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COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 June 2005
authorising Malta to make use of the system established by Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council to replace surveys of bovine livestock
(notified under document number C(2005) 1588)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/415/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Article 1(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.
(2)
Commission Decision 2004/588/EC (3) recognises the fully operational character of the Maltese database for bovine animals.
(3)
Pursuant to Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States may, at their request, be authorised to use administrative sources instead of surveys of the bovine population on the condition that they satisfy the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
(4)
In support of its request of 11 March 2005, Malta submitted technical documentation on the structure and updating of the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and on the methods of calculating the statistical data.
(5)
In particular, Malta proposed the calculation methods for obtaining the statistical data for the categories referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC, which are not directly available in the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. Malta should take all the appropriate measures to ensure that these calculation methods produce accurate statistical data.
(6)
Following examination of the request based on the technical documentation provided by the Maltese authorities, the request should be met.
(7)
This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics established by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Malta is hereby authorised to replace the surveys of bovine animals provided for by Directive 93/24/EEC by using the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 to obtain all the statistical data required to comply with the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
Article 2
When the system referred to in Article 1 ceases to be operational or its contents no longer make it possible to obtain reliable statistical information on all or certain categories of bovine animals, Malta shall return to a statistical survey system for the purpose of estimating the cattle population or the categories concerned.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 310/2004
of 20 February 2004
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003
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), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003(3) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.
(4) 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 submitted from 16 to 19 February 2004 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.
Commission Decision
of 20 February 2004
laying down arrangements for the submission of information on plans or programmes required under Council Directive 96/62/EC in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air
(notified under document number C(2004) 491)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/224/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 8(3) of Directive 96/62/EC, plans or programmes for attaining the limit values established by Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(2) and by Directive 2000/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air(3) must be prepared in the Member States for those zones and agglomerations where the limit values plus the margin of tolerance are exceeded. Those plans and programmes must include at least the information listed in Annex IV to Directive 96/62/EC. The Commission must regularly check the implementation of those plans and programmes.
(2) Article 11 of Directive 96/62/EC requires Member States to submit their plans and programmes to the Commission annually.
(3) While the plans and programmes would be drafted according to the specific administrative requirements in each Member State, the information submitted to the Commission should be harmonised and structured in accordance with the detailed arrangements laid down in the present Decision.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 12 of Directive 96/62/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
When submitting the information on the plans or programmes referred to in Article 8(3) of Directive 96/62/EC, as required by Article 11(1)(a)(iii) thereof, with regard to the limit values established by Directives 1999/30/EC and 2000/69/EC, Member States shall present that information in accordance with the structure set out in the Annex to this Decision.
The full plans and programmes shall be made available to the Commission on request.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2321/92 of 23 July 1992 extending the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4278/88 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland (1) was signed on 5 October 1973 and came into force on 1 January 1974;
Whereas Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which is an integral part of the said Agreement, was amended by Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee of 12 December 1988 (2) with a view to simplifying the cumulation rules; whereas a specific safeguard measure is provided for in Article 2 of that Decision;
Whereas, on 21 December 1988, the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 4278/88 (3) for the purpose of laying down the procedures for implementing the said safeguard clause;
Whereas Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee and Regulation (EEC) No 4278/88 were applicble until 31 December 1991;
Whereas, on 17 July 1992, the EEC-Finland Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/92 (4) extending the validity of Decision No 5/88, also with respect to the Article 2 safeguard measure, for an indefinite period of time, with effect from 1 January 1992; whereas it is therefore necessary also to extend the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4278/88,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4278/88 is hereby extended for an indefinite period of time.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1992.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 June 1984
approving the programme of measures submitted by the Italian Government for 1984 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(84/353/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 81/518/EEC of 6 July 1981 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy (1), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas, as required by Article 4 (1) of the said Decision, the Italian Government has submitted the annual programme of measures planned for 1984;
Whereas the programme that has been submitted is such as to attain the objective of organizing in Italy a system of surveys on agricultural matters which will satisfy Community requirements in respect of statistical information in this field;
Whereas the Italian Government has submitted also a report on the execution of the preceding annual programme;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme of measures on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy submitted by the Italian Government for 1984 is approved.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 20 June 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1130/92 of 29 April 1992 amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of 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 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/91 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 839/92 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas the German authorities have requested that three vessels meeting the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 be added to the list annexed to that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; that the vessels added to the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 replace vessels which were deleted from the same list by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 860/90 (5) and (EEC) No 551/92 (6); whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessels in question should be added to the list,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to 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, 29 April 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2384/85 of 30 July 1985 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3646/83 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas, at the fifth session of the conference of the parties to the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, held in Buenos Aires from 22 April to 3 May 1985, amendments were made to Appendices I and II to the Convention; whereas alterations were made to Appendix III to the Convention; whereas Appendices I, II and III of Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 should now be amended to incorporate the amendments accepted by the Community, and parts 1 and 2 of Annex C to that Regulation should be altered; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Appendices I, II and III of Annex A and parts 1 and 2 of Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 are hereby replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 August 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1611/2000
of 24 July 2000
adjusting the compensatory agrimonetary aid granted to Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For various Member States, the maximum amount of the compensatory aid resulting from the rates for converting the euro into national currency units and the exchange rates applicable on 1 July 1999 is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/1999(2).
(2) Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 provides that the maximum amount of the compensatory aid is to be reduced or cancelled if necessary as a function of the effect on income of the development of the exchange rates recorded on the first day of the second and third tranche.
(3) The conversion rate applicable to certain direct aids whose operative event is 1 July 2000 is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1577/2000(3). The rate laid down for the Danish krone indicates a depreciation of that currency, and the amount of the second tranche of compensatory aid for Denmark should therefore be reduced.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The reduced amounts of the second tranche of compensatory aid for Denmark resulting from the maximum amounts of the first tranche provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1639/1999 are set out in the Annex.
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, 24 July 2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2002
of 30 April 2002
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals 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 for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 1 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2143/2005
of 23 December 2005
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under 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).
(3)
The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4)
The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5)
The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6)
It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7)
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
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 13/2005
of 6 January 2005
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to ‘social participation’
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.
(2)
Under Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary for the list of target secondary areas and variables to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. For 2006, the list of target secondary variables included in the module ‘Social participation’, (which relates particularly to participation in cultural events, integration with relatives, friends and neighbours, and participation in formal and informal activities) should be set out, together with variable codes and definitions.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of target secondary variables, the variable codes, and the definitions for the 2006 Module for ‘social participation’ to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that 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, 6 January 2005.