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COMMISSION DECISION of 21 January 1998 amending for the second time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (98/93/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 Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain;
Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States;
Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980, introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;
Whereas, as a result of the disease situation the Commission adopted Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997, concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (4);
Whereas, as a result of the disease evolution the Commission adopted Decision 97/446/EC (5), amending Decision 97/285/EC;
Whereas slaughter pigs introduced from Spain to Italy have been found seropositive for classical swine fever;
Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is necessary to amend for the second time measures adopted by Decision 97/285/EC;
Whereas the measures shall apply to the comarcas veterinarias Cuellar, Carbonero el Mayor, Canatalejo, Sta Maria la Real de Nieva, Sepulveda and Segovia in the Province of Segovia; Madrid, Parla, Aranjuez, Navalcarnero, Colmenar viejo and Buitrago in the Region of Madrid; Toledo, Yuncos and Torrijos in the Province of Toledo;
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 I to Decision 97/285/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
1. Spain will submit a national serosurveillance programme for classical swine fever to the Commission by 31 January 1998 at the latest.
2. The programme will be examined by the Commission and the Community Reference laboratory for classical swine fever and presented for approval at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 3 and 4 February 1998.
Article 3
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 1994
on the conclusion of the Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part
(94/981/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council which took place in Essen on 9 and 10 December 1994,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities a Second Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement (1) on trade and trade-related matters and to the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Bulgaria,
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Second Additional Protocol,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Second Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
Provisions for the application of Article 3 of the Second Additional Protocol concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II to the Treaty and subject, in the framework of the common market organization to a system of levies, or to customs duties, and concerning products falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (2), or in the corresponding provisions of other Regulations establishing a common organization of the agricultural markets. Where the application of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with Bulgaria, the Commission may take any measures necessary to ensure such cooperation.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Second Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Second Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1398/84
of 18 May 1984
concerning the stopping of fishing for northern deepwater prawn by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 320/84 of 31 January 1984, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community's fishing zone, provisional total allowable catches for 1984, the provisional share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 599/84 (4), provides for northern deepwater prawn quotas for 1984;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix by Regulation the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of northern deepwater prawn in waters of ICES sub-areas V a) (EC zone) and XIV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France, have reached the quota allocated for 1984,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of northern deepwater prawn in waters of ICES sub-areas V a) (EC zone) and XIV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1984.
Fishing for northern deepwater prawn in waters of ICES sub-areas V a) (EC zone) and XIV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of northern deepwater prawn fished in these sub-areas by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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, 18 May 1984.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the Irish standard IS310: First Edition, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance) (96/149/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 of 29 June 1993, allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 establishes that companies implementing national, European and international standards for environmental management systems and audits and certified, according to appropriate certification procedures, as complying with those standards shall be considered as meeting the corresponding requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, provided that, in particular, the standards and procedures are recognized by the Commission acting in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 19 of the same Regulation;
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 states that the references of the recognized standards and criteria shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
Whereas the Commission has been requested to recognize the Irish standard IS310: First Edition establishing specification for environmental management systems;
Whereas the Irish standard IS310: First Edition includes specification for environmental management systems and audit corresponding to certain requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93;
Whereas the Committee established under Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 did not give a favourable opinion on the draft of the measure which was submitted to it by the Commission; whereas the Council could not reach agreement to either adopt the measure proposed by the Commission or to reject it; whereas under such circumstances the proposed measure shall be adopted by the Commission,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, the Commission hereby recognizes that the Irish standard IS310: First Edition establishing specification for environmental management systems contains requirements corresponding to those of the abovementioned Regulation specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is without prejudice to the elaboration of requirements for environmental management and audit systems in any future European standard and does not constitute a dispensation from the obligation to transpose European standards as national standards without change, and to withdraw conflicting national standards in due time.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 1996.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1992 amending for the third time Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community and temporarily amending the frequency of notification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (92/450/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 90/134/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy continue within Community territory; whereas that disease should accordingly be kept on the list of diseases notifiable under Directive 82/894/EEC;
Whereas, in the light of experience gained, provision should be made for a derogation to extend the requirement to notify outbreaks of that disease until 31 December 1997; whereas, however, weekly notification of outbreaks containing information required concerning secondary outbreaks appears sufficient;
Whereas provisions adopted previously concerning notification of the disease should 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
'Bovine spongiform encephalopathy' is hereby added to Annex I to Directive 82/894/EEC.
Article 2
By way of a derogation from Article 3 (1) of Directive 82/894/EEC, all outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy shall be notified until 31 December 1997 in accordance with Article 4 of that Directive.
Article 3
Decision 90/134/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1992.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1155/2004
of 23 June 2004
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2)
Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3)
Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4)
In the week of 14 June to 18 June 2004 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5)
In the week of 14 June to 18 June 2004 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding the contingent stipulated in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for special preferential sugar.
(6)
In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the case of import licence applications presented from 14 June to 18 June 2004 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 279/2002
of 14 February 2002
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 30/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 30/2002(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 8 to 14 February 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 30/2002, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 24,39 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 95200 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 July 1999
amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany
(notified under document number C(1999) 2040)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/521/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas the Member States may obtain the status of approved farms free of certain fish diseases for fish farms located in non-approved zones in respect of infectious hamatopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);
(2) Whereas the list of approved fish farms in Germany was established by Commission Decision 95/124/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 97/228/EC(4);
(3) Whereas, by letters of 10 and 18 December 1996 and 11 February, 16 March and 19 November 1998, Germany submitted justifications to the Commission for obtaining the status of approved farms located in non-approved zones in respect of IHN and VHS for other fish farms, as well as the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
(4) Whereas the Commission and the Member States have examined the justifications submitted by Germany for those farms;
(5) Whereas that examination has shown that some farms meet the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC; whereas some farms do not meet those requirements, in particular as regards their sampling programme and infrastructure provisions;
(6) Whereas the farms that meet the requirements of Directive 91/67/EEC should accordingly qualify for the status of approved farms in non-approved zones;
(7) Whereas those farms should be added to the list of approved farms;
(8) 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
The Annex to Decision 95/124/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1742/2002
of 30 September 2002
amending the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1546/2002(3).
(2) On the basis of today's cif prices and cif forward delivery prices, taking foreseeable developments on the market into account, the corrective amount at present applicable to the refund on cereals should be altered.
(3) The corrective amount must be fixed according to the same procedure as the refund. It may be altered in the period between fixings,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of the products referred to, except for malt, is hereby altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1098/88 of 25 April 1988 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, for rape seed on the one hand and for sunflower seed on the other, it is advisable to set the maximum guaranteed quantity at one and the same time for 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91; whereas, for the purposes of the system of maximum guaranteed quantities, it is advisable to estimate production after the beginning of the marketing year in order to make the estimates concerned more accurate; whereas Article 27a of Regulation (EEC) No 136/66 EEC (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (4), should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Article 27a of Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
´1. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, shall fix, for periods of three marketing years, and beginning with the 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91 marketing years, maximum guaranteed quantities for Community colza and rape seed and Community sunflower seed.' 2. Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
´3. Where the estimate of rape or sunflower seed production made before the end of the second month of the marketing year exceeds the maximum guaranteed quantity for the seed concerned and for the marketing year in question, the amount of the aid for that marketing year shall be reduced by the incidence on the target price of a coefficient which reflects the extent of the difference.
Where application of the foregoing subparagraph to actual production instead of to the production estimated at the beginning of the marketing year would result in a different reduction in the amount of the aid from that actually applied, the amount of aid for the following marketing year shall be adjusted to take account of that situation.' 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 to rape seed from 1 July 1988 and to sunflower seed from 1 August 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 1988.