coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 December 1981
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Canberra Ge(Li) detector, model 7229, with cryostat, model 7500' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/82/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 16 June 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany 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 'Canberra Ge(Li) detector, model 7229, with cryostat, model 7500', to be used for the determination of hyperfine fields at the nucleus of foreign atoms in rare earths, 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 15 December 1981 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 detector; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution 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 manufactured on request by Harshaw Chemie BV, Strijkviertel 67, 3454 ZG De Meern, the Netherlands and by Montedel-Laben via Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as 'Canberra Ge(Li) detector, model 7229, with cryostat, model 7500', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 16 June 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 1981.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2006
amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2006) 6717)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/10/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(7) 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 Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease in poultry and birds and there is a risk that the disease agent might be introduced via international trade in live poultry and poultry products.
(2)
Commission Decision 2005/648/EC of 8 September 2005 concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (3) was adopted following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the administrative district of Vratsa. That Decision suspends the importation of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and hatching eggs, fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products from these species.
(3)
Bulgaria confirmed outbreaks of Newcastle disease in one municipality of the administrative district of Dobrich and in one municipality of the administrative district of Razgrad in Bulgaria.
(4)
Taking account of the current epidemiology situation in Bulgaria in relation to Newcastle disease and the fact that this country has applied certain disease control measures and has sent further information on the disease situation to the Commission, it appears that the situation in Bulgaria, except for the districts of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad, Kardzhali, Burgas (excluding the municipalities of Burgas and Sungurlare), for the municipality of Dobrichka situated in the district of Dobrich and for the municipality of Kubrat situated in the district of Razgrad is still satisfactory. It is therefore appropriate to limit the suspension of imports to those regions.
(5)
The Annex to Decision 2005/648/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Decision 2005/648/EC the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1326/2006
of 7 September 2006
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2006
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1059/2006 (2).
(2)
Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix a 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. Whereas 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 1 to 7 September 2006, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2006, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 14,57 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 63 000 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2000
appointing Austrian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/154/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas:
Seats as members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Franz Romeder and Mr Josef Dechant and that seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Günther Pumberger and Mr Anton Koczur, notified to the Council on 10 and 20 January and 3 February 2000 respectively.
Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
1. Mr Günther Pumberger and Mr Anton Koczur are hereby appointed full members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Franz Romeder and Mr Josef Dechant respectively for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
2. Mr Helmut Mödlhammer and Ms Elisabeth Heinzel-Schiel are hereby appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Günther Pumberger and Mr Anton Koczur respectively for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 168/2008
of 25 February 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1920/87 of 2 July 1987 providing for the granting of special aid for sunflower seeds produced and processed in Portugal and amending Regulation (EEC) No 476/86 laying down general rules for the mechanism for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Portugal
THE COUNCIL 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 234 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the disposal difficulties encountered by Portuguese sunflower production during the 1986/87 marketing year, in particular because of the structure of the Portuguese sunflower-seed crushing industry and the lack of aid, resulting from the Act of Accession, for seeds which are harvested and processed in Portugal and the oil of which is intended for consumption on the home market; whereas it is desirable, in order to allow the harvest to be disposed of normally, to make provision for the grant of special aid for sunflower seeds produced and processed in Portugal; Whereas such aid must be limited to the period of application, in Portugal, of the mechanism for control referred to in Article 292 of the Act of Accession, at the end of which the common provisions on aid will be applicable; Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 476/86 (1) provides for the granting of compensatory aid for sunflower seeds which are produced and processed in Portugal and the oil of which is intended for export; whereas the special aid provided for by this Regulation will be granted for sunflower seeds the oil of which is intended both for the Portuguese home market and for export; whereas the said compensatory aid should be abolished in order to avoid a situation where sunflower seeds benefit unduly from both types of aid, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Until 31 December 1990, sunflower seeds produced and processed in Portugal shall be eligible for special aid equal to the difference between the target price of such seeds in Portugal and the world market price, less the amount of the customs duties charged on the import of sunflower seeds into Portugal.
