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COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2005
concluding consultations with the Republic of Guinea under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement
(2005/321/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), and in particular, Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (2) and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement have been violated.
(2)
On 20 July 2004, pursuant to Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, consultations started with the ACP countries and the Republic of Guinea. On that occasion the Guinean authorities gave specific undertakings designed to remedy problems identified by the European Union and to implement them during a period of intensive dialogue lasting three months.
(3)
At the end of this period some substantive initiatives had been taken in respect of some of the undertakings referred to above and some undertakings had been met; nevertheless several important measures concerning essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement have not yet been taken,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Consultations with the Republic of Guinea pursuant to Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement are hereby concluded.
Article 2
The measures specified in the annexed letter are hereby adopted as appropriate measures within the meaning of Article 96(2)(c) of the Cotonou Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day it is adopted. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall expire on 14 April 2008. It shall be reviewed regularly at least every six months.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2007
authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, of the International Labour Organisation
(2007/431/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 42 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, of the International Labour Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the Convention and the ILO, respectively) was adopted on 7 February 2006 by the maritime session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO convened in Geneva.
(2)
The Convention brings a major input in the shipping sector at international level in promoting decent living and working conditions for seafarers and fairer competition conditions for operators and shipowners and it is therefore desirable that its provisions should be applied as soon as possible.
(3)
The Convention lays the foundations for an international maritime labour code by setting minimum labour standards.
(4)
The Community seeks to achieve the establishment of a level playing field in the maritime industry.
(5)
Article 19, paragraph eight of the ILO Constitution states that ‘in no case, shall the adoption of any Convention or Recommendation by the Conference, or the ratification of any Convention by any Member, be deemed to affect any law, award, custom or agreement which ensures more favourable conditions to the workers concerned than those provided for in the Convention or Recommendation’.
(6)
Some provisions of the Convention fall within the Community’s exclusive competence as regards the coordination of social security schemes.
(7)
The Community cannot ratify the Convention, as only states can be parties thereto.
(8)
The Council should therefore authorise the Member States which are bound by the Community rules on the coordination of social security schemes based on Article 42 of the Treaty to ratify the Convention in the interests of the Community, under the conditions laid down in this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States are hereby authorised to ratify, for the parts falling under Community competence, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, of the International Labour Organisation, adopted on 7 February 2006.
Article 2
Member States should make efforts to take the necessary steps to deposit their instruments of ratification of the Convention with the Director-General of the International Labour Office as soon as possible, preferably before 31 December 2010. The Council will review the progress of the ratification before January 2010.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2046/2004
of 29 November 2004
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
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 in 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)
As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed 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 the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market 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 the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2622/87
of 31 August 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on footwear with outer soles of other materials, falling within heading 64.04, originating in South Korea to which the tariff preferences set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be reintroduced;
Whereas, in the case of footwear with outer soles of other materials, falling within heading 64.04, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 285 000 ECU; whereas, on 18 August 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in South Korea reached the celling in question after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to reintroduce the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 4 September 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in South Korea:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CCT heading No and NIMEXE-code // Description // // // // 10.0690 // 64.04 (*) (64.04-all numbers) // Footwear with outer soles of other materials // // //
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, 31 August 1987.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1414/90
of 28 May 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3177/80 on the place of introduction to be taken into consideration in applying Article 14 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1224/80 on the valuation of goods for customs purposes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1224/80 of 28 May 1980 on the valuation of goods for customs purposes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4046/89 (2), and in particular Article 14 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1224/80 defines the place of introduction to be taken into consideration in determining the customs value;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3177/80 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3578/85 (4), provides for special treatment for goods introduced into the customs territory of the Community in the circumstances described in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1224/80, and in particular for goods then carried to their place of destination through the territories of Austria, Yugoslavia, Switzerland or the German Democratic Republic, in view of the fact that the most usual route to the place of destination may be through those territories;
Whereas in view of the change in the conditions of transport through the territory of Austria which have taken place meanwhile, there is justification for extending that special treatment to goods carried under the same conditions through the territories of Hungary and Czechoslovakia;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Valuation Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 3177/80 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The customs value of goods introduced into the customs territory of the Community and then carried to a destination in another part of that territory through the territories of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia or the German Democratic Republic shall be determined by reference to the first place of introduction into the customs territory of the Community, provided the goods are carried direct through the territories of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia or the German Democratic Republic by a usual route across such territory to the place of destination.'
