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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1293/88
of 11 May 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on women's or girls' skirts, products of category 27 (order No 40.0270), nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, products of category 97 (order No 40.0970), originating in Thailand to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 of 3 December 1987 concerning the administration of the generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3782/87 (2), to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annex I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of women's or girls' skirts, products of category 27 (order No 40.0270), nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope products of category 97 (order No 40.0970), the relevant ceiling amounts to 145 000 pieces and 13 tonnes respectively;
Whereas on 3 May 1988 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Thailand,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 15 May 1988 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3782/87, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // Category // CN code // Description // // // // // // // // // 40.0270 // 27 (1 000 pieces) // 6104 51 00 6104 52 00 6104 53 00 6104 59 00 6204 51 00 6204 52 00 6204 53 00 6204 59 10 // Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts // 40.0970 // 97 (tonnes) // 5608 11 11 5608 11 19 5608 11 91 5608 11 99 5608 19 11 5608 19 19 5608 19 31 5608 19 39 5608 19 91 5608 19 99 5608 90 00 // Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope // // // //
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, 11 May 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1339/2004
of 22 July 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder
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 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 (2) limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder put up for sale by the Member States' intervention agencies to that taken into storage before 1 July 2002.
(2)
In view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 October 2002.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, ‘1 July 2002’ shall be replaced by ‘1 October 2002’.
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, 22 July 2004.
Commission Decision
of 29 December 2003
fixing indicative allocations to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, for rural development measures for the period 2004 to 2006
(2004/21/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)(1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The allocation of commitment appropriations for rural development measures integrated into Objective 1 programmes shall be co-financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section in accordance with Article 35(2), first indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.
(2) Community support for other rural development measures shall be co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section in accordance with Article 47a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.
(3) The European Council at its meeting in Copenhagen in December 2002 fixed the financial perspective pertaining to rural development and accompanying measures financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for the period 2004 to 2006 (Annex I of the Presidency Conclusions).
(4) According to Article 46(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, the Commission shall make initial allocations to Member States for rural development measures co-financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, broken down on an annual basis and using objective criteria which take into account particular situations and needs, and efforts to be undertaken especially for the environment, job creation and maintenance of the landscape.
(5) The indicative allocations expressed in 1999 prices appearing in the declaration annexed to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia(2) have been converted to current prices,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The initial allocations to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for rural development support co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the period 2004 to 2006 shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 370/2008
of 24 April 2008
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 23 April 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3)
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 partial invitation to tender ending on 23 April 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be 405,90 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of swine vesicular disease for 1998 presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic) (98/35/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of swine vesicular disease;
Whereas, by letter, Italy has submitted a programme for the eradication of this disease;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 97/681/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy up to a maximum of ECU 200 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The programme for the eradication of swine vesicular disease presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 2
Italy shall bring into force by 1 January 1998 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological testing and those incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 200 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest,
- and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 1997.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1503/95 of 29 June 1995 exempting certain Member States from the obligation to buy in certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 19a (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1852/85 of 2 July 1985 laying down detailed rules of application with a view to exempt Member States from the obligation to buy in certain types of fruit and vegetables (3) specified what information the Member States were to provide to the Commission with a view to their being exempted if they so requested, as provided for in Article 19a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, from intervention purchasing;
Whereas this information must concern either the proportion of each of the products indicated in Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 marketed through recognized producer organizations or the proportion harvested in the Member State concerned during the last three marketing years;
Whereas the Member States have supplied this information; whereas the conditions for exemption laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1852/85 are met by certain Member States for certain products for the 1995/96 marketing year; whereas those Member States which have so applied should therefore be exempted from the obligation to make intervention purchases,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following Member States are hereby exempted from the obligations to make intervention purchases, as provided for in Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, of pears from 1 July to 31 August 1995, and peaches, apricots, tomatoes and aubergines during the 1995/96 marketing year:
Belgium,
Denmark,
Germany,
Ireland,
Luxembourg,
Netherlands,
United Kingdom.
This exemption shall apply in respect of Greece only to the pears during the summer period referred to above.
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, 29 June 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2261/98 of 26 October 1998 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of:
- changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (),
- the need to align or clarify texts;
Whereas this Regulation also includes the conventional rates of duty applicable from 1 July 1999;
Whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to adopt by means of a Regulation to apply from 1 January 1999, a complete version of the combined nomenclature together with the corresponding autonomous and conventional rates of duty of the Common Customs Tariff, as it results from Decision 94/800/EC and Regulation (EC) No 3231/94 as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission ();
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 1998.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 1999
on the provisional application of Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and certain third States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on trade in textile products
(1999/867/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters to revise and extend the existing bilateral agreement and protocols on trade in textile products with certain third States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan);
(2) These Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000 subject to the reciprocal provisional application by the abovementioned States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters attached to this Decision shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000, pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries(1).
The texts of the Agreements are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2832/79 of 14 December 1979 postponing the date for the take-over of beef and veal offered for sale by the intervention agencies under Regulation (EEC) No 2374/79
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2374/79 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2702/79 (4), fixes certain selling prices for beef and veal taken over by the intervention agencies before 30 June 1979 ; whereas the situation regarding these stocks is such that this date should be replaced by 31 July 1979;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2374/79 the date "30 June 1979" is hereby placed by "31 July 1979".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 December 1979.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1979.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1997 on financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/11/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas an outbreak of swine vesicular disease occurred in Portugal in 1995; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's pig population and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of compensating for the losses suffered;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of swine vesicular disease was officially confirmed the national authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures as listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by Portugal;
Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Portugal may obtain Community financial assistance for an outbreak of swine vesicular disease which occurred during 1995. The financial contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal in compensating the owner for the slaughter, destruction of pigs and pig products as appropriate,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal for the cleaning and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal in compensating the owner for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
Article 2
1. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent by Portugal no later than three months from the notification of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.