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COUNCIL DECISION of 18 June 1998 on the conclusion of an Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand (98/509/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, and (3), first subparagraph, and Article 228(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand has been negotiated and initialled on 19 July 1996 and should be approved;
Whereas certain tasks for implementation have been attributed to the Joint Committee established by the Agreement, and in particular the power to amend certain aspects of the Sectoral Annexes thereto;
Whereas the appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, and whereas it is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to the Agreement and to take certain decisions for its implementation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand, including its Annexes and the Joint Declarations attached thereto, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement, the Annexes and the Joint Declarations attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community and to transmit, on behalf of the Community, the note provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement (1).
Article 3
1. The Commission shall represent the Community and the Joint Committee provided for in Article 12 by the Commission, assisted by the special committee designated by the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation with this special Committee, to the appointments, notifications, exchange of information and requests for verifications referred to in Article 8(2) and Article 12(4)(c), (d) and (e) of the Agreement.
2. The position of the Community with regard to decisions to be taken by the Joint Committee shall be determined, with regard to amendments of Sections I to IV of the Sectoral Annexes (Article 12(4)(a) and (b) and (6) of the Agreement) and verification of compliance in accordance with Article 8 and Article 12(6)(d) of the Agreement by the Commission following consultation of the special committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. In all other cases the position of the Community in the Joint Committee shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1976/2002
of 6 November 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/2002(2), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2002(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1890/2002(4), establishes the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001(5), (EC) No 1453/2001(6) and (EC) No 1454/2001.
(2) With Regulation (EC) No 1291/2002(7) the Commission amended Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 by replacing Part 11 of that Annex. Several errors have been established in the replaced Part 11 which have to be rectified.
(3) Firstly, the reference made to the subheading 0207 23 in the second row of the table under Part 11 of Annex III should be a reference to subheading 0207 33 (ducks, geese and guinea fowls not cut in pieces and frozen).
(4) Secondly, the references made in footnote 3 of the replaced Part 11 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(9), of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultry meat should, instead, be a reference to Council Regulation (EC) No 2771/75(10), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002, of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs.
(5) Part 11 of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 should, therefore, be replaced.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee poultrymeat and eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Part 11 of Annex III (Canary Islands) to Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 is replaced by the following: "Part 11
Eggs, poultry, rabbits
Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year
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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, 6 November 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 2009
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services
(2009/510/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2)
On behalf of the Community, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services (1) (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3)
The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 29 April 2008 subject to its conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2008/420/EC (2).
(4)
The Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to make the notification provided in Article 7(1) of the Agreement.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 June 2009.
Commission Decision
of 11 April 2006
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
(2006/569/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2005/269/EC of 28 February 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part [1], and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taking account of the conclusions of the second Joint Committee meeting of the Agreement on Trade in Wines and of the first Joint Committee meeting of the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks of the EU-Chile Association Agreement of 13- 14 June 2005 both held in Madrid, it is necessary to amend Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, in order to permit the use of certain Chilean trademarks that coincide with the Community geographical indications to be used on the Chilean internal market in limited quantities up to 31 January 2014, with effect from 24 April 2006.
(2) The Community and the Republic of Chile have therefore negotiated, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Agreement on Trade in Wines, an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters to amend its Appendix VI.
(3) The Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile amending Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 11 April 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2003
of 3 April 2003
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
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 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2329/2002(7), 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 and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
(2) According to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 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 make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 28 March to 3 April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2910/93 of 20 October 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 112 (order No 40.1120), originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 112 (order No 40.1120), originating in China, the relevant ceiling amounts to six tonnes;
Whereas on 8 February 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in China, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to China,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 26 October 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in China:
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ex 6307 90 99
> ID="04">Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 113 and 114 ">
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, 20 October 1993.
Council Decision
of 29 September 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/697/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) The Council adopted 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 an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Friedrich Wilhelm HEINRICHS, of which the Council was notified on 11 August 2003,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Ms Maria Theresia OPLADEN, Bürgermeisterin von Bergisch-Gladbach, Erste Vizepräsidentin des Städte- und Gemeindebundes NRW, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Friedrich Wilhelm HEINRICHS for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 610/2005
of 20 April 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 462/2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the German intervention agency
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), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 462/2005 (2) has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the German intervention agency.
(2)
Article 5(4) thereof states the address where the tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency. As a result of an internal reorganisation within the German administrative authorities, this address must be amended.
(3)
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
Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 462/2005 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘4. Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency:
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Deichmannsaue 29
D-53179 Bonn
Fax:
(49-228) 68 45 39 85
(49-228) 68 45 32 76’
.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply from 9.00 (Brussels time) on 28 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION of 28 November 1997 on the implementation of the Joint Action 96/588/CFSP on anti-personnel landmines with a view to contributing to the funding of certain programmes of the SADC and the ICRC (97/819/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 96/588/CFSP of 1 October 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union on anti-personnel landmines (1),
Whereas, under the specific actions provided for by Article 8 of the Joint Action to support the Union's priority effort to help the victims of anti-personnel landmines, a contribution should be made to the funding of the regional programme of the Southern Africa Development Conference (SADC) and to the programmes of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the former Yugoslavia and in Iraq,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The following initiatives shall be eligible for the funding provided for by Joint Action 96/588/CFSP:
- the SADC's regional mine clearance programme, to be allocated an amount of ECU 2,07 million, and
- the ICRC's Mines Awareness Programme in the former Yugoslavia and the programme for the rehabilitation of victims disabled by mines in Iraq, to be allocated an amount of ECU 1,43 million.
Eligibility for expenditure shall commence on 1 July 1997.
2. The expenditure financed by the sums stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in compliance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget.
Article 2
This Decision shall come into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2161/1999
of 12 October 1999
imposing further testing requirements on the importers or manufacturers of a certain priority substance as foreseen under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances(1) and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 foresees that the Member State "Rapporteur" for a given substance shall be responsible for evaluating the information submitted by the manufacturer(s) or importer(s) and for identifying, after consultation of the producers or importers concerned whether for the purposes of the risk evaluation it is necessary to require the above manufacturers or importers to submit further information or to carry out further testing;
(2) Whereas the Commission has been informed by one Member State Rapporteur of the need to impose on the importers or manufacturers of a certain priority substance undergoing risk evaluation activities a request for further testing within certain time limits;
(3) Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 foresees that in the case of a substance produced or imported as such or in a preparation by several manufacturers/importers, the further testing may be performed by one manufacturer/importer acting on behalf of the other manufacturers/importers concerned who shall make reference to the tests carried out and shall make a fair and equitable contribution to the cost;
(4) Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The manufacturer(s) and importer(s), referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, of the substance listed in the Annex to the present Regulation, shall perform the test there indicated and shall deliver the relevant results to the Member State Rapporteur.
2. These results shall be delivered within the time limits also indicated in the Annex (calculated from the date of entry into force of this Regulation).
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, 12 October 1999.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 April 2009
appointing one German member and one German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/398/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 of the German Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2)
A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Reinhard LOSKE. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Hermann KUHN as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a)
as member:
Mr Hermann KUHN, Mitglied der Bremischen Bürgerschaft;
and
(b)
as alternate member:
Mr Reinhard LOSKE, Senator für Umwelt, Bau, Verkehr und Europa der Freien Hansestadt Bremen.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 2009.