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Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2004
of 22 March 2004
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the arrangements provided for by the Free Trade Agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part, 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 2305/95 of 29 September 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2004 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2004.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 June 1989
approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87
(Only the English text is authentic)
(89/417/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hops production (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 619/88 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87, on 17 March 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme for hops; whereas that programme, as amended on 26 July 1988, was approved by Commission Decision 89/17/EEC (5);
Whereas on 12 December 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission further amendments to that programme;
Whereas the proposed amendments relate on the one hand to the plan which was the subject of the programme approved by the Commission and on the other hand to the introduction of the plan lodged by a second producer group in the conversion programme;
Whereas the programme as amended meets the objectives laid down in the Regulation in question and contains the information required in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87;
Whereas the special aid for varietal conversion may also be granted for areas under other varieties where the latter are present on areas under mainly bitter varieties covered by a conversion plan;
Whereas the programme lodged by the United Kingdom does not provide for any financial contribution from the national budget; whereas the actual costs referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may include data for accessing the net loss of revenue as a result of the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only data relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may enter into the calculation of the actual costs;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the United Kingdom on 12 December 1988 is hereby approved. The main aspects of that programme as amended are summarized in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 22 June 1989.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3759/87
of 30 November 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) N° 3796/81 on the common organization of the market in fishery products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the Community is a contracting party to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, hereinafter called the 'harmonized system', which replaces the Convention of 15 December 1950 on nomenclature for the classification of goods in customs tariffs;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) introduced a combined goods nomenclature, based on the harmonized system, which will be applied from 1 January 1988 and which meets the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas the tariff nomenclature which appears in Regulation (EEC) N° 3796 81 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) N° 3879/86 (5), forms part of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas, as a result, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in the said Regulation according to the terms of the combined nomenclature;
Whereas, for reasons of simplification, it is necessary in a few cases to modify slightly the contents of the Annexes;
Whereas aquatic invertebrates, other than crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof are at the moment classified in subheadings 01.06 C, 02.04 C II, 02.06 C III and 16.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas they are consequently covered by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 827/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of the markets in certain products mentioned in Annex II to the Treaty (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 2966/80 (7); whereas in the harmonized system they will be classified within heading Nos 0307 and 1605; whereas it is therefore desirable that the said aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof be coverd by the present Regulation; whereas this means that they are no longer covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 827/68,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) N° 3796/81 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 1987.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3915/88
of 15 December 1988
laying down provisions for the implementation of Article 63c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1315/88 (2), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Whereas Article 63c of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 provides for relief from import duties for consignments containing samples of reference substances approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) which are intended for use in the quality control of materials used in the manufacture of medicinal products; whereas such consignments are addressed to consignees authorized by the competent national authorities to benefit from such relief;
Whereas the requisite conditions for the correct implementation of that provision should be laid down; whereas those conditions must be established in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 143 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Duty Free Arrangements,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation lays down provisions for the implementation of Article 63c of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83.
Article 2
The relief referred to in Article 63c of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 shall apply only to consignments sent by the ‘WHO Collaborating Centre for Chemical Reference Substances’ in Stockholm (Sweden) to consignees who are authorized by the competent national authorities to receive them duty free.
Article 3
Relief from import duties for consignments referred to in Article 63c of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 shall be conditional on the display, on packages containing reference substances, of:
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firstly, the stamp of the WHO Collaborating Centre referred to in Article 2 above,
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secndly, a label, a specimen of which is shown in the Annex to this Regulation, on which the box corresponding to chemical reference substances has been clearly marked with a tick.
Article 4
Relief shall extend to any special packaging which is essential to the transportation of chemical reference substances and to any requisite accessories which the consignments may contain.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1988.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 458/2004
of 11 March 2004
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2004(2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) 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 5 to 11 March 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 8,75 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 16000 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2608/93 of 23 September 1993 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas plants collected in natural areas which have not undergone treatment with products which are not authorized in organic farming should be regarded as having been obtained according to the organic production method, wherever such collection has been made in areas and by persons inspected under the provisions of the inspection system provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91; whereas, therefore, Annexes I and III have to be amended;
Whereas in the case of certain apple-tree varieties the treatment of the leaves with calcium chloride appears indispensable to satisfy adequately their nutritional need of calcium; whereas the practice does not have any significant effect on the environment; whereas, therefore, calcium chloride should be inserted into part A of Annex II;
Whereas according to the provisions of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 importers of products from third countries are obliged to submit their undertaking to the inspection system referred to in Article 9; whereas, therefore, detailed implementation rules have to be developed to adjust the current provisions of Annex III to the situation of importers of products into the Community; whereas for reasons of clarity those provisions have been grouped in a separate section of Annex III;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 are hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The provisions of point 6 of Part C of the Annex shall enter into force six months after the date of such publication.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 September 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1625/2005
of 4 October 2005
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zones I, II b by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 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 2005.
(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 2005.
(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 2005 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, 4 October 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2001
of 3 May 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000 of 3 October 2000 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 680/2001(6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
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 was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000.
(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) 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 27 April to 3 May 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/2000, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 36,59/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 May 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 378/1999 of 19 February 1999 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Greece, Spain and France have sent the Commission applications for the registration of a number of names as designations of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, those applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;
Whereas no statement of objection has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 for any of the names given in the Annex hereto following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3);
Whereas those names should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin;
Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 38/1999 (5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 19 February 1999.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3178/93 of 16 November 1993 setting for the 1993/94 marketing year the percentage referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in order to encourage the conclusion of contracts between groups of tomato producers on the one hand and associations of processors or processors on the other, Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the grant on certain terms of an additional premium;
Whereas the 'significant specific percentage' for the total quantity of processed tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' groups must be set for the 1993/94 marketing year;
Whereas, in view of the important role played by tomato producers' groups in the producer Member States, it is desirable to maintain at the same level as for the 1992/93 marketing year the percentage of the quantities of tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' associations in relation to the total quantity of processed tomatoes,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1993/94 marketing year the percentage mentioned in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be 80 %.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 16 November 1993.