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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3184/93 of 19 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 laying down detailed rules for the granting of aid for certain grain legumes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 of 20 March 1989 introducing a specific measure for certain grain legumes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2064/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1898/93 (4), producers of grain legumes are required to apply for aid by a deadline fixed by the Community, in order that Member States may effect the necessary controls before the harvest of the grain legumes takes place; whereas the complete loss of eligibility to receive the aid is a disproportionate penalty to apply to producers who fail by a minimal period to meet this deadline for submission of their applications;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following is added at the end of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89:
'4. Except in cases of force majeure, late lodgment of an aid application shall lead to a 1 % reduction per working day in the amounts affected by the application, to which the farmer would have been entitled if the application had been lodged within the deadline. If the delay amounts to more than 20 days the application shall be considered inadmissible and no aid shall be granted.'
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, 19 November 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1360/2006
of 14 September 2006
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (3), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (4), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2)
It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3)
It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 September 2006.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 4 May 1999
giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1997
(1999/429/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
- Having regard to the EC Treaty,
- Having regard to the third ACP-EEC Convention(1),
- Having regard to the balance sheets and accounts of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds for the financial year 1997 (COM(98) 0442),
- Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 1997 including the report on the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds and the replies of the institutions (C4-0676/98)(2),
- Having regard to special report No 24/98 of the Court of Auditors concerning risk capital operations financed from the resources of the European Development Funds, and the replies of the Commission(3),
- Having regard to the Recommendation of the Council of 25 February 1999 (6321/99 - C4-0185/99),
- Having regard to the declaration of the Council on the statement of assurance of the Court of Auditors relating to the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds (6557/99 - C4-0187/99),
- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0198/99),
1. Grants discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1997 on the basis of the following amounts:
BALANCE SHEET OF THE SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1997
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USE OF RESOURCES - SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1997
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2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this decision;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have them published in the Official Journal (L series).
The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY
The President
José María GIL-ROBLES
(1) OJ L 86, 31.3.1986.
(2) OJ C 349, 17.11.1998.
(3) OJ C 3 89, 14.12.1998.
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 November 1986
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy by the Commission for and on behalf of the said Community
(87/105/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof;
Whereas the Council, in its decision of 15 September 1986, has approved the Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy; whereas it is essential that the Commission conclude the said Agreement on behalf of the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy shall be concluded on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement (1) is appended to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Commission is empowered to designate the person authorized to sign the Agreement for the purpose of committing the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Brussels, 6 November 1986.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 September 1999
on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable units and to taxable units for their exempt activities, for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices
(notified under document number C(1999) 2533)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/622/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 Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
(1) Whereas the European System of Integrated Economic Accounts (ESA second edition), does not specify explicitly the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable units and to taxable units, for their exempt activities;
(2) Whereas for the purpose of the calculation of gross national product at market prices (GNPmp) pursuant to Article 1 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, it is necessary to clarify the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable units and to taxable units, for their exempt activities, for the purpose of ESA second edition;
(3) Whereas the sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(2), as last amended by Directive 1999/59/EC(3), specifies the notions of taxable person, of non-taxable person and of exempt activity;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 6 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In compiling national accounts aggregates for the purpose of the implementation of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, repayments of VAT incurred on their purchases, made to
- non-taxable persons,
- taxable persons, for their exempt activities,
shall be treated under ESA second edition as current transfers (in the distribution of income account - C3) or capital transfers (in the capital account - C5), and not as if they were deductible VAT.
For a harmonised application of this Decision, non-taxable persons are as defined in Article 4 of the sixth Directive 77/388/EEC, Euratom, and the exempt activities envisaged are those listed in Article 13 of the sixth Directive 77/388/EEC, Euratom.
Article 2
The provisions of Article 1 shall apply to GNP data transmitted pursuant to Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, for the years from 1988 onwards.
Article 3
This Decision is adressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2462/94 of 12 October 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1904/94 as regards the countervailing charges to be levied where the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes is not met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 549/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/94 (3), of 27 July 1994, fixes the minimum import price and the countervailing charges to be levied where the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes is not met;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2089/85 of 23 July 1985 establishing general rules relating to the system of minimum import prices for dried grapes (4) provides that the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applying on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative third countries; whereas, on the basis of the prices applying on the world market, which are now known, the countervailing charges currently in force should be adjusted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II, 'Countervailing charges', to Regulation (EC) No 1904/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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, 12 October 1994.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1447/86
of 28 April 1986
on the application of Decision N° 1/86 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee supplementing and amending Lists A and B annexed to Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision N° 1/86 supplementing and amending Lists A and B annexed to that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Decision N° 1/86 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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 Luxembourg, 28 April 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1273/2002
of 12 July 2002
concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 provides that if quantities covered by applications for licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 8 and 9 July 2002 under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences covered by applications under Article 3(1), of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China on 8 and 9 July 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 10 July 2002 shall be issued at the rate of:
- 26,083 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,
- 1,075 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.
Article 2
The issue of import licences relating to the quarter running from 1 September 2002 to 30 November 2002 covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China is hereby suspended for applications lodged after 9 July 2002. Applications for the quarter running from 1 December 2002 to 28 February 2003 may be lodged from 7 October 2002.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 156/2005
of 28 January 2005
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004 (2).
(2)
Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(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
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 24 to 27 January 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 624/2004
of 1 April 2004
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2004(2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty 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 26 March to 1 April 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 6,98 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 61000 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1412/2001
of 12 July 2001
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 1498/98(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 13 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2001.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3761/86
of 8 December 1986
fixing the customs duty to be applied to imports, into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, from Spain or Portugal of hybrid sorghum for sowing falling within subheading 10.07 C I of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 32 and 191 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1355/86 (1) amended subheading 10.07 C of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas a duty of 10 % was imposed on hybrid sorghum for sowing falling within subheading 10.07 C I;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 443/86 (2) established 1 January 1986 as the reference date for the determination of the basic duties to which the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 would apply the successive reductions provided for by the Act of Accession; whereas no customs duty existed for the product in question on that date;
Whereas it is accordingly necessary to decide what duty the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 should apply vis-à-vis Spain and Portugal to the product in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rate of customs duty applied by the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 to hybrid sorghum for sowing falling within subheading 10.07 C I of the Common Customs Tariff, from Spain and Portugal, shall be nil.
This product shall be deemed to come from Spain or Portugal when originating in one of those countries or in free circulation therein.
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, 8 December 1986.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 918/78 of 2 May 1978 amending Regulation No 10/65/EEC laying down common quality standards for garlic
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 1034/77 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas changes have taken place in the garlic trade, in particular with regard to presentation of the product ; whereas the common quality standards which were laid down in respect of this product by Council Regulation No 10/65/EEC of 26 January 1965 (3) should therefore be amended;
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
Paragraph B (iii) of Title V in the Annex to Regulation No 10/65/EEC is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(iii) in strings, for dry or semi-dry garlic only.
Strings must include: - 12 bulbs, or
- at least 24 bulbs
Garlic in strings must be made up with the plants' actual stems and tied with string, raffia or any other suitable material."
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, 2 May 1978.