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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1687/2004
of 28 September 2004
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products, initialled on 31 December 1994 (2) provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.
(2)
The Republic of India has made a request for transfers between categories on 8 June 2004.
(3)
The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII, column 9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4)
It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5)
It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of India are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 28 September 2004.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 December 1999
on the conclusion of agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and Kazakhstan on trade in certain steel products
[notified under document number C(1999) 4493]
(1999/866/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95, first paragraph thereof,
Having consulted the consultative committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
(1) Whereas, following the Council Decision of 7 October 1996, the Commission opened negotiations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, culminating in an agreement concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal and Steel Community;
(2) Whereas the Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free circulation in the Community of certain steel products for the years 2000 to 2001, within a framework of progressive liberalisation and the development of competitive conditions in the Republic of Kazakhstan which justify the complete removal of quantitative restrictions,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The Agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
2. The text of the Agreement(1) is annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Commission is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the European Coal and Steel Community.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1999.
Commission Decision
of 18 April 2002
on the use of three slaughterhouses, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II(7) to Council Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy
(notified under document number C(2002) 1451)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/301/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular point 7(2)(d) of Annex II thereto,
Whereas:
(1) In March 2002 the Italian veterinary authorities declared outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in the municipalities of Moscufo and Atri in the Abruzzo region in Italy.
(2) In accordance with Article 10 of Directive 92/119//EC, protection zones were immediately established around the outbreaks sites.
(3) The movement or transport of pigs on public and private roads within the protection zones has been prohibited.
(4) Italy has submitted a request for making use of three slaughterhouses situated in the protection zone for the slaughtering of pigs coming from outside the said zone, in accordance with point 7(2)(d) of Annex II to Directive 92/119/EEC.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Italy is authorised to make use of the Salumificio di Leonardo, Mattatoi Comunale di Pineto and Mattatoio Comunale di Atri slaughterhouses located in the protection zones established in March 2002 around the outbreaks of swine vesicular disease occur in the municipalities of Moscufo and Atri in the Region Abruzzo, under the following conditions:
- the pigs shall proceed from holdings located outside the protection and surveillance zones established following the above outbreaks, and shall be directly transported to the slaughterhouses, without unloading or stopping,
- the access to the slaughterhouses shall be via corridors. The details of these corridors shall be laid down in the Italian legislation,
- when entering a corridor, vehicles carrying pigs for slaughter shall be sealed by the competent authorities. At the time of sealing, the authorities shall record the registration number of the vehicle and the number of pigs carried by the vehicle,
- on arrival at the slaughterhouse, the competent authorities shall:
(i) inspect and remove the seal of the vehicle;
(ii) record the registration number of the vehicle and the number of pigs on the vehicle.
2. Italy shall ensure that any vehicle carrying pigs to the slaughterhouses referred to in paragraph 1 undergoes cleaning and disinfection under official supervision immediately after unloading and that all appropriate precautions are taken to avoid the risk of re-contamination of the vehicle.
Article 2
This Decision is applicable until 15 May 2002.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2002.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1999 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption (notified under document number C(1999) 156) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/136/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC of 22 April 1997 (3), as amended by Decision 98/711/EC (4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of Annex I lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;
Whereas Annex II lists the names of the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products is authorised until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Council Directive 91/493/EC (5);
Whereas Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Eritrea, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Romania, Saint Helena, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Cyprus, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and Grenadines have provided information that they satisfy the equivalent conditions referred to in Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC; whereas it is therefore necessary to modify the list to include those countries in part II of the list of Annex I;
Whereas, for those countries and territories not yet included in the Annexes of this Decision, it will be necessary to evaluate by the Commission that they applied to their export of fishery products to the Community, conditions at least equivalent to those governing the production and placing on the market of Community products;
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 Annex of the present Decision replaces the Annexes I and II to Decision 97/296/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1800/2006
of 6 December 2006
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 1767/2006 (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 7 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 18/92 of 7 January 1992 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
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 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3602/91 (4), provides for common sole total allowable catches for 1991;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to total allowable catches, 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 total allowable catches;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the total allowable catches for 1991,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the total allowable catches for 1991.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State 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 entry into force 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 January 1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 348/2002
of 25 February 2002
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products and from Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
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 Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 156/2002(4), determines the term of validity of export licences. Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001(6), determines the rate of refund to be applied where the destination marked on the licence is not observed.
