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32003R1731

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1731/2003 of 30 September 2003 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1731/2003 of 30 September 2003 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry(3) lays down the rules for determining the production refunds and specifies the chemical products the basic products used in the manufacture of which attract a production refund. Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provide that the production refund applying to raw sugar, sucrose syrups and unprocessed isoglucose is to be derived from the refund fixed for white sugar in accordance with a method of calculation specific to each basic product. (3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month. It may be adjusted in the intervening period where there is a significant change in the prices for sugar on the Community and/or world markets. The application of those provisions results in the production refund fixed in Article 1 of this Regulation for the period shown. (4) As a result of the amendment to the definition of white sugar and raw sugar in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, flavoured or coloured sugars or sugars containing any other added substances are no longer deemed to meet those definitions and should thus be regarded as "other sugar". However, in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001, they attract the production refund as basic products. A method should accordingly be laid down for calculating the production refund on these products by reference to their sucrose content. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 43,887 EUR/100 kg net. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31995R2839

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2839/95 of 8 December 1995 allocating for 1995 the Community contribution to the scrapping funds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2839/95 of 8 December 1995 allocating for 1995 the Community contribution to the scrapping funds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2819/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4a (2) and 10 (3) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 introduced arrangement for structural improvements in inland waterway transport involving scrapping measures coordinated at Community level; Whereas provision has been made for a financial contribution from the Community to the scrapping funds referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 for the scrapping of vessels on the common waiting list referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 (4); whereas appropriations have been entered in the general budget of the Community for 1995; whereas the Commission must divide this contribution for 1995 between dry cargo vessels and pusher craft and tankers according to the current situation regarding requests for premiums and allocate it to the scrapping funds, 1. The scrapping funds referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 shall receive for 1995 a financial contribution from the Community amounting to ECU 5 million for the scrapping of vessels on the common waiting list referred to in Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89. Of this ECU 3 650 000 shall go to the scrapping of dry cargo vessels and pusher craft and ECU 1 350 000 to the scrapping of tankers. 2. Working in conjunction with the scrapping fund authorities, the Commission shall establish the updated version, on entry into force of this Regulation, of the abovementioned common waiting list for the two separate accounts referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89. The budgetary appropriations of these two separate accounts shall be allocated by the funds to owners applying for scrapping premiums in order of entries on the common waiting list until the financial resources available have been completely used up. The authorities of the funds shall notify the owners of vessels forthwith of acceptance of their requests. 3. The Commission shall decide before 31 December 1995 on the allocation of the financial resources referred to in paragraph 1 between the scrapping funds as a function of the requests for premiums accepted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32008R0160

Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/2008 of 21 February 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pane di Matera (PGI), Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino (PDO))

22.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 160/2008 of 21 February 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pane di Matera (PGI), Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino (PDO)) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, Italy's applications to register the names ‘Pane di Matera’ and ‘Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union  (2). (2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, these names should be entered in the Register, The names contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the Register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.

31985R1247

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85 of 13 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1247/85 of 13 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas Article 24 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/84 (3), provides for a transitional period in order to permit a financial contribution by the Community to projects submitted before 31 December 1984 under programmes due to expire before 31 December 1984 before a new programme or the updating of the programme is approved; Whereas in view of the large number of programmes which expired on 31 December 1984, the transitional period should be extended until 30 April 1985 so that the projects can be financed in 1985; Whereas the special circumstances brought about by the expiry of the duration envisaged for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 in 1984 justify making it possible, by way of exception, to carry forward, a second time, the projects submitted for financing in 1984, Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following paragraph is added to Article 21: 'However, requests for aid from the Fund submitted to the Commission between 1 May 1983 and 30 April 1984 may be carried forward twice.' 2. In Article 24 (5), the first reference to '31 December 1984' is replaced by '1 May 1985'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1985. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31994R1474

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/94 of 27 June 1994 setting for the 1994/95 marketing year the threshold prices and monthly increases for certain categories of flour, groats and meal

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1474/94 of 27 June 1994 setting for the 1994/95 marketing year the threshold prices and monthly increases for certain categories of flour, groats and meal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1580/93 (3) fixes standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the threshold prices for those categories of products; Whereas the target and threshold prices for cereals were fixed for the 1993/94 marketing year by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1709/93 of 29 June 1993 adjusting the prices and amounts fixed in ecus in the cereals sector as a result of the monetary alignments during the 1992/93 marketing year (4); Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the threshold prices of wheat, meslin and rye flour, and of wheat groats and meal, shall be fixed in accordance with the rules and in respect of the standard qualities specified in Articles 6 to 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1580/93; Whereas calculations made on the basis of such rules result in the prices set out below; Whereas the threshold prices for processed products must be adjusted on the basis of the monthly increases applicable during the 1994/95 marketing year to the threshold price for the basic product, taking into account the processing coefficients for such products; Whereas the Council has not yet fixed the monthly increases in the prices of the basic products for the 1994/95 marketing year; Whereas, in so far as such increases may be fixed for the said marketing year, they should be applied also to the products covered by this Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Notwithstanding the last subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, for the 1994/95 marketing year the threshold prices of the products referred to in Article 1 (c) of the said Regulation shall, with the exception of malt, be fixed as follows: "(ecu per tonne)"" ID="1">Wheat or meslin flour> ID="2">266,13"> ID="1">Rye flour> ID="2">266,13"> ID="1">Groats and meal of common wheat> ID="2">287,42"> ID="1">Groats and meal of durum wheat> ID="2">287,42"> The prices set out in Article 1 shall, where appropriate, be increased by the amounts of the monthly increases applicable during the 1994/95 marketing year to the threshold price of the basic product, multiplied by a coefficient of 1,4 for wheat, meslin and rye flour and by a coefficient of 1,5 for groats and meal of common wheat and of durum wheat. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1994. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32013R1260

Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics Text with EEA relevance

10.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/39 REGULATION (EU) No 1260/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1), Whereas: (1) According to Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority of the members of the Council is to be defined, inter alia, on the basis of the population of the Member States. (2) The Economic and Financial Affairs Council regularly gives a mandate to the Economic Policy Committee to assess the long-term sustainability and quality of public finances on the basis of population projections produced by Eurostat. (3) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), all Member State statistics transmitted to the Commission which are broken down by territorial units are to use the NUTS classification. Consequently, in order to establish comparable regional statistics, the territorial units should be defined in accordance with the NUTS classification. (4) In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Commission is to submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions every three years on the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion. Annual regional data at NUTS 3 regional level is necessary for the preparation of those reports and for the regular monitoring of demographic developments and of possible future demographic challenges in the Union regions, including different types of regions such as border regions, metropolitan regions, rural regions and mountain and island regions. Since demographic ageing exhibits strong regional differences, Eurostat is required to prepare regional projections on a regular basis in order to complement the demographic picture of the NUTS 2 regions in the Union. (5) In accordance with Article 159 TFEU, the Commission is to draw up a report each year on progress in achieving the objectives of Article 151 TFEU, including the demographic situation in the Union. (6) The Commission in its Communication of 20 October 2009 entitled ‘Solidarity in health: reducing health inequalities in the EU’ supported the further development and collection of data, and the further development of health indicators, by age, sex, socioeconomic status and geographic dimensions. (7) The Sustainable Development Strategy of the Union, launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006, has as its objective the continuous improvement of the quality of life for current and future generations. The Commission (Eurostat) monitoring report, which is published every two years, provides an objective statistical picture of progress, based on a Union set of sustainable development indicators. (8) Annual demographic statistics are fundamental for the study and definition of a wide range of policies, with particular regard to social and economic issues, at national and regional level. Statistics on population are an important denominator for a wide range of policy indicators. (9) The strategic objective H.3. of Chapter IV of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) provides a reference framework for the generation and dissemination of gender-disaggregated data and information for planning and policy evaluation reasons. (10) Demographic statistics constitute an essential component for the estimation of total population in the framework of the European System of Accounts. It is important to update and revise data when establishing statistics at European level. (11) In order to ensure the quality, and in particular the comparability, of the data provided by the Member States, and in order for reliable overviews to be drawn up at Union level, the data used should be based on the same concepts, and should refer to the same reference date or period. (12) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) provides a reference framework for European demographic statistics. In particular, it requires compliance with the principles of professional independence, impartiality, objectivity, reliability, statistical confidentiality and cost effectiveness. (13) The information on demography should be consistent with the relevant information collected pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). To this end, scientifically-based and well-documented statistical estimation methods should be evaluated, and their use should be encouraged. (14) When developing, producing and disseminating European statistics, the national and European statistical authorities, and, where applicable, other relevant national and regional authorities, should take account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice, as reviewed and updated by the European Statistical System Committee on 28 September 2011. (15) This Regulation guarantees the right to respect for private and family life and to the protection of personal data, as set out in Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. (16) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) apply with regard to the processing of personal data in the context of this Regulation. (17) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the establishment of a common legal framework for the systematic production of European demographic statistics in the Member States, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. (18) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Subject matter This Regulation establishes a common legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics on population and vital events. Definitions For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘national’ refers to the territory of a Member State within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 applicable at the reference time; (b) ‘regional’ means NUTS level 1, NUTS level 2 or NUTS level 3 within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 applicable at the reference time; where this term is used in connection with countries that are not members of the Union, ‘regional’ means the statistical regions at level 1, 2 or 3, as agreed between those countries and the Commission (Eurostat), at the reference time; (c) ‘usually resident population’ means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State at the reference time; (d) ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage. The following persons alone shall be considered to be usual residents of a specific geographical area: (i) those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or (ii) those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year. (e) ‘live birth’ means the birth of a child who breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of gestational age; (f) ‘death’ means the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post-natal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation); (g) ‘vital events’ means live births and deaths as defined in points (e) and (f). Data on population and on vital events 1.   Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on their usually resident population at the reference time. The data provided shall cover population by age, sex and region of residence. 2.   Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on their vital events that occurred during the reference period. Member States shall use the same population definition that they use for the data referred to in paragraph 1. The data provided shall cover the following variables: (a) live births by sex, month of occurrence, live birth-order, mother’s age, mother’s year of birth, mother’s country of birth, mother’s country of citizenship and mother’s region of residence; (b) deaths by age, sex, year of birth, region of residence, country of birth, country of citizenship and month of occurrence. 3.   Member States shall use the same definition of population for all ‘national’ and ‘regional’ levels as defined by this Regulation. 4.   The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down uniform conditions for the breakdown of data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for deadlines and for revisions of data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10(2). Total population for specific Union purposes 1.   For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, in accordance with Article 2(c), within eight months of the end of the reference year. 2.   Member States may estimate the total population referred to in paragraph 1 from the legally resident or registered population using scientifically-based, well-documented, and publicly available statistical estimation methods. Frequency and reference time 1.   Each year, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on their population and on their vital events for the previous year referred to in Article 3(1) and in points (a) and (b) of Article 3(2). 2.   Each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level referred to in Article 4. 3.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the reference time shall mean either the reference date referred to in paragraph 4 or the reference period referred to in paragraph 5, as appropriate. 4.   The reference date for population data shall be the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). The first reference date shall be in 2013 and the last reference date shall be in 2027. 5.   The reference period for vital events data shall be the calendar year in which the events occurred. The first reference period shall be 2013 and the last reference period shall be 2027. Provision of data and metadata Member States shall make available to the Commission (Eurostat) the data and metadata required under this Regulation in accordance with the data and metadata exchange standards specified by the Commission (Eurostat). Member States shall either provide those data and metadata through the Single Entry Point services so that the Commission (Eurostat) can retrieve them, or shall transmit them using the Single Entry Point services. Data sources The data shall be based on the data sources chosen by the Member State in accordance with national law and practice. Scientifically-based and well-documented statistical estimation methods shall be used, where appropriate. Feasibility studies 1.   Member States shall carry out feasibility studies on the use of the definition of ‘usual residence’ for population and vital events as referred to in Article 3(1) and (2). 2.   The results of the feasibility studies referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 December 2016. 3.   In order to facilitate the carrying out of the feasibility studies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Union may provide financial support to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Quality requirements 1.   Member States shall ensure the quality of the data transmitted. 2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the quality criteria referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 shall apply to the data to be transmitted. 3.   Member States shall report to the Commission (Eurostat) on reference metadata, using the European Statistical System standards, and in particular on the data sources, definitions and estimation methods used for the first reference year, and Member States shall keep the Commission (Eurostat) informed of any changes thereto. 4.   At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality of the statistical information. 5.   Member States shall ensure that the data on population required by Article 3 of this Regulation are consistent with those required by point (c) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. 0 Committee procedure 1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the European Statistical System Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 1 Review Clause 1.   The Commission shall submit a first report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Regulation by 31 December 2018, and a second report by 31 December 2023. In those reports, the Commission shall take account of relevant information provided by Member States and shall evaluate the quality of the data transmitted, the data collection methods used, the additional burden imposed on the Member States and on the respondents, and the comparability of those statistics. Those reports shall evaluate the use of scientifically-based, well-documented statistical estimation methods, for the estimation of the ‘usually resident population’ from the legally resident or registered population. The first report shall also cover the results of the feasibility studies referred to in Article 8. 2.   If appropriate, those reports shall be accompanied by proposals designed to further improve the common legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics on population and vital events under this Regulation. 2 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall cease to apply on 31 August 2028. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31997R1421

Council Regulation (EC) No 1421/97 of 22 July 1997 fixing the amounts of aid for seeds for the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1421/97 of 22 July 1997 fixing the amounts of aid for seeds for the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2), Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4), Whereas the present situation and the outlook on the Community market for seeds listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/81 that will be sold during the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years do not offer the assurance of a fair return to producers; whereas part of their costs should therefore be met by the granting of aid; Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that the aid shall be fixed, taking into account, on the one hand, the need to ensure a balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the possible outlets for that production and, on the other hand, the prices of the products on external markets; Whereas the application of these provisions results in the fixing of the amounts of aid applicable for the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years at the levels set out in the Annex hereto, For the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years the amounts of the aid granted for seeds referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31974R1508

Regulation (EEC) No 1508/74 of the Council of 18 June 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters rectifying annex A of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the republic of Finland

REGULATION (EEC) No 1508/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters rectifying Annex A of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof; Having regard to the recommendation of the Commission; Whereas an Agreement (1) was signed in Brussels on 5 October 1973 between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland ; Annex A to Protocol No 1 to the aforementioned Agreement should be rectified and the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters negotiated to this effect concluded, The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters rectifying Annex A of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community. The text of the letters is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters referred to in Article 1 and to grant him the powers necessary for the purpose of binding the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32001R1406

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/2001 of 11 July 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/2001 of 11 July 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(2), and in particular Articles 1(2) and 3(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation. (2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68. (3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends. (4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded. (5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68. (6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price. (7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed. (8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. (9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31996R1313

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1313/96 of 8 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1313/96 of 8 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 871/96 (4), lays down transitional measures, applicable until 30 June 1996, to facilitate the transition to the arrangements for importing cereal substitute products and processed cereal and rice products as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 with a view to the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Whereas the period for taking the transitional measures was extended to 30 June 1997 by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 extending the period for taking the transitional measures necessary in the agricultural sector to implement the agreements concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas, pending the adoption by the Council of a definitive measure, the aforementioned measures should be extended until 30 June 1997; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following Articles: 'Article 1 1. For the purposes of Article 14 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (*), the customs duties on imports of products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and originating in the ACP States shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the reduced customs duties listed in the Annex hereto on imports of the products designated hereinunder and originating in the ACP States shall be reduced by: - ECU 2,19 per 1 000 kg in the case of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 99 and ex 0714 90 19, with the exception of arrowroot, - ECU 4,38 per 1 000 kg in the case of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10 and ex 1106 20, with the exception of arrowroot flour and meal, - 50 % in the case of products falling within CN codes 1108 14 00 and ex 1108 19 90, with the exception of arrowroot starch. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the customs duties on imports of the following products originating in the ACP States shall not be levied thereon: - sweet potatoes falling within CN code 0714 20 10, - products falling within CN code 0714 10 91, - arrowroot falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and ex 0714 90 19, - arrowroot flour and meal falling within CN code ex 1106 20, - arrowroot starch falling within CN code ex 1108 19 90. a The detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements shall be as set out in Articles 2 to 8 as regards: - products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 originating in the ACP States and imported into the Community (Title I), - products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 originating in the ACP States or the OCT and imported into the French overseas territories (Title II). (*) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.` 2. In Articles 2 (2) and 4 (3), the words 'import duty` are replaced by 'Common Customs Tariff customs duty` each time they appear. 3. The Annex to this Regulation is added. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32005R1792

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2005 of 28 October 2005 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt

29.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/32 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1792/2005 of 28 October 2005 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2), Whereas: (1) Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2) allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the malt referred to in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3). That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. (3) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto. (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, The corrective amount referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance in respect of malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32005R0880

Commission Regulation (EC) No 880/2005 of 10 June 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

11.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/1 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 880/2005 of 10 June 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 establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 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, The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32003R1361

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1361/2003 of 31 July 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1361/2003 of 31 July 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004) 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 Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 9(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 977/2003(3) contains a clerical error which needs to be corrected. (2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Article 9(6) of Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 is corrected to read: "6. For the purposes of this Article, Articles 4 to 8 shall apply. However, the date of application mentioned in Article 4(2) shall be 27 February 2004 and the date of communication mentioned in Article 4(5) shall be 5 March 2004." 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.

32009R0652

Commission Regulation (EC) No 652/2009 of 23 July 2009 fixing the export refunds on eggs

24.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/45 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/2009 of 23 July 2009 fixing the export refunds on eggs 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 (1), and in particular Article 164(2), last subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Community for those products may be covered by an export refund. (2) In view of the current situation on the market in eggs, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. (3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary. (4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely within the Community and comply with requirements under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2) and of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), as well as marking requirements under point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, 1.   The products on which the export refunds provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be paid, subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article, and the amounts of those refunds are specified in the Annex to this Regulation. 2.   The products on which a refund may be paid under paragraph 1 shall meet the requirements under Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and those defined in point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. 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.

32009D0343

2009/343/EC: Commission Decision of 21 April 2009 amending Decision 2007/131/EC on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community (notified under document number C(2009) 2787) (Text with EEA relevance )

25.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/9 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 April 2009 amending Decision 2007/131/EC on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community (notified under document number C(2009) 2787) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/343/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 2007/131/EC of 21 February 2007 on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community (2) harmonises the technical conditions for radio equipment using ultra-wideband technology in the Community, ensuring that the radio spectrum is available across the European Community pursuant to harmonised conditions, eliminating barriers to the uptake of ultra-wideband technology and creating an effective single market for such systems with consequent economies of scale and benefits to the consumer. (2) Rapid changes in technology and in the use of the radio spectrum need to be adequately reflected in the regulation of ultra-wide band technology, in order for European society to benefit from the introduction of innovative applications based on this technology, whilst ensuring that other spectrum users are not adversely affected. Decision 2007/131/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (3) For this reason, the Commission issued additional mandates pursuant to Decision No 676/2002/EC to the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), to undertake further compatibility studies of ultra-wideband technology with radio-communication services. (4) In its reports submitted in response to these mandates, the CEPT advised the Commission to amend a number of technical aspects in Decision 2007/131/EC. (5) The additional studies by CEPT clarified the technical conditions under which specific mitigation techniques, notably detect and avoid (DAA) and low duty cycle (LDC), enable ultra-wide band equipment to be operated with higher transmission powers while offering equivalent protection comparable to the existing ultra-wide band generic limits. (6) The CEPT studies also demonstrated that ultra-wide band equipment may be used under more stringent conditions than the generic limits in automotive and railway vehicles. Such conditions may be relaxed as long as mitigation techniques, such as those mentioned above, are used in these vehicles. (7) Building material analysis (BMA) imaging systems can provide a host of innovative applications in detecting or taking images of pipes, wires and of other intra-wall structures in residential or commercial constructions. A common set of spectrum-access conditions for BMA equipment should assist those undertakings which want to provide related professional services using these applications across borders in the Community. (8) CEPT has advised the Commission that more relaxed conditions of use than the generic limits are to be feasible for BMA systems, given that their modes of operation, combined with their very low deployment densities and activity factors, further mitigate the possibility of harmful interference to radio-communication services. (9) The CEPT technical studies under the Commission mandates on BMA applications assume use in structures that are dense and thick enough to absorb most signals transmitted by the imaging system. These compatibility studies include, inter alia, the presumption that BMA equipment should cease transmission within ten seconds of the interruption of normal operation. Furthermore, although BMA devices may be sold as a consumer product, a maximum density of 6,7 BMA units/km2 are assumed to be used in the aggregate interference studies. (10) Pursuant to Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (3) (the R & TTE Directive), the Commission has given mandates (M/329 and M/407) to the European standardisation organisations to establish a set of harmonised standards covering ultra-wideband applications to be recognised under this Directive, and resulting in a presumption of conformity with its requirements. In response to mandates M/329 and M/407 from the EC, the ETSI has developed harmonised standard EN 302 065 on generic UWB equipment, harmonised standard EN 302 500 for UWB location tracking equipment and harmonised standard EN 302 435 on BMA equipment. (11) These respective harmonised standards describe in detail how equipment operating in frequency bands allocated by this Decision should operate and how this equipment can be tested for compliance with the limits stated in the harmonised standards. (12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee, Decision 2007/131/EC is amended as follows: 1. The Annex to Decision 2007/131/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. 2. In Article 2, the following points 10 and 11 are added: ‘10. “building material analysis” (BMA) means a field disturbance sensor that is designed to detect the location of objects within a building structure or to determine the physical properties of a building material; 11. “radiated into the air” means those parts of the signal emitted by specific applications of ultra-wideband technology which are not absorbed by their shielding or by the material under investigation.’. This Decision shall apply from 30 June 2009. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

32003R0989

Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/2003 of 10 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 increasing the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/2003 of 10 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 increasing the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 937/2003(6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 3800088 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency. (3) Germany informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 499361 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened. In view of the market situation, the German request should be granted. (4) This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in store without delay. (5) Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 should be amended accordingly. (6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: "Article 2 1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 4299449 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and the United States of America. 2. The regions in which the 4299449 tonnes of barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation." 2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto. 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.

