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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2262/2003

of 22 December 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2003 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 January to 31 March 2004 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2004 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2004, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2293/2003

of 23 December 2003

concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2224/2003(4) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 2000 tonnes for the destination R01 defined in the Annex to that Regulation.

(2) For the destination R01, quantities applied for on 22 December 2003 are in excess of the available quantity. A percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 22 December 2003.

(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2224/2003, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted pursuant to that Regulation on 22 December 2003 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 76,45 % has been applied.

Article 2

For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2224/2003, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 23 December 2003 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences pursuant to that Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.

(4) OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 29.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2329/2003

of 22 December 2003

on the conclusion of the Fisheries Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37, in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),

Whereas:

(1) The Community and the Republic of Mozambique have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Mozambique has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.

(2) In addition, that Agreement provides for economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to guaranteeing the conservation and sustainable exploitation of resources, as well as partnerships between undertakings aimed at developing in the common interest economic activities in the fisheries sector and related activities.

(3) That Agreement should be approved.

(4) The allocation of the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Fisheries Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement") is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the Mozambican fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third-country waters and on the high seas(2).

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community(3).

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 22 December 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. Matteoli

(1) Opinion delivered on 4 December 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.

(3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2323/2003

of 17 December 2003

setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the regions,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds(3) has been abolished with effect from the 2005/06 marketing year by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4). Accordingly, by way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, any production aid for seeds should be set solely for the 2004/05 marketing year.

(2) Since the situation on the European Union market and its probable development are not such as to ensure producers a fair income, production aid should be granted for the marketing year in question.

(3) Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 requires the aid rates to reflect, on the one hand, the need to ensure a balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed and, on the other hand, prices for these products on third-country markets.

(4) Application of those criteria gives the aid rates for the 2004/05 marketing year set out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 17 December 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. Alemanno

(1) Opinion of 16 December 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Opinion of 1 December 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 154/2002 (OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 18).

(4) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.

ANNEX

2004/05 MARKETING YEAR

Aid rates applicable in the Community

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 317/2003

of 19 February 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the Register of certificates of specific character provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Karjalanpiirakka)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, Finland has forwarded an application to the Commission for the name "Karjalanpiirakka" to be entered in the Register of certificates of specific character.

(2) The description "traditional speciality guaranteed" can only be used with names entered in that Register.

(3) No objection under Article 8 of that Regulation was sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2) of the name set out in the Annex hereto.

(4) As a consequence, the name set out in the Annex should be entered in the Register of certificates of specific character and thereby protected as a traditional speciality guaranteed within the Community pursuant to Article 13(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.

(5) The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/97(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1285/2002(4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 and entered in the Register of certificates of specific character in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.

It shall be protected in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regulation.

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, 19 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 9.

(2) OJ C 102, 27.4.2002, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 319, 21.11.1997, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 21.

ANNEX

Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares

- Karjalanpiirakka.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 940/2003

of 28 May 2003

on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of 28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt(3),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of 31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 stipulates that the Commission must set a single reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import licence applications exceed quantities available. That Article also provides that the Commission must notify the Member States of its decision within 10 working days of the day on which the licence applications are lodged.

(2) Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2001 to 19 May 2003 cover a quantity of 32065 tonnes while the maximum quantity to be made available is 32000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.

(3) A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be set for the import licence applications lodged on 19 May 2003 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2184/96.

(4) No more import licences allowing a reduced customs duties should be issued for the current marketing year.

(5) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 19 May 2003 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction percentage of 24,475.

Article 2

Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no longer be issued in respect of licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 20 May 2003.

Article 3

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 May 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2003

of 22 December 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" (Spressa delle Giudicarie)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name "Spressa delle Giudicarie" as a designation of origin.

(2) The application has been found, in accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required under Article 4 thereof.

(3) No objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) of the name set out in the Annex hereto.

(4) The name should therefore be entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected designation of origin.

(5) The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003(5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected designation of origin (PDO) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

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, 22 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 88, 11.4.2003, p. 12 (Spressa delle Giudicarie).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 13.

ANNEX

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE EC TREATY, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Cheese

ITALY

Spressa delle Giudicarie (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2003

of 21 October 2003

authorising the use for 10 years of a coccidiostat in feedingstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1847/2003(2), and in particular Articles 3 and 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 70/524/EEC provides that Member States are to require that no additive may be put into circulation unless a Community authorisation has been granted.

(2) In the case of additives listed in Part I of Annex C to Directive 70/524/EEC, which includes coccidiostats and other medicinal substances, an authorisation linked to the person responsible for putting them into circulation may be given. Such authorisation may be given for a period of 10 years if all the relevant conditions laid down in that Directive are satisfied.

(3) The assessment of the application for an authorisation for a period of 10 years submitted in respect of the coccidiostat preparation, "Sacox 120 microGranulate", shows that the relevant conditions laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC are satisfied.

The Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the safety and the favourable effects of the coccidiostat preparation which belongs to the group "Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances", for chickens reared for laying.

(4) Accordingly, the coccidiostat preparation "Sacox 120 microGranulate" should be authorised for a period of 10 years and included in the list of authorised additives linked to the person responsible for putting them into circulation and authorised for a period of 10 years as provided for in Directive 70/524/EEC.

(5) The assessment of the application shows that certain procedures are required to protect workers from exposure to the additive "Sacox 120 microGranulate". However, such protection is assured by the application of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work(3).

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The additive "Sacox 120 microGranulate" belonging to the group "Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances" as set out in the Annex is authorised for use as an additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 21 October 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 269, 21.10.2003, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 836/2003

of 15 May 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002(3) sets out in its Annex II a model of certificate referred to in Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003(5).

(2) The South African authorities have informed the Commission that the certificate used has been amended.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) In order to avoid practical and commercial difficulties it should be possible to use the existing model certificate until 30 June 2003.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply as from 1 June 2003. However, certificates according to the model in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 in its version of the 28 November 2002, can also be used until 30 June 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.

(3) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.

(5) OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 8.

ANNEX

'ANNEX II

MODEL CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(3) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2001

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