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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2145/92 of 29 July 1992 redefining the destination zones for export refunds, export levies and certain export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 (4), and in particular Article 17 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89 (6) determined the destination zones to be used for the purpose of setting export refunds and levies on cereals and rice;
Whereas political changes in the Eastern bloc, i.e. the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia into independent countries, require an updating of the destination zones as set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77; whereas in that Annex the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia should be replaced by the countries formed out of them; whereas the opportunity should also be taken to regroup the countries of zones I, II, III and VIII;
Whereas for clarity Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 should be repealed and its provisions taken up in the present Regulation;
Whereas 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 destination zones to be used for the purpose of setting differentiated export refunds and levies on the products listed under (a), (b) and (c) in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and under (a) and (b) in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 are delimited in the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1246/2001
of 26 June 2001
establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira, with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows.
(2) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation. An assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the requirements of the Islands. The assessment of the requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended for the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance.
(3) Pending the entry into force of the reform of the specific supply arrangements and in order to avoid any break in the application of the specific supply arrangements in force, the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.
(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 the purpose of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the quantities in the forecast supply balance which shall benefit, as appropriate, from exemption from import charges in the case of products coming from third countries, or from payment of Community aid in the case of products coming from the Community market, are as indicated in the Annex.
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 with effect from 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 June 2001.
Commission Decision
of 23 May 2001
on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Spain pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
(notified under document number C(2001) 1466)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2001/425/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the presentation of an inventory of wine production potential. Access to the regularisation of unlawfully planted areas, an increase in planting rights and support for restructuring and conversion is subject to prior presentation of this inventory.
(2) Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential(3) sets out details of the information to be included in the inventory.
(3) By letters of 20 September 2000 and 28 February 2001, Spain sent the Commission the information referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Examination of this information shows that Spain has compiled the inventory.
(4) This Decision does not entail recognition by the Commission of the accuracy of the information contained in the inventory or of the compatibility of the legislation referred to in the inventory with Community law. It is without prejudice to any future Commission decision on these points.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Commission notes that Spain has compiled the inventory referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 289/2006
of 16 February 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2)
Article 7 of 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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 10 to 16 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1026/97 of 6 June 1997 reintroducing customs duties on products of CN codes 3102 10 10 and 3102 10 90 to 3102 90 00, originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for which tariff ceilings were opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996, concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to imports of wine originating in the Republic of Slovenia (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/97 (2),
Whereas, in pursuant of Article 1 of that Regulation, the republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia benefit from preferential tariff arrangements, in particular subject to tariff ceilings; whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 provides that as soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation reintroducing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties actually applied in respect of third countries;
Whereas imports of the products specified in the Annex and originating in the said Republics, eligible for tariff preferences have been charged against the ceilings concerned up to the total amount; whereas the situation on the Community market for these products requires the reintroduction of customs duties in respect of the Republics concerned;
Whereas customs duties for these products should therefore be reintroduced,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 10 June until 31 December 1997, the levying of customs duties suspended by Regulation (EC) No 70/97, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the products shown in the Annex and originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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 June 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 878/2005
of 9 June 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).
(2)
In accordance with Article 7 of 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), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, 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.
(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 on 3 to 9 June 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 13,44 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1082/2007
of 19 September 2007
determining the extent to which import licence applications lodged in September 2007 for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 (2) lays down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement between the European Community and Israel.
(2)
The applications for import licences lodged in the first seven days of September 2007 for the subperiod from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007 relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 2007.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 1324/2008
of 18 December 2008
adjusting, from 1 July 2008, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 83a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, on 1 September 2008 Eurostat submitted a report on the 2008 actuarial assessment of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex. According to that assessment, the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension scheme is 10,9 % of basic salary.
(2)
In the interests of maintaining the actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the Communities, the rate of contribution should therefore be adjusted to 10,9 % of the basic salary.
(3)
In accordance with Article 12 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, the rate for the calculation of compound interest must be the effective rate referred to in Article 10 of that Annex and should therefore be adjusted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
With effect from 1 July 2008, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 10,9 %.
Article 2
With effect from 1 January 2009 the rate, in Articles 4(1) and 8 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations, and in the fourth paragraph of Article 40 and in Article 110(3) respectively of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, for the calculation of compound interest shall be 3,1 %.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 18 December 2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1478/2003
of 20 August 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 295/2007
of 20 March 2007
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 21 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 250/1999 of 2 February 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2473/98 suspending the introduction into the Community of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98 (2), and in particular point 2 of Article 19 thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Review Group,
Whereas Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for the establishment by the Commission of general restrictions, or restrictions relating to certain countries of origin, on the introduction into the Community of specimens of species listed in its Annexes A and B and lays down the criteria for such restrictions;
Whereas the list of these restrictions has been published in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2473/98 (3); whereas this list must now be amended;
Whereas point (c) of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for the establishment by the Commission of restrictions on the introduction into the Community of live specimens of species listed in its Annex B for which it has been established that they are unlikely to survive in captivity for a considerable proportion of their potential life span;
Whereas Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/98 (5), lays down provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2478/98 is hereby amended as follows:
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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, 2 February 1999.