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COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 February 1986
concerning the establishments in the United States of America from which Member States may authorize the importation of fresh meat
(86/189/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas the United States of America have forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of establishments authorized to export to the Community;
Whereas Community on the spot visits have shown that the case of these establishments has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community rules;
Whereas in the meantime and so as to avoid any interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them;
Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made;
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
Member States may continue to authorize, until 31 December 1986, imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which have been officially proposed by the United States authorities, as of 21 January 1985, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of that Directive, before 1 January 1987.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 June 1986.
Article 3
This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 January 1987.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2328/97 of 25 November 1997 opening imports of a quantity of 280 330 tonnes of quality common wheat in the framework of the tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat opened by Regulation (EC) No 529/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/97 of 21 March 1997 opening and administering a tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1854/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 850/97 (3), lays down provisions governing imports under that quota; whereas, in view of the situation on the Community market for wheat, import licence applications should be called for under that quota for a given period;
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
1. Import licence applications may be submitted for quality common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99 meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 529/97, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until the end of the 30th day thereafter.
2. A total of 280 330 tonnes of common wheat may be imported in accordance with this Article.
3. Regulation (EC) No 529/97 shall apply to such imports.
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, 25 November 1997.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 1 July 1982 adapting to technical progress for the second time Council Directive 73/360/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to non-automatic weighing machines (82/622/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas, since the preparation and adoption of Directive 73/360/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 76/696/EEC (3), new and more advanced weighing machines have been developed ; whereas the said Directive should therefore be amended to take account of technical progress;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Measuring Instruments,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In the Annex to Directive 73/360/EEC, the texts of items 2.4.3, 10.4.5, 10.4.7, 10.4.8, 10.4.9, 10.8.1.2, 10.8.1.5, 10.13.2.1.6, 10.13.2.3.1 and 16.4.4 are hereby replaced, and items 10.13.12.1.10 and 11.5.1.3 added in accordance with the Annex hereto. Items 10.13.2.2.3 and 12.3.1.7.2 are hereby deleted.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive on 1 May 1983. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 1982.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1262/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92
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, introducing specific measures for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1174/96 (4), fixes for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 the quantities of breeding material originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira; whereas these quantities should be determined for the egg and poultrymeat sectors for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997, taking account of local production and traditional trade flows and ensuring that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved;
Whereas the fact that the Community aid is fixed in the light of the present situation on the market for the products in question and in particular of the prices for such products in the European part of the Community and on the world market results in the aid for the supply of egg and poultrymeat to the Azores and Madeira being fixed at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas pending the communication from the competent authorities regarding updated estimates of the needs of the regions concerned and in order to ensure continuity of specific supply arrangements the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92 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.
It shall apply from 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2437/98 of 12 November 1998 fixing the definitive aid for mandarins, clementines and satsumas for the 1997/98 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 of 28 October 1996 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 establishes a processing threshold of 320 000 tonnes for mandarins, clementines and satsumas; whereas Article 5(2) of that Regulation provides that, for each marketing year, overrunning of the processing thresholds is to be assessed on the basis of the average quantity processed with benefit of the aid during the last three marketing years, including the current marketing year; whereas Article 5(3) of that Regulation provides that where an overrun has been established, the aid fixed for the current marketing year in the Annex to that Regulation is to be reduced by 1 % per 3 200 tonnes of the overrun;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 22(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/97 of 26 June 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain fruits (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1145/98 (3), the Member States have notified the Commission of the quantities of mandarins, clementines and satsumas delivered for processing in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96; whereas, on the basis of those figures and of the quantities processed with benefit of the aid in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years, an overrun in the processing threshold of 23 024 tonnes has been established; whereas the aid for mandarins, clementines and satsumas fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 for the 1997/98 marketing year should accordingly be reduced by 7 %;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1997/98 marketing year, the aid for mandarins, clementines and satsumas fixed in the tables in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 shall be reduced by 7 %.
