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COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 April 2010
on the European Commission becoming a partner in the Global Bioenergy Partnership
(2010/222/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Union has stated goals in the energy sector of increasing security of supply and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its energy use by increasing the use of renewable energy. Bioenergy forms an important part of the renewable energy strategy. The Union pursues sustainable production of biomass and has adopted sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids.
(2)
In the context of its cooperation with international partners, including developing countries, the Commission is actively engaging in energy dialogues and other forms of cooperation on energy issues. The benefits of bioenergy will only reach their full potential if other countries also pursue bioenergy strategies and implement them in a sustainable manner. The realisation of sustainable energy production can be significantly accelerated by appropriate international frameworks.
(3)
In the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action of 2005 the G8 endorsed the launch of a Global Bioenergy Partnership to support wider, cost-effective, biomass and biofuels deployment, particularly in developing countries. The Global Bioenergy Partnership has initiated task forces on greenhouse gas methodologies and on sustainability with a view to promoting bioenergy in a sustainable manner.
(4)
The Chairman of the Global Bioenergy Partnership wrote to President Barroso on 12 April 2007 inviting the Commission to join the Global Bioenergy Partnership and has subsequently repeated this invitation.
(5)
The Commission will, through its participation in the Global Bioenergy Partnership, be better able to coordinate its relevant international activities concerning bioenergy and related sustainability issues.
(6)
The Global Bioenergy Partnership relies on contributions from members. Such contributions are made on a voluntary basis and the decision to participate does not commit the Commission to financial contributions to common budgets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The European Commission (hereafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) shall participate as a partner in the Global Bioenergy Partnership.
Article 2
The Commissioner for Energy, or his designated representative, is authorised to sign the Terms of Reference for the Global Bioenergy Partnership on behalf of the Commission.
Done at Brussels, 19 April 2010.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2986/90
of 12 October 1990
amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of 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 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4056/89 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2900/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas the Dutch authorities have requested replacement in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of two vessels that no longer meet the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessels in question should be replaced in the list,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 12 October 1990.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2499/2000
of 14 November 2000
on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 of 22 December 1998 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1556/1999(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taiwan made a request on 30 September 2000.
(2) The transfers requested by Taiwan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999.
(3) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(4) It is desirable that this Regulation enters into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in Taiwan are authorised for the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 14 November 2000.
Commission Directive 2003/73/EC
of 24 July 2003
amending Annex III to Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Directive 1999/94/EC lays down a format for a poster which has to be exhibited at any point of sale of new passenger cars.
(2) Provision should be made for the use of modern communication tools (electronic display), and to prevent the use of poster updating techniques which are less consumer-friendly.
(3) Annex III to Directive 1999/94/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Consumer organisations and interested parties have been consulted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 10 of Directive 1999/94/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex III to Directive 1999/94/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within one year of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1007/2003
of 12 June 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, except for Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia und Hungary.
(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) 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
For tenders notified from 6 to 12 June 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 9,95/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 June 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2074/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing an additional levy on the milk and milk-products sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (3) an additional levy was introduced from 2 April 1984 in the said sector; whereas the purpose of this scheme, introduced for nine years and due to expire on 31 March 1993, was to reduce the imbalance between supply and demand on the milk and milk-products market and the resulting structural surpluses; whereas it remains necessary in the future in order to achieve a better market balance; whereas the additional levy should therefore continue to be applied for seven further consecutive 12-month periods starting on 1 April 1993;
Whereas, in order to make full use of the experience gained in this area and in the interests of simplification and clarification with a view to ensuring the legal certainty of producers and other parties concerned, the Commission has proposed that the Council lay down by a separate regulation the basic rules of the extended scheme and at the same time reduce their scope and diversity;
Whereas, although the extension of the scheme for another seven years can be formally decided without delay, it has been deemed opportune to decide later, but by 31 December 1992, on the simplification and codification of the scheme,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
During seven further consecutive 12-month periods beginning on 1 April 1993, an additional levy shall be payable by producers of cows' milk on the quantities of milk or milk equivalent delivered to a purchaser or sold for direct consumption during a 12-month period in excess of a quantity to be determined.
