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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 189/98 of 23 January 1998 determining to what extent import right applications submitted for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kilograms as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2524/97 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2524/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down, for the first half of 1998, certain detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2524/97 lays down the number of head of live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kilograms originating in certain third countries which may be imported under special conditions in the period 1 January to 30 June 1998;
Whereas the quantities for which import right applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available; whereas, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2524/97, a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for should be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import right applications submitted pursuant to the import arrangements referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2524/97 shall be reduced by 99,1797 %.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 January 1998.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2606/93 of 21 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3677/89 with regard to the total alcoholic strength by volume of certain quality wines imported from Hungary
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 70 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 70 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 prohibits importation of wine, other than liqueur or sparkling wine, for direct human consumption that has a total alcoholic strength by volume of more than 15 %;
Whereas pursuant to Article 70 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3677/89 of 7 December 1989 on the total alcoholic strength by volume and the total acidity of certain imported quality wines and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2931/80 (2), waived this prohibition in the case of certain Hungarian wines; whereas this waiver expired on 31 August 1993; whereas pending the possible conclusion of a wine sector agreement between the Community and Hungary the waiver should be extended for a year;
Whereas, since this is a measure under the common agricultural policy, it must be taken at the Community level,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/89, '31 August 1993' shall be replaced by '31 August 1994'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2007
of 11 May 2007
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 63rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in 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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 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 (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4)
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 63rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 8 May 2007, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 248,00 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 May 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 November 1998 amending Commission Decision 93/467/EEC authorising Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America (notified under document number C(1998) 3503) (98/661/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (2), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal,
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in North American countries, may, in principle, not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt., the cause of oak wilt;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/467/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/724/EC (4) permits derogations for oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached originating in Canada and the United States of America provided that special conditions are satisfied;
Whereas Decision 93/467/EEC as amended stipulated that the authorisation shall expire on 31 December 1998;
Whereas, on the basis of the information available at present, the conditions for the derogation in the aforementioned Decision should be maintained;
Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorisation still obtain;
Whereas the authorisation should therefore be extended for a further limited period;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that Canada and the United States of America make all technical information available which is necessary to continue to monitor the functioning of the protective measures required under the aforementioned technical conditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 93/467/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1(2)(b), '- Vigo` is added after '- Valencia`.
2. In Article 3, '31 December 1998` is replaced by '31 December 2000`.
3. In Annex I, part 7, '96/724/EC` is replaced by '98/661/EC`.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 November 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 300/2009
of 8 April 2009
laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from 27 March 2009 to 3 April 2009 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for rice originating in Egypt
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 (3) opened an annual import tariff quota for 5 605 tonnes of rice falling within CN code 1006 originating in Egypt (order No 09.4097).
(2)
The notification made in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 shows that the applications lodged from 13:00 (Brussels time) on 27 March 2009, until 13:00 on 3 April 2009 in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.
(3)
The submission of new import licence applications should also be suspended under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 until the end of the current quota period, in accordance with Article 4(2) of that Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for rice originating in Egypt under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 lodged from 13:00 (Brussels time) on 27 March 2009, until 13:00 on 3 April 2009 shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 23,68421 %.
