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Commission Regulation (EC) No 667/2003

of 11 April 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 39 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 2(1) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2000(4), lays down, respectively, the price to be paid per kilogram of animals going into the scheme provided by that Regulation, and the rate per animal at which the Community shall co-finance the purchases of the animals.

(2) In order to establish the current estimated value of the relevant animals, account should be taken of the evolution in market prices in the United Kingdom since 1997, date of the last amendment of prices and rates. However, in that period no price quotations were registered for cows in that Member State and it is therefore appropriate instead to take account of the price evolution for such animals in neighbouring markets.

(3) Consequently, the purchase price for cows should be reduced by 20 %, and the purchase price for other animals over 30 months, by 8 %. The rate of Community co-financing should be reduced accordingly.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 716/96 should be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 716/96 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1. The price to be paid to producers or their agents by the United Kingdom competent authority pursuant to Article 1(1) shall be:

- EUR 0,64 per kilogram live weight for cows,

- EUR 0,83 per kilogram live weight for other animals."

2. The first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"3. The Community shall cofinance the expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom for the purchases referred to under Article 1(1) at a rate of EUR 233 per head in the case of cows, and EUR 302 per head in the case of animals other than cows, for each purchased animal destroyed in accordance with the provisions of Article 1."

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.

It shall apply to animals purchased from 28 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 99, 20.4.1996, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 37.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2003

of 12 December 2003

amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002(2) lays down provisions on the recording of prices on the representative markets of the Member States for various categories of bovine animals. Detailed rules on the information to be provided for the price survey for each of these categories are provided in the Annexes to that Regulation.

(2) On the request of the Member States concerned, Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should be partly revised in the light of how marketing and the size of the cattle population in the Member States develop.

(3) In the light of experience, it would moreover appear that Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 contains an error.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 is amended as follows:

1. in Annex I, part G, point 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. Qualities and coefficients

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2. in Annex I, part H, point 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. Qualities and coefficients

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3. In Annex II, part F, point 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. Qualities and coefficients

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4. in Annex III, part B, point 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. Qualities

Veaux blancs, moyenne des types commerciaux 'extra', 'blanc bleu', 'pie rouge' et 'pie noire'".

Article 2

In Annex II, part C, to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002, point 2 is corrected as follows:

"2. Qualities and coefficients

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Article 3

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

It shall apply to the communications referred to in Articles 1(3), 2(3) and 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 transmitted as of 8 January 2004.

Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2002, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1336/2003

of 25 July 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 as regards the continued use of the substances listed in Annex II

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/70/EC(2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002(3) contains provisions for the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and for the withdrawal by Member States of all authorisations for plant-protection products containing such active substances. For uses for which additional technical evidence had been provided demonstrating the essential need for further use of the active substance and the absence of an efficient alternative, temporary measures were provided to enable the development of alternatives.

(2) Member States have presented new evidence demonstrating the need for further essential uses. Such information has been evaluated by the Commission with Member State experts. Derogations should be given only for cases which appear justified and which do not give rise to concern and should be restricted to the control of harmful organisms for which no efficient alternatives exist.

(3) Certain active substances are covered both by the third and fourth stage of the programme of work because of their chemical relation or because of their specific use. In order to avoid inconsistencies, the necessary adaptations should be made to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) 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

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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, 25 July 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 184, 23.7.2003, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 319, 23.11.2002, p. 3.

ANNEX

"ANNEX II

List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(3)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2003

of 6 August 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 245/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under the second indent of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2001(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 651/2002, aid for processing flax and hemp straw shall be payable on flax and hemp fibre only where it is obtained before 1 May following the end of the marketing year in question. Under Article 12(2) of that Regulation, processing aid and, where appropriate, additional aid shall be paid by the Member State on whose territory the flax or hemp straw has been harvested before 1 August following the time limit above.

(2) Given the time required to complete the administrative formalities and checks prior to the granting and final payment of the aid, the time limit for payment of the aid by the Member States should be extended. In order to ensure continuity, it is necessary to provide for retroactive application of the measure as from 1 August 2003.

(3) The deadline by which the Member States notify information on the marketing year to the Commission should therefore be amended.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 245/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 12(2), "1 August" is replaced by "15 October";

2. in Article 15(3), "30 September" is replaced by "15 December".

Article 2

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

It is applicable as from 1 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 16.

(2) OJ L 101, 17.4.2002, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 664/2003

of 11 April 2003

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 289th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 289th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:

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Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2003

of 27 February 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The third subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that private storage aid for butter may be increased in cases where, at the time of removal from storage, an adverse change unforeseeable at the time of entry into storage has occurred on the market.

(2) To implement that provision, Article 38 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, subject to certain conditions, the aid is to be increased or reduced if the maximum buying-in price fixed by invitation to tender expressed in euro or, for the countries not participating in the single currency, in national currency is not the same on the last day of the contract period as on the first.

(3) Since reductions in the intervention price have already been fixed until 2007 by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, reductions in the maximum buying-in price and the market price are foreseeable.

(4) Without prejudice to the Commission's power, under the procedure referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, to increase the private storage aid for butter when the conditions laid down in the third subparagraph of Article 6(3) are met, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 should be deleted.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 should be amended accordingly.

(6) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 38(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 are hereby deleted.

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, 27 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2003

of 4 April 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 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 tariff 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 codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.

(4) It is appropriate 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 the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under the provisions of 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), for a period of three months.

(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 are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes 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 the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

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, 4 April 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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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2003

of 4 September 2003

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994(3) provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests for so-called "exceptional flexibility" by India.

(2) The Republic of India has made a request for transfers between categories on 6 June 2003 and amended it on 4 August 2003.

(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.

(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of India are authorised for the quota year 2003 in accordance with the Annex.

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, 4 September 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal Lamy

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

ANNEX

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2026/2003

of 17 November 2003

prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/2003(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 2003.

(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions Skagerrak and Kattegat IIIb,c,d (EC waters), by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 10 May 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions Skagerrak and Kattegat IIIb,c,d (EC waters), by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2003.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions Skagerrak and Kattegat IIIb,c,d (EC waters), by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 10 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen Holmquist

Director-General for Fisheries

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

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

(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.

(4) OJ L 252, 4.10.2003, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2004 of 15 April 2004 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 108 of 16 April 2004)

On page 3, in the first recital:

for: "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/2003",

read: "Commission Regulation (EC) No 265/2004";

and at the bottom of the page in footnote 3:

for:

OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 7,

read:

OJ L 46, 17.2.2004, p. 15.