ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2302/2003

of 29 December 2003

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 laying down detailed rules for issuing import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community(1), and in particular Article 6(4) of Annex III thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2002(2) lays down detailed rules for issuing import licences for products falling within CN Chapter 17 and CN codes 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90 with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin.

(2) In view of the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004, a derogation should be made, for 2004, from the timetable for the submission of applications laid down in that Regulation to enable economic operators in the new Member States to participate in imports of these products from the date of accession. To the same end, it is also necessary to lay down a maximum quantity available on 1 January 2004 for the first period of submission of applications, corresponding to one third of the maximum annual quantity laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. For 2004, by derogation from Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 192/2002, import licence applications shall relate to a quantity of not less than 25 tonnes and not more than the quantity laid down in paragraph 3 for the period of submission of applications for the month of January, and the quantity available for the subsequent periods of submission of applications.

2. For 2004, by derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 192/2002, licence applications shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States in the first five working days of January, May, July and October 2004.

3. For 2004, by derogation from Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 192/2002, where licence applications submitted in the first five working days of January 2004 exhaust or exceed 9333 tonnes, the Commission shall fix the single reducing coefficient to be applied to each of the applications submitted within 10 working days of the closing date for submitting licence applications.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 29 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 55.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2321/2003

of 17 December 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 introducing special temporary measures for hops

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops(1), and in particular Article 16a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/98(2) fixes the amount of compensation for the temporary resting or definitive grubbing up of hops in the Community for a period of six years, from the 1998 to the 2003 harvests.

(2) Application of the special resting and grubbing up measures in this period has resulted in a 19 % reduction in the area under hops compared to 1997, the reference year.

(3) The assessment report that the Commission must present to the Council by 31 December 2003 pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 will cover all provisions relating to the common organisation of the market, in particular special measures. The assessment can be accompanied by proposals. It is advisable in this context to provide for a detailed debate of the entire sector. In order to ensure that this debate takes place and noting the fact that market equilibrium in hops is still being sought, the period for which the amount of compensation has been fixed should be extended by one year.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 should be amended as a result,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 2(1):

- in the first subparagraph, "2003 harvest" is replaced by "2004 harvest",

- in the second subparagraph, "2004 harvest" is replaced by "2005 harvest";

2. in the second subparagraph of Article 4, "2004 harvest" is replaced by "2005 harvest".

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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) OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/2001 (OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 157, 30.5.1998, p. 7. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2151/2002 (OJ L 327, 4.12.2002, p. 1).
Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/2003

of 17 December 2003

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 37(2),

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 12(5)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71(3) fixes the aid per hectare for hops produced in the Community for a period of eight years, from the 1996 to the 2003 harvests.

(2) The assessment report that the Commission is obliged to present to the Council by 31 December 2003 pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71, will cover all provisions relating to the common organisation of the market, in particular the production aid scheme. That assessment can be accompanied by proposals. It is advisable in this context to provide for a detailed debate of the entire sector. In order to ensure a thorough debate, the period for which the aid has been fixed should be extended by one year.

(3) A producer group can withhold up to 20 % of the aid to finance special measures for adjusting to the market and the amounts withheld can accumulate for a period of three years. As it is proposed to extend the aid scheme for a year, the maximum accumulation period should also be extended for a year.

(4) Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 should be amended as a result,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 12(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is hereby amended as follows:

1. point (a) is replaced by the following:

"(a) The aid per hectare shall be the same for all groups of varieties. For nine years from the 1996 harvest it shall amount to EUR 480/ha."

2. point (d) is replaced by the following:

"(d) The aid withheld may be accumulated for a maximum period of four years; at the end of that period all aid withheld must have been spent."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 delivered on 18 November 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Opinion of 10 December 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/2001 (OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 8).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2003

of 20 February 2003

correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for eggs(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 5/2001(2), and in particular Article 10(3) and Article 20(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Greek authorities have suggested using more appropriate terms for the indications on packs and eggs concerning the farming methods for laying hens kept on the floor. Therefore certain terms, in Greek language, in the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2001(4), should be corrected accordingly.

(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 is corrected as follows:

1. Concerns only the Greek version.

2. In Annex II, the terms in the Greek language in column 2 are replaced by the following:"Αυγά Αχυρώνα

Αχυρώνα".

