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COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 November 2009
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver
(2009/897/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point 2(b)(i) of Article 62, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’).
(2)
The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 28 May 2009 and has been provisionally applied since that date, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2009/481/EC (2).
(3)
The Agreement should be approved.
(4)
The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement, which should adopt its rules of procedure. It is appropriate to provide for a simplified procedure for the establishment of the Community position on the adoption of those rules of procedure.
(5)
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, these Member States are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are not bound by it or subject to its application,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement (4).
Article 3
The Community shall be represented by the Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, in the Joint Committee of experts established by Article 6 of the Agreement.
Article 4
The position of the Community within the Joint Committee of experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 6(4) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council.
Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1893/2003
of 28 October 2003
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.
(2) By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund.
(3) The application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the months of November and December 2003, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 October 2003.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 1999
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000 the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola
(1999/783/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola(1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Community and the Republic of Angola have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to the abovementioned Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol in force which is annexed to the said Agreement;
(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 2 May 1999;
(3) Under that Protocol, Community fishermen have fishing rights in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Angola for the period 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000;
(4) In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible; for this reason, both parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol previously in force; that Agreement should be approved subject to a definitive decision pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty;
(5) The allocation of fishing possibilities among the Member States should, moreover, be determined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under the Fisheries Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 May 1999 to 2 May 2000, the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola 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 fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol are allocated among the Member States as follows:
- Shrimp vessels:
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- Demersal trawlers:
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- Bottom longliners:
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- Freezer tuna seiners:
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- Surface longliners:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not exhaust the fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol the Commission may entertain licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 1999.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1376/84
of 17 May 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof, falling within heading No 67.02 and originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex B originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 150 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;
Whereas, in the case of certain artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof falling within heading No 67.02, the reference base is fixed at 3 526 200 ECU; whereas, on 16 May 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Hong Kong, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Hong Kong,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 21 May 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong:
// // // CCT
heading
No
// Description
// // // 67.02
(NIMEXE codes
67.02-11, 19, 20) // Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit:
A. Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof:
I. Parts
II. Other
B. Articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit // // 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, 17 May 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 464/2007
of 26 April 2007
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
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 market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 April 2007.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 August 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/438/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 11 February 1983, Belgium requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200', ordered on 17 November 1981 and intended to be used for determining the frequency of all radiation produced by another tunable laser and in particular for the study of the structures and properties of gaseous molecules, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 5 July 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a laser; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision of the frequency, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Coherent - Single Frequency He Ne Laser, model 200', which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 11 February 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 August 1983.
Council Decision
of 23 July 2001
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia terminating Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part
(2001/797/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 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 has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to terminate the Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part(1).
(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia terminating Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 188/2006
of 2 February 2006
amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 94/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the third indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 (2). These refunds have been last amended by Regulation (EC) No 165/2006 (3).
(2)
Since the information at present available to the Commission is different to that available to it at the time Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 was adopted, these refunds should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refunds to be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d), (f) and (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, fixed by Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 for the marketing year 2005/06, are hereby amended and detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 2004
concerning the signing of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes
(2005/520/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 13, 71, 80, 95, 127, 137, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 157, 166, 175, 280 and 308 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)(2)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for its participation in Community programmes.Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement initialled on 25 October 2004 should be signed,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 January 2010
appointing three Belgian members and two Belgian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/31/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2)
Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Geert BOURGEOIS, Mr Dirk VAN MECHELEN and Mr Jos CHABERT. Two alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Evelyne HUYTEBROECK and Mr Pascal SMET,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following are hereby (re)appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a)
as members:
-
Mr Geert BOURGEOIS, viceminister-president van de Vlaamse Regering en Vlaams Minister van Bestuurszaken, Binnenlands Bestuur, Inburgering, Toerisme en Vlaamse Rand (change of mandate),
-
Mr Dirk VAN MECHELEN, Vlaams volksvertegenwoordiger (change of mandate),
-
Mr Jos CHABERT, opvolger in het Brussels Parlement (change of mandate),
and
(b)
as alternate members:
-
Mr Yaron PESZTAT, Membre du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale,
-
Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES, Minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Regering.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 January 2010.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 540/85
of 28 February 1985
amending for the sixth time Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 fixing the list of the various groups of hop varieties cultivated in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 12 (8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 573/81 (4), divides these varieties into the groups 'aromatic hops', 'bitter hops' and 'others' according to commercial practice in the Community and world hop markets on the basis of the final uses of the hops in brewing and by reference to common characteristics, with particular emphasis on the content of bitter and aromatic substances;
Whereas examination of the variety 'Yeoman' hitherto classified in the third group 'others' and the use to which it is put in brewing has shown that this variety has a predominant bitter characteristic; whereas the said variety should accordingly be transferred into the second group 'bitter hops';
Whereas two new varieties by the name of 'Omega' and 'Orion' have appeared on the Community market; whereas the knowledge at present available of their characteristics and of their use in brewing indicates that they should be classified in the third group 'others';
Whereas it is appropriate that this Regulation be applied to the varieties produced in the 1984 harvest;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall apply to the varieties produced in the 1984 and subsequent harvests.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1985.