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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2008
of 15 April 2008
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 April 2008
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 16 April 2008, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5)
However, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2008 of 20 December 2007 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2007/08 marketing year (3), the application of certain duties set by this Regulation is suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 16 April 2008, 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 16 April 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 810/2006
of 31 May 2006
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under 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 (2).
(3)
The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4)
The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5)
The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6)
It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7)
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
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1611/2004
of 15 September 2004
laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the tariff quota for corn opened by Regulation (EC) No 958/2003
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 958/2003 of 3 June 2003, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 (2), and in particular Article 2(3),
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 opens an annual tariff quota of 88 000 t of corn for the 2004/2005 marketing year.
(2)
The quantities applied for on 13 September 2004, in accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2003, exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Each application for an import licence for quota ‘Bulgaria’ for corn lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 13 September 2004 in accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,0518166 of the quantity applied for.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 September 2004.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/2/2010
of 23 March 2010
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast (Atalanta)
(2010/185/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2)
On 4 December 2009, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/8/2009 (2) appointing Rear Admiral Giovanni GUMIERO as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
(3)
The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Rear Admiral (LH) Jan THÖRNQVIST as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
(4)
The EU Military Committee has supported that recommendation.
(5)
In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Rear Admiral (LH) Jan THÖRNQVIST is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 April 2010.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2010.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 2008
amending Decision 2006/139/EC as regards an authority approved for keeping a herdbook or register for the porcine species in the United States
(notified under document number C(2008) 2472)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/453/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994 laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2006/139/EC of 7 February 2006 implementing Council Directive 94/28/EC as regards a list of authorities in third countries approved for the keeping of a herd book or register of certain animals (2) provides that Member States are authorised to import breeding animals of certain species, their semen, ova and embryos as ‘pure-bred’ or ‘hybrid’ only if they are entered or registered in a herd book or register kept by an authority listed in that Decision.
(2)
The United States have requested that one authority for the porcine species be added to the entries for that country in the Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC.
(3)
The United States have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in Community legislation and, in particular in Directive 94/28/EC.
(4)
Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2008.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 544/2007
of 16 May 2007
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Baena (PDO))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined the application from Spain for approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Baena’ registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2)
Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 6 of that Regulation (3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendment should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specification for the designation of origin ‘Baena’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation
Article 2
A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
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, 16 May 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1885/2002
of 23 October 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), 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 24 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1734/96 of 9 September 1996 amending Annex I 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 (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of:
- changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union ();
- the need to align or clarify texts, in particular to take account of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;
Whereas this Regulation includes the conventional rates of duty applicable from 1 July 1997;
Whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to adopt by means of a Regulation to apply from 1 January 1997, a complete version of the combined nomenclature together with the corresponding autonomous and conventional rates of duty of the Common Customs Tariff, as it results from Decision 94/800/EC and Regulation (EC) No 3231/94 as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission ();
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1996.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 132/2008
of 14 February 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the third indent of Article 8(5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Articles 3(5), 16(3) and 17(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 (4) lays down measures with regard to imports of meat and meat products and of milk and milk products for personal consumption. Those products are defined by reference to some of the products listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/349/EC of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC (5).
(2)
Following the repeal of Decision 2002/349/EC as from 17 May 2007 by Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (6) and in order to ensure clarity, coherence, and transparency, it is necessary to list in Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 the products falling within its scope.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 is amended as follows:
1.
in Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. For the purposes of this Regulation, “meat and meat products” and “milk and milk products” mean the products listed in Annex V.’
2.
the text in the Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex V.
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 be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 May 2006
amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat and fish sectors in Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2006) 2073)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/394/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B, paragraph (d) thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Slovakia has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in the Appendix (1) to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession.
(2)
The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2004/463/EC (2), 2005/189/EC (3) and 2005/661/EC (4).
(3)
According to an official declaration from the Slovak competent authority one meat establishment has completed its upgrading process and is now in full compliance with Community legislation. One meat establishment on the list of establishments in transition has partially ceased its activities. One fish establishment has been closed. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(4)
The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, it should be replaced.
(5)
The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/2002
of 7 August 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), 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 8 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2002.