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Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2004
of 14 April 2004
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(3) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2004
appointing a Netherlands member and a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/31/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 Netherlands Government,
Whereas:
(1)
on 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2)
a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Wim VAN GELDER and a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Onno HOES, notified to the Council on 6 September 2004,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
(a)
Mr Onno HOES,
Gedeputeerde van de provincie Noord-Brabant,
is hereby appointed a member in place of Mr Wim VAN GELDER
(b)
Mr Wim VAN GELDER,
Commissaris van de Koningin in de provincie Zeeland
is hereby appointed a member in place of Mr Onno HOES,
for the remainder of their terms of office, which run until 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1437/2000
of 30 June 2000
amending Section C of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 25 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2000(2), and in particular Articles 5(8) and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 defining the content of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5(4) thereof(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 345/97(4), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 provides that ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Section C of Annex VI only where it has been shown that such ingredients are of agricultural origin and are not produced in sufficient quantity in the Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6, or cannot be imported from third countries in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 11.
(2) Certain Member States have notified to the other Member States and the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 207/93, the authorisations which have been granted for use of certain ingredients of agricultural origin currently not included in Section C of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. It has appeared that nutmeg, certain pepper species and mixtures thereof, safflower flowers, mixtures of certain edible crops having colouring and tasting qualities, smoked coriander, and kirsch are currently not available from organic production. Therefore these products should be included in Section C of Annex VI to that Regulation.
(3) There is a need for the measures being taken by urgency, as for certain products the possibility for prolongation of the authorisations at national level in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 has expired.
(4) For reasons of clarity it is appropriate to re-establish the entire text of Section C of Annex VI.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Section C of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that 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, 30 June 2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1722/2002
of 27 September 2002
on the issue of import licences on 30 September 2002 for sheepmeat and goatmeat products pursuant to GATT-WTO non-country specific tariff quotas for the fourth quarter of 2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001(2), and in particular Article 16(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 laid down, in Title II B, detailed rules, in respect of imports of products falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 pursuant to GATT/WTO non-country specific tariff quotas; provision should be made, pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, for determining the extent to which import licences may be issued in connection with applications lodged in respect of the fourth quarter of 2002.
(2) In cases where the quantities in respect of which licence applications have been lodged exceed the quantities which may be imported pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, such quantities should be reduced by a single percentage figure in accordance with Article 16(4)(b) of that Regulation.
(3) All the licence applications may be granted in cases where the quantities in respect of which licence applications have been lodged do not exceed the quantities provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.
(4) Applications have been entered in France for products originating in South Africa and Namibia and in the United Kingdom for products originating in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
France shall, on 30 September 2002, issue the import licences provided for in Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 and applied for from 1 to 10 September 2002. For products falling within CN code 0204 the quantities applied for originating in South Africa and Namibia shall be granted in full.
Article 2
The United Kingdom shall, on 30 September 2002, issue the import licences provided for in Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 which had been applied for between 1 and 10 September 2002. For products falling within CN code 0204 originating in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the quantities applied for shall be granted in full.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 May 1995 amending Commission Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain South American countries, in order to take account of information concerning the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais (Brazil) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/183/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for importation of fresh meat from Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina are laid down by Commission Decision 93/402/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/66/EC (3);
Whereas, the Brazilian veterinary authorities applied measures to arrest a deterioration in the health situation in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais; whereas the expected results were not achieved;
Whereas, therefore, restrictive measures applicable until 30 June 1995 were adopted regarding imports of fresh meat from those two States;
Whereas the latest inspection carried out in Brazil by Community inspectors showed an improvement in the animal health situation in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais;
Whereas, despite that improvement, problems persist in part of the State of Minas Gerais; whereas, therefore, measures should be applied on a regional basis in that State;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/402/EEC should be amended accordingly;
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
Annex I to Decision 93/402/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, for the period of 30 days following the date of application for this Decision, Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat, originating from Brazil, produced and certified in accordance with the conditions laid down before that date.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3560/93 of 21 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and fixing the quantities available for the period 1 January to 31 March 1994 for imports from the Czech and Slovak Republics
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Poland of the other part (1), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (3) has been provisionally applied since 1 March 1992; whereas on 20 December 1993 the Community has concluded additional Protocols to the aforementioned Agreement with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic following the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 1 January 1993; whereas these additional Protocols provide in particular for the distribution between the two successor States of the Community concessions granted in the Interim Agreement;
Whereas the additional Protocols make provision for opening separate quotas for the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic from 1 January 1994; whereas certain detailed rules of application must accordingly be laid down;
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
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 (4) is hereby amended as follows:
1. The first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for in Article 14 (2) and (4) of the Interim Agreements on products in groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.'
2. Section C of Annex I is replaced by sections C and D of Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
The available quantities to be taken into consideration in the case of applications for import licences lodged between 1 and 10 January 1994 for products originating in the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic shall be those laid down in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1993.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 May 2008
on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the United Kingdom in 2007
(notified under document number C(2008) 2169)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2008/415/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), and in particular Articles 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. Pursuant to Article 3a of that Decision, Member States may obtain a Community financial contribution towards the costs of certain measures to eradicate avian influenza.
(2)
Article 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC lays down rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by Member States that may be covered by the Community’s financial contribution.
(3)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2), following the amendment of Decision 90/424/EEC by Decision 2006/53/EC (3), no longer covers avian influenza. It is therefore necessary to expressly provide in the present Decision that the granting of a financial contribution to the United Kingdom is subject to compliance with certain rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(4)
Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in the United Kingdom in 2007. The emergence of that disease represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock population. The United Kingdom took measures, as referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat those outbreaks.
(5)
The United Kingdom has fully complied with its technical and administrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3) and 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(6)
The United Kingdom submitted to the Commission information on the costs incurred on 13 December 2007, and has continued to provide all necessary information on costs of compensation and operational expenditure.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Financial contribution from the Community to the United Kingdom
1. A financial contribution from the Community may be granted to the United Kingdom towards the costs incurred by that Member State in taking the measures referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC to combat avian influenza in 2007.
2. For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5, Articles 7 and 8 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Article 2
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2008.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "MKS sensor head, model 315 BHS, with electronics unit, model 170 M-6B, model 170 M-34 B, readout unit, model 170 M-25C, temperature controller, model 170 M-39 and temperature compensation unit, model 170 M-35" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/878/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 1 April 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "MKS sensor head, model 315 BHS, with electronics unit, model 170 M-6B, model 170 M-34B, readout unit, model 170 M-25C, temperature controller, model 170 M-39 and temperature compensation unit, model 170 M-35", to be used for the analysis of absorption and permeation of gases and vapours by means of polymer films for the clarification of transport mechanisms and for the structural examination of polymer substances, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 9 July 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a manometer with electronic units;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as "MKS sensor head, model 315 BHS, with electronics unit, model 170 M-6B, model 170 M-34B, readout unit, model 170 M-25C, temperature controller, model 170 M-39 and temperature compensation unit, model 170 M-35" which is the subject of an application by Germany of 1 April 1981 may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 928/2007
of 2 August 2007
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year
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),
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 of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2006/2007 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/2007 (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 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 August 2007.
Council Decision
of 6 May 2003
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/341/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 French Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN, of which the Council was notified on 28 October 2002,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Mr Jacques VALADE, Senator for the Gironde, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 2003.