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COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 December 1984
authorizing the Commission, within the context of the voluntary restraint agreements on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector between the Community and 12 non-member States, to convert, for the purposes of the smooth operation of trade and within the limits agreed, live animal quantities into fresh or chilled meat quantities or such latter quantities into the former
(84/633/EEC)
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 recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Council has concluded agreements on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector with 12 non-member States, namely Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Uruguay and Yugoslavia;
Whereas, within these agreements, provision is made for consultation to ensure their smooth operation;
Whereas, to this end, provision should be made to allow the supply of live animals within the quantity agreed for fresh or chilled meat or the supply of such meat within the quantity agreed for live animals;
Whereas, given the nature of the circumstances of the market, it should be within the competence of the Commission to decide on the extent to which alterations should be made,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Commission is hereby authorized, within the context of the voluntary restraint agreements between the Community and the non-member States, to convert, for the purposes of the smooth operation of trade and within the limits agreed, live animal quantities into fresh or chilled meat quantities or such latter quantities into the former.
2. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (1).
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply for the duration of the present voluntary restraint agreements with the non-member States concerned.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1984.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2611/97 of 15 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
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), and in particular Article 70 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 1 (2) and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 (2), provides for import facilities for wine products originating in third countries which offer specific guarantees through the provision of a certificate of origin and conformity and an analysis report; whereas Article 3 (2) of that Regulation limits those facilities to a trial period expiring on 31 December 1997; whereas, taking into account the time necessary to examine the implementation of future arrangements, the abovementioned period should be extended until 31 December 1998,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89, the date '31 December 1997` is hereby replaced by '31 December 1998`.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 951/2008
of 25 September 2008
fixing the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the differences between the prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b), (c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to that Regulation.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
In accordance with paragraph 2(a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4)
Article 32(4) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) and in point (1) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 September 2008.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1692/88
of 16 June 1988
of authorizing Portugal to suspend part of the import duty on oil-cake
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 243 (4) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 243 (4) (a) of the Act of Accession Portugal may, should it so wish, be authorized to reduce its customs duties on oil seeds and oleaginous fruits and products derived therefrom;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 566/87 (1) authorized Portugal to suspend part of the import duty on oil-cake up to 31 December 1987, in order to facilitate supply to the Portuguese animal feed industry; whereas the reasons for granting such authorization remain valid and Portugal requested on 12 April 1988 that it be authorized under the said Article 243 to suspend part of the customs duty on oil-cake;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Portugal is hereby authorized to suspend part of the duty applicable on imports of oil-cake from third countries and from other Member States and to apply the following rate up to 31 December 1988:
1.2.3 // CN code // Description // Cusoms duty // // // // 2304 00 00 // Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil // 2,8 % // 2305 00 00 // Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of ground-nut oil // 2,8 % // 2306 // Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading No 2304 or 2305: // // 2306 10 00 // Of cotton seeds // 2,8 % // 2306 20 00 // Of linseed // 2,8 % // 2306 30 00 // Of sunflower seeds // 2,8 % // 2306 40 00 // Of rape or colza seeds // 2,8 % // 2306 50 00 // Of coconut or copra // 2,8 % // 2306 60 00 // Of palm nuts or kernels // 2,8 % // 2306 90 91 // Of germ of maize // 2,8 % // 2306 90 93 // Of sesame seeds // 2,8 % // 2306 90 99 // Other // 2,8 % // // //
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, 16 June 1988.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1178/85
of 6 May 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof, falling within heading No 67.02, originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex II, orginating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III, shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; whereas, as provided for in Article 12 of that Regulation, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 165 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;
Whereas, in the case of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof, falling within heading No 67.02, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 878 900 ECU; whereas, on 2 May 1985, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Hong Kong, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of theCommunity;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Hong Kong,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 10 May 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 67.02 (NIMEXE code 67.02, all numbers) // Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof, articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit // //
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, 6 May 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2778/93 of 8 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1552/93 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3328/92 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins;
Whereas Article 31a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 foresees that a T 5 control document shall be produced for intra-Community trade in peas, field beans and sweet lupins and the second subparagraph of Article 31a (2) foresees that proof of the primary requirement, as described in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85, shall be furnished within 15 months at the latest from the month following that in which the security was lodged;
Whereas the support system introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 replaced the provisions for peas, field beans and sweet lupins; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3328/92 fixes the final limit for the obligation of using the products within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 to be complied with by 30 November 1993;
Whereas in order to facilitate the end of the administrative work, provision should be made to allow the competent authority to release the security lodged in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 for products mentioned in Article 31a of that Regulation when proof has been given that the products in question are in store after 30 November 1993 without having obtained aid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 31 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85, the competent authority may, for products that are in store after 30 November 1993 and for which proof has been given that they have not obtained aid, release the security lodged in accordance with Article 32 of that Regulation for these products.
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, 8 October 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3818/90
of 19 December 1990
laying down certain indicative cellings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
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 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism for trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (2), amongst other products, oranges and apples other than cider apples are subject to the STM from 1 January 1991;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for the products in question, for the periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas, moreover, these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community
as constituted at 31 December 1985 and Spain on the one hand, and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For oranges falling within CN codes 0805 10 11, 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0805 10 21, 0805 10 25, 0805 10 29, 0805 10 31, 0805 10 35, 0805 10 39, 0805 10 41, 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 and apples other than cider apples falling within CN code 0808 10 93 and 0808 10 99:
(a) the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession, and
(b)the sensitive periods of the Portuguese market, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90,
shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
The amount of the security for STM licences referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 is hereby fixed at ECU 8 per 100 kg net of products referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990
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Commission Decision
of 27 June 2002
concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations
(notified under document number C(2002) 2234)
(2002/529/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999(1), on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations, and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC requires that reports on the implementation of the Directive be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Council Directive 91/692/EEC(2),
(2) Member States, which implement national plans in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 1999/13/EC already are required to submit these plans to the Commission,
(3) The questionnaire or outline shall be sent to the Member States six months before the start of the period covered by the report,
(4) The first report will cover the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004 inclusive,
(5) The Committee established in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC did not deliver an opinion on these measures within the time limit laid down by the chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The questionnaire in the Annex is hereby adopted.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 20 June 1991
on the implementation of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance
(91/371/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the last sentence of Article 57 (2) and Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance was signed at Luxembourg on 10 October 1989;
Whereas one of the effects of that Agreement is to impose, in relation to insurance undertakings which have their head offices in Switzerland, legal rules different from those applicable, under Title III of Council Directive 73/239/EEC of 24 July 1973 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than life assurance (4), to agencies and branches established within the Community of undertakings whose head offices are outside the Community;
Whereas the coordinated rules relating to the pursuit of these activities within the Community by the Swiss undertakings subject to the provisions of the said Agreement must take effect on the same date in all the Member States of the Community; whereas that Agreement will not come into force until the first day of the calendar year following the date on which the instruments of approval are exchanged,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Member States shall amend their national provisions to comply with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation within a period of 24 months following the notification of this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 2
The Member States shall specify in their national provisions that the amendments thereto made pursuant to the Agreement shall not come into force until the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 1991.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 632/2002
of 12 April 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2002.