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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1391/2006
of 21 September 2006
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 of 31 July 2002 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for rice, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing years 2002/2003 to 2008/2009 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 opened a tariff quota for a quantity of 5 062 tonnes of husked rice equivalent for the 2006/2007 marketing year.
(2)
The quantities in respect of which applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available. It is therefore necessary to set a reduction percentage applicable to the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For applications for import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001, submitted during the first five working days of September 2006 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 and notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 5(1) of the said Regulation licences shall be issued for the quantities given in the applications submitted multiplied by a reduction percentage of 91,80385 %.
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, 21 September 2006.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 4026/86 of 18 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal form the Commission,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) N° 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86(2) lays down general rules for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;
Whereas examination of new information concerning the estimates of losses of catches of soles when using, in certain areas, beam trawls the length of whose beams is limited to eight metres and the probable effects on fishing of establishing at 55o30m N the dividing line in sub-area VI of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, north of which a minimum mesh size of 90 millimetres shall apply with effect from 1 January 1989, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86, shows that such measures could seriously jeopardize the economic viability of the fisheries concerned; whereas for this reason it is appropriate to modify these measures while providing for the conservation of the fish stocks concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1.Article 9 (3) (c) is replaced by the following:
'(c)However, it shall be prohibited to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length, measured as the sum of the length of each beam between the inner edges of the attached shoes or skids, is greater than eight metres except when fishing with gear designed and used for catching shrimps (Crangon species) or prawns (Pandalus montagui).
By way of derogation from the preceding sub- paragraph, it shall be permitted in the period ending 31 December 1987 to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length does not exceed 12 metres.
N°twithstanding the two preceding subpara- graphs, vessels whose primary activity is fishing for shrimps (Crangon species) shall be permitted to use beams whose aggregate length, as defined in the first subparagraph, exceeds eight or 12 metres as the case may be when fishing for sole, provided that they appear on a list to be drawn up annually.' 2.Annex I is amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall spply with effect from 1 January 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 1986.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1353/2004
of 26 July 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/510/CFSP of 10 June 2004 amending Common Position 2004/31/CFSP concerning the imposition of an embargo on arms, munitions and military equipment on Sudan (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Common Position 2004/31/CFSP (2) provides for an embargo on arms, munitions and military equipment for Sudan, including a ban on the provision of technical and financial assistance related to military activities in Sudan. The ban on the provision of technical and financial assistance related to military activities is implemented at Community level by Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan (3).
(2)
In view of recent developments in Sudan and the region, including the signature on 8 April 2004 of a Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur, and in view of the planned deployment of an African Union-led Ceasefire Commission in Sudan, Common Position 2004/31/CFSP was amended by Common Position 2004/510/CFSP on 10 June 2004 by providing for an additional exemption to the embargo for crisis management operations of the African Union.
(3)
That exemption also applies to the embargo on certain financial and technical assistance. Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
In order to ensure that the exemption becomes effective as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force immediately and apply from the date on which Common Position 2004/510/CFSP was adopted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex, may authorise the provision of financing and financial assistance and technical assistance related to:
(a)
non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and the Community;
(b)
materiel intended for European Union and United Nations crisis management operations;
(c)
mine clearance equipment and materiel for use in mine clearance;
(d)
African Union crisis management operations, including materiel intended for such operations.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.’
