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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2335/2003

of 30 December 2003

derogating for the year 2004 from Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 as regards tariff quotas for manioc starch

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The importers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia should benefit from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 of 17 December 1996 opening and setting administrative rules for certain annual tariff quotas for sweet potatoes and manioc(3).

(2) For the year 2004, to avoid market irregularities, it is necessary, by way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, to divide the annual import quotas for manioc starch into two subquotas.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. By derogation from Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, for the year 2004, the annual tariff quota for importation into the Community of 10000 tonnes of manioc starch referred to in that Article shall be divided into two subquotas, as set out in part A of the Annex to this Regulation.

2. By way of derogation from Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, for the year 2004, the additional autonomous annual tariff quota for importation into the Community of 10500 tonnes of manioc starch referred to in that Article, of which 10000 tonnes is reserved for Thailand, shall be divided into two subquotas, as set out in part B of the Annex to 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 1 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 122, 22.5.1996, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 14.

ANNEX

Division of the yearly manioc import quotas into subquotas in 2004

A. The annual tariff quota for importation into the Community of 10000 tonnes of manioc starch, provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, shall be divided in 2004 as follows:

- 1 January to 30 April 2004: 3333 tonnes

- 1 May to 31 December 2004: 6667 tonnes.

B. The additional autonomous annual tariff quota for importation into the Community of 10500 tonnes of manioc starch, of which 10000 tonnes is reserved for Thailand, provided for in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2402/96, shall be divided in 2004 as follows:

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 7/61

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 46/2003

of 10 January 2003

amending the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002 (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, fresh fruit and vegetables covered by marketing standards adopted under Article 2 of that Regulation may be placed on sale, sold, delivered or marketed only where they comply with those marketing standards. All those standards lay down that all the products contained in the same package must be of the same type.

(2) Packages containing different types of fruit and vegetables are becoming more common on the market in response to demand from certain consumers. All the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables should therefore be amended to authorise this practice under the terms of Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 of 10 January 2003 laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package (3).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraph is added to point A (Uniformity) of Title V (Provisions concerning presentation) in the Annex to the Regulations listed in the Annex to this Regulation:

‘Notwithstanding the preceding provisions in this point, products covered by this Regulation may be mixed, in sales packages of a net weight of less than three kilograms, with different types of fresh fruit and vegetables on the conditions laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 (4).’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.

(3) See page 65 of this Official Journal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/2003

of 20 May 2003

permanently authorising a new additive manganomanganic oxide 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 9(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 70/524/EEC provides that new additives may be authorised following the review of an application made in accordance with Article 4 of the Directive.

(2) An application for authorisation was submitted for the additive "manganomanganic oxide" as a source of manganese, which belongs to the group of trace elements referred to in part II of Annex C of Directive 70/524/EEC.

(3) The Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition (SCAN) has delivered an opinion on the use of this additive in feedingstuffs on 6 February 2002, which concludes that manganomanganic oxide does not present a risk to animal health, human health or the environment.

(4) The assessment of the request for authorisation submitted in respect of manganomanganic oxide shows that this additive, referred to in Article 2(aaaa), meets the requirements laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC, under the conditions set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This additive should therefore be authorised for an unlimited period.

(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

Manganomanganic oxide belonging to the group "trace elements", listed in the Annex to this Regulation, is authorised for use as an additive in feedingstuffs under the conditions laid down in 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, 20 May 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.

ANNEX

Trace elements

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003

of 13 October 2003

amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards quality wines produced in specified regions

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 58 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex VI.D.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 stipulates that quality wines psr may be produced only from grapes of wine varieties which appear on the list of the Member State of production and are harvested within the specified region.

(2) However, point D.2 of that Annex provides that, until 31 August 2003 at the latest, in the case of a traditional practice governed by special provisions of the Member State of production, that Member State may permit on certain conditions, by means of express authorisations and subject to suitable controls, that a quality sparkling wine psr be obtained by adding to the basic product from which the wine is made one or more wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region whose name the wine bears.

