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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 963/2004
of 12 May 2004
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),
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 (2), 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 an adjustment of the import duties 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 are 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 13 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 2009
on the conclusion by the European Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters
(2011/188/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,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
Pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 25 May 1998, it is necessary to approve on behalf of the European Community, the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 10 November 1999.
(2)
Article 31 of that Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters should be amended in order to take into account the new official languages of the Community since the signature of the Agreement, through the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Turkmenistan amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, as regards the authentic language versions,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, together with its Annexes, the Protocol and the declarations, and the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Turkmenistan amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, as regards the authentic language versions, which amends Article 31 of that Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
These texts are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters on behalf of the European Community.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 32 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Community.
Article 4
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1552/2004
of 31 August 2004
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 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 August 2004.
Commission Decision
of 21 March 2001
amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
(notified under document number C(2001) 751)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/255/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2) and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/20/EC of 17 December 1996(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/38/EC(4), establishes the list of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form are authorised for human consumption. The first part of the list covers those third countries which have been subject of a specific decision based on Council Directive 91/492/EEC and the second part covers those which may be the subject of a provisional decision based on Decision 95/408/EC(5).
(2) Since Commission Decision 97/562/EC of 28 July 1997 laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Thailand(6), Decision 97/20/EC should be amended to include Thailand in part I of the list.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 97/20/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 2001.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1576/98 of 22 July 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a geographical indication;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, that application was found to meet all the requirements laid down therein, and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;
Whereas, for the name given in the Annex hereto, no statement of objection was made to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3);
Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected geographical indication;
Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/98 (5),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as a protected geographical indication (PGI).
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, 22 July 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 1990
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation, on the other, laying down a procedure for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations
(90/518/EEC)
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Free Trade Agreements which the European Economic Community has concluded with, respectively, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation include among their aims the removal of barriers to trade;
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to establish with the said States an exchange of information in the field of technical regulations with the aim of avoiding the creation of technical barriers to trade;
Whereas the Commission has held negotiations with the said States, which have resulted in an Agreement signed in Brussels on 19 December 1989.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Agreement between the Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation, on the other, laying down a procedure for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall carry out, on behalf of the Community, the notification provided for in Article 17 of the Agreement (1).
Done at Brussels, 24 September 1990.
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 June 1986
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning an interim extension of the Protocol annexed to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period 1 to 31 May 1986
(86/258/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal (1), as amended by the Agreement signed on 21 January 1982 (2) and by the Agreement signed on 20 November 1985 (3), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Republic of Senegal have embarked upon negotiations, as provided for in the second paragraph of Article 17 of the Agreement, in order to determine the arrangements that will apply after 15 January 1986, when the Agreement signed on 20 November 1985 expires;
Whereas the two parties extended the Protocol, amended in 1984 (4) and annexed to the Agreement, for an interim period from 16 January to 30 April 1986 (5);
Whereas, on 30 April 1986, the two parties initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the extension of the said Protocol for a further interim period of 1 to 31 May 1986, pending the final result of these negotiations,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning an interim extension of the Protocol annexed to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period 1 to 31 May 1986 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 authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 427/2008
of 16 May 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 February 1997 amending Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (Text with EEA relevance) (97/174/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/458/EC (2) has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperation in the scientific examination of questions relating to food;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/652/EC (3) has established the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food;
Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks;
Whereas the inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in the foodstuffs sector;
Whereas the tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Food,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 February 1997.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2307/88
of 26 July 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3922/87 as regards the allocation of the quantity of preserved cultivated mushrooms which may be imported without payment of the additional amount during the period 1 January to 31 December 1988
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2247/88 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms (3), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 lays down that the quantity which may be imported without payment of the additional amount must be allocated between the supplier countries with due regard for traditional trade flows and new suppliers;
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3922/87 (4) allocated the quantity in question for the period 1 January to 31 December 1988; whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3433/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/86 (6), provided for the possibility of reviewing the tonnages on the basis of the licences granted during the first six months of the year in question; whereas the balance of licences issued up to 30 June 1988 is such as to justify a new allocation of these quantities,
Whereas 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
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3922/87 is hereby replaced by the following Article:
'Article 1
The quantity fixed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 is hereby allocated for the period 1 January to 31 December 1988:
(net weight in tonnes)
1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // // // // // Country of origin // // // // // // // China // South Korea // Taiwan // Hong Kong // Other // Importing country // // // // // // // // // // // // Belgium // // // // // // Luxembourg // 268 // - // 48 // - // - // Denmark // 600 // 20 // - // 255 // - // Germany // 29 681 // 360 // 2 139 // 178 // 483 // Greece // 15 // 5 // 137 // - // 20 // France // 10 // - // 18 // - // 2 // Ireland // - // - // - // - // - // Italy // - // - // 25 // - // 20 // Netherlands // 86 // - // 68 // - // 10 // United Kingdom // 127 // - // 161 // - // - // Spain // 3 // - // 10 // - // - // Portugal // - // - // - // 1 // - // // // // // L 163, 19. 6. 1986, p. 17.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 26 July 1988.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1650/85
of 18 June 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 on the granting by tender of special aid for skimmed-milk powder intended as feed for animals other than young calves
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1298/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3511/83 (4), makes provision for special aid to be granted for skimmed-milk powder intended for feeding animals other than young calves provided it fulfils certain criteria regarding the quality of skimmed-milk powder as set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 718/85 (6); whereas experience has shown that the provisions allowing some specifications for the skimmed-milk powder to be exceeded should be adjusted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the first indent of Article 1 (1), 'and in Annex IV' is replaced by 'and in Annexes IV and V'.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 1 (5):
'If the maximum levels of titratable acidity and lactates given under 1 (c) and (d) in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 are exceeded, the aid shall be reduced:
- by 5 % for each step of 20 % in excess of the maximum level of titratable acidity as expressed in lactic acid,
- by 1 % for each step of 20 % in excess of the maximum level of lactates.'
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, 18 June 1985.