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Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/2002
of 7 May 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/2001(4), is a recasting of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 of 26 July 1979 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed-milk powder intended for feed for calves(5). Under the terms of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 and in line with its practical application, mixtures intended for the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs contain skimmed-milk powder to which one or more ingredients listed in that paragraph may be added. In order to remove any doubt concerning the interpretation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, which lays down composition requirements for the mixtures, that practical application by the Member States should be confirmed and the Article should therefore be retroactively clarified.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) skimmed-milk powder and, as the case may be,".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1038/92 of 27 April 1992 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for beef and veal in trade with Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 252 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3810/91 of 18 December 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in the beef and veal sector between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 4026/89 and (EEC) No 3815/90 (3), set the indicative ceilings applicable in the beef and veal sector and the maximum quantities for which STM licences may be issued every two months;
Whereas STM licences issued in response to applications lodged from 30 March to 2 April 1992 in Portugal have exhausted that fraction of the indicative ceiling set aside for the second two months of 1992 for fresh and chilled beef and veal;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted, by an emergency procedure, appropriate interim protective measures by Regulations (EEC) No 907/92 (4);
Whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas, in view of the situation of the market, an increase in the indicative ceiling cannot be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as referred to in Articles 252 (3) of the Act of Accession, the issue of STM licences should be definitively discontinued in order to prevent any disturbance on the market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The issue of STM licences is hereby suspended until 30 April 1992 for fresh and chilled beef and veal.
2. Further applications for STM licences may be lodged from 20 April 1992.
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, 27 April 1992.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 December 2007
amending Decision 2006/805/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Hungary and Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2007) 6158)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/862/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), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in certain Member States. That Decision establishes certain disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in those Member States.
(2)
Slovakia has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs and the presence of that disease in the district of Nové Zámky, bordered by the districts Komárno and Levice in Slovakia and the county of Pest in Hungary. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the areas in Slovakia and Hungary where control measures relating to classical swine fever apply should be amended to include parts of those districts.
(3)
The disease situation in Slovakia has significantly improved in the District Veterinary and Food Administrations of Trenčín (comprising Trenčín and Bánovce nad Bebravou districts), Prievidza (comprising Prievidza and Partizánske districts) and Púchov (comprising Ilava district only). The measures provided for in Decision 2006/805/EC concerning those areas should therefore no longer apply.
(4)
For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the list of the Member States concerned or the regions thereof as set out in the Annex to Decision 2006/805/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
(5)
Decision 2006/805/EC should therefore 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
The Annex to Decision 2006/805/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 852/2009
of 17 September 2009
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 15 September 2009.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 15 September 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(c) and in Article 2 of that Regulation shall be EUR 25,80/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 September 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 870/2008
of 4 September 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2008 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 2008.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 December 2009
appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
(2009/911/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2), first subparagraph, thereof,
Whereas the Secretary-General of the Council should be appointed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU is hereby appointed Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 December 2009 until the day after the European Council meeting of June 2011.
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2009.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 April 1994 laying down the system of identification for dogs and cats that are placed on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland and not originating in those countries (94/274/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 concerning laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 10 (3) (a) (iii) thereof,
Whereas it it necessary to establish a system for the identification of dogs and cats that are placed on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland and not originating in those countries;
Whereas the technology of electronic identification of dogs and cats offers a cheap, fraud-proof and relatively painless system; whereas in these conditions it is appropriate to use an electronic system for identification of dogs and cats;
Whereas, due to the multiplicity of the electronic systems in use, the owner or trader shall be responsible for demonstrating to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian that the dog or cat is correctly identified;
Whereas, as an interim measure, whilst awaiting the development of an international standard, it is appropriate to foresee that the electronic systems that are used are those used in the Member States where the animals originate; whereas this situation will be reviewed in the light of the progress of the harmonization of a standard for electronic identification of dogs and cats;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any future Decision which may be taken in respect of the movement of pet animals within the Community, as the problems posed by the identification of pet animals are of a different nature;
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
The method of identification used on dogs and cats which are placed on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland and which do not originate in those countries shall be an electronic system.
