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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 27 May 2011
establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing
(2011/321/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (1), and in particular point (a) of Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 2006/7/EC provides for an obligation to inform the public on the current bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing by means of a clear and simple sign or symbol.
(2)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 16(1) of Directive 2006/7/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of actively disseminating and promptly making available the information on bathing water classification and on any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing referred to in Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 2006/7/EC, the following symbols are hereby established:
1.
Symbols for informing on bathing prohibition or advice against bathing are set out in Part 1 of the Annex to this Decision.
2.
Symbols for informing on bathing water classification are set out in Part 2 of the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 April 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/229/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, Article 168(4)(b) and Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin (3) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 repealed Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (4) and amended Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (7), as corrected in OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 72, should also be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3)
Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 381/2011
of 18 April 2011
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 as regards the deadlines for communicating sugar quantities carried forward from marketing year 2010/11
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 85, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards sugar production in excess of the quota (2), lays down deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities of sugar carried forward to the next marketing year.
(2)
By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 848/2010 (3) extended, for the marketing year 2010/2011, the time-limits within which Member States determine the deadline within which operators have to communicate to Member States their decision to carry forward surplus sugar production.
(3)
Consequently, deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities to be carried forward pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 should shift accordingly.
(4)
It is therefore necessary to derogate, for marketing year 2010/2011, from the deadlines fixed in points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, Member States shall communicate to the Commission not later than 1 September 2011, the quantities of beet and cane sugar from the 2010/2011 marketing year that are to be carried forward to the next marketing year.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 30 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2011.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2011
amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices
(notified under document C(2011) 9398)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/869/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices are laid down in Commission Decision 2002/364/EC (2).
(2)
In the interest of public health it is appropriate, where possible, to draw up common technical specifications for the devices listed in List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC.
(3)
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) assays for blood screening, diagnosis and confirmation have been added to List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC by Commission Directive 2011/100/EU (3).
(4)
Taking into account the state of the art and the current scientific knowledge on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, common technical specifications can be drawn up for vCJD blood screening assays.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 6(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC (4) and referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 98/79/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2002/364/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1st of July 2012.
However, Member States shall allow manufacturers to apply the requirements set out in the Annex before the date set out in the first paragraph of this Article.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2011.
REGULATION (EU) No 540/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 June 2010
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 (2) provides for assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries in their progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the European Union, including, where appropriate, the acquis communautaire, with a view to membership of the Union.
(2)
Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union states that any European State which respects and is committed to promoting the values referred to in Article 2 of that Treaty, namely human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union.
(3)
The European Council of 14 December 2006 expressed in its conclusions a renewed consensus on enlargement, including the principle that each applicant country is to be assessed on its own merits.
(4)
Following the submission on 16 July 2009 of the application by the Republic of Iceland (hereafter referred to as ‘Iceland’) for membership of the European Union, the Council has invited the Commission to submit to the Council its opinion on Iceland’s application. Iceland can therefore be considered as a potential candidate country.
(5)
Under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 assistance to potential candidate countries and candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Turkey is provided, inter alia, in accordance with the European and Accession Partnerships.
(6)
Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area. Consequently, assistance under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is to be provided taking due account of the Reports and the Strategy Paper comprised in the annual Enlargement package of the Commission,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
the following paragraph is added to Article 4:
‘For Iceland assistance shall be provided in particular subject to the Reports and the Strategy Paper of the Enlargement package.’;
(2)
the following is inserted after ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’ in Annex II:
‘-
Iceland’.
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 Strasbourg, 16 June 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 462/2011
of 12 May 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2011
on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles
(2011/474/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
On 5 October 2006 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1562/2006 concerning the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles (1) (hereinafter ‘the Partnership Agreement’). A Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement was attached thereto. That Protocol expires on 17 January 2011.
(2)
The European Union negotiated with the Republic of Seychelles (hereinafter ‘Seychelles’) a new Protocol to the Partnership Agreement, providing EU vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Seychelles have sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’).
(3)
On conclusion of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 3 June 2010 and was amended by an Exchange of Letters on 29 October 2010.
(4)
In accordance with Council Decision 2010/814/EU (2), the Protocol was signed on 20 December 2010 on behalf of the Union and is being provisionally applied.
(5)
The Protocol should be concluded,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 14 of the Protocol (4).
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 June 2011
appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/370/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2)
An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Albert MORENO HUMET,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
-
Mr Senén FLORENSA I PALAU, Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores, Generalitat de Cataluña.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 May 2010
on the signing of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the United Mexican States
(2011/94/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
By its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.
(2)
On behalf of the Union, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement on certain aspects of air services (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) with the United Mexican States in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.
(3)
The Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the United Mexican States is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement.
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 on behalf of the Union subject to its conclusion.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 25 May 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1195/2011
of 16 November 2011
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN 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 this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 November 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 764/2010
of 26 August 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (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 Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 755/2010 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended 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 applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 August 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 591/2012
of 4 July 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (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 Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 574/2012 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3)
Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
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, 4 July 2012.