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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 July 2004
amending Decision 2004/122/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several Asian countries
(notified under document number C(2004) 2376)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/572/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 18(1) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), and in particular Article 22(1), (5) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Decision 2004/122/EC (4) the Commission adopted protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several Asian countries, namely in Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China including the territory of Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
(2)
Outbreaks of avian influenza are still occurring in some of these countries.
(3)
In view of the still worrying situation the protection measures already adopted should be prolonged.
(4)
These measures should be reviewed in the light of further developments of the disease situation and possible on-the-spot inspections by the Commission services.
(5)
The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 7 of Decision 2004/122/EC the date ‘15 August 2004’ is replaced by ‘15 December 2004’.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2003
of 28 May 2003
setting for the marketing year 2003/04 the aid for peaches and pears for processing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 of 2 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1426/2002(4), requires the Commission to publish the aid rates to be applied for peaches and pears after checking compliance with the thresholds set in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(2) The average quantity of peaches processed under the aid scheme over the past three marketing years is below the Community threshold. The aid rate to be applied for 2003/04 in each Member State must therefore be that set in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(3) The average quantity of pears processed under the aid scheme over the last three marketing years is above the Community threshold. The aid rate to be applied for 2003/04 in Member States that have not overrun their national threshold must therefore be that given in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96. In each of the other Member States that rate must be reduced according to the individual threshold overrun as adjusted by allocation of the unprocessed quantities as specified in the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the marketing year 2003/04 the aid under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:
(a) peaches: EUR 47,70/tonne
(b) pears:
- EUR 79,07/tonne in Greece,
- EUR 161,70/tonne in Spain,
- EUR 156,15/tonne in France,
- EUR 122,28/tonne in Italy,
- EUR 161,70/tonne in the Netherlands,
- EUR 161,70/tonne in Austria,
- EUR 161,70/tonne in Portugal.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to the marketing year 2003/04.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 1999
on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Greece
(1999/848/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union,
Having regard to the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up the Standing Committee on the implementation of Schengen,
Having regard to the Decision adopted by the Permanent Representatives Committee on 30 June 1999 setting up the Ad Hoc Committee for Greece,
Taking into account the Decisions of the Schengen Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 (SCH/Com-ex(97)29 rev 2) and of 16 December 1998 (SCH/Com-ex(98)49 rev 3),
(1) Whereas visits have been made to check whether the requirements relating to manpower levels and material resources, the training of border control and surveillance services and coordination between the departments concerned have been satisfied;
(2) Whereas the conditions for lifting controls on persons at the internal borders with Greece as from 1 January 2000 have been met,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Controls on persons at internal borders between Greece and the Member States which fully apply the Schengen acquis shall be lifted in the period from 1 January 2000 to 26 March 2000. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2000 to internal maritime traffic in ports.
As regards border controls for internal flights from and to Greece, the dates for their abolition shall be agreed between Greece and any other Member State concerned as from 1 January 2000 in those airports where this is technically possible. Controls shall in any case be abolished by 26 March 2000 at the latest. The Member States concerned shall inform the Council and the Commission before 1 April 2000 of the measures they have taken to implement this Decision.
Article 2
In 2000 the Schengen Evaluation Working Party shall examine the full application of the Schengen acquis to Greece and shall study the measures that prove necessary.
Article 3
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
2. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 1999.
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
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, in the wake of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the Community concluded Agreements with certain third countries concerning the conclusion of the negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 (1); whereas those Agreements provide inter alia for certain Community commitments in the field of agriculture; whereas, pursuant to those Agreements, the Commission has drawn up a new Schedule CXL (European Communities), applicable to the customs territory of the Community as constituted at 1 January 1995, to replace Schedule LXXX (European Communities) in the Annex to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT, 1994; whereas Schedule CXL has been forwarded to the World Trade Organization; whereas the commitments set out in Schedule CXL and, in particular, the commitments applicable from 1 January 1996, must be implemented at the earliest opportunity; whereas, as a consequence, the Council should authorize the Commission to take the requisite measures in accordance with the management committee procedure; whereas, for the sake of simplification, provision should also be made for the same procedure to be used to introduce such amendments to Schedule CXL as the Council may authorize,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. At the earliest opportunity, the Commission shall adopt the measures required as from 1 January 1996 for the implementation in agriculture of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL (European Communities) forwarded to the World Trade Organization and applying to the customs territory of the Community as constituted at 1 January 1995. Such measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (2), the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets and, as regards products covered by CN code 0701 90 51, in Article 33 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (3).