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.

However, the Greek terms used on packs and eggs before the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used until 1 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 121, 16.5.1991, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003

of 17 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" (Thüringer Leberwurst, Thüringer Rotwurst, Thüringer Rostbratwurst)

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 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, Germany has sent to the Commission applications for registration of the names "Thüringer Leberwurst", "Thüringer Rotwurst" and "Thüringer Rostbratwurst" as geographical indications.

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

(3) One statement of objection, receivable under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was received by the Commission in respect of the names given in the Annex hereto following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities in accordance with Article 6(2) of that Regulation(3), but afterwards that has been repealed.

(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected geographical indications.

(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2054/2003(5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected geographical indications (PGI) 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, 17 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 114, 15.5.2002, p. 10 (Thüringer Leberwurst);

OJ C 114, 15.5.2002, p. 12 (Thüringer Rotwurst);

OJ C 114, 15.5.2002, p. 14 (Thüringer Rostbratwurst).

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

(5) OJ L 305, 22.11.2003, p. 5.

ANNEX

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

Meat-based products

GERMANY

Thüringer Leberwurst (PGI)

Thüringer Rotwurst (PGI)

Thüringer Rostbratwurst (PGI)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2003

of 12 May 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/2000(3), provides that the exchange rate to be used for the conversion into national currency of the aid per hectare and the amounts of a structural or environmental character is the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event calculated pro rata temporis. How that average is calculated should be laid down.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 should be amended accordingly.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following sentence is added to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98:"The average of the exchange rates shall be fixed by the Commission during the month following the date of the operative event."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 12 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.

(3) OJ L 282, 8.11.2000, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2003

of 14 April 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1334/2001 concerning the provisional authorisation of a new additive 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 Regulation (EC) No 1756/2002(2), and in particular Articles 3 and 9r thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2001 of 2 July 2001 concerning the provisional authorisation of a new additive in feedingstuffs(3), provisionally authorised the use of the additive potassium diformate for use as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions set out in that Regulation.

(2) Directive 70/524/EEC requires authorisations for growth promoters to be linked to the person responsible for putting them into circulation.

(3) The Commission has been notified that the person responsible for putting the additive potassium diformate into circulation has changed, and is now BASF Aktiengesellschaft.

(4) The person responsible for putting that additive into circulation has submitted new data in order to obtain approval for higher maximum concentrations of the additive in feed.

(5) The Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the safety of the additive, under new conditions of use.

(6) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2001 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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, 14 April 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 265, 3.10.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 180, 3.7.2001, p. 18.

ANNEX

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Council Regulation (EC) No 2324/2003

of 17 December 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001 authorising the offer and delivery for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), and in particular Article 45(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By derogation from Article 45(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001(2) authorises the import into the Community of American wines which have undergone certain oenological processes not provided for in the Community rules. That authorisation expires on 31 December 2003 in respect of the oenological processes referred to in paragraph 1(b) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001.

(2) Since the ongoing bilateral negotiations with the United States of America will not reach a conclusion before the end of the year, in order to avoid any trade disruptions, provision should be made to continue to authorise the American oenological processes referred to in paragraph 1(b) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001 until the entry into force of the agreement resulting from those negotiations, but until 31 December 2005 at the latest.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1037/2001, the date "31 December 2003" shall be replaced by "31 December 2005".

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) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).

(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 12.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1887/2003

of 27 October 2003

concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002(2), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariffs and other measures relating to trade in goods.

(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN code(s) indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.

(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, pursuant to Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4).

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code(s) indicated in column 2 of that table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked for a period of three months pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

Article 3

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, 27 October 2003.

For the Commission

Frederik Bolkestein

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.

ANNEX

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2004 of 28 January 2004 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of January 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98

(Official Journal of the European Union L 24 of 29 January 2004)

On page 54, in the Annex, part (c) of the Table, "broken rice CN code 1006 40 00 ":

for:

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read:

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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/4

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector

( Official Journal of the European Union L 94 of 31 March 2004 )

On page 38, in Annex II:

for:

‘fax (32-2) 298 87 86’,

read:

‘fax (32-2) 298 87 96’.