31979R0600

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 600/79 of 29 March 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 as regards the date of introduction of the new form of farm return in Italy and Luxembourg

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 600/79 of 29 March 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 as regards the date of introduction of the new form of farm return in Italy and Luxembourg THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2910/73 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 (3) specified the items to be included in the farm return to be used in determining the incomes of agricultural holdings; Whereas it has been possible to overcome the difficulties initially envisaged for the application as from 1978 of the new farm return in Luxembourg ; whereas, in the case of that Member State, it will be possible to submit the accountancy data for the 1978 accounting year in the new farm return; Whereas technical difficulties encountered in Italy in drawing up the instruments necessary for applying the new farm return are preventing the new farm return from being rationally applied for collecting the accountancy data of the 1979 accounting year ; whereas it is therefore expedient for the farm return used in previous accounting years to remain in force during the 1979 accounting year; Whereas all the necessary measures have been taken in Italy to ensure satisfactory application of the new farm return for the collection of the accountancy data of the 1980 accounting year; Whereas it is necessary to correct a mistake in the wording of heading 145, in the German version, concerning other fodder plants, and in that of heading 157, in all the language versions, relating to nurseries; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network, Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 is amended as follows: 1. The text of the second paragraph of Article 2 is replaced by the following: "However, these provisions shall apply for the first time in France and Ireland to the accounting data of the 1979 accounting year, and in Italy to the accounting data of the 1980 accounting year. The 1979 and 1980 accounting years shall begin respectively during the periods from 1 January to 1 July 1979 and from 1 January to 1 July 1980." 2. In Annex II, the text of heading 145 in the German version is worded as follows: "Sonstige Futterpflanzen : der gesamte Futteranbau, der in der Fruchtfolge steht und weniger als 5 Jahre lang die gleiche Fläche beansprucht (einjähriger und mehrjähriger Futteranbau ohne Ackerwiesen)." 3. In Annex II, the text of heading 157 is replaced by the following: "Nurseries : including vine nurseries ; excluding tree nurseries in forests which serve the holding's needs." This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31994R1024

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/94 of 2 May 1994 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for kefalotyri and kasseri cheeses

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1024/94 of 2 May 1994 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 230/94 (2) and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 of 8 March 1971 laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses (3) permits the granting of private storage aid for sheep's milk cheeses requiring at least six months for maturing where a serious market imbalance could be eliminated or reduced by seasonal storage; Whereas the market in Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses is at present disturbed by the existence of stocks which are difficult to sell and which are causing a lowering of prices; whereas seasonal storage should therefore be introduced for these quantities to improve the situation and allow producers time to find outlets for their cheese; Whereas the detailed rules of this measure should determine the maximum quantity to benefit from it as well as the duration of the contracts in relation to the real requirements of the market and the keeping qualities of the cheeses in question; whereas it is necessary to specify the terms of the storage contract so as to enable the identification of the cheese and to maintain checks on the stock in respect of which aid is granted; whereas the aid should be fixed taking into account storage costs and the foreseeable trend of market prices; Whereas experience shows that provisions on checks should be laid down, particularly as regards the documents to be submitted and checks to be made on the spot; whereas, therefore, it should be provided that Member States require the costs of checks be fully or partly borne by the contractor; Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to milk and milk products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 180/94 (5), fixes the conversion rate to be applied in the framework of private storage aid schemes in the milk products sector; Whereas it is approriate to guaranteee the continuation of the storage operations in question; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Aid shall be granted in respect of the private storage of 3 200 tonnes of Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses made from Community-produced ewes' or goats' milk or a mixture of the two and satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 3. 1. The intervention agency shall conclude storage contracts only when the following conditions are met: (a) the quantity of cheese to which the contract relates is not less than two tonnes; (b) the cheese was manufactured at least 90 days before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage, and after 30 November 1993; (c) the cheese has undergone tests which show that it meets the condition laid down in (b) and that it is of first quality; (d) the storer undertakes: - to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage in premises where the maximum temperature is + 16 °C, - not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the batch which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the intervention agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity fixed for each batch continues to be met, the intervention agency may authorize an alteration which is limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses which are found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored. In the event of release from store of certain quantities: (i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the intervention agency, the contract is deemed not to have undergone any alteration; (ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract is deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity permanently retained. Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer, - to keep stock accounts and to inform the intervention agency each week of the quantity of cheese put into storage during the previous week, and of any planned withdrawals. 2. The storage contract shall be concluded: (a) in writing, stating the date when storage covered by the contract begins; this may not be earlier than the day following that on which the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage were completed; (b) after completion by the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage and at the latest 40 days after the date on which the storage covered by the contract begins. 1. Aid shall be granted only for cheese put into storage during the period 15 May to 30 November 1994. 2. No aid shall be granted in respect of storage under contract for less than 60 days. 3. The aid payable may not exceed an amount corresponding to 150 days' storage under contract terminating before 31 March 1995. By way of derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (1) (d), when the period of 60 days specified in paragraph 2 has elapsed, the storer may remove all or part of the batch under contract. The minimum quantity that may be removed shall be 500 kilograms. The Member States may, however, increase this quantity to two tonnes. The date of the start of operations to remove cheese covered by the contract shall not be included in the period of storage under contract. 1. The amount of aid shall be ECU 1,97 per tonne per day. 2. Aid shall be paid not later than 90 days from the last day of storage under contract. 1. The Member States shall ensure that the conditions granting entitlement to payment of the aid are fulfilled. 2. The contractor shall make available to the national authorities responsible for verifying execution of the measure any documentation permitting in particular the following particulars of products placed in private storage to be verified: (a) ownership at the time of entry into storage; (b) the origin and date of manufacture of the cheeses; (c) the date of entry into storage; (d) presence in the store; (e) the date of removal from storage. 3. The contractor or, where applicable, the operator of the store, shall keep stock accounts available at the store, covering: (a) identification, by contract number, of the products placed in private storage; (b) the dates of entry into and removal from storage; (c) the number of cheeses and their weight shown for each lot; (d) the location of the products in the store. 4. Products stored must be easily identifiable and must be identified individually by contract. A special mark shall be affixed to cheeses covered by contract. 5. Without prejudice to Article 2 (1) (d), on entry into storage, the competent bodies shall conduct checks in particular to ensure that products stored are eligible for the aid and to prevent any possibility of substitution of products during storage under contract. 6. The national authorities responsible for controls shall undertake: (a) an unannounced check to see that the products are present in the store. The sample concerned must be representative and must correspond to at least 10 % of the overall quantity under contract for a private storage aid measure. Such checks must include, in addition to an examination of the accounts referred to in paragraph 3, a physical check of the weight and type of product and their identification. Such physical checks must relate to at least 5 % of the quantity subject to the unannounced check; (b) a check to see that the products are present at the end of the storage period under contract. 7. Checks conducted pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 must be the subject of a report stating: - the date of the check, - its duration, - the operations conducted. The report on checks must be signed by the official responsible and contersigned by the contractor or, where applicable, by the store operator. 8. In the case of irregularities affecting at least 5 % of the quantities of products subject to the checks the latter shall be extended to a larger sample to be determined by the competent body. The Member States shall notify such cases to the Commission within four weeks. 9. The Member States may provide that the costs of checks will be borne partly or fully by the contractor. Member States shall communicate to the Commission on or before the Tuesday of each week: (a) the quantity of cheese for which storage contracts have been concluded during the previous week; (b) any quantities in respect of which the authorization referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (d) has been given. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 15 May 1994. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31976R1795

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1795/76 of 20 July 1976 concerning the application of Article 40 (4) of the Treaty to the French overseas departments

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1795/76 of 20 July 1976 concerning the application of Article 40 (4) of the Treaty to the French overseas departments THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 and 227 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas the scope of the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should be extended to include the French overseas departments so that they may receive the Community aid for the improvement of agricultural structures provided for in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (3), and thus promote the economic and social development of these areas which are basically agricultural; Whereas the activities of the Guidance Section should be extended to the French overseas departments as soon as possible, Article 40 (4) of the Treaty shall apply to the French overseas departments as regards the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32013R0922

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 922/2013 of 25 September 2013 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in Nicaragua

26.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 254/1 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 922/2013 of 25 September 2013 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in Nicaragua THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1) Decision 2012/734/EU authorised the signature, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. The Agreement applies on a provisional basis from 1 August 2013. (2) Appendix 2 to Annex I to the Agreement concerns the EU’s import tariff-rate quotas for goods originating in Central America. One tariff quota is granted exclusively to Nicaragua. It is therefore necessary to open a tariff quota for such products. The tariff quota should be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2). In order to benefit from the tariff concessions provided for in this Regulation, the products listed in the Annex should be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in the Agreement. (3) Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 (4), contains new CN codes which are different from those referred to in the Agreement. The new codes should therefore be reflected in the Annex to this Regulation. (4) Since the Agreement takes effect on 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, A Union tariff quota is opened for the goods originating in Nicaragua and listed in the Annex. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Union of goods originating in Nicaragua and listed in the Annex shall, within the tariff quota set out in the Annex to this Regulation, be suspended. The products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Appendix 3 of Annex II of the Agreement. The tariff quota listed in the Annex shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 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 from 1 August 2013. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31979D0311

79/311/EEC: Council Decision of 19 March 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 'bis')

COUNCIL DECISION of 19 March 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 bis) (79/311/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 77/651/EEC of 27 September 1977 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (1), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof, Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission, Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Decision 77/651/EEC, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with certain non-member States involved in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) with a view to extending the coordination which is the subject of the abovementioned decision to research undertaken in those States; Whereas, therefore, this Agreement should be approved, The Community-COST Concertation Agreement between the European Economic Community, Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 bis) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.

31991R1482

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1482/91 of 31 May 1991 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for small producers of certain arable crops

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1482/91 of 31 May 1991 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for small producers of certain arable crops THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90 (2) provides that aid applications must be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned by 31 May each year at the latest for the current marketing year; whereas the complexity and the novelty of the aid scheme instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 does not permit compliance with the abovementioned date in all cases; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the extension of the latter as regards the 1990/91 marketing year; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3353/90, aid applications relating to the 1990/91 marketing year may be submitted up to 15 June 1991 at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32008R0530

Commission Regulation (EC) No 530/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing emergency measures as regards purse seiners fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and in the Mediterranean Sea

13.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 530/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing emergency measures as regards purse seiners fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and in the Mediterranean Sea 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 7(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008, fixing for 2008 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 (2) fixes the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2008 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by Community fishing vessels. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 446/2008 of 22 May 2008 adapting certain bluefin quotas in 2008 pursuant to Article 21(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (3), modifies the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2008 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by Community fishing vessels. (3) Council Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and amending Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (4) requires Member States to inform the Commission of the individual quota allocated to their vessels over 24 metres. (4) The Common Fisheries Policy is designed to ensure the long-term viability of the fisheries sector through sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources based on the precautionary approach. (5) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, if there is evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources, the Commission may decide on emergency measures which shall last not more than six months. (6) The data in its possession, as well as the information obtained by the Commission inspectors during their missions in the Member States concerned, show that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta will be deemed to be exhausted on 16 June 2008 and that the fishing opportunities for the same stock allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain will be deemed to be exhausted on 23 June 2008. (7) Fleet overcapacity has been considered by the Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as the main factor which could lead to the collapse of the stock of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Fleet overcapacity carries with it a high risk of fishing above the permissible level. Furthermore, the daily catch capacity of one single purse seiner is so high that the permissible catch level can be attained or exceeded very quickly. In these circumstances, any overfishing by this fleet would pose a serious threat to the conservation of the bluefin tuna stock. (8) The Commission has been monitoring closely compliance with all requirements of relevant Community rules by Member States during the 2008 bluefin tuna fishing campaign. The information in its possession, as well as the information obtained by Commission inspectors, shows that the Member States concerned have not ensured full compliance with the requirements established in Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007. (9) It is therefore necessary that the Commission prohibits as from 16 June 2008 the fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta, and as from 23 June 2008 the fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W and in the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain. (10) In order to reinforce the effectiveness of these measures designed to forestall a serious threat to the conservation of the bluefin tuna stock, Community operators should also be enjoined not to accept landings, placing in cages for fattening or farming and transhipments of bluefin tuna caught by purse seiners in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean, Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta shall be prohibited as from 16 June 2008. It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date. Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean by purse seines flying the flag of or registered in Spain shall be prohibited as from 23 June 2008. It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date. 1.   Subject to paragraph 2, as from 16 June 2008, Community operators shall not accept landings, placing in cages for fattening or farming, or transhipments in Community waters or ports of bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners. 2.   It shall be allowed to land, place in cages for fattening or farming and to tranship in Community waters or ports of bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of, or registered in Spain until 23 June 2008. Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply for six months. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32010R0977

Commission Regulation (EU) No 977/2010 of 29 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Obwarzanek krakowski (PGI))

30.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 977/2010 of 29 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Obwarzanek krakowski (PGI)) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Obwarzanek krakowski’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union  (2). (2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register, The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.

31993L0019

Council Directive 93/19/EEC of 19 April 1993 amending Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and Directive 91/683/EEC

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/19/EEC of 19 April 1993 amending Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and Directive 91/683/EEC THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (4), established, in particular by the amendments made to it by Directive 91/683/EEC (5), the plant health regime applicable in the Community as an area without internal frontiers; Whereas some of its provisions should have been brought into force on 1 January 1993; whereas, according to Article 3 of Directive 91/683/EEC, other provisions should be brought into force six months after the revision of Annexes I to V; Whereas it is essential to provide for appropriate legal security and to ensure that all the provisions are implemented at the earliest possible date, without prejudice to the coming into force of those ensuring on area without internal frontiers, within the meaning of Article 8a of the Treaty; Whereas a single date of implementation should be fixed, The dates referred to in Articles 1 (5), 3 (4), 4 (2) (a) and (4), 5 (2) and (4), 6 (4), (5) and (9), 10 (1), (2) (a), (2) (b) and (5) and 12 (6), (7) and (8) of Directive 77/93/EEC are hereby replaced by 1 June 1993. The first sentence of Article 3 (1) of Directive 91/683/EEC shall be replaced by the following: 'Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 1 June 1993.' 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 1 June 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. 2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission all provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

32001R1056

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1056/2001 of 31 May 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1056/2001 of 31 May 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products to the Canary Islands has been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 833/2001(4), as a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for cereals products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex. (2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 is replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32005R1268

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2005 of 1 August 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 on the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profit making institutions and organisations

2.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/36 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1268/2005 of 1 August 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 on the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profit making institutions and organisations 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), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 (2) provides for the grant of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profit making institutions and organisations. In view of the reduction in the butter intervention price and the subsequent reduction of aid levels in other butter support schemes, the aid amount should be reduced. (2) Given the nature of the final beneficiaries of this scheme, it is necessary to provide for some time to elapse between the entry into force of the Regulation and its application in order to allow beneficiaries to adapt to the new aid level. (3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, In the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81, the amount ‘EUR 80’ is replaced by the amount ‘EUR 60’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 September 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32003R0659

Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003

Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2003(3). (2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty. (3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1. (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, For tenders notified from 4 to 10 April 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 37,92 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 48700 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32009D0969

Council Decision 2009/969/CFSP of 15 December 2009 extending the restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus laid down in Common Position 2006/276/CFSP, and repealing Common Position 2009/314/CFSP

17.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/76 COUNCIL DECISION 2009/969/CFSP of 15 December 2009 extending the restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus laid down in Common Position 2006/276/CFSP, and repealing Common Position 2009/314/CFSP THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Whereas: (1) On 10 April 2006, the Council adopted Common Position 2006/276/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus (1). (2) By Common Position 2009/314/CFSP of 6 April 2009 amending Common Position 2006/276/CFSP (2) the restrictive measures were extended until 15 March 2010. However, the travel restrictions imposed on certain leading figures in Belarus, with the exception of those involved in the disappearances which occurred in 1999 and 2000 and of the President of the Central Electoral Commission, were suspended until 15 December 2009. (3) The Council agreed on 17 November 2009 that, due to the absence of tangible progress in the areas identified in the Council Conclusions of 13 October 2008, the restrictive measures provided for by Common Position 2006/276/CFSP should be extended until October 2010, whilst the suspension of the travel restrictions imposed on certain leading figures in Belarus, with the exception of those involved in the disappearances which occurred in 1999 and 2000 and of the President of the Central Electoral Commission, should also be extended until October 2010. At the end of that period, the Council will review the restrictive measures in light of the situation in Belarus. The Council may decide to reapply or lift travel restrictions at any time, in light of actions by the Belarusian authorities in the sphere of democracy and human rights. (4) Common Position 2009/314/CFSP should therefore be repealed, The restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2006/276/CFSP are hereby extended until 31 October 2010. 1.   The measures referred to in Article 1(1)(b) of Common Position 2006/276/CFSP, in so far as they apply to Mr Yuri Nikolaïevich Podobed, are hereby suspended until 31 October 2010. 2.   The measures referred to in Article 1(1)(c) of Common Position 2006/276/CFSP are hereby suspended until 31 October 2010. This Decision shall be re-examined before 31 October 2010 in light of the situation in Belarus. Common Position 2009/314/CFSP is hereby repealed. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

32007R0467

Commission Regulation (EC) No 467/2007 of 26 April 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 38/2007

27.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/18 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 467/2007 of 26 April 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender. (2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 25 April 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender. (3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, For the partial invitation to tender ending on 25 April 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 shall be 399,50 EUR/tonne. This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2007. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31967R0164

Regulation No 164/67/EEC of the Commission of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg products

REGULATION Nº 164/67/EEC OF THE COMMISSION of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; Having regard to Council Regulation Nº 122/67/EEC (1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in eggs, and in particular Articles 5 (2) and 7 (4) thereof; Whereas as regards the products listed in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation Nº 122/67/EEC the levy must be derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of a coefficient expressing: - in respect of whole products, the quantity of eggs in shell used in the manufacture of one kilogramme of such products ; and - in respect of separated products, the quantity of eggs in shell used in the manufacture of one kilogramme of such products and of the average ratio between the market values of the egg constituents; Whereas the coefficient to be used in calculating the levy on whole eggs, fresh or preserved, is based on the average weight of the egg constituents, including the weight of the shell ; whereas, moreover, the coefficient for whole dried products is based on the average percentage of dry matter contained in the liquid constituents of the egg; Whereas the coefficient to be used in calculating the levy on separated products is based on the above-mentioned factors and the average ratio of the market value of egg yolk to that of white of egg which may be estimated at 4 : 1; Whereas as regards the products listed in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation Nº 122/67/EEC the sluice-gate prices must be derived from the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell ; whereas when these prices are being derived account must be taken of the coefficients to be used in calculating the levies on these products ; whereas, moreover, account must also be taken, among other things, of a standard amount representing overhead costs of production and marketing; Whereas overhead costs of production and marketing for whole products include the costs of breaking, pasteurising, freezing, drying and packing, as well as the costs of labour, insurance, depreciation, analysis, transport and the trading margin ; whereas these costs may be assessed at flat rates of: - 0.1600 u.a./kg for whole eggs, fresh or preserved; - 0.4935 u.a./kg for whole dried eggs; Whereas overhead costs of production and marketing for separated products include the factors used for whole products ; whereas such costs must be divided up according to the constituents of the egg ; whereas such division can be made on the basis of the weight ratio and the market value of the liquid constituents of the egg ; whereas these costs may be assessed at flat rates of: - 0.2891 u.a./kg for liquid egg yolks; - 0.3150 u.a./kg for frozen egg yolks; - 0.5667 u.a./kg for dried egg yolks; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs; The coefficients expressing the quantities and the ratio mentioned in Article 5 (1) of Regulation Nº 122/67/EEC are fixed as shown in column 3 of the Annex to this Regulation. (1) OJ Nº 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2293/67. The standard amount mentioned in Article 7 (4) of Regulation Nº 122/67/EEC is fixed as shown in column 4 of the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1967. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31992D0104

92/104/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 January 1992 amending, for the second time, Decision 91/237/EEC concerning further protection measures relating to a new pig disease

COMMISSION DECISION of 27 January 1992 amending, for the second time, Decision 91/237/EEC concerning further protection measures relating to a new pig disease (92/104/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as amended by Directive 91/67/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas several disease outbreaks caused by a not yet classified virus have occurred in pigs for some time in certain parts of Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; Whereas as a result of the disease situation the Commission adopted Decision 91/237/EEC concerning further protection measures relating to the new pig disease (3), as amended by Decision 91/332/EEC (4); Whereas the disease has recently been confirmed in pig herds in France; Whereas the scope of the protection measures should be adjusted to take account of this situation; Whereas the authorities of the Member States have engaged themselves to implement national measures that are necessary to guarantee the efficient implementation of this Decision when pigs are sent to other Member States; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, Decision 91/237/EEC is amended as follows: 1. Article 6 (3) is replaced by the following: '3. Without prejudice to Article 5, France, as from 27 January 1992, shall not send to other Member States production pigs from high health risk municipalities. 4. For the purpose of this Decision a high health risk municipality means a municipality which contains, at any one time, two or more infected holdings.' 2. The following text is added to Article 8: 'Without prejudice to Articles 3, 4 and 5 breeding and production pigs and slaughter pigs coming from a farm containing breeding pigs sent from France, as from 27 January 1992, to other Member States shall comply with the conditions laid down in (a) and (b).' Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

