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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 581/2012
of 29 June 2012
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2012
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 (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)
Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3)
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4)
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 July 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5)
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
From 1 July 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
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, 29 June 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1075/2011
of 24 October 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 971/2011
of 29 September 2011
fixing the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector 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), and in particular Article 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
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), lays down that the cif import prices for white sugar and raw sugar are to be considered the representative prices. Those prices are fixed for the standard qualities defined in points II and III respectively of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(2)
For the purposes of fixing those representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, except in the cases provided for in Article 24 of that Regulation.
(3)
For the purposes of adjusting prices not relating to the standard quality, the price increases or reductions referred to in Article 26(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 should be applied to the offers taken into consideration in the case of white sugar. In the case of raw sugar, the corrective factors provided for in point (b) of that paragraph should be applied.
(4)
Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(5)
The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(6)
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
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 366/2012
of 27 April 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
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 143(b) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2) provides for the surveillance of the imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2)
For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2009, 2010 and 2011, the trigger levels for additional duties should be adjusted from 1 May 2012 for cucumbers and from 21 May 2012 for cherries other than sour cherries.
(3)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
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.
(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
Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 27 April 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 160/2011
of 21 February 2011
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (‘Lovecký salám’/‘Lovecká saláma’ (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Czech Republic and Slovakia's joint application to register the name ‘Lovecký salám’/‘Lovecká saláma’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register.
(3)
Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has not been requested,
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, 21 February 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 553/2011
of 7 June 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 8 June 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 85/2012
of 1 February 2012
amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance altrenogest
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
Whereas:
(1)
The maximum residue limit for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.
(2)
Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to 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 (2).
(3)
Altrenogest is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance, for porcine species, applicable to skin, fat and liver and to equidae species, applicable to fat and liver.
(4)
An application for the modification of the existing entry for altrenogest has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.
(5)
Additional data were provided and assessed leading the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use to recommend the modification of the current MRLs for altrenogest.
(6)
The entry for altrenogest in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
It is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in 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 Union.
It shall apply from 2 April 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 489/2010
of 3 June 2010
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the first individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010
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 43(j), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 446/2010 (2) has opened the sales of butter by a tendering procedure, in accordance with the common conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2)
In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission should fix a minimum selling price or should decide not to fix a minimum selling price, in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(3)
In the light of the tenders received for the first individual invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4)
The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the first individual invitation to tender for selling of butter within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 1 June 2010, the minimum selling price for butter shall be EUR 345/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
appointing an Austrian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2012/300/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2)
A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Johann KÖLTRINGER,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Dr Ferdinand MAIER, Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Raiffeisenverbands is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 178/2011
of 24 February 2011
amending for the 145th 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
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 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 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)(a) and 7a(1) 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 8 February 2011 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add two natural persons to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
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 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, 24 February 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 March 2011
appointing ten Greek members and nine Greek alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/191/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 Greek 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)
Ten members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Panagiotis PSOMIADIS, Mr Yannis SGOUROS, Mr Konstantinos TZATZANIS, Mr Konstantinos TATSIS, Mr Andreas FOURAS, Mr Dimitris KALOGEROPOULOS, Ms Evangelina SCHOINARAKI-ILIAKI, Mr Dimitrios TSIGKOUNIS, Mr Georgios PAPASTERGIOU and Mr Grigorios ZAFEIROPOULOS. Eight alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Panagiotis OIKONOMIDIS, Mr Ioannis MACHAIRIDIS, Mr Dimitrios DRAKOS, Mr Polydoros LAMPRINOUDIS, Mr Miltiadis KLAPAS, Mr Spyros SPYRIDON, Mr Lukas KATSAROS and Mr Konstantinos KONTOYORGOS. One alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Georgios KOTRONIAS as member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as members:
-
Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS, Head of the Region of Crete,
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Grigorios ZAFEIROPOULOS, Councillor of the Region of Attica,
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Dimitrios KALOGEROPOULOS, Municipal Councillor of Aigaleo,
-
Georgios KAMINIS, Mayor of Athens,
-
Apostolos KATSIFARAS, Head of the Region of Western Greece,
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Georgios KOTRONIAS, Mayor of Lamia,
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Ioannis BOUTARIS, Mayor of Thessaloniki,
-
Nikolaos PAPANDREOU, Councillor of the Region of Sterea Ellada,
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Ioannis SGOUROS, Head of the Region of Attica,
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Panagiotis PSOMIADIS, Head of the Region of Central Macedonia;
and
(b)
as alternate members:
-
Pavlos ALTINIS, Councillor of the Region of West Macedonia,
-
Athanasios GIAKALIS, Head of the Region of North Aegean,
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Aristeidis GIANNAKIDIS, Head of the Region of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace,
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Dimitrios DRAKOS, Councillor of the Region of Peloponnesus,
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Polydoros LAMPRINOUDIS, Mayor of Chios,
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Christos LAPPAS, Mayor of Trikala,
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Ioannis MACHAIRIDIS, Head of the Region of South Aegean,
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Dimitrios BIRMPAS, Municipal Councillor of Aigaleo,
-
Spyros SPYRIDON, Councillor of the Region of Attica.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 2011.