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Commission Decision
of 10 January 2003
amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community as regards the United States of America and Switzerland
(notified under document number C(2002) 5560)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/12/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine speciesOJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1., as last amended by Commission Decision 94/113/ECOJ L 53, 24.2.1994, p. 23., and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The competent veterinary services of the United States of America and Switzerland have forwarded requests for amendments to the list established by Commission Decision 92/452/EECOJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40., as last amended by Decision 2002/637/ECOJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 29., of teams officially approved in their territory for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community.
(2) Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been provided to the Commission by the competent veterinary services of the countries concerned, and they have officially approved the collection teams concerned for exports to the Community.
(3) Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC:
1. the row for the US team No 96ID083 is deleted;
2. the row for US team No 01WI098 is replaced by the following:
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3. the following row is added concerning US teams:
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4. the following row is added concerning Switzerland teams:
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Article 2
This Decision shall apply as from 31 January 2003.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 558/93 of 10 March 1993 on the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 and amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Articles 10 (1) and 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides that 'added sugars content' for the products listed in Annex III means the reading obtained by using a refractometer, multiplied by a specific factor and reduced by a fixed figure;
Whereas the refractometry method to be applied is defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 (3), laying down methods of measuring sugar processed from fruit and vegetables; whereas it has proved necessary to make the appropriate amendments to this method, in particular in order to specify the procedure for alcoholic products; whereas the introduction of the new method laid down in this Regulation makes it necessary to repeal Regulation (EEC) No 543/86;
Whereas the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 makes it necessary to adapt Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3800/92 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refractometry method to be used for determining the sugar content for the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows: the references to Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 in Additional Note No 1 in Chapter 8 and in Additional Notes Nos 2 and 6 in Chapter 20 are replaced by references to this Regulation.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 10 March 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1396/96 of 18 July 1996 fixing the minimum price applicable to dried grapes during the 1996/97 marketing year as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum import price for dried grapes is to be determined having regard to:
- the free-at-frontier price on import into the Community,
- the prices obtained in international trade,
- the situation on the internal Community market,
- the trend of trade with third countries;
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2089/85 of 23 July 1985 laying down general rules relating to the system of minimum import prices for dried grapes (3) provides that countervailing charges are to be fixed by reference to a scale of import prices; whereas the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applied on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative non-member countries;
Whereas a minimum import price must be fixed for currants and other dried grapes;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1996/97 marketing year shall be as set out in Annex I.
2. The countervailing charge to be imposed where the minimum import price referred to in paragraph 1 is not observed shall be as set out in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 342/2004
of 26 February 2004
on the issuing of export licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables (sugar-preserved cherries)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in processed fruit and vegetable products(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 of 23 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugars(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1859/2003(3) fixed the quantities in respect of which applications may be submitted for export licences with advance fixing of the refund.
(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 fixed the conditions in which special measures may be taken by the Commission with a view to preventing an overrun in the quantities for which export licences may be issued.
(3) In the light of information now available to the Commission, these quantities would be exceeded if all licences with advance fixing of the refund for the export of sugar-preserved cherries applied for since 20 February 2004 were issued without restriction. A reducing factor should therefore be applied to the quantities of this product applied for on 20 February 2004 and all applications for export licences with advance fixing of the refund submitted after that date during the same application period should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for sugar-preserved cherries for which applications were submitted on 20 February 2004 under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1859/2003 shall be issued for 70,5 % of the quantities applied for.
Applications for export licences with advance fixing of the refund for sugar-preserved cherries submitted after 20 February 2004 and before 23 February 2004 shall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004.
Commission Decision
of 24 April 2001
amending Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries to take account of the animal health situation in Uruguay
(notified under document number C(2001) 1145)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/325/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), in particular Articles 14 and 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina are laid down by Commission Decision 93/402/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/276/EC(4).
(2) Imports of fresh meat must take into account the different epidemiological situations in the countries concerned, and indeed in the different parts of their territories.
(3) The responsible veterinary authorities of the concerned countries must confirm that their countries or regions have for at least 12 months been free from rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease. Furthermore, the responsible authorities of the concerned countries must undertake to notify the Commission and the Member States within 24 hours, by fax, telex or telegram, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the above mentioned diseases or an alteration in the vaccination policy against them.
(4) On 24 October 2000 the competent authorities of Uruguay confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the department of Artigas.
(5) The competent authorities of Uruguay have provided satisfactory guarantees with regard to the measures taken to control the disease in the department of Artigas and a Food and Veterinary Office inspection mission has reported positively that the region of Artigas can be reauthorised for imports into the EC of bone-in meat.