31987D0509

87/509/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 September 1987 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.739 - Internationale Dentalschau) (Only the German text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 September 1987 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.739 - Internationale Dentalschau) (Only the German text is authentic) (87/509/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 2, 4, 6 and 8 thereof, Having regard to the application submitted by the Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie eV (VDDI - German Dental Industry Association) for negative clearance or for exemption under Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty in respect of the 'special participation conditions' governing participation in the Internationale Dentalschau (IDS - International Dental Exhibition), Having published a summary of the 'special participation conditions' (2), pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Monopolies, Whereas: I. THE FACTS (1) On 30 December 1985, the Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie (VDDI - German Dental Industry Association) notified the Commission of the 'special participation conditions' applicable to participants in the IDS and applied for negative clearance under Article 2 of Regulation No 17, or alternatively for exemption under Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty. (2) The VDDI is a registered association under German law. Its purpose is to represent the interests of dental manufacturers vis-à-vis the authorities and the other sectors of the economy. Any natural or legal person who is established in the Federal Republic of Germany or West Berlin, and manufactures dental articles on an industrial basis there, may become a member. (3) Every three years, the VDDI holds the International Dental Exhibition at various locations in the Federal Republic. The IDS is held in collaboration with the local trade fair association, under the auspices of the VDDI and with the trade fair association handling the actual organization. The VDDI has laid down rules governing admission to the IDS in the form of 'special participation conditions'. In accordance with the VDDI's contract with the relevant trade fair association, the latter must incorporate the 'special participation conditions' into its contract with each individual exhibitor. (4) Dental products and equipment of all kinds are displayed at the exhibition. Since 1921, when it was first held, the VDDI's IDS has become the largest dental exhibition in the world. In 1983, the surface area covered by the exhibition was about 15 000 square metres. Roughly a third of the exhibitors are foreign manufacturers. (5) Admission to the exhibition is decided on by a VDDI committee in consultation with the trade fair association. (6) The 'special participation conditions' are to be applied for the first time at the 1989 exhibition. The main provisions may be summarized as follows: - The exhibition is open to all domestic and foreign manufacturers exhibiting products of their own or others' manufacture. Products manufactured by other manufacturers may be included only if they are not being exhibited by the relevant manufacturer itself. The exhibition is also open to importers and dealers. Importers and dealers participating in the exhibition must submit a list of the products they intend to display. If the exhibition space available is limited, so that the display of one and the same product by a number of exhibitors would prevent other products from being exhibited at all, the number of exhibitors for one and the same product may be restricted, or only one exhibitor allowed per product. When limited exhibition space gives rise to a selective procedure amongst several exhibitors, priority is given to the manufacturer ahead of the distributor or importer. If the manufacturer has nominated no distributor or importer, priority is given to those who applied first. Would-be exhibitors are then selected in the following order of priority: 1. manufacturers; 2. importers or dealers appointed by manufacturers; 3. other importers or dealers in the order in which their application was received. Companies associated with the exhibiting undertakings (holding 50 % or more of the company concerned) are admitted as exhibitors only if they intend to exhibit products not already exhibited by the parent company with which they are associated. - Exhibitors may not take part in any other exhibition of dental products in the Federal Republic for a period of three months before and two months after the IDS (period of restraint). This does not apply to 'open days' organized by exhibitors, but it does apply to displays organized by individual companies in conjunction with a dentistry congress, unless the display involves the exhibiting of products directly connected with symposia or congresses on specialized areas of dentistry. The period of restraint also applies to firms associated with the exhibiting undertaking (as defined above) if, during the period of restraint, they have exhibited the same products as those shown at the IDS. - Penalties are imposed on exhibitors which fail to comply with the period-of-restraint rule. The exhibitor may be barred from the current IDS and the subsequent exhibition; either all or half the participation fees paid are forfeited, depending on when the infringement is discovered. - Where admission is refused or penalties imposed, the undertaking concerned may refer the matter to an arbitration tribunal. The details of the procedure are laid down in an arbitration code. Where an undertaking is refused admission to the exhibition on the grounds of a lack of space, the burden of proof lies with the organizer. (7) The arbitration code stipulates that the arbitration tribunal must consist of three arbitrators. The VDDI and the exhibitor each designate an arbitrator; the two arbitrators designated then appoint an umpire. If the arbitrators cannot agree on an umpire, he is appointed by the Chairman of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The arbitration tribunal may reach its decision on the basis of the documents submitted; if one of the parties requests oral proceedings, such proceedings must be carried out. The grounds of the arbitration award must be set out in writing. (8) In the course of the proceeding, the VDDI partially clarified and extended the 'special participation conditions'. In particular, it became clear that a limitation on the number of exhibitors for the same product would occur only because of lack of space. It was also made clear that the period-of-restraint rule applied only to exhibitions in the Federal Republic and, in the case of associated undertakings, only if the products concerned were also to be exhibited at the IDS. (9) Following the publication of a Notice under Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, the Commission received the observations of the Association Dentaire Française opposing exemption for the period-of-restraint rule. II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT A. Article 85 (1) (10) Article 85 (1) of the Treaty prohibits as incompatible with the common market all agreements between undertakings, decisions of associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market. (11) Article 85 (1) applies to the 'special participation conditions' laid down by the VDDI for admission to the IDS: (12) 1. The VDDI is an association of undertakings within the meaning of Article 85. The 'special participation conditions' drawn up by the VDDI constitute a decision by an association of undertakings. In so far as the relevant trade fair association is required by the VDDI to incorporate the 'special participation conditions' into its contract with each individual exhibitor, what is involved is an agreement between an association of undertakings and an undertaking. (13) 2. The 'special participation conditions' have as their object and effect the restriction of competition within the common market: (14) (a) The rule on the period of restraint restricts competition in the following ways: - Competition between the organizers of exhibitions of dental articles is restricted in that other organizers are prevented, during the period of restraint laid down by the VDDI, from securing the participation of exhibitors who also wish to exhibit at the IDS, - competition between manufacturers and importers of and dealers in dental articles is restricted in that, during the period of restraint, they may not participate in both the IDS and other exhibitions of dental articles, and are thus prevented from making use of other exhibition and marketing opportunities in the Federal Republic of Germany; (15) (b) The rules on the procedure for admission to the IDS have the effect of restricting competition between exhibitors wishing to display the same articles in that, because of limited exhibition space available, the number of exhibitors of one and the same product may be restricted or only one exhibitor allowed per product. (16) 3. These restrictions of competition are liable to affect trade between Member States: (17) (a) - During the period of restraint, other organizers of dental exhibitions are deprived of the opportunity of securing the exhibition of products which are also being displayed at the IDS. Since the IDS is an important exhibition with a substantial proportion of foreign participants, the result is that only a limited and incomplete range of dental articles from other Member States can be presented at other exhibitions, - manufacturers and dealers from other Member States and importers of products from other Member States are prevented during the period of restraint from participating in the Federal Republic of Germany in exhibitions other than the IDS; (18) (b) The rule that, where exhibition space available is limited, the number of exhibitors of one and the same product may be restricted or only one exhibitor per product allowed prevents different forms of distribution and service from being presented for products manufactured in other Member States or products imported from other Member States. B. Article 85 (3) (19) Under Article 85 (3) of the Treaty, the provisions of Article 85 (1) may be declared inapplicable in the case of any decision by an association of undertakings which contributes to improving the production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical or economic progress, while allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit, and which does not: (a) impose on the undertakings concerned restrictions which are not indispensable to the attainment of these objectives; or (b) afford such undertakings the possibility of eliminating competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question. (20) Both the period-of-restraint rule and the provisions governing admission satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 85 (3). The Commission has on a number of occasions (1) stated that it is prepared to exempt agreements and arrangements relating to fairs and exhibitions where they achieve rationalization and cost-savings and also present advantages to consumers which objectively outweigh the restrictive elements involved: (21) 1. The period-of-restraint rule and the provisions governing admission contribute to improving the distribution of dental articles and to promoting economic progress: (22) (a) The period of restraint ensures that, because of the concentration of exhibitors, as complete a range of dental articles as is possible can be presented to customers. The simultaneous presentation of a virtually complete range also creates an additional incentive for competition between exhibitors. Manufacturers and importers of, and dealers in, dental products can cut their distribution costs since, in marketing their products, they need participate only in those exhibitions which attract the largest numbers of customers. (23) (b) The purpose of the restriction which may be imposed on the admission of exhibitors wishing to exhibit the same article is similarly to ensure that the range of dental articles exhibited is as complete as possible. Such restrictions ensure that the multiple display of certain articles does not prevent a complete range of dental articles from being presented. (24) 2. The consumer, i.e. the purchaser of dental articles, is allowed a fair share of the resulting benefit. The periodic organization of the IDS enables consumers to gain a comprehensive view of the range of products available without having to travel from one exhibition to another in order to see all the available products before making their choice. It is also likely that concentration on one exhibition leads to lower distribution costs and, to that extent, lower selling prices, thus further benefiting the consumer. (25) 3. The rules governing the period of restraint and admission to the exhibition do not impose any restrictions which are not essential: (26) (a) The restriction imposed on participants in the IDS regarding their participation in other exhibitions during the period of restraint is essential for the attainment of the benefits described above. The rationalization effect associated with the concentration on one exhibition cannot be achieved in any other way. If goods which are to be shown at the IDS were also to be exhibited at other events simultaneously or shortly before or after the IDS, this would run counter to the desired process of concentration and would lead to higher distribution costs. A period of restraint of five months overall is reasonable and does not exceed that which is necessary to the attainment of the objective. The IDS being held only every three years, exhibitors still have ample opportunity to display their goods at other events. (27) (b) The current procedure for selecting from a number of exhibitors where there is limited space available is also essential. Admissions to the exhibition can be restricted only if the multiple display of the same products would prevent other products from being exhibited because of lack of space. The organizer cannot use this as a pretext for refusing admission, since, in the event of arbitration proceedings, it is up to him to prove that admission was refused solely because of lack of space. If only one exhibitor can be admitted, it is appropriate that the manufacturer should be given precedence over the dealer, since the manufacturer is in the best position to present his products. If a selection must be made between several dealers, it is proper that the dealer appointed by the manufacturer should be admitted, since he may be assumed to enjoy the confidence of the manufacture. (28) 4. The rules governing the period of restraint and admission to the IDS do not eliminate competition either between manufacturers and importers of, and dealers in, dental products, or between exhibition organizers, in respect of a substantial part of the products in question. (29) Participation in the IDS is not the only means by which manufacturers, importers and dealers can present their products and their form of distribution and service to the trade and to customers. They can participate in other exhibitions and pursue other forms of advertising. (30) As far as competition between exhibition organizers is concerned, it must be borne in mind that a period of restraint totalling five months is relatively short when set against the three-yearly intervals at which the exhibition is held. This leaves sufficient scope for the organization of competing exhibitions. (31) The observations of the Association Dentaire Française, received by the Commission following the publication of a Notice under Article 19 (3) of Regulation 17, are not such as to alter the Commission's assessment of the 'special participation conditions' of the VDDI. The Association Dentaire Française feared that exemption for the period-of-restraint rule would create a precedent. However, for the reasons set out above, the rule is essential for the attainment of the objective, and exemption of it therefore accords with the Commission's long-established policy. C. Articles 6 and 8 of Regulation No 17 (32) Under Article 6 (1) of Regulation No 17, decisions pursuant to Article 85 (3) must specify the date from which the decision shall take effect. Under Article 8 (1) of Regulation No 17, the decision must be issued for a specified period, and conditions and obligations may be attached thereto. (33) This Decision should apply from 30 December 1985, since at the time of their notification the 'special participation conditions' were fundamentally in accordance with the Commission's established criteria. (34) Since the IDS is held only every three years and the period of restraint is relatively short, leaving exhibitors ample opportunity to use other events between times, exemption may be granted for a period of 15 years. (35) In order that the Commission can ensure that the requirements for the application of Article 85 (3) continue to be satisfied during the period of exemption, the VDDI should be required to inform the Commission of any changes in, and additions to, the 'special participation conditions', and to send it a copy of any arbitration award refusing an exhibitor's application for participation, The provisions of Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty are, pursuant to Article 85 (3), hereby declared inapplicable for the period from 30 December 1985 to 29 December 2000 to the 'special participation conditions' laid down by the Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie relating to the Internationale Dentalschau. The following obligations shall be attached to this Decision: 1. The Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie shall inform the Commision immediately of any change in or addition to the 'special participation conditions' relating to the Internationale Dentalschau. 2. The Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie shall send the Commission immediately a copy of any arbitration award refusing an exhibitor's application for participation. This Decision is addressed to the Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie eV, Pipinstrasse 16, D-5000 Cologne 1.

32001D0585

2001/585/EC: Council Decision of 18 June 2001 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the participation of the Republic of Slovenia in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network

Council Decision of 18 June 2001 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the participation of the Republic of Slovenia in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network (2001/585/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2), Whereas: (1) The European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network were established by Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90(3). (2) The Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) made participation in the Community programmes and agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy for the central and east European countries. In the case of the agencies, the European Council's conclusions provide that "the Community agencies in which applicant countries will be able to participate will be determined on a case-by-case basis". (3) The Helsinki European Council (December 1999) reaffirmed the inclusive nature of the accession process, which now comprises 13 candidate countries within a single framework with the candidate countries participating in the accession process on an equal footing. (4) The Council, on 14 February 2000, authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations on the participation in the European Environment Agency of the countries applying for accession. The Commission signed the Final Act of the negotiations on 9 October 2000. (5) The Agreement as referred to in this Decision should be approved, The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the participation of the Republic of Slovenia in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network is approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is set out as an Annex to this Decision. The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

32014D0188

(2014/188/EU): Commission Implementing Decision of 3 April 2014 on the identification of ICT technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement (notified under document C(2014) 2120)

5.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/18 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 3 April 2014 on the identification of ICT technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement (notified under document C(2014) 2120) (2014/188/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof, After consulting the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation, Whereas: (1) Standardisation plays an important role in supporting the Europe 2020 strategy, as set out in the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘Europe 2020: a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ (2). Several flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy underline the importance of voluntary standardisation in product or services markets to assure the compatibility and interoperability between products and services, foster technological development and support innovation. (2) In the digital society standardisation deliverables become indispensable to ensure the interoperability between devices, applications, data repositories, services and networks. The Communication from the Commission entitled ‘A strategic vision for European standards: moving forward to enhance and accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020’ (3) recognises the specificity of ICT standardisation where ICT solutions, applications and services are often developed by global ICT Fora and Consortia that have emerged as leading ICT standards development organisations. (3) Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 aims at modernising and improving the European standardisation framework. It establishes a system whereby the Commission may decide to identify the most relevant and most widely accepted ICT technical specifications issued by organisations that are not European, international or national standardisation organisations. The possibility to use the full range of ICT technical specifications when procuring hardware, software and information technology services will enable interoperability, will help avoid lock-in for public administrations and will encourage competition in the supply of interoperable ICT solutions. (4) The ICT technical specifications that may be eligible for referencing in public procurement must comply with the requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. Compliance with those requirements guarantees the public authorities that the ICT technical specifications are established in accordance with the principles of openness, fairness, objectivity and non-discrimination that are recognised by the World Trade organisation (WTO) in the field of standardisation. (5) The decision to identify the ICT specifications is to be adopted after consultation of the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation set up by Commission Decision 2011/C 349/04 (4) complemented by other forms of consultation of sectoral experts. (6) On 17 October 2013, the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation evaluated a first set of six ICT technical specifications: internet Protocol version 6 (‘IPv6’), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (‘LDAPv3’), Domain Name System Security Extensions (‘DNSSEC’), DomainKeys Identified Mail Signatures (‘DKIM’), ECMAScript-402 Internationalisation Specification (‘ECMA-402’) and Extensible Markup Language version 1.0 (‘W3C XML’). The platform gave a positive advice concerning the identification of those specifications. The six technical specifications were subsequently submitted to a broad public consultation that confirmed the advice of the Platform. (7) ‘IPv6’ specification issued by the internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) comprises a set of technical specifications to be applied to a broad range of equipment and services through different sets of ‘Requests for Comments’ (RFCs). Depending on the context and the application, public procurers would need to select those RFCs that are needed for each product or service without hampering interoperability. ‘IPv6’ expands the number of available IP addresses thereby allowing the increasing number of operating systems, web servers, search engines and multimedia sites to interact successfully. ‘IPv6’ is based on advanced technological developments and supports the continuing growth of the internet, enabling new internet scenarios such as internet of Things. (8) ‘LDAPv3’ is an internet Protocol issued by internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for accessing distributed directory services that act in accordance with X.500 data and service models. ‘LDAPv3’ is specified in a series of IETF Standard Track ‘Requests For Comments’ (RFCs) set out in detail in RFC 4510-to-4519 and is able to ensure a high availability with a replication of LDAP servers. Most products for directory services with relevance to the market support ‘LDAPv3’. This is a stable technology that has the potential to increase interoperability and constitutes a de-facto standard for authentication, authorisation and user-/address-directories for ICT systems that can provide better accessibility and continuity especially for public services to be delivered by the public administration. (9) ‘DNSSEC’ was issued by internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is a security extension of the Domain Name System (DNS) that provides data origin authentication and data integrity protection to the Domain Name System (DNS) itself. The ‘DNSSEC’ identification comprises the set of documents that form the core of the DNS security extensions that are needed to support public procurement of the ‘DNSSEC’ block. With ‘DNSSEC’ the DNS is better suited for the exchange of security service parameters that are coupled to domain names. This enhances the trust in the DNS (a critical and fundamental internet service) as a whole and thereby allows its use for certificate storage, distribution and verification infrastructure of applications. (10) ‘DKIM’ is an ICT technical specification developed by internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that permits a person, role or organisation that owns the signing domain to claim some responsibility for a message by associating the domain with the message. DKIM separates the question of the identity of the signer of the message from the purported author of the message. Assertion of responsibility is validated through a cryptographic signature and by querying the signer's domain directly to retrieve the appropriate public key. ‘DKIM’ is implemented across several market sectors, i.e. the financial and banking sector, e-mail providers, social networks or internet commerce providers. If used by public authorities, ‘DKIM’ would establish a basic level of trust in the origin of communications so that interoperability between sending and receiving organisations improves. (11) ‘ECMA-402’ developed by Ecma International is a general multipurpose programming language described by several specifications that adapt to the linguistic and cultural conventions used by different human languages and countries. The range of ECMAScript is a widely used programming language on the Web, also in Europe. Its usage is very broad, covering web-client based applications like web-browsers, or server-based applications like electronic banking, e-mail severs or even computer games and is also an important programming language used for the World Wide Web. The internationalisation features offered by ECMA-402 are a particularly relevant enhancement of ECMAScript for the multi-linguistic European environment. ECMAScript specifications and standards effectively contribute to an improved interoperability and are very commonly included in national lists of interoperability standards and specifications for public procurement purposes. (12) ‘W3C XML’, issued by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), is a package of related data structuring specifications that promote widely-scalable sharing of information and computational resources. XML version 1.0 is one of the most widely-used formats for sharing structured information today and many other data format specifications are built on extensions of XML. Its pervasive use as both a person-to-person format and a computer-to-computer format for communicating information makes it an inextricable element of most internet usage. Procurers would need to select the specifications that match the requirements for which they need to procure. The widespread penetration of XML in the world's data stores and networks will ensure that it will be a key format for global ICT interoperability among applications, services and products for decades to come, ICT technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement are set out in the Annex. This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

31998R1126

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/98 of 29 May 1998 imposing provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway, and amending Decision 97/634/EC

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1126/98 of 29 May 1998 imposing provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway, and amending Decision 97/634/EC THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2), and in particular Article 8(10) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Community (3), and in particular Article 13(10) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1) On 31 August 1996, the Commission announced, by two separate notices published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the initiation of both an anti-dumping proceeding (4) and an anti-subsidy proceeding (5) in respect of imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway. (2) The Commission sought and verified all information that it deemed necessary for the purpose of its definitive findings. As a result of this examination, it was established that definitive anti-dumping and countervailing measures should be adopted in order to eliminate the injurious effects of dumping and subsidization. All interested parties were informed of the results of the investigation and were given the opportunity to comment thereon. (3) On 26 September 1997, the Commission adopted Decision 97/634/EC (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 651/98 (7), accepting undertakings offered in connection with the two abovementioned proceedings, by the exporters mentioned in the Annex to that Decision and terminating the investigations in their respect. (4) On the same day the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 772/98 (9), imposed an anti-dumping duty of ECU 0,32 per kilo on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway. Imports of farmed Atlantic salmon exported by companies from which an undertaking had been accepted were exempted from that duty pursuant to Article 1(2) of the Regulation. (5) On the same day, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1891/97 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 772/98, also imposed a countervailing duty of 3,8 % on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway. Imports of farmed Atlantic salmon exported by companies from which an undertaking had been accepted were exempted from that duty pursuant to Article 1(2) of that Regulation. (6) The abovementioned Regulations set out the definitive findings and conclusions on all aspects of the investigations. B. APPARENT FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE UNDERTAKING (7) In order to ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of the undertakings accepted, the exporters undertook to report to the Commission, on a quarterly basis, all their sales of farmed Atlantic salmon to unrelated customers in the Community. (8) The text of the undertakings specifically provides that failure to comply with the reporting obligations and, in particular, failure to submit the quarterly report within the prescribed time limit except in case of force majeure, would be construed as a breach of the undertaking. (9) Certain Norwegian exporters have failed to comply with their obligation to present a report within the prescribed time limit or have not submitted any report at all. Those exporters were informed of the consequences of late reporting, and in particular that, should the Commission have reason to believe that an undertaking was being infringed, a provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duty might be imposed pursuant to Article 8(10) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and Article 13(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, respectively. These exporters were also called upon to provide, where appropriate, evidence of any force majeure justifying such late submission or lack of reports, but have so far failed to provide conclusive evidence of such force majeure. C. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (10) Under these circumstances, there is reason to believe that the undertakings accepted by the Commission from the Norwegian exporters mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation are being infringed. (11) In view of the difficult economic situation facing the Community industry, it is considered imperative that, pending further investigation of these apparent breaches, provisional duties be imposed. D. RATE OF DUTY (12) In accordance with Article 8(10) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the rate of the anti-dumping duty should be established on the basis of the best information available. Under the present circumstances and bearing in mind that no dumping margin had been individually determined for the exporters concerned, it is considered appropriate that the rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty be set at the level of the definitive duty imposed by the Council in Regulation (EC) No 1890/97. (13) In accordance with Article 13(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, the rate of the countervailing duty must be established on the basis of the best information available. (14) Under the present circumstances it is considered appropriate that the rate of the provisional countervailing duty be set at the level of the definitive duty imposed by the Council in Regulation (EC) No 1891/97. E. FINAL PROVISIONS (15) Decision 97/634/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (16) In the interests of sound administration, a period should be fixed in which interested parties may make known their views in writing and request a hearing. Furthermore, it should be noted that all findings made for the purpose of this Regulation are based on the exporters' quarterly reports or absence thereof and are therefore provisional, and may have to be reconsidered for the purpose of any definitive duties which the Commission may propose, 1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of farmed (other than wild) Atlantic salmon falling within CN codes ex 0302 12 00 (TARIC code: 0302 12 00*19), ex 0304 10 13 (TARIC code: 0304 10 13*19), ex 0303 22 00 (TARIC code: 0303 22 00*19) and ex 0304 20 13 (TARIC code: 0304 20 13*19) originating in Norway and exported by the companies listed in the Annex. 2. The rate of duty applicable shall be ECU 0,32/kg net product weight. 1. A provisional countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of farmed (other than wild) Atlantic salmon falling within CN codes ex 0302 12 00 (TARIC code: 0302 12 00*19), ex 0304 10 13 (TARIC code: 0304 10 13*19), ex 0303 22 00 (TARIC code: 0303 22 00*19) and ex 0304 20 13 (TARIC code: 0304 20 13*19) originating in Norway and exported by the companies listed in the Annex. 2. The rate of duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be 3,8 %. 1. The duties referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall not apply to wild Atlantic salmon (TARIC codes 0302 12 00*11, 0304 10 13*11, 0303 22 00*11, 0304 20 13*11). For the purpose of this Regulation, wild Atlantic salmon shall be that in respect of which the competent authorities of the Member State of landing are satisfied, by way of all customs and transport documents to be provided by interested parties, that it was caught at sea. 2. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. The parties concerned may make their views known in writing and apply to be heard orally by the Commission within one month of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The companies listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby deleted from the Annex to Decision 97/634/EC. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply for a period of four months. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31992R2428

