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Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2004
of 2 February 2004
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Jordan
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 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential 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 into the Community of fresh cut flowers.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003(4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 187/2004(5) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(7), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements.
(5) On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it must be concluded that the conditions laid down in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Jordan; the Customs duty should be re-established.
(6) The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2004. As a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest.
(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
For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in Jordan, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2003
of 26 March 2003
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat 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 poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2003 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1937/83
of 13 July 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 55/72 laying down conditions for inviting tenders for the disposal of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market
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 1738/82 (2), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3481/80 (4), provides that the agencies appointed by the Member States may, by inviting fixed-price tenders, award contracts to industry for the processing into juice of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market and, in the case of tomatoes, processing into concentrate;
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1560/70 of 31 July 1970 laying down conditions for awarding contracts for obtaining juice by processing fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1936/83 (6), provides that agencies appointed by the Member States must exclude tenderers whose offer prices exceed an amount determined in relation to the withdrawal price of the product in question;
Whereas, in the interests of uniformity, steps should be taken to prevent fixed-price tenders, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 55/72, from being invited at a higher level of prices than the level defined by Regulation (EEC) No 1560/70;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following paragraphs are hereby added to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/72:
'In any event, the price fixed by the agency for the processing of products into juice shall not be higher than 175 %, in the case of peaches, 200 %, in the case of apricots and 250 %, in the case of other products, of the seasonal average of the prices at which the producers' organizations may withdraw from the market a product having the same characteristics as the product used for fixing the basic price.
Until the expiry of the last stage of alignment, provided for in Article 59 of the Act of Accession of Greece, the seasonal average of the prices for products which are the subject of alignment shall be calculated, for the Community as a whole, on the basis of the prices applicable in the Community of Nine.'
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, 13 July 1983.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 703/2008
of 23 July 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (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 of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 688/2008 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed 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 on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2008.
Council Decision
of 13 January 2004
on the signature and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria
(2004/183/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria.
(2) Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement should be signed.
(3) Arrangements should be made for the provisional application of the Agreement from 1 January 2004,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person(s) entitled to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2004.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 January 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1159/84
of 27 April 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 as regards the quality standards for bulbs of certain varieties of irises and tulips
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3718/81 (3), fixed the quality standards for flowering bulbs, corms and tubers;
Whereas the creation of new varieties and sports of 'Wedgwood' and 'Prof. Blaauw' irises makes it necessary to adapt the botanical descriptions of these products;
Whereas past experience shows that the minimum size 'grading 8' laid down for the bulbs of tulipa kaufmanniana, varieties 'Bellini', 'Edwin Fischer', 'Fair Lady', 'Fritz Kreisler', 'Gaiety', 'Golden Sun', 'Goudstuk', 'Lady Rose', 'Mendelssohn', 'Robert Schumann', 'Solanus', 'Stresa' and 'Sweelinck' does not ensure satisfactory flowering; whereas these standards should therefore be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the advice of the Management Committee for Live Trees and Other Plants, Bulbs, Roots and the Like, Cut Flowers and Ornamental Foliage,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the table set out in section III of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 315/68, the lines concerning the Iris varieties 'Wedgwood' and 'Prof. Blaauw' and the lines concerning 'Tulipa kaufmanniana, varieties Bellini, Edwin Fischer, Fair Lady, Firtz Kreisler, Gaiety, Golden Sun, Goudstuk, Lady Rose, Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Solanus, Stresa, Sweelinck' are hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2440/97 of 5 December 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice and common sole 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 (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 390/97 of 20 December 1996 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1974/97 (4), provides for plaice and common sole quotas for 1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of plaice and common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quotas allocated for 1997; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 14 November 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of plaice and common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quotas allocated to Belgium for 1997.
Fishing for plaice and common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 14 November 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 December 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 1996
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
(97/131/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, the Community and New Zealand entered into negotiations to determine the sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations an Agreement was signed on 17 December 1996;
Whereas, in order to avoid an interruption in trade and until such time as the two Parties notify each other of the completion of their respective procedures for ratification of the said Agreement as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof, the two Parties have agreed to apply the Agreement provisionally as from 1 January 1997 in accordance with an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters;
Whereas that agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products 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 authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1318/90
of 14 May 1990
fixing the monthly increases in the target price, the intervention price and the intervention buying-in price for rape seed and sunflower seed for the 1990/91 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation N° 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation N° 136/66/EEC, the amount by which the target price, the
intervention price and the intervention buying-in price for rape seed and sunflower seed are to be increased monthly should be fixed for the 1990/91 marketing year and the number of months during which those increases are to be applied should be laid down; whereas that amount must be the same for all three prices;
Whereas those increases, which are to be equal for each month, must be fixed taking account of the average storage costs and interest recorded in the Community; whereas the average storage costs should be established on the basis of the cost of storing seed in suitable premises and the cost of handling necessary for the proper preservation of the seed; whereas the interest may be calculated on the basis of the rate considered normal for the producing regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For the 1990/91 marketing year, the monthly increases in the target price, the intervention price and
the intervention buying-in price for rape seed shall be ECU 0,278 per 100 kilograms.
2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied in accordance with the table given in the Annex.
Article 2
1. For the 1990/91 marketing year, the monthly increases in the target price, the intervention price and the intervention buying-in price for sunflower seed shall be ECU 0,331 per 100 kilograms.
2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied in accordance with the table given in the Annex.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply:
- from 1 July 1990 for rapeseed,
- from 1 August 1990 for sunflower seed.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 1990.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 131/84
of 17 January 1984
on the classification of goods in subheading 27.03 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down concerning the tariff classification of mixtures of peat (containing not less than 75 % turf by weight) and other substances such as farmyard manure, lime, sand, rotted leaf mould, marl and very small quantities of other fertilizers, with a total content of potassium (calculated as K2O), nitrogen, phosphorus (calculated as P2O5) not exceeding 1 % by weight;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3333/83 (3), refers under heading No 27.03 to 'peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated';
Whereas the goods in question, by virtue of their characteristics, cannot be regarded as goods falling within heading No 31.05;
Whereas the goods in question have the essential character of peat falling within heading No 27.03 and must therefore be classified in subheading 27.03 A of that heading;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Mixtures of peat containing not less than 75 % turf by weight) and other substances such as farmyard manure, lime, sand, rotted leaf mould and very small quantities of other fertilizers, with a total content of potassium (calculated as K2O), nitrogen, phosphorus (calculated as P2O5) not exceeding 1 % by weight, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under the following subheading:
27.03 Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated:
A. Peat
Article 2
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, 17 January 1983.