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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1960/2006
of 21 December 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006
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,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2006 (2).
(2)
Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 15 to 21 December 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 February 1998 amending Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (Text with EEA relevance) (98/177/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/458/EC (2) has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperation in the scientific examination of questions relating to food;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/652/EC (3) has established the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food; whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks;
Whereas the inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in the foodstuffs sector;
Whereas the tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Food,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 1998.
Commission Decision
of 13 August 2002
amending Decision 2001/651/EC establishing the typical process standard deviation of the fat content of butter imported from New Zealand under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products and repealing Decision 2000/432/EC
(notified under document number C(2002) 3157)
(2002/667/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1165/2002(4), and in particular Article 40(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 lays down a procedure for the verification of the fat content of New Zealand butter presented for release into free circulation in the Community under the current access quota specified under quota number 09.4589 of Annex III.A to that Regulation. This procedure is based on statistical principles. An essential element of this procedure is the use of a typical process standard deviation of the fat content of butter made according to a defined specification in a specified production plant and known in advance by the control authorities in Member States where the declaration for release into free circulation in the Community is presented. The identification of the factories and the corresponding typical process standard deviation are contained in Commission Decision 2001/651/EC(5).
(2) The New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Food Assurance Authority (MAF Food) by letter dated 5 July 2002 notified the Commission of new registered factory names and in some cases new registered factory numbers. The Annex to Decision 2001/651/EC should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2001/651/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply to imports of butter in respect of which IMA 1 certificates were issued from the third day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 August 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 275/2006
of 16 February 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 14 February 2006.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 14 February 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION 2005/821/CFSP
of 21 November 2005
amending Decision 2004/658/CFSP on the financial provisions applicable to the general budget of the European Defence Agency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the establishment of a European Defence Agency (1), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 September 2004, the Council adopted Decision 2004/658/CFSP (2) laying down the financial provisions applicable to the general budget of the European Defence Agency.
(2)
The Steering Board of the European Defence Agency on 23 May 2005 recommended to the Council to extend from one to two years the period within which the Steering Board should review and as necessary amend these financial provisions.
(3)
Decision 2004/658/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 2004/658/CFSP, the second sentence shall be replaced by the following:
‘The Steering Board shall review or amend as necessary these financial provisions before 31 December 2006.’
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2004
of 19 February 2004
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 20 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2004.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 March 1980 amending Directive 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms (80/370/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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas under Article 14 (2) (a) of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as last amended by Directive 78/1017/EEC (3), Member States may, during a period of five years from the time when the said Directive takes effect, grant temporary aid to farmers who are not capable of attaining the level of earned income laid down under Article 4 of that Directive and who are not yet eligible for the annuities provided for in Article 2 (1) of Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (4);
Whereas such period expired on 17 April 1977;
Whereas, pending the re-examination of Directive 72/159/EEC provided for in Article 16 thereof, the period of application of Article 14 (2) (a) to the measures in force in the Member States at the end of this five-year period was extended until 31 December 1979;
Whereas, since such re-examination is still in progress and a decision on the agricultural structure policy proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1979 providing inter alia for the amendment and prolongation of Article 14 (2) (a) of Directive 72/159/EEC has not yet been taken, it would seem advisable to authorize the Member States to continue, until such re-examination has been completed or until 31 December 1980, whichever is the earlier, to apply those measures in force at the end of the five-year period that fall within the scope of Article 14 (2) (a) of the Directive,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The period laid down in Article 14 (2) (a) of Directive 72/159/EEC shall be extended, as regards the measures provided for under that Article in force in the Member States on 15 March 1977, until the re-examination provided for in Article 16 of this Directive has been completed or until 31 December 1980, whichever is the earlier.
