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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1644/95
of 29 June 1995
laying down the autonomous rates of duty to be applied to newsprint, in rolls or sheets falling within CN codes 4801 00 10 and 4801 00 90 following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of the 1994 Act of Accession, Austria, Finland and Sweden have applied the Common Customs Tariff as of 1 January 1995;
Whereas following the authorization by the Council at its meeting on 8 February 1995 to open negotiations under Article XXIV, paragraph 6, of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), in order to resolve instances where applications of the Common Customs Tariff by the new Member States leads to modification or withdrawal of tariff concessions previously granted by them;
Whereas the application of the Common Customs Tariff by the new Member States has led to a reduction of some import duties and increase of some other duties;
Whereas, pending the conclusion of a global agreement from negotiations between the Community and third countries, it is appropriate to apply autonomous measures designed to alleviate the adverse impact on certain exports by third countries following enlargement;
Whereas the measures to be applied are without prejudice to the results of the ongoing negotiations under Article XXIV, paragraph 6 of GATT 1994 and do not prejudge the intention of the Community to conclude an agreement which takes into account the global impact of enlargement on trade with third countries;
Whereas in this context it is appropriate to accelerate on an autonomous basis the reduction in duty to 0 % already foreseen on newsprint, in rolls or sheets falling within CN codes 4801 00 10 and 4801 00 90,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The autonomous rates of duty on newsprint, in rolls or sheets falling within CN codes 4801 00 10 and 4801 00 90 shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 3
The autonomous rates of duty established by this Regulation shall be applied until the Council decides by a qualified majority that the negotiations carried out under Article XXIV, paragraph 6 of GATT 1994 with Canada have ended.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2309/80 of 3 September 1980 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 on detailed rules for the sale of olive oil held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1917/80 (2), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 16 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 914/80 (4), provides that, in the event of sale for export, the oil exported shall not be eligible for the export refund ; whereas the reason for that provision is that the minimum price under the export tendering procedure is fixed on the basis of the world market price;
Whereas, for the same reason, exported oils should be excluded from eligibility for consumption aid ; whereas it is necessary, in consequence, to supplement Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) 2960/77 is replaced by the following:
"Article 16
1. In the case of sale for export, the oil exported shall not qualify for the export refund fixed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation No 171/67/EEC or for the consumption aid referred to in Article 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
However, for the purposes of Regulation (EEC) No 754/76, such oil shall be considered as having satisfied the provisions of Article 2(1) of the aforesaid Regulation upon completion of the customs export formalities."
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, 3 September 1980.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1980/90
of 11 July 1990
reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to footwear falling under CN codes 6401 and 6402 originating in Malaysia, to which the preferential arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in pursuance of Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89, suspension of customs duties is 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 ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I; Whereas Article 7 of that Regulation provides that 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 reintroduced as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level;
Whereas, in the case of footwear falling under CN codes 6401 and 6402, originating in Malaysia, the individual ceiling amounts to ECU 1 100 000; whereas that ceiling was reached on 17 May 1990, by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in Malaysia, whereas it is appropriate to reintroduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Malaysia,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 15 July 1990, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Malaysia:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0660 // 6401 // Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes // // 6402 // Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics // // //
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, 11 July 1990.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3599/84
of 18 December 1984
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade in industrial products
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 the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980 (1) met in Bucharest on 8 and 9 November 1984; whereas, upon completion of its work, it recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts appearing in Annex II to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products (2);
Whereas the said Protocol provides that amendments to the Annexes thereto recommended by the Joint Committee should be notified by an exchange of letters between the two parties;
Whereas, following the examination of the various aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken, in particular, of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on trade in industrial products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade in industrial products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3
The amendments referred to in Article 1 shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters.
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, 18 December 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1953/2003
of 4 November 2003
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1335/2003(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 November 2003.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 251/2007
of 8 March 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
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), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 8 March 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(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
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 8 March 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 26,793 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2003
of 26 June 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2003/253/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2003/254/EC of 19 December 2002 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC schedule CXL to the GATT 1994(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 626/2003(6), opens a tariff quota for the import of 50000 tonnes of malting barley falling within HS code 1003 00.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 was initially adopted for a transitional period, from 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2003, pending the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92. Since the provisions of that Regulation have operated satisfactorily during the period concerned, it is appropriate to apply them on a permanent basis.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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
The third paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 is deleted.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 26 June 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2003
of 28 February 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 286th 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), 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 286th 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 1 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2003.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 2004
adjusting the Annex to Council Directive 95/57/EC on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism as regards country lists
(notified under document number C(2004) 4723)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/883/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism (1), and in particular Articles 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The country lists to be used in data collection need to be updated in order to facilitate the collection of harmonised statistics and because of new requirements regarding data on new countries of destination and origin, due to changes in travel behaviour.
(2)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Directive 95/57/EC is amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2004.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 695/85
of 15 March 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), products of category 41 (code 40.0410), originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of that Regulation provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of certain yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), products of category 41 (code 40.0410), the relevant ceiling amounts to 9 tonnes;
Whereas on 13 March 1985 imports of the products in question into the Community originating in Brazil, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Brazil,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 19 March 1985 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Brazil:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // 40.0410 // 41 // ex 51.01 A // // Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // A. Yarn of synthetic textile fibres: // // // // 51.01-01, 02, 03, 04, 08, 09, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48 // Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre // // // // //
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(1) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 98.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 1985.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/2004
of 1 March 2004
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 codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked 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 measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
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 codes indicated in column 2.
Article 2
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 three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
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, 1 March 2004.