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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 407/2012
of 4 May 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
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, 4 May 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/457/CFSP
of 2 August 2012
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 23(1) and (2),
Whereas:
(1)
On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(2)
The Council considers that certain persons should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and that the entries concerning certain entities should be amended.
(3)
Following the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1737 (2006), two persons and one entity should be removed from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP and included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to that Decision.
(4)
The lists set out in Annexes I and II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
Article 2
In Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the entries concerning the entities referred to in Annex II to this Decision shall be replaced by the entries set out in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 3
The persons and entity listed in Annex III to this Decision shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP and added to the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, as amended by the entries set out in Annex III to this Decision.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 2 August 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 July 2012
appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/406/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)
A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Francisco ÁLVAREZ-CASCOS FERNÁNDEZ. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr José PORTILLA GONZALEZ,
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 member:
-
Mr Javier FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ, Presidente del Principado de Asturias;
and
(b)
as alternate member:
-
Mr Guillermo MARTÍNEZ SUÁREZ, Consejero de la Presidencia del Principado de Asturias.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 July 2011
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
(2011/458/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 100(2) and 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning transport.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (2) should be incorporated in the EEA Agreement.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 has repealed Council Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers (3), (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (4) and (EEC) No 2409/92 of 23 July 1992 on fares and rates for air services (5), which are currently incorporated in the EEA Agreement.
(4)
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII 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 Brussels, 19 July 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 573/2012
of 28 June 2012
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:
(1)
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.
(2)
The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
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 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, 28 June 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/17/CFSP
of 11 January 2011
amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (1).
(2)
On 22 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/801/CFSP (2) amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP with a view to imposing a visa ban on those who are obstructing the process of peace and national reconciliation, and in particular who are jeopardising the proper outcome of the electoral process.
(3)
In view of the gravity of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, additional persons should be included in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures that is given in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons mentioned in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list given in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 11 January 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2010
on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes
(2011/28/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114, 168, 169, 172, 173(3), 188 and 192, in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6), Article 218(7) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 30 September 2010.
(2)
The Protocol should be concluded,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give on behalf of the Union the notification provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2010.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 December 2010
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/014 SI/Mura from Slovenia)
(2010/809/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2)
The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3)
The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4)
Slovenia submitted an application on 28 April 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Mura and supplemented it with additional information on 24 June 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 247 940.
(5)
The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Slovenia,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 247 940 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 December 2010.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 October 2010
amending Decision 93/152/EEC laying down the criteria for vaccines to be used against Newcastle disease in the context of routine vaccination programmes
(notified under document C(2010) 7109)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/633/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), and in particular point 2 of Annex III thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 93/152/EEC (2) lays down certain rules concerning the vaccines to be used in routine vaccination programmes against Newcastle disease.
(2)
In particular, that Decision sets out the criteria that have to be met for the intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) in respect of the Newcastle disease virus strain used in live attenuated and inactivated vaccines against that disease.
(3)
Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (3) provides for certain requirements for immunological veterinary medicinal products, including requirements for safety tests.
(4)
In view of the technical progress which has been made in relation to the manufacture of vaccines, in particular as regards inactivation techniques and the requirements of Directive 2001/82/EC and the European Pharmacopoeia, it is therefore appropriate to delete the specific requirement for inactivated vaccines regarding the intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) in respect of the Newcastle disease virus strain used in such vaccines currently laid down in point (b) of Article 1 of Decision 93/152/EEC.
(5)
Decision 93/152/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
It is appropriate to lay down a date of application of this Decision, in order to align it with the date of application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (4), as amended by Regulation (EU) No 955/2010 (5), which introduces corresponding amendments for the criteria for inactivated vaccines against Newcastle disease used in third countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Point (b) of Article 1 of Decision 93/152/EEC is deleted.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2010.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 June 2010
on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on certain aspects of air services
(2010/666/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 with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on certain aspects of air services (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) 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 and provisionally applied, subject to its conclusion at a later date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on certain aspects of air services 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
Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose (1).
Article 4
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided for in Article 7(2) of the Agreement.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 6
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 439/2012
of 23 May 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 425/2012 (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, 23 May 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 November 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
(2011/885/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 Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 17 March 2008 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 241/2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1) (hereinafter ‘the Partnership Agreement’).
(2)
The Protocol determining the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided by that Partnership Agreement expired on 15 June 2011.
(3)
The Union has negotiated with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (hereinafter ‘Guinea-Bissau’) a new Protocol granting EU vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which Guinea-Bissau exercises sovereignty or jurisdiction in fishing matters (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’).
(4)
At the end of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 15 June 2011.
(5)
To ensure EU vessels can continue their fishing activities, Article 14 of the Protocol provides for it to apply on a provisional basis as from 16 June 2011.
(6)
The Protocol should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement in force between the two parties (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3
The Protocol shall apply on a provisional basis from 16 June 2011, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.