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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1400/2006
of 21 September 2006
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2)
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3)
On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 20 September 2006, the quantity still available for the period until 15 November 2006, for destination zones (1) Africa, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 16 to 19 September 2006 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 November 2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 16 to 19 September 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 72,07 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa, in concurence with 34,45 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe and in concurence with 78,08 % of the quantities requested for zone (4) western Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 20 September 2006 and the submission of export licence applications from 22 September 2006 for destination zone (1) Africa, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe shall be suspended until 16 November 2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 662/2002
of 17 April 2002
laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during April 2002 for beef products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001(2), and in particular Article 12(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87(4).
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on special terms for the second quarter of 2002. No applications were submitted for export licences for beef,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No applications for export licences were lodged for the beef referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for the second quarter of 2002.
Article 2
Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days of the third quarter of 2002 the total quantity available being 3750 t.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 April 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1991 approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention presented by the Kingdom of Belgium (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (91/428/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/455/EEC of 24 July 1989 introducing Community measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, conforming to Article 1 of Decision 89/455/EEC Belgium shall set up large-scale pilot projects in accordance with Article 3 for the eradication or prevention of rabies in the wild life of the Community using vaccines for the oral immunization of foxes;
Whereas the pilot projects as presented by Belgium include the adjacent border areas of France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands;
Whereas the pilot project is part of a cross border cooperation with France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands;
Whereas by letter dated 26 March 1991 Belgium notified the Commission of pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention;
Whereas, after examination the pilot project was found to comply with Decision 89/455/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The pilot projects for the eradication and prevention of rabies, presented by Belgium are hereby approved.
Article 2
Belgium shall bring into force by 1 April 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the pilot projects referred to in Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 764/80 of 28 March 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/78 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Articles 6 (2) and 24 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 632/79 (4), specifies the various storage cost components, in particular the interst rate to be used for financing ; whereas that rate should be adjusted so as to take account of changes in the situation;
Whereas 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
In Articles 6 (2) (c) and 24 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69, the expression "9 750 %" is replaced by "12 %".
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 with effect from 1 April 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 1980.
Commission Decision
of 11 July 2002
on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/297/EC establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors
(notified under document number C(2002) 2580)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/591/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/297/EC of 26 April 1999 establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors(1), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 1999/297/EC determined the individual statistical actions necessary in order to establish a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors.
(2) Commission Decision 1999/841/EC(2) adopted a first set of 14 measures for the implementation of individual statistical actions.
(3) It is necessary to adopt a further set of measures for the implementation of individual statistical actions.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Measures to implement individual statistical actions referred to in Article 2 of Decision 1999/297/EC are specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 658/86
of 28 February 1986
fixing the reference prices for intra-Community trade in anchovies and Atlantic sardines for the 1986 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 170 and 357 thereof,
Whereas Articles 170 (1) and 357 (1) of the Act of Accession provide that, during the period of moves towards alignment of the prices of anchovies and Atlantic sardines listed in Annex I (A) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), a monitoring system is to be introduced based on the annual fixing of reference prices applicable to certain trade in the products in question between the new Member States and the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985;
Whereas Articles 170 (2) and 357 (2) of the Act of Accession provide that the reference prices in question are to be the same as the withdrawal prices applicable in Spain for anchovies and in the other Member States for Mediterranean sardines respectively, fixed in accordance with Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;
Whereas the withdrawal prices for the 1986 fishing year for anchovies and Mediterranean sardines listed in Annex I (A) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 were fixed by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3693/85 (2) and (EEC) No 656/86 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The reference prices for the 1986 fishing year applicable under the monitoring system provided for in Articles 170 and 357 of the Act of Accession shall be as follows:
- for imports of Atlantic sardines into the Community as at constituted on 31 December 1985 from Portugal and Spain, fresh products:
(ECU/tonne)
1,3 // // Whole fish (1) // // // 1.2.3 // Size (1) // Extra, A (1) // B (1) // // // // 1 // 215 // 137 // 2 // 215 // 137 // 3 // 332 // 137 // 4 // 215 // 137 // // //
(1) The freshness, size and presentation categories are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.
- for imports of anchovies into Spain from other Member States of the Community:
(ECU/tonne)
1,3 // // Whole fish (1) // // // 1.2.3 // Size (1) // Extra, A (1) // B (1) // // // // 1 // 686 // 441 // 2 // 833 // 441 // 3 // 686 // 441 // 4 // 284 // 284 // // //
(1) The freshness, size and presentation categories are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.
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 with effect from 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 October 2009
amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability
(2009/785/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry (1) is applicable for a limited period of time.
(2)
The High Level Group has contributed to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry by drawing up a Report on the Competitiveness of the European Agro-Food Industry (2), 30 recommendations and a Roadmap of Key Initiatives containing implementing actions. These initiatives need to be followed up.
(3)
The work of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry should continue under the same rules as established by that Decision.
(4)
Decision 2008/359/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Article 6 of Decision 2008/359/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 6
Expiry
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.’
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/477/CFSP
of 30 June 2006
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1)
On 12 July 2004, the Council adopted Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1).
(2)
Article 11(3) of that Joint Action provides that detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States are to be the subject of an agreement, in accordance with Article 24 of the Treaty.
(3)
Following authorisation by the Council on 13 September 2004, the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative, negotiated an Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA).
(4)
The Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3751/91 of 19 December 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2523, originating in Czechoslovakia, 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), 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 are totally suspended, and the products as such are, as a general rule, Community, originating 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 beneficiary 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 is equal, as a general rule, to 6,3 % of the total importations into the Community from third countries in 1988;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 2523, originating in Czechoslovakia, the reference base is fixed at ECU 7 464 000; whereas that reference base was reached on 30 October 1991 by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in Czechoslovakia; 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 for the products in question must be re-established with regard to Czechoslovakia,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 24 December 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Czechoslovakia:
CN code Description 2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers
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, 19 December 1991.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/2002
of 8 July 2002
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 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 also apply 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 the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation 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 that 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 the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months.
(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 are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 8 July 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 582/2007
of 29 May 2007
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2006/2007 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 511/2007 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 2007.