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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1685/2006
of 14 November 2006
amending for the 72nd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 9 November 2006, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 April 2006
amending Decision 2003/526/EC as regards classical swine fever control measures in Germany
(notified under document number C(2006) 1521)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/284/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in certain Member States, Commission Decision 2003/526/EC of 18 July 2003 concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (2) was adopted. That Decision establishes certain additional disease control measures concerning classical swine fever.
(2)
Germany has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the areas in Germany where disease control measures apply should be amended to include certain areas in North Rhine-Westphalia and adjacent areas in Rhineland-Palatinate.
(3)
The disease situation in other areas of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate has significantly improved. The measures provided for in Decision 2003/526/EC concerning those areas should therefore no longer apply.
(4)
Decision 2003/526/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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
The Annex to Decision 2003/526/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1212/91 of 7 May 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 3102 40 10 and 3102 40 90, originating in Poland, 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 Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be 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, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries or territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes 3102 40 10 and 3102 40 90, originating in Poland, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 2420 000; whereas, on 21 March 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating in Poland, reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Poland,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 12 May 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Poland:
Order No CN code Description 10.0470 3102 40 10
3102 40 90 Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances
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, 7 May 1991.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2072/95 of 29 August 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 of 20 December 1994, laying down for 1995 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1761/95 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1995;
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 cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 4 August 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.
Fishing for cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 4 August 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 1995.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2002
of 17 May 2002
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 50th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(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 50th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 14 May 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2002.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2249/1999
of 22 October 1999
opening a Community tariff quota for the import of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In the context of the negotiations on an agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Trade in Agricultural Products, the Community has undertaken to open as from 1 July 1999 an autonomous tariff quota for meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried; the agreement was signed on 21 June 1999;
(2) In order to comply with the terms of the Community's undertaking, provision should be made for such preferential treatment to expire 12 months after the entry into force of the agreement;
(3) For reasons of simplification this quota should be opened on a pluriannual basis for periods of 12 months each; however, the last quota period might be shorter than 12 months according to the actual date of entry into force of the agreement; in that event it is appropriate to authorise the Commission to adjust the available quantity under the tariff quota accordingly;
(4) At the end of the transitional period ending one year after the entry into force of the agreement, the conditions for preferential imports from Switzerland of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried, will be covered by the provisions of that agreement;
(5) Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation and, in particular, the provisions required for quota management should be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A Community tariff quota is hereby opened on a pluriannual basis for the period from 1 July of one year to 30 June of the following year for the import of a net volume of 700 tonnes per any such period of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried, falling within CN code ex 0210 20 90.
2. Under the quota referred to in paragraph 1 the specific amounts of the customs duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff shall not apply.
Article 2
The detailed rules for this Regulation and, where appropriate, the proportionate reduction of the annual quantity in the case of a final tariff quota period of less than 12 months shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999 until the last day of the twelfth month following the month of entry into force of the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Trade in Agricultural Products.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2001
of 26 June 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July to 30 September 2001 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2001 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2001, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 June 2001.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 October 1998 concerning an extension of the maximum period laid down for the application of eartags to certain bovine animals belonging to the Spanish herd (notified under document number C(1998) 2868) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/589/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by Spain,
Whereas the Kingdom of Spain has requested an extension to six months of the maximum period laid down for the application of eartags to certain bovine animals, due to practical difficulties;
Whereas the holdings where those bovine animals are born are situated in certain geographical zones and the animals in question belong to certain races;
Whereas those bovine animals are kept in extensive farming conditions and in free range where calves stay always close to their mother until they are separated at the age of six months at the latest;
Whereas it is justified to take account of Spain's request, provided that the extension of the maximum period does not affect the quality of information provided by the Spanish database and that there is no movement of such animals to which eartags have not been applied;
Whereas the Spanish authorities undertake not to extend this derogation to other elements of the identification and registration system of bovine animals;
Whereas this Decision should be without prejudice to the decisions to be adopted regarding the fully operational character of the national databases;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Spain may extend to six months the maximum period laid down by Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 for the application of eartags to certain bovine animals which fulfil all the conditions set out in Article 2.
This extension shall not affect the quality of information provided by the Spanish database.
Article 2
1. The extension provided for in Article 1 shall be granted subject to all the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 to 5.
2. The holdings on which the animals are born shall be situated in one of the geographical areas listed in the Annex.
3. The animals shall belong to one of the breeds listed in the Annex.
4. The animals are reared at liberty in a totally extensive system, with the calves staying with their mother until weaned.
5. The eartags shall be applied when the calves are separated from their mothers and, in any case, before they are six months old. If an animal leaves the holding on which it was born before that age, it shall be identified before leaving the holding.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 October 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 903/2004
of 29 April 2004
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 26th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 of 18 July 2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2), for the 2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(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 26th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 49,158 EUR/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1723/2003
of 29 September 2003
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September 2003.
It shall apply from 1 to 14 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1597/95 of 29 June 1995 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas production of the products referred to in this Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user industries in the Community;
Whereas in these cases, it is in the interest of the Community to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties totally;
Whereas the decision for the suspension of these autonomous duties should be taken by the Community;
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, these suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of Community production,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the table appearing in the Annex shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of them.
These suspensions shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.