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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/1999
of 20 July 1999
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 laying down for 1999 the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity under the tariff quotas for traditional ACP bananas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999(4), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Articles 6(3) and 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 stipulate that, in the light of the total volume of tariff quotas and traditional ACP bananas and the traditional operators' total provisional reference quantities established pursuant to Article 4 et seq. of that Regulation, the Commission must set, where appropriate, a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each operator's provisional reference quantity;
(2) Whereas, on the basis of the notifications made by the Member States in accordance with Article 28(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 regarding the traditional operators' total provisional reference quantities, the Commission set a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity for 1999 in Regulation (EC) No 2632/98(5);
(3) Whereas the results of the additional verifications and checks carried out by the competent national authorities in cooperation with the Commission necessitate a correction of the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operators' provisional reference quantity; whereas, to that end, Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 should be amended;
(4) Whereas this Regulation is without prejudice to any measures to be adopted at a later date in particular to meet the Community's international commitments under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and cannot be invoked by operators as grounds for legitimate expectations with a view to prolonging the import arrangements;
(5) Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately to enable the Member States to make the necessary corrections to operators' reference quantities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2632/98, the coefficient "0,939837" is replaced by "0,947938".
Article 2
The competent authorities in the Member States shall notify the operators concerned of the quantity allocated for 1999 adjusted in application of Article 1 no later than 1 September 1999.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 July 1999.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1604/92 of 15 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2504/88 on free zones and free warehouses
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 Commission proposal(1) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2) ,
Whereas Article 8 (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2504/88 of 25 July 1988 on free zones and free warehouses(3) provides in particular that processing operations within a free zone shall be carried out in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 of 16 July 1985 on inward processing relief arrangements(4) ; whereas Article 5 of that Regulation provides that an inward processing authorization may be accorded only where the essential interests of Community producers are not affected and the economic conditions attached to the application of the said arrangements have therefore been respected;
Whereas point 8 of the Annex to Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican)(5) provides that inward processing operations carried out in the Canary Islands' free zones will not be subject to the economic conditions attaching to these arrangements; whereas similar provisions are made in point 11 of the Annex to Council Decision 91/315/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Azores and Madeira (Poseima)(6) ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2504/88 should therefore be amended accordingly, with the application of this amendment being, however, extended to the overseas departments which share the outlying character of the abovementioned territories,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 8 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2504/88, the second and third subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
'By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, processing operations within the territory of the Old Free Port of Hamburg, the free zones of the Canary Islands, the Azores, Madeira of the overseas departments shall not be subject to the economic conditions laid down in the inward processing arrangements.
However, with regard to the Old Free Port of Hamburg, if conditions of competition in a specific economic sector in the Community are affected as a result of this derogation, the Council, acting, by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall decide that the economic conditions laid down for the Community with regard to inward processing shall apply to the corresponding economic activity within the territory of the Old Free Port of Hamburg'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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 Luxembourg, 15 June 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1829/92 of 3 July 1992 on the application of the guarantee limitation arrangements for sheepmeat and goatmeat for the 1992 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1741/91 (2), and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 introduces arrangements for the limitation of the guarantee applicable for each marketing year;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1310/88 (3) lays down the detailed rules for the application of these arrangements;
Whereas since the United Kingdom has from the 1992 marketing year ceased to make use of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 in Great Britain the maximum guaranteed quantity and the coefficient specified in Article 8 (1) and in the first indent of Article 8 (2) respectively of that Regulation will apply to the Community as a single unit;
Whereas for the 1992 marketing year estimated ewe numbers exceed the maximum guaranteed level and result in the fixing of a reduction coefficient;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1992 marketing year the coefficient referred to in the first indent of Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 shall be:
entire Community: 7,0 %.
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, 3 July 1992.
