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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/8

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 590/2009

of 8 July 2009

fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 26 June to 3 July 2009 under subquota III in the context of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 for common wheat of a quality other than high quality

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 (3) opens an overall annual tariff quota of 2 989 240 tonnes of common wheat of a quality other than high quality. That quota is divided into three subquotas.

(2) Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 divides subquota III (order number 09.4125) into four quarterly subperiods and has fixed the quantity at 594 597 tonnes for subperiod 3, for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2009.

(3) Based on the notification made under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, the applications lodged between 26 June 2009 at 13.00 and 3 July 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.

(4) Import licences should no longer be issued under subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 for the current quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Each import licence application in respect of subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 and lodged between 26 June 2009 at 13.00 and 3 July 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 0,910049 %.

2. The issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 3 July 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) falling within subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 is hereby suspended for the current quota subperiod.

Article 2

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

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

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

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

(3) OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 581/2009

of 3 July 2009

amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards gamithromycin

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,

Whereas:

(1) All pharmacologically active substances used in the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.

(2) The substance gamithromycin is included in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for bovine species, applicable to fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption. The provisional maximum residue limits (hereinafter MRLs) for that substance set out in that Annex will expire on 1 July 2009. Additional data were provided and assessed leading the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use to recommend that the provisional MRLs for gamithromycin should be set as definitive and consequently included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for bovine species, applicable to fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.

(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) It is necessary to provide for an adequate period before this Regulation becomes applicable, in order to enable the Member States to make any necessary adjustments with respect to the existing authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned which have been granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2) on the market.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 60 days after publication.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 July 2009. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/2

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 618/2009

of 14 July 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 15 July 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 July 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/57

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 603/2009

of 9 July 2009

fixing the maximum buying-in price for skimmed milk powder for the 6th individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 310/2009

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 43, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 310/2009 (2) has opened buying-in of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure for the period expiring on 31 August 2009, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk powder (3).

(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed or a decision to make no award is to be taken, in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.

(3) In the light of the tenders received for the 6th individual invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should be fixed.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 6th individual invitation to tender for the buying-in of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 310/2009, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 7 July 2009, the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 167,90/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 July 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 97, 16.4.2009, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 628/2009

of 16 July 2009

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2009 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for poultry meat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.

(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of July 2009 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 July 2009. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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

(3) OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/42

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 650/2009

of 23 July 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 21 July 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 21 July 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 24 July 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 199/12

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/2009

of 27 July 2009

establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany

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, 27 July 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 196/6

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 676/2009

of 27 July 2009

opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries

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 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with the Community’s international obligations within the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (2), the Community undertook to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.

(2) 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) laid down the specific detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitations to tender.

(3) In view of the market conditions in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize should be opened to ensure the import quota is completely used.

(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

1. A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the duty referred to in Article 136 of Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 on maize to be imported into Spain.

2. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 shall apply.

Article 2

The invitation shall remain open until 17 December 2009. During that period partial invitations to tender shall be issued and the dates for submission of tenders shall be laid down in the notice of invitation to tender.

Article 3

Import licences issued in the context of this invitation to tender shall be valid for 50 days from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008.

Article 4

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, 27 July 2009. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.

(3) OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/16

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 705/2009

of 4 August 2009

amending Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 August 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 (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 696/2009.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 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 5 August 2009.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 August 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 201, 1.8.2009, p. 3.

ANNEX I Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 5 August 2009 CN code Description Import duties (1) (EUR/t) 1001 10 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00 medium quality 0,00 low quality 0,00 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 65,86 1005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 27,91 1005 90 00 Maize, other than seed (2) 27,91 1007 00 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 70,85 (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.