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2428/92 of 18 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 65 (order No 40.0650), originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2428/92 of 18 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 65 (order No 40.0650), originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3387/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/91 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products in Annexes I and II thereto individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-establish at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level; Whereas, in respect of products of category 65 (order No 40.0650), originating in Brazil, the relevant ceiling amounts to 166 tonnes; Whereas on 19 May 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Brazil, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling; Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Brazil, As from 24 August 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Brazil: Order No Category (unit) CN code Description 40.0650 65 (tonnes) 5606 00 10 ex 6001 10 00 6001 21 00 6001 22 00 6001 29 10 6001 91 10 6001 91 30 6001 91 50 6001 91 90 6001 92 10 6001 92 30 6001 92 50 6001 92 90 6001 99 10 ex 6002 10 10 6002 20 10 6002 20 39 6002 20 50 6002 20 70 Knitted or crocheted fabric other than of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 40.0650 (cont'd) ex 6002 30 10 6002 41 00 6002 42 10 6002 42 30 6002 42 50 6002 42 90 6002 43 31 6002 43 33 6002 43 35 6002 43 39 6002 43 50 6002 43 91 6002 43 93 6002 43 95 6002 43 99 6002 91 00 6002 92 10 6002 92 30 6002 92 50 6002 92 90 6002 93 31 6002 93 33 6002 93 35 6002 93 39 6002 93 91 6002 93 99 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32005D0241

2005/241/: Commission Decision of 14 March 2005 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 603)

19.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/66 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 March 2005 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 603) (Only the French text is authentic) (2005/241/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (1), and in particular Article 20(3), Having regard to the programmes submitted by France for the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 93/522/EEC of 30 September 1993 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2) defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira. (2) Specific growing conditions in the French overseas departments call for particular attention and measures concerning crop production, in particular plant health measures, must be adopted or strengthened in those regions. (3) The plant health measures to be adopted or strengthened are particularly costly. (4) A programme of measures has been presented to the Commission by the competent French authorities; this programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the operations to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Community financial contribution. (5) According to Article 20(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 the Community's financial contribution may cover up to 60 % of eligible expenditure, protective measures for bananas being excluded. (6) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (3), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Financial control of these measures comes under Articles 8 and 9 of the above Regulation. (7) The technical information provided by France has enabled the Standing Committee on Plant Health to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively. (8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, A Community financial contribution to the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments presented by the French Republic for 2004 is hereby approved. The official programme shall consist of three subprogrammes: 1. an inter-departmental subprogramme for Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana and La Réunion in two parts: — pest risk analysis for certain invasive plants relevant to the French overseas departments, — detection methods for viroids of citrus; 2. a subprogramme drawn up for the department of Martinique in four parts: — plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert) — strategy for the control of the corn earworm in the tomato crop, — set up of a database on phytosanitary practices in sugarcane, vegetables and fruit production, — integrated farming in fruit production: citrus and guava, inventory of pests and phytosanitary practices, publication of technical sheets; 3. a subprogramme drawn up for the department of Guyana: — plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert), promotion of good agricultural practices. The Community’s financial contribution to the programme presented by the French Republic in 2004 shall be 60 % of expenditure related to eligible measures as defined by Commission Decision 93/522/EEC, with a maximum of EUR 187 800 (VAT excluded). The schedule of programme costs and their financing is set out as Annex I to this Decision. The breakdown of costs is set out as Annex II to this Decision. An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after reception of a request of payment by France. The eligibility period for the costs related to this project shall start on 1 October 2004 and end on 30 September 2005. The period of execution of the actions may exceptionally be extended only with the express written agreement of the Monitoring Committee as referred to in point I.A of Annex III before the tasks have been completed. The financial contribution by the Community shall be granted provided that the implementation of the programme shall be in conformity with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules of competition and on the award of public contracts. The actual expenditure incurred shall be notified to the Commission broken down by type of action or subprogramme in a way demonstrating the link between the indicative financial plan and expenditure actually incurred. Such notifications may be in electronic form. The balance of the financial contribution referred to in Article 3 shall be paid provided that the document specified in the second subparagraph of the third paragraph of point I.B(4) of Annex III shall be submitted before 30 September 2005. The Commission may, on duly justified request of the French Republic, adjust the financing plans within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to a subprogramme or measure for the entire period, provided that the total amount of eligible costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised. All payments of aid granted by the Community under this Decision shall be made to the French Republic, which will also be responsible for repayment to the Community of any excess amount. The French Republic shall ensure compliance with the financial provisions, with Community policies and the information to be supplied to the Commission set out in Annex III. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

32014R0163

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 163/2014 of 20 February 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

21.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/13 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 163/2014 of 20 February 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto. (2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.

31997D0058

Commission Decision of 27 November 1996 approving the programme for the surveillance of classical swine fever for 1997 presented by Austria and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the German text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 27 November 1996 approving the programme for the surveillance of classical swine fever for 1997 presented by Austria and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the German text is authentic) (97/58/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Council Decision 94/370/EC (2) and, in particular, Article 24 thereof, Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of classical swine fever; Whereas by letter dated 17 May 1996, Austria has submitted a programme for the control and surveillance of this disease. Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the surveillance of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3) as last amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4); Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal disease which during 1997 can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Decision 96/598/EC (5); Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Austria up to a maximum of ECU 13 000; Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, The programme for the surveillance of classical swine fever and presented by Austria is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997. Austria shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological testing of a wild boar population incurred in Austria up to a maximum of ECU 13 000. 2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to: - forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred, - forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.

32001R2553

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/2001 of 21 December 2001 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/2001 of 21 December 2001 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community. (2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas. (3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2551/2001(4) fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question. (4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(6), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements. (5) The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2413/2001(7). (6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced. (7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures, 1. For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintroduced. 2. Regulation (EC) No 2413/2001 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31993D0266

93/266/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Saarland (Federal Republic of Germany) (Only the German text is authentic)

<{COM}>COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Saarland (Federal Republic of Germany) (Only the German text is authentic) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1) and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations; Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of that provision, the Community support framework shall cover in particular the priorities adopted, the forms of assistance and the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance; Whereas Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks; Whereas by Decision 89/288/EEC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of areas eligible under Objective 2 for the period 1989 to 1991; Whereas by Decision 90/400/EEC (4) the Commission extended that list to take account of the Decision of 17 December 1989 concerning the Rechar Community initiative (5); Whereas on 30 April 1991 the Commission decided to retain that list for 1992 and 1993; Whereas on 27 November 1991 the German Government submitted to the Commission the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 in respect of the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the Saarland (Federal Republic of Germany); Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing it; Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) 2052/88, on 20 December 1989 the Commission adopted the Community support framework for the Saarland for the period 1989 to 1991; whereas this Community support framework constitutes the second phase (1992 to 1993) of Community assistance to that Objective 2 area; Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement this framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with its Statute; Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them; Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee; Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a Declaration of Intent to the Member State; Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by this Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned, The Community support framework for the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the Saarland (Federal Republic of Germany), covering the period 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993, is hereby approved. The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines governing the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The Community support framework contains the following essential information: (a) the priorities for joint action: - promotion of entrepreneurial activities, particularly for SMEs, - improvement of production-linked infrastructure, - cross-border activities, - preparatory, accompanying and assessment measures; (b) an outline of the forms of assistance (mainly operational programmes) to be provided; (c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1992 prices, the total cost of the priorities for joint action by the Community and the Member State (ECU 40,61 million over the whole period) and the total amount of the expected contribution from the Community budget broken down as follows: ERDF ECU 13,3 million ESF ECU 5,7 million Total for Structural Funds ECU 19,0 million. The resultant national financing required (some ECU 21,61 million from the public sector and ECU - million from the private sector) may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments. This Declaration of Intent is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

32005R0750

Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 of 18 May 2005 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance)

19.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/12 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 750/2005 of 18 May 2005 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 of 27 November 2003 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (2) set out the version valid on 1 January 2004. (2) The alphabetical coding of countries and territories is based on the ISO alpha standard 2 in force as far as it is compatible with the requirements of Community legislation. (3) It is necessary to identify separately Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999) for the management of agreements concluded between the European Community and some of those territories on trade in textile products. As well, the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions regarding the declaration of the origin of the goods in trade with non-members countries require the creation of a specific code for determining the Community origin of goods. (4) It is therefore appropriate to draw up a new version of this nomenclature that takes into account those new items as well as changes affecting some codes. (5) It is preferable to provide for a transition period to allow certain Member States to adapt to the amendments made to the Community legislation regarding the end of the use of numerical codes; it is essential for purposes of simplification for this transition period to end when the provisions revising the rules on the Single Administrative Document come into force. (6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries, The version valid from 1 June 2005 of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2005. However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric codes also shown in the Annex to the Regulation until the provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 come into force (3). This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable in all Member States.

31997R2574

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2574/97 of 15 December 1997 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid for certain fishery products for the 1998 fishing year (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2574/97 of 15 December 1997 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid for certain fishery products for the 1998 fishing year (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 3901/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over aid for certain fishery products (1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1337/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas the purpose of the carry-over aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organizations to carry over products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided; Whereas the amount of the aid must be such as not to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question; Whereas, on the basis of the information on technical and financial costs associated with the concerned operations, recorded in the Community, the amount of the aid should, for the 1998 fishing year, be as indicated in the Annex; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, For the 1998 fishing year, the carry-over aid for the products listed in Annex I A, D and E to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (3) shall be as indicated in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31990D0233

90/233/EEC: Council Decision of 7 May 1990 establishing a trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus)

COUNCIL DECISION of 7 May 1990 establishing a trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus) (90/233/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the European Council meeting at Strasbourg on 8 and 9 December 1989, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, requested the Council to adopt measures to allow for the participation of countries of Central and Eastern Europe in Community programmes of an educational character, similar to existing programmes; Whereas the Council had adopted Community programmes in the training field, providing, amongst other things, for inter-university as well as university-industry cooperation and for measures to increase the mobility of students, teachers, university staff and industry personnel; Whereas the Council adopted on 18 December 1989 Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 (4) on economic aid to the Republic of Hungary and the Polish People's Republic which provides for aid in areas including training to support the process of economic and social reform in Hungary and Poland; Whereas the Council may subsequently extend such aid to other countries of Central and Eastern Europe under a relevant legal act; Whereas the process of economic and social reform will contribute to the development of mutually beneficial economic and commercial relationships between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Community; whereas these intensified relationships will also contribute to a harmonious development of economic activities within the Community; Whereas training has been identified as one of the priority areas for cooperation, particularly in providing the opportunities for mobility and exchange with Member States as an immediate response to identified training needs in Central and Eastern Europe; Whereas the experience and expertise gained within the Community in the areas particularly of inter-university cooperation and student exchange as well as of industry-university cooperation should be drawn on to create a companion scheme designed to develop cooperation and mobility between the Community and countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the training field; Whereas such cooperation will facilitate the development of the higher education sector and promote closer understanding and mutually beneficial contacts in the area of training; Whereas such a scheme forms a part of, and should be closely coordinated with, the overall programming of priorities and funding for Community aid to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including the work of the European Training Foundation; Whereas such a scheme could make an important contribution to the effective provision of training assistance to countries of Central and Eastern Europe eligible for economic aid to support the process of reform; Whereas, for its contribution, such a scheme will need to call upon the experience gained within the Community in the area of vocational training and upon its institutions concerned with training; Whereas there exist in the Community and in third countries regional and/or national, public and/or private facilities which can be called upon to assist in the effective provision of aid in the area of training at the higher education level; Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235, Establishment of Tempus The trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (hereinafter referred to as Tempus) is hereby adopted, within a perspective of five years, for an initial pilot phase of three years beginning on 1 July 1990, and subject to the monitoring and evaluation arrangements set out in Article 11. Eligible countries Tempus shall concern the countries of Central and Eastern Europe designated as eligible for economic aid by the Council in Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 or in any subsequent relevant legal act. These countries shall be referred to hereinafter as 'the eligible countries'. Definitions In the context of Tempus: (a) the term 'university' shall be used to cover all types of post-secondary educational and vocational training establishments which offer, where appropriate within the framework of advanced education and training, qualifications or diplomas of that level, whatever such establishments may be called; (b) the terms 'industry' and 'enterprise' shall be used to indicate all types of economic activity, including not only large but also small and medium-sized enterprises, whatever their legal status, public and local authorities, independent economic organizations, in particular chambers of commerce and industry and/or their equivalents, professional associations and organizations representing employers or employees. Objectives The objectives of Tempus are the following: (a) to facilitate the coordination of the provision of assistance to the eligible countries in the field of exchange and mobility, particularly for university students and teachers, whether such assistance is provided by the Community, its Member States or the third countries referred to in Article 9; (b) to contribute to the improvement of training in the eligible countries, and to encourage their cooperation with partners in the Community, taking into account the need to ensure the widest possible participation of all the regions of the Community in such actions; (c) to increase opportunities for the teaching and learning in the eligible countries of those languages used in the Community and covered by the Lingua programme, and vice versa; (d) to enable students from the eligible countries to spend a specific period of study at university or to undertake industry placements within the Member States of the Community, while ensuring equality of opportunity for male and female students as regards participation in such mobility; (e) to enable students from the Community to spend a similar type of period of study or placement in an eligible country; (f) to promote increased exchanges and mobility of teaching staff and trainers as part of the cooperation process. Committee 1. The Commission shall implement the Tempus scheme in accordance with the provisions of the Annex and on the basis of detailed guidelines to be adopted annually. 2. In the performance of that task, the Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. The members of the committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. The committee shall, in particular, assist the Commission in the implementation of the scheme having regard to the objectives set out in Article 4 and shall coordinate its work with that of other committees covering the same field as Tempus. 3. The Commission representative shall submit to the committee drafts of measures concerning. (a) the general guidelines governing Tempus; (b) the general guidelines on the financial assistance to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration and recipients of assistance); (c) questions relating to the overall balance of Tempus, including the breakdown between the various actions; (d) arrangements for the monitoring and evaluation of Tempus. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on these drafts of measures within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided upon for a period of two months. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous subparagraph. 5. In addition, the Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of Tempus. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Cooperation with relevant agencies 1. The Commission shall cooperate with appropriate agencies in each of the eligible countries, designated or set up to coordinate the links and structures necessary for the effective implementation of Tempus, including the allocation of any funds made available by the eligible countries themselves. 2. The Commisison shall also cooperate closely in the implementation of Tempus with the relevant national bodies, designated by the Member States. Budget The Commission shall assess the needs for university cooperation and for the mobility of staff and students with respect to the eligible countries, having regard to the overall financial orientations on economic aid to these countries. It shall establish on this basis and within the proposed limits of the amount to be made available for economic aid to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the necessary credits to be included in the preliminary draft of the general budget of the European Communities. Links with other Community actions The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 (5) of this Decision and, where appropriate, with the procedure set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, shall ensure consistency and, where necessary, complementarity between Tempus and other actions at Community level, both within the Community and in assistance to the eligible countries, with particular reference to the activities of the European Training Foundation. Coordination with actions of third countries 1. The Commission shall ensure the appropriate coordination with actions developed by countries which are not members of the Community or by universities and enterprises or other institutions or bodies in these countries which relate to the same field of action as Tempus, including, where appropriate, participation in Tempus projects. 2. Such involvement can take various forms, including one or more of the following: - participation in Tempus projects via co-financing, - use of Tempus facilities for the channelling of bilaterally funded exchange actions, - coordination with Tempus of those nationally based initiatives which are related to the same aims but which are financed and run separately, - reciprocal exchange of information on all relevant initiatives in this field. Article 10 Annual report An annual report on the functioning of Tempus shall be submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and to the participating countries. 1 Monitoring and evaluation arrangements - reports The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 (3), establish arrangements for the monitoring and evaluation of the experience acquired in the implementation of Tempus, taking into account in particular the objectives set out in Article 4. It shall submit an interim report, including the results of the evaluation, before 31 December 1992, as well as a proposal for the continuation or adaptation of Tempus as a whole, beyond the initial pilot phase. A final report shall be presented by the Commission by 31 December 1995.

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 308/2013 of 3 April 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30083 and of a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30084 as feed additives for all animal species Text with EEA relevance

4.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 94/1 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 308/2013 of 3 April 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30083 and of a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30084 as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 10(1) to (4) thereof sets out specific provisions for the evaluation of products used in the Union as silage additives at the date that Regulation became applicable. (2) In accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30083 and of a preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30084 were entered in the European Union Register of Feed Additives as existing products belonging to the functional group of silage additives, for all animal species. (3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, applications were submitted for the authorisation of those preparations as feed additives for all animal species, requesting those additives to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. (4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 13 December 2012 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparations concerned are considered safe for target species, consumers of products from animals fed treated silage and for the environment. The Authority also concluded that both preparations have the potential to improve the production of silage by increasing the preservation of dry matter and by reducing protein degradation with easy and moderately difficult to ensile forage species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. (5) The assessment of the preparations concerned shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those preparations should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. (6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation. (7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Authorisation The preparations specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Transitional measures The preparations specified in the Annex and feed containing them, which are produced and labelled before 24 October 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 24 April 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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.

32012R0590

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2012 of 4 July 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

5.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/11 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 590/2012 of 4 July 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto. (2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.

31977D0124

77/124/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 January 1977 laying down a sampling plan for the Italian Republic with regard to the 1975 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (Only the Italian text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 25 January 1977 laying down a sampling plan for the Italian Republic with regard to the 1975 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (Only the Italian text is authentic) (77/124/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 75/108/EEC of 20 January 1975 on the organization of a structures survey for 1975 as part of the programme of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (1), and in particular Article 8 (1) (c) thereof, Whereas pursuant to Article 8 (1) (c) of Directive 75/108/EEC the sampling plans are to be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of that Directive; Whereas pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 75/108/EEC random samples of agricultural holdings are to be taken and the number of these samples is to be between the limits laid down in that Article; Whereas pursuant to Article 8 (1) (c) of Directive 75/108/EEC the sampling plans are to refer to strata and regions; Whereas the Italian Republic has presented a sampling plan which fulfils all the conditions set out above; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics. Article 1 The sample of agricultural holdings shall be taken from the lists of agricultural holdings for the general census of agriculture of 1970. The population of the holdings shall be stratified: 1. According to geographical regions and within the geographical regions according to areas by altitude (mountains, hills or plains) ; the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano in the Trentino-Alto Adige region shall be considered separately. 2. In each sampling region (which shall constitute a separate universe) the population of the holdings shall be divided into 24 strata: (a) according to type of management into three strata: - direct management, - management with employees, - other types of management; (b) according to agricultural area utilized (in hectares) into eight strata : no agricultural area utilized, 0 701 to 0 799, 1 700 to 1 799, 2 700 to 4 799, 5 700 to 9 799, 10 700 to 19 799, 20 700 to 29 799, 30 or more. 1. The sampling of the holdings shall be systematic. 2. The sampling fractions in each sampling region shall be based on the frequency of holdings in the strata referred to in Article 2 (2) (b) The sample of holdings shall include all holdings with no agricultural area utilized and all holdings with at least 30 hectares of agricultural area utilized. A minimum number of holdings to be included in the sample shall be calculated for each stratum referred to in Article 2 (2) (b). This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

32009R0982

Commission Regulation (EC) No 982/2009 of 21 October 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

22.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/1 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/2009 of 21 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, The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October 2009. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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2012/81/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 10 February 2012 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean A5547-127 (ACS-GMØØ6-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 691) Text with EEA relevance

14.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/10 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 10 February 2012 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean A5547-127 (ACS-GMØØ6-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 691) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/81/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (1), and in particular Article 7(3) and Article 19(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) On 31 March 2008, Bayer CropScience AG submitted to the competent authority of the Netherlands an application, in accordance with Articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, for the placing on the market of foods, food ingredients, and feed containing, consisting of, or produced from A5547-127 soybean (‘the application’). (2) The application also covers the placing on the market of products other than food and feed containing or consisting of A5547-127 soybean for the same uses as any other soybean with the exception of cultivation. Therefore, in accordance with Articles 5(5) and 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, it includes the data and information required by Annexes III and IV to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (2) and information and conclusions about the risk assessment carried out in accordance with the principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. It also includes a monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC. (3) On 10 May 2011, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave a favourable opinion in accordance with Articles 6 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. It concluded that soybean A5547-127, as described in the application, is as safe as its non-genetically modified counterpart with respect to potential effects on human and animal health or the environment (3). (4) In its opinion, EFSA considered all the specific questions and concerns raised by the Member States in the context of the consultation of the national competent authorities as provided for by Articles 6(4) and 18(4) of that Regulation. (5) In particular, EFSA concluded that soybean A5547-127 is compositionally and agronomically not different from its non-genetically modified counterpart and equivalent to commercial varieties, except for the introduced trait and as a consequence, that animal safety studies with the whole food/feed (e.g. a 90-day toxicity study in rats) are not needed. (6) In its opinion, EFSA also concluded that the environmental monitoring plan, consisting of a general surveillance plan, submitted by the applicant is in line with the intended use of the products. (7) Taking into account those considerations, authorisation should be granted for the products containing, consisting of, or produced from A5547-127 soybean as described in the application (‘the products’). (8) A unique identifier should be assigned to each GMO as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 of 14 January 2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms (4). (9) On the basis of the EFSA opinion, no specific labelling requirements other than those provided for in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, appear to be necessary for foods, food ingredients and feed containing, consisting of, or produced from A5547-127 soybean. However, in order to ensure the use of the products within the limits of the authorisation provided for by this Decision, the labelling of feed containing or consisting of the GMO and products other than food and feed containing or consisting of the GMO for which authorisation is requested should be complemented by a clear indication that the products in question must not be used for cultivation. (10) Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (5), lays down in Article 4(6) labelling requirements for products containing or consisting of GMOs. Traceability requirements for products containing or consisting of GMOs are laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 4 and for food and feed produced from GMOs are laid down in Article 5 of that Regulation. (11) The authorisation holder should submit annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan for environmental effects. Those results should be presented in accordance with Commission Decision 2009/770/EC of 13 October 2009 establishing standard reporting formats for presenting the monitoring results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as or in products, for the purpose of placing on the market, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). The EFSA opinion does not justify the imposition of specific conditions or restrictions for the placing on the market and/or specific conditions or restrictions for the use and handling, including post-market monitoring requirements for the use of the food and feed, or of specific conditions for the protection of particular ecosystems/environment and/or geographical areas, as provided for in point (e) of Article 6(5) and Article 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. (12) All relevant information on the authorisation of the products should be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. (13) This Decision is to be notified through the Biosafety Clearing House to the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 9(1) and point (c) of Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms (7). (14) The applicant has been consulted on the measures provided for in this Decision. (15) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its Chairman. An implementing act was deemed to be necessary and the chair submitted the draft implementing act to the appeal committee for further deliberation. The appeal committee did not deliver an opinion, Genetically modified organism and unique identifier Genetically modified soybean A5547-127, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier ACS-GMØØ6-4, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004. Authorisation The following products are authorised for the purposes of Article 4(2) and Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision: (a) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from ACS-GMØØ6-4 soybean; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from ACS-GMØØ6-4 soybean; (c) products other than food and feed containing or consisting of ACS-GMØØ6-4 soybean for the same uses as any other soybean with the exception of cultivation. Labelling 1.   For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘soybean’. 2.   The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of ACS-GMØØ6-4 soybean referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 2. Monitoring for environmental effects 1.   The authorisation holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in point (h) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented. 2.   The authorisation holder shall submit to the Commission annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan in accordance with the Decision 2009/770/EC. Community register The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Authorisation holder The authorisation holder shall be Bayer CropScience AG. Validity This Decision shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification. Addressee This Decision is addressed to Bayer CropScience AG, Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, 40789 Monheim am Rhein, GERMANY.