COUNCIL DECISION of 28 July 1989 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1989 to 20 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar (89/485/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar (1) signed in Antananarivo on 28 January 1986 and amended by the Agreement signed in Brussels on 12 November 1987 (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Democratic Republic of Madagascar held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement on fishing off Madagascar at the end of the period of application of the first Protocols;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 28 April 1989;
Whereas, under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar for the period 21 May 1989 to 20 May 1992;
Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the Protocol in question be approved as quickly as possible; whereas both parties have therefore initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocols previously in force;
whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be concluded, subject to a definitive decision under Article 43 of the Treaty,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 21 May 1989 to 20 May 1992 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1989.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3299/87
of 30 October 1987
suspending the issuing of STM certificates for seed potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1754/87 of 24 June 1987 fixing the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of certain seed potatoes for 1987/88 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 650/86 (1) set the indicative ceiling for the period from 1 October 1987 to 30 September 1988;
Whereas Article 85 of the Act of Accession stipulates that should the trend of intra-Community trade show that a significant increase in imports has occurred or is likely to occur leading to the indicative ceiling for imports of the product in question for the marketing year in progress being reached or exceeded, suitable action may be decided on;
Whereas the detailed rules for the issuing of STM certificates are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2159/87 (3);
Whereas there is a risk that the indicative ceiling for seed potatoes falling within subheading ex 07.01 A I of the Common Customs Tariff is exceeded; whereas in view of this situation importation into Spain of the products in question should be restricted;
Whereas, pending the adoption of definitive measures pursuant to Article 85 (3) of the Act of Accession, certificates should be issued in proportion to the quantities available within the framework of the indicative ceiling; whereas, the coefficient applicable to the certificates to be issued takes account of applications submitted up to and including 29 October 1987;
Whereas, moreover, the issuing of new certificates for the production in question should be suspended; whereas this entails rejecting applications submitted on or after 30 October 1987,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. STM licences for certified seed potatoes falling within subheading ex 07.01 A I of the Common Customs Tariff shall, in the case of applications made from 27 to 29 October 1987 inclusive, and notified to the Commission, be issued subject to a limit of 36,49 % of the quantity applied for.
2. The issuing of STM licences in response to applications made from 30 October 1987 onwards is suspended.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 30 October 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1562/2002
of 30 August 2002
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) 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 Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 1995 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (95/316/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision 94/65/EC of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat for an alternate member has become vacant on the Committee of the Regions following the resignation of Mr Pupillo, notified to the Council on 10 May 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Aldo Bottin is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Pupillo for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1995.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 1997 recognizing that the production of certain vins de pays and quality wines psr in France, by reason of their qualitative characteristics, is far from able to satisfy demand (Only the French text is authentic) (97/799/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1417/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, all new planting of vines is prohibited until 31 August 1998; whereas, however, there is provision for Member States to grant authorization for new vine planting for the 1996/97 and 1997/98 wine years for areas intended for the production of:
- quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr),
and
- table wines designated as one of the following: Landwein, vin de pays, indicazione geografica tipica, vino de la tierra, vinho regional, regional wine, etc,
for which the Commission has recognized that production, by reason of their qualitative characteristics, is far from able to satisfy demand;
Whereas requests for the application of that provision for certain vins de pays and certain quality wines psr were submitted by the French Government on 10 September and 1 October 1997;
Whereas examination of the requests has revealed that the vins de pays and quality wines psr in question meet the requisite conditions; whereas the limit of 2 584 ha laid down in Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 has not been exceeded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The vins de pays and quality wines psr listed in the Annex meet the requirements of the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, provided that the increase in surface area given in that Annex is complied with.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 1997.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 June 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Cahn - Recording Electrobalance, model Cahn 2000' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/412/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 2 December 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Cahn - Recording Electrobalance, model Cahn 2000', ordered on 28 July 1981 and to be used for research into the effect of surface-active elements on the kinetics of metal/gas reactions by recording the change of weight of the reacting metal with time, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community,
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 14 May 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a recording balance;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus '4433' manufactured by Sartorius GmbH, Postfach 19, D-3400 Goettingen, to the apparatus 'Cibal' manufactured by CI Electronics Ltd, Brunel Road, Churchfields, Salisbury, UK-Wiltshire AP2 7PU and to the apparatus 'MTB 209' manufactured by Setaram, 101-103, rue de Sèze, F-69451 Lyon Cedex 3,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Cahn - Recording Electrobalance, model Cahn 2000', which is subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 2 December 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 1982.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2005
of 1 April 2005
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004 (2).
(2)
Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, 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 submitted from 28 to 31 March 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.