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 10 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 201/2006
of 3 February 2006
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state fixed by Regulation (EC) No 186/2006
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2006 (2)
(2)
Since the data currently available to the Commission are different to the data at the time Regulation (EC) No 186/2006 was adopted, those refunds should be adjusted,
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 186/2006 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1392/94 of 17 June 1994 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EC) No 3088/93 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3088/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 767/94 (4);
Whereas, because of the length of the restrictions on the free movement of goods, the number of live pigs laid down in Article 1 (2), (3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 3088/93 for which an aid may be granted for the delivery to the German authorities, is exhausted since 2 May 1994; whereas the restrictions on the free movement of goods continue and it is therefore necessary to increase the number of eligible live pigs as from this date;
Whereas the trade restrictions caused by the application of the veterinary measures disturb seriously the marketing of piglets raised in certain areas of the district of Weser-Ems; whereas it is therefore appropriate to include these areas in the exceptional market support measures;
Whereas the aid granted on the delivery of heavy pigs should be adjusted in line with the situation on the markets, taking account of the rise in market prices in the month of May 1994;
Whereas Community financing of the aid is dependent on more effective checks by the German authorities;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 3088/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following paragraph 6 is added to Article 1:
'6. If the numbers in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 relating to live pigs are reached, aid may be granted for the following 255 500 live pigs on the terms laid down in paragraph 2 and for the following 109 500 live pigs on the terms laid down in paragraph 3.'
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (1):
'However, young piglets and piglets raised in the zones of the district of Weser-Ems which are part of Annex I of the said Decision, can also be delivered.'
3. In Article 4 (1), 'ECU 105' is replaced by 'ECU 115'.
4. The following Article is inserted:
'Article 5a
Community financing shall be subject to the introduction of the necessary checks by the German authorities.'
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 6 June 1994; however, the provisions of Article 1 (1) and (3) shall apply from 2 May 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/2003
of 17 January 2003
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(3), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 13 and 14 January 2003, under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and in all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 16 January 2003 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences lodged under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 on 13 and 14 January 2003 and sent to the Commission on 16 January 2003, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2003 and lodged after 14 January 2003 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 January 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1686/2003
of 25 September 2003
amending the Annexes to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 814/2003(2), and in particular Article 35 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 lays down the procedure for updating the Annexes to the Regulation to take account of amendments to the Combined Nomenclature or changes in the international status or classification of countries or territories.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 of 4 October 2002 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States(3) includes data affecting the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(4) includes data affecting the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001. These Regulations entered into force on 1 January 2003.
(3) The lists in Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly, with effect from 1 January 2003.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 September 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1475/2001
of 18 July 2001
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 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(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 993/2001(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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.
(2) 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 20 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2001.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1983
concerning the implementation by the United Kingdom of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC
(Only the English text is authentic)
(84/17/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 83/515/83 of 4 October 1983 concerning certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector (1), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas the United Kingdom intends to introduce a system of financial aids for measures involving temporary or permanent reductions of production capacity; whereas, on 15 November 1983, it communicated the information concerning this scheme required under Article 6 of Directive 83/515/EEC;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of the Directive, the Commission has considered whether, on the basis of their conformity with the Directive and taking account of the other structural measures existing or planned in the fisheries sector, the measures contemplated fulfil the conditions for financial contributions from the Community;
Whereas this Decision does not relate to national aid referred to in Article 12 of the Directive;
Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The measures which the United Kingdom intends to take to implement a financial aid scheme for measures involving temporary and permanent reductions of production capacity fulfil the conditions for financial contributions from the Community.
Article 2
This Decision shall not apply to national aid referred to in Article 12 of Directive 83/515/EEC.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1983.
Council Decision
of 8 April 2003
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank
(2003/270/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (ECB) and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the ECB of 6 March 2003,
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended the Council to approve the appointment, starting from the financial year 2003, of a new external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, in addition to the continuing mandate of its other external auditor, as approved by virtue of Decision 1999/70/EC(1).
(3) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
"2. PwC Deutsche Revision AG and Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank as from the financial year 2003 for a renewable period of one year."
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 8 April 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 February 2005
on the continuation in the year 2005 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2002
(2005/125/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants, intended for fruit production (1),
Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/896/EC of 12 December 2001 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of fruit plants under Council Directive 92/34/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 2001/896/EC sets out the arrangements for the comparative trials and tests to be carried out under Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus domestica from 2002 to 2006.
(2)
Tests and trials carried out in 2002 to 2004 should be continued in 2005,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2002 on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica shall be continued in 2005 in accordance with Decision 2001/896/EC.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 2005.