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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2002
of 28 August 2002
derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, as regards the area payments for certain arable crops and the payments for set-aside for the 2002/2003 marketing year to producers in certain regions of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, the Commission may allow Member States, subject to the budgetary situation, to authorise, by way of derogation from Article 8(1), payments prior to 16 November (the normal payment date) in certain regions of up to 50 % of the area payments and the payment for set-aside in years in which exceptional climatic conditions have so reduced yields that producers face severe financial difficulties.
(2) The floods in August 2002 have affected certain regions in Germany. This exceptional situation has resulted in an exceptionally low average yield.
(3) Some producers are in severe financial difficulties as a result.
(4) This being the case in certain regions in Germany, and in view of the budgetary situation, Germany should be authorised to make, before 16 November 2002, advance payments of area aid for cereals and advance payments of set-aside aid for the 2002/2003 marketing year.
(5) 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
1. By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, an advance payment in respect of the 2002/2003 marketing year amounting up to 50 % of the area payments for cereals, including the supplement for durum wheat, and up to 50 % of the payments for set-aside may be made with effect from 1 September 2002 to producers in the regions referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Advance payments as provided for in paragraph 1 may only be made where, on the date of payment, the producers in question are not found to be ineligible.
3. Germany shall make the advance payment to producers no later than 15 October 2002.
4. When calculating the final area payment to the producers who receive the advance, the competent authority shall take account of:
(a) any reduction in the producer's eligible area;
(b) any advance paid under this Regulation.
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, 28 August 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1905/87 of 2 July 1987 setting, for the 1987/88 cereals marketing year, the minimum price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1900/87 (2), and in particular Article 11 (a) (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 of 25 March 1986 laying down detailed rules for production refunds applicable to potato starch (3) requires that the Council should fix a minimum price for potatoes used for the manufacture of starch, to be paid on a 'factory gate' basis by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer; whereas qualification for the premium payable to manufacturers of potato starch is conditional on the payment of this minimum price; Whereas the supply prices of raw materials for the manufacture of starch should remain linked in order to maintain equality of competition between the various starch industries, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The minimum price for potatoes, to be paid by the manufacturer of potato starch to the potato producer for the quantity of potatoes required to manufacture one tonne of potato starch, on a 'factory gate' basis, shall be 272,93 ECU for the 1987/88 cereals marketing year. 2. The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted according to the starch content of the potatoes.
Article 2
The detailed rules for application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
Article 3
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 from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987.
Council Decision
of 2 October 2003
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/716/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr José Joaquin MARTÍNEZ SIESO, of which the Council was notified on 23 September 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Miguel Ángel REVILLA ROIZ, Presidente - Gobierno de Cantabria, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José Joaquin MARTÍNEZ SIESO for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1351/85
of 23 May 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, products of category 5 (code 40.0050), originating in Indonesia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of that Regulation provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of Annexes I or II thereto, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of those Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, products of category 5 (code 40.0050), the relevant ceiling amounts to 23 800 pieces; whereas on 21 May 1985 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Indonesia, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Indonesia,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 27 May 1985 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Indonesia:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // 40.0050 // 5 // ex 60.05 A // // Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: // // // // // A. Outer garments and clothing accessories: // // // // 60.05-01, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 // Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // // // // //
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 May 1985.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 March 2008
amending Decision 2007/176/EC as regards the List of standards and/or specifications for electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and services
(notified under document number C(2008) 1001)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/286/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (1) and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
Having consulted the Communications Committee,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission adopted Decision 2007/176/EC (2) establishing a List of standards and/or specifications for electronic communications networks services and associated facilities. Chapter VIII of this list covers standards for broadcasting services.
(2)
The harmonised provision of terrestrial broadcast television on mobile platforms is essential to achieve economies of scale across the EU. In its Communication on Strengthening the Internal Market for Mobile TV (3), the Commission identified the standard Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) as the most suitable standard for the future development of terrestrial mobile TV in Europe and signalled its intention to add this standard to the list of standards,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Decision 2007/176/EC, the following is added to section 8.3 (Digital Broadcasting) in chapter VIII of the List of Standards:
‘Digital Video Broadcasting (Handheld)
DVB-H
ETSI EN 302 304
Version 1.1.1’
Article 2
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1295/97 of 3 July 1997 correcting Regulation (EC) No 955/97 laying down detailed rules for the management of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes of fish food covered by CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41 pursuant to Council Decision 97/126/EC originating in the Faeroes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 97/126/EC of 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/97 (2) lays down detailed rules for the management of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes of fish food covered by CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41, originating in the Faeroes;
Whereas, as the result of a material error, the maximum quantity of goods for which each import licence application may be submitted under the above quota was altered in relation to the maximum quantity set in the detailed rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 641/92 (3), repealed by Regulation (EC) No 955/97, in application of the old Agreement; whereas, therefore, that error should be corrected by amending Regulation (EC) No 955/97 accordingly;
Whereas 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
In Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 955/97, '200 tonnes` is replaced by '1 000 tonnes`.
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 the first calendar week which begins after its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 July 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 December 2004
on the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments and the approval and signing of the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding
(2005/35/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 94 in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 16 October 2001, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate with the Principality of Monaco an agreement for securing the adoption by that State of measures equivalent to those to be applied within the Community to ensure effective taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
(2)
The text of the Agreement which is the result of the negotiations duly reflects the negotiating directives issued by the Council. It is accompanied by a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco.
(3)
Subject to the adoption at a later date of a Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement, it is desirable to sign the two documents that were initialled on 1 July 2004 and have confirmation of the Council approval of the Memorandum of Understanding,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Subject to the adoption at a later date of a Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC (1) on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign that Agreement and the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding as well as the Letters which have to be exchanged in accordance with Article 21(2) of the Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding, in order to bind the Community.
The Memorandum of Understanding shall be approved by the Council.
The texts of the Agreement and of the Memorandum of Understanding are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 775/2006
of 23 May 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 24 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2003
of 27 June 2003
fixing the aid for unginned cotton from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2003 for the 2002/03 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays down that the amount of the production aid for unginned cotton is to be fixed on the basis of the difference between, on the one hand, the guide price established in accordance with Article 3(1) and Article 7 of that Regulation and, on the other, the world market price determined in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(2) Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4), provides that the amount of aid for unginned cotton applicable for each period for which a world market price for that product has been determined is to be fixed no later than 30 June.
(3) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2003(5) fixed actual production of unginned cotton and the resulting reduction in the guide price for the 2002/03 marketing year.
(4) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton was fixed periodically during the 2002/03 marketing year.
(5) The amount of aid applicable for each period for which a world market price for unginned cotton has been determined should accordingly be fixed for the 2002/03 marketing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 March 2003, the amounts of the aid for unginned cotton corresponding to the world market prices established in the Regulations listed in the Annex are fixed in that Annex from the date of entry into force of the Regulations concerned.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 568/2004
of 26 March 2004
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 27 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2085/2004
of 6 December 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
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, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2004.
It shall apply from 8 to 21 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 937/2002
of 31 May 2002
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 51th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 51th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 28 May 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2002.