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2005/580/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2005 refusing the placing on the market of betaine as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2005) 2770)
Date: 2005-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food additive, food safety, foodstuffs legislation, market approval

29.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 199/89

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 July 2005

refusing the placing on the market of betaine as a novel food or novel food ingredient under
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2005) 2770)

(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/580/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning
novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular
Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(7)

(8)

On 24 January 2003 Finnfeeds Finland Ltd made a
request to the competent authorities of Finland to place
betaine on the market as a novel food or novel food
ingredient.

On 3 July 2003 the competent authorities of Finland
issued their initial assessment report.

In their initial assessment report, Finland’s competent
authorities came to the conclusion that betaine may be
placed on the market.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority, in its opinion on
an application concerning the use of betaine as a novel
food in the European Union of 22 February 2005 (2),
came to the conclusion that the safety of betaine for
the intended use as proposed by the applicant has not
been established.

As it has not been demonstrated that
the product
complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 258/97, it should not be placed on
the market in the Community.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Betaine may not be placed on the Community market as food
or food ingredient.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Finnfeeds Finland Ltd, Sokeriteh-
taantie 20, FI-02460 Kantvik.

The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report
to all Member States on 18 August 2003.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2005.

(5) Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the
marketing of betaine were raised in accordance with that
provision.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) The opinion can be found on the website of the European Food
Safety Authority, Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and
Allergies.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1191/2005 of 25 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

26.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1191/2005

of 25 July 2005

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
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

L 194/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.7.2005

to Commission Regulation of 25 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

052
999

388
508
524
528
999

052
204
220
508
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
528
999

052
094
999

052
400
404
999

052
999

624
999

101,8
101,8

72,3
72,3

66,4
66,4

62,9
58,8
73,5
64,5
64,9

111,0
79,7
156,7
134,4
165,2
129,4

85,0
84,0
86,2
82,4
69,7
52,1
58,0
57,5
80,7
72,8

105,4
72,6
38,7
52,5
67,3

132,2
100,2
116,2

293,6
307,1
385,7
328,8

101,2
101,2

86,7
86,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/2005 of 25 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder
Date: 2005-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: intervention stock, market intervention, skimmed milk powder

L 194/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.7.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1195/2005

of 25 July 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

of

21

Article
(EC)
Commission
No 214/2001 (2) limited the quantity of skimmed-milk
powder put up for sale by the Member States’
inter-
taken into storage before
vention agencies
1 September 2004.

Regulation

to that

(2)

(3)

In view of the quantity still available and the market
situation, that date should be amended to 1 July 2005.

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

In Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001,
2004’ shall be replaced by ‘1 July 2005’.

‘1 September

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1197/2005 of 25 July 2005 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (oranges)
Date: 2005-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund

26.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1197/2005

of 25 July 2005

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (oranges)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

quantities laid down for the current export period for
oranges will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will
prejudice the proper working of
refund
scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.

the export

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),

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for oranges after 26 July 2005 should be rejected until
the end of the current export period,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2005 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

In the
to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative

information available

light of

the

Applications for system B export licences for oranges submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2005, export
declarations for which are accepted after 26 July and before
16 September 2005, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 19. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1078/2005 (OJ L 177, 9.7.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2005 of 25 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
Date: 2005-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, animal nutrition, award of contract, sale, skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder

26.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1194/2005

of 25 July 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk
powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 26 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2799/1999 (2),
intervention agencies have
organised a standing invitation to tender for skimmed-
milk powder taken into storage before 1 September
2004.

(2)

(3)

In view of the quantity still available and the market
situation, that date should be amended to 1 July 2005.

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

In Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, the date of
‘1 September 2004’ is replaced by the date ‘1 July 2005’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1109/2005 (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 31).