Article 2
In order to codify and simplify the current rules, the Council shall adopt the necessary provisions, including those relating to the transfer of the reference quantities in certain specific situations, by 31 December 1992, on the basis of the Commission's proposals.
Article 3
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 Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 July 1986
relating to the specific programme concerning the processing and marketing of fish and fish products in Denmark for the period 1986 to 1990 forwarded by Denmark pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(86/382/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 3768/85 (2) and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Denmark forwarded to the Commission on 1 July 1985 a specific programme concerning the processing and marketing of fish and fish products in Denmark and the latest supplementary background information on the programme on the 7 April 1986;
Whereas this programme complies with the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas this programme contributes to the fulfilment of the objectives of the common fisheries policy and it includes the details referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation;
Whereas the programme should be consistent with the multiannual guidance programmes for restructuring, modernizing and developing the fishing industry and for developing aquaculture as adopted by the Commission by Decisions 85/279/EEC (3) and 85/280/EEC (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the joint opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures and the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The specific programme concerning the processing or marketing of fish and fish products in Denmark, forwarded by Denmark on 1 July 1985, as last supplemented on 7 April 1986 and the main features of which are set out in Annex I, is hereby approved, subject to the provisions in Annex II.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1986.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/98/EC
of 20 November 2006
adapting certain Directives in the field of taxation, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts of the institutions remain valid beyond 1 January 2007, and require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary acts are to be adopted by the Council, unless the Commission adopted the original act.
(2)
The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3)
Directives 69/335/EEC (2), 77/388/EEC (3), 77/799/EEC (4), 79/1072/EEC (5), 83/182/EEC (6), 90/434/EEC (7), 90/435/EEC (8), 2003/48/EC (9) and 2003/49/EC (10) should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directives 69/335/EEC, 77/388/EEC, 77/799/EEC, 79/1072/EEC, 83/182/EEC, 90/434/EEC, 90/435/EEC, 2003/48/EC and 2003/49/EC shall be amended as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French text is authentic) (97/487/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by Luxembourg on 20 August 1996 and consolidated by letter of 16 September 1996, which reached the Commission on 16 September 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The request submitted by Luxembourg for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Done at Brussels, 3 July 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 October 2008
appointing a Bulgarian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2008/775/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Decision 2007/3/EC, Euratom (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Bulgarian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Andriana SUKOVA-TOSHEVA,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Ms Lena ROUSSENOVA, Chief Economist and Programme Director, Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria, is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 2 October 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 658/92 of 16 March 1992 correcting the Danish version of Regulations (EEC) No 778/83, (EEC) No 2213/83, (EEC) No 899/87, (EEC) No 1591/87, (EEC) No 1730/87, (EEC) No 79/88 and (EEC) No 920/89 as regards the provisions concerning marketing in quality standards for certain fresh fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas, Commission Regulations (EEC) No 778/83 (3), (EEC) No 2213/83 (4), (EEC) No 899/87 (5), (EEC) No 1591/87 (6), (EEC) No 1730/87 (7), (EEC) No 79/88 (8) and (EEC) No 920/89 (9) lay down the quality standards for tomatoes, onions, witloof chicory, cherries, strawberries, headed cabbage, Brussels sprouts, ribbed celery, spinach, plums, table grapes, lettuce, curled leaved and broad leaved (Batavian) endives, sweet pepper, carrots and apples and pears;
Whereas, a linguistic error has slipped into the Danish version of these standards in title VI 'Provisions concerning marking', only providing for marking of the wholesale package instead of each individual package; whereas, the said Regulations should be corrected accordingly;
Whereas, the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A correction is hereby made in the introductory paragraph of title VI 'Provisions concerning marking' in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 778/83, in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83, in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 899/87, in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87, in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1703/87, in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 79/88 and in Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89.
(Only concerns the Danish version).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 16 March 1992.