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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/2003
of 27 November 2003
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(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
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION of 27 November 1995 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (95/503/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 94/65/EC of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Dietrich Kassmann, notified to the Council on 14 September 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Axel Endlein is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Dietrich Kassmann for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 340/2009
of 23 April 2009
fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the third individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 186/2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2009 (2) has opened buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure for the period expiring on 31 August 2009, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 of 5 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter (3).
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed or a decision to make no award is to be taken, in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received for the third individual invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should be fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the third individual invitation to tender for the buying-in of butter within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 186/2009, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 21 April 2009, the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 220,00/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 263/2005
of 16 February 2005
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (3), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (4), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2)
It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3)
It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2001
of 10 October 2001
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 October 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 13 February 1997 amending the boundaries of the mountain and hill areas in France within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (97/158/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/238/EEC (3), identifies the areas in France defined as mountain and hill areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC and the specific criteria which resulted in their being so defined;
Whereas the French Government notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC of new areas likely to be included on the Community list of mountain and hill areas and information on the characteristics of these areas; whereas, furthermore, the special aid scheme existing in the mountain and hill areas will be extended to the new areas;
Whereas, as the above notification indicates, the areas meet the criteria and indices in Council Directive 76/401/EEC (4) used to identify the areas covered by Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC; whereas the said areas should therefore be included in the Community list of mountain and hill areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas these amendments do not increase the utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas by more than 1,5 % of the utilized agricultural area of France;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community list of mountain and hill areas of France, which appears in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC, is hereby supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1779/93 of 2 July 1993 adopting derogatory arrangements in the beef and veal sector as a result of transport problems following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas the import licences in respect of young male bovine animals which may be imported for the second quarter of 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 733/93 (3), are issued on the 30th day of that quarter, in accordance with Article 15(5) (a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (5); whereas the term of validity on the licences referred to above is limited to 90 days in accordance with Article 4 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80; whereas, in the light of the situation as regards imports resulting from the outbreak at foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria, the term of validity of the said licences should be suitably extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, the term of validity of the licences issued for the second quarter of 1993 in accordance with Article 15 (5) (a) of that Regulation shall be extended by 60 days at the request of the operator in question.
2. The request referred to in paragraph 1 above must be accompanied by the original of the licence concerned.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 2 July 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1549/2005
of 22 September 2005
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005 of 2 September 2005 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2005/2006 marketing year (3),
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005.
(2)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(3)
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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 16 to 22 September 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States
Done at Brussels, 22 September 2005.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1444/84
of 25 May 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), products of category 41 (code 0410), originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3570/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3570/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 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 Annex A or B thereto, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of that Annex; 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 certain yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), products of category 41 (code 0410), the relevant ceiling amounts to nine tonnes; whereas on 23 May 1984 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Thailand, 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 Thailand,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 29 May 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3570/83, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1984) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // 0410 // 41 // ex 51.01 A // // Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // A. Yarn of synthetic textile fibres: // // // // 51.01-01, 02, 03, 04, 08, 09, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48 // Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre // // // // //
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, 25 May 1984.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 August 2006
amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production
(notified under document number C(2006) 3447)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/552/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (1), and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2003/85/EC sets out minimum control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and certain preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorities and the farming community concerning that disease.
(2)
The preventive measures set out in Directive 2003/85/EC include the provision that Member States are to ensure that the handling of the live foot-and-mouth disease virus for the manufacturing of either inactivated antigens for the production of vaccines or vaccines and related research is carried out only in approved laboratories listed in Part B of Annex XI to that Directive.
(3)
The competent authorities of Germany have officially informed the Commission of some changes relating to manufacturers of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in this Member State. Germany has renewed the necessary security guarantees for the laboratory situated on its territory.
(4)
For security reasons it is important to keep the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production in Directive 2003/85/EC updated.
(5)
Accordingly, it is necessary to replace the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production in Part B of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC by the list set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC, Part B is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 3 July 2006.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 August 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 December 2007
approving certain national programmes for the control of salmonella in flocks of laying hens of Gallus gallus
(notified under document number C(2007) 6100)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/848/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (1) and, in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The purpose of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is to ensure that proper and effective measures are taken to detect and control salmonella and other zoonotic agents at all relevant stages of production, processing and distribution, particularly at the level of primary production, in order to reduce their prevalence and the risk they pose to public health.
(2)
A Community target was established for the reduction of the prevalence of all salmonella serotypes with public health significance in laying flocks of Gallus gallus at the level of primary production by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 of 31 July 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in laying hens of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 (2).
(3)
In order to achieve the Community target Member States are to establish national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus and submit them to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.
(4)
Certain Member States have submitted their national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus.
(5)
Those programmes were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.
(6)
The national control programmes should therefore be approved.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION
Article 1
The national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus submitted by the Member States listed in the Annex are approved.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2007.