(6) It is therefore necessary to redefine the territories within Uruguay from which imports into the Community of fresh meat are authorised.
(7) It is necessary to clarify the tables listing the countries following experience gained in the implementation of this Decision.
(8) Decision 93/402/EEC must be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 93/402/EEC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by the Annex A to this Decision.
2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex B to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1989/91 of 5 July 1991 on imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 lays down that the quantity which may be imported free from the additional amount must be allocated among the supplier countries, account being taken of traditional trade flows and of new suppliers;
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 of 22 June 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3718/90 (3), allocated the quantity which may be imported free from the additional amount among the supplier countries; whereas Article 3 (1) of the said Regulation provides for the possibility of reviewing the allocation on the basis of the certificates issued during the first six months of the year in question; whereas the supply situation as revealed by certificates issued at 30 June 1991 would justify a new allocation of the quantity concerned for the current year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Until 31 December 1991, the allocation of the overall quantity laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 and set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 shall be adjusted in accordance with the Annex hereto.
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, 5 July 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1958/2006
of 21 December 2006
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund 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 organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2),
Whereas:
(1)
Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2)
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) allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the malt referred to in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3)
It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(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
The corrective amount referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance in respect of malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1610/1999
of 22 July 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98(2), and in particular Articles 52(3) and 55(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas it is necessary to commence an evaluation of the situation on the market in wine at the beginning of the 1999/2000 wine year and a detailed evaluation of the export refund arrangements and the system for requesting and issuing export licences in the sector so that the refund arrangements can be re-evaluated and the arrangements for managing export licences can be reviewed; whereas a sufficiently long period for reflection should be allowed before export licence applications can be submitted so that the wine year in question does not commence before the adjustments to the arrangements can be made; whereas, therefore, new applications may be made only from 8 October 1999; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1354/97(4), should be amended accordingly;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95, the following sentence is added: "For the 1999/2000 wine year, that date is replaced by 8 October (1999)."
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, 22 July 1999.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 7 October 1998 Decision giving discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the 1996 financial year - Section IV: Court of Justice, Section V: Court of Auditors, Section VI, Part B: Committee of the Regions(98/647/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
- having regard to Article 203(10) of the Treaty on European Union,
- having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation,
- having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and balance sheet concerning the financial year 1996 (SEC(97)0402 - C4-0197/97),
- having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 1996 (C4-0599/97) (1),
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0289/98),
Court of Justice
1. points out that the estimates, in particular the funding of Article 270, were lacking in the desired reliability; calls accordingly on the Court of Justice to improve the quality of its preparatory work (particularly its financial forecasts) as regards the funding and the justifications provided for the various budget headings;
Court of Auditors
2. proposes to the Court of Auditors that it instruct its Member responsible for administrative matters systematically to include the Court of Auditors in all its horizontal audits, starting with the 1997 financial year;
Committee of the Regions
3. deplores the extremely incomplete nature of the information contained in the revenue and expenditure account and financial balance sheet of Section VI-B of the general budget; calls on the Committee of the Regions to make sure that the presentation of data on the implementation of the appropriations for which it is responsible is transparent, comprehensive and accurate;
4. expresses regret at the irregularities brought to light in the Court of Auditors annual report; notes the interim report forwarded by the Committee of the Regions to the discharge authority which relates to the recovery of amounts incorrectly paid and the administrative and regulatory provisions implemented or envisaged; calls on the Court of Auditors to check that the measures detailed above are appropriate and effective;
5. expresses its concern at the absence of a consistent staff policy within the Committee of the Regions, something which has led to a number of appeals by members of its staff and judgments by the Court of First Instance; considers, therefore, that this matter needs to be considered in greater depth during the 1999 budget procedure (2);
6. gives discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice and the Secretaries-General of the Court of Auditors and the Committee of the Regions in respect of the implementation of their budgets for the 1996 financial year;
7. instructs its President to forward this Decision to the institutions and the advisory body concerned and to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, L series.
President
José María GIL-ROBLES
Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY
(1) OJ C 348, 18. 11. 1997.
(2) See PE 226.669.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1479/2001
of 18 July 2001
on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 391/2001(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988(3), and as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years.
(2) The People's Republic of China made a request on 1 September 2000 for additional flexibilities, and most specifically for a carry-over of quantities from the quantitative limits of year 2000 into year 2001.
(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request to the extent that quantities are available.
(5) To benefit operators the Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 2001 as detailed 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.
It shall apply to the quota year 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2001.