32007R0037

Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/2007 of 17 January 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 opening standing invitations to tender for the export of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States

18.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 37/2007 of 17 January 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 opening standing invitations to tender for the export of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 (2) requires the obligation to export to be covered by a security equal to the difference between the intervention price applying on the day of the award and the price awarded, but not less than EUR 25 per tonne. (2) The comparative situation of the prices of rye on the export market and internal market might make it financially attractive for those operators who successfully tender for the lots of rye for export to sell it instead on the internal market, even if by so doing they lose the security. In order to avoid this situation and to ensure that the tendering process covered by Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 works effectively, the security for rye should be increased. (3) Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 should be amended accordingly. (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 990/2006 is hereby replaced by the following text: ‘2.   Notwithstanding Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by a security equal to the difference between the intervention price applying on the day of the award and the price awarded, but not less than EUR 50 per tonne for rye and EUR 25 per tonne in the case of other cereals. Half of this security shall be lodged when the export licence is issued and the balance shall be lodged before the cereals are removed from the place of storage.’ 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.

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2003/718/EC: Council Decision of 2 October 2003 appointing 12 Greek members and 12 Greek alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

Council Decision of 2 October 2003 appointing 12 Greek members and 12 Greek alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2003/718/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Greek Government, Whereas: (1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1). (2) The seats of 12 members and 12 alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of all the Greek members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, of which the Council was notified on 12 September 2003, (a) The following are hereby appointed members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006. >TABLE> (b) The following are hereby appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006. >TABLE>

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91/501/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 September 1991 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the English text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 4 September 1991 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the English text is authentic) (91/501/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3837/90 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hop production (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 345/91 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87, on 17 March 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme for hops; whereas that programme, as amended on 26 July 1988, was approved by Commission Decision 89/17/EEC (5); Whereas on 12 December 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Decision 89/417/EEC (6); Whereas on 26 October 1989 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Decision 90/157/EEC (7); Whereas on 11 June 1991 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission further amendments to that programme; Whereas the programme as amended meets the objectives laid down in the Regulation in question and contains the information required in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87; Whereas the special aid for varietal conversion may also be granted for areas under other varieties where the latter are present on areas under mainly bitter varieties covered by a conversion plan; Whereas the programme lodged by the United Kingdom does not provide for any financial contribution from the national budget; whereas the actual costs referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may include data for assessing the net loss of revenue as a result of the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only data relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may enter into the calculation of the actual costs; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops, The amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the United Kingdom on 11 June 1991 is hereby approved. The main aspects of that programme as amended are summarized in the Annex hereto. The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission every six months of progress in the programme and shall notify the Commission, where applicable, of any financial contribution it may make to the programme. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

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90/399/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1990 terminating an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain single phase, two-speed electric motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia

COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1990 terminating an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain single phase, two-speed electric motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia (90/399/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1) In July 1989 the Commission received a complaint lodged by Associazione Nazionale Industrie Elettrotechniche ed Elettroniche (ANIE), Italy, Groupement des Industries de Matériels d'Equipement Electrique et de L'Electronique Industrielle Associée (Gimelec), France and Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Bíenes de Equipo (Sercobe), Spain, trade associations which represent the majority of the Community production of the electric motors concerned. The complaint was accompanied by sufficient evidence of dumping and injury to justify the initiation of an investigation. Consequently, the Commission published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2) announcing the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain single phase, two-speed electric motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia falling within CN code 8501 40 90, and started an investigation. B. PRODUCT (2) The products allegedly being dumped are AC, single phase, two-speed, electric motors used in the construction of low-speed washing machines. These electric motors fall within CN code 8501 40 90. It should be noted that electric motors of the type described are used only in washing machines destined for markets in the southern half of the Community, i.e. France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, owing to the fact that the washing machine motors that are produced and used in northern Community countries have different technical specifications and fall within different CN codes. (3) When considering the 'likeness' between the Community electric motors concerned and the exported electric motors which are the subject of this proceeding, the Commission established that these motors were alike in their essential character and identical in their use. None of those concerned commented on this question, within the meaning of Article 2 (12) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. C. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (4) The Commission officially notified the exporters and importers known to be concerned, representatives of the exporting countries and the complainants, giving those directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. Some of them asked for and received a hearing from the Commission. Some importers made their views known in writing. (5) The Commission collected and verified all the information it considered necessary to assess the evidence and carried out inspections at the premises of the following firms: Community producers - Société Electromécanique du Nivernais (Selni), Nevers, France, - Nuova IB-MEI spa, Asti, Italy, - Sole spa, Pordenone, Italy, - IB-MEI, Mostoles, Spain. (6) Pursuant to Article 7 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, the dumping investigation covered the period 1 January to 30 September 1989 (hereinafter the 'investigation period'). D. INJURY (7) When deciding whether the allegedly dumped imports caused major injury to the Community industry, the Commission considered whether or not to regard these imports as a whole. After having eliminated Bulgaria from its study, since no exports from this country had been recorded in 1988 or during the investigation period, the Commission established that the imported products were alike, that they were competing on the Community market and that they were destined for the same customers, and decided to regard them as a whole. When assessing the situation of the Community industry, the Commission took account of the following: (a) Volume, market share and price of imports Volume and market share (8) Imports into the Community of the electric motors which are the subject of the procedure originating in Romania and Czechoslovakia rose from 984 086 units in 1986 to 1 084 523 in 1988, an increase of 10,2 %. During the investigation period 745 365 units were imported. When extrapolated for the whole of 1989, these imports are revealed to be 8,3 % down. (9) Compared with Community consumption, which rose from 3 703 871 units in 1986 to 4 206 932 in 1988, an increase of 13,6 %, the market share of motors imported from Romania and Czechoslovakia fell from 26,6 % to 25,7 %. During the investigation period, the market share of the imports concerned fell further to 23,9 %, Community consumption in 1989 being down 0,6 % on 1988. Price (10) Evidence available to the Commission showed undercutting in Italy and Spain, the two main markets for the imports. On the Italian market, the Romanian exporter was established to be undercutting by between 3 and 26 %, and the Czechoslovak exporter by between 5 and 26 %. In Spain, the Czechoslovak exporter was established to have been undercutting by between 4 and 18 %. There were no Romanian exports to this market during the investigation period. (b) Situation of the Community industry The Commission examined whether the imports alleged to have been dumped had had any serious effect on the Community industry. Community production (11) Community production increased by 19,6 % from 1986 to 1988, from 2 737 574 units to 3 275 226, while its consumption increased by only 13 %. During the investigation period, Community production was 2 484 652 units; extrapolating this figure for the whole of 1989 shows a slight increase in production of 1 % against a 0,6 % drop in Community consumption. Utilization of production capacity (12) Utilization of production capacity, which had increased from 69 % to 76,7 % between 1986 and 1988, fell noticeably during the investigation period (to 71,7 %) because Community producers had increased their production capacity during 1988 and the investigation period. Community sales and market share (13) From 1986 to 1988 the sales of the Community producers concerned increased by 14,8 %, from 2 719 785 units to 3 122 409. During the investigation period 2 378 048 units were sold. Extrapolating this figure for the whole of 1989 reveals an increase of 1,3 %. (14) The market share of Community sales rose from 73,4 % in 1986 to 74,6 % in 1988 and 76 % in the investigation period. Selling price and profit (15) Community producers raised their prices considerably during the investigation period. Some Community producers alleged, however, that competition from allegedly dumped imports had prevented them from raising their prices in line with increasing production costs. (16) Although the financial circumstances of Community producers seem overall to have deteriorated when the investigation period is compared with the preceding years, the Commission was not able to verify this trend because two undertakings accounting for almost half of Community production during the investigation period supplied no data on their financial situation in preceding years. Whatever the case may be, two producers are still showing a profit. One is a producer of electric motors integrated into a group making washing machines, and the other is an independent producer, i.e. one not linked to a washing machine manufacturer. Of the Community producers making losses, one is an integrated producer and the other the subsidiary of the abovementioned independent producer. The Commission found that the losses recorded by the integrated producer were a consequence more of the group's purchasing policy than of the imports alleged to have been dumped. In the case of the independent producer's subsidiary and in the absence of data regarding its financial situation in preceding years, it was not possible to prove that the losses found during the investigation period were caused by the imports in question. Conclusions concerning the injury (17) The above information shows that the imports of motors of Romanian and Czechoslovak origin increased less rapidly than Community consumption; the decline in these imports was particularly noticeable during the investigation period, falling by 8 % while Community consumption remained relatively stable. The market share of the imports concerned was down by almost 3 % on 1986. The Community producers, for their part, were able to increase production and sales at a rate faster than that at which Community consumption grew, so increasing their market share. Any slight decline in their utilization of production capacity during the investigation period is the result of increases in production capacity during 1988 and the investigation period, which were out of line with trends in Community consumption. The producers were able to increase their prices considerably in spite of undercutting. It was not possible to satisfactorily verify arguments that these increases were inadequate and these arguments seemed irrelevant in the case of two of the producers, whose prices are set by their washing machine-making parent companies. Consequently, the Commission is unable to attribute any deterioration in financial results during the investigation period to the imports in question. In view of the above, the Commission has to conclude that imports of electric motors originating in Romania and Czechoslovakia have not caused significant injury to the Community industry in question. E. THREAT OF INJURY (18) It was alleged that the Spanish market was an exceptional case owing to higher customs duties than those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff and to quantitative restrictions covering the type of motor concerned by this proceeding, and that the lack of an anti-dumping measure would cause serious injury to this country when these protective measures were abolished in 1992. While considering this argument irrelevant since the customs duties and quantitative restrictions in question were not introduced to compensate for dumping, the Commission examined the argument in the light of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, which provides that account may be taken, when determining threat of injury, of factors such as the rate of increase of the exports concerned to the Community and the export capacity of the country of origin. The Commission found that Romania had not exported to Spain in 1988 and 1989 and that Czechoslovak exports had fallen considerably during the investigation period, and also that there was nothing to indicate a probable expansion in the near future of the Czechoslovak undertaking's export capacity. On the contrary, the Czechoslovak exporter wrote saying that it had cut production and production capacity. The Commission therefore feels that the criteria for a threat of injury to the Spanish market in particular have not been fulfilled. F. DUMPING (19) In view of the above conclusions concerning the lack of injury or threat of injury, the Commission does not consider it necessary to continue the investigation concerning dumped imports of motors originating in Romania and Czechoslovakia. G. TERMINATION OF THE ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING (20) The anti-dumping proceeding must therefore be terminated without the imposition of protective measures. (21) The Anti-Dumping Committee raised no objection to this conclusion. (22) The complainants have been informed of the grounds and essential considerations underlying the Commission's decision to terminate the proceeding, The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain single phase, two-speed electric motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia, and falling within CN code 8501 40 90 is hereby terminated.

32002R0491

Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2002 of 19 March 2002 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 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, The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32003R0209

Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003 of 3 February 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Lebanon

Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003 of 3 February 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Lebanon THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2335/2002(2), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof, Whereas: (1) Pending the completion of the procedure necessary for the ratification and entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, an Interim Agreement was concluded on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, approved by Council Decision 2002/761/EC(3), hereinafter referred to as "the Interim Agreement", which enters into force on 1 March 2003. (2) In the Interim Agreement tariff concessions, at a reduced or zero-rate of customs duty, within the framework of Community tariff quotas have been granted at import into the Community for certain agricultural products originating in Lebanon. (3) For the implementation of the tariff quotas provided for in the Interim Agreement it is necessary to include Lebanon in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 and to insert in that Regulation a list of agricultural products originating in Lebanon for which tariff quotas are applicable. (4) Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly. (5) For the purpose of the calculation of the tariff quotas for the year 2003, it is stipulated in the Interim Agreement that the volumes of the tariff quotas, for which the quota period starts before the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement, should be reduced in proportion to the part of the period which has elapsed before that date. (6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is amended as follows: 1. in Article 1, the word "Lebanon" is inserted between "Syria" and "Israel"; 2. a new Annex VIa is inserted, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. For the year 2003, the volumes of the Community tariff quotas for which the quota period starts before the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, shall be reduced in proportion to the part of the period which elapsed before that date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 March 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32003R2234

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2234/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2004 of the tariff quotas for "baby beef" products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro

24.12.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2234/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2004 of the tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’ products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro 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 the first subparagraph of Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's stabilisation and association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 (2), provides for an annual preferential tariff quota of 11 475 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, distributed among Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo. (2) The Interim Agreements with Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, approved by Council Decision 2002/107/EC of 28 January 2002 on the conclusion of an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (3), and by Council Decision 2001/330/EC of 9 April 2001 on the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part (4), lay down annual preferential tariff quotas of 9 400 tonnes and 1 650 tonnes respectively. (3) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia (5) and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002 of 21 January 2002 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (6) provide that detailed rules for the implementation of concessions on ‘baby beef’ should be laid down. (4) For control purposes, Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 makes imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef’ for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo, subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the goods originate from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex II to that Regulation. For the sake of harmonisation, imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef’ originating in Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should also be made subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the goods originate from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex III to the Interim Agreements with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and with Croatia. A model should also be established for the certificates of authenticity and detailed rules laid down for their use. (5) Kosovo, as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, is subject to an international civil administration by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), which has also set up a separate customs service. There should therefore also be a specific certificate of authenticity for goods originating in Serbia and Montenegro/Kosovo. (6) The quotas concerned should be managed through the use of import licences. To this end, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (7) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (8) should be applicable, subject to this Regulation. (7) In order to ensure proper management of imports of the products concerned, import licences should be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity. (8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, 1.   The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 2004: (a) 9 400 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcase weight, originating in Croatia; (b) 1 500 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcase weight, originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina; (c) 1 650 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcase weight, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; (d) 9 975 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcase weight, originating in Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo. The quotas referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the serial Nos 09.4503, 09.4504, 09.4505 and 09.4506 respectively. For the purposes of attributing those quotas, 100 kilograms live weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcase weight. 2.   The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of the specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff. 3.   Importation under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling within the following CN codes, referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 and in Annex III to the Interim Agreements concluded with Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: — ex 0102 90 51, ex 0102 90 59, ex 0102 90 71 and ex 0102 90 79, — ex 0201 10 00 and ex 0201 20 20, — ex 0201 20 30, — ex 0201 20 50. Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply to importing operations under the quotas referred to in Article 1. 1.   Imports of the quantities set out in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of an import licence. 2.   Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country or customs territory of origin. Licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country or customs territory indicated. Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following entries: — [Reglamento (CE) no 2234/2003] — [forordning (EF) nr. 2234/2003] — [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2234/2003] — [Κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2234/2003] — (Regulation (EC) No 2234/2003) — [Règlement (CE) no 2234/2003] — [regolamento (CE) n. 2234/2003] — [Verordening (EG) nr. 2234/2003] — [Regulamento (CE) n.o 2234/2003] — (asetus (EY) N:o 2234/2003) — [förordning (EG) nr 2234/2003] 3.   The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Article 4 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity. The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the competent authority. Certificates of authenticity may be used for the issue of more than one import licence for quantities not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed. 4.   The competent authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission for the imports concerned. The licences shall be issued immediately thereafter. 1.   All applications for imports licences under the quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the authorities of the exporting country or customs territory listed in Annex VI attesting that the goods originate in that country or customs territory and that they correspond to the definition given, as the case may be, in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 or Annex III to the Interim Agreements referred to in Article 1(3). 2.   Certificates of authenticity shall be made out in one original and two copies, to be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the Community, in accordance with the relevant model in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V for the exporting countries and the customs territory concerned. They may also be printed and completed in the official language or one of the official languages of the exporting country or customs territory. The competent authorities of the Member State in which the import licence application is submitted may require a translation of the certificate to be provided. 3.   The original and copies of the certificate of authenticity may be typed or hand-written. In the latter case, they shall be completed in black ink and in block capitals. The certificate forms shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall weigh not less than 40 g/m2. The original shall be white, the first copy pink and the second copy yellow. 4.   Each certificate shall have its own individual serial number followed by the name of the issuing country or customs territory. The copies shall bear the same serial number and the same name as the original. 5.   Certificates shall be valid only if they are duly endorsed by an issuing authority listed in Annex VI. 6.   Certificates shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them. 1.   The issuing authorities listed in Annex VI shall: (a) be recognised as such by the exporting country or customs territory concerned; (b) undertake to verify entries on the certificates; (c) undertake to forward to the Commission at least once a week any information enabling the entries on the certificates of authenticity to be verified, in particular with regard to the number of the certificate, the exporter, the consignee, the country of destination, the product (live animals/meat), the net weight and the date of signature. 2.   The list in Annex VI shall be revised by the Commission where the requirement referred to in paragraph 1(a) is no longer met, where an issuing authority fails to fulfil one or more of the obligations incumbent on it or where a new issuing authority is designated. Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for three months from their respective dates of issue. However, their term of validity shall expire on 31 December 2004. The exporting countries and the custom territory concerned shall communicate to the Commission specimens of the stamp imprints used by their issuing authorities and the names and signatures of the persons empowered to sign certificates of authenticity. The Commission shall communicate that information to the competent authorities of the Member States. 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 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31972D0428

72/428/EEC: Council Decision of 19 December 1972 on assistance from the European Social Fund for persons leaving agriculture to pursue non-agricultural activities

COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1972 on assistance from the European Social Fund for persons leaving agriculture to pursue non-agricultural activities (72/428/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; Having regard to the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 1 on the reform of the European Social Fund, and in particular Article 4 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Whereas the means of action and operation of the Fund are defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/71 2 of 8 November 1971, implementing the Council Decision of 1 February 1971, on the reform of the European Social Fund; Whereas it is expressly stated in the fourth indent of Article 12 (2) of the Council Directive of 17 April 1972 3 on social and economic information and the occupational skills of persons working in agriculture, that the system of aid set up for persons working in agriculture, who wish to change to a non-agricultural activity - Article 7 of the Directive - shall not apply until the decision to be taken by the Council pursuant to Article 4 of the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European Social Fund is implemented; Whereas the imbalance of employment recorded in the agricultural sector is such as to necessitate a considerable number of workers changing employment and thus having to aquire new qualifications and sometimes moving their homes; Whereas measures for structural aid for agricultural workers cannot be fully effective unless the European Social Fund offers people leaving agriculture the chance to acquire new occupational skills; Whereas the reform of the European Social Fund decided on by the Council enables a contribution to be made to the financial burden resulting from plans under development or to be developed in the Member States, with the aim of stimulating the re-employment and geographical and professional mobility of persons who cease to pursue an activity directly and principally in agriculture; Whereas self-employed activities, in certain cases, are the most suited to the mentality and abilities of persons who have worked in agriculture; Whereas operations to facilitate the employment and geographical and professional mobility of persons leaving agriculture must, save in exceptional cases, be accompanied by the implementation of a programme which makes clear the economic background to projects being organised and specifies the aims and means thereof; 1. Operations to facilitate the employment and geographical and professional mobility of persons who cease to pursue an activity directly and principally in agriculture in order to take up a non-agricultural activity shall be eligible to receive assistance from the Fund under Article 4 of the Council Decision of 1 February 1971. 2. Operations concerning persons who are to pursue self-employed activities shall also be eligible to receive assistance from the Fund, under the conditions laid down in the preceding paragraph. 1OJ No L 28, 4.2.1971, p. 15. 2OJ No L 249, 10.11.1971, p. 54. 3OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. To qualify for assistance from the Fund, the operations concerning the persons referred to in Article 1 must, save in exceptional cases, be accompanied by the implementation of a programme which makes clear the economic background to the projects being organised and specifies the aims and means thereof. Those aids which feature on the list established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2397/71 of 8 November 1971 1 on aid which may qualify for assistance from the European Social Fund, may receive assistance from the European Social Fund. This Decision shall enter into force on the fifth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

31992R0045

Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 45/92 of 9 January 1992 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 598/86 concerning the target ceiling for the 1991/92 marketing year for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread­making quality

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 45/92 of 9 January 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 concerning the target ceiling for the 1991/92 marketing year for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 of 28 February 1986 on the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2956/91 (4), sets a target ceiling for the 1991/92 marketing year for imports of common wheat of bread-making quality into Spain; Whereas, on the basis of Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, the Commission has been notified on 14 October 1991 of applications received for STM licences for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality which are equivalent to the ceiling set; whereas measures were taken by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3041/91 of 17 October 1991 concerning applications for STM licences for cereals submitted on 14 October 1991 for imports of common wheat into Spain (6); Whereas, in the present situation on the market for common wheat of bread-making quality in Spain, a feature of which is limited supply compared with demand, provision should be made for an increase in the target ceiling for the current marketing year in order to ensure normal supply to the market; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 598/86, '650 000' is replaced by '750 000'. Regulation (EEC) No 3041/91 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

31998R1576

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1576/98 of 22 July 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1576/98 of 22 July 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a geographical indication; Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, that application was found to meet all the requirements laid down therein, and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof; Whereas, for the name given in the Annex hereto, no statement of objection was made to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3); Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected geographical indication; Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/98 (5), The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as a protected geographical indication (PGI). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.

