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COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 November 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Perkin Elmer - Scanning Auger Microprobe, model 590A' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/592/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), as 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 17 May 1983, Italy 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 'Perkin Elmer - Scanning Auger Microprobe, model 590A', ordered on 18 February 1981 and intended to be used for research on electronic properties and growth processes of silicides of transition metals used or intended to be used for VLSI integrated circuits, 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 November 1983 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 spectrometer; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the sensibility of the spectroscopic analysis, 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, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Perkin Elmer - Scanning Auger Microprobe, model 590A', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 17 May 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 1983.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3128/86
of 13 October 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular paragraph 9 of Protocol 4 on cotton,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Protocol 4 provides for the grant of an aid to cotton production, the amount of which is established on the basis of the difference between a guide price and the world market price for unginned cotton; whereas the price of cotton seed is an important factor in determining the latter;
Whereas Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1976/85 (2), provides that if there are no suitable offers or quotations for determining the world market price for cotton seed, that price shall be established on the basis of the value of the products obtained from the processing of those seeds; whereas the functioning of the aid system may be improved by providing that, before the price of cotton seed is established on the basis of the value of the products obtained from processing it, the price of cotton seed recorded on the Community market be taken as a basis if it is representatives of the actual market trend; whereas the said Article 4 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 is hereby replaced by the following:
'4. If there are no suitable offers or quotations for determining the world market price for cotton seed, that price shall be established on the basis of the most favourable offers and quotations for cotton seed recorded on the Community market or, if those offers and quotations cannot be taken, on the basis of the value of the products obtained from processing the seed in the Community, less the processing cost.'
Article 2
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, 13 October 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 242/96 of 7 February 1996 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 June 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or party 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;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is accepted 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 do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4), for period of three months by the holder;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the rights established by 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 21st 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 February 1996.
Council Decision
of 19 March 2001
amending the Council Rules of Procedure
(2001/216/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207(3) thereof,
Whereas it is appropriate to amend Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure(1),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
As from 13 March 2001, Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 24
Security
The rules on security shall be adopted by the Council acting by a qualified majority."
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 October 2009
determining the Community position for a decision of the management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on the revision of the computer monitor specifications in Annex C, part II, to the Agreement
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/789/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/1005/EC of 18 December 2006 concerning conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The computer monitor specifications should be revised in order to ensure that consumers have the opportunity to identify efficient products, thereby amending Annex C of the Agreement.
(2)
The position of the Community with regard to amendment of the specifications is to be determined by the Commission.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Decision take account of the opinion given by the European Energy Star Board referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (2).
(4)
As of 30 October 2009, the computer monitor specifications in Annex C, part II, should be repealed for computer monitors with diagonal screen sizes below 30 inches, and replaced by the specification annexed to this Decision.
(5)
As of 30 January 2010, the computer monitor specifications in Annex C, part II, should be repealed for computer monitors with diagonal screen sizes from 30 to 60 inches, inclusive, and replaced by the specification annexed to this Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The position to be adopted by the European Community for a decision by the management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment on revising the computer specifications in Annex C, part II, to the Agreement shall be based on the attached draft decision.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 April 1997 repealing Decision 96/526/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Text with EEA relevance) (97/293/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 Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece the Commission adopted Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Decision 96/440/EC (4), as amended by Decision 96/695/EC (5);
Whereas the measures introduced by Decision 96/526/EC for the prefecture of Evros should be of a temporary nature;Whereas no outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported since 30 September 1996;
Whereas the results obtained from a surveillance programme carried out in the prefecture of Evros indicate a health situation not requiring safeguard measures concerning foot-and-mouth disease;
Whereas the measures adopted by Decision 96/526/EC can be repealed;
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
Decision 96/526/EC is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 1997.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 October 1997 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever, Hannover, Germany (97/749/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex VI to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Institute of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, as the reference laboratory for classical swine fever;
Whereas all functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Annex VI to that Directive; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of these;
Whereas the Community financial aid should be granted to the Community reference laboratory to enable it to carry out the said functions and duties;
Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;
Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (5), should apply;
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
The Community shall grant Germany financial assistance for the functions and duties to be carried out in the Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever at the Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
Article 2
The Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, shall perform the functions and duties to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Annex VI of Council Directive 80/217/EEC shall apply.
Article 3
The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 150 000 for the period from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 1998.
Article 4
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % by way of an advance at Germany's request,
- the balance following presentation of supporting technical and financial documents. These documents must be presented before 1 December 1998.
Article 5
Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to Germany.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1698/80 of 30 June 1980 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 797/80 adjusting export levies and refunds fixed in advance in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organization of the market in sugar (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1396/78 (2), and in particular Articles 17 (5) and 19 (2) and (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 797/80 of 31 March 1980 adjusting export levies and refunds fixed in advance in the sugar sector (3) provides for an increase in refunds and a decrease in export levies in the case of licences issued prior to 1 July 1980 but used from that date;
Whereas, in the case of export levies, the amount thereof may be lower than the amount of the adjustment in question ; whereas, therefore, in order to avoid any inequality of treatment between operators, it is necessary to supplement the said Regulation by providing that the difference should be considered as an export refund to be granted to the interested party instead of the export levy being charged;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/80 shall be amended as follows: 1. In the first paragraph the phrase "at the request of the party concerned", is deleted.
2. The following is inserted in paragraph 2 as the third subparagraph:
"Where the amount of the export levy is less than the amount of the adjustment, the difference between those two amounts shall be considered as an export refund to be granted to the party concerned. In such a case, the export levy shall not be payable."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 1980.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 648/2008
of 4 July 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in ICES zones of VIIh, VIIj and VIIk by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
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, 4 July 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2083/2004
of 6 December 2004
amending Regulations (EC) No 1432/94 and 1458/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Articles 8(2) and 11(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to simplify the management of import quotas and enable them to be processed electronically, a reference consisting of the serial number of each quota should be provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (3), and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector (4).
(2)
Regulations (EC) No 1432/94 and 1458/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1.
The first sentence of Article 3(b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
Licence applications must mention the serial number, and may relate to products covered by the two different CN codes and originating in only one country.’
2.
The Annexes are replaced by the text set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
Annexes I to IV to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 are replaced by the text set out in Annex II hereto.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 6 December 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 209/2010
of 11 March 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 205/2010 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 2010.