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COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 December 1984
on Community financial participation in eradicating blue tongue disease in Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(85/34/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health (1), as last amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (2), and in particular Article 1 (1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas cases of blue tongue disease have been discovered in Greece;
Whereas the appearance of that exotic disease represents a serious danger for livestock in the Community;
Whereas the Community should therefore participate in rapidly eradicating the disease by granting Greece a financial contribution;
Whereas, before her accession to the Community, Greece took the appropriate measures to control and restrict the spread of the disease when it appeared and was officially confirmed on the island of Lesbos; whereas Greece since accession continues to apply appropriate measures as provided for in Article 1 (1) of Decision 77/97/EEC by means of national regulations and by the application of Commission Decision 81/11/EEC (3) which prohibits the movement of bovine animals from Lesbos to the other Member States;
Whereas the conditions required for Community financial participation have been met; whereas, in order to be fully effective, this participation must be the maximum authorized by the aforementioned Council Decision;
Whereas further measures on a Community level are planned to ensure the eradication and continuing surveillance of blue tongue disease;
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 Community shall with effect from 1 January 1981 cover 50 % of the expenses incurred by Greece in compensating owners for the slaughter and, where appropriate, the destruction of animals susceptible to blue tongue disease and the disinfection of the farms following the detection on its territory of animals clinically affected with blue tongue disease or animals giving positive results to serological tests for blue tongue disease.
Article 2
The Community financial participation shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 1984.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 98/2007
of 1 February 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2)
In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3598/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing the amount of the flat-rate premium for certain fishery products during the 1994 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4176/88 of 28 December 1988 laying down detailed rules for the grant of a flat-rate aid for certain fishery products (1) and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas the flat-rate premium should encourage the producers' organizations to prevent the destruction of products withdrawn from the market;
Whereas the amount of the premium must be fixed in such as way as to take account of the interdependence of the markets concerned and of the need to prevent distortion of competition;
Whereas the amount of the premium may not exceed the technical and financial costs of processing and storage recorded during the previous fishing year, the highest costs being disregarded;
Whereas, on the basis of the information concerning the technical and financial costs associated with the concerned operations recorded in the Community, the amount of the premium should be fixed for the 1994 fishing year as shown below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 1994 fishing year, the amount of the flat-rate premium for the products listed in Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (2) shall be as follows:
(a) freezing and storage of products, whole, gutted with head, or cut:
ECU 95/tonne, for the first month
ECU 14/tonne, per additional month;
(b) filleting, freezing and storage:
ECU 157/tonne for the first month
ECU 14/tonne, per additional month.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1993.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 887/2002
of 28 May 2002
determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 787/2002(4), and in particular Article 20a(11) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 determines the procedure for allocating export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under a quota opened for that country. Applications submitted for the 2002/2003 quota year cover quantities greater than those available. As a result, allocation coefficients should be set for the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities covered by export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 20a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 submitted for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 shall be multiplied by the following allocation coefficients:
- 0,607181 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999,
- 0,269879 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2007
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
(2007/825/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(b)(i) and (ii), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement with the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.
(2)
The Agreement was signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 18 September 2007 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with a Council Decision adopted on 18 September 2007.
(3)
The Agreement should be approved.
(4)
The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement, which may adopt its rules of procedure. It is appropriate to provide for a simplified procedure for the establishment of the Community position in this case.
(5)
In accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are not bound by it or subject to its application.
(6)
In accordance with the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas 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 shall give the notification provided for in Article 14(1) of the Agreement (2).
Article 3
The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee of experts established by Article 12 of the Agreement.
Article 4
The position of the Community within the Joint Committee of experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 12(4) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council.
Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 24/2002
of 8 January 2002
on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) In the present market situation, a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by the French intervention agency should be issued.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The French intervention agency shall issue pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by it.
Article 2
1. The final date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 15 January 2002.
2. The final date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 24 April 2002.
3. Tenders must be lodged with the French intervention agency at the following address: Office national interprofessionnel des céréales 21, avenue Bosquet F - 75326 Paris Fax (33-1) 44 18 20 80.
Article 3
Not later than Wednesday of the week following the final date for the submission of tenders, the French intervention agency shall notify the Commission of the quantities and average prices of the various lots sold.
Article 4
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, 8 January 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2003
of 27 June 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 294th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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 Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) 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
For the 294th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2003.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 February 1989
amending Decision 89/3/EEC in regard to health protection measures in connection with imports of certain fresh meat from the States of Espirito Santo and São Paulo, Brazil
(89/170/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 88/289/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas the requirements as regards animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil are laid down in Commission Decision 86/195/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 87/455/EEC (4), with particular reference to the situation of foot-and-mouth disease obtaining in Brazil at that time;
Whereas this situation led to the adoption by Commission Decision 89/3/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 89/154/EEC (6), of health protection measures in connection with imports of certain fresh meat from Brazil which will apply from 1 March 1989;
Whereas the last on-the-spot check by Community inspectors showed that the situation in the States of Espirito Santo and São Paulo had improved;
Whereas Decision 89/3/EEC should therefore be amended so that Member States can again authorize importation of fresh meat of bovine animals from the States of Espirito Santo and São Paulo;
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 reference to the States of Espirito Santo and São Paulo in Article 1 of Decision 89/3/EEC is deleted.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1989.
COUNCIL DECISION of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (90/638/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 24 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 24 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC states that Community criteria for a Community financial measure for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases must be laid down;
Whereas the said criteria must ensure that the measure is effective and enable the Member States to submit to the Commission programmes to secure the rapid eradication of appropriate monitoring of the diseases in question.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In order to be approved under the measure provided for in Article 24 (1) of Decision 90/424/EEC, programmes submitted by the Member States to the Commission must meet the following criteria:
- for eradication programmes: the criteria set out in Annex I,
- for monitoring programmes: the criteria set out in Annex II.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 1990.
COUNCIL DECISION of 8 December 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (98/333/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement on trade in textile products with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
Whereas this Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby approved.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided in Article 17(1) of the Agreement (1).
Done at Brussels, 8 December 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 322/2005
of 25 February 2005
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 26 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2005.
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 June 1996 on certain protective measures in respect of infectious anaemia in salmon in Norway (Text with EEA relevance) (96/384/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,
Whereas, further to an outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Norway, the Commission, by Decision 95/118/EC (3), has taken safeguard measures in order to prevent the introduction of that disease in the Community; whereas these measures applied until 31 December 1995;
Whereas during May 1996 new cases of ISA have been reported in Norway;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to re-establish these safeguard measures;
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 shall prohibit imports of salmon of the Salmo salar species originating in Norway, whether live or slaughtered in the non-eviscerated state.
Article 2
Notwithstanding Article 1, imports of slaughtered and non-enviscerated salmon of the Salmo salar species originating in Norway shall be authorized provided the salmon come from the fish farms referred to in point 1 of Annex I and have been slaughtered and packaged in the establishments referred to in point 2 of Annex I, located along the Norwegian coast between the Swedish border and the border between the communes of Hå and Eigersund (region of Rogaland).
2. Packages containing the fish referred to in paragraph 1 must carry a label bearing the following:
- 'Whole salmon`,
- the codes of the farms and establishments as provided for in Annex I.
3. Consignments of salmon as referred to in paragraph 1 must be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex II.
Article 3
The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply until 1 July 1997.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 June 1996.