31992R2078

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the requirements of environmental protection are an integral part of the common agricultural policy; Whereas measures to reduce agricultural production in the Community must have a beneficial impact on the environment; Whereas many factors affect the environment; whereas it is subject to very diverse pressures within the Community; Whereas an appropriate aid scheme would encourage farmers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to use farming practices compatible with the increasing demands of protection of the environment and natural resources and upkeep of the landscape and the countryside; Whereas the introduction of an aid scheme to encourage substantial reductions in the use of fertilizers and plant-protection products or the use of organic farming methods can help not only to reduce agricultural pollution but also to adapt a number of sectors to market requirements by encouraging less intensive production methods; Whereas a reduction in farm livestock or in animal proportion per hectare can help to avert environmental damage due to pressure from excessive numbers of sheep and cattle; whereas, therefore, the extensification scheme for various products provided for in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 of 15 July 1991 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (4) should be incorporated in the scheme introduced under this Regulation; Whereas the production of products for non-food uses under a Community set-aside scheme must comply with the requirements of environmental protection; whereas, therefore, this scheme must not apply to such products; Whereas a scheme to encourage the introduction or maintenance of particular farming practices may help to solve specific problems related to protection of the environment or the countryside and thus contribute to environmental policy goals; Whereas many agricultural and rural areas in the Community are increasingly threatened by depopulation, soil erosion, flooding and forest fires; whereas the institution of special measures to encourage the upkeep of land can reduce such risks; Whereas because of the scale of the problems such schemes should be applicable to all farmers in the Community who undertake to use farming methods which will protect, maintain or improve the environment and the countryside and to refrain from further intensification of agricultural production; Whereas the current set-aside scheme for arable land provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 has been replaced by provisions in the regulations covering the common organization of the markets; whereas it appears nonetheless appropriate to introduce a scheme for long-term set-aside of agricultural land for environmental reasons and for the protection of natural resources; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation must encourage farmers to make undertakings regarding farming methods compatible with the requirements of environmental protection and maintenance of the countryside, and thereby to contribute to balancing the market; whereas the measures must compensate farmers for any income losses caused by reductions in output and/or increases in costs and for the part they play in improving the environment; Whereas the introduction by the Member States of codes of good agricultural practice can also help to make farming practices more compatible with the requirements of environmental protection; Whereas the diversity of the environment, natural conditions and the structure of agriculture in the various parts of the Community call for the measures provided for to be adapted; whereas they should therefore be implemented within the framework of zonal programmes for the management of agricultural or abandoned land and possibly as part of national regulations; Whereas both the Community and the Member States must increase their effort to educate farmers in, and inform them of, the introduction of agricultural and forestry production methods compatible with the environment, and in particular regarding the application of a code of good farming practice and organic farming; Whereas, in order to guarantee the maximum effectiveness of such programmes, it is vital to ensure that the results are disseminated and monitored regularly; Whereas such measures must contribute towards certain specific environmental goals set out in Community legislation; Whereas, given that the Community is to contribute to the financing of the scheme, it must be able to ascertain that the implementing arrangements adopted by the Member States contribute towards the attainment of its objectives; whereas the structure of cooperation between the Member States and the Commission introduced by Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (5), should be used for this purpose; Whereas the resources available for implementing the measures provided for in this Regulation must be additional to those available for the implementation of measures under the rules governing the Structural Funds, and in particular for measures applicable in regions covered by Objectives 1 and 5 (b) as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (6), Purpose of the aid scheme A Community aid scheme part-financed by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) is hereby instituted in order to: - accompany the changes to be introduced under the market organization rules, - contribute to the achievement of the Community's policy objectives regarding agriculture and the environment, - contribute to providing an appropriate income for farmers. This Community aid scheme is intended to promote: (a) the use of farming practices which reduce the polluting effects of agriculture, a fact which also contributes, by reducing production, to an improved market balance; (b) an environmentally favourable extensification of crop farming, and sheep and cattle farming, including the conversion of arable land into extensive grassland; (c) ways of using agricultural land which are compatible with protection and improvement of the environment, the countryside, the landscape, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity; (d) the upkeep of abandoned farmland and woodlands where this is necessary for environmental reasons or because of natural hazards and fire risks, and thereby avert the dangers associated with the depopulation of agricultural areas; (e) long-term set-aside of agricultural land for reasons connected with the environment; (f) land management for public access and leisure activities; (g) education and training for farmers in types of farming compatible with the requirements of environmental protection and upkeep of the countryside. Aid scheme 1. Subject to positive effects on the environment and the countryside, the scheme may include aid for farmers who undertake: (a) to reduce substantially their use of fertilizers and/or plant protection products, or to keep to the reductions already made, or to introduce or continue with organic farming methods; (b) to change, by means other than those referred to in (a), to more extensive forms of crop, including forage, production, or to maintain extensive production methods introduced in the past, or to convert arable land into extensive grassland; (c) to reduce the proportion of sheep and cattle per forage area; (d) to use other farming practices compatible with the requirements of protection of the environment and natural resources, as well as maintenance of the countryside and the landscape, or to rear animals of local breeds in danger of extinction; (e) to ensure the upkeep of abandoned farmland or woodlands; (f) to set aside farmland for at least 20 years with a view to its use for purposes connected with the environment, in particular for the establishment of biotope reserves or natural parks or for the protection of hydrological systems; (g) to manage land for public access and leisure activities. 2. In addition, the scheme may include measures to improve the training of farmers with regard to farming or forestry practices compatible with the environment. Aid programmes 1. Member States shall implement, throughout their territories, and in accordance with their specific needs, the aid scheme provided for in Article 2 by means of multiannual zonal programmes covering the objectives referred to in Article 1. The programmes shall reflect the diversity of environmental situations, natural conditions and agricultural structures and the main types of farming practised, and Community environment priorities. 2. Each zonal programme shall cover an area which is homogeneous in terms of the environment and the countryside and shall include, in principle, all of the aids provided for in Article 2. However, where there is sufficient justification, programmes may be restricted to aids which are in line with the specific characteristics of an area. 3. Zonal programmes shall be drawn up for a minimum period of five years and must contain at least the following information: (a) a definition of the geographical area and, where applicable, the sub-areas concerned; (b) a description of the natural, environmental and structural characteristics of the area; (c) a description of the proposed objectives and their justification in view of the characteristics of the area, including an indication of the Community environment legislation the objectives of which the programme seeks to fulfil; (d) the conditions for the grant of aid, taking into account the problems encountered; (e) an estimate of annual expenditure for implementing the zonal programme; (f) the arrangements made to provide appropriate information for agricultural and rural operators. 4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States may establish a general regulatory framework providing for the horizontal application throughout their territory of one or more of the aids referred to in Article 2. That framework must be defined and, where appropriate, supplemented by the zonal programmes referred to in paragraph 1. Nature and amounts of aid 1. An annual premium per hectare or livestock unit removed from a herd shall be granted to farmers who give one or more of the undertakings referred to in Article 2 for at least five years, in accordance with the programme applicable in the zone concerned. In the case of set-aside, the undertaking shall be for 20 years. 2. The maximum eligible amount of the premium shall be: - ECU 150 per hectare for annual crops for which a premium per hectare is granted under the market regulations governing the crops in question, - ECU 250 per hectare for other annual crops and pasture, - ECU 210 for each sheep or cattle livestock unit by which a herd is reduced, - ECU 100 for each livestock unit of an endangered breed reared, - ECU 400 per hectare for specialized olive groves, - ECU 1 000 per hectare for citrus fruits, - ECU 700 per hectare for other perennial crops and wine, - ECU 250 per hectare for the upkeep of abandoned land, - ECU 600 per hectare for land set aside, - ECU 250 per hectare for the cultivation and propagation of useful plants adapted to local conditions and threatened by genetic erosion. The table for converting animals into livestock units is given in the Annex. 3. The maximum eligible amount for annual crops and pasture shall be increased to ECU 350 per hectare if the farmer has, at the same time and for the same area, given one or more of the undertakings referred to in Article 2 (1) (a) and (b), together with an undertaking as referred to in Article 2 (1) (d). 4. Where a premium is granted for the reduction of the number of livestock units: - the aids provided for in Article 2 (1) (a) and (b) may not be granted for the forage area of the holding, - the maximum eligible amount of premium for forage areas under Article 2 (1) (d) shall be reduced by 50 %. 5. Subject to conditions to be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Community may also contribute to the premiums referred to in the preceding paragraphs which are granted by Member States in order to compensate for income losses resulting from the mandatory application of the restrictions referred to in Article 2 in the context of measures implemented in the Member States pursuant to Community provisions. 6. Member States may stipulate that a farmer's undertaking may be given in the context of an overall plan for the entire holding or for a part thereof. In such cases, the amount of the aid may be calculated as an overall figure taking account of the individual amounts and conditions in this Article and Article 5. Conditions of grant 1. In order to achieve the objectives of this Regulation in the context of the general rules referred to in Article 3 (4) and/or the zonal programmes, Member States shall determine: (a) the conditions for granting aid; (b) the amount of aid to be paid, on the basis of the undertaking given by the beneficiary and of the loss of income and of the need to provide an incentive; (c) the terms on which the aid for the upkeep of abandoned land as referred to in Article 2 (1) (e) may be granted to persons other than farmers, where no farmers are available; (d) the conditions to be met by the beneficiary to ensure that compliance with the undertakings may be verified and monitored; (e) the terns on which the aid may be granted where the farmer personally is unable to give an undertaking for the minimum period required. 2. No aid may be granted under this Regulation in respect of areas subject to the Community set-aside scheme which are being used for the production of non-food products. 3. While ensuring that the incentive content of the measure is retained, Member Sates may restrict the aid to a maximum amount per holding and differentiate it according to holding size. Courses, traineeships and demonstration projects 1. Where no financing is granted under Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91, Member States may introduce a separate aid scheme for training courses and traineeships concerned with agricultural and forestry production practices compatible with the requirements of protection of the environment and natural resources and maintenance of the countryside and the landscape, and particularly with codes of good farming practice or good organic farming practice. The aid scheme shall include the grant of aid: - for attendance of courses and traineeships, - for the organization and implementation of courses and traineeships. The expenditure incurred by the Member States in granting the aid referred to in the first subparagraph shall be eligible up to ECU 2 500 per person completing a full course or traineeship. The measure concerned by this Article shall not cover courses or traineeships which are part of normal programmes or curricula of secondary or higher agricultural education. 2. The Community may contribute to demonstration projects concerning farming practices compatible with the requirements on environmental protection, and in particular the application of a code of good farming practice and organic farming practice. The Community contribution referred to in the first subparagraph may cover assistance for training and education initiatives (including materials) organized by local or non-governmental organizations competent in this field. Programme appraisal procedure 1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by 30 July 1993 the draft general regulatory framework referred to in Article 3 (4) and the draft programmes referred to in Article 3 (1) and any existing or proposed laws, regulations or administrative provisions by which they intend to apply this Regulation. 2. The Commission shall examine the texts communicated in order to determine: - their compliance with this Regulation, taking account of its objectives and the links between the various measures, - the nature of the measures eligible for part-financing, - the total amount of expenditure eligible for part-financing. 3. The Commission shall decide on the approval of the general regulatory framework and zonal programmes, on the basis of the factors listed in paragraph 2 and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. Rate of Community financing The rate of Community part-financing shall be 75 % in regions covered by the objective defined in point 1 of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and 50 % in the other regions. Detailed rules of application Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. 0 Final provisions 1. This Regulation shall not preclude Member States from implementing, except in the field of application of Article 5 (2), additional aid measures for which the conditions of granting of aid differ from those laid down herein or the amounts of which exceed the limits stipulated herein, provided that the said measures comply with the objectives of this Regulation and with Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty. 2. Three years after the date of entry into force in the Member States, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Regulation. 1 Transitional provisions Application of the measures referred to in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 shall be extended with the following effect: 1. Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91, dealing with extensification of production, shall remain applicable until the entry into force of the zonal programmes referred to in Article 3 (1) of this Regulation or of the general regulatory framework referred to in the said Article 3 (4). 2. Articles 21 to 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91, dealing with aid in environmentally sensitive areas, shall remain applicable until the entry into force of the zonal programmes referred to in Article 3 (1) of this Regulation or of the general regulatory framework referred to in the said Article 3 (4). The maximum eligible amounts for the remaining annual payments shall be adjusted in line with the ceilings provided for in Article 4. 2 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.

32004R0062

Commission Regulation (EC) No 62/2004 of 14 January 2004 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, lemons and apples)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 62/2004 of 14 January 2004 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, lemons and apples) 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 the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2003(3) opens an invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences, which may be issued, other than those tendered for as part of food aid. (2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set. (3) In the case of tomatoes, lemons and apples the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate, In the case of tomatoes, lemons and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2003 shall be fixed in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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87/159/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 February 1987 approving an addendum to the specific programme for the seed sector in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 19 February 1987 approving an addendum to the specific programme for the seed sector in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic) (87/159/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2224/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas on 8 January 1986 the Belgian Government notified an addendum to the programme for seed sector approved by Commission Decision 81/514/EEC (3) and completed it on 9 July 1986; Whereas this addendum relates only to investments for the modernization, rationalization and concentration of seed-marketing capacities and whereas all these investments are capable of contributing towards improving the situation in the said sector and towards its development; whereas it thus constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas this adendum includes a sufficient quantity of the data referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to demonstrate that the objectives of Article 1 of the said Regulation may be achieved in the abovementioned sector; whereas the time limit set for the implementation of the amendement does not exceed the period specified in Article 3 (1) (g) of said the Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, The addeundum to the programme for the seed sector, as notified by the Belgian Government on 8 January 1986 and completed on 9 July 1986 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved. This Decision is adressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

31996R2246

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/96 of 25 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Finland

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2246/96 of 25 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Finland 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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1996; Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated; Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 6 November 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date, Catches of cod in the waters of ICES III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Finland for 1996. Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 6 November 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32014D0022

Council Decision 2014/22/CFSP of 20 January 2014 amending Decision 2013/353/CFSP amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia

21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/30 COUNCIL DECISION 2014/22/CFSP of 20 January 2014 amending Decision 2013/353/CFSP amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 25 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/518/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Philippe LEFORT as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. (2) On 2 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/353/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 30 June 2014 and providing a financial reference amount until 31 December 2013. (3) A new financial reference amount covering the period from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 should be provided, Article 5 of Decision 2013/353/CFSP is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: (b) in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following: Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. It shall apply as of 1 January 2014.

32004R0598

Commission Regulation (EC) No 598/2004 of 30 March 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton

Commission Regulation (EC) No 598/2004 of 30 March 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined. (2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001. (3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter, The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 31,873/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31986R1838

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1838/86 of 12 June 1986 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1838/86 of 12 June 1986 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 15 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Article 15 of the aforesaid Regulation introduced a system of import licences for certain products; whereas it is appropriate to extend that system to other products, which the present market situation has rendered particularly sensitive, The products listed in the Annex are hereby added to the products shown in Annex IV of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June 1986. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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2005/611/EC: Commission Decision of 8 August 2005 amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (notified under document number C(2005) 2995)

12.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 210/44 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 August 2005 amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (notified under document number C(2005) 2995) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2005/611/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) By Commission Decision 96/550/EC (2), the use of two methods for grading pig carcases in Finland was authorised. (2) The Government of Finland has requested the Commission to authorise the application of new formulae for the calculation of the lean meat content of carcases in the framework of the existing grading methods and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3). (3) The examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising the new formulae are fulfilled. (4) Decision 96/550/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, The Annex to Decision 96/550/EC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Point 3 of Part 1 is replaced by the following: ‘3. The lean content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula: = the estimated lean meat of the carcase; X1 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase behind the last rib; X2 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib; X3 = the thickness of muscle in mm measured at the same time and the same place as X2. 2. Point 3 of Part 2 is replaced by the following: ‘3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula: = the estimated lean meat of the carcase; X1 = the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in mm measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last rib. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.

32009L0096

Commission Directive 2009/96/EC of 31 July 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include disodium octaborate tetrahydrate as an active substance in Annex I thereto (Text with EEA relevance)

1.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/58 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/96/EC of 31 July 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include disodium octaborate tetrahydrate as an active substance in Annex I thereto (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes disodium octaborate tetrahydrate. (2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 8, wood preservatives, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC. (3) The Netherlands was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 7 July 2006 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007. (4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 20 February 2009, in an assessment report. (5) It appears from the examinations made that biocidal products used as wood preservatives and containing disodium octaborate tetrahydrate may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. It is therefore appropriate to include disodium octaborate tetrahydrate in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States authorisations for biocidal products used as wood preservatives and containing disodium octaborate tetrahydrate can be granted, modified, or cancelled in accordance with Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC. (6) However, unacceptable risks were identified for the in situ treatment of wood outdoors and for treated wood exposed to weathering. Therefore, authorisations for these uses should not be granted unless data have been submitted in order to demonstrate that the products can be used without unacceptable risks to the environment. (7) Not all potential uses have been evaluated at the Community level. It is therefore appropriate that Member States assess those risks to the compartments and populations that have not been representatively addressed in the Community level risk assessment and, when granting product authorisations, ensure that appropriate measures are taken or specific conditions imposed in order to mitigate the identified risks to acceptable levels. (8) In the light of the findings of the assessment report, it is appropriate to require that specific risk mitigation measures are applied at product authorisation level to products containing disodium octaborate tetrahydrate. In particular, appropriate measures should be taken to protect the soil and aquatic compartments since unacceptable risks to these compartments have been identified during the evaluation. Products should also be used with appropriate protective equipment if the risk identified for professional and industrial users cannot be reduced by other means. (9) It is important that the provisions of this Directive be applied simultaneously in all the Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance disodium octaborate tetrahydrate and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general. (10) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion. (11) After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC, and in particular, to grant, modify or cancel authorisations of biocidal products in product-type 8 containing disodium octaborate tetrahydrate to ensure that they comply with Directive 98/8/EC. (12) Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (13) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products, Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 August 2010 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall apply those provisions from 1 September 2011. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

32013D0249

2013/249/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 May 2013 amending Decision 2009/852/EC on transitional measures under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regard the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Romania and the structural requirements of such establishments (notified under document C(2013) 2803) Text with EEA relevance

30.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 143/26 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 27 May 2013 amending Decision 2009/852/EC on transitional measures under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regard the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Romania and the structural requirements of such establishments (notified under document C(2013) 2803) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/249/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 2009/852/EC (2) allows that the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Annex III, Section IX, Chapter I, Subchapters II and III, not apply to milk processing establishments in Romania listed in Annex II and Annex III to that Decision until 31 December 2013. (2) According to Decision 2009/852/EC, certain milk-processing establishments listed in Annex II to that Decision may process non-compliant milk with separate production lines. (3) Romania sent the Commission a revised and updated list of those milk processing establishments on 15 February 2013. (4) In that revised and updated list, establishment number L35 SC DANONE PDPA ROMANIA SRL has been removed from Annex II and authorised to processing only compliant milk to be placed on the EU market. (5) Establishment number MM 1795 SC CALITATEA SRL has been authorised to process compliant and non-compliant raw milk without separation and, consequently, it should be removed from Annex II and transferred to Annex III to the same Decision. (6) 17 establishments currently listed in Annex III to Decision 2009/852/EC have been deleted as they are authorised to place dairy products on the intra-Union market, since they are using only compliant milk. Those establishments were listed in the table in Annex III to Decision 2009/852/EC at No 1(AB 641 SC BIOMILK SRL); 6 (L78 SC ROMFULDA PROD SRL) 9 (BN 2399 SC CARMO-LACT PROD SRL) 13(L140 S.C. CARMOLACT SRL) 29 (CT 30 EASTERN EUROPEAN FOODS SRL) 40 (L124 SC PRIMULACT SRL, its name has been changed: SC LACTATE HARGHITA SA) 41(HR119 BOMILACT SRL) 42 (HR 625 LACTIS SRL) 43 (HR 213 PAULACT SA) 45 (IS 1540 PROMILCH SRL) 46 (L18 S.C. EUROCHEESE SRL) 56 (L121 SC MIRDATOD PROD SRL) 69 (SM 4189 PRIMALACT SRL) 70 (L5 SC NIRO SERV COM SRL) 74 (SV 1562 BUCOVINA SA SUCEAVA) 81 (L80 SC INDUSTRIAL MARIAN SRL) 82 (VN 231 VRANLACT SA). (7) Moreover, 7 establishments currently listed in Annex III to Decision 2009/852/EC have been closed and, consequently, should be removed from the list. Those establishments were listed in the table in Annex III to Decision 2009/852/EC at N 26 (CT 225 MIH PROD SRL) 28 (CT 258 BINCO LACT SRL) 30 (CT 15 SC NIC COSTI TRADE SRL) 32 (L82 SC TOTALLACT GROUP SA) 33 (DJ80 SC DUVADI PROD COM SRL) 75 (SV 1888 SC TOCAR PROD SRL) 76 (SV 4909 SC ZADA PROD SRL). (8) 6 establishments in Romania asked to be listed for the first time in Annex III to Decision 2009/852/EC. Those establishments have been inserted in the list at number 8 (L 185 SC SIMCODRIN COM SRL) 17 (L 83 SC KAZAL SRL) 45 (L169 SC DOBREAN SRL) 46 (L152 AGROTRANSCOMEX SRL) 61 (L199 SC LACTO-BOROAIA SRL) 40 (L 189 SC CALITATEA SRL). (9) Decision 2009/852/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Annexes II and III to Decision 2009/852/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

32002R2156

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2156/2002 of 4 December 2002 fixing the definitive aid on certain grain legumes for the 2002/2003 marketing year

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2156/2002 of 4 December 2002 fixing the definitive aid on certain grain legumes for the 2002/2003 marketing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 of 30 July 1996 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 811/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 divides the maximum guaranteed area between lentils and chickpeas on the one hand and vetches on the other hand, allowing the unused balance of one maximum guaranteed area to be reallocated to the other maximum guaranteed area before an overrun is determined. (2) The maximum guaranteed area for lentils and chickpeas referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 was not exceeded in 2002/2003, whereas the maximum guaranteed area for vetches, increased by the unused balance of the maximum guaranteed area for lentils and chickpeas, was exceeded by 20,25 % in 2002/2003. The aid provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 should therefore be reduced proportionately for vetches for the marketing year in question. (3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, The definitive aid for certain grain legumes for the 2002/2003 marketing year shall be EUR 181,00 per hectare for lentils and chickpeas and EUR 150,52 per hectare for vetches. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.

