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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 231/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 802/2009

of 2 September 2009

establishing that certain limits for issuing import licences for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements are no longer reached

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(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The records referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 show that quantities of sugar are still available for the obligations laid down under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 bearing the order number 09.4337 (July-September 2009).

(2) Under these circumstances, the Commission must indicate that the limits concerned are no longer reached,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The limits for the obligations laid down under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 bearing the order number 09.4337 (July-September 2009) are no longer reached.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 September 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 September 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 813/2009

of 4 September 2009

amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year

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 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 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2009 (4).

(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

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 Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 September 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. 24.

(3) OJ L 258, 26.9.2008, p. 56.

(4) OJ L 230, 2.9.2009, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 841/2009

of 16 September 2009

fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence applications and suspending the lodging of export-licence applications for out-of-quota sugar

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 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 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the sugar produced during the marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit fixed by the Commission.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 924/2008 of 19 September 2008 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2008/09 marketing year (3) sets the above mentioned limits.

(3) The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceed the quantitative limit fixed by Regulation (EC) No 924/2008. An acceptance percentage should therefore be set for quantities applied for on 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 September 2009. All export-licence applications for sugar lodged after 11 September 2009 should accordingly be rejected and the lodging of export-licence applications should be suspended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Export licences for out-of-quota sugar for which applications were lodged from 7 September to 11 September 2009 shall be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an acceptance percentage of 20,491954 %.

2. Applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences submitted on 14 September, 15 September, 16 September, 17 September and 18 September 2009 are hereby rejected.

3. The lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences shall be suspended for the period 21 September 2009 to 30 September 2009.

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, 16 September 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. 24.

(3) OJ L 252, 20.9.2008, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 821/2009

of 9 September 2009

amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year

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 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 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 819/2009 (4).

(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

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 Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 September 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. 24.

(3) OJ L 258, 26.9.2008, p. 56.

(4) OJ L 237, 9.9.2009, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 851/2009

of 17 September 2009

fixing the maximum export refund for butter 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 15 September 2009.

(3) 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

For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 15 September 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(a) and (b) and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 September 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 251/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 875/2009

of 23 September 2009

establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.

(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 2009.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

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 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such 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, 23 September 2009. For the Commission Fokion FOTIADIS Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 879/2009

of 24 September 2009

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009

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 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 (2).

(2) Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account.

(3) A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.

(4) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders lodged from 11 to 24 September 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be EUR 30,25 EUR/t for a total maximum quantity of 25 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 September 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 September 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 196, 28.7.2009, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 935/2009

of 7 October 2009

amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/2010 marketing year

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 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 2009/2010 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 930/2009 (4).

(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

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 Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/2010, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 October 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 October 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. 24.

(3) OJ L 253, 25.9.2009, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 263, 7.10.2009, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 259/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 919/2009

of 1 October 2009

amending Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 (3).

(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 915/2009.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 are hereby replaced by the text 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.

It shall apply from 2 October 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 October 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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.

(3) OJ L 258, 1.10.2009, p. 6.

ANNEX I Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 2 October 2009 CN code Description Import duties (1) (EUR/t) 1001 10 00 Durum wheat, high quality 17,20 medium quality 27,20 low quality 47,20 1001 90 91 Common wheat seed 0,00 ex 1001 90 99 High quality common wheat, other than for sowing 0,00 1002 00 00 Rye 74,12 1005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 32,00 1005 90 00 Maize, other than seed (2) 32,00 1007 00 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 74,12 (1) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal the importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, from a reduction in the duty of: — 3 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or — 2 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula. (2) The importer may benefit from a flatrate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 949/2009

of 12 October 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 13 October 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 October 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.