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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2095/2005
of 20 December 2005
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards communication of information on tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to enable the Commission to monitor market developments in the raw tobacco sector covered by the common market organisation established by Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, Member States are required to communicate the necessary information.
(2)
To that end, Commission Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 of 29 March 2004 on the communication of information on tobacco from the 2000 harvest onwards (2) was adopted.
(3)
The information to be communicated should provide a general overview of the entire Community tobacco market, and should in particular take into account the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (3) and its implementing rules.
(4)
In the interest of efficient administration, the communicated information should be grouped by group of tobacco variety and time limits should be set for its submission.
(5)
It is therefore appropriate to adapt the provisions on the information to be communicated accordingly.
(6)
For the sake of clarity and rationality, Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 should be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For each harvest, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission by electronic transmission the information set out in Annexes IA, IB, II and III in accordance with the time limits given therein.
Article 2
The Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the economic operators concerned provide them with the information required within the relevant time limits.
Article 3
1. Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 is repealed.
However, it shall continue to apply to communications in respect of the 2005 harvest.
2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2005.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 483/86 of 25 February 1986 fixing the level of quantitative restrictions in Spain for certain fruit and vegetables coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
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 89 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, pursuant to Article 137 of the Act of Accession, the Kingdom of Spain is authorized until 31 December 1989 to maintain quantitative restrictions, in the form of quotas, on imports of certain fruit and vegetables from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and whereas certain additional restrictions may be applied in respect of certain periods; Whereas paragraph 3 (b) of the said Article specifies that the initial quota for each product for 1986 must be fixed either at 3 % of the average of Spanish annual production over the last three years before accession for which statistics are available or at the average of Spanish imports over the last three years before accession for which statistics are available, if the latter criterion results in a greater volume; Whereas, in the light of the statistics at present available, the quotas should be based on the first of the two criteria referred to above; Whereas the quota applicable from 1 March to 31 December 1986 must be equal to the initial quota, less one-sixth, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The volumes of the initial quotas that the Kingdom of Spain may, pursuant to Article 137 of the Act of Accession, apply to the import of products appearing in Annex I coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 shall be fixed in the Annex in respect of each product. From 1 March to 31 December 1986, these volumes shall be reduced by one sixth. 2. Within the framework of the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 the Spanish authorities shall, during the periods mentioned in Annex II, limit imports of the products concerned to the quantities specified in the said Annex in respect of each product.
Article 2
Detailed rules for the application of the quota system referred to in Article 137 of the Act of Accession shall, where required, be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1)., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2).
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1986.
Commission Decision
of 7 November 2001
amending Decision 88/479/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain
(notified under document number C(2001) 3383)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2001/775/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcasses(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 88/479/EEC(3), as amended by Decision 94/337/EC(4), the Commission authorises various methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain.
(2) Spain has asked the Commission to authorise use of a new pig carcass grading method. The information required in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcasses(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94(6), has been supplied. On examination of the request the conditions required for the authorisation of the new method have been shown to be met.
(3) Decision 88/479/EEC should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 88/479/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, the following indent is added: "- the apparatus termed 'Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading' (Autofom) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex."
2. The Annex to this Decision is added as Part 4 of the Annex thereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2001.
Decision of the European Central Bank
of 19 December 2002
on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2003
(ECB/2002/12)
(2002/1011/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 106(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States that have adopted the euro (the participating Member States).
(2) The participating Member States have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2003, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2003
The ECB hereby approves the volume of coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2003 as described in the following table:
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Article 2
Final provision
This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 385/2006
of 3 March 2006
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 36th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 36th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 28 February 2006, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 255,00 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1911/2005
of 23 November 2005
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards flugestone acetate
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
Whereas:
(1)
All pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.
