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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 March 1996 amending for the second time Decision 95/296/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (96/238/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 95/296/EC of 26 July 1995 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC (3), as amended by Decision 96/141/EC (4);
Whereas the said Decision lays down conditions for movement controls of domestic pigs originating from certain specified areas of Lower Saxony;
Whereas since 20 November 1995, no outbreak of classical swine fever has been reported in Lower Saxony;
Whereas certain movement control measures established for domestic pigs originating from the said areas in view of the improved health situation can be lifted;
Whereas classical swine fever has been confirmed in wild boar in certain parts of Brandenburg;
Whereas certain movement control measures shall be introduced for the affected areas;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 95/296/EC is replaced by the following:
'ANNEX I
- In Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, the Kreise: Parchim, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Bad Doberan, Güstrow, Müritz, Demmin, Ostvorpommern, Nordvorpommern, Stadtkreise Greifswald, Stralsund and Rostock.
- In Brandenburg, the Kreise: Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Prignitz.
- Any Kreis where a new outbreak occurs outside the abovementioned areas. The measures referred to in Article 1 (2) and Article 2 shall apply for a period of 60 days following the last outbreak in the Kreis in question. Germany shall inform Member States and the Commission about measures established and repealed.`
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 1996.
Commission Decision
of 29 March 1999
concerning the conclusion of a cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of nuclear safety
(2004/282/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the approval of the Council,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of nuclear safety should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of nuclear safety is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1564/2007
of 21 December 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for pigmeat originating in Canada
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 (2) provides that when submitting the first application for a given tariff quota sub-period, applicants have to demonstrate that during each of the periods referred to in that Article they have imported or exported at least 50 tonnes of products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.
(2)
It appears necessary to clarify that the proof on the operator’s previous experience should be presented together with the first application for the annual quota period. The first application may be presented for any of the four sub-periods of the quota year and if the operator applies for several sub-periods, the proof should be provided only once.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 979/2007, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, import licence applicants shall, when submitting their first application for a given annual quota period, furnish proof that they imported or exported, during each of the two periods referred to in that Article, at least 50 tonnes of products covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 21 December 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2001
of 26 September 2001
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 Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(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 2831/98(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 Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed 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 those 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 27 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2058/88
of 8 July 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, falling within CN code 6403, originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles I and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, falling within CN code 6403, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 600 000 ECU; whereas, on 1 July 1988, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 15 July 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0670 // 6403 (*) (**) // Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather // // //
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 July 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 806/2006
of 31 May 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 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 2006
amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue
(notified under document number C(2006) 5311)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/761/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.
(2)
Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (‘the restricted zones’) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.
(3)
Following the notification of outbreaks of bluetongue in mid-August and early September 2006 by Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands, the Commission has amended several times Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the demarcation of the restricted zone concerned.
(4)
On 13 and 16 October 2006 respectively, France and Germany informed the Commission of new confirmed cases of bluetongue. In view of those findings, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in those countries.
(5)
Decision 2005/393/EC should be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 November 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 February 2000
amending Commission Decision 97/219/EC laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries
(notified under document number C(2000) 285)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/160/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/219/EC(3) lays down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries.
(2) Because of the particular system of production of farmed reindeer meat, some specific health derogations must be applied for such imports.
(3) Decision 97/219/EC must be amended in order to allow imports of reindeer meat not coming from animals which have been kept separate from wild cloven-hoofed game since birth.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 97/219/EC is amended as follows:
In Annex A, Chapter IV, point 2(d), after the wording "animals which have been kept separate from wild cloven-hoofed game since birth;" the footnote "not applicable to reindeer" is inserted.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from the 30th day following notification.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 September 2007
denouncing, on behalf of the Community, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar
(2007/626/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), approved by Council Decision 75/456/EEC (1), the Community undertakes to purchase and import, at guaranteed prices, a specific quantity of cane sugar, raw or white, which originates in India and which India undertakes to deliver to the Community. Article 11 of the Agreement provides that either party may denounce the Agreement after giving to the other party two years' notice in writing to that effect.
(2)
With the end of intervention in the reformed common market organisation for sugar, internal sugar prices will no longer be guaranteed by intervention buying. It is consistent to terminate the system of guaranteed prices for sugar imported under the Agreement.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to denounce the Agreement in accordance with Article 11 thereof, and to notify India as signatory to the Agreement of such denunciation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar, signed on 18 July 1975, is hereby denounced on behalf of the Community with effect from 1 October 2009.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Government of India of the denunciation of the said Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2007.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4143/87
of 14 December 1987
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania and adopting provisions for its application
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Community and Mauritania have negotiated an Agreement, which was initialled on 14 May 1987, on fishing off the coast of Mauritania, which provides for fishing opportunities for fishermen from the enlarged Community in the waters over which Mauritania has sovereignty or jurisdiction;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, the Council is required to determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, in particular with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the said procedures need to be determined in this particular case;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
Article 2
To take into consideration the interests of the Canary Islands, the Agreement and, to the extent necessary for its implementation, the provisions of the common fisheries policy on the conservation and management of fishery resources shall also apply to vessels sailing under the flag of Spain which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local level (registros de base) in the Canary Islands as such recording is defined in Note 6 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation in the trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands (3).
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 4
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, 14 December 1987.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2000
of 9 May 2000
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 May 2000.