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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 November 1995 amending Decision 93/693/EC concerning a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (Text with EEA relevance) (95/480/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/693/EC (2), as last amended by Decision 94/861/EC (3), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries;
Whereas the competent veterinary services of Australia, New Zealand and the Czech Republic have forwarded lists or amendments to lists of semen collection centres officially approved for export of bovine semen to the Community;
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 93/693/EC is amended as follows:
1. In part 5, the following semen collection centre in respect of New Zealand is added:
'LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION'S SEMEN PRODUCTION CENTRE Palmerston street off State Highway 3 AWAHURI Approval code: NZAB 4` 2. In part 10, the following semen collection centres in respect of the Czech Republic are added:
'ISB HOMOLE Jihocesky chovatel a.s.
Dobrovodska 53 370 06 Ceske Budejovice Approval code: ISB CZ 06 ISB VRAT Severoceske sdruzeni chovatelu a.s.
U cukrovaru 4 400 21 Usti n. Labem Approval code: ISB CZ 09 ISB LITOBOR Agrovysocina a.s.
Horni ulice 30-31 591 01 Zdar nad Sazavou Approval code: ISB CZ 12 ISB MORAVSKY KRUMLOV Plemenari a.s.
Optalova 37 637 00 Brno Approval code: ISB CZ 13 ISB STARE MESTO Plemenarske sluzby a.s.
Kvitkovice 765 02 Otrokovice Approval code: ISB CZ 14 ISB GRYGOV Genoservis a.s.
Jozky Jaburkove 1 771 68 Olomouc Approval code: ISB CZ 15 ISB VLACICE Natural s.r.o.
Rubesova 10 120 00 Praha 2 Approval code: ISB CZ 16` 3. A part 12 is added with the following semen collection centre in respect of Australia:
'PART 12 AUSTRALIA GENETICS AUSTRALIA Parwan Park Woolpack Rd Bacchus Marsh VICTORIA 3340 Approval code: 6043`
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States
Done at Brussels, 7 November 1995.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2005
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine
(2006/232/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 October 2000 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement on trade in wine between the European Community and the United States of America.
(2)
The negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled by both Parties on 14 September 2005. The Agreement represents a first-stage agreement and the Parties should begin negotiations within ninety days from the date of entry into force of the Agreement with a view to concluding one or more agreements that further facilitate trade in wine between them.
(3)
The Agreement should therefore be approved.
(4)
In order to facilitate the implementation and possible amendment of the Annexes to the Agreement, the Commission should be authorised to adopt the necessary measures in accordance with the procedure laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
For the purposes of applying Article 5(4), Article 7(2), Article 8(2), Article 9(5), Article 11(5) and (6), Article 13(1) and Article 14 of the Agreement, the Commission is hereby authorised to adopt, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the measures necessary to implement the Agreement and to modify its Annexes, the Protocol and its Appendices.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 572/96 of 29 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 252/96, temporarily altering the export refunds on beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas the export refunds on beef were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2854/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 252/96 (4); whereas those refunds were temporarily increased by Regulation (EC) No 252/96; whereas the reasons that led to the temporary increase in refunds continue to exist; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the duration of the validity of Regulation (EC) No 252/96;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2, second paragraph of Regulation (EC) No 252/96, the date '31 March 1996` shall be replaced by the date '30 April 1996`.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 March 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "JEOL electron microscope, JEM-100 CX" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/258/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 22 September 1980, the Government of the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "JEOL electron microscope, JEM-100 CX", to be used for the research of the ultrastructure of cells, biological membranes, receptor proteins and model systems concerned with neuromuscular transmission and other excitation-secretion mechanisms, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 29 January 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the resolution power and the stability and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "EM 400 T" manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, NL-Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, to the apparatus "EM 10 B" manufactured by Carl Zeiss, D-7085 Oberkochen and to the apparatus "Elmiscop CT 150" manufactured by Siemens AG, Postfach 211080, D-7500 Karlsruhe 21,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as "JEOL electron microscope, JEM-100 CX", which is the subject of an application by the Government of the United Kingdom of 22 September 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1981.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2003
of 29 August 2003
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2003(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the amending of the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme including WTO Members and separate customs territories that fulfil the requirements of the scheme.
(2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair's Notice of 31 July 2003, has provided an updated list of Participants in the scheme. The updating of the list, to be effective on first of September 2003, notably concerns the addition as Participant of Croatia and the removal from the list of Algeria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Gabon, Ghana, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first of September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1206/2006
of 9 August 2006
setting, for the 2005/2006 marketing year, the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 9(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides for aid to be granted to storage agencies for the quantities of sultanas, currants and dried figs that they buy in and for the actual duration of storage.
(2)
The storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs from the 2005/2006 marketing year should be set in accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/1999 of 23 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the scheme for the storage of unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs (2).
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For products from the 2005/2006 marketing year, the storage aid provided for in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:
(a)
for dried grapes:
(i)
EUR 0,1108 per day and per tonne net weight until 28 February 2007;
(ii)
EUR 0,0848 per day and per tonne net weight from 1 March 2007;
(b)
for dried figs: EUR 0,0934 per day and per tonne.
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, 9 August 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 973/95 of 28 April 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 437/95 laying down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of poultrymeat sector products to certain third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2779/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on poultrymeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 437/95 (4) lays down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of poultrymeat sector products to certain third countries;
Whereas, in the light of the experience gained, the conditions for access to this special refund should be eased;
Whereas, in view of the current situation on the market in poultrymeat, eligibility for this special refund should be extended to new products; whereas the various products for which a special refund is requested should appear on the application for a certificate;
Whereas with a view to preventing speculation, the number of applications per operator should be limited;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 437/95:
1. the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'1. A special refund shall be granted for the following products:
- whole chickens falling within codes 0207 21 10 900 and 0207 21 90 190,
- cuts of chicken falling within codes 0207 41 11 900 and 0207 41 71 190,
- cuts of turkeys falling within codes 0207 42 51 000, 0207 42 59 000 and 0207 42 10 990,
provided that the following conditions are met:` 2. the amount of 500 tonnes in point (c) is replaced by 300 tonnes;
3. the following point is added:
'(h) an applicant may submit only one application; certificate applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit in respect of the current week any other applications in the Member State where the application was lodged or in another Member State; where an applicant submits several applications, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible An application may cover several products; in such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their descriptions in section 15,`.
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, 28 April 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/94 of 3 March 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3316/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created large stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 (5) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The sale shall take place of approximately:
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency,
- 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency,
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 thereof, and this Regulation.
Article 2
1. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
2. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 9 March 1994.
3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
Article 3
The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
Article 4
Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 is hereby repealed.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 9 March 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2023/85
of 22 July 1985
fixing for the 1985/86 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (2), and in particular Articles 3b and 3c thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3) contains provisions as to the methods for determining the production aid;
Whereas, under Article 3b (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of:
(a) the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year;
(b) the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetables sector;
(c) the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses;
Whereas Article 3c of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must be taken of the difference between the minimum price for the raw material and the third-country price adjusted on a flat-rate basis at the raw material stage;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1985/86 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 to be paid to producers for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente, and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 3c of the same Regulation for prunes of the category corresponding to 66 fruit per 500 grams
shall be as set out in the Annex.
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, 22 July 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2003
of 30 January 2003
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002(3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for apples will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for apples after 30 January 2003 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B export licences for apples submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 30 January 2003 and before 16 March 2003, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2004
of 18 March 2004
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), 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 19 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 2004.