(2)
Flugestone acetate has been included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for ovine and caprine, for milk, for intravaginal use and for zootechnical purposes only. That substance has also been included in Annex III to that Regulation for muscle, fat, liver and kidney, for ovine and caprine species, for therapeutic and zootechnical purposes only, awaiting completion of scientific studies. These studies have now been completed and flugestone acetate should therefore be inserted in Annex I to that Regulation for the same purposes and target tissues as in Annex III.
(3)
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
An adequate period should be allowed before the applicability of this Regulation in order to enable Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the light of this Regulation to the marketing authorisations granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2).
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 23 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2005.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1455/2001
of 28 June 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) In order to enable traditional cattle-rearing activities to be maintained, Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001(2), (EC) No 1453/2001(3) and (EC) No 1454/2001(4), introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands respectively provide for the introduction of specific limits on the number of animals eligible for special premiums, suckler-cow premiums and slaughter premiums.
(2) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999(5) lays down regional ceilings per Member State as regards the special premiums. Annex II to that Regulation lays down national ceilings as regards the suckler-cow premiums. Those ceilings must not affect the introduction of the specific limits mentioned above. As a consequence it should be stipulated as of now that in the case of France, Portugal and Spain those ceilings are to include sub-ceilings that are based on the number of premiums paid in respect of a reference year to producers in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands and are intended exclusively for producers in those regions. The remaining eligible animals making up the specific limits for the special premiums and the suckler-cow premiums introduced by Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 are to be added to those in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I shall be replaced by the text in Annex I hereto;
2. Annex II shall be replaced by the text in Annex II hereto.
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 Luxembourg, 28 June 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 395/2005
of 9 March 2005
providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005) (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 provides for the opening of a tariff quota for 50 700 t of frozen beef intended for processing from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. Article 9 of that Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused quantities on the basis of the actual utilisation of import rights for A products and B products respectively by the end of February 2005,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The quantities referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 amount to 1 179,43 t.
2. The breakdown referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 shall be as follows:
-
930,57 t intended for Aproducts,
-
248,86 t intended for Bproducts.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 2005.
Regulation (EC) No 1128/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 16 June 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the extension of the period for transitional measures
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152(4)(b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(4) provides a single legal basis for all legislation regarding transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in the Community.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 establishes rules for the determination of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) status of a Member State, third country or one of their regions. That status, hereinafter referred to as "BSE status", determines certain measures concerning the control of BSE and trade and the importation of certain live animals and animal products. The Regulation provides that, prior to determination of the BSE status, transitional measures are to be adopted for a maximum period of two years.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001(5) provides for transitional measures which are to apply for a maximum period of two years from 1 July 2001.
(4) Certain problems have been encountered in using the criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 to determine BSE status. The Commission has discussed with Member States possible amendments to those criteria in order to produce a better alignment of BSE status and risk. The outcome of those discussions may be significantly influenced by developments in the BSE Chapter in the International Animal Health Code of the International Office of Epizootics.
(5) It is necessary to prolong the period of application of the transitional measures to allow those discussions to be concluded.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:"In accordance with that procedure, transitional measures shall be adopted for a period ending on 1 July 2005 at the latest, to permit the changeover from the current arrangements to the arrangements established by this Regulation."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2794/92 of 21 September 1992 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the new statistics available show that the five new Laender of unified Germany may, as far as aquaculture is concerned, be regarded as less-developed Community regions in respect of which Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (4), provides for a higher rate of Community aid;
Whereas Ceuta and Melilla qualify as regions which may receive the maximum level of aid for aquaculture;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides for the maximum level of Community aid for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and for Ceuta-Melilla for measures aimed at the restructuring, renewal, and modernization of the fishing fleet;
Whereas the regions in question should, accordingly, be included in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 is hereby 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 1992.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1474/89
of 29 May 1989
concerning the stopping of fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4194/88 of 21 December 1988 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1989 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 295/89 (4), provides for haddock quotas for 1989;
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 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 haddock in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have reached the quota allocated for 1989; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock as from 22 May 1989; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES divisons II a (EC-zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 1989.
Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES division II a (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 22 May 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 1989.