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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2404/2001
of 10 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001(4), lays down quotas for plaice for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 1 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2001.
Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
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 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2001.
Council Decision
of 28 January 2002
on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with Lithuania
(2002/89/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant States in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of Accession Partnerships(1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Luxembourg European Council stated that the Accession Partnership is a new instrument and the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual Accession Partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant State, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them.
(3) Community assistance is conditional on the fulfilment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria. Where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance.
(4) The Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the Accession Partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies.
(5) The 2001 Commission's regular report presents an objective analysis on Lithuania's preparations for membership and identifies a number of priority areas for further work.
(6) In order to prepare for membership, Lithuania should continue to update its national programme for the adoption of the acquis. This programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the Accession Partnership.
(7) Lithuania needs to ensure that the appropriate legal and administrative structures needed for the programming, coordination, management, control and evaluation of EC pre-accession funds are in place,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions in the Accession Partnership for Lithuania are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
Article 2
The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and by the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission shall report regularly.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 April 2007
amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2007) 1582)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/237/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2) provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams listed in that Decision.
(2)
Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams.
(3)
Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries.
(4)
Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 April 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2384/2001
of 6 December 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 19th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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 Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 19th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 19th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 40,834 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2108/86
of 4 July 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1838/86 (2), and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 13 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3826/85 (4), specifies, for the purposes of paragraph 2 of that Article, the list of refunds which are considered as refunds fixed on the basis of a component; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 alters the list of components used in products, containing added sugars, which are processed from fruit and vegetables and which are eligible for a refund when the products in question are exported to third countries; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 should be adapted in the light of that amendment;
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
The second indent of Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 is hereby replaced by the following:
'- refunds applicable to white sugar and raw sugar falling within heading No 17.01 of the Common Customs Tariff, glucose and glucose syrup falling within subheading 17.02 B I and B II of the Common Customs Tariff, isoglucose falling within subheading 17.02 D I of the Common Customs Tariff and beet and cane syrups falling within subheading 17.02 D II of the Common Customs Tariff used in products listed in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86.'
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 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 July 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2594/2001
of 28 December 2001
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001(4), fixes the period of validity of export licences. In the case of cheese, such licences are valid until the end of the fourth month following issue. Under the bilateral agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, signed in Luxembourg on 21 June 1999, refunds for cheese exported to Switzerland are to be abolished with effect from the date of entry into force of that agreement, which is currently being ratified. Under Article 17 of that agreement, it is to enter into force on the first day of the second month following the final notification of the deposit of the instruments of ratification or approval of all the agreements mentioned in that Article. To ensure compliance with the provisions of the agreement in that respect, the period of validity of the licences concerned should be shortened so that, when the agreement enters into force, licences issued with advance fixing of the refund having Switzerland as their destination are no longer valid.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding Article 6(c) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, export licences with advance fixing of the refund for products falling within CN code 0406, having Switzerland as their destination, shall be valid until the end of the month following that of issue.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
It shall apply to licences issued from 1 January 2002 onwards.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 December 2001.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 July 2006
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services
(2006/848/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) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
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 with the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services 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)
Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be signed and provisionally applied,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
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 on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
Article 3
Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.
Article 4
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided for in Article 9(2) of the Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2006.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 June 1986
approving an addendum to the programme relating to seeds and propagating material in France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French text is authentic)
(86/336/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3827/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 28 November 1985 the French Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/1316/EEC (3), relating to a programme for seeds and propagating material and on 8 April 1986 submitted supplementary information;
Whereas the purpose of this addendum is to permit the rationalization, modernization and extension of facilities for the treatment, analysis, packing and marketing of seeds and propagating material in order to meet the demands of the market, to improve the profitability of the sector and upgrade the products; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the information relating to harvesting equipment contained in the programme is insufficient to justify a favourable decision pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of seeds and propagating material; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The addendum to the programme relating to seeds and propagating material forwarded by the French Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 28 November 1985 concerning which supplementary information was submitted on 8 April 1986 is hereby approved, with the exception of the part relating to investment in harvesting equipment.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 24 June 1986.
Commission Decision
of 6 February 2004
adjusting the thresholds referred to in Article 157(b) and Article 158(1)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
(2004/121/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(1), and in particular Article 271 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 271(2) stipulates that the thresholds applicable to public procurement contracts are to be adjusted every two years pursuant to the provisions of the directives on the coordination of public procurement procedures.
(2) The euro equivalents of the thresholds, fixed in SDR(2) in the directives, which are to be applied from 1 January 2004 have been published in the Official Journal(3),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The euro equivalents of the thresholds applicable to public procurement contracts shall be adjusted as set out below, with effect from 1 January 2004:
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Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be notified to the other institutions and bodies by the Commission's accounting officer.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/109/EC
of 20 November 2006
adapting Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts of the institutions remain valid beyond 1 January 2007, and require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary acts are to be adopted by the Council, unless the Commission adopted the original act.
(2)
The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3)
Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (2) should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 94/45/EC shall be amended as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 May 2008
appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
(2008/380/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 128 thereof,
Whereas:
In a letter dated 7 May 2008, followed by a letter dated 8 May 2008, Mr Franco FRATTINI resigned from his post as a member of the Commission. He should be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Antonio TAJANI is hereby appointed a member of the Commission for the period from 9 May 2008 to 31 October 2009.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 9 May 2008.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 May 2008.