2. The submission of new import licence applications from 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 3 April 2009 is hereby suspended until the end of the current quota period.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 April 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 919/2007
of 1 August 2007
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 2 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 August 2007.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 February 2005
appointing six Belgian members and eight Belgian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/159/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 Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC (1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2)
One seat as a member and one seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Frans RAMON, member, notified to the Council on 8 September 2004 and of Mr Jos BEX, alternate member, notified to the Council on 3 February 2005, and five seats as members and seven seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Paul VAN GREMBERGEN (BE), Mr Bart SOMERS (BE), Mr Stefaan PLATTEAU (BE), Mr Xavier DESGAIN (BE) and Mr Hervé HASQUIN (BE), members, and of Mr Jacques TIMMERMANS (BE), Mr André DENYS, Ms Josée VERCAMMEN, Mr Serge KUBLA, Mr Rudy DEMOTTE, Mr Jean-Marc NOLLET and Mr Bernd GENTGES, alternate members, notified to the Council on 24 January 2005,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions:
a)
as members:
Mr Yves LETERME
Minister-President van de Vlaamse Regering en Vlaams Minister van Institutionele Hervormingen, Landbouw, Zeevisserij en Plattelandsbeleid
to replace Mr Frans RAMON
Mr Bart SOMERS
Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger
(on the basis of his new mandate as a member of the Flemish Parliament)
Ms Fientje MOERMAN
Vice-Minister-President van de Vlaamse Regering en Vlaams Minister van Economie, Ondernemen, Wetenschap, Innovatie en Buitenlandse Handel
to replace Mr Stefaan PLATTEAU
Mr Geert BOURGEOIS
Vlaams Minister van Bestuurzaken, Buitenlands Beleid, Media en Tourisme
to replace Mr Paul VAN GREMBERGEN
Mr Michel LEBRUN
Député wallon
to replace Mr Xavier DESGAIN
Mr Jean-François ISTASSE
Président du Parlement de la Communauté française
to replace Mr Hervé HASQUIN;
b)
as alternate members:
Mr Johan SAUWENS
Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger
to replace Mr André DENYS
Mr Bart CARON
Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger
to replace Mr Jacques TIMMERMANS
Mr Stefaan PLATTEAU
Burgemeester,
to replace Ms Josée VERCAMMEN
Ms Marie-Dominique SIMONET
Ministre de la Recherche, des Technologies nouvelles et des relations extérieures du Gouvernement wallon
to replace Mr Serge KUBLA
Mr Maurice BAYENET
Député au Parlement de la Communauté française
to replace Mr Jean-Marc NOLLET
Mr Béa DIALLO
Député au Parlement de la Communauté française
to replace Mr Rudy DEMOTTE
Mr Claude DESAMA
Bourgmestre de Verviers
to replace Mr Bernd GENTGES
Mr Jan ROEGIERS
Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger
to replace Mr Jos BEX
for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1503/2006
of 28 September 2006
implementing and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (1), and in particular Article 17(b) to (d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on the business cycle and laid down the required variables.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 introduced new variables and imposed new obligations on Member States concerning data collection.
(3)
As a consequence, implementing measures, as well as amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98, are necessary with regard to definitions of variables, the list of variables and the frequency of data compilation.
(4)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/2001 of 26 March 2001 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the definitions of variables (2) should be therefore replaced by this Regulation.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Definitions of variables
1. The definitions of the variables laid down in Annexes A to D to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98, as well as their objectives, characteristics and ways of calculation of the relevant indices, are described in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Member States shall start to apply these definitions for the collection of statistical data not later than one year from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. Full compliance with these definitions should be achieved not later than at the next revision of the base year as provided in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98.
4. Member States shall ensure that existing statistical data covered by Regulation (EC) 1165/98 will be revised by recalculation or estimation to satisfy these definitions.
5. Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission, at its request, any relevant information on the conformance of statistical data to the definitions set forth in Annex I to this Regulation. Results for a variable differing by not more than 0,2 % from the results of a variable which conforms with the definitions of the variable laid down in Annex I shall be deemed conforming.
Article 2
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98
Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as shown in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Repeal
Regulation (EC) No 588/2001 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
Article 4
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 28 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2257/98 of 20 October 1998 laying down special measures derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Articles 35(11) and 46 thereof,
Whereas the problems on the Russian market since September have seriously damaged exporters' economic interests and the resulting situation has seriously affected the opportunities for exports;
Whereas, under the circumstances and notwithstanding Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (4), holders of export licences with advance fixing of the refund valid on 1 September 1998 should be allowed, until the end of 1998 and provided that Russia is one of the destinations mentioned on the licence, to return them to the issuing body with a view to recovering the corresponding security in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the securities relating to export licences for fruit and vegetables with advance fixing of the refund on which Russia is one of the stipulated destinations, which were valid on 1 September 1998 and which were or are returned to the issuing body no later than 31 December 1998, shall be released in full for the quantities not exported.
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, 20 October 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2739/95 of 28 November 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 13 (12) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector;
Whereas, in order to guarantee exporters equal access to export licences, the submission period for applications, running from Monday to Wednesday, should be extended by one day where those days are holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (1):
'However, where those three days are holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State, applications may be lodged on the Thursday following that period in the Member State in question.`;
2. the introductory phrase of Article 7 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each Wednesday from 1 p.m., or, where the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) applies, each Thursday from 1 p.m., by fax for the preceding period:`;
3. in Annex II, the words 'Monday . . . to Wednesday . . .` are deleted.
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 November 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 95/2009
of 2 February 2009
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2009.