When the aid is paid, account shall be taken of advances paid in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1169/97.
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, 12 November 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2001
of 7 August 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 216/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001(3) lays down the new detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the management of the tariff import quotas provided for in Article 18(1) of that Regulation, applicable from 1 July 2001.
(2) The second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 lays down that proof of dispatch in the case of non-traditional operators is furnished by producing copies of the bill of lading and the ship's manifest or, where applicable, the road or air transport document, drawn up in the name of the operator, for the quantities actually imported. In order to ensure that this provision is uniformly applied, it should be specified that the requisite proof must cover dispatch from the goods' country of origin, regardless of the means of transport used. This amendment should apply, for the first time, to the dispatches linked to import operations effected in respect of the fourth quarter of 2001.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 is replaced by the following: "Proof of dispatch shall be furnished by producing copies of the bill of lading and the ship's manifest or, where applicable, the road or air transport document, covering dispatch from the country of origin, drawn up in the name of the operator, for the quantities actually imported."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply, for the first time, to dispatches linked to import operations effected in respect of the fourth quarter of 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2001.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2451/78 of 19 September 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria for the purpose of adjusting certain tariff specifications
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas in consequence of the amendments resulting from the recommendation of 18 June 1976 of the Customs Cooperation Council and of certain autonomous changes to the Common Customs Tariff and the Austrian Customs Tariff, certain tariff specifications in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria (1) should be adjusted;
Whereas, moreover, it is necessary to amend the Agreement referred to above in order to establish a simplified procedure for adjusting tariff specifications in the event of further amendments to the tariffs of the Contracting Parties,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1978.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 1978.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1974/97 of 7 October 1997 amending, for the fifth time, Regulation (EC) No 390/97 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 390/97 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Norway, the TAC and the Community share for North Sea plaice have been increased;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 390/97 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 390/97.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 Luxembourg, 7 October 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 154/95 of 30 January 1995 repealing Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium
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 organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Belgium, animal health measures were adopted by the Belgian authorities pursuant to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4), and exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this Member State by Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3145/94 (6);
Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal health side, the exceptional market support measures can now be closed down; whereas Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 needs to be repealed;
Whereas 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
Regulation (EC) No 2865/94 is hereby repealed.
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, 30 January 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004
of 5 January 2004
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the detailed content of intermediate and final quality reports
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)(1), and in particular Article 15(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.
(2) Pursuant to Article 15(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary to determine the detailed content of the intermediate report, relating to the common cross-sectional EU indicators based on the EU-SILC cross-sectional component, and the detailed content of the final quality report focusing on internal accuracy, which covers both cross-sectional and longitudinal components.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The definitions to be applied to the intermediate and final quality reports of the Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in Annex I.
Article 2
Quality evaluation criteria and the detailed content of the intermediate quality report to be produced by Member States, relating to the common cross-sectional EU indicators based on the cross-sectional component of the EU-SILC shall be as laid down in Annex II.
Article 3
Quality evaluation criteria and the detailed content of the final quality report to be produced by Member States, relating to the EU-SILC cross-sectional and longitudinal components focussing on internal accuracy shall be as laid down in Annex III.
Article 4
The content of the comparative intermediate and final quality reports to be produced by the Commission (Eurostat) shall be as laid down in Annex IV.
Article 5
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 Brussels, 5 January 2004.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 490/88
of 22 February 1988
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products falling within code numbers 0713 33 90 and 1212 20 00 of the combined nomenclature
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal by the Commission,
Whereas production in the Community of the products specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or non-existent and whereas producers thus cannot meet the needs of user industries in the Community;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties totally for the products concerned;
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of accurately assessing short-term trends in the economic situation in the relevant sectors, this suspension measure should be taken only temporarily, by fixing its period of validity by reference to the interests of Community production,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the Annex hereto shall be suspended at the level indicated against each of them.
The said suspension shall be valid from 1 March to 30 June 1988.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 1988.