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Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2004
of 21 April 2004
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 21 April 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 December 2004
concerning the funding by the Community of a Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals
(2004/921/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), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Under Decision 90/424/EEC, the Community shall make a financial contribution to the establishment of an information policy in the field of animal protection.
(2)
This information policy includes, inter alia, the performance of studies necessary for the preparation and development of legislation in the field of animal protection.
(3)
The performance of a survey assessing the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals, forms part of this information policy in the field of animal protection, and the financial resources necessary for the Community to perform this survey should therefore be engaged and granted subject to the planned survey having been efficiently carried out.
(4)
This survey will be carried out in the form of a specific Eurobarometer study within the scope of the Framework Contract (2), concluded between the European Community, represented by the European Commission and TNS Opinion and Survey a consortium formed by Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and EOS Gallup Europe, represented by the coordinating centre the European Omnibus Survey ‘EOS Gallup Europe’.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
DECIDES:
Sole Article
The action to perform a survey on the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals, to be financed from budget heading 17 04 02 of the budget of the European Union for a maximum amount of EUR 200 000, is hereby approved. This survey will be carried out in the form of a specific Eurobarometer study within the scope of the Framework Contract concluded between the European Community, represented by the European Commission and TNS Opinion and Survey a consortium formed by Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and EOS Gallup Europe, represented by the coordinating centre the European Omnibus Survey ‘EOS Gallup Europe’.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3186/92 of 30 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/92 (2), and in particular Article 35 (8) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 (3) lays down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of winemaking; whereas Articles 13 (1) and 14 (1) of that Regulation provide that under certain conditions certain winegrowers may not be subject to the obligations to deliver to the distilleries by-products of winemaking or any other processing of grapes as referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2182/91 (5), provides that winegrowers in the Italian part of wine-growing zone may take advantage of that possibility where they have carried out vinification or any other processing of grapes involving a quantity corresponding to more than 25 hectolitres but not more than 40 hectolitres of wine;
Whereas Portuguese winegrowers fall within production areas where the distillation of by-products of winemaking or any other processing of grapes represents a disproportionate burden on account in particular of the costs of transport, given the quantities covered by the obligation; whereas winegrowers in the wine-growing zone of Portugal should accordingly also qualify under the measure applicable to producers in the Italian part of wine-growing zone C;
Whereas provision should be made for the measure to take effect from the beginning of the 1992/93 wine year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3104/88, 'In the Italian part of wine-growing zones C' is hereby replaced by 'In the Italian part of wine-growing zone C and in the wine-growing zone of Portugal'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 487/2005
of 29 March 2005
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), it is necessary to create the conditions to import a certain quantity of maize into Portugal.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3)
In view of the current market demand in Portugal, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(4)
The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Portugal.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
The invitation to tender shall be open until 23 June 2005. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
Article 3
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
Article 4
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, 29 March 2005.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 135/84
of 19 January 1984
amending for the eighth time Regulation (EEC) No 3172/80 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3172/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2551/83 (4), provides that, for the purpose of controlling the quality of oil packaged by approved plants, acid oils from refining of olive oil and olive-residue oil produced in the Community should have added to them a defined quantity of certain non-olive oils; whereas in order to alleviate certain difficulties associated with the use of cholesterol, the type of substance to be used should be defined;
Whereas in some Member States most of the by-products from refining olive oil and olive-residue oil are intended directly for use in that State for soap production; whereas Member States should be permitted to exempt, under certain conditions, these by-products from the addition of products set out in Article 12 (b) of the said Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 12 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3172/80 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The sixth indent of the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'- cholesterol 0,2 %. This percentage must be obtained fom cholesterol not containing toxic impurities for alimentary purposes.'
2. The following paragraph 3 is added:
'3. Member States may exempt by-products from the refining of olive oil or olive-residue oil which are intended for use in that State in the manufacture of soap from the obligation set out in paragraph 1 on condition that they submit the said products as from the moment of production to a permanent control guaranteeing their final processing into soap.'
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, 19 January 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 724/2005
of 12 May 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 25th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 of 19 July 2004 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2004/2005 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3)
The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 25th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 40,811 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 395/2008
of 30 April 2008
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 May 2008
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 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, 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)
Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 May 2008, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5)
However, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2008 of 20 December 2007 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2007/08 marketing year (3), the application of certain duties set by this Regulation is suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 May 2008, 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 contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 3763/92
of 21 December 1992
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community (with effect from 1 July 1990)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 571/92 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas in adopting Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) the Council adopted the new system for the collection of statistical data;
Whereas the findings of surveys conducted in accordance with this new system before 1 July 1990 should be taken into account,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
With effect from 1 July 1990, the weightings applicable to remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment shall be adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Regulation enters into force.
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, 21 December 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 328/2006
of 23 February 2006
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state fixed by Regulation (EC) No 278/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2006 (2)
(2)
Since the data currently available to the Commission are different to the data at the time Regulation (EC) No 278/2006 was adopted, those refunds should be adjusted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 278/2006 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3368/88
of 28 October 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 as regards certain provisions relating to the granting of aid for skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 of 26 July 1979 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed-milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3034/88 (4), lays down the obligation to incorporate a minimum percentage of skimmed-milk powder into compound feedingstuffs qualifing for the aid granted under that Regulation; whereas that obligation was abolished from 1 October 1988; whereas certain provisions of that Regulation, in particular concerning the marking of packages and the application of the inspection arrangements, should accordingly be adapted;
Whereas 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
Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (2),
(a) points (a), (b), (c) and (d) are replaced by the following:
'(a) the following statement:
" Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 - compound feedingstuffs containing skimmed-milk powder";
(b) a marking enabling the undertaking benefiting from the aid to be identified. That marking may be in code and in that case shall include the first letter of the name of the country of origin.'
(b) the following subparagraph is added:
'In addition, packages must indicate in clearly legible characters the skimmed-milk powder content and the month and year of manufacture of the compound feedingstuffs:
- either on the label inserted in the closing device,
- or printed on the package itself.'
2. The second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 10 (3) is replaced by the following:
'Where such inspections relate to compound feedingstuffs containing at least 50 % skimmed-milk powder, the quantity of skimmed-milk powder shall be determined by testing each sample at least in duplicate in accordance with the method of analysis specified in Annex III.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 November 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 October 1988.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 October 2009
appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2009 until 31 December 2009
(2009/792/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The term of office of Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU, Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, will end on 31 October 2009 (1).
(2)
That term of office should be renewed until 31 December 2009, or until the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, whichever is the earlier.
(3)
It is recalled that Article 6 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions, which the Treaty of Lisbon will annex to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, provides that the term of office of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council shall end on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU is hereby appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2009 until 31 December 2009, or until the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, whichever is the earlier.
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 29 October 2009.