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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1446/2003
of 14 August 2003
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 1947/2002(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 15 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1389/2006
of 21 September 2006
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2006 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2006 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2)
The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 January to 31 March 2007, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1937/95 of 4 August 1995 determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 July to 30 September 1995 in the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland
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 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector (2), lays down the basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland; whereas the Commission, in accordance with Article 2 of the cited Regulation, will not adopt implementing rules unless it is assured that measures having comparable effect will be adopted at the same time or as soon as possible by Switzerland,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 July to 30 September 1995 to the importation of goods covered by Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland.
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, at the request of the parties concerned, from 1 July to 30 September 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 August 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 686/78 of 6 April 1978 laying down additional provisions as regards the granting of export refunds on fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 110/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on fishery products and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas it has been found that products of Community origin are frozen and/or processed on board a vessel flying the flag of a non-member country ; whereas such products are exported after having been frozen or processed;
Whereas the economic conditions under which such operations are carried out are comparable to those of operations carried out in non-member countries where production costs are substantially lower than in the Community ; whereas the granting of export refunds on products frozen and/or processed under such conditions gives these products an unjustified economic advantage;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of the export refund system, fishery products of Community origin frozen and/or processed on board a vessel registered or recorded in a third country and flying the flag of a third country shall be considered to be products which are not of Community origin.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1978.
It shall apply to exports for which customs export formalities have been completed with effect from this date.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 April 1978.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 March 2010
granting a derogation from implementation of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning crop statistics with regard to Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Sweden
(notified under document C(2010) 1057)
(Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2010/130/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 concerning crop statistics and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 and (EEC) No 959/93 (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Belgium on 30 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Bulgaria on 20 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by the Czech Republic on 30 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Germany on 23 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Poland on 31 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Portugal on 20 July 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Sweden on 30 July 2009,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009, the Commission may grant Member States a derogation from implementing that Regulation in so far as applying it to their national statistical systems requires major adaptations and is likely to cause significant practical problems.
(2)
Such derogations should be granted as requested to Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
(3)
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 543/2009, a Member State having been granted a derogation shall continue to apply the provisions of Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 (2) and (EEC) No 959/93 (3) for the duration of the derogation granted.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Czech Republic is granted a derogation from application of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 for a period ending on 31 December 2010.
2. Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Sweden are granted a derogation from application of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 for a period ending on 31 December 2011.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Done at Brussels, 1 March 2010.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1923/96 of 3 October 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1602/96 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 22 September 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
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 with effect from 22 September 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 October 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2007
of 14 August 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 August 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)
Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 August 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 16 August 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 April 1995 relating to the updating of the list of entities covered by Council Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity through transmission grids (95/162/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/547/EEC of 29 October 1990 on the transit of electricity through transmission grids (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
After consultation with the Member State concerned,
Whereas the high-voltage electricity transmission grids in the Member States and the entities responsible for them are shown in the Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC;
Whereas the entities having a high-voltage grid should be included in the list; whereas that list should therefore be amended accordingly, by adding Edison Termoelecttrica and Edison, Italy,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC is replaced by the text shown in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Italy shall bring into force the requisite laws, regualtions and administrative provisions by 30 June 1995. It shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 869/2009
of 21 September 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 838/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 September 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 16 September 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 838/2009 (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 838/2009.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 838/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 838/2009 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 22 September 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 March 2009
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank
(2009/307/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2009/3 of the European Central Bank of 16 February 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2)
The mandate of the current external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank will end after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor from the financial year 2009.
(3)
The Deutsche Bundesbank has selected Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft as its external auditor for the financial years 2009 to 2014.
(4)
The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft should be appointed as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.
(5)
It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘2. Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1513/2006
of 11 October 2006
setting the allocation coefficient for issuing licences to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
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 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for importing and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2005/914/EC of 21 November 2005 on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a tariff quota for the imports of sugar and sugar products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into the Community (3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2151/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quota for sugar products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as provided for in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part (4), in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authority during the week of 2 to 6 October 2006, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006, for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4337.
(2)
In these circumstances, the Commission must set an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and to inform the Member States, where necessary, when the set limit has been reached,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of applications for import licences submitted from 2 to 6 October 2006, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 October 2006.
Commission Decision
of 29 September 2000
amending Decision 97/778/EC and updating the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks
(notified under document number C(2000) 2747)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/622/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directory 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, and 90/675/EEC(2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(3) and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/778/EC(4), as last amended by Commission Decision 2000/501/EC(5), draws up a list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks of live animals and animal products from third countries.
(2) At the request of the United Kingdom authorities and following a Community inspection, a border inspection post at the airport of Prestwick must be added to the list.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Decision 97/778/EC, the list of border inspection posts for the United Kingdom is amended by the addition of the following entry:
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2000.