32012R0969

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 969/2012 of 19 October 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

20.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/9 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 969/2012 of 19 October 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto. (2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.

32003R1048

Council Regulation (EC) No 1048/2003 of 16 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products

Council Regulation (EC) No 1048/2003 of 16 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) It is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96(1). (2) A number of products should be withdrawn from the list in the Annex to the said Regulation because it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or because the description needs to be altered in the light of technical developments. (3) Products whose description needs to be altered should be regarded as new products. (4) Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be altered accordingly. (5) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely upon the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be inserted; 2. the products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be deleted. The duration of the validity of the suspension measure for colour cathode-ray tubes with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 85,5 cm or more (TARIC code 8540 11 99 31) shall be limited to 31 December 2003 and the rate of autonomous duty applicable from 1 July 2003 shall be 5 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32007D0875

2007/875/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2007 amending Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2000/96/EC as regards communicable diseases listed in those decisions (notified under document number C(2007) 6355) (Text with EEA relevance )

28.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/48 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 2007 amending Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2000/96/EC as regards communicable diseases listed in those decisions (notified under document number C(2007) 6355) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/875/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (1), and in particular Article 3(a). Whereas: (1) Decision No 2119/98/EC provides for the establishment of a network at Community level to promote cooperation and coordination regarding the prevention and control of certain categories of communicable diseases referred to in that Decision. (2) Commission Decision 2000/96/EC of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), lists certain communicable diseases to be covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Community network set up under Decision No 2119/98/EC. (3) New communicable diseases have recently emerged and new micro organisms capable of endangering public health have been identified. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) appeared in 2003 and since then is considered a potential high threat for public health. High pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza viruses pose a serious risk to individuals and the evolution towards a potential pandemic influenza. West Nile virus infection in humans has been recently reported by an increasing number of Member States in the EU and countries outside Europe constituting a serious risk for public health. Humans are mainly infected through mosquito bites, although infection through blood transfusion and organ transplantation has been documented, as well as trans-placental transmission. (4) The Annexes to Decisions No 2119/98/EC and No 2000/96/EC should therefore be amended in order to cover Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), avian influenza in humans and West Nile virus infection. (5) The new International Health Regulations (2005) entered into force on 16 June 2007 and are no longer restricted to specific diseases but cover all public health emergencies of international concern identified as such according to the instrument provided in Annex 2 of the Regulations. It is therefore appropriate to amend the Annex of Decision 2119/98/EC. (6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 7 of Decision No 2119/98/EC, The Annex to Decision No 2119/98/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision. Annex I to Decision 2000/96/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

32007R1276

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007 of 29 October 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007, as regards the fixing of budgetary ceilings for 2007

30.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 284/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1276/2007 of 29 October 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007, as regards the fixing of budgetary ceilings for 2007 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Articles 64(2) and 70(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (2), and in particular the second sentence of Article 20(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 sets for each Member State the national ceilings which cannot be exceeded by the reference amounts mentioned in Chapter 2 of Title III of that Regulation. (2) Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 sets the annual maximum amounts up to which the Community finances the measures provided for in Titles II and III of that Regulation. (3) Annexes I, II and III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 of 22 May 2007 establishing the maximum Community contribution to financing the work programmes in the olive oil sector and fixing, for 2007, budgetary ceilings for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and amending that Regulation (3), lay down respectively, for the 2007 calendar year in each case, the budgetary ceilings for direct payments to be granted in accordance with Articles 66 to 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings for direct payments to be granted in accordance with Article 70 of that Regulation and the budgetary ceilings for the Single Payment Scheme. (4) In accordance with the first sentence of Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, Portugal has decided to reduce for 2007 the national ceiling for suckler cow premium rights and to transfer the corresponding financial amount in order to reinforce the Community contribution, provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, towards the financing of the specific measures laid down in that Regulation. Consequently, it is necessary to deduct from the national ceiling for Portugal for 2007, set in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the amount which is to be added to the financial amount set in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and to reduce the budgetary ceilings applicable in Portugal for 2007 to the suckler cow premium, including the supplement thereto, and to the beef and veal payments (Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003), set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 552/2007. (5) In accordance with a decision taken by Portugal, the amounts deriving from the dairy premium and additional payments, provided for in Articles 95 and 96 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, were included in the Single Payment Scheme as from 2007. It is on this basis that the budgetary ceiling for the Single Payment Scheme referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 was calculated for 2007 for Portugal. This ceiling was set in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 552/2007. However, when the budgetary ceilings were set for 2007, the exclusion from the Single Payment Scheme of dairy premiums and additional payments for farmers in the Azores and Madeira, in accordance with Article 70(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, was not taken into account. (6) The budgetary ceilings applicable for 2007 in Portugal to the direct payments to be granted in accordance with Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and to the Single Payment Scheme should therefore be amended by deducting from Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 an amount corresponding to the amounts relating to the dairy premium and additional payments to milk producers, and by adding them to Annex II to that Regulation. (7) Spain decided, before 1 August 2004, to implement partially the Single Payment Scheme under the conditions laid down in Articles 64 to 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, including those for beef and veal payments. However, under Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, and repealing Regulation 1260/1999 (4), the Spanish region of Cantabria cannot, as from 2007, benefit from the transitional aid provided for in that Article. Consequently, the national premium supplementing the suckler cow premium provided for in Article 125(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and granted to holdings situated in the Spanish region of Cantabria cannot be financed by the EAGF as from 2007. In order to ensure continued Community support for suckler cows, Spain has requested that an amount corresponding to the payments made under the additional national premium in Cantabria up to 2006 be transferred from the ceiling set for 2007 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 for the additional national premium to the ceiling set in that Annex for the suckler cow premium. The above-mentioned budgetary ceilings should therefore be adjusted. (8) Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 247/2006 and (EC) No 552/2007 should be amended accordingly. (9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, In Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the amount concerning Portugal for 2007 is replaced by ‘570 997’. In the table in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, the amount relating to the Azores and Madeira for the 2008 budget year is replaced by ‘86,98’. Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 is amended as follows: 1. Annex I is amended as follows: (a) the amount for the ‘Suckler cow premium’ for Spain is replaced by ‘261 153’; (b) the amount for the ‘Additional suckler cow premium’ for Spain is replaced by ‘26 000’; (c) the amount for the ‘Suckler cow premium’ for Portugal is replaced by ‘78 695’; (d) the amount for the ‘Additional suckler cow premium’ for Portugal is replaced by ‘9 462’; (e) the amount for ‘Article 69, beef and veal’ for Portugal is replaced by ‘1 681’; 2. Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation; 3. in Annex III, the amount concerning Portugal is replaced by ‘413 774’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.

32001R0997

Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 805/1999 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport

Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 805/1999 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 requires the Commission to lay down detailed rules for implementing the Community-fleet capacity policy as defined by that Regulation. (2) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/1999(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1532/2000(3), adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 718/1999, set ratios for the "old-for-new" rule to apply from 29 April 1999. (3) Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 requires the "old-for-new" ratio to be constantly reduced to bring it as quickly as possible and in regular stages to zero no later than 29 April 2003. A new "old-for-new" ratio should therefore be set for the year 2000. (4) Economic developments in the various sectors of the inland waterways transport market make it expedient to reduce the various "old-for-new" ratios mentioned in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 and set by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 805/1999, though without undoing the achievements of the structural improvement carried out since 1990. The ratio for dry cargo carriers should be reduced to 0,80:1, as the sector is continuing to grow; the ratio for tanker vessels requires a smaller adjustment, to 1,15:1, as the situation in this sector remains worrying and the market is not growing; a larger adjustment is required for the pusher craft ratio, to 0,50:1, as overcapacity is not great in this sector. (5) The measures laid down in this Regulation have been the subject of an opinion from the Group of Experts on Community Fleets Capacity and Promotion Policy set up by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 805/1999, Regulation (EC) No 805/1999 is amended as follows: 1. In Article 4(1), the ratio "1:1" is replaced by "0,80:1". 2. In Article 4(2), the ratio "1,30:1" is replaced by "1,15:1". 3. In Article 4(3), the ratio "0,75:1" is replaced by "0,50:1". This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.

32004D0820

2004/820/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 2004 on the state aid granted by Germany to Fairchild Dornier GmbH (Dornier) (notified under document number C(2004) 1621)Text with EEA relevance

2.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 357/36 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 2004 on the state aid granted by Germany to Fairchild Dornier GmbH (Dornier) (notified under document number C(2004) 1621) (Only the German version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/820/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above (1) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1.   PROCEDURE (1) On 19 July 2002 the Commission authorised rescue aid (2) for Fairchild Dornier GmbH (‘Dornier’). The aid consisted of a guarantee with a three-month maturity. On 6 August 2002 Germany notified the Commission that it intended to extend the guarantee and communicated to it additional measures in favour of Dornier. (2) On 5 February 2003 a formal investigation procedure was initiated into the extension of the guarantee and the additional measures (3). Germany’s reply to the initiation of the investigation procedure was received on 2 April 2003, and the last information supplied by Germany on 3 December 2003 No comments were submitted by third parties during the investigation procedure. 2.   DESCRIPTION OF THE AID 2.1.   Dornier (3) From 1996 the German aircraft manufacturer Dornier belonged to the American company Fairchild Aerospace. With some 3 600 employees, Dornier manufactured aircraft and aircraft parts in Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Bavaria. The plant facilities and business premises in the United States were sold off. In March 2002 Dornier filed for bankruptcy. (4) Bankruptcy proceedings were opened on 1 July 2002. At the same time the employees were divided into an active group and a passive group, the plan being to dismiss the latter, which accounted for about half the workforce. The employees in the passive group ceased working and were included in a social plan, which was partly financed by a state corporation. On 20 December 2002 the bankruptcy trustee decided to liquidate the undertaking and sell the assets separately. (5) There were two separate asset deals: aircraft manufacture and customer services were sold to AvCraft Aerospace GmbH and AvCraft International Ltd, while the manufacture of Airbus parts and aviation services were transferred to Ruag Holding (Switzerland). According to Germany, this was done in an open, transparent procedure. 2.2.   Financial measures (6) On 19 July 2002 the Commission authorised a 50 % deficiency guarantee by the Federal Government and Bavaria for a loan of USD 90 million. The guarantee was authorised as rescue aid for the requested period of three months. The period began when the authorisation was granted and would have ended on 20 September 2002. (7) On 6 August 2002 Germany applied for an extension of the guarantee until 20 December 2002, i.e. for a further three months, so that Dornier could carry on operating during the search for a financial partner. The terms of the guarantee remained unchanged. The guarantee related to the same loan, which had not been fully utilised. It was formally terminated on 20 December 2002. The extension until that date is the subject of this Decision. (8) In the second notification of 6 August 2002 the Commission was informed that the Federal Labour Office (Bundesanstalt für Arbeit) had agreed to cover some EUR 12,6 million of a social plan costing a total of EUR 20,6 million for the 1 800 employees faced with dismissal. The remaining EUR 8 million were financed by the undertaking. The Federal Labour Office measure is also the subject of this Decision. (9) According to Germany, the measures were not used to pay wages or redundancy money, but to finance the following costs: individual support for employees, identifying their strengths and weaknesses, setting goals, training, measures to promote mobility, decentralisation, setting up a job agency, etc. The group of employees covered by the social plan ceased working. 3.   CONCLUSION (10) The guarantee was terminated in December 2002 after a total period of six months. The social plan drawn up for employees in the passive group also ended in December 2002. Dornier was then liquidated, and its assets were transferred to different investors. The beneficiary of the measures no longer exists therefore. Consequently, and since according to Germany the liquidation proceedings were carried out openly and transparently and the assets sold at market prices, an assessment of the measures would not be necessary. (11) The formal investigation under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty of the measures described was thus rendered unnecessary, The formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty initiated with regard to Fairchild Dornier GmbH on 5 February 2003 is terminated. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

31998R1825

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/98 of 21 August 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 884/98 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to their processing in the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1825/98 of 21 August 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 884/98 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to their processing in the Community THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/98 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1696/98 (4), provides for a sale of intervention stocks held by various Member States; whereas the quantities and prices stated in that Regulation should be amended to take account of the stocks already sold; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Regulation (EC) No 884/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In the first subparagraph of Article 1(1): the 14th indent is replaced by the following: '- 10 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency`.2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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.

31998D0226

98/226/EC: Commission Decision of 19 March 1998 amending Decision 97/216/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 19 March 1998 amending Decision 97/216/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance) (98/226/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and, in particular, Article 10, paragraph 4 thereof, Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in the Netherlands; Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States; Whereas the Netherlands have taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980, introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas, as a result of the disease situation the Commission adopted Decision 97/216/EC of 26 March 1997 (4), concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the Netherlands and repealing Commission Decision 97/122/EC; Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is necessary to amend the measures adopted by Decision 97/216/EC; Whereas, since it is possible to identify geographically areas which present a particular risk, the restrictions on trade can apply on a regional basis; Whereas Dutch authorities have already adopted specific provisions for the trade of live pigs from some areas of their territory to the rest of the Netherlands in order to avoid further spread of classical swine fever; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, 1. The Netherlands shall not send pigs to other Member States unless the pigs come from an area outside the area described in the Annex. 2. Pigs sent from the area outside the area described in the Annex to other Member States shall be directly sent from the holding of origin to the place, holding or slaughterhouse of destination. 3. Pigs for breeding and production sent from the area outside the area described in the Annex to other Member States shall come from holdings where no live pigs have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the dispatch of the pigs in question. 4. Movements of pigs coming from areas outside the area described in the Annex to other Member States shall only be allowed following three days advance notification to the central and local veterinary authorities in the Member State of destination and dispatched by the local competent veterinary authority. 5. The Netherlands shall not send pigs from the area described in the Annex to other parts of its territory. The Netherlands shall not send to other Member States porcine semen unless the semen originates from boars kept at a collection centre referred to in Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC (5) and situated outside the area described in the Annex. 1. The Health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (6) accompanying pigs sent from the Netherlands must be completed by the following: 'Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 98/226/EC of 19 March 1998 amending Decision 97/216/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in the Netherlands`. 2. The Health certificate provided for in Council Directive 90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen sent from the Netherlands must be completed by the following: 'Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 98/226/EC of 19 March 1998 amending Decision 97/216/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in the Netherlands`. 1. The Netherlands shall ensure that vehicles transporting pigs from areas outside the area described in the Annex to other Member States shall not transit through the area described in the Annex. 2. The Netherlands shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs are cleaned and disinfected after each operation and the transporter shall furnish proof of such disinfection. Article 1 of Commission Decision 97/216/EC is hereby repealed. The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

31992L0052

Council Directive 92/52/EEC of 18 June 1992 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae intended for export to third countries

1.7.1992 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 179/129 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/52/EEC of 18 June 1992 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae intended for export to third countries THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Community rules concerning infant formulae and follow-on formulae are laid down by Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses (4) in Commission Directive 91/321/EEC (5); Whereas given the nature of the products in question it is desirable that Community rules or international standards relating to their composition are made applicable to such products intended for export to third countries; Whereas in order to prevent inappropriate use of these products which could prejudice the health of infants it is also desirable to extend the application of the Community rules on labelling of infant formulae and follow-on formuale to those products intended for export to third countries; Whereas the products complying with Directive 91/321/EEC may be marketed in the Community as from 1 December 1992; whereas no legislation prohibits the export of such products to third countries, This Directive concerns infant formuale and follow-on formulae, as defined by Article 1 (2) (c) and (d) of Directive 91/321/EEC, intended for export to third countries. Member States shall ensure that the products referred to in Article 1 may be exported from the Community only if they comply with this Directive. 1.   No product other than infant formulae may be represented as suitable for satisfying by itself the nutritional requirements of normal healthy infants during the first four to six months of life. 2.   In addition the products referred to in Article 1 must comply: (a) with Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Directive 91/321/EEC or with relevant applicable world standards established by Codex Alimentarius; (b) with Article 7 (2) to (6) of Directive 91/321/EEC; (c) with the provisions of Council Directive 89/396/EEC of 14 June 1989 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (6), unless otherwise requested or stipulated by provisions established by the importing country. 3.   These products shall be labelled in an appropriate language and in such a way as to avoid any risk of confusion between infant formulae and follow-on formulae. 4.   The stipulations, prohibitions and restrictions laid down in Article 7 (2) to (6) of Directive 91/321/EEC shall also apply to the presentation of the products concerned and in particular their form, aspect or packaging and the packaging materials used. Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Those measures shall be applied in such a way as to prohibit exports of products which do not comply with this Directive, with effect from 1 June 1994. When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

32001R1685

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/2001 of 23 August 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/2001 of 23 August 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(2), and in particular Articles 1(2) and 3(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation. (2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68. (3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends. (4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded. (5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68. (6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price. (7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed. (8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. (9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 August 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32014R1288

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2014 of 3 December 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

4.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/22 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1288/2014 of 3 December 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION , Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto. (2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.

31998R0737

Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/98 of 1 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined Nomenclature

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 737/98 of 1 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of 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 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas certificates of authenticity issued by the third countries concerned must be presented for imports of certain kinds of beef at reduced customs rates pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 of 16 January 1981 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined Nomenclature (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1476/92 (4); whereas the names and addresses of the issuing agencies should be updated; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 is hereby replaced by the following: 'ANNEX II >TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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.

31989D0415

89/415/EEC: Council Decision of 20 June 1989 instituting a specific programme for the research and development of statistical expert systems (Doses)

COUNCIL DECISION of 20 June 1989 instituting a specific programme for the research and development of statistical expert systems (Doses) (89/415/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130 q (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Article 130 k of the Treaty states that the framework programme is to be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity; Whereas statistical information can be of use in defining and monitoring economic activity and expansion, one of the tasks assigned to the Community in Article 2 of the Treaty; Whereas, in its Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC concerning the framework programme for Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1987 to 1991) (4) as amended by Decision 88/193/EEC, Euratom (5), the Council approved the development of statistical tools as the objective of the work on ´forecasting and assessment and other back-up measures (including statistics)'; Whereas it is necessary to encourage enterprises to which such an initiative is of relevance, research centres and universities in their research and technological development activities and to support their efforts to cooperate with one another; Whereas it is desirable to promote basic or applied research whose value for the development of statistics is unquestionable but whose short-term viability is uncertain; Whereas coordination between Member States makes it possible to limit incompatibilities, overlapping and redundancy; Whereas it is desirable to further exchanges and transfers of knowledge on statistical expert systems between the Member States; Whereas, in the present state of development of information systems and in particular statistical systems, the development of statistical tools appears a useful and indeed essential aid to the optimum use of information; Whereas the enhancement of statistical tools will enable work productivity to be increased; Whereas it is desirable for statistical information to become more widely used by making access to it easier; Whereas Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC stipulates that a particular aim of Community research must be to strengthen the scientific and technological basis of European industry, particularly in strategic sectors of advanced technology, and to encourage industry by making it more competitive at the international level, and whereas the same Decision also lays down that Community action is justified if it contributes, among other things, to the strengthening of the Community's economic and social cohesion and the promotion of its overall harmonious development, while at the same time being consistent with the pursuit of scientific and technical excellence; whereas the Doses programme is planned to contribute to the pursuit of these objectives; Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has been consulted, A specific programme on research into and the development of statistical expert systems (Doses) for the European Economic Community as defined in Annex I is hereby adopted for a period of four years starting on 27 June 1989. The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to the execution of the programme amount to ECU 4 million, including expenditure on a staff of one. An indicative allocation of these funds is set out in Annex II. Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex I. During the second year of implementation, the Commission shall review the programme and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council. This report shall be accompanied where necessary by proposals for the amendment or extension of the programme. At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results achieved shall be conducted by the Commission which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as ´the committee' composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the Representative of the Commission. Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the rights and obligations of each party, in particular arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of research results. 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the committee; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to have its opinion recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. 1. The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, in accordance with Article 130 n of the Treaty, agreements with European third countries and international organizations, in particular the OECD and its member countries and countries participating in European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), as well as those having concluded framework agreements in scientific and technical cooperation with the Community with a view to associating them wholly or partly with the programme. 2. Before entering into the negotiations referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consult the Council on the advisability and on the terms of reference of these negotiations and shall take full account of the Council's views. 3. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between European third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, under conditions to be laid down in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 6 and on the basis of the criterion of mutual advantage, become partners in a project undertaken within the programme. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

31999R2468

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2468/1999 of 22 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2468/1999 of 22 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands 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 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for Norway lobster for 1999; (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 Norway lobster in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from 21 October 1999; this date should be adopted in this Regulation also, Catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 1999. Fishing for Norway lobster in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands 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. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 21 October 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31993R1166

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1166/93 of 13 May 1993 fixing the amounts to be paid to recognized olive oil producer organizations and associations thereof for the 1992/93 marketing year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1166/93 of 13 May 1993 fixing the amounts to be paid to recognized olive oil producer organizations and associations thereof for the 1992/93 marketing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 20d (4) thereof, Whereas Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that a percentage of the production aid is to be withheld to help finance the work of the producer organizations and associations thereof; Whereas Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 of 31 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1527/92 (4), provides that the unit amounts to be paid to producer organizations and associations thereof are to be fixed on the basis of forecasts of the overall sum to be distributed; whereas the amount withheld was fixed for the 1992/93 marketing year by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2047/92 (5); whereas the funds which will be available in each Member State as a result of the abovementioned amount withheld must be redistributed to those eligible in a suitable manner; whereas in Spain and Portugal the amount withheld is less than that collected in the other Member States as a result of the lower level of production aid; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, For the 1992/93 marketing year, the amounts provided for in Article 8 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 shall be as follows: - for Spain: ECU 4,5 and ECU 10 respectively, - for Portugal: ECU 0 and ECU 4 respectively, - for Greece: ECU 2 and ECU 2 respectively, - for France: ECU 1 and ECU 1,5 respectively, - for Italy: ECU 2,7 and ECU 2,7 respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32005R1141

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2005 of 15 July 2005 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 167th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

16.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/12 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1141/2005 of 15 July 2005 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 167th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 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), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas: (1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly. (2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 167th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31999D0144

1999/144/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the Council and the Commission of 21 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION of 21 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (1999/144/EC, ECSC, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof, After consultation of the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council pursuant to Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1), Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 10 June 1996, should be approved, The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto and the declarations and exchanges of letters attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community. The texts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision. 1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council and within the Association Committee when the latter is empowered to act by the Association Council shall be determined by the Council, on a proposal by the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities. 2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 111 of the Europe Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the Community. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the position of the Community. 3. The decision to publish the decisions of the Association Council and the Association Committee in the Official Journal of the European Communities shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and Commission respectively. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community, deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 131 of the Agreement. The President of the Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and European Atomic Energy Community.

