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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1140/2004
of 21 June 2004
suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery products originating in Ceuta and Melilla
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
By Regulation (EC) No 656/2000 (1), the Council opened zero-duty Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products originating in Ceuta, which expired on 31 December 2002.
(2)
In October 2002 Spain asked to extend the validity of the quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 656/2000 and backed its request with social and economic arguments on Ceuta, showing the constraints under which its economy is operating and the difficulties faced by the local fishing industry. The request is justified as the economic situation in Ceuta requires the adoption of preferential measures to facilitate its exports to the Community.
(3)
With the Council and Commission Decision 2000/204/EC, ECSC of 24 January 2000 on the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (2), the Community fully suspended the import duties of Common Customs Tariff for a wide range of fishery products originating in Morocco. The imports of these products into the Community are not subject to any quantity limitations and their range is far wider than the range of products which are covered by the tariff quotas opened for the Ceuta. Considering that Morocco surrounds the territories of Ceuta and Melilla from the land side, it is appropriate to stop further discrimination and to grant Ceuta and Melilla preferential treatment for the same range of fishery products in order to provide for similar business opportunities and to promote the economic development in those territories.
(4)
Since the association agreement with Morocco does not provide for any time limits for the application of the preferential treatment for the fishery products no time limit should be introduced for this Regulation.
(5)
Eligibility for the tariff suspensions introduced by this Regulation is subject to the origin rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 82/2001 of 5 December 2000 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation in trade between the customs territory of the Community and Ceuta and Melilla (3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the Annex hereto originating in Ceuta and Melilla shall be totally suspended.
Article 2
Proof of the products’ originating status shall be adduced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 82/2001.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Luxembourg, 21 June 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION of 10 April 1995 amending Decision 94/942/CFSP on the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the control of exports of dual-use goods (95/127/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Having regard to the general guidelines given by the European Council on 26 and 27 June 1992,
Having regard to Council Decision 94/942/CFSP of 19 December 1994 on the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the control of exports of dual-use goods (1),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 8 of Decision 94/942/CFSP shall be replaced by the following text:
'Article 8 This Decision shall enter into fore on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.`
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal on the same day as Council Regulation (EC) No of 837/95 amending Regulation (EC) No 3381/94 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods (2).
Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 687/2009
of 29 July 2009
repealing Regulations (EC) No 877/2008, (EC) No 878/2008 and (EC) No 879/2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale of sugar held by intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden
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 organization of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(d) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulations (EC) No 877/2008 (2), (EC) No 878/2008 (3) and (EC) No 879/2008 (4) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market, resale for industrial use and resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden.
(2)
An overall maximum amount of 345 539 tonnes of sugar held by the intervention agencies was available for resale. After the resale at the tenders held since 1 October 2008 a quantity of 34 081 tonnes of sugar remained unsold.
(3)
Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 of 3 October 2008 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2009 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (5), provided for the withdrawal of an overall amount of 119 687 tonnes of sugar from Community intervention stocks for distribution to the most deprived.
(4)
In respect of the 2010 food distribution plan for the most deprived, the overall sugar quantities requested by Member States exceed the currently available quantity. It is therefore appropriate to reserve all remaining sugar intervention stocks and close the standing invitations to tender for the resale of intervention sugar.
(5)
Regulations (EC) No 877/2008, (EC) No 878/2008 and (EC) No 879/2008 should therefore be repealed.
(6)
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
Regulations (EC) No 877/2008, (EC) No 878/2008 and (EC) No 879/2008 are repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 June 1999
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(1999/406/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 98/110/EC of 26 January 1998(1) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Joan Vallvé i Ribera, of which the Council was notified on 25 May 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Joaquim Llimona i Balcells is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Joan Vallvé i Ribera for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2002.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1999.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 December 1988
approving a programme to improve marketing facilities for cereals in Lower Saxony, submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/26/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded on 11 September 1987 a programme to improve processing and marketing facilities for cereals in Lower Saxony and supplied additional information on 7 July and 1 September 1988;
Whereas the aim of the said programme is the rationalization and modernization of storage and other facilities operated by first purchasers in the cereals sector, with a view to maintaining the competitiveness of the sector and enhancing the value of the products concerned; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas, given the situation in the cereals sector, approval of the programme cannot be extended to include those investment projects:
- the purpose of which is the storage and treatment of goods from third countries,
- which are implemented in the starch-manufacturing, milling or malting sectors,
- which relate to the provision of storage or other facilities at ports;
Whereas it would be incompatible with sound economic management to grant aid towards facilities used for intervention purposes;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the improvement of cereal-marketing facilities in Lower Saxony; whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limits referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The programme which was forwarded on 11 September 1987 by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and concerning which additional information was supplied on 7 July and 1 September 1988 is hereby approved.
