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Commission Regulation (EC) No 844/2003
of 15 May 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
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 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, except for Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia und Hungary.
(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
For tenders notified from 9 to 15 May 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 9,95/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2261/93 of 10 August 1993 maintaining until 31 December 1993 the customs duties re-established by Regulations (EEC) No 1146/93 and (EEC) No 1447/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 of 28 December 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products and establishing a reduced variable component for certain processed agricultural products originating in Hungary, Poland and the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas under Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1146/93 (2) and (EEC) No 1447/93 (3), the customs duties on products falling within CN code 3102 40 originating in Poland and the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, to which the tariff ceilings set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 apply, were re-established because imports of the products had reached their respective tariff ceilings;
Whereas under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2232/93 (4), the tariff ceilings introduced in 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 must be increased as from 1 July 1993 by an amount equivalent to 10 % of the initial volumes; whereas, therefore, the tariff ceilings in respect of which the duties applicable to the countries under consideration were re-established on 30 June 1993 must be re-established as from 1 July 1993;
Whereas the statistics the Member States have sent the Commission show that, even when the above Regulations (EEC) No 1146/93 and (EEC) No 1447/93 were adopted, the ceiling volumes for products originating in Poland and the former territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, as increased by Regulation (EEC) No 2232/93, had already been used up; whereas therefore it is desirable to maintain the re-established customs duties applicable to these products in spite of the reopening of the corresponding tariff ceilings as from 1 July 1993,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The customs duties suspended in 1993 under Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 and reintroduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1146/93 and (EEC) No 1447/93 as of 15 May 1993 and 16 June 1993 respectively shall continue to be levied from 1 July 1993 until 31 December 1993.
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, 10 August 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 735/2003
of 25 April 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 290th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 290th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 April 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2000
of 24 July 2000
correcting, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 amending the Regulations that fixed, prior to 1 February 1995, certain prices and amounts in the market in milk and milk products of which the value in ecus was adapted as a result of the abolition of the correcting factor for agricultural conversion rates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An error has been found in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 904/96(4). That error should be corrected.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1802/95, the amounts relating to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92(5) are replaced by the following:
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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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products (98/355/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), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with the Arab Republic of Egypt;
Whereas, pursuant to Decision 98/135/EC (1), pending the completion of procedures required for its formal conclusion, this Memorandum of Understanding has been applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1998;
Whereas this Memorandum of Understanding should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Memorandum of Understanding is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Memorandum of Understanding in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 March 1995 fixing the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limit values for certain categories of fishery products and specifying the analysis methods to be used (95/149/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Chapter V (II) (3) of the Annex thereto,
Whereas the checks provided for in Directive 91/493/EEC to prevent fishery products which are unfit for human consumption from being placed on the market may comprise certain chemical checks including checking total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N);
Whereas it is necessary to set levels of TVB-N which are not to be exceeded in the case of certain species categories and to specify the analysis methods to be used;
Whereas the analysis methods which are scientifically recognized for checking TVB-N must continue to be used as a matter of routine but it is advisable to specify a reference method which may be used in case of doubt regarding the results or in the event of dispute;
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
Unprocessed fishery products belonging to the species categories listed in Annex I shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption where, organoleptic assessment having raised doubts as to their freshness, chemical checks reveal that the following TVB-N limits are exceeded:
1. 25 milligrams of nitrogen/100 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point A of Annex I;
2. 30 milligrams of nitrogen/100 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point B of Annex I;
3. 35 milligrams of nitrogen/100 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point C of Annex I.
Article 2
1. The reference method to be used for checking the TVB-N limit is the method involving distillation of an extract deproteinized by perchloric acid set out in Annex II.
2. Distillation as referred to in paragraph 1 must be performed using apparatus which complies with the principles of the diagram in Annex III.
3. The routine methods which may be used to check the TVB-N limit are as follows:
- microdiffusion method described by Conway and Byrne (1933),
- direct distillation method described by Antonacopoulos (1968),
- distillation of an extract deproteinized by trichloracetic acid (Codex Alimentarius Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (1968)).
4. The sample must consist of about one hundred grams of flesh, taken from at least three different points and mixed together by grinding.
Article 3
Member States shall recommend to official laboratories the use, as a matter of routine, of the reference method referred to in Article 2 (1). In case of doubt or in the event of dispute regarding the results of analysis performed by one of the routine methods only the reference method may be used to check the results.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1605/2005
of 30 September 2005
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2)
In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3)
The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4)
The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5)
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
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2001
of 22 November 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
For tenders notified from 16 to 22 November 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2681/89
of 1 September 1989
concerning the stopping of fishing for deep-water prawns by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3950/88 of 11 December 1988 allocating, for 1989, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2370/89 (4), provides for deep-water prawn quotas for 1989;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of deep-water prawns in the waters of NAFO zone I (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1989,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of deep-water prawns in the waters of NAFO zone I (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1989.
Fishing for deep-water prawns in the waters of NAFO zone I (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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, 1 September 1989.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 May 1987
on the application between the Community and Switzerland of the provisions laid down in Sections II and III of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR)
(87/286/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 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 the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR) was approved on behalf of the European Economic Community by Decision 82/505/EEC (4); whereas the ASOR entered into force on 1 December 1983 between the European Economic Community, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Turkey; whereas the ASOR entered into force on 1 June 1986 for Austria;
Whereas the ASOR did not enter into force in the case of Switzerland until 1 January 1987; whereas it follows from Article 18 (4) that the provisions of Sections II and III of the ASOR should apply to Switzerland from 1 August 1987;
Whereas Switzerland has requested the agreement of the other contracting parties to bring this date forward to 1 April 1987, in view of the practical and economic disadvantages which would result from applying Sections II and III of the ASOR to Switzerland in the very middle of the tourist season;
Whereas it is appropriate for practical, economic and political reasons to apply the ASOR from 1 June 1987,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The European Economic Community accepts that the provisions laid down in Sections II and III of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR) shall apply between the Community and Switzerland from 1 June 1987.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 1987.