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COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 October 1990
concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Economic Community, of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
(90/611/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, on 8 June 1989, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York the Community signed the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, adopted in Vienna on 19 December 1988, as did all its Member States;
Whereas the work of the United Nations, the Council, the European Council meeting of December 1989 and the Committee for the Fight Against Drugs (CELAD) has made it possible for the Convention to enter into force rapidly;
Whereas most of the Member States will have completed their internal ratification procedures in the next few months and by 30 June 1991 at the latest;
Whereas, in respect of matters within its competence, the Community should therefore approve the Convention at the latest by the same date as the first Member States,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall on behalf of the Community deposit the act of approval of the Convention with the United Nations Secretary-General.
The President of the Council shall at the same time deposit the declaration of competence contained in the Annex to this Decision, in accordance with Article 27 of the Convention.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1990.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3837/88
of 8 December 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and coming from third countries
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 Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 (1) fixes the quantities of products falling within former subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff which may be imported into the Community under a levy of not more than 6 % ad valorem;
Whereas, following the entry into force of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1858/88 (3), the disposition of the products in question and their numbers should be expressed in accordance with that nomenclature; whereas that transposition must be fully in accordance with the provisions of the agreements concluded by the Community with certain exporting third countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the title is replaced by the following:
'Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in certain third countries';
2. Article 1 is be replaced by the following:
'Article 1
1. For products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10 and 0714 10 90 and originating in Thailand, the import levy of not more than 6 % ad valorem shall be collected solely on the annual quantities resulting from the renewal of the agreement approved by Decision 86/222/EEC for 1988, 1989 and 1990.
2. For products covered by CN codes 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in the third countries indicated below, the import levy of not more than 6 % ad valorem shall be collected solely on the following quantities:
(a) Indonesia: 825 000 tonnes per year for 1988 and 1989;
(b) other countries which are at present Contracting Parties to the GATT, with the exception of Thailand and Indonesia: 145 590 tonnes per year for 1988 and 1989;
(c) China: 350 000 tonnes per year for 1988 and 1989;
(d) third countries which are not members of the GATT, other than China: for 1989 the quantities shall be fixed by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.';
3. Article 3 is deleted;
4. the Annex is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 1988.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2953/95 of 20 December 1995 fixing the minimum starch content for starch potatoes in certain Member States in the 1995/96 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/95 of 17 January 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the minimum price and compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1949/95 (4), fixes, inter alia, the minimum starch content of batches of potatoes delivered to starch manufacturers at 13 %; whereas the second subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of that Regulation also provided that, at the reasoned request from a Member State, a derogation from the rule may be granted, in particular for climatic reasons, down to a starch content of 12,8 %;
Whereas, in the light of the exceptional weather conditions in the potato production regions in summer 1995 characterized by heavy rainfall, and the requests submitted to that effect from certain Member States, the minimum starch content threshold should be lowered, within a limit of 2 % of the quantity of potatoes to be processed by the starch manufacturer, without this derogation entailing an amendment of the starch content scale laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 97/95;
Whereas 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
1. The following Member States are hereby authorized to accept batches of potatoes with a starch content of not less than 12,8 %:
Austria, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
2. The minimum price to be paid for potatoes with a starch content of between not less than 12,8 % and 13 % shall be the minimum price applicable to a starch content of 13 %.
3. Batches accepted under the above arrangements shall not exceed 2 % of the quantities provided for in the cultivation contracts processed by the starch manufacturer.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2003
of 7 February 2003
setting out the duties applicable from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 on the importation into the Community of certain goods from Hungary covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, approved by Decision 93/742/Euratom, ECSC, EC of the Council and the Commission(3), lays down the trade arrangements for the processed agricultural products which are listed therein.
(2) That Protocol was amended by Decision No 2/2002 of the EC-Hungary Association Council of 16 April 2002 on the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products envisaged by Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement(4), by which a reduction of the duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in Hungary was provided with effect from 1 January 2002.