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
The provisions of Article 1 shall also apply where the goods have been unloaded, transhipped or temporarily immobilized in the territories of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia or the German Democratic Republic, for reasons relating solely to their transport.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 1990.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1662/84
of 13 June 1984
fixing for the 1984/85 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for cherries and the amount of production aid for cherries preserved in syrup
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2), and in particular Articles 3b and 3c thereof,
Whereas, under Article 3b (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined for the Member States other than Greece on the basis of:
(a) the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year;
(b) the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector;
(c) the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses;
Whereas Article 3c of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas the volume of imports of cherries in syrup makes the non-member country price unrepresentative; whereas the production aid must be calculated by reference to a price based on the Community market price;
Whereas, as regards Greece, pursuant to Article 103 of the Act of Accession and until the first move towards the alignment of prices, the minimum price to be paid to Greek producers is to be established on the basis of prices paid in Greece to national producers, over the reference period defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 41/81 (3); whereas that price must be aligned with the level of the common prices pursuant to Article 59 of the Act of Accession;
Whereas, as regards Greece, the said Article 103 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/84 (4) lay down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid;
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
For the marketing year 1984/85:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 to be paid to producers, and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 3c of the same Regulation
shall, in respect of cherries and cherries preserved in syrup, be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
1. The aid provided for in respect of Greece shall be applicable to all production of processed products obtained from produce grown in Greece.
2. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
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, 13 June 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 636/94 of 22 March 1994 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in one production region in Belgium, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 334/93 (4);
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price for pigs to the present market situation taking into account the increase in market prices as from 7 March 1994;
Whereas in view of a new outbreak of classical swine fever, the veterinary and commercial restrictions have been extended by the Belgian authorities to a new region at end February 1994; whereas it is appropriate to include, as from 7 March 1994, the animals coming from this region in the buying-in price scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3337/93;
Whereas the region around the municipality of Wingede is no longer subject to veterinary and commercial restrictions and should therefore be excluded from the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3337/93;
Whereas an error has been found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 which has been applied from 9 February 1994; whereas this error should be corrected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, 'ECU 105' is replaced by 'ECU 110' and 'ECU 89' is replaced by 'ECU 94';
(b) in paragraph 2, 'ECU 30' is replaced by 'ECU 36' and 'ECU 25,5' is replaced by 'ECU 31';
(c) in paragraph 3, 'ECU 23' is replaced by 'ECU 29' and 'ECU 19,5' is replaced by 'ECU 25';
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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 7 March 1994. However, the inclusion of point (i) into Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 shall apply with effect from 9 February 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 1994.
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1994 repealing Decision 93/602/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal (94/888/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in the Alentejo region of Portugal, the Commission adopted Decision 93/602/EC of 19 November 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal (4), as last amended by Decision 94/122/EC (5),
Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease the measures introduced by Decision 93/602/EC must be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 93/602/EC is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2118/84
of 24 July 1984
amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1462/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/83 (4), gives a figure for ginning costs and Article 4 (1) gives the crushing costs for cotton seed; whereas since these costs have increased in the meantime the amounts given in the Regulation should be adjusted;
Whereas, under the first indent of Article 13 (1) (d) of the abovementioned Regulation, producing Member States are required to provide notification, not later than 15 July each year, of the areas sown with cotton during the current year;
Whereas, in view of the postponement of the beginning of the marketing year for cotton by one month, the deadline for the notification referred to above should likewise be deferred by one month;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (2) '13,5' is replaced by '13,70'.
2. In Article 4 (1) '7,56' is replaced by '7,67'.
3. In Article 13 (1) (d) '15 July' is replaced by '15 August'.
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, 24 July 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1963/2004
of 15 November 2004
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), 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 16 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2004.