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Commission Regulation (EC) No 470/2004
of 12 March 2004
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 309th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 309th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 2004.
Council Decision
of 17 December 2001
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004
(2002/130/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Community and the Republic of Cape Verde have held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde(1).
(2) As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 7 June 2001.
(3) Under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004.
(4) In order to ensure the continuation of fishing activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the said Protocol be approved as quickly as possible. For this reason, the two parties initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from 1 July 2001.
(5) That Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 37 of the Treaty.
(6) The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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, 17 December 2001.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3038/87
of 9 October 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal, falling within subheading 71.12 A of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Thailand 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 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, duties on the products listed in Annex II 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 14;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or 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, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1984;
Whereas, in the case of articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal, falling within subheading 71.12 A of the Common Customs Tariff, the reference base is fixed at 6 287 000 ECU; whereas, on 29 September 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in Thailand 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, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Thailand,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 13 October 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Thailand:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 71.12 A (Nimexe code 71.12-11, 19) // Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal // //
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, 9 October 1987.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 October 2009
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
(2012/441/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof in conjunction with Article 300(2), the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4),
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
On 5 December 2004, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco.
(2)
The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco (‘the Agreement’) was signed in Brussels on 12 December 2006 (1).
(3)
The Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and entered into force on 1 January 2007.
(4)
A Protocol amending the Agreement is necessary in order to take account of the accession of those two new Member States.
(5)
The Protocol was negotiated by the parties on 19 March 2007.
(6)
The Protocol should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The signing of the Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (‘the Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, subject to its conclusion.
2. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the European Community and its Member States subject to its conclusion.
Article 3
Subject to reciprocity, and pending its formal conclusion, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from signature thereof by the parties.
Article 4
The notification provided for in Article 4(1) of the Protocol shall be given by the Council.
Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2009.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2499/93 of 9 September 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for anglerfish by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 927/93 (4), provides for anglerfish quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions VIII c, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 July 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions VIII c IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1993.
Fishing for anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions VIII c, IX and X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 27 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1993.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1257/2008
of 4 December 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 (3) fixes the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008.
(2)
While Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 provides that Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to the quota for turbot in the Black Sea for 2008, the current stock situation of the turbot stock would permit such application.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
In view of the urgency of the matter and taking into account that the quota year 2008 will soon be finished, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5)
On grounds of urgency of the matter, it is also imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I (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
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007
In the entry ‘Turbot’ in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007, the words ‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply’ shall be replaced by the words ‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies’.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 4 December 2008.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1596/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 establishing a Community vineyard register
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 80 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Whereas the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 (3) must be sufficiently flexible to allow them to be adjusted to developments in the common organization of the market in wine; whereas the technical difficulties encountered by some Member States to establish a vineyard register make it necessary to extend the time limits laid down in Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86:
(a) in the first subparagraph, '31 December 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1998`;
(b) in the fifth subparagraph, '31 December 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1997`.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 July 1996.
Commission Directive 2000/23/EC
of 27 April 2000
amending Directive 92/76/EEC recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/53/EC(2) and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Directive 92/76/EEC of 6 October 1992 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community(3), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/84/EC(4) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 92/76/EEC, as amended, Austria, Ireland and the regions of Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto in Italy were provisionally recognised as "protected zone" in respect of Erwinia amylovora for a period expiring on 31 March 2000.
(2) From information supplied by Austria, Ireland and Italy and from the information gathered by the Food and Veterinary Office during missions carried out in 1999 it appears that the provisional recognition of the protected zones for Austria, Ireland and Italy in respect of Erwinia amylovora should be extended exceptionally for a further limited period to enable the responsible official bodies of these countries to complete the information on the distribution of Erwinia amylovora and to complete their efforts for the eradication of this harmful organism in the relevant areas in the above countries.
(3) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The date of "31 March 2000" referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Directive 92/76/EEC is hereby replaced by "31 March 2001".
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately 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 procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the essential provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 31 March 2000.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 2000.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 642/2006
of 27 April 2006
setting delivery obligations for cane sugar to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India for the 2006/07 delivery period
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 sets out the detailed rules for setting delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India.
(2)
Application of Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol, Articles 3 and 7 of the Agreement with India and Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 has resulted in the Commission setting delivery obligations for 2006/07 taking account, on the basis of the information currently available, of the difference between the amount of such delivery obligations and the quantities actually imported during past delivery periods.
(3)
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 delivery obligations for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India in respect of products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, in the 2006/07 delivery period for each exporting country concerned, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 27 April 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 809/2005
of 26 May 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2005 (2).
(2)
In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3)
The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified on 20 to 26 May 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be 8,00 EUR/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2005.