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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 379/2007
of 4 April 2007
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 5 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 April 2007.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3514/83
of 13 December 1983
amending Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81 and (EEC) No 2192/81 concerning the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profitmaking institutions and organizations and by the armies and similar forces of the Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas the voucher mentioned in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1446/83 (4), is to be valid only from the first day of the calender month; whereas the butter cannot be taken over until after that date; whereas experience of the scheme has shown that it is necessary to put forward that date in order to make it possible for deliveries of butter to be made earlier; whereas the period during which butter can be taken over should therefore be adjusted; whereas this provision also appears in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1446/83; whereas the same amendment should also be made in that Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 and Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 shall read as follows:
'A voucher shall be valid for the calendar month indicated thereon. Delivery may, however, be made during the period beginning on the 20th day of the preceding month and terminating on the 10th day of the month following the month indicated.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Brussels, 13 December 1983.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1645/2006
of 7 November 2006
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 November 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),
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 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1626/2006 (3).
(2)
Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) 1626/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1626/2006 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3426/91 of 26 November 1991 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the credit guarantee of ECU 500 million for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 of 5 March 1991 introducing a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs from the Community, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the Soviet Union (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3281/91 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 provides for the guarantee to cover not only contracts for supply of agricultural products and foodstuffs between the Soviet Union and undertakings in the Community, but also contracts between the Soviet Union and undertakings in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia;
Whereas the possibilities for deliveries under the credit guarantee from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia requires a decision as regards the amount up to which the credit may be used for purchases in these countries;
Whereas the availability for export in the countries concerned of the relevant agricultural products and foodstuffs shall be specifically taken into account when fixing the share that may be used for the said purchases;
Whereas the deliveries from these countries shall cover to the widest extent possible the products which are listed in the Annex to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Soviet Union Credit Guarantee Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Up to a maximum of 25 % of the credit which is available for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union may be used for the purchase of these products originating in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and for their transport into the Soviet Union.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Brussels, 26 November 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 975/2004
of 14 May 2004
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 141st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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 Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2)
The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 141st individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 133/98 of 20 January 1998 derogating, for the 1997/98 wine year, from Regulation (EC) No 3112/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific aid arrangements for the smaller Aegean islands in respect of vineyards and the private storage of liqueur wines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 lays down that the aid per hectare for the continued cultivation of vines for the production of quality wines psr in traditional wine-growing zones is, with effect from the 1997/98 wine year, to be granted exclusively to producer groups or organisations initiating a measure to improve the quality of the wines produced in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authorities; whereas, for the 1997/98 wine year, the time limit laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3112/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (4), for the lodging of the above aid application should be deferred from 1 May 1997 to 31 December 1997 in view of the difficulties encountered by producer organisations in preparing and submitting the above programme of measures to improve the quality of the wines in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3112/93, for the 1997/98 wine year the application for per-hectare aid may be lodged with the competent authority by producer groups or organisations no later than 31 December 1997.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Brussels, 20 January 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 February 2006
implementing Council Directive 94/28/EC as regards a list of authorities in third countries approved for the keeping of a herdbook or register of certain animals
(notified under document number C(2006) 284)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/139/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994 laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 94/28/EC lays down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions that apply to imports from third countries of certain pure-bred animals and their semen, ova and embryos.
(2)
Pursuant to Directive 94/28/EC and without prejudice to Community legislation on animal health and public health the animals can only be imported as ‘pure bred’ or ‘hybrid’ if certain conditions are fulfilled. One of those conditions is that the animals are entered or registered in a herdbook or register kept by an authority as defined in that Directive and semen, ova and embryos can only be imported if they come from an animal which is entered or registered in such herdbook or register.
(3)
Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Israel, Iceland, New Zealand and the United States have communicated to the Commission a list of authorities which they have approved for the keeping of a herdbook or register of pure-bred animals to be imported under Directive 94/28/EC.
(4)
The list of authorities which are approved for the keeping of a herdbook or register in respect of the animals and products referred to in this Decision should therefore be established for the purposes of Directive 94/28/EC.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purposes of Directive 94/28/EC the list of authorities which are approved for the keeping of a herd book or register in respect of breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, their semen, ova and embryos as ‘pure-bred’ - or, in the case of porcine species also as ‘hybrid,’- is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Member States shall authorise the importation of breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species, their semen, ova and embryos as ‘pure-bred’ - or, in the case of porcine species also as ‘hybrid,’ - only if they are entered or registered in a herdbook or register kept by an authority listed in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 February 2006.
Council Decision
of 8 March 2001
on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Turkey
(2001/235/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 390/2001 of 26 February 2001 on assistance to Turkey in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of an Accession Partnership(1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Helsinki European Council stated: "Turkey is a candidate State destined to join the Union on the basis of the same criteria as applied to the other candidate States. Building on the existing European strategy, Turkey, like other candidate States, will benefit from a pre-accession strategy to stimulate and support its reforms." As a key feature of such a strategy, an Accession Partnership will be drawn up on the basis of previous European Council conclusions.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 390/2001 provides that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual Accession Partnership, as it will be submitted to Turkey, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to it.
(3) Community assistance is conditional on the fulfilment of essential elements, and in particular on progress towards fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria. Where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance.
(4) The EC-Turkey Association Council decided that the implementation of the Accession Partnership for Turkey will be monitored by the Association Agreement bodies as appropriate.
(5) The Commission's 2000 regular report presented an objective analysis on Turkey's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work.
(6) In order to prepare for membership, Turkey should prepare a national programme for the adoption of the acquis. This programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the Accession Partnership,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 390/2001, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership for Turkey are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
Article 2
The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be monitored in the Association Agreement bodies as appropriate and through the competent Council bodies to which the Commission shall report regularly.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2005
authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 185)
(2005/367/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(b)(i) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The European Community is working towards the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice based, inter alia, on a common visa policy.
(2)
Convention 185 of the International Labour Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the ILO) on seafarers' identity documents (revised) was adopted on 19 June 2003 by the General Conference of the ILO convened in Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office.
(3)
The abovementioned Convention makes a valuable contribution to improving security in the shipping sector at international level and to promoting decent living and working conditions for seafarers, and it is therefore desirable that its provisions should be applied at the earliest opportunity. Some articles of the Convention fall within the Community’s competence in the area of visas.
(4)
The Community cannot ratify the Convention, as only Member States can be parties thereto.
(5)
The Council should therefore authorise those Member States which are bound by the Community rules on visas based on the Treaty to ratify the Convention in the interests of the Community, under the conditions laid down in this Decision.
(6)
In accordance with Article 1 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland and the United Kingdom are not parties to the adoption of this Decision. Consequently, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the Protocol, this Decision applies neither to Ireland nor to the United Kingdom.
(7)
In accordance with Article 4 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is an addressee of this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States are hereby authorised to ratify the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, adopted on 19 June 2003.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1300/2001
of 29 June 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 574/97 of 26 March 1997 providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 of 17 July 1996 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 provides for the opening of a tariff quota for 51 050 tonnes of frozen beef intended for processing from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused import rights on the basis of the actual utilization of import rights for A-products and B-products respectively by the end of February 1997,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The quantities referred to in Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 amount to 28 096 tonnes.
2. The breakdown referred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1382/96 shall be as follows:
- 27 996 tonnes intended for A-products,
- 100 tonnes intended for B-products.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Brussels, 26 March 1997.