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Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2003
of 19 March 2003
on the periods for which certain cereal and rice products may remain under customs control arrangements for the advance payment of refunds
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), and in particular Article 13(11) 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(15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(5), as last amended by Regulation 444/2003(6), limits the duration of advance fixing of the refund to the period remaining of the validity of export licences. This provision is liable to present cereal and rice operators with supply problems during the period in which the marketing year changes and also to interrupt the regular supply of cereal and rice products to traditional customers. Special measures should be adopted therefore for the cereal and rice sectors.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 of 25 February 1976 on the reduction of the time limit during which certain cereal products may remain under customs control while awaiting advance payment of refunds(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1873/82(8), provides for a special period for malt. This product should be included in the special arrangements for cereals and Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 should be repealed.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Notwithstanding Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, the products referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 other than maize and sorghum may remain under customs control with a view to being processed up to 30 September in the case of export licences whose validity expires in July or August.
Maize and sorghum may remain under customs control with a view to being processed up to 30 November in the case of export licences whose validity expires in October.
2. Notwithstanding Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, the paddy rice referred to in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and falling within CN code 1006 10 may remain under customs control with a view to being processed up to 30 October in the case of export licences whose validity expires in September.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to payment declarations accepted from 1 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 309/2009
of 15 April 2009
closing intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price until 31 August 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder (2), and in particular the Article 9a(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On the basis of the communications submitted by Member States on 15 April 2009 in accordance with Article 9a(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, the total quantity of skimmed milk powder offered for intervention at fixed price since 1 March 2009 has exceeded the limit of 109 000 tonnes fixed in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Therefore, the intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price has to be closed until 31 August 2009, a single percentage has to be fixed for the quantities received by the competent authorities of the Member States on 14 April 2009 and the offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 15 April 2009 have to be rejected.
(2)
In accordance with Article 2(6) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 the skimmed milk powder offered for intervention has to be put up in bags of a net weight of 25 kg net. Therefore, quantities of skimmed milk powder which have been multiplied by a single percentage should be rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.
(3)
Intervention agencies have to notify sellers swiftly following publication of the single percentage and the closing of buying-in at fixed price. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price is hereby closed until 31 August 2009.
The total quantity of the offers of skimmed milk powder for intervention which were received from each seller by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 9a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, on 14 April 2009 shall be accepted, multiplied by a single percentage of 64,2749 % and then rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.
Offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 15 April 2009 until 31 August 2009 shall be rejected.
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, 15 April 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1304/2005
of 9 August 2005
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in ICES zone Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 9 August 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1117/2004
of 16 June 2004
fixing the exchange rate applicable in 2004 to certain direct aids and measures of a structural or environmental nature in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 751/2004 of 22 April 2004 setting certain operative events for the exchange rate for 2004 for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to take account of their accession to the European Union (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 751/2004, the operative event for the exchange rate for 2004 in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for the purposes of converting certain amounts into national currency is the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession. The exchange rate to be used corresponds to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the calendar month preceding the date of the operative event.
(2)
The 2003 Treaty of Accession entered into force on 1 May 2004.
(3)
The exchange rate applicable, for 2004, to the amounts and aid concerned should therefore be fixed according to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the month of April 2004,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For 2004, the exchange rates in the Annex shall apply to the following amounts in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia:
(a)
the amounts of a structural or environmental nature referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 (2);
(b)
the amounts of the premiums and payments in the beef and veal sector provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6, 11, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (3);
(c)
the amounts of the premiums and payments in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector provided for in Articles 4, 5 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 (4);
(d)
the aid for energy crops provided for in Chapter 5 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (5).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 16 June 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1799/2004
of 15 October 2004
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2004
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),
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 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 (EC) No 1784/2003, 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 Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4)
The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(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 Annex I to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 16 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 429/2007
of 19 April 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
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 markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 19 April 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3)
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
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 19 April 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 34,165 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 April 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 931/97 of 26 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 832/97 as regards the dates for applications for assistance in the floricultural sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2275/96 of 22 November 1996 introducing specific measures for live plants and floricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/97 (2) lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2275/96 introducing specific measures for live plants and floricultural products; whereas those rules lay down specific deadlines for the introduction of applications for 1997; whereas those dates should be altered so as to take account of the late publication of the Regulation in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floricultural Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 832/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1), the date '30 May 1997` is replaced by '6 June 1997`,
2. In the second sentence of Article 5 (2), the date '21 June 1997` is replaced by '28 June 1997`.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 26 May 1997.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2087/96 of 28 October 1996 amending, as regards the period of application, Regulation (EC) No 1543/95 derogating, for the 1995/96 marketing year, from Regulation (EC) No 3119/93 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain citrus fruits
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas certain citrus fruit processors are still experiencing financial difficulties in paying the minimum price to producers; whereas, in order to rectify that situation, Regulation (EC) No 1543/95 (4), authorizes Member States, in respect of the 1995/96 marketing year, to pay the financial compensation directly to producers under certain conditions; whereas, as a result, Regulation (EC) No 1543/95 should be extended to the new 1996/97 marketing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second subparagraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'It shall apply to the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years.`
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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 Luxembourg, 28 October 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 March 1995 on Community financial assistance to improve the system of checks at the external borders in Finland (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (95/100/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 93/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Whereas Council Directives 90/675/EEC (3) and 91/496/EEC (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, lay down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products and animals respectively entering the Community from third countries and provide for the possibility for Member States and Finland in particular to call on Community financial assistance for the implementation of such checks;
Whereas the Finnish authorities have submitted a national programme to the Commission to improve the system of checks at the external frontier on animals and animals products; whereas the programme covers in particular the construction and renovation of the necessary infrastructures, the purchase of equipment for the checks and the recruitment of additional personnel, and is accompanied by suitable financial details;
Whereas the stepping-up of veterinary checks at the external frontier is one of the priorities of Community action, by virtue of the completion of the single market;
Whereas, however, the Community financial contribution must not exceed the appropriations available; whereas, as a consequence, the measures considered as having priority should be determined in order in particular to make the Community contribution more effective;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme set out in the Annex is hereby approved for two years from 1 January 1995.
Article 2
1. The Community financial contribution shall amount to 50 % of the total cost of the programme subject to a ceiling of ECU 448 200.
2. Each year and for the first time in 1995, the Community financial contribution shall be granted in accordance with the following rules:
- at the beginning of each year, 50 % of the eligible expenditure for that year. For the first year, the measure must commence by 1 April 1995,
- the balance at the end of each year. For the last year, the balance will be paid at the end of the measure, which must take place by 31 December 1996.
Article 3
1. Payments shall be made in ecus.
2. The payment referred to in the first indent of Article 2 (2) shall be made on presentation to the Commission of an application for an advance.
3. The payment referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (2) shall be made on presentation of supporting documents.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 1995.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 719/94 of 29 March 1994 extending the 1993/94 marketing year in the beef and veal sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the intervention prices fixed in the context of the reform of the common agricultural policy for the beef and veal sector under Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2068/92 of 30 June 1992, fixing, for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1996, the intervention prices for adult bovine animals (2), will apply only form 1 July 1994 for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995; whereas the current marketing year should be extended therefore until 30 June 1994 in order to maintain the guide and inter intervention prices at their existing level until the new price system is applied,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the 1993/94 marketing year in the beef and veal sector shall end on 30 June 1994 and the 1994/95 marketing year shall begin on 1 July 1994.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 1994.