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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2264/2004
of 29 December 2004
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 January 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.
(3)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.
(4)
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
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 38,829 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 31 January 2005.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 May 1984
relating to point 2 of the Voluntary Restraint Agreements on mutton, lamb and goatmeat between the European Economic Community and Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Uruguay and Yugoslavia
(84/309/EEC)
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 recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas under the Voluntary Restraint Agreements concluded with the European Economic Community on mutton, lamb and goatmeat or live sheep and goats, the non-member countries in question undertook, in exchanges of letters, to limit the amount of their exports to certain Community markets considered to be sensitive areas; whereas those undertakings, however, expire on 31 March 1984;
Whereas there has been no change in the circumstances which led to these areas to be recognized as sensitive; whereas provision should therefore be made for extending the arrangements concerning restrictions on exports to those areas;
Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations to that end in Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Uruguay and Yugoslavia; whereas these negotiations resulted in the initialling of an Agreement with each of those countries,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The exchanges of letters concerning point 2 of the Voluntary Restraint Agreements on trade in mutton, lamb and goatmeat are hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community with the following countries:
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Austria,
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Bulgaria,
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Czechoslovakia,
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Hungary,
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Iceland,
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Poland,
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Uruguay,
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Yugoslavia.
2. The texts of the exchanges of letters are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the exchanges of letters referred to in Article 1, in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2295/2002
of 20 December 2002
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2002 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 January to 31 March 2003 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2003, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1332/2007
of 14 November 2007
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 15 November 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2004
of 12 March 2004
amending the specification for a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin (Nocciola del Piemonte)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, for the name Nocciola de Piemonte, registered as a protected geographical indication by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92(2), Italy has requested changes in the name itself and in the description, method of production, labelling and national requirements.
(2) Scrutiny of the request has shown that the amendments proposed are not minor.
(3) Under the said Article 9 the Article 6 procedure accordingly should be applied mutatis mutandis.
(4) It is considered that the amendments proposed are consonant with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) the Commission has received no objection under Article 7 of that Regulation.
(5) The amendments should therefore be registered and be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments annexed to this Regulation are hereby registered and are published as required by Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 12 March 2004.
COUNCIL DECISION 2009/907/CFSP
of 8 December 2009
amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 10 November 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1).
(2)
In light of experience from the first year of the operation, amendments to Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP are required in order to allow for the European Union naval force to contribute to the monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia.
(3)
Acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast continue to threaten shipping in the area and especially the delivery of food aid to the Somali population by the World Food Programme.
(4)
Therefore, it is necessary to extend the operation for another year.
(5)
On 30 November 2009 United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1897 (2009).
(6)
Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(a)
in Article 1, the following paragraph shall be added:
‘3. In addition, Atalanta shall contribute to the monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia.’;
(b)
in Article 2, point (f) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(f)
liaise and cooperate with organisations and entities, as well as States, working in the region to combat acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast, in particular the “Combined Task Force 150” maritime force which operates within the framework of “Operation Enduring Freedom”;
(g)
once sufficient progress has been made ashore in the area of maritime capacity-building, including security measures for the exchange of information, assist Somali authorities by making available data relating to fishing activities compiled in the course of the operation.’;
(c)
in Article 16, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
‘3. The EU military operation shall terminate on 12 December 2010.’
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2009.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1237/90
of 25 April 1990
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone
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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fishing which provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which Sierra Leone has sovereignty or jurisdiction;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to be determined;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the said Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
With a view to taking into consideration the interests of the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 1 and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the conservation and management of fishery resources, shall also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain, which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the relevant authorities at local level (‘registros de base’) in the Canary Islands, under the conditions specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation in trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3902/89 (4).
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 4
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, 25 April 1990.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 4 May 1999
giving discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1997 financial year
(1999/432/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
- Having regard to the EC Treaty and in particular Article 276 thereof,
- Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors on the financial statements and management of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation) for the financial year 1997, and the Foundation's reply thereto (C4-0054/99)(1),
- Having regard to the Council Recommendation of 11 February 1999 (5913/99-C4-0149/99),
- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0163/99),
A. Whereas the Court of Auditors finds that the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 1997 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, as a whole, legal and regular;
1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:
1997 FINANCIAL YEAR
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2. Acknowledges the positive steps taken by the Foundation to resolve remaining technical problems affecting the separation of duties between the authorising officer and the accounting officer and the implementation of a new decentralised financial system;
3. Welcomes the adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding in order to establish structured cooperation between the management boards of the Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions and the European Agency for Health and Safety;
4. Encourages efforts made by the Foundation to improve day-to-day management of imprest accounts by the establishment of clear definitions, the application of strict guidelines to reduce mission expenses and improvements in procedures for establishing the annual budget as regards study contracts;
5. Gives discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1997 financial year, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors;
6. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have it published in the Official Journal (L series).
The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY
The President
José María GIL-ROBLES
(1) OJ C 406, 28.12.1998, p. 12.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 827/2008
of 20 August 2008
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 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 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2008 (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 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1420/2005
of 30 August 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 31 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2005.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/26/EC of 15 June 1994 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/196/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/117/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/196/EEC of 6 February 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection (2), as last amended by Directive 90/487/EEC (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to adapt the contents of Annex 1 to Directive 79/196/EEC to technical progress by incorporating five new European standards recently drawn up by Cenelec;
Whereas, in view of the present state of technical progress, it is now necessary to adapt the contents of the harmonized standards referred to in Annex I to Directive 79/196/EEC;
Whereas, in view of the nature of the equipment concerned, a transitional arrangement must be allowed in order to enable the industry to adapt adequately to the amendments introduced into the standards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers in the Sector of Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 79/196/EEC, is replaced by the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the necessary provisions in order to comply with this Directive not later than 31 March 1995 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Until 30 June 2003 the Member States shall continue to apply the measures provided for in Article 4 of Directive 76/117/EEC as regards the equipment for which conformity to the harmonized standards referred to in Directive 79/196/EEC, in its version of 17 September 1990, is attested by the certificate of conformity referred to in Article 8 of Directive 76/117/EEC, provided that this certificate has been issued before 1 March 1996.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 15 June 1994.