(3) Italy has applied this derogation for the preparation of "Conegliano-Valdobbiadene" and "Montello e Colli Asolani" quality sparkling wines psr. Since the derogation expires on 31 August 2003 and the wine producers have justified that they need a limited extension to this derogation to allow them to make the necessary structural adjustments to the traditional method for producing these wines, the derogation should be extended until 31 August 2005.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The first subparagraph of Annex VI.D.2 to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby replaced by the following:"As an exception to paragraph 1(a), in the case of a traditional practice governed by special provisions of the Member State of production, that Member State may until 31 August 2005 at the latest, by means of express authorisations and subject to suitable controls, permit that a quality sparkling wine psr be obtained by adding to the basic product from which the wine is made one or more wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region whose name the wine bears, provided that:"

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 1 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 224/2003

of 5 February 2003

determining the aid referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 for the private storage of butter and cream and derogating from Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of 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) Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), stipulates that, without prejudice to Article 38 of that Regulation, the amount of the aid referred to in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 for private storage is to be fixed each year. To this end, account should be taken of the fixed, daily and financial costs of storage, and of the movements in the European Central Bank's interest rate in the case of the financial costs.

(2) Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 stipulates the period in which entry into store must take place. The current situation on the butter market justifies bringing the entry date of 15 March for butter and cream storage operations in 2003 forward to 1 March, as an exceptional measure.

(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

The aid referred to in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be calculated per tonne of butter or butter equivalent for contracts concluded in 2003 on the following basis:

(a) EUR 24 for the fixed costs,

(b) EUR 0,35 for the costs of cold storage for each day of contractual storage, and

(c) an amount per day of contractual storage, calculated on the basis of 91 % of the intervention price for butter in force on the day the contractual storage begins and on the basis of an annual interest rate of 2,75 %.

Article 2

Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 notwithstanding, entry into store in 2003 may take place from 1 March.

Article 3

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, 5 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 1582/2003

of 10 September 2003

correcting Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial assistance

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In Article 28(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003(3), laying down transitional provisions, a deadline is fixed for the requests made by producer organisations of the necessary amendments to the operational programmes approved before the entry into force of that regulation and which continue to apply in 2004.

(2) A check has shown that this date is not consistent with the measure presented for an opinion to the Management Committee; therefore, this date should be corrected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003, "15 September 2003" is replaced by "15 October 2003".

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, 10 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 25.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1224/2003

of 9 July 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) 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 code 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 this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under 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 shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code 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 under 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, 9 July 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 1574/2003

of 4 September 2003

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China

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) Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/647/EEC(3), and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral agreement, initialled on 19 January 1995 and approved by Council Decision 95/155/EC(4), both Agreements being as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/787/EC(5), provide that transfers may be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organisation following China's accession to it.

(2) On 23 June 2003 the People's Republic of China submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the quota year 2002 to the quota year 2003.

(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products and as 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 on 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 set up by 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 People's Republic of China fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2003 in accordance with 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, 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 352, 15.12.1990, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 104, 6.5.1995, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

ANNEX

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 614/2004 of 30 March 2004 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

(Official Journal of the European Union L 98 of 2 April 2004)

On page 4 in the title and in the concluding formula, and in the contents on the cover:

for: "30 March 2004",

read: "1 April 2004".
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2004 of 10 March 2004 fixing the unit amounts in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2002/2003 marketing year

(Official Journal of the European Union L 72 of 11 March 2004)

In the title on the cover page and on page 51, and in the first paragraph of Article 1:

for:

... 2002/2003 marketing year...,

read:

... 2003/04 marketing year...;

and in Article 1 points b and e:

for:

... EUR 86,50 per tonne...,

read:

... EUR 96,83 per tonne....
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/9

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 of 7 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings

( Official Journal of the European Union L 133 of 30 April 2004 )

In the contents, on page 1 in the title and on page 8 in the closing formula:

for:

‘7 April 2004’,

read:

‘21 April 2004’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/18

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1292/2004 of 30 April 2004 amending Regulations No 422/67/EEC and No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance

( Official Journal of the European Union L 243 of 15 July 2004 )

In the title of the Regulation on the cover page and on page 23, and in recital 3 and Article 1:

for:

‘Regulations No 422/67/EEC and No 5/67/Euratom’,

read:

‘Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 385/87

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2004 of 29 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers

( Official Journal of the European Union L 345 of 20 November 2004 )

On page 91, Article 2, second line:

for:

‘It shall apply from 1 January 2005 except Article 1(21) which shall apply from 31 October 2004’,

read:

‘It shall apply from 1 January 2005 except Article 1(22) which shall apply from 31 October 2004’.