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Council Decision
of 17 November 2003
appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/817/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Council Decision 2002/60/EC of 22 January 2002(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Erwin TEUFEL, of which the Council was notified on 10 November 2003, and the seat of an alternate member has become vacant following the nomination of Mr Peter STRAUB as member,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
(a) Mr Peter STRAUB is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Erwin TEUFEL
(b) Mr Erwin TEUFEL is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Peter STRAUB
for the remainder of their terms of office, which end on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1362/2001
of 4 July 2001
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1337/2001(6).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 July 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2033/2006
of 21 December 2006
fixing the Community selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2007 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 25(1) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
A Community selling price is to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 before the beginning of the fishing year, at a level at least equal to 70 % and not exceeding 90 % of the guide price.
(2)
Council Regulation (EC) No …/… (2) fixes the guide prices for the 2007 fishing year for all the products concerned.
(3)
Market prices vary considerably depending on the species and how the products are presented, particularly in the case of squid and hake.
(4)
Conversion factors should therefore be fixed for the different species and presentations of frozen products landed in the Community in order to determine the price level that trigger the intervention measure provided for in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community selling prices, as referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, applicable during the 2007 fishing year for the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation and the presentations and conversion factors to which they relate are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 July 2005
on the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part
(2005/690/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, was signed on behalf of the European Community in Valencia on 22 April 2002, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date.
(2)
The said Agreement should be concluded,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, including Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto and the joint declarations and declarations of the European Community attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
2. The texts referred to in paragraph 1 are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council and the Association Committee shall be determined by the Council on the basis of a proposal by the Commission or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties.
2. In accordance with Article 93 of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, the President of the Council shall preside over the Association Council. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association Committee in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof.
3. The decision to publish the decisions of the Association Council and the Association Committee in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and the Commission respectively.
Article 3
The President of the Council, on behalf of the European Community, is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 110 of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1691/2005
of 14 October 2005
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2005 to 28 February 2006
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),
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 (2), 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 10 and 11 October 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and in all third countries other than China or Argentina.
(2)
The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by new importers on 10 and 11 October 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in Argentina.
(3)
It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 13 October 2005 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 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002, on 10 and 11 October 2005 and sent to the Commission on 13 October 2005, 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 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 December 2005 to 28 February 2006 and lodged after 11 October 2005 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2005.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1996 amending Decision 95/357/EC drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the veterinary experts of the Commission and repealing Decision 94/24/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/357/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 95/52/EC (2), and in particular Article 9, Paragraph 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/157/EC (4), and in particular Article 6, Paragraph 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/357/EC (5), as last amended by Decision 96/267/EC (6) draws up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries;
Whereas certain border inspection posts have been inspected by the Commission's departments; whereas, in addition, the Member States may propose that posts included in the list be withdrawn or that new posts be included therein, these new posts having to be inspected before inclusion in the list;
Whereas, in view of the results of the inspections and the proposals by the competent authorities of Member States, Commission Decision 95/357/EC must be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 95/357/EC is amended as follows:
1. In the section referring to Denmark the reference to the border inspection post of Kolding-Billund is replaced by the following:
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2. In the section referring to Greece the reference to the border inspection post of Pireas is replaced by the following:
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3. In the section referring to Portugal the border inspection posts of Faro and Setubal are added in the alphabetic order as follows:
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4. In the section concerning the United Kingdom the mention referring to the border inspection post of Manchester is replaced as follows:
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Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 May 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 113/2006
of 23 January 2006
amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 94/2006
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 indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 (2).
(2)
Since the information at present available to the Commission is different to that available to it at the time Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 was adopted, these refunds should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refunds to be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d), (f) and (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, fixed by Regulation (EC) No 94/2006 for the marketing year 2005/06, are hereby amended and detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3398/84
of 3 December 1984
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions
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 1332/84 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quality standards for onions are laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (3);
Whereas difficulties have arisen over the interpretation of certain quality specifications; whereas the development of harvesting and packaging methods makes it impossible to observe completely the standards concerning the integrity of the outer skins protecting the bulb as they have been laid down; whereas the quality standards should take this into account; whereas, moreover, sufficient experience should be gained before the standards are amended permanently; whereas temporary derogations from the quality standards for onions should be allowed at this point without the quality of the product being thereby affected;
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 following derogations from Title II 'Provisions concerning quality' of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 shall apply:
1. Under A 'Minimum requirements', the first indent is replaced by:
'intact',
2. Under B 'Classification':
(a) in (i) 'Class I', the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following are, however, permitted:
- light staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh, provided it does not cover more than one-fifth of the surface of the bulb;
- small cracks in the outer skins and the absence of part of the outer skins provided that the flesh is protected'.
(b) in (ii) 'Class II', the second sentence of the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following, however, are permitted:
- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh provided it does not cover more than half the surface of the bulb,
- cracks in the outer skins and the absence of a part of the outer skins from not more than one-third of the surface of the bulb, provided the flesh remains intact.'
(c) in (iii) 'Class III', the following indent is added:
'- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh.
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 apply until 30 June 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 894/2005
of 14 June 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2005 (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 1423/95,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1555/2006
of 18 October 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006 on opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden
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 Article 40(2)(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The quantities for resale stated in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006 (2) reflect the state of the intervention stocks on 30 June 2006. Since this date, quantities have been sold by the intervention agencies and in the case of Germany, there are no intervention stocks remaining.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2006 of 13 October 2006 adopting a plan allocating resources to the Member States to be charged against the 2007 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3) states that 33 224 tonnes of sugar in storage must be withdrawn from the Community's intervention stocks for distribution in the Member States in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
(3)
These quantities should be taken into account in the sale by standing invitation to tender on the Community internal market.
(4)
In order to ensure proper management of sugar in storage, provision should be made for a communication from the Member States on the quantities actually sold.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006 should be amended accordingly.
(6)
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
Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006 is amended as follows:
1.
The title is replaced by the following:
2.
Article 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The intervention agencies of Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden shall offer for sale by standing invitation to tender on the Community internal market a total quantity of 899 896,41 tonnes of sugar accepted into intervention and available for sale on the internal market. The quantities involved per Member State are set out in Annex I.’.
3.
The following paragraph is added to Article 4:
‘3. On the fifth working day at the latest after the Commission fixes the minimum sale price, the intervention agencies involved shall communicate to the Commission, in the form laid down in Annex III, the quantity actually sold by partial invitation to tender.’.
4.
Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
5.
An Annex III of which the text is set out in Annex II to this Regulation is added.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 October 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2002
of 14 November 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2002.