2. Such approval shall not apply to those investments:
- the purpose of which is the storage and treatment of goods from third countries,
- which are implemented in the starch-manufacturing, milling or malting sectors,
- which relate to the provision of storage or other facilities at ports,
- which are used for intervention purposes.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 1988.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 413/86
of 17 February 1986
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia and Morocco (1985/86)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Articles 16 and 17 and Annex B to the Cooperation Agreements between the European Economic Community and Tunisia (2) and Morocco (3) respectively stipulate that, if the country in question levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the reduction provided for in the aformentioned Articles and 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B;
Whereas, the aforementioned Agreements were implemented by Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 (4) and (EEC) No 1521/76 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 436/85 (6);
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchanges of letters, to fix the additional amount, at 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms for the period 1 November 1985 to 28 February 1986;
Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 should accordingly be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 shall be replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Tunisia and Morocco on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms, this amount being increased for the period 1 November 1985 to 28 February 1986 by 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.
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 Luxembourg, 17 February 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2003
of 23 July 2003
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 2587/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 323/2003(4), lays down detailed rules for the management of the tariff import quotas provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93.
(2) According to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the request for annual quota allocation of non-traditional operators may not cover a quantity greater than 12,5 % of the total quantity allocated annually to non-traditional operators. The request shall be accompanied by proof that a security of EUR 150 per tonne requested has been lodged.
(3) Experience of applying the Community banana import regime has shown on the one hand that the total quantity of allocations applied far exceeds the quantity available to non-traditional operators, and on the other hand that the number of non-traditional operators has continuously increased. Therefore, a high percentage reduction is applied to each application for annual allocation of non-traditional operators. Taking these elements into consideration, the maximum percentage of 12,5 % should be decreased. The decrease takes into account the different percentage reductions in Quotas A and B and Quota C and also future developments of the annual allocation to non-traditional operators.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(5) 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
In Article 8(1), second subparagraph, (a), of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the percentage "12,5" is replaced by the percentage "5".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 July 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 126/2002
of 24 January 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 24th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 24th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 24th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 41,165 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2002.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 6 May 1980 amending Directive 74/63/EEC on the fixing of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in feedingstuffs (80/502/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas in order to implement Council Directive 74/63/EEC of 17 December 1973 on the fixing of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in feedingstuffs (4), as last amended by Directive 76/934/EEC (5), it appears necessary to complete the definition of technical terms to which this Directive refers;
Whereas it should be specified that the Directive is without prejudice to any provisions that may be taken concerning micro-organisms in feedingstuffs;
Whereas it is justifiable to grant Member States the possibility of derogating from the maximum permitted levels in the case of fodder which is produced and used on the same agricultural holding, provided that neither animal nor human health can suffer harm thereby,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 74/63/EEC shall be amended as follows: 1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1 (2):
"(d) micro-organisms in feedingstuffs."
2. In the German text of Article 2 (b) the words "ohne Be- und Verarbeitung" shall be replaced by the words "im jeweils gegebenen Zustand".
3. The following subparagraphs shall be added to Article 2:
" (f) Animals : animals belonging to species normally nourished and kept or consumed by man;
(g) Pet animals : animals belonging to species normally nourished and kept but not consumed by man, except animals bred for fur production;
(h) Compound feedingstuffs : organic or inorganic substances in mixtures, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete feedingstuffs or complementary feedingstuffs.
" (1)OJ No C 197, 18.8.1977, p. 3. (2)OJ No C 63, 13.3.1978, p. 53. (3)OJ No C 84, 8.4.1978, p. 4. (4)OJ No L 38, 11.2.1974, p. 31. (5)OJ No L 364, 31.12.1976, p. 4.
4. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 3:
"3. Member States may authorize the maximum permitted levels provided for in the Annex in respect of feedingstuffs to be exceeded in the case of fodder which is produced and used in the same state on the same agricultural holding, where this is necessary for particular local reasons. The Member States concerned shall ensure that neither animal nor human health can suffer harm thereby."
Article 2
The Member States shall bring into force, on 1 July 1981, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 1980.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2112/2003
of 1 December 2003
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1334/2003 amending the conditions for authorisation of a number of additives in feedingstuffs belonging to the group trace elements
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1756/2002(2) and in particular Articles 3, 9d and 9e thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2003(3) contains one clerical error which needs to be corrected.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2003 is amended as provided for in 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1611/89 of 29 May 1989 concerning application of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to the cork sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Communities,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas the expansion of cork-oak growing and of the cork sector may help in improving agricultural structures, especially in certain Mediterranean regions of the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 currently concern only those cork products which are listed in Annex II to the Treaty, namely those falling
within CN code 4501; whereas these measures should therefore be extended to include processed cork products falling within CN codes 4502, 4503 and 4504, in order that the expansion of the cork sector may have the desired effects in improving the situation of agriculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The projects referred to in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 may also concern the production of the processed products falling within CN codes 4502, 4503 and 4504.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force of 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, 29 May 1989.