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Commission Regulation (EC) No 548/2003
of 27 March 2003
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products(3), initialled on 9 December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/787/EC(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organisation following China's accession to it.
(2) On 20 February 2003 the People's Republic of China submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the quota year 2003 to the quota year 2002.
(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1767/2005
of 27 October 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 25 October 2005.
(3)
The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 25 October 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/2004
of 18 August 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 97/2004 correcting Regulations (EC) No 2281/2003 and (EC) No 2299/2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Owing to an error, Regulation (EC) No 97/2004 (3) is applicable at the request of interested parties. This error needs to be corrected.
(2)
Since the need to correct this error is urgent, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 97/2004 is hereby amended as follows: the words ‘at the request of the interested party’ in the second and third paragraphs of Article 3 are deleted.
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 22 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 August 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1332/96 of 8 July 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring 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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1088/96 (4), provides for herring total allowable catches for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the total allowable catches;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I, II by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the total allowable catches for 1996,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I, II by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the total allowable catches for 1996.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions I, II by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force 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, 8 July 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 551/2008
of 17 June 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 June 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3338/92 of 16 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas because of imbalance on the market in bitter varieties special varietal conversion measures were adopted in Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (3);
Whereas the area under crops in Germany has grown considerably - mainly in bitter varieties - following German unification but it has not been possible for the conversion aid for these varieties to be taken up in the new Laender; whereas certain producer groups in the United Kingdom have been able to undertake conversion plans only since adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 1809/89 (4); whereas the Portuguese Republic has met unforseeable delays in implementing the conversion plan initially approved; whereas under the circumstances it is essential to extend for the period allowed for implementation of conversion programmes and to increase the eligible area;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 the date of 31 December 1992 shall be replaced by 31 December 1994 and the figure of 800 hectares by 1 000 hectares.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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, 16 November 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1675/92 of 29 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 laying down quality standards for table grapes as regards the lists of varieties
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1156/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 658/92 (4), lays down quality standards for table grapes; whereas the Annex to the standards determines the lists of varieties;
Whereas an error has slipped in the list '(b) Small berry varieties' where 'Panse blanche' has been named as a synonym to '*Panse Précoce' which is not correct according to information obtained; whereas the standard should be corrected accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 is hereby amended as follows:
in the Annex to the standards 'Lists of varieties, non exhaustive' under '(b) Small berry varieties', on the line '*Panse Précoce', the term '- Panse Blanche' is deleted in the bracket.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/96 of 26 July 1996 opening quotas for imports of textile products falling within categories 87 and 109 originating in North Korea and amending Annexes IV and V to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 538/96 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 5 in conjunction with Article 25 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 lays down that the textile products referred to in Annex V originating in the countries indicated therein may be imported into the Community provided an annual quantitative limit is established in accordance with the appropriate procedure provided for in Article 25;
Whereas the Commission has received requests from three Member States with a view to introducing quantitative import limits for products falling within categories 87 (gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted) and 109 (tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds) originating in North Korea (listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 517/94) in order to satisfy certain market requirements; whereas, following deliberations within the committee set up under Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, it was considered appropriate, in particular in the light of the situation of the Community industry concerned, to set annual quantitative limits for imports into the Community of products falling within categories 87 and 109 originating in North Korea of 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes respectively, which will be applicable from the date of entry into force of this Regulation; whereas Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should be amended accordingly; whereas the quotas in question shall be managed, in the interests of legal security; in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation;
Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Imports into the Community of textile products falling within categories 87 and 109 and originating in North Korea shall be subject to annual quantitative limits of 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes respectively.
The quantitative limits provided for above shall be managed in accordance with Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94.
Article 2
Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 are hereby amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 634/2008
of 27 June 2008
laying down the reduced agricultural components and the additional duties applicable to imports into the Community of certain goods containing milk products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation (2) of 26 October 2004 (hereinafter the Agreement) Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 was replaced by a new Protocol 2 concerning certain processed agricultural products. In implementation of this Protocol, the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee, by its Decision No 1/2008 (3), has amended the domestic reference prices from 1 February 2008.
(2)
Consequently it is necessary to lay down the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 February 2008 for certain products containing milk products and imported from Switzerland to the Community.
(3)
Since the Agreement is applicable from 1 February 2008, the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply from the same date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The reduced agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 February 2008 to the imports of certain goods containing milk products covered by Table 1 of Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland are set out in the Annex.
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 February 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2002
of 8 May 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 December 2008
amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure
(2008/945/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Article 11(5) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the European Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure.
(2)
Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council, provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(3)
The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for 2009,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the EC Treaty, Article 118(4) of the Euratom Treaty, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the EU Treaty, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be as follows:
Member State
Population
(× 1 000)
Germany
82 217,8
France
63 753,1
United Kingdom
61 224,1
Italy
59 619,3
Spain
45 283,3
Poland
38 115,6
Romania
21 528,6
Netherlands
16 405,4
Greece
11 213,8
Belgium
10 666,9
Portugal
10 617,6
Czech Republic
10 381,1
Hungary
10 045,4
Sweden
9 182,9
Austria
8 331,9
Bulgaria
7 640,2
Denmark
5 475,8
Slovakia
5 401,0
Finland
5 300,5
Ireland
4 401,3
Lithuania
3 366,4
Latvia
2 270,9
Slovenia
2 025,9
Estonia
1 340,9
Cyprus
789,3
Luxembourg
483,8
Malta
410,3
Total
497 493,1
Threshold (62 %)
308 445,7’.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2009.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008.