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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 21/2010
of 12 January 2010
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pistacchio Verde di Bronte (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Pistacchio Verde di Bronte’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the Register.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 12 January 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION of 27 September 1993 amending Decision 93/16/EEC on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from the United States of America and certain territories
(93/520/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products (1), and in particular Articled 3 (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the right to legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products in the Community applies to persons qualifying for protection under Article 3 (1) to (5) of Directive 87/54/EEC;
Whereas the right to protection can be extended, by a Council Decision, to persons who do not benefit from protection under the said provisions;
Whereas the extension of protection should, as far as possible, be decided for the Community as a whole;
Whereas such protection has previously been extended in respect of the United States of America and certain territories on an interim basis only, in accordance with Council Decision 93/16/EEC of 21 December 1992 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from the United States of America and certain territories (2);
Whereas in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles legal protection for topographies of semiconductor products is provided for inter alia by Article 10 of the Netherlands Antilles Copyright Act of 17 December 1912 (as amended);
Whereas it is expected that these territories which do not yet have specific legislation will adopt one and will extend it as soon as possible to persons from Member States of the Community benefiting from the right to protection under Directive 87/54/EEC;
Whereas it is appropriate to extend such protection on an interim basis to these territories to allow further time for conditions for mutual unlimited protection to be established,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 93/16/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 1993.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 1993.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 112/2007
of 6 February 2007
establishing that certain limits for issuing import licences for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements are no longer reached
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 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The records referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 show that quantities of sugar are still available for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar laid down under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 for India and Zimbabwe bearing the serial number 09.4337 and 09.4351.
(2)
Under these circumstances, the Commission must indicate that the limits concerned are no longer reached,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The limits for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in India and Zimbabwe bearing the serial number 09.4337 and 09.4351 for the 2006-2007 delivery periods are no longer reached.
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, 6 February 2007.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 319/2005
of 24 February 2005
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).
(2)
Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to make no award.
(3)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be 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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 18 to 24 February 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2005.
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 June 1989
establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities
(89/382/EEC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Council Resolution of 19 June 1989 on the implementation of a plan of priority actions in the field of statistical information: Statistical Programme of the European Communities (1989-1992) (2) highlighted the need for a comprehensive and coherent statistical programme to support the objectives of the European Communities;
Whereas the implementation of the Statistical Programme calls for decisions that answer the needs of the Community, the establishment of priorities and the introduction of procedures to enhance the existing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
Whereas, in order to bring about such cooperation, a committee should be established with responsibility for assisting the Commission in the implementation of the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities;
Whereas it is desirable that such cooperation should embrace allt he fields covered by Statistical Programmes of the European Communities,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
A Statistical Programme Committee, hereinafter called the Committee, is hereby established and shall be composed of representatives of the statistical institutes of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission (the Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Communities).
Article 2
The Committee shall assist the Commission in the general coordination of the Multiannual Statistical Programmes, in order to ensure that the actions to be undertaken are consistent with those decided upon in the national statistical programmes.
Article 3
The Commission shall consult the Committee on:
(a) the measures which it intends to undertake to achieve the objectives referred to in the Multiannual Statistical Programmes, and the means and timetables for achieving them;
(b) developments in the Multiannual Statistical Programmes;
(c) any other question, in particular questions of methodology, arising from the establishment or implementation of the Statistical Programmes which are raised by its chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State.
Article 4
The Committee shall furthermore exercise such functions as are attributed to it by acts of the Council in the field of statistics, in accordance with the procedures laid down by such provisions, in line with Decision 87/373/EEC (3).
Article 5
The Committee shall prepare an annual report containing a review of the statistical work for which it is responsible. The report shall be forwarded by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council.
Article 6
The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure.
Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 1989.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1997 amending Commission Decision 93/402/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from South American countries (Text with EEA relevance) (98/16/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Directive 72/462/EEC, of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Council Directive 96/91/EC (2), in particular Articles 14 and 22 thereof,
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina are laid down by Commission Decision 93/402/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/595/EEC (4);
Whereas the territories of Argentina from which Member States authorise the imports of deboned sheep meat were defined in function of the control of the foot-and-mouth disease; whereas Argentina has not recorded cases of foot-and-mouth disease since April 1994;
Whereas the veterinary authorities of Argentina have provided the necessary guarantees;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I of Decision 93/402/EEC is replaced by the Annex of this Decision.
Article 2
Member States authorise, for 60 days following the date of notification of this Decision to Member States, imports of fresh meat from Argentina produced and certified in accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 93/402/EEC prior to the entry into force of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.
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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 31 January 1985
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 73/362/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to material measures of length
(85/146/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (1), as last amended by Directive 83/575/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 73/362/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 78/629/EEC (4), should be amended to take account of technical developments in the field concerned;
Whereas the framework Directive 71/316/EEC has been adapted to technical progress in the manufacture of measuring instruments and accordingly permits statistical checks to be carried out for the purposes of EEC initial verification in accordance with the procedure laid down in the separate Directives; whereas, therefore, certain additions have to be made to the Annex to the specific Directive 73/362/EEC in order to determine the procedure for those checks;
Whereas, pursuant to those additions, it is necessary to state more specifically the conditions for the granting of EEC pattern approval and initial verification relating to material measures of length;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Commission on the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives for the removal of technical barriers to trade in measuring instruments,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In the Annex to Directive 73/362/EEC:
1. Points 2.1, 7, 7.1, 7.4 and 8 are hereby amended in accordance with the corresponding points in the Annex hereto.
2. Points 10, 11 and 12 in the Annex hereto are hereby added.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive on 1 January 1986. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 1985.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1299/2006
of 31 August 2006
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
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 market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2)
Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3)
The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of 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).
(5)
The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6)
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
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 August 2006.
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 431/84
of 21 February 1984
suspending the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 on the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
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 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 380/84 (4), provides for aid to be granted in respect of butter and concentrated butter available on the market so that these products may be bought at reduced prices by manufacturers of pastry products ice-cream and other foodstuffs;
Whereas the market in butter is currently marked by particularly large stocks; whereas, in this situation, the aid designed to facilitate the sale of butter available on the market should be suspended temporarily in order to give priority to measures aimed at marketing these butter stocks;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The application of Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 is hereby suspended, with the exception of the provision of that Regulation concerning the rights and obligations of successful tenderers under individual tendering procedures carried out before the entry into force of 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, 21 February 1984.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 4 December 1980 amending, consequent on the accession of Greece, Directive 74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations (80/1179/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 146 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Directive 74/562/EEC of 12 November 1974 on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations (1) must be amended so as to ensure that in Greece the acquired rights of operators already engaged in their occupation in that country are safeguarded under conditions comparable to those which have been enjoyed by operators in the present Member States;
Whereas, under the terms of Article 22 of the 1979 Act of Accession, Directive 74/562/EEC must be adapted in conformity with the guidelines as set out in Annex II to that Act ; whereas, moreover, such adaptation should take account of the time limit provided for in Annex XII to the Act for the introduction by Greece of the measures required for the application of Directive 74/562/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 4 of Directive 74/562/EEC:
"3. With regard to Greece, the dates in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced as follows: - in paragraph 1, "1 January 1978" shall be replaced by "1 January 1984";
- in paragraph 2, "31 December 1974", "1 January 1978" and "1 January 1980" shall be replaced by "31 December 1980", "1 January 1984" and "1 January 1986" respectively."
Article 2
This Directive shall apply as from 1 January 1981.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 1980.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2927/93 of 22 October 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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 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 saithe 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 saithe in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 10 October 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1993.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 10 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 1993.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 October 2008
appointing an Austrian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2008/808/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Eva BELABED,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Mr Christoph LECHNER, Leitender Sekretär und Abteilungsleiter für Verfassungsrecht und Allgemeine und Internationale Sozialpolitik der Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Niederösterreich, is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2008.