 2102/2001 shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 November 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2717/1999
of 20 December 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 882/1999 fixing the minimum import price applicable to certain types of processed cherries during the 1999/2000 marketing year
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 markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 882/1999(3) fixes for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum import price applicable to certain types of processed cherries falling within CN codes 0811, 0812 and 2008 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96;
(2) in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement on Safeguards concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the safeguard measures taken under Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 and which were in existence at the time of entry into force of the WTO Agreement must be abolished no later than eight years after the date on which they were first applied, or five years after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement, whichever comes later;
(3) the minimum import price is a safeguard measure taken under Article XIX of the GATT of 1947, so the Community has an international legal obligation to abolish it for the above products no later than the end of 1999;
(4) to meet the aforementioned obligation, therefore, the minimum import price should be fixed at zero, with effect from 1 January 2000;
(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
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/1999 is replaced by the following:
"1. The minimum import price applicable to certain types of processed cherries falling within CN codes 0811, 0812 and 2008 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be fixed at zero with effect from 1 January 2000."
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 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3584/81 of 14 December 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of special import arrangements for certain types of frozen beef intended for processing
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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 14 (4) (c) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 (2) laid down detailed rules for the application of special import arrangements for frozen beef intended for processing ; whereas that Regulation sets coefficients for determining the quantity of frozen boned meat content in a given quantity of preserves;
Whereas, in the case of preserves containing 20 % or more and less than 40 % meat, it has emerged in practise that the quantity of meat required for the manufacture of certain products differs, for reasons outside the control of operators, from the quantity given by application of the coefficient set ; whereas this situation is causing difficulties for a number of processing concerns ; whereas it appears necessary therefore to allow the use of specific control procedures;
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
The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79:
"If the quantity of meat required to make a product of the type indicated at I. 4 of the Annex differs markedly from the quantity given by application of the coefficient 0 730 specified for this type, the competent authority may under the system of administrative supervision accept specific proof of the quantity of frozen meat required to manufacture the product, in cases where this is requested by the processing concern appearing on the import licence".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1981.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2217/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 laying down special measures in respect of soya beans
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, to take account of the sharp increase in Community production of soya beans, the requirements to be met by operators qualifying for the aid provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1101/88 (5), should be made stricter, whilst making provision for transitional measures for contracts that have already been concluded,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 in hereby replaced by the following:
´2. Aid shall be granted to any processor of soya beans who has concluded with individual or associated soya bean producers a contract providing for payment to the producer of a price at least equal to the minimum price referred to in paragraph 3. However, until 31 December 1992, in Member States where the marketing of soya beans in subject to national rules ensuring adequate organization and controls, the aid may be granted to a first purchaser who is not the processor.
Where the first purchaser is the processor of the beans, the aid shall be granted once proof of processing has been provided.
In other cases, the aid shall be granted to first purchasers:
- meeting certain conditions to be determined,
- approved by the Member State,
and - who have furnished proof of sale or delivery of the soya beans to a processor.' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the tenth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.
However, for soya beans which have been the subject of a contract concluded before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, between the producer and a first purchaser who is not a processor, the provisions of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 applicable on 31 August 1988, shall remain applicable.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 1988.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 879/2002
of 27 May 2002
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 786/2002(3) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and provides detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 878/2002(4), fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(6), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.
(5) The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco by Regulation (EC) No 786/2002 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2002(7).
(6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in Morocco the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 786/2002 is reintroduced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 790/2002 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 May 2002.
It shall apply from 29 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2002.