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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2802/93 of 11 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3914/92 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (second series 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3914/92 (1) the Council opened, for 1993, Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products, and in particular magnetrons (Order No 09.2797);
Whereas current economic data suggests that Community demand for non-Community imports of the product in question could in the course of the year exceed the volume laid down in the above Regulation; whereas the volume of the quota in question should therefore be increased,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the table appearing in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3914/92, the amount of quota of 400 000 pieces entered opposite Order No 09.2797 shall be replaced by 800 000 pieces.
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 Luxembourg, 11 October 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2150/2004
of 16 December 2004
opening a tariff quota for the year 2005 for imports into the European Community of certain goods from Turkey
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 1/97 of the EC Turkey Association Council of 29 April 1997 on the arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council establishes, in order to encourage the development of trade in accordance with the objectives of the Customs Union, an annual quota in terms of value in respect of certain pasta products imported into the Community from Turkey. This quota should be opened for 2005 and the admission to its benefit should be subject to the ATR. movement certificate provided for in Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 28 March 2001 amending Decision No 1/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (3).
(2)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code (4) lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be managed in accordance with those rules.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community tariff quota specified in the Annex shall be open from 1 January to 31 December 2005 for the goods imported from Turkey mentioned in that Annex.
Admission to the benefit of this tariff quota shall be subject to the presentation of an A.TR. movement certificate in accordance with Decision No 1/2001 of the EC Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee.
Article 2
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004.
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 28 February 1985
amending Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
(85/173/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, by Directive 77/93/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 81/7/EEC (4), the Council laid down protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products;
Whereas it has appeared that it has been impossible to take all measures necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive within the transitional period adopted in respect of the Hellenic Republic; whereas a more appropriate date should therefore be fixed for the expiry of that period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In Article 20 (4) (b) of Directive 77/93/EEC, '1 January 1983' is hereby replaced by '1 March 1985'.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force, with effect from 1 January 1983, the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the texts of all the provisions of national law which they adopt in implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1452/2007
of 7 December 2007
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 of that table.
(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 of that table.
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 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2007.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 678/86
of 3 March 1986
amending, with regard to subheading ex 54.03 B I a), Regulation (EEC) No 1736/85 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1736/85 (1) temporarily suspends the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty at a rate of 1,9 % for the product falling within subheading ex 54.03 B I a) unbleached linen yarn (excluding yarn of flax tow), measuring per kilogram 30 000 m or less, for the manufacture of multiple or cabled yarns of the footwear industry or for whipping cable);
Whereas this rate is directly linked to a reduction of the conventional duty of subheading 54.03 B I a) introduced for 1985 by Regulation (EEC) No 3400/84 (2);
Whereas, for the same subheading, the rate of conventional duty was reduced to 1,8 %, as from 1 January 1986, by Regulation (EEC) No 3331/85 (3);
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1736/85 should be amended to reflect this reduction applicable to the conventional duty for the autonomous duty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Table III annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 1736/85, the rate which appears opposite subheading ex 54.03 B I a) shall be replaced by 1,8 %.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 3 March 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 172/91 of 24 January 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (2), STM licences shall be issued without delay to the applicant; whereas Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 lays down that provision may be made for a period of reflection before an STM licence is issued; whereas in the interests of efficient administration of the mechanism in question, provision should be made for the Commission to implement this procedure as quickly as possible with a view to an assessment of the risk of the target celling being exceeded; whereas, for the same reasons, provision should be made for the establishment, where necessary, of swift communications between the Portuguese authorities and the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (2) (b):
'Where it appears necessary to monitor more closely the issue of STM licences in order to assess the risk of the target cellings being exceeded, the Commission may decide that the licences shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86.'
2. The following sentence is added to Article 5 (1):
'The Portuguese authorities shall notify to the Commission without delay any significant increase in applications for licences.' 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, 24 January 1991.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 November 2008
on the signature and provisional application of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part
(2009/156/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 133 and 181 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 12 June 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries.
(2)
Negotiations of a stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement have been concluded and the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (hereinafter the stepping stone EPA) was initialled on 7 December 2007.
(3)
Article 75(4) of the stepping stone EPA provides for its provisional application of the Agreement pending its entry into force.
(4)
The stepping stone EPA should be signed on behalf of the Community and applied, as concerns elements falling within the competence of the Community, on a provisional basis subject to its conclusion at a later date,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the stepping stone EPA is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
For the purposes of Article 73(2) of the stepping stone EPA, the EPA Committee shall be composed, on the one hand, of the members of the Council and of representatives of the Commission and, on the other hand, of representatives of the Government of the Côte d'Ivoire. The Commission shall propose to the Council, for its decision, the position of the European Community with a view to the negotiation of the EPA Committee's rules of procedure.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the stepping stone EPA on behalf of the European Community subject to its conclusion.
Article 4
As concerns elements falling within the competence of the Community, the stepping stone EPA shall be applied on a provisional basis as provided for in Article 75(4) of this Agreement, pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion. The Commission will publish a notice providing information on the date of provisional application.
Done at Brussels, 21 November 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement`) was signed in Brussels on 18 July 1994 and entered into force on 1 January 1995;
Whereas certain detailed rules should be introduced in order to implement the provisions of the Agreement concerning the agricultural products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Provisions for the application of Article 13 (2) and (3) of the Agreement concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II of the Treaty and subject, in the framework of the common market organization, to a system of levies or of import duties shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (2) by the Commission applying the relevant provisions provided for in the Regulations establishing the common organization of the market for the agricultural product concerned. Where the application of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with Estonia, the Commission may take any measure necessary to ensure such cooperation.
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 from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 359/2007
of 29 March 2007
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 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(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 1785/2003 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 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(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 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2280/2003
of 22 December 2003
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2196/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1166/2003(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2141/2003(6).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 October 1986
on the improvement of the efficiency of agricultural structures in Greece pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(86/519/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 22 April 1986, by letter No 337391, the Greek Government communicated, in accordance with Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the following legislative and administrative provisions:
- the Ministerial Decision of 30 September 1985 laying down additional measures for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures,
- the Prices and Incomes Board Decision of 18 April 1986 concerning the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission must decide whether, in the light of the compliance of the said measures with the abovementioned Regulation, and having regard to the objectives of the latter and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the conditions are satisfied for a financial contribution from the Community;
Whereas the measures in question are in line with the objectives and satisfy the conditions of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the Commission is of the opinion that Articles 1 and 2 (3) of the Ministerial Decision and Section 1.1 of the Prices and Incomes Board Decision apply solely to farmers practising farming as their main occupation and devoting at least 50 % of their working time to agricultural activities on their own farm;
Whereas the EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Ministerial Decision of 30 September 1985 and the Prices and Incomes Board Decision of 18 April 1986, communicated by the Greek Government on 22 April 1986 in accordance with Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community towards the common measure referred to in Article 1 of the said Regulation.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 1986.