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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1313/2002
of 19 July 2002
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the specification of the 2003 ad hoc module on lifelong learning
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community(1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1626/2000(2) implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community has drawn up a programme of ad hoc modules to the labour force survey covering years 2001 to 2004, which includes an ad hoc module on lifelong learning.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 the detailed list of information to be collected in an ad hoc module shall be drawn at least 12 months before the beginning of the reference period for that module.
(3) Commission Communication COM(2001) 678 on "Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality" underlines in paragraph 4(3) that comparable information and statistical measures are essential to the development and implementation of coherent and comprehensive lifelong learning strategies and that statistics and indicators already form an essential part of existing initiatives in the field of lifelong learning with a view to monitoring progress both in achieving identified targets and in implementing policy objectives.
(4) In accordance with Employment Guideline C for 2002, Member States should set national targets for an increase in investment in human resources as well as in participation in further education and training (whether formal or informal) and monitor regularly progress towards such targets.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The detailed list of information to be collected in 2003 by the ad hoc module on lifelong learning is laid down in the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 August 1997 amending Decision 96/687/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1997 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (97/595/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 267/96 (4),
Whereas Commission Decision 96/687/EC (5) adopts the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1997 budget year; whereas that plan determines the financial resources made available to implement the 1997 plan in each participating Member State and fixes the quantities of each type of product to be withdrawn from intervention stocks within the limits of those financial resources; whereas, within the limit of the financial resources laid down by the 1997 plan, the quantities of products to be withdrawn from intervention stocks should be adjusted for certain Member States to take account of current availability; whereas the intra-Community transfers necessary for the use of those quantities of products should also be authorized under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the management committees concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 96/687/EC is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
Article 2
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92, the intra-Community transfer operations referred to in Annex II shall be authorized.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 854/2006
of 9 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, as regards the list of Member States where buying-in of butter by tendering is open for the period expiring on 31 August 2006
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 of 29 May 2006 suspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 has opened the buying-in of butter by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2)
On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia, the Commission has observed that the butter market prices have been equal or above 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in by tendering should therefore be suspended in this Member State. This Member State should therefore be removed from the list set out in Regulation (EC) No 796/2006.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Buying-in of butter by tendering, as provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, is hereby open from 10 June to 31 August 2006 in the following Member States, under the conditions provided for in Section 3a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 June 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 781/2008
of 5 August 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 August 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2002
of 11 January 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 January 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 1996 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/550/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (4);
Whereas the Government of Finland has requested the Commission to authorize two methods for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the two grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Finland:
- the apparatus called 'Hennessy grading probe` (HGP4) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
- the method called 'Intrascope/Optical probe` details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex.
Article 2
Modifications of apparatus or of assessment methods shall not be authorized.
Article 3
This decision is addressed to Finland.
Done at Brussels, 5 September 1996.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2600/85
of 16 September 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1979/83 (3), sets out minimum requirements for the marketing of hops; whereas these requirements include, as regards unprepared hops, a maximum level of bracts;
Whereas commercial practice indicates that the quality of hops is not generally affected by the proportion of bracts; whereas, therefore, this marketing requirement may be dispensed with;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 are amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to hops from the 1985 and later crops.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 574/2009
of 30 June 2009
amending for the 108th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 18 June 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, adding one natural person to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida. The Sanctions Committee provided the statement of reasons for this listing decision.
(3)
Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(4)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(5)
The Commission will communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the natural person concerned, provide him with the opportunity to comment on these grounds and review this Regulation in view of the comments and possible available additional information,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2009.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 698/85
of 18 March 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
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 1557/84 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 453/85 (4), lays down terms for the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs; whereas under Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 453/85, the butter must be processed within 10 months instead of eight months, the period laid down previously; whereas Article 10 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 contains a reference to that period and should be amended accordingly;
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
In Article 10 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, 'within eight months' is hereby replaced by 'within 10 months'.
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 22 February 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 188/2010
of 4 March 2010
granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 2 March 2010.
(3)
The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 2 March 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the product and destinations referred to in point (c) of Article 1 and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 March 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 June 2009
appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
(2009/507/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 128 thereof,
Whereas:
In a letter dated 25 June 2009, Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ resigned from her post as a member of the Commission. She should be replaced for the remainder of her term of office,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Algirdas Gediminas ŠEMETA is hereby appointed a member of the Commission for the period from 1 July 2009 to 31 October 2009.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2009.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1540/2007
of 20 December 2007
fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2007/08
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 1670/2006 of 10 November 2006 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 lays down that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned. The coefficient is to express the average ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirit drink concerned, on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirit drink in question.
(2)
According to the information provided by Ireland in respect of the period 1 January to 31 December 2006, the average ageing period for Irish whiskey in 2006 was five years.
(3)
The coefficients for the period from 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008 should therefore be fixed accordingly.
(4)
Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area excludes the grant of refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded agreements abolishing export refunds with certain third countries. Under the terms of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006, this should be taken into account in calculating the coefficients for 2007/08,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the period 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 applying to cereals used in Ireland for manufacturing Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.