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Commission Decision
of 10 March 2004
amending Decision 2001/106/EC as regards bovine semen storage centres
(notified under document number C(2004) 709)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/252/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 2003/43/EC(2), intra-Community trade of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species is permitted from semen collection centres or semen storage centres approved by the competent authorities of the Member States where they are located and each Member State is to send a list of semen collection or storage centre(s) to the other Member States and to the Commission.
(2) Commission Decision 2001/106/EC of 24 January 2001 establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission(3) lays down rules on how lists of semen collection centres that each Member State has approved on its territory are to be transmitted to the Commission. That Decision also provides for models to be used for those lists.
(3) To take account of the amendments made to Directive 88/407/EEC by Directive 2003/43/EC concerning semen storage centres the scope of Decision 2001/106/EC should be broadened in order to include bovine semen storage centres.
(4) Decision 2001/106/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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 ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Decision 2001/106/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 March 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 November 1997
concluding the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
(97/763/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130m, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the European Community and South Africa are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest;
Whereas on the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;
Whereas this agreement to cooperate in the field of science and technology forms part of the global cooperation between the Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and South Africa, on the other hand;
Whereas by its Decision of 22 January 1996, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the Community and the Republic of South Africa;
Whereas by its Decision of 5 December 1996, the Council decided that the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation be signed on behalf of the Community;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa was signed on 5 December 1996;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Agreement, the President of the Council shall give notification that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement have been completed on the part of the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 1997.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1756/2006
of 28 November 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first sentence of Article 181a(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Community assistance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1628/96 and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89 and (EEC) No 1360/90 and Decisions 97/256/EC and 1999/311/EC (2) (the CARDS programme) is implemented in Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the European Agency for Reconstruction established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 (3).
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 applies until 31 December 2006.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 provides for a report from the Commission to the Council on the future of the mandate of the European Agency for Reconstruction.
(4)
The Commission submitted the said report to the Council, and to the European Parliament for information, on 23 December 2005.
(5)
In that report, the Commission proposed to discontinue the European Agency for Reconstruction, but nevertheless to extend its existence for two years, until 31 December 2008, with its current mandate and status, so as to phase out its activities under the CARDS programme.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000, the date ‘31 December 2006’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2008’.
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, 28 November 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 October 1996
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt modifying the arrangements for imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt
(96/640/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt (1) provides for a reduction in the levy on imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from that country within the limits of an annual quantity of 32 000 tonnes and on condition that an export levy be collected; whereas the Agreement provides that the Community may modify these arrangements, taking accounts of Egypt's interests, in the event of any change in its rules;
Whereas the Community, in the Uruguay Round agreement on agriculture, has undertaken to replace variable levies with customs duties; whereas this necessitates the modifcation of the Agreement with Egypt;
Whereas the Community has to that end negotiated with the Arab Republic of Egypt an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters modifying the arrangements in question;
Whereas this Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt modifying the arrangements for imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (2).
Article 3
The provisions implementing the Agreement, including any surveillance measures, shall be adopted according to the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (3).
Where the application of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Commission may take all necessary measures to ensure such cooperation.
Done at Luxembourg, 28 October 1996.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 259/84
of 31 January 1984
amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 on the buying in of olive oil by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3085/83 (4), lays down the time limits for payment for olive oil bought in by intervention agencies; whereas that provision tends to make the sending of oil into intervention too attractive a proposition; whereas, for reasons of sound management of the market, the time limits concerned should be postponed;
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2942/80 is hereby replaced by the following:
'4. Payment for oil bought in by the intervention agency shall be made within a time limit commencing on the 120th day after the oil is taken over by the intervention agency and which shall end on the 140th day after such date.'
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 to payments for products offered for intervention as from the day of its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/2006
of 30 March 2006
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
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 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(3)
The second subparagraph of Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.
(5)
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
Export refunds as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in Article 1(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 (4).
Article 2
This Regilation shall enter into force on 31 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1764/2001
of 6 September 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1648/2001(4), and in particular Article 2(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2) in particular for the opening or the suspension of tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average market prices for the reference class during the two most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the tender.
(2) The application of Article 2 referred to above results in the opening of purchase by tender in a number of Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1688/2001(6), on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(3) Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1034/2009
of 30 October 2009
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis for 1995 presented by Ireland and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic) (94/868/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis;
Whereas by letter dated 28 July 1994, Ireland has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 94/769/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 24 % of the costs incurred by Ireland up to a maximum of ECU 5 260 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995.
Article 2
Ireland shall bring into force by 1 January 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 24 % of the costs of testing up to a maximum of ECU 5 260 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1996 at the latest.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disesase in Russia
(93/418/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1). as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 93/242/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/397/EEC (4), concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease provides for a prohibition on the imports of live animals, fresh meat and certain meat products of susceptible species from countries which have not given certain additional guarantees;
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Russia;
Whereas the occurence of foot-and-mouth disease in Russia presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States, in view of the trade in certain animal products;
Whereas it is necesarry therefore to implement a prohibition on imports of products of susceptible species from Russia, except treated hides and skins;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species not mentioned in Articles 3 and 4 of Decision 93/242/EEC originating in the territory of Russia.
2. The prohibition mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to hides and skins subjected to either of the following treatments:
- salted for seven days with sea salt to which has been added 2 % sodium carbonate, or
- initial processing of the hides with lime at pH 12 to 13 for one day (eight to 10 hours), followed by proper neutralization of the lime and subsequent treatment with acid at pH 1 to 3 for one day (eight to 10 hours).
Care must be taken to effectively separate treated hides from untreated hides, to prevent recontamination.
3. Member States shall ensure that the certificates accompanying hides and skins to be sent from Russia shall bear the following words:
'Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 93/418/EEC of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mounth disease in Russia.'
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 325/2006
of 23 February 2006
fixing the reduction coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for bananas originating in the ACP countries for the period 1 March to 31 December 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29 November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 of 8 February 2006 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for bananas falling under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 March to 31 December 2006 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The applications for import licences submitted in the Member States under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 and sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation exceed the available quantities fixed in Article 2(a) thereof, i.e.146 850 tonnes for the operators referred to in Chapter II.
(2)
The reduction coefficient to be applied to each application should therefore be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A reduction coefficient of 45,687 % shall be applied to each import licence application submitted by the operators referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 under the tariff subquota of 146 850 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 23 February 2006.