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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 21 December 1988 amending Directive 74/651/EEC on the tax reliefs to be allowed on the importation of goods in small consignments of a non-commercial character within the Community (88/663/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 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 Article 1 (4) of Directive 74/651/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 85/349/EEC (5), provides that every two years and for the first time on 31 October1987 at the latest, the Council, acting in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Treaty in the matter, is to adjust the amounts of the reliefs referred to in paragraphs 2(d) and 2(a) of that Article in order to maintain real value;
Whereas, according to the survey conducted by the Commission, the weighted average increase in the price index for the Member States is 11,3% for the period from 1 October 1985 to 1 December 1988;
Whereas the resulting amounts should be rounded off;
Whereas, in the event of the adjustment of the Community relief resulting in a change of less than 5% in the relief expressed in national currency or in a reduction in that relief, the Member State concerned should be permitted to retain the amount, in national currency, obtaining before such change.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Article 1 of Directive 74/651/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 2 (d), '100 ECU' is replaced by 'ECU 110':
(b) in paragraph 2a, '77 ECU' is replaced by 'ECU 85':
(c) a new paragraph 5 is added after paragraph 4, reading as follows:
'5. Member States may maintain the existing amount of the relief if the conversion of the amounts of the reliefs, expressed in ecus, would result in a change of less than 5% in the relief expressed in national currency or in a reduction in that relief.'
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1989.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions of national law which they adopt to implement this Directive.
Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1074/2004
of 4 June 2004
laying down transitional measures in the processed fruit and vegetables sector for the application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Transitional measures should be adopted to allow producers and processors in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter the new Member States) to benefit from the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1).
(2)
According to Articles 10 and 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2), certain information concerning tomatoes has to be submitted before 31 March each year. This deadline should be postponed for the new Member States for 2004, the original date being too early to complete the necessary administrative procedures.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 10 and the second subparagraph of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003, in the case of tomatoes, in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, for the 2004/2005 marketing year, the information referred to in the first paragraph of Article 10 and in Article 12(1) of that Regulation shall be sent at least ten days before deliveries are to commence and by 15 July 2004 at the latest.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Brussels, 4 June 2004.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1624/2006
of 31 October 2006
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 1 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2001
of 23 May 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 840/2001(3), opened buying in by invitation to tender in certain Member States or regions of a Member State for certain quality groups.
(2) The application of Article 47(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 and the need to limit intervention to buying in the quantities necessary to ensure reasonable support for the market result, on the basis of the prices of which the Commission is aware, in an amendment, in accordance with the Annex hereto, to the list of Member States or regions of a Member State where buying in is open by invitation to tender, and the list of the quality groups which may be bought in,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2001.
Commission Decision
of 17 November 2000
concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste
(notified under document number C(2000) 3318)
(2000/738/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste(1), in particular Article 15,
Whereas:
(1) Article 15 of Directive 1999/31/EC requires Member States to send to the Commission a report on the implementation of this Directive.
(2) This report shall 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).
(3) The first report will cover the period from 16 July 2001 to 2003.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,
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, 17 November 2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2002
of 14 February 2002
fixing 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 organization 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) Article 13 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence; whereas, in this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; that corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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 REGULATION (EC) No 1077/2009
of 10 November 2009
on fixing the closing date for the submission of applications for private storage aid for pigmeat laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1329/2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), and in particular Article 43(a) and (d), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Private storage aid is granted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1329/2008 of 22 December 2008 adopting emergency support measures for the pigmeat market in form of private storage aid in part of the United Kingdom (2). The aid is granted due to the exceptional circumstances the pigmeat sector in Ireland and Northern Ireland experienced in December 2008 when findings revealed elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in pigmeat originating in Ireland. The situation has changed since then and consequently the measures are no longer needed.
(2)
The granting of private storage aid for pigmeat should therefore be ended and a closing date for the submission of applications should be set.
(3)
In order to avoid speculation the Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication and the closing date should be the day following the entry into force.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The closing date for the submission of applications for private storage aid for pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1329/2008 shall be 13 November 2009.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 Brussels, 10 November 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 772/79 of 18 April 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 with regard to the standard amount for overhead costs used in calculating the sluice-gate price for pig carcases
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the standard amount representing overhead costs of production and marketing referred to in Article 12 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 was fixed at 20 units of account per 100 kilograms of pig carcases by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 370/76 (4);
Whereas the overhead costs of production and marketing and in particular the overhead costs of production recorded on the world market have increased considerably over the past few years ; whereas the standard amount representing these cost must therefore be fixed at a level higher than 20 units of account per 100 kilograms of pig carcases,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following text shall be substituted for Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75:
"2. The standard amount referred to in Article 12 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall be 38 769 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig carcases."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1979.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 1979.
Council Decision
of 21 January 2002
amending Decision 2001/131/EC concluding the consultation procedure with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2002/131/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, implemented in advance by Decision No 1/2000 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers(1), and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, as provisionally applied by Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States on 18 September 2000, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On the basis of Council Decision 2001/131/EC(2), the provision of financial aid to Haiti is partially suspended following the application of "appropriate measures" provided for in Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement.
(2) The Decision expired on 31 December 2001 and required a review of the measures before that date.
(3) Democratic principles are still not upheld in Haiti. However, there are some encouraging developments which deserve to be reinforced by a conditional and gradual reactivation of the cooperation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Decision 2001/131/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second and third paragraphs of Article 3, the date "31 December 2001" shall be replaced by "31 December 2002".
2. The Annex shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect from the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 266/2009
of 1 April 2009
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 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 2 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2009.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 462/2002
of 14 March 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund 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 March 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2002.
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 1985
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on three concerted action projects in the field of hearing impairment, thrombosis and disabilities, and that of nutrition
(85/150/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 82/616/EEC of 17 August 1982 adopting a sectoral research and development programme of the European Economic Community in the field of medical and public health research - concerted action (1982 to 1986) (1), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Decision 82/616/EEC, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to associating it partly with this programme; whereas it is necessary to approve that Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement concluded between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on three concerted action projects in the field of hearing impairment, thrombosis and disabilities, and that of nutrition, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby auhorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1757/2006
of 29 November 2006
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 30 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2006.