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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1147/2009
of 26 November 2009
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 (2).
(2)
Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account.
(3)
A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(4)
The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders lodged from 13 November to 26 November 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 15,49 EUR/t for a total maximum quantity of 25 500 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1998 concerning the application for a compulsory beef labelling system in Finland (notified under document number C(1998) 4040) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (1999/1/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (1), and in particular Article 19(5) thereof,
Whereas Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 provides for the possibility for Member States where there is a sufficiently developed identification and registration system for bovine animals to impose, before 1 January 2000, a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on their territory;
Whereas Finland has applied to the Commission for approval for a compulsory beef labelling system in accordance with paragraph 5 of this provision; whereas it has been demonstrated that Finland has a sufficiently developed identification and registration system for bovine animals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Finnish request, as summarised in the Annex, for the introduction of a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on its territory, is approved in accordance with Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 1987
derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1-64 concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community
(126th derogation)
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(87/360/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles 2 to 5, 8, 71 and 74 thereof,
Having regard to High Authority Recommendation No 1-64 of 15 January 1964 to the Governments of the Member States concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (1), as last amended by Recommendation 81/772/ECSC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Denmark has shown the existence of exceptional and temporary difficulties in supplying its transforming industry on the Community market with special sheet for the manufacture of preserved-food cans; whereas such difficulties should have disappeared by the end of 1987;
Whereas the Danish Government has accordingly requested the Commission to authorize from 1 January to 31 December 1987 duty-free imports from third countries of the required amount of special sheet needed;
Whereas this exceptional importation is justified for the reasons of commercial policy provided for in Article 3 of the said Recommendation No 1-64; whereas the Commission may therefore grant a derogation from the said Recommendation;
Whereas the Governments of the Member States have been consulted on the abovementioned request,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Denmark is hereby authorized to derogate from the obligations under Article 1 of Recommendation No 1-64 to the extent necessary to import duty-free from third countries 3 000 tonnes of cold-rolled non-alloyed steel plate of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm, electrolytically plated or coated on both sides with a layer of not more than 0,05 micrometres of metallic chromium of not less than 70 mg/m2 but not more than 130 mg/m2 and of chromium oxide containing not less than 10 mg/m2 but not more than 25 mg/m2 chromium.
The product in question falls within subheading ex 73.13 B IV d) of the Common Customs Tariff.
Article 2
The Danish Government shall take all necessary steps to avoid the possibility of products imported under the tariff quota being re-exported to other Member States in the same state as that in which they were imported.
Article 3
This Decision shall be valid from 1 January to 31 December 1987.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Done at Brussels, 25 June 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 836/2003
of 15 May 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002(3) sets out in its Annex II a model of certificate referred to in Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003(5).
(2) The South African authorities have informed the Commission that the certificate used has been amended.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) In order to avoid practical and commercial difficulties it should be possible to use the existing model certificate until 30 June 2003.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 June 2003. However, certificates according to the model in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 in its version of the 28 November 2002, can also be used until 30 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 77/2005
of 13 January 2005
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 122 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Certain Member States or their competent authorities have requested amendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72, according to the procedure set out therein.
(2)
The proposed amendments derive from decisions taken by the Member States concerned or their competent authorities designating the authorities which are responsible for ensuring that social security legislation is implemented in accordance with Community law.
(3)
The schemes to be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind, in accordance with Article 94 and Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are listed in Annex 9.
(4)
The unanimous opinion of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers has been obtained,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes 1 to 5, and Annexes 7, 9 and 10 to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 13 January 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 881/2008
of 9 September 2008
prohibiting fishing for deep sea sharks in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep sea fish stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated for 2008 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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 September 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 169/2008
of 25 February 2008
excluding ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 from certain fishing effort limitations and recording obligations for 2008, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 779/97 (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,
Having regard to the reports submitted by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden,
Having regard to the opinion of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF),
Whereas:
(1)
Provisions for setting fishing effort limitations for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and on the recording of related fishing effort data are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007.
(2)
On the basis of (EC) No 1098/2007, Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 (2) has established fishing effort limitations for 2008 in the Baltic Sea.
(3)
According to Article 29(2) and Article 29(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 the Commission may exclude Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 from the scope of certain fishing effort limitations and recording obligations when the catches of cod were below a certain threshold in the last reporting period.
(4)
Taking into account the reports submitted by Member States and the advice from the STECF, Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 should be excluded in 2008 from the scope of those fishing effort limitations and recording obligations.
(5)
In order to ensure that account could be taken of the latest information made available by the Member States and to allow the scientific advice to be based on the most accurate information, the ultimate date laid down in Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 for the final conclusion concerning the need to exclude the respective Subdivisions could not be met.
(6)
Regulations (EC) No 1098/2007 and (EC) No 1404/2007 apply from 1 January 2008. In order to ensure coherence with those Regulations, this Regulation should apply retroactively from that date.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall not apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2008.
COUNCIL DECISION of 12 June 1979 concerning the signing and the deposit of a declaration of provisional application of the Protocols for the fifth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention and the Food Aid Convention constituting the International Wheat Agreement, 1971 (79/556/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the declaration of provisional application of the Protocols for the fifth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention and the Food Aid Convention constituting the International Wheat Agreement, 1971, and to deposit this declaration with the Government of the United States of America.
The text of the Declaration is annexed to this Decision (1).
Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 1979.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/2003
of 12 February 2003
laying down special measures concerning the application of Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93(2), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
An examination of the situation has indicated a risk that there will be an excessively large number of applications for the private storage aid scheme introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002(3). Therefore, it is necessary to suspend application of the Regulation and reject the applications in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Application of Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 is hereby suspended for the period 13 to 19 February 2003.
2. Applications submitted from 7 to 12 February 2003 for which acceptance decisions would have had to be taken during that period, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 2003.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 November 1988
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 1988 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries
(89/66/EEC, EURATOM, ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2339/88 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3383/88 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1988 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August 1988 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since the weightings were last laid down,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
With effect from 1 August 1988 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are hereby adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 1988.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/2002
of 24 January 2002
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 30/2002
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 30/2002(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(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
For tenders notified from 18 to 24 January 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 30/2002, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 23,79 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 40000 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) Νo 630/2007
of 4 June 2007
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 to take account of amendments to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In the Combined Nomenclature for 2007, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 (3), the combined nomenclature codes (CN codes) for certain products have been amended. Annexes I, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 refer to some of those CN codes. It is therefore necessary to adjust those Annexes.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3)
Since Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 entered into force on 1 January 2007, this Regulation should apply from the same date.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 June 2007.