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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 422/94 of 25 February 1994 determining the extent to which applications lodged in February 1994 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Intermediate Agreements concluded by the Community with Bulgaria and Romania 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 238/94 of 2 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 1994 are for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full;
Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined;
Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 1994 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 238/94 shall be met in full.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June 1994 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 238/94 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in the Annex.
3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 1994.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1832/94 of 26 July 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1097/94 on transitional measures concerning the allocation of quotas in the tobacco sector for the 1994 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1097/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1471/94 (3), provides for the possibility of authorizing Member States as a transitional measure to allow a transfer of quantities of their quotas which remain available after distribution, in accordance with Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 813/94 (5), to other groups of varieties; whereas those circumstances have arisen in Spain and it is appropriate, accordingly, to transfer 40 tonnes from variety group I to group III;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following is added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1097/94 under the heading 'Spain':
'40 tonnes from group I flue-cured to group III dark air-cured.'
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 from 1 April 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 707/2002
of 25 April 2002
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2002(3).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 665/2002 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 665/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 April 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1232/96 of 28 June 1996 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance for the milk sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 for supplies to the Canary Islands;
Whereas the quantities of the forecast supply balance for those products is fixed in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 956/96 (4), for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for milk and milk products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;
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
For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance in the milk sector benefiting, as appropriate from exemption from import duties for products from third countries or for Community aid for products from the Community market shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Where, as regards a particular product separate amounts are fixed in the forecast supply balance for direct consumption, and for processing and/or packaging respectively, an adjustment in the breakdown as between the prescribed uses is permitted, within a limit of 20 % of the total quantity fixed for that product.
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 from 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1580/98 of 21 July 1998 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 July 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1576/2001
of 1 August 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 2 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 August 2001.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 626/95 of 20 March 1995 introducing special and temporary measures applicable to the recruitment of officials of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, made after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (3),
Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, special measures derogating from the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities should be adopted on a temporary basis,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Notwithstanding the second and third paragraphs of Article 4, Article 5 (3), Article 7 (1), the third paragraph of Article 27, Article 29 (1) (a), (b) and (c) and Article 31 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, provision may be made until 31 December 1999 for vacant posts to be filled by Austrian, Finnish and Swedish nationals up to the limits set in the context of budgetary discussions within the institutions responsible.
2. Appointments to grades A 3, A 4, A 5, A 6, A 7, A 8, LA 3, LA 4, LA 5, LA 6, LA 7, LA 8, B 1, B 2, B 3, B 4, B 5, C 1, C 2 to C 5 and D 1 to D 4 shall be made after a competition based on qualifications and tests, organized in accordance with Annex III to the Staff Regulations.
3. Vacant posts shall be adequately advertised both inside and outside the Community institutions.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 March 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1119/2005
of 14 July 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1751/2004 fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal for the EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1751/2004 (2) fixes for the 2005 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year the interest rates to be used to calculate the cost of financing intervention measures under Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 on the method and the rate of interest to be use for calculating the cost of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal (3).
(2)
As Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 and Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 have been amended as regards the procedures for notifying and taking account of the average rate of the interest costs borne by the new Member States in 2004 and as regards the method of calculating the specific interest rate for the Member States whose average interest cost rate is higher than double the standard interest rate established for the Community, the interest rates fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1571/2004 for calculating the financing costs of the abovementioned intervention measures should be adjusted accordingly.
(3)
As the amendments to Regulations (EEC) No 1883/78 and (EEC) No 411/88 apply from 1 October 2004, that same date of application should apply to this Regulation.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1751/2004 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For expenditure incurred during the 2005 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year:
1.
the interest rate referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 2,2 %;
2.
the specific interest rate referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 2,1 % for Austria, France, Portugal and Sweden and 2 % for Ireland and Finland.
3.
the specific interest rate referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 2,5 % for the United Kingdom, 2,9 % for Latvia, 3,1 % for Slovakia and Slovenia, 4 % for Cyprus, 4,1 % for Poland and 9,2 % for Hungary.’
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 1 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 July 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 104/2005
of 21 January 2005
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2)
The Spanish intervention agency has been storing a very significant quantity of paddy rice for a very long time. A standing invitation to tender should therefore be opened for the resale on the internal market of some 23 445 tonnes of paddy rice held by that agency.
(3)
The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 75/91, the Spanish intervention agency shall launch a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of the quantities of paddy rice held by it, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 2 February 2005.
2. The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 30 March 2005.
3. Tenders shall be lodged with the Spanish intervention agency:
Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)
Beneficencia, 8
E-28004 Madrid
Telex: 23427 FEGA E
Fax (34) 915 21 98 32 and (34) 915 22 43 87
Article 3
As an exception to Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, the Spanish intervention agency shall inform the Commission, no later than the Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the submission of tenders, of the quantity and average prices of the various lots sold, broken down by group where appropriate.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 21 January 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1056/2006
of 12 July 2006
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 12 July 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1997 concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in India (Text with EEA relevance) (97/515/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Community inspections in India have shown that there are serious deficiencies with regard to infrastructure and hygiene in fishery establishments and that there are not enough guarantees of the efficiency of the controls carried out by the competent authorities; whereas there is a potentially high risk for public health with regard to the production and processing of fishery products in this country;
Whereas the results of checks at the Community border inspection posts on fishery products imported from India have indicated that these products may be contaminated by micro-organisms which may constitute a hazard to human health;
Whereas the Commission has already adopted Decision 97/334/EC on 28 May 1997 concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in India (3);
Whereas imports of fishery products from India must therefore not be further allowed;
Whereas this Decision will be reviewed before 30 November 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision shall apply to fishery products originating in India.
Article 2
Member States shall prohibit imports of fishery products originating in India.
However, consignments which left India prior to the entry into force of this Decision, and which are presented at the Community inspection post for importation before 15 August 1997, shall be submitted to a sampling programme representative of the consignment. These samples must be examined for the presence of harmful micro-organisms, and in particular Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemoliticus.
Article 3
This Decision will be reviewed before 30 November 1997.
Article 4
Commission Decision 97/334/EC is repealed.
Article 5
The Member States shall modify the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 August 1997.