32006R1114

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1114/2006 of 20 July 2006 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

21.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1114/2006 of 20 July 2006 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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) 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 apply also 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 those 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 of that table. (4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, 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 (2). (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table. Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.

32008D0308

2008/308/EC: Council Decision of 7 April 2008 appointing two Austrian members and two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

17.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/28 COUNCIL DECISION of 7 April 2008 appointing two Austrian members and two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2008/308/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government, Whereas: (1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1). (2) A member’s seat on that Committee has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr LINHART. Another member’s seat has become vacant as a result of the death of Mr ZIMPER. Two alternate members’ seats have become vacant as a result of the resignations of Mr MÖDLHAMMER and Mr VÖGERLE, The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, ending on 25 January 2010: (a) as members: — Ms Marianne FÜGL, Vizebürgermeisterin, Marktgemeinde Traisen, — Mr Erwin MOHR, Bürgermeister, Marktgemeinde Wolfurt, (b) as alternate members: — Mr Johannes PEINSTEINER, Bürgermeister, Marktgemeinde St. Wolfgang, — Mr Markus LINHART, Bürgermeister der Stadt Bregenz. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

31991R2884

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2884/91 of 30 September 1991 reducing the basic and buying-in prices for satsumas for the 1991/92 marketing year as a result of the overrun in the intervention threshold fixed for the 1990/91 marketing year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2884/91 of 30 September 1991 reducing the basic and buying-in prices for satsumas for the 1991/92 marketing year as a result of the overrun in the intervention threshold fixed for the 1990/91 marketing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (2), and in particular Article 16b (4) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3030/90 (3) sets the intervention thresholds for satsumas at 32 000 tonnes for the 1990/91 marketing year; Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1197/90 of 7 May 1990 laying down specific measures for the application of certain intervention thresholds in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1990/91 marketing year (4) provides that where the sum of the quantities of satsumas which are bought in in Portugal on the one hand and in the Community with the exception of Portugal on the other hand, pursuant to Articles 15, 15a, 15b, 19 and 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 during the 1990/91 marketing year exceeds the sum of the intervention thresholds fixed for that product for all or part of that marketing year, the basic and buying-in prices fixed for that product for the 1991/92 marketing year are to be reduced by 1 % for every 3 100 tonnes which the intervention threshold is exceeded; Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1123/89 of 27 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 (5) with respect to the processing aid scheme and amending the rules for applying the intervention thresholds for certain citrus fruits (6), the quantities of satsumas delivered for processing under Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 are to be treated in the same as way a quantity qualifying for an intervention measure for the ascertainment of any overrun in the intervention threshold; Whereas, according to information provided by the Member States, the intervention measures adopted by the Community in respect of the 1990/91 marketing year involved 156 001 tonnes in the case of satsumas; whereas an overrun of 124 001 tonnes in the intervention threshold fixed for that marketing year has thus been ascertained by the Commission; Whereas it follows from the foregoing that the basic and buying-in prices for satsumas for the 1991/92 marketing year fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1622/91 (7) must be reduced by 20 %; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, The basic and buying-in prices for satsumas for the 1991/92 marketing year, as fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1622/91, shall be reduced by 20 % and are set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

31995R1595

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/95 of 30 June 1995 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1595/95 of 30 June 1995 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20a thereof, Whereas Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry; whereas under paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months; Whereas by virtue of Article 20a (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period; whereas it is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund; whereas, however, if the oil used in the manufacture of preserved foods was produced in the Community, the above amount is to be increased by an amount equal to the consumption aid in force on the day that the said refund is applied; Whereas the application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below, For the months of July and August 1995, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be: - ECU 62,18 per 100 kilograms for olive oil produced in the Community, - ECU 50,11 per 100 kilograms for olive oil other than that referred to in the preceding indent. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

32009D0590

2009/590/EC: Council Decision of 7 July 2009 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Romania

4.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/48 COUNCIL DECISION of 7 July 2009 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Romania (2009/590/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104(6) thereof, Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission, Whereas: (1) According to Article 104 of the Treaty, Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits. (2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation. (3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 104 of the Treaty, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1), which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact, provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of that Protocol. (4) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the EDP. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation. (5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty requires the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considers that an excessive deficit in a Member State exists or may occur. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 104(4) of the Treaty, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit exists in Romania. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to the Council in respect of Romania on 13 May 2009 (3). (6) Article 104(6) of the Treaty states that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of Romania, this overall assessment leads to the conclusion set out in this Decision. (7) According to the April 2009 EDP notification by the Romanian authorities, subsequently validated by Eurostat, the general government deficit in Romania reached 5,4 % of GDP in 2008, thus exceeding the 3 % of GDP reference value. The deficit was not close to the 3 % of GDP reference value and the excess over the reference value cannot be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the Treaty and of the Stability and Growth Pact. In particular, it does not result from an unusual event or from a severe economic downturn in 2008 in the sense of the Treaty and of the Stability and Growth Pact. Despite growth slowing down in the final quarter of the year, overall GDP growth in 2008 accelerated to a rate of 7,1 %, from 6 % in 2007 and significantly above the rate of potential growth. Furthermore, the excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary. According to the Commission services′ spring 2009 forecast, the general government deficit is expected to reach 5,1 % of GDP in 2009 and, on a no-policy-change assumption, 5,6 % in 2010. This projection is based on GDP growth of – 4,0 % in 2009 and 0 % in 2010. The Commission services′ forecast takes into account measures for the current year in the budget for 2009 approved in February 2009 and the additional measures adopted by the government in April 2009. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is not fulfilled. (8) General government gross debt remains well below the 60 % of GDP reference value and stood at 13,6 % of GDP in 2008. Nevertheless, according to the Commission services′ spring 2009 forecast, the debt-to-GDP ratio is anticipated to increase to 18 ¼ % in 2009 and 22 ¾ % in 2010. (9) In accordance with the Stability and Growth Pact, due consideration was given to systemic pension reforms introducing a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully-funded pillar. While the implementation of these reforms leads to a temporary deterioration of the budgetary position, the long-term sustainability of public finances clearly improves. Based on the estimates of the Romanian authorities, the net costs of this reform amount to 0,2 % of GDP in 2008, 0,3 % in 2009, 0,4 % in 2010 and 0,4 % in 2011. According to the Stability and Growth Pact, these can be taken into account on a linear degressive basis for a transitory period and only where the deficit remains close to the reference value, which is not the case for Romania. In any event, the government deficit adjusted for the pension reform cost in 2008 would be well above 3 % of GDP. (10) According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met. In the case of Romania, this double condition is not met. Therefore, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision, From an overall assessment, it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Romania. This Decision is addressed to Romania.

31985R3503

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3503/85 of 12 December 1985 concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Poland during 1985

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3503/85 of 12 December 1985 concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Poland during 1985 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 84/633/EEC of 11 December 1984 authorizing the Commission, in the context of the voluntary restraint agreements on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector between the European Economic Community and 12 non-member States, to convert for the purposes of the smooth operation of trade, live animals into fresh or chilled meat or fresh or chilled meat into live animals within the quantities agreed (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof; Whereas, under an Agreement concluded with the Community, Poland has undertaken to restrict its exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Community to annual quantities of 5 800 tonnes of live animals, expressed as carcase weight bone-in, and of 200 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat; Whereas Poland has asked the Community to convert the 200 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat that may be exported to the Community in 1985 into 200 tonnes of live animals expressed as carcase weight bone-in; whereas the limited quantity covered by the request will not disturb the Community market; whereas the market situation is such that the application can be granted; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats, The quantity of live sheep and goats other than pure-bred breeding animals falling within subheading 01.04 B of the Common Customs Tariff that may be imported from Poland in 1985 under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be 6 000 tonnes expressed as carcase weight bone-in. The quantity of fresh and chilled sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within subheading 02.01 A IV a) of the Common Customs Tariff that may be imported from Poland in 1985, under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be nil. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.

31991R3796

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/91 of 19 December 1991 setting for the 1991/92 marketing year the percentage mentioned in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3796/91 of 19 December 1991 setting for the 1991/92 marketing year the percentage mentioned in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1943/91 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in order to encourage the conclusion of contracts between groups of tomato producers, on the one hand, and associations of processors or processors, on the other, Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the grant on certain terms of an additional premium; Whereas the 'significant specific percentage' for the total quantity of processed tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' groups must be set for the 1991/92 marketing year; Whereas, pursuant to Article 260 of the Act of Accession, Portugal has completed the first stage; whereas, therefore, a single percentage should be set for the entire Community; whereas, in view of the important role played by tomato producers' groups in the producer Member States, it is desirable to increase the percentage of the quantities of tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' associations in relation to the total quantity of processed tomatoes for the marketing year in question, For the 1991/92 marketing year, the percentage mentioned in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be 80 % for the entire Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

32009R0081

Regulation (EC) No 81/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code

4.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 35/56 REGULATION (EC) No 81/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 January 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1), Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) lays down the conditions, criteria and detailed rules governing checks at border crossing points and surveillance at the border, including checks in the Schengen Information System. (2) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (3) aims at improving the implementation of the common visa policy. It also provides that the purposes of the VIS include facilitating both checks at external border crossing points and the fight against fraud. (3) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 lays down search criteria and conditions for the access of competent authorities, for the purpose of carrying out checks at external border crossing points, to data for verifying the identity of visa holders, the authenticity of the visa and whether the entry conditions are fulfilled, and for identifying any person who may not fulfil, or who no longer fulfils, the conditions for entry, stay or residence on the territory of the Member States. (4) Since only a verification of fingerprints can confirm with certainty that a person wishing to enter the Schengen area is the person to whom the visa has been issued, provision should be made for the use of the VIS at external borders. (5) In order to verify whether the entry conditions for third-country nationals laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 are fulfilled and to manage their tasks successfully, border guards should use all necessary information available, including data which may be consulted in the VIS. (6) In order to prevent circumvention of border crossing points where the VIS may be used and to guarantee its full effectiveness, there is a particular need to use the VIS in a harmonised way when entry checks are carried out at the external borders. (7) Since in cases of repeated visa applications it is appropriate for biometric data to be reused and copied from the first visa application in the VIS, use of the VIS for entry checks at the external borders should be compulsory. (8) The use of the VIS should entail a systematic search in the VIS using the number of the visa sticker in combination with a verification of fingerprints. However, given the potential impact of such searches on waiting times at border crossing points, it should be possible, for a transitional period by way of derogation and in strictly defined circumstances, to consult the VIS without a systematic verification of fingerprints. Member States should ensure that this derogation is used only where the conditions therefor are fully met and that the duration and frequency of application of this derogation is kept to a strict minimum at the individual border crossing points. (9) Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. (10) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the establishment of the rules applicable on the use of the VIS at the external borders, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. (11) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union and reflected in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as well as in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. (12) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis  (4), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (5). (13) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis  (6), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (7). (14) As regards Liechtenstein, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol signed between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis  (8), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC (9). (15) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark should, in accordance with Article 5 of that Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the adoption of this Regulation whether it will implement it in its national law. (16) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis  (10). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application. (17) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis  (11). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application. (18) As regards Cyprus, this Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession. (19) This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession, (3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following points shall be inserted after point (a): ‘(aa) if the third country national holds a visa referred to in Article 5(1)(b), the thorough checks on entry shall also comprise verification of the identity of the holder of the visa and of the authenticity of the visa, by consulting the Visa Information System (VIS) in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (12); (ab) by way of derogation, where: (i) traffic of such intensity arises that the waiting time at the border crossing point becomes excessive; (ii) all resources have already been exhausted as regards staff, facilities and organisation; and (iii) on the basis of an assessment there is no risk related to internal security and illegal immigration; (ac) the decision to consult the VIS in accordance with point (ab) shall be taken by the border guard in command at the border crossing point or at a higher level. (ad) each Member State shall transmit once a year a report on the application of point (ab) to the European Parliament and the Commission, which shall include the number of third-country nationals who were checked in the VIS using the number of the visa sticker only and the length of the waiting time referred to in point (ab)(i); (ae) points (ab) and (ac) shall apply for a maximum period of three years, beginning three years after the VIS has started operations. The Commission shall, before the end of the second year of application of points (ab) and (ac), transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation of their implementation. On the basis of that evaluation, the European Parliament or the Council may invite the Commission to propose appropriate amendments to this Regulation. 2. The following sentence shall be added at the end of point (c)(i): 3. The following point (d) shall be added: ‘(d) for the purpose of identification of any person who may not fulfil, or who may no longer fulfil, the conditions for entry, stay or residence on the territory of the Member States, the VIS may be consulted in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008.’. Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from the 20th day following the date referred to in Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

31990L0365

Council Directive 90/365/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence for employees and self-employed persons who have ceased their occupational activity

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence for employees and self-employed persons who have ceased their occupational activity (90/365/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Article 3 (c) of the Treaty provides that the activities of the Community shall include, as provided in the Treaty, the abolition, as between Member States, of obstacles to freedom of movement for persons; Whereas Article 8a of the Treaty provides that the internal market must be established by 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty; Whereas Articles 48 and 52 of the Treaty provide for freedom of movement for workers and self-employed persons, which entails the right of residence in the Member States in which they pursue their occupational activity; whereas it is desirable that this right of residence also be granted to persons who have ceased their occupational activity even if they have not exercised their right to freedom of movement during their working life; Whereas beneficiaries of the right of residence must not become an unreasonable burden on the public finances of the host Member State; Whereas under Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1390/81 (5), recipients of invalidity or old age cash benefits or pensions for accidents at work or occupational diseases are entitled to continue to receive these benefits and pensions even if they reside in the territory of a Member State other than that in which the institution responsible for payment is situated; Whereas this right can only be genuinely exercised if it is also granted to members of the family; Whereas the beneficiaries of this Directive should be covered by administrative arrangements similar to those laid down in particular by Directive 68/630/EEC (6) and Directive 64/221/EEC (7); Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235, 1. Member States shall grant the right of residence to nationals of Member States who have pursued an activity as an employee or self-employed person and to members of their families as defined in paragraph 2, provided that they are recipients of an invalidity or early retirement pension, or old age benefits, or of a pension in respect of an industrial accident or disease of an amount sufficient to avoid becoming a burden on the social security system of the host Member State during their period of residence and provided they are covered by sickness insurance in respect of all risks in the host Member State. The resources of the applicant shall be deemed sufficient where they are higher than the level of resources below which the host Member State may grant social assistance to its nationals, taking into account the personal circumstances of persons admitted pursuant to paragraph 2. Where the second subparagraph cannot be applied in a Member State, the resources of the applicant shall be deemed sufficient if they are higher than the level of the minimum social security pension paid by the host Member State. 2. The following shall, irrespective of their nationality, have the right to install themselves in another Member State with the holder of the right of residence: (a) his or her spouse and their descendants who are dependants; (b) dependent relatives in the ascending line of the holder of the right of residence and his or her spouse. 1. Exercise of the right of residence shall be evidenced by means of the issue of a document known as a 'Residence permit for a national of a Member State of the EEC', whose validity may be limited to five years on a renewable basis. However, the Member States may, when they deem it to be necessary, require revalidation of the permit at the end of the first two years of residence. Where a member of the family does not hold the nationality of a Member State, he or she shall be issued with a residence document of the same validity as that issued to the national on whom he or she depends. For the purposes of issuing the residence permit or document, the Member State may require only that the applicant present a valid identity card or passport and provide proof that he or she meets the conditions laid down in Article 1. 2. Articles 2, 3, 6 (1) (a) and (2) and Article 9 of Directive 68/360/EEC shall apply mutatis mutandis to the beneficiaries of this Directive. The spouse and the dependent children of a national of a Member State entitled to the right of residence within the territory of a Member State shall be entitled to take up any employed or self-employed activity anywhere within the territory of that Member State, even if they are not nationals of a Member State. Member States shall not derogate from the provisions of this Directive save on grounds of public policy, public security or public health. In that event, Directive 64/221/EEC shall apply. 3. This Directive shall not affect existing law on the acquisition of second homes. The right of residence shall remain for as long as beneficiaries of that right fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 1. The Commission shall, not more than three years after the date of implementation of this Directive, and at three-yearly intervals thereafter, draw up a report on the application of this Directive and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 June 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

32008R0619

Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products

28.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/20 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products 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 161(3), Article 164(2)(b) and Article 170 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the difference between the prices in world trade and in the Community may be covered for certain milk products by export refunds to the extent necessary to enable those products to be exported within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 (2) has laid down the rules for the tender procedure concerning export refunds for the skimmed milk powder falling under code ex ex 0402 10 19 9000, the natural butter in blocks falling under the code ex ex 0405 10 19 9700, the butteroil in containers falling under the code ex ex 0405 90 10 9000. 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) repeals Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 as from 1 July 2008. (3) In accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 a standing invitation to tender should be opened concerning the products covered by Article 1(1) of that Regulation. Since Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 does not contain all the specific rules for the dairy sector included so far in Regulation (EC) No 580/2004, it is necessary to establish those rules from the date of repeal of that Regulation. For practical reasons and for sake of clarity and simplification, it is appropriate to provide for one single Regulation containing also the specific provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (4) and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning skimmed milk powder (5). (4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 of 17 August 2006 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (6), applies to all export licences and export refunds in the dairy sector. Licences issued in the context of the tender to be opened by this Regulation relate to specific products, it is therefore appropriate to lay down specific rules derogating from the general rules on export licences provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006. Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 provides for licences to be issued by the national authorities within five working days following the entry into force of the Commission's Decision fixing a maximum refund and lays down that the licence has to become valid on its actual day of issue. It is appropriate therefore to fix a validity period differently from that provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 in order to ensure an equal period for all licences issued. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, Scope A standing invitation to tender is opened in order to determine the export refund on the following milk products referred to in Section 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (7), guaranteeing equality of access for all persons established in the Community: (a) natural butter in blocks of at least 20 kilograms net weight falling under product code ex ex 0405 10 19 9700; (b) butteroil in containers of at least 20 kilograms net weight falling under product code ex ex 0405 90 10 9000; (c) skimmed milk powder in bags of at least 25 kilograms net weight and containing no more than 0,5 % by weight of added non-lactic matter falling under product code ex ex 0402 10 19 9000. Destinations The products referred to in Article 1 are intended for export for all destinations with the exception of: (a) third countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, the United States of America and the Holy See (Vatican City State); (b) territories of the EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: the Faeröe Islands, Greenland, Heligoland, Ceuta, Melilla, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control; (c) European territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible and not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar. Applicable rules Commission Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 (8), (EC) No 1282/2006 and (EC) No 1454/2007 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. Submission of tenders 1.   Tenders may only be lodged during tendering periods and shall be valid only for the tendering period in which they are lodged. 2.   Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions: (a) in August it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday; (b) in December it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the following working day. Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions: (a) in August it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday; (b) in December it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day. 3.   Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for. 4.   Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II. 5.   Tenders shall be submitted separately, by destination, for one of the product codes referred to in Article 1. 6.   In addition to the requirement laid down in Article 3(5)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007, a tender shall indicate in Section 16 of the licence application the export refund product code preceded by ‘ex’ as referred to in Article 1 to this Regulation. Application quantities For the products referred to in Article 1 each tender shall cover a minimum quantity of at least 10 tonnes. Securities The tendering security shall be 15 % of the most recent maximum tender refund amount fixed for the same product code and the same destination. The tendering security may not, however, be less than EUR 5 per 100 kg. Notification of the tenders to the Commission For the purpose of application of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 Member States shall communicate to the Commission, within three hours from the end of each tendering period as referred to in Article 4(2) of this Regulation, separately all valid tenders in the form specified in Annex I to this Regulation. Export licences 1.   Article 7(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 shall not apply. 2.   By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 the period of validity of the export licence shall start on its actual date of issue and shall end at the end of the fourth month following the month in which the tendering period ends in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) of this Regulation. Repeal Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 are repealed. 0 Entry into force and application 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 from 1 July 2008. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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2002/883/EC: Council Decision of 5 November 2002 providing further macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Council Decision of 5 November 2002 providing further macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002/883/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof, Having regard to the proposal of the Commission(1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee(3), Whereas: (1) The Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities re-established links with international organisations and, in particular, made progress towards normalising that country's financial relations with multilateral creditors, including the European Investment Bank, and with official bilateral creditors. (2) Since October 2000, Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved substantial progress in economic stabilisation and reform and has made important steps towards a well-functioning market economy. (3) Within the Stabilisation and Association process, which is the framework for the European Union's (EU) relations with the region, it is desirable to support efforts to sustain political and economic stabilisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a view to evolving towards the development of a full cooperation relationship with the Community. (4) Financial assistance from the Community should be instrumental in bringing Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to the Community. (5) The Community already provided in 1999 macro-financial assistance of EUR 60 million to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on [...] a 15-month "Stand-by Arrangement" for Bosnia and Herzegovina of about USD 89 million to support the authorities' economic programme in 2002 to 2003. (6) The World Bank Group has committed broadly USD 900 m in support of 42 IDA credits/Trust Funds, and has disbursed broadly USD 670 m since 1996. In addition broadly USD 45 m of IFC loans have been committed with USD 37 m disbursed, as of February 2002. A second Public Finance Structural Adjustment Credit (PFSAC II) is being implemented. An Enterprise and Bank Privatisation Adjustment Credit (EBPAC) has just been completed and a labour market reform and social protection operation was completed last year. An operation aimed at improving and enabling the business environment was also recently agreed. (7) The Members of the Paris Club agreed, in October 1998, on debt relief in favour of Bosnia and Herzegovina, already alleviating the balance of payments situation. (8) The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina have requested financial assistance from the international financial institutions, the Community, and other bilateral donors. (9) Over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF and the World Bank, an important residual financing gap remains to be covered to support the policy objectives attached to the authorities' reform efforts. (10) Community macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an appropriate measure to help ease that country's external financial constraints, supporting the balance of payments and securing the reserve position. (11) Financial assistance from the Community in the form of a combination of a long-term loan and a straight grant is an appropriate measure to support the sustainability of Bosnia and Herzegovina's external financial position, given its limited borrowing capacity. This Community financial assistance should be effective and properly implemented. (12) The inclusion of a grant component in this assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the Community budgetary authority. (13) This assistance should be managed by the Commission, in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee. (14) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 308, 1. The Community shall make available to Bosnia and Herzegovina further macro-financial assistance in the form of a long-term loan and a straight grant with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments situation and securing the country's reserve position. 2. The loan component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum principal of EUR 20 million with