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COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 February 2009
extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2009/144/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2),
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
By Council Decision 2002/148/EC (4), the consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken.
(2)
By Decision 2008/158/EC (5), the application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC, which had been extended until 20 February 2004 by Article 1 of Decision 2003/112/EC (6), until 20 February 2005 by Article 1 of Decision 2004/157/EC (7), until 20 February 2006 by Article 1 of Decision 2005/139/EC (8), until 20 February 2007 by Article 1 of Decision 2006/114/EC (9) and until 18 February 2008 by Article 1 of Decision 2007/127/EC (10), was extended for a further period of 12 months until 20 February 2009.
(3)
The essential elements cited in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement continue to be violated by the Government of Zimbabwe, and the current conditions in Zimbabwe do not ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.
(4)
The period of application of the measures should therefore be extended,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The period of application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC shall be extended until 20 February 2010. The measures shall be kept under constant review.
The letter in the Annex to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 683/2006
of 27 February 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union, amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, and set out the conventional duty rates of the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)
By Decision 2006/324/EC of 27 February 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union (2), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.
(3)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended and supplemented accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 entitled ‘WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the competent Community authorities’, of Section III of Part Three of Annex I, shall be amended and supplemented as follows:
1.
CN codes 1006 10, 1006 20, 1006 40, 1604 20 50 and 1604 20 70, set out in point (a) of Annex to this Regulation, shall be inserted into the said Annex 7;
2.
CN code 1006 30 shall be supplemented with the volumes as set out in point (b) of Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
The Regulation shall enter into force four weeks after 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, 27 February 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 292/98 of 4 February 1998 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in that Member State were adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2530/97 (4);
Whereas the appearance of new cases of classical swine fever in Spain has led the Spanish authorities to introduce new protection and surveillance zones; whereas it is appropriate to include these zones in the support measures provided for by Regulation (EC) No 913/97 by replacing Annex II of the said Regulation by a new Annex;
Whereas, because of the continuing veterinary and trade restrictions and their enlargement to new zones, the numbers of fattening pigs and piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thereby permitting continuation of the exceptional measures in the weeks to come;
Whereas the rapid application of exceptional market support measures is one of the means of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas Article 1 point 1 of this Regulation should accordingly apply from 15 January 1998 in order to avoid any interruption in the support measures for fattening pigs, for which the number currently laid down was attained on 14 January 1998, and the other provisions from 21 January 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 21 January 1998. However, Article 1 point 1 shall apply with effect from 15 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 October 2009
amending Decision 2009/379/EC setting the amounts which, pursuant to Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 378/2007, (EC) No 479/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 are made available to the EAFRD and the amounts available for EAGF expenditure
(2009/781/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 12(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2009/379/EC (2) sets the amounts which, pursuant to Articles 10(2) and 143d of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (3), Article 4(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (4), Article 190a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (5) and Articles 9(1), 10(3), 134 and 135 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (6) are made available to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), as well as the amounts available for European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure.
(2)
Article 136 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 allows Member States to transfer to EAFRD from the financial year 2011 an amount calculated in accordance with Article 69(7) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 instead of having recourse to Article 69(6)(a) of the same Regulation.
(3)
The amounts available for transfer have been calculated and fixed in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 639/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards specific support (7).
(4)
Germany and Sweden have decided to make use of Article 136 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(5)
Commission Decision 2008/788/EC of 3 October 2008 fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012 (8) has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2009/780/EC (9) in order to take into account the decision taken by Portugal not to apply voluntary modulation for calendar year 2009.
(6)
Decision 2009/379/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Annex to Decision 2009/379/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1155/2006
of 28 July 2006
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 29 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1859/92
of 7 July 1992
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 as regards the period of validity of STM licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 83 and 251 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (STM) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain products in the eggs and poultrymeat sectors destined for Portugal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3773/91 (4), provides that STM licences are to be valid for 18 days from the actual date of issue;
Whereas, as a result of exceptional circumstances which have disturbed trade between Portugal and the other Member States, the period of validity of licences issued on 8 and 15 June 1992 should be extended without delay by two weeks;
Whereas, in order to avoid any legal vacuum, this Regulation should enter into force on 24 June 1992;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By way of derogation from Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3817/90, the period of validity of the STM licences issued on 8 and 15 June 1992 is hereby extended by two weeks.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 24 June 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 1992.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2718/93 of 28 September 1993 on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 18 January 1993 to 17 January 1996, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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),
Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles, signed in Brussels on 28 October 1987, the Contracting Parties held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to that Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol attached to the said Agreement;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol defining for the period 18 January 1993 to 17 January 1996 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the abovementioned Agreement was initialled on 14 January 1993;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve that Protocol,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Protocol defining, for the period 18 January 1993 to 17 January 1996, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
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, 28 September 1993.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2854/89
of 22 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on aluminium chloride falling within CN code 2827 32 00 originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III thereto shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 14;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 of that Regulation where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 6 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1987;
Whereas, in the case of aluminium chloride falling within CN code 2827 32 00, originating in India, the reference base was fixed at ECU 182 000; whereas, on 12 May 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas it is therefore appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 26 September 1989, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 // // // CN code // Description // // // 2827 32 00 // Aluminium chloride // //
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, 22 September 1989.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 361/2007
of 30 March 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)
Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 April 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 April 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 567/2005
of 14 April 2005
setting, for the 2004/2005 marketing year, the amounts to be paid to olive oil producer organisations and associations thereof recognised under Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), and in particular Article 20d(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 20d(1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for a percentage of production aid to be withheld to help finance the work of recognised producer organisations and associations thereof. For the 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 marketing years that percentage is 0,8 %.
(2)
Under Article 21(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 (2) laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 marketing years, the unit amounts to be paid to producer organisations and associations thereof are to be fixed on the basis of the forecasts of the overall sum to be distributed. The funds that will become available in each Member State as a result of the amount withheld as referred to above must be distributed in an appropriate way among those eligible.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2004/2005 marketing year, the amounts provided for in Article 21(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 shall be as follows:
-
for Greece EUR 2,0 and EUR 2,0 respectively
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for Spain EUR 4,5 and EUR 2,2 respectively
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for France EUR 0,0 and EUR 0,0 respectively
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for Italy EUR 2,0 and EUR 2,2 respectively
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for Malta EUR 0,0 and EUR 0,0 respectively
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for Portugal EUR 0,0 and EUR 6,5 respectively
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for Slovenia EUR 0,0 and EUR 0,0 respectively
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, 14 April 2005.