Article 2
This Directive shall take effect from 1 January 1980.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1980.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 1987
approving a programme on minor crops in the Netherlands pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(87/580/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 22 May 1986 the Netherlands Government forwarded a programme on minor crops; whereas it provided further information on 14 April, 2 June and 20 July 1987;
Whereas the aim of that programme is to rationalize and modernize harvesting, market preparation, processing and marketing equipment for the various crops so as to increase the competitiveness of the sector and add value to the products; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the products concerned, the structural situation of the regions concerned and the conditions of competition enable aid from the Fund to be extended to specialized harvesting equipment for flax and certain opengrown crops under the second paragraph of Article 5 of the abovementioned Regulation;
Whereas approval as regards flax must not cover shives, a product not listed in Annex II to the Treaty, nor medicinal pharmaceutical products not listed in Annex II to the Treaty;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient data, as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives of Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in the minor crops sector in the Netherlands; whereas the time limit laid down for the implementation of the programme does not exceed the period provided for in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Stuctures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme on minor crops forwarded by the Netherlands Government on 22 May 1986, and supplemented on 14 April, 2 June and 20 July 1987 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved, including the investments in harvesting equipment as referred to in Article 6 of that Regulation as regards flax and certain open-grown crops but not including the investments relating to shives, a product not listed in Annex II of the Treaty, and certain other products, in particular pharmaceutical or medicinal products not listed in Annex II.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done in Brussels, 30 November 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2004
of 14 April 2004
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 15 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2970/94 of 6 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2386/94 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the supply measures fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance with products from the pigmeat sector which benefit from exemption from the levy on imports from third countries, or which benefit from Community aid;
Whereas, in order to support the development of local production in the islands, the provisional balance sheet should be amended for the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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, 6 December 1994.
Commission Decision
of 5 December 2003
concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Global Conference on animal welfare in 2004
(2004/72/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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.
(2) The International Committee of the International Office of Epizootic Diseases (OIE) adopted Resolution No XIV on 29 May 2002, including animal welfare in its work-plan for the next five years.
(3) The International Committee of the OIE adopted Resolution No XXVI on 20 May 2003, recommending that a global conference on animal welfare (the OIE Global Conference) be organised in 2004 and that OIE Member States support the organisation of that conference.
(4) The Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on animal welfare legislation on farmed animals in third countries and the implications for the EU(3) (the Communication from the Commission) suggested that the Commission with all Member States should continue fully to support and follow up on the OIE initiative.
(5) The Council (Agriculture) in December 2002 adopted specific conclusions on animal welfare concerning mutual assistance in connection with control and international aspects(4). In those conclusions the Council welcomed the Communication from the Commission. It also recognised that the OIE is the relevant body for developing international standards and guidelines on animal welfare and that the Community wishes actively to promote the development of global animal welfare standards and guidelines.
(6) The elaboration and dissemination by the Community of technical and scientific material related to the OIE Global Conference is to form part of the further development of Community veterinary legislation and veterinary education or training.
(7) The financial resources necessary for the Community contribution to the OIE Global Conference in 2004 should therefore be engaged.
(8) This financial contribution from the Community should be granted subject to the conference planned having been efficiently carried out.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The action to publish and disseminate the technical and scientific materials related to the OIE Conference on animal welfare in 2004, to be financed from budget line B 1 - 3 3 1 of the budget of the European Union for 2003 to a maximum amount of EUR 40000 is hereby approved.
Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 March 1990
amending Decision 86/77/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts
(Only the English text is authentic)
(90/163/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1546/89 (4), lays down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85;
Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations and approved in accordance with Community procedure;
Whereas a number of humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 86/77/EEC (5), as last amended by Commission Decision 89/407/EEC (6); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions; whereas the Annex of the aforementioned Decision should therefore be completed accordingly;
Whereas measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
With effect from 1 January 1990, the following humanitarian organizations are added to the Annex of Decision 86/77/EEC:
'Kent and Sussex aid to Poland
Plumbline Ministries
Battle Baptist Church
The Cheldon Christian Trust
The Romanian Aid Fund Limited
Association of Ukranian Women in Great Britain'.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1990.