(3) The reduced duties applicable from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 should therefore be established in accordance with Protocol 3 on imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in Hungary,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The duties, agricultural components and additional duties, applicable from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 to the importation of goods originating in Hungary, covered by Table 2a and Table 2b of Annex I to Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement, are set out in Annexes I, II and III.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 February 2003.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3453/87
of 18 November 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other goat and kid skin leather, falling within subheading 41.04 B II, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of other goat and kid skin leather, falling within subheading 41.04 B II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at 2 000 000 Ecu; whereas, on 12 November 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 22 November 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CCT heading No and NIMEXE code // Description // // // // 10.0340 // 41.04 (41.04-99) // Goat and kid skin leather, except leather falling within heading No 41.06 or 41.08; B. Other: II. Other // // //
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, 18 November 1987
F
Commission Decision
of 31 July 2002
amending Decision 93/693/EC as regards semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from the Slovak Republic
(notified under document number C(2002) 2887)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/645/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The competent veterinary services of the Slovak Republic have forwarded a request for amendments to the list, established by Commission Decision 93/693/EC(2), as last amended by Decision 2002/36/EC(3), of semen collection centres officially approved for the export from the Slovak Republic to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.
(2) Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 9 of Directive 88/407/EEC have been received from the Slovak Republic.
(3) Decision 93/693/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) 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
In the Annex to Decision 93/693/EEC, the rows concerning the Slovak Republic centres are replaced by the rows of the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1588/87
OF 5 JUNE 1987
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1244/82 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM OF PREMIUMS FOR MAINTAINING SUCKLER COWS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1357/80 OF 5 JUNE 1980 INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF PREMIUMS FOR MAINTAINING SUCKLER COWS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 467/87 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF,
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1244/82 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1709/83 ( 4 ), PROVIDES THAT THE FINAL DATE FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS FOR PREMIUMS IS TO BE 30 SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR; WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO ABIDE BY THAT DATE AND THAT IT SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE AMENDED;
WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1244/82 RESULT IN THE RECOVERY OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS PAID WHERE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ANIMALS RECORDED DURING CHECKS ON THE FARM TURNS OUT TO BE LESS THAN THAT INDICATED IN THE APPLICATION; WHEREAS THOSE PROVISIONS OFTEN RAISE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS FOR THE PRODUCERS CONCERNED; WHEREAS THEY MUST BE RELAXED ACCORDINGLY;
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
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1244/82 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 . IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), "30 SEPTEMBER' IS REPLACED BY "30 NOVEMBER '.
2 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 4 :
"2A . ALL APPLICATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF QUALIFYING ANIMALS HIGHER THAN THAT RECORDED DURING CHECKS SHALL BE DEAMED TO BE FALSE DECLARATIONS . HOWEVER, IF THE NUMBER OF QUALIFYING ANIMALS RECORDED AT THE TIME OF THE CHECKS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 ( A ) IS LOWER THAN THAT IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE APPLICATION FOR A PREMIUM WAS LODGED, THE PREMIUM SHALL BE DUE ON THE NUMBER OF QUALIFYING ANIMALS ACTUALLY KEPT DURING THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1357/80 PROVIDED THAT THAT REDUCTION CAN BE ASCRIBED TO NATURAL CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THE HERD AND THAT THE PRODUCER HAS INFORMED THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES THEREOF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE '.
ARTICLE 2
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
IT SHALL APPLY TO APPLICATIONS LODGED ON OR AFTER 15 JUNE 1987 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS, 5 JUNE 1987 .
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1907/93 of 14 July 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2817 00 00, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more benefiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 6,615 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1988;
Whereas, in the case of the products falling within CN code 2817 00 00, originating in China, the reference base was fixed at ECU 667 800;
Whereas on 21 March 1993 imports of these products into the Community, originating in China, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 19 July 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China:
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, 14 July 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 338/2006
of 24 February 2006
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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 (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that, subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5)
The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days, under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 24 February 2006.