(2) Negotiations are under way between the European Union and Estonia on the liberalisation of trade. These negotiations relate to concessions to apply from 1 July 2002. In order to avoid disrupting trade with Estonia and without prejudice to the application of the concessions on the planned date, the term of validity of the licences should be limited and the necessary measures should be taken to prevent licences issued for other third countries from being used for exports to Estonia after 30 June.
(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
Notwithstanding Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the term of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and specifying Estonia as the destination shall expire on 30 June 2002 at the latest.
Article 2
Notwithstanding Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, no refund shall be payable on licences showing a destination other than Estonia in box 7 and used from 1 July 2002 for exports to Estonia.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to licences applied for from the date of its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2002.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3330/84
of 28 November 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 determining collection, processing and storage centres for intervention on the market in raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1461/82 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70 of 20 July 1970 fixing certain general rules governing intervention on the market in raw tobacco (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, determines the collection, processing and storage centres referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70;
Whereas the large number of tobacco-growing areas in Greece should be taken into account; whereas, in order to facilitate the delivery of tobacco offered into intervention and in view of the remoteness of certain centres and the situation obtaining in certain regions with regard to transport, the list of collection centres for Greece should be supplemented by adding to it centres which are closer to the areas where harvesting takes place and which have temporary storage capacity;
Whereas the list of collection, processing and storage centres has been amended on several occasions; whereas, in the interest of clarity, a new Annex should be drawn up which should replace the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Raw Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 28 November 1984.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1832/84
of 28 June 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80 extending the term of validity of the arrangements applicable to trade with Malta beyond 31 December 1980
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3664/83 (2), has extended the arrangements applicable to trade with Malta until 30 June 1984;
Whereas the conditions justifying this extension still exist; whereas the period of validity of the said Regulation should therefore be extended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80, '30 June 1984' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1984'.
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 from 1 July 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1984.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2089/2002
of 26 November 2002
amending Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001, (EC) No 1939/2001 and (EC) No 1940/2001 on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Spanish, Greek and Italian intervention agencies for use in animal feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January 1991 laying down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies(3) lays down the procedures and conditions for such disposals.
(2) The invitations to tender scheduled for 25 December 2002 and 1 January 2003 should not be held. Because the invitations for tender currently under way have not yet resulted in the disposal of the total quantities put up for sale, the date of the last partial invitation to tender for the invitations to tender provided for in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001(4), (EC) No 1939/2001(5) and (EC) No 1940/2001(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/2002(7), must be put back to a later date.
(3) 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
Article 5(2) and (3) in Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001, (EC) No 1939/2001 and (EC) No 1940/2001 shall be replaced by the following text:
"2. For subsequent partial invitations to tender, the closing date for the submission of tenders shall be every Wednesday at 12.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of Wednesday 25 December 2002 and Wednesday 1 January 2003.
3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 26 February 2003."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day it is published 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, 26 November 2002.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2001
of 7 May 2001
on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2000 of 25 May 2000 concerning a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2872/2000(5), the release for free circulation in the Community of garlic imported from non-member countries is subject to presentation of an import licence.
(2) Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2000, restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of applications lodged from 29 May 2000 to 31 May 2001.
(3) Given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of that Regulation and the import licences already issued, the quantity applied for on 3 May 2001 is in excess of the maximum quantity given in the Annex to that Regulation for the month of May 2001. It is therefore necessary to determine to what extent import licences may be issued in response to these applications. The issue of licences in response to applications lodged after 3 May 2001 and before 1 June 2001 should be refused,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licences applied for on 3 May 2001 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be issued for 0,40323 % of the quantity applied for, having regard to the information available to the Commission on 4 May 2001.
For the abovementioned products applications for import licences lodged after 3 May 2001 and before 1 June 2001 shall be refused.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2001.