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COUNCIL DECISION of 27 January 1997 authorizing certain Member States to apply reductions in, or exemptions from, excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC (97/93/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations;
Whereas the French and Portuguese authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to continue to charge a reduced rate of excise duty on heavy fuel oil with a low sulphur content;
Whereas the Greek and Spanish authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply varying excise-duty rates, corresponding to different environmental categories, to unleaded petrol;
Whereas the other Member States have been informed thereof;
Whereas the Commission and all the Member States accept that these exemptions and reductions are justified on grounds of specific policy considerations and that they will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;
Whereas the Council will reexamine the situation by 30 June 1997 at the latest;
Whereas the Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Until 30 June 1997 and in accordance with Article 8 (4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, and without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992, on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils (2), the following Member States are hereby authorized to apply reductions in excise duty to the following products:
1) The French Republic and the Portuguese Republic:
- reduction in excise duty on heavy fuel oil in order to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly fuels.
This reduction must be specifically linked to sulphur content, and the rate of duty charged on heavy fuel oil must correspond to the minimum rate of duty on heavy fuel oil as laid down in the Community legislation in force.
2) The Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of Spain:
- application of varying excise-duty rates, corresponding to different environmental categories, to unleaded petrol.
These rates must always remain consistent with the minimum excise-duty rates on mineral oils provided for in Community legislation.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic, the Hellenic Republic, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 April 1990
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off the coast of Seychelles
(90/226/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (1), signed in Brussels on 28 October 1987,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Republic of Seychelles have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to the abovementioned Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol in force which is annexed to the said Agreement;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 17 January 1990, by virtue of which Community fishermen are to enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Seychelles for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993;
Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, both parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the said Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol previously in force; whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters should be approved subject to a definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels, 25 April 1990.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 983/2005
of 28 June 2005
determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products 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 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products (1) and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2005 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 2005.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1969/2006
of 19 December 2006
fixing for the 2007 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 18(3) and Article 26(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 18(1) and Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provide that a guide price and a Community producer price should be fixed for each fishing year in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.
(2)
Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the guide price to be fixed for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation.
(3)
On the basis of currently available data on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria referred to in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2007 fishing year depending on the species.
(4)
Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the Community producer price to be fixed for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation. It is appropriate to establish the Community producer price for one of those products and calculate the Community producer price for the others by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2006 of 30 May 2006 fixing the conversion factors applicable to fish of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus (2).
(5)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Community producer price for the 2007 fishing year should be adjusted.
(6)
Given the urgency of the matter, it is important to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the treaties establishing the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2007, the guide prices as provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2007, the Community producer prices as provided for in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2001
of 26 July 2001
fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.
(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of "cereal products", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for "other cereals", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.
(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.
(5) However, in fixing the rate of refund it would seem advisable to base it at this time on the difference in the cost of raw inputs widely used in compound feedingstuffs as the Community and world markets, allowing more accurate account to be taken of the commercial conditions under which such products are exported.
(6) The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(7) 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
The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (81/634/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas the Luxembourg Government has communicated the following legal provisions: - Ministerial Decree of 11 May 1977 granting a compensatory allowance to farmers in 1977,
- Ministerial Decree of 3 November 1978 granting a compensatory allowance to farmers in 1978;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the objectives of Directive 75/268/EEC and the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community are satisfied as regards conformity of the legal provisions communicated with the said Directive;
Whereas the said Ministerial Decrees of 11 May 1977 and 3 November 1978, which lay down rules for granting a compensatory allowance pursuant to Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC for 1977 and 1978 respectively, having regard to the rules for 1976 and 1979, which are the subject of Commission Decisions 76/698/EEC (2) and 79/538/EEC (3), satisfy the conditions and are consistent with the objectives of Title II of the said Directive;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Ministerial Decrees of 11 May 1977 and 3 November 1978 granting a compensatory allowance to farmers, communicated by the Luxembourg Government, satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community towards the common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 1981.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2001
of 6 June 2001
concerning derogations from the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 in respect of insurance services statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98(2), and in particular point x of Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of the insurance sector in the Community.
(2) Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes to that Regulation may be accepted during a transitional period.
(3) Member States have asked for derogations from certain provisions of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, in respect of insurance services statistics, for the period from 2000 to 2002. Since the data collection systems of Member States require further adaptations, it is necessary to grant those derogations.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programming Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Derogations from the characteristics contained in List B, set out in Section 4, paragraph 4, of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2000 to 2002 as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 6 June 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 11 November 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Jeol electron microscope, model JEM-100 CX" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/947/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 3 June 1981, the United Kingdom 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 "Jeol electron microscope, model JEM-100 CX", to be used for research in tropical and communicable diseases, should be considered to be 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 25 September 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 an electron microscope;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "EM 400 HTG" manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, the Netherlands,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The apparatus described as "Jeol electron microscope, model JEM-100 CX" which is subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 3 June 1981 may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 November 1981.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2326/79 of 23 October 1979 on the sale by periodic tendering procedures of boned beef held by the intervention agencies, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 79/75
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas the possibility of permanent intervention in respect of beef and veal has led to the build-up of considerable stocks in the Community ; whereas some of the intervention purchases have been stored in the form of boned beef in order to improve the intervention system in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1763/79 (4);
Whereas the conditions for release from storage laid down in Article 1 (1) (c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 98/69 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 429/77 (6), are fulfilled;
Whereas it is possible to apply the tendering system in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (7) ; whereas it appears necessary to introduce such a system enabling the meat thus stored to be sold on a regular basis;
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
The beef and veal held by the intervention agencies and boned in accordance with the provisions of Community Regulations shall be put up for sale.
The sale shall take place by means of periodic invitations to tender.
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 and in particular of Articles 6 to 12 shall apply, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 2
1. A general notice of periodic invitations to tender shall be published at the latest on the date of publication of the first of the individual invitations to tender referred to in paragraph 2.
2. Under the periodic invitations to tender, the intervention agencies shall hold individual invitations to tender, in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
3. At the time when the minimum selling prices for each individual invitation to tender are fixed, account shall be taken of the market situation in beef and veal and of the buying in and sales made by the intervention agencies.
4. The intervention agencies shall sell first the meat which has been in storage longest. In no case may they sell meat which they have taken over after the time limit indicated by the notices of individual invitations to tender.
Article 3
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 79/75 (8) is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1979.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 1979.