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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2460/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC laying down the list of places for which a transport allowance may be granted, the maximum amount of that allowance and the rules for granting it
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, having regard to Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2458/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities and the other Regulations applicable to them with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euros (1), Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC (2) should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC the term 'Belgian francs` is replaced by the term 'euros` and amounts expressed in Belgian francs are replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate adopted by the Council.
The rules relating to the rounding of amounts laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (3) shall apply.
Article 2
On 1 January 1999, pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall effect the conversion to the euro of the amounts in Belgian francs in Regulation No 7/66/Euratom, 122/66/EEC; these values shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Community in January 1999.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Community.
It shall apply from 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 1998.
SECOND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 19 December 1978 amending Directive 74/651/EEC on the tax reliefs to be allowed on the importation of goods in small consignments of a non-commercial character within the Community (78/1034/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 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 Article 1 (2) (d) of Council Directive 74/651/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the tax reliefs to be allowed on the importation of goods in small consignments of a non-commercial character within the Community (4) allows tax relief for small consignments containing goods whose total value does not exceed 40 units of account;
Whereas the introduction of the European unit of account in the legal acts adopted by the institutions of the European Communities in the field of tax exemptions must not have the effect of reducing the equivalent value in national currencies of the amounts at present eligible for relief ; whereas this objective can be attained by fixing at 60 European units of account the amount of the tax relief referred to in Article 1 (2) (d) of Directive 74/651/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In Article 1 (2) (d) of Directive 74/651/EEC, "40 units of account" shall be replaced by "60 European units of account".
Article 2
The following Article shall be inserted in Directive 74/651/EEC:
"Article 1a
1. For the purposes of this Directive, "European unit of account" (EUA) shall be as defined in the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (1).
2. The EUA equivalent in national currency which shall apply for the implementation of this Directive shall be fixed once a year. The rates applicable shall be those obtaining on the first working day of October with effect from 1 January of the following year.
3. Member States may round off the amounts in national currency resulting from the conversion of the amount in EUA provided for in Article 1 (2) (d) provided such rounding-off does not exceed 2 EUA.
4. Member States may maintain the amount of the relief in force at the time of the annual adjustment provided for in paragraph 2 if, prior to the rounding off provided for in paragraph 3, conversion of the amount of the relief expressed in EUA would result in a change of less than 5 % in the relief expressed in national currency.
(1)OJ No L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1."
Article 3
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 1 January 1979.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1978.
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 February 1994 amending Decision 90/180/Euratom, EEC authorizing the Netherlands not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (94/73/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1) and, in particular, Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 28 (3) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base;
Whereas, in the case of the Netherlands, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/180/Euratom, EEC (3) authorizing the Netherlands, with effect from 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;
Whereas, since 1 January 1991, the Netherlands has taxed the services supplied by notaries and bailiffs referred to in point 2 of Annex F to the sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 2 (1) of Decision 90/180/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 January 1991.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 1994.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2003
of 27 January 2003
amending for the ninth time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan,(1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2002,(2) and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 22 January 2003, the Sanctions Committee decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply and, therefore, Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with 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 Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 594/2005
of 15 April 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 16th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4)
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 16th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 12 April 2005, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 195,50 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 January 2005
appointing one Portuguese member and two Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/121/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 the proposal from the Portuguese Government,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Decision 2002/60/EC of 22 January 2002 appointed the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1),
(2)
one seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Pedro SANTANA LOPES, notified to the Council on 22 July 2004, and one seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Roberto de Sousa Rocha AMARAL, notified to the Council on 7 December 2004, and one seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the nomination of Mr Manuel do Nascimento MARTINS as a member,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions:
(a)
as member:
Mr Manuel do Nascimento MARTINS
Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Vila Real
in place of Mr Pedro SANTANA LOPES;
(b)
as alternate members:
Mr Vasco Ilídio ALVES CORDEIRO
Secretário regional da Presidência da Região Autónoma dos Açores
in place of Mr Roberto AMARAL;
Mr Manuel Joaquim BARATA FREXES
Presidente da Câmara Municipal do Fundão
Praça do Município
in place of Mr Manuel do Nascimento MARTINS;
for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1931/83
of 14 July 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 861/83 on research and development measures concerning new uses for products belonging to the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the marked in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1595/83 (2), and in particular Article 41c (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 41c of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides for measures to be taken to encourage the use of methods other than distillation for disposing of surpluses of the products referred to in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 861/83 (3) lays down detailed implementing rules in respect of those measures; whereas a deadline by which proposals for work to be carried out must reach the competent agency has been fixed only in respect of the 1982/83 wine-growing year; whereas that Regulation should be supplemented by fixing the deadlines by which proposals in respect of the 1983/84 and 1984/85 wine-growing years must reach the competent agency;
Whereas it is necessary that the agency of the Member State which is responsible for effecting payment in respect of the research work be that which is authorized to reimburse expenditure under the common agricultural policy, assisted, where necessary, by one or more other agencies;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 861/83 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. For the 1982/83 wine-growing year, proposals must reach the competent agencies concerned before 1 August 1983.