Article 2
1. The electronic system referred to in Article 1 shall consist of an implantable transponder and must be one of those used in the Member State of origin of the dogs and cats.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission and each other of the electronic systems in use in their territory for the identification of dogs and cats.
3. The owner or trader shall be responsible for demonstrating to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian that the dog or cat is correctly identified.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 1994.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1361/85
of 24 May 1985
extending the period of validity of the measures provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 3191/80 on transitional measures concerning non-recovery of the variable slaughter premium for sheepmeat and goatmeat products exported from the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1312/85 (2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3191/80 of 9 December 1980 on transitional measures concerning non-recovery of the variable slaughter premium for sheepmeat and goatmeat products exported from the Community (3), as last amended by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1558/82 (4) and (EEC) No 1054/84 (5), lays down that the period of validity of those measures shall end on the last day of the 1984/85 marketing year; whereas during this period the quantities exported within the framework of that Regulation have not been greater than the traditional quantities; whereas while waiting for decisions on the measures concerning export in this sector it is appropriate to extend this period up to the end of the 1987 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 3191/80 is hereby extended until the end of the 1987 marketing year.
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 27 May 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 433/2002
of 8 March 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/2001(4), and in particular Article 2(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2) in particular for the opening or the suspension of tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average market prices for the reference class during the two most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the tender.
(2) The application of Article 2 referred to above results in the opening of purchase by tender in a number of Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 342/2002(6), on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(3) Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 January 1997 amending Decision 93/693/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/103/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (1), thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/693/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 97/1/EC (3), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries;
Whereas the competent veterinary services of Australia, Canada and the United States of America have forwarded requests for amendments to the list of semen collection centres officially approved for the export of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved centres; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 9 of Directive 88/407/EEC have been received by the Commission;
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
The Annex to Decision 93/693/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Part 1, in respect of Canada:
the semen collection centre:
'WESTERN BREEDERS SERVICE
Balzac, Alberta
T0M 0E0
Approved premises:
NE-1/4-28-24-28-W4
Rainbow Road
Cornich, Alberta
Approval code: CAN 028`
is replaced by:
'ALTA GENETICS INC.
R.R.
2
Balzac, Alberta
T0M 0E0
Approved premises:
NE-1/4-28-24-28-W4
Rainbow Road
Cornich, Alberta
Approval code: CAN 028`;
2. in Part 2, in respect of the United States of America:
the semen collection centre:
'LANDMARK GENETICS
PO Box 939
102 Aldritch Road
Hughson, CA 95326
Approved premises:
Route 4, Hwy 26
Watertown, WI 53094
Approval code: U 011`
is replaced by:
'ALTA GENETICS USA, INC.
PO Box 939
102 Aldritch Road
Hughson, CA 95326
Approved premises:
Route 4, Hwy 26
Watertown, WI 53094
Approval code: U 011`;
3. in Part 12, in respect of Australia the following semen collection centre is added:
'TOTAL LIVESTOCK GENETICS PTY LTD
PO Box 105
Camperdown
Victoria 3260
Approval code: 591`.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 1997.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1045/2000
of 18 May 2000
fixing the guarantee threshold quantities that can be transferred to other groups of varieties in the raw tobacco sector for the 2000 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 660/1999(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces a system of quotas for the various groups of tobacco varieties. The individual quotas were allocated to the producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2000 harvest fixed in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 660/1999. Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 allows the Commission to authorise the Member States to transfer guarantee threshold quantities between groups of varieties. The transfers between groups of varieties contemplated do not give rise to any additional expenditure to the EAGGF and do not entail any increase in the overall guarantee threshold of each Member State.
(2) This Regulation must apply as soon as possible and, at all events, well before the time limit for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to the granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 909/1999(4).
(3) The measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2000 harvest, in accordance with Article 22(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, the Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities between groups of varieties as set out in the Annex hereto.
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, 18 May 2000.