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COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 March 1998
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products
(98/258/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 the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products provides an adequate means for putting into practice the provisions of the WTO Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures as regards public and animal health measures;
Whereas the Agreement will contribute towards facilitating bilateral trade between the European Community and the United States of America in live animals and animal products through the progressive recognition of the equivalence of sanitary measures, the recognition of animal health status, the application of regionalisation and the improvement of communication and cooperation;
Whereas it is appropriate to make provisions for a procedure establishing close and effective cooperation between the Commission and the Member States within the Standing Veterinary Committee;
Whereas the Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement and the Annexes thereto are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Agreement, including as regards fresh meat and meat-based products guarantees equivalent to those laid down by Directive 72/462/EEC (1), shall be established pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 30 of that Directive.
Article 4
The Commission, assisted by Member States' representatives, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee referred to in Article 14(1) of the Agreement.
The Community position with regard to the matters to be dealt with by that Joint Committee shall be established within the appropriate Council bodies, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.
Amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement which are the result of recommendations by the Joint Committee shall be adopted according to the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Directive 72/462/EEC.
Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall take effect on the date of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1046/2009
of 3 November 2009
establishing a prohibition of fishing for spurdog/dogfish in EC waters of ICES zone IIIa by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 3 November 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1731/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1991/92 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1357/90 (3), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 791/89 (5), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (6),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be determined annually in the light of production during a reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas that price must take account of market fluctuations and the cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the production
areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates and must apply at the farm gate;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in the fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and the minimum price at the levels given below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1991/92 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes.
Article 2
For the 1991/92 marketing year, the minimum price for unginned cotton provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be ECU 91,07 per 100 kilograms. That price shall apply to goods at the farm gate.
Article 3
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1730/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the guide price for unginned cotton for the 1991/92 marketing year (7).
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1991.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 1991.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2775/88
of 7 September 1988
laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 5a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (2), and in particular Article 5a thereof,
Whereas the last subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 provides for the financial resources intended to cover the expenditure referred to in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation to be provided by the Member States according to the needs of their paying agencies;
Whereas Article 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 makes provision for the Community being responsible for all or part of the interest to take account of any difficulties which some Member States might encounter because of the introduction of the new system;
Whereas in the light of the current situation in the Community it appears advisable to limit the Community budget's responsibility for interest charges to four Member States;
Whereas it appears desirable to lay down a formula for calculating the annual interest and to make provision for such interest being paid monthly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Responsibility for the interest charges incurred by Member States because of the introduction of the system provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall be limited to 6,8 % per year on the capital provided by Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal.
2. The average period for which the capital made available to the paying agencies by the Member States is tied up shall be considered to be 1,5417 months.
Article 2
1. For determining the total amount of interest for which the Community is to be responsible in respect of a given financial year, the following formula shall be used:
M × 1,5417 × i
12
1.2 // M // = total expenditure for the financial year // 1,5417 // = average period for which capital is tied up // i // = annual rate of interest (0,068).
2. The interest may be calculated monthly in the course of a financial year with the aid of the coefficient 0,008736 but the total amount eligible in respect of a financial year shall be determined by the formula given in paragraph 1.
Article 3
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3187/87 (3) is cancelled as from 16 October 1988.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It is applicable to expenditure paid from 16 October 1988 onwards.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1970/2005
of 1 December 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005 of 2 September 2005 on a special intervention measure for oats in Finland and Sweden for the 2005/2006 marketing year (3),
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005.
(2)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should be fixed.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 25 November to 1st December 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be 12,50 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 13 March 2006
amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank
(ECB/2006/3)
(2006/248/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular to Article 26.2 thereof,
Whereas:
For reasons of increased transparency, it is necessary to clarify the presentation of the European Central Bank (ECB) pension scheme in the ECB’s accounts. Annex II to Decision ECB/2002/11 of 5 December 2002 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (1) should be amended to reflect the inclusion of this item on the liability side of the ECB’s balance sheet under item 12 ‘Other Liabilities’,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Amendments
Annex II of Decision ECB/2002/11 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 13 March 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 2006
amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2006) 6960)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/26/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Chapter 4 of Section B of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1). Certain establishments which are authorised to process non-compliant milk are listed in Chapter I, and certain establishments which are authorised to process both compliant and non-compliant milk, provided that such processing is carried out on separate production lines are listed in Chapter II, of the Appendix to Annex VI to that Act.
(2)
A number of the establishments currently listed in Chapter I of that Appendix have ceased the activities covered by the transitional periods. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from that list.
(3)
In view of the evolution of the quality of the raw milk and the present proportion of production of raw milk in Bulgaria that does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, certain establishments should be included in the list set out in Chapter I of that Appendix to Annex VI of the Act of Accession.
(4)
Furthermore, certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria have the capacity and equipment to process compliant and non-compliant milk on separate production lines. Those establishments should be included on the list set out in Chapter II of that Appendix.
(5)
Therefore, the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession should be amended. For the sake of clarity, that Appendix should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
(6)
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
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is replaced by text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 326/2008
of 10 April 2008
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
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 market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) 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 sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 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)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 April 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1703/2001
of 29 August 2001
prohibiting fishing for northern prawn by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(2) lays down quotas for northern prawn for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of northern prawn in Norwegian waters south of 62°00'N by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of northern prawn in Norwegian waters south of 62°00'N by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2001.
Fishing for northern prawn in Norwegian waters south of 62°00'N by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1331/2006
of 8 September 2006
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2006/2007 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1297/2006 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 2006.