Article 2
Article 12
of Regulation (EEC) No 476/86 shall be deleted.
Article 3
The rules for applying this Regulation shall be those provided for by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (2). Should the need arise, additional rules of application shall be adopted according to the procedure provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (3).
Article 4
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, 2 July 1987.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 June 1996 amending for the third time Decision 95/296/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (96/359/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,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 95/296/EC of 26 July 1995 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/238/EC (4);
Whereas the said Decision lays down conditions for serological screening for antibodies to classical swine fever virus throughout Germany;
Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease, the areas to be covered by the screening programme can be specified;
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
Annex II to Decision 95/296/EC is replaced by the following:
'ANNEX II
Serological screening for antibodies to classical swine fever virus
The German authorities shall carry out in Brandenburg, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania a serological screening programme which samples the equivalent of 5 % of the sow and boar populations in the said areas each year.
The screening programme shall, where possible, make use of serum samples collected during the national programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease. It will also concentrate on the herds or animals most likely to be at risk from classical swine fever:
- small breeding herds near towns or on farms where sows are fattened for slaughter and may have been fed swill,
- boars used for natural service particularly boars used on several farms,
- herds in areas containing wild boar,
- herds in Regierungsbezirke that have recorded classical swine fever outbreaks since 1 October 1995.`
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 June 1996.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 610/2001
of 29 March 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The conditions for the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/98(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 691/1999(4). Article 2 of that Regulation lays down the conditions under which rice may be accepted for intervention and Article 3 lays down the criteria for applying price increases and reductions, in particular as regards the yield after processing.
(2) Experience in recent marketing years has shown that yields after processing of rice offered for intervention are generally above the basic yields listed in Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 708/98.
(3) In order to strengthen the role of intervention as a safety net and to encourage the production of high-quality rice, the intervention criteria should be tightened up.
(4) Adjustment of the yields after processing listed in Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 708/98, together with a reduction in the current price increases and a reduction in the tolerances for divergence from the basic yield, would appear to be the most effective ways of promoting the production of high-quality rice and, at the same time, ensuring the high quality of rice stored by the intervention agencies.
(5) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 708/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second indent of Article 2(2) is replaced by:
"- the yield after processing is not less than 7 points below the basic yields listed in Part B of Annex II,".
2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 from 1 April 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 208/2010
of 11 March 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 2010.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2004
of 16 April 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 17 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 2004.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 191/2000
of 24 January 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The aid scheme for setting up producer groups no longer applies in the Member States producing hops, with the exception of the Republic of Austria, which is authorised under the 1994 Act of Accession to apply this scheme until 31 December 1999; therefore, for the sake of clarity, Articles 8 and 10 and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71(2), should be repealed as from 1 January 2000;
(2) The Council fixed a flat-rate aid to producers of EUR 480 per hectare per annum for a period of five years from the 1996 harvest, up to and including the 2000 harvest; it is therefore no longer necessary for the Commission to submit a report to the Council on the situation regarding the production and marketing of hops each year, since Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides for the submission of a summary report after the expiry of the five-year period when the Council will have to decide on the amount of aid for the period starting from the 2001 harvest; Article 11 of the said Regulation may therefore be deleted, and Article 12 of that Regulation may be adapted to take account of such deletion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Articles 8, 10, 11 and Article 17(2) shall be deleted;
2. Article 12(6) shall be replaced by the following:
"6. Where the market situation shows that there is a risk of creating structural surpluses or disturbance in the supply structure of the Community hop market, the Council acting on a proposal from the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty, may adjust the amount of the aid set in paragraph 5 either:
(a) by granting the aid solely in respect of part of the area under hops registered for the year in question, adjusting the aid where the need arises; or
(b) by declaring ineligible for aid those areas under hops which are in their first and/or second year of production."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable as from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.