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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 669/2006
of 28 April 2006
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2)
In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3)
The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4)
The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5)
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 Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 897/2005
of 14 June 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 17 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 June 2005.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 62/2008
of 24 January 2008
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3)
On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 23 January 2008, the quantity still available for the period until 15 March 2008, for destination zones (1) Africa, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 16 to 22 January 2008 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 March 2008,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 16 to 22 January 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 73,49 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 23 January 2008 and the submission of export licence applications from 25 January 2008 for destination zone (1) Africa shall be suspended until 16 March 2008.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 368/2009
of 5 May 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 362/2009 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 May 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 2009.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1010/89
of 17 April 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (3), lists the ways in which products withdrawn from the market under Articles 15b and 18 or bought in under Articles 19 and 19a of the said Regulation may be disposed of;
Whereas nectarines were added to the list of products covered by the price and intervention system by Regulation (EEC) No 223/88 (4), amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas it should be possible for nectarines withdrawn from the market or bought in under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 to be disposed of in the same way as peaches by processing into alcohol; whereas, to this end, the first subparagraph of Article 21 (1) (b) of the said Regulation should be amended;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides for the fixing of common quality standards for a number of products marketed within the Community or exported to third countries; whereas kiwi fruit already accounts for a substantial volume of trade within the Community and with third countries; whereas it is therefore desirable that common quality standards should be laid down for this product; whereas application of the standards should have the effect of keeping products of unsatisfactory quality off the market, guiding production to meet consumers' requirements and facilitating trade relations based on fair competition, thus helping to improve the profitability of production; whereas, to this end, kiwi fruit should be added to the list in Annex I to the said Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is amended as follows:
1. In the first subparagraph of Article 21 (1) (b), 'and nectarines' is added after 'peaches';
2. In Annex I, 'kiwi fruit' is added under the heading 'Fruit'.
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 Luxembourg, 17 April 1989.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 September 1995 on the conclusion of additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products between the European Community and certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech and Slovak Republics) (97/295/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic;
Whereas those additional Protocols should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the additional Protocols are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the additional Protocols on behalf of the European Community.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 15 of each of the additional Protocols on behalf of the European Community.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1140/2008
of 18 November 2008
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1809/98 of 19 August 1998 amending for the 15th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1650/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;
Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply, the number of piglets and pigs for fattening which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 17 August 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 17 August 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 August 1998.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 September 1999
fixing the amounts available in 1999 under the special framework of assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas (Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999)
(notified under document number C(1999) 3097)
(1999/706/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 of 22 April 1999 establishing a special framework of assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas(1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 establishes a special framework for technical and financial assistance to assist traditional ACP suppliers of bananas to adapt to new market conditions following the amendments made to the common market organisation;
(2) Whereas Article 7 of the said Regulation provides for the Commission to fix, on an annual basis, the maximum amount available for each traditional ACP supplier of bananas on the basis of the competitiveness gap observed taking into account the importance of banans for the country concerned;
(3) Whereas Commission Regulation No 1609/1999(2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, sets down the precise method for calculating the competitiveness gap observed and the importance of bananas to the ACP country concerned;
(4) Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation No 1609/1999 provides for the Commission to reallocate funds where any traditional ACP supplier has not presented a request for financial and technical assistance within the deadline set out in Article 1(1) of the Regulation or where the programmes presented are not in compliance with the long-term strategy defined in Article 1(2) of the Regulation;
(5) Whereas the Member responsible for Development is authorised to sign, on behalf of the Commission, a financing agreement for the precise funds concerned by this Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The amount of funds available to each traditional ACP supplier will be those as listed in the Annex to this Decision. These are indicative amounts and do not represent a commitment to the ACP traditional supplier concerned.
Article 2
The Member responsible for Development is authorised, on behalf of the Commission, to reallocate the amounts set down in the Annex to this Decision in compliance with the provisions laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1609/1999.
Article 3
The Member responsible for Development is authorised to sign, on behalf of the Commission, a financing agreement with each traditional ACP supplier on the precise level of funds to be allocated, on the basis of an annual action plan of investments.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 612/98 of 17 March 1998 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas 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;
Whereas 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 20 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1186/2003
of 3 July 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 4 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 July 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 232/2007
of 2 March 2007
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 58th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter 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 2771/1999.
(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 58th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 27 February 2007, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 237,00 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 773/2005
of 23 May 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 24 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2005.