2. Should the Council authorize any amendment to Schedule CXL, the resulting measures shall subsequently be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 2
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 Luxembourg, 18 June 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 March 1991 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers (91/229/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 g thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (3) supplemented the aid arrangements for fruit and vegetable producer organizations by introducing an additional flat-rate aid, as an incentive to formation, to producers' organizations with economic activity centred on the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 (4) set the amount of the additional flat-rate aid provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for formation of producers' organizations;
Whereas applications for reimbursement of additional flat-rate aid granted by Member States to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans in order to cover additional costs of their formation must include certain information permitting verification of conformity of the expenditure with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in particular Article 14 (b) thereof;
Whereas to permit effective monitoring of applications for reimbursement Member States must keep available for the Commission, for three years following the final reimbursement, all supporting documents on the basis of which aid was granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1
1. Applications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 must be presented as indicated in the Annex to this Decision.
2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission with their first application for reimbursement the texts of national implementing and control provisions and administrative instructions, and also forms or any other document relating to administration of the measure. Article 2
Member States shall keep available for the Commission, for three years from the date of the final reimbursement, all documents, or certified copies thereof in their possession, on the basis of which aid as provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was granted, and also the complete file for each recipient. Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 866/2006
of 14 June 2006
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), 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 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 June 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2881/91 of 27 September 1991 on the supply of refined sunflower oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 1 150 tonnes of refined sunflower oil;
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Refined sunflower oil shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annexes, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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 Brussels, 27 September 1991.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 March 2008
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to export duties
(2008/306/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133(1) in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 14 June 1994 the European Communities and their Member States and Ukraine signed in Luxembourg the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), which entered into force on 1 March 1998.
(2)
Considering the commitment of the Community and its Member States and of Ukraine to strengthen the economic integration which constitutes an essential basis of their partnership.
(3)
Since March 2007 negotiations have been opened for a new Enhanced Agreement between the EU and Ukraine to replace the PCA.
(4)
It is intended that the Enhanced Agreement provide for the creation of a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Area (FTA), as a core element of the Enhanced Agreement, following the accession of Ukraine to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
(5)
In the context of the WTO accession negotiations of Ukraine the Commission, on behalf of the Community, negotiated comprehensive market-opening commitments on the part of Ukraine which are of particular importance to the Community, as set out in a Memorandum agreed between the negotiators of Ukraine and the Commission on 17 March 2003.
(6)
These commitments will be embodied in the Protocol of Accession of Ukraine to the WTO.
(7)
During the WTO accession process of Ukraine the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine, whereby Ukraine committed to eliminate export duties on trade in goods upon the entry into force of the future EU-Ukraine FTA Agreement.
(8)
The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to export duties is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (1).
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1921/87 of 2 July 1987 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 the production of soya beans in the Community has grown at an exceptionally high rate in recent years; whereas more modest and regular growth in the production of the said beans seems desirable; whereas, to attain this objective, arrangements should be made that, where a certain maximum guaranteed quantity is exceeded, the amount of the aid and the minimum price are to be reduced by an amount that takes account of the scale by which this quantity is exceeded; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 (4) should accordingly be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following Article is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85: 'Article 3a1. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, shall fix each year, and for the first time for the 1987/88 marketing year, a maximum guaranteed quantity for soya beans produced in the Community.2. The maximum guaranteed quantity for soya beans shall be determined taking account of production during a reference period and of the likely trend in demand.3. Where the production of soya beans, as estimated before the beginning of the marketing year, exceeds the maximum guaranteed quantity for the beans concerned and for the marketing year in question, the amount of the aid shall be reduced by the incidence on the guide price of a coefficient that is related to the extent to which this quantity is exceeded. However, for the 1987/88 marketing year, this reduction in the amount of aid may not be greater than 10% of the guide price.Where the first subparagraph, when applied to actual production instead of estimated production at the beginning of the marketing year, would lead to a different reduction in the amount of the aid than that actually applied, the maximum guaranteed quantity for the following marketing year shall be adjusted to take account of that situation.4. Where paragraph 3 is applied, the minimum price shall be reduced by the same amount by which the amount of the aid was reduced.5. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt the rules for determining the coefficient referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3.6. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.'
Article 2
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, 2 July 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2340/86
of 25 July 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2288/83 establishing the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 60 (1) (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1), and in particular Article 143 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2288/83 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1798/84 (3), sets out the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 60 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83; whereas it has emerged from additional information received from Member States that the said Regulation should again be amended in such a way as to include on the list certain substances for which there is at present no equivalent production within the customs territory of the Community;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the retrospective application of these provisions to permit the import of such substances as from 1 July 1984; whereas, for the sake of clarity, the list set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2288/83 should be replaced by a new list including all the biological or chemical substances eligible for relief from import duties;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2288/83 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 with effect form 1 July 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1986.