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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 436/2005
of 17 March 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 (2) lays down the rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, inter alia, concerning the conditions for the verification of the tetrahydrocannabinol content in hemp growth.
(2)
In accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, the Member States have notified the results of the tests to determine the tetrahydrocannabinol levels in the hemp varieties sown in 2004. Those results should be taken into account when drawing up the list of hemp varieties in respect of area-related aid schemes in the coming marketing years and the list of varieties temporarily accepted for 2005/06. Certain of these varieties should be submitted to the procedure B provided for in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the 2005/06 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2005
COUNCIL DECISION of 27 April 1998 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé, signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995 (98/344/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Agreement amending the fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé, signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995, should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement amending the fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé, the protocols and declarations annexed thereto and the declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement, the protocols and declarations annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
1. Where the Community is required to take a position in the ACP-EC Council of Ministers, that position shall be determined by the Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. However, the Council shall act unanimously when the question covers a field for which unanimity is required for the adoption of internal rules.
2. Where the Community is required to take a position in the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors, in cases where that Committee is required to take decisions under powers delegated to it by the ACP-EC Council of Ministers, that position shall be determined in accordance with the rules set out in paragraph 1.
3. The President of the Council shall hold the office of President of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 340 of the fourth ACP-EC Convention and shall present the Community position jointly with the Commission representative.
Article 3
Decisions of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
Pursuant to Article 366 of the fourth ACP-EC Convention, the President of the Council shall deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 360 of the said Convention for the Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION of 11 July 1996 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to washing machines (Text with EEA relevance) (96/461/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product groups;
Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups;
Whereas, by Decision 93/430/EEC (2), the Commission established ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to washing machines, which, according to Article 3 thereof, are valid until 30 June 1996;
Whereas it is appropriate to adopt a new decision establishing ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a further period of three years after the expiry of the period of validity of the previous criteria, in order to continue to allow for the participation in the Community eco-label award scheme of manufacturers and importers of washing machines; whereas, in order to avoid any hiatus in the validity of the ecological criteria, this Decision should therefore apply with effect from 1 July 1996;
Whereas it is appropriate to revise the criteria which were established by Decision 93/430/EEC in order for the test methods and classification for energy consumption and washing performance to be expressed in a manner consistent with Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive (EEC) No 75/92 with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (3) and in order to adapt the energy and water consumption requirements to technological innovation and market developments;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The product group to which this Decision relates is defined as:
- front and top loading washing machines sold to the general public, excluding twin-tubs and washer-dryers (hereinafter referred to as 'the product group`).
Article 2
The environmental performance of the product group shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The definition of the product group and the specific criteria for the product group shall be valid for the period from 1 July 1996 until 30 June 1999.
Article 4
The code number assigned for administrative purposes to the product group shall be '001`.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 1996.
COUNCIL DECISION of 11 July 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning fish, amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (94/733/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it is desirable to amend by means of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters with the Slovak Republic the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (1), and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, so as to provide for duty-free quotas for the importation into the Community of live trout and carp originating in the Slovak Republic, and for the importation into the Slovak Republic of frozen mackerel originating in the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Slovak Republic concerning fish, amending Article 17 of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and Article 24 of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, and adding an Annex XVa and an Annex XVb to those Agreements is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 460/2008
of 27 May 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 laying down the marketing standard for apples
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 of 26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 (1), and in particular Article 42(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 (2) provides in particular for a reduction in the minimum size from 1 June 2008 in order to be consistent with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe standard for apples UNECE-FFV-50. However, that standard has been amended and sizing provisions should be updated accordingly.
(2)
In order to avoid any conflict with commercial law, any mention of the trade names should be deleted from the list of apple varieties set out in the Appendix to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/2004.
(3)
It is also necessary to revise that list of varieties, in order to facilitate inspections. Consequently, the synonym ‘Renetta del Canada’ for the variety ‘Reinette blanche du Canada’ should be added and the apple variety ‘Zarja Alatau’ should be included in the same list.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 27 May 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 686/2007
of 19 June 2007
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (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,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultrymeat sector.
(2)
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
(3)
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2007, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 June 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1679/2004
of 27 September 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (2), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2004.
It shall apply from 29 September to 12 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2004.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4066/87
of 22 December 1987
fixing, for 1988, the quotas applicable for imports into Portugal of certain pigmeat products from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the initial quotas for 1986 applicable to Portuguese imports from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 of certain products in the pigmeat sector have been fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 495/86 (1); whereas at this stage, and subject to the definitive figures concerning trade in other products in this sector, it is appropriate to increase, for 1988, the quota set by Regulation (EEC) No 4063/86 (2) for 1987 for meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen falling within code 0203 of the combined nomenclature, by the minimum rate of 10 % provided for in Article 269 (2) of the Act of Accession,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quotas for 1988 which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession, apply to imports of products in the pigmeat sector coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1116/2007
of 27 September 2007
fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.
(3)
That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.
(4)
Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.
(5)
The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.
(6)
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 the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1996 presented by Finland and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/48/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Council Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of rabies;
Whereas it is now desirable to introduce full-scale eradication measures in infected Member States and adjacent third countries in order to prohibit the re-entry of rabies;
Whereas by letter, Finland has submitted a programme for the eradication of rabies;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for 1996 for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Decision 95/434/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Finland up to a maximum of ECU 70 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
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 for the eradication of rabies presented by Finland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996.
Article 2
Finland shall bring into force by 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of implementing the programme by Finland up to a maximum of ECU 70 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1997 at the latest.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 12 December 1995.