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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 137/2009

of 18 February 2009

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 19 February 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 161/2009

of 26 February 2009

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 27 February 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.
9.

the following Article 9a is added in Section 2: ‘Article 9a 1. Not later than 14.00 (Brussels time) each Monday, the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities of skimmed milk powder which, during the preceding week, have been the subject of an offer to sell in accordance with Article 5. 2. Once it is observed that the offers referred to in Article 5, in a certain year, approach 80 000 tonnes, the Commission shall inform the Member States as of which date they shall communicate the information referred to in paragraph 1 each working day before 14.00 (Brussels time) for the quantities of skimmed milk powder offered the preceding working day. 3. In order to comply with the limit referred to in Article 13(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the Commission shall decide, without assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1) of the same Regulation: (a) to close intervention buying-in at fixed price; (b) where acceptance of the full quantity offered on a certain day would lead to the maximum quantity being exceeded, to set a single percentage by which the total quantity of the offers received on that day from each seller are reduced; (c) where appropriate, to reject offers for which no delivery order has been issued. By way of derogation from Article 5(5) of this Regulation, a seller which is subject to a reduced acceptance of his offer as referred in point (b) of this paragraph may decide to withdraw his offer within five working days from the publication of the regulation fixing the reduction percentage.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 181/2009

of 6 March 2009

closing intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price until 31 August 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 105/2008 of 5 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter (2), and in particular the Article 12(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On the basis of the communications submitted by Member States on 5 March 2009 in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008, the total quantity of butter offered for intervention at fixed price since 1 March 2009 has exceeded the limit of 30 000 tonnes fixed in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Therefore, the intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price has to be closed until 31 August 2009, a single percentage has to be fixed for the quantities received by the competent authorities of the Member States on 4 March 2009 and the offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 5 March 2009 have to be rejected.

(2) In accordance with Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 the butter offered for intervention has to be packaged and delivered in blocks of at least 25 kg net. Therefore, quantities of butter which have been multiplied by a single percentage should be rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.

(3) Intervention agencies have to notify sellers swiftly following publication of the single percentage and the closing of buying-in at fixed price. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price is closed until 31 August 2009.

The total quantity of the offers of butter for intervention which were received from each seller by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 on 4 March 2009 shall be accepted, multiplied by a single percentage of 65,0821 % and then rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.

Offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 5 March 2009 until 31 August 2009 shall be rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 32, 6.2.2008, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/10

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 172/2009

of 4 March 2009

fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 137 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Based on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 221 765 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 other than basmati rice should therefore be adjusted.

(2) The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation should therefore come into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be EUR 42,5 per tonne.

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 March 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 191/2009

of 11 March 2009

setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 2 to 6 March 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 2 to 6 March 2009 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (3), for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order number 09.4341 (2008-2009).

(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should establish an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available and/or inform the Member States that the limit established has been reached,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of import licence applications submitted from 2 to 6 March 2009, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 508/2007.

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, 11 March 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2009

of 19 March 2009

on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.

(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.

2. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2009, are set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 211/2009

of 18 March 2009

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 for sausages and certain meat products originating in Switzerland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 1399/2007 of 28 November 2007 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for sausages and certain meat products originating in Switzerland (2) and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 opened a tariff quota for imports of sausages and certain meat products.

(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2009 do not cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import licence applications under the quota bearing the serial number 09.4180 have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2009, shall be 929 000 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 March 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 29.11.2007, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 95/6

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 294/2009

of 8 April 2009

fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.

(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 7 April 2009.

(3) 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 standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 7 April 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(c) and in Article 2 of that Regulation shall be EUR 22,00/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 April 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 20.

(3) OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 97/12

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 309/2009

of 15 April 2009

closing intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price until 31 August 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder (2), and in particular the Article 9a(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On the basis of the communications submitted by Member States on 15 April 2009 in accordance with Article 9a(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, the total quantity of skimmed milk powder offered for intervention at fixed price since 1 March 2009 has exceeded the limit of 109 000 tonnes fixed in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Therefore, the intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price has to be closed until 31 August 2009, a single percentage has to be fixed for the quantities received by the competent authorities of the Member States on 14 April 2009 and the offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 15 April 2009 have to be rejected.

(2) In accordance with Article 2(6) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 the skimmed milk powder offered for intervention has to be put up in bags of a net weight of 25 kg net. Therefore, quantities of skimmed milk powder which have been multiplied by a single percentage should be rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.

(3) Intervention agencies have to notify sellers swiftly following publication of the single percentage and the closing of buying-in at fixed price. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price is hereby closed until 31 August 2009.

The total quantity of the offers of skimmed milk powder for intervention which were received from each seller by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 9a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, on 14 April 2009 shall be accepted, multiplied by a single percentage of 64,2749 % and then rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.

Offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 15 April 2009 until 31 August 2009 shall be rejected.

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, 15 April 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2009

of 23 April 2009

fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (2) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.

(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.

(3) In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.

(4) 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 I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by 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, 23 April 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47.