For the 1983/84 wine-growing year, proposals must reach the competent agencies concerned before 1 December 1983 and, for the 1984/85 wine-growing year, before 1 November 1984.'
2. The following paragraph 5 is added:
'5. For the purposes of this Regulation, "competent agency" means the authorities and bodies referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 assisted, where necessary, by one or more other agencies appointed by the Member State.'
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, 14 July 1983.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 594/95 of 17 March 1995 laying down a transitional measure regarding the total acidity content of the table wine produced in Spain and Portugal and released to the markets in those Member States for 1995
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (1), and in particular Article 90 thereof, the period of application of which was extended to 31 December 1995 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007/87 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 497/95 (3),
Whereas table wine must have a total acidity content, expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 4,5 grams per litre in accordance with point 13 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof, whereas Article 127 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays down that, until 31 December 1990, table wine produced in Spain and released to the Spanish market may have a total acidity content of not less than 3,5 grams per litre; whereas the conditions justifying this derogation are connected, in addition to the climatic conditions, with the structure of winegrowing, change in which is relatively slow; whereas the same conditions justify the measure's being extended to Portugal;
Whereas imbalance should be avoided on the markets for table wine in Spain and Portugal; whereas to that end provision should be made for a derogation for those regions as regards the total acidity content of table wine produced and released to the market on their territory; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/94 (5) provides for a derogation applying until 31 December 1994, whereas the period of application of that derogation should be extended for the same reasons until 31 December 1995;
Whereas there should be a gradual process of alignment with the total acidity content of table wine from the other Member States; whereas for that reason the derogation should be restricted to Part B of Regions 6 and 7 as provided for in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 343/94 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Until 31 December 1995, table wine produced in Part B of Regions 6 and 7 as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 343/94 and released to the Spanish and Portuguese markets may have a total acidity content, expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 3,5 grams per litre.
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 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1204/2005
of 26 July 2005
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2)
The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1570/2004
of 3 September 2004
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2004 (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 1423/95,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 September 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 1988 approving a programme on the crushing of oil seeds in France in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French version of this text is authentic) (88/613/EEC) (88/613/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 on 8 October 1987 the French Governement notified a programme for the crushing of oil seeds and provided additional information on 18 February, 1 June and 21 October 1988;
Whereas the purpose of the programme is to create oil-seed crushing capacity in an IMP region where such capacity is lacking, so as to add value to the current output of sunflower seed, rape seed and soya beans, and to increase the competitive strength of the relevant activities; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas approval of this programme may not be extended on a pro rata basis to the share of Community oil seeds which will be processed under the programme during the next three marketing years, and whereas the national authorities must provide proper supporting documents;
Whereas each individual project submitted under the programme must be supported by proper evidence of a sufficient and lasting contribution from the producers to the economic advantages deriving therefrom;
Whereas the programme includes in sufficient detail the information referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives in Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in the oil-seed crushing sector in France; whereas the deadline set for the implementation of this programme does not exceed the period referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 1. The programme concerning oil-seed crushing notified by the French Government on 8 October 1987, with supplementary information on 18 February, 1 June and 21 October 1988 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved.
2. Approval of the programme may not concern equipment used for the crushing of non-Community oil seeds.
3. France must provide supporting documents required for proper verification of the origin of the agricultural products used.
Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 1988.