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Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/2003
of 10 March 2003
on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as modified by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 10 March 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 96/2009
of 2 February 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 93/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 February 2009
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 February 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 93/2009 (3).
(2)
As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 93/2009.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 93/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 93/2009 are hereby replaced by the text 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 3 February 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2009.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1816/2003
of 15 October 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 551/97 of 24 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 390/97 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 390/97 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas, within the framework of the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Sweden, negotiations have been conducted which resulted, among other things, in a transfer of 4 000 tonnes of herring to the Russian Federation from the quota allocated to Sweden in Community waters; whereas this quantity should therefore be deducted from the quota allocated to Sweden for 1997;
Whereas, in order to prevent an overfishing of the stock of herring in ICES subareas I and II, the opening of the fishery should be subject to the adoption by the Council of an allocation of catch quotas to Member States for 1997 so that the fishing of the stock is properly monitored and carried out with the security required;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 390/97 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 390/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 390/97.
2. Note 4 related to the species 'herring` and the zone 'I, II` of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 390/97 shall be replaced by the following:
'(4) No fishing of the stock shall take place until 1 May 1997 or until the opening date which is decided by the Council on the basis of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3760/92, whichever is the earlier`.
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, 24 March 1997.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 241/2002
of 8 February 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 7 February 2002 at 203,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 688/2008
of 18 July 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/2008 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 78/2005
of 19 January 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards heavy metals
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food and the European Food Safety Authority,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 (2) sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. These measures, as specifically amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2002 (3), include maximum levels for the heavy metals lead, cadmium and mercury.
(2)
It is essential, in order to protect public health, to keep contaminants at levels which do not cause health concerns. Maximum levels for lead, cadmium and mercury must be safe and as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) based upon good manufacturing and agricultural/ fishery practices. On the basis of new information on the achievability of maximum levels in certain aquatic species it is necessary to revise the relevant provisions of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 for these contaminants in certain foods. The revised provisions maintain a high level of consumer health protection.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 19 January 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 999/2005
of 30 June 2005
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), 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 1 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 932/2006
of 22 June 2006
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 23 June 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 market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2)
For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3)
Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4)
Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5)
The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 June 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1670/1999
of 28 July 1999
determining to what extent applications for the right to import for cows and heifers of certain mountain breeds lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 of 2 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for a tariff quota for cows and heifers of specified mountain breeds originating in various third countries, other than for slaughter and amending Regulation (EC) No 1012/98(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999(2); and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 provides for the quantities reserved to traditional importers to be assigned in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1999;
(2) Whereas allocation of the quantities available to operators covered by Article 2(3) of the abovementioned Regulation is to be made in proportion to the quantities applied for; whereas since the quantities applied for exceed those available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a) for importers covered by (a) in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98, 33,9662 % of the quantities imported during the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1999;
(b) for importers covered by (b) in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98, 1,699 % of the quantities applied for.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 February 1987
amending Council Decision 78/476/EEC on the equivalence of checks for the maintenance of varieties carried out in third countries
(87/147/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Directive 86/155/EEC (2),
Having regard to Council Decision 78/476/EEC of 30 May 1978 on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in third countries (3), as last amended by Decision 86/528/EEC (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 78/476/EEC, the Council noted that the official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries for certain species afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States;
Whereas that equivalence is limited to two species in respect of checks carried out in Argentina;
Whereas, in the meantime, it has been established that such practices can be officially checked in Argentina for certain further species;
Whereas an examination of the conditions under which official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties of those further species are carried out in Argentina has shown that those checks afford the same guarantees as those carried out in the Member States;
Whereas the equivalence granted to Argentina should therefore be extended to include those species;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In column 4 of item 6b of the Annex to Decision 78/476/EEC the existing entry is replaced by:
'Agricultural plant species referred to in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC'.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 577/84
of 5 March 1984
amending for the third time Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3646/83 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas an amendment has been made to the Appendices to the Convention; whereas Appendices I and III to Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 should therefore be amended to incorporate this amendment which was agreed to by the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Appendices I and III to Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 are hereby amended as follows:
1. In Appendix I, under CARNIVORA, Ursidae, the following species is inserted before Helarctos malayanus:
'Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giant panda'
2. In Appendix III the following is deleted:
1.2.3 // // // // 'Ursidae // Ailuropoda melanoleuca // China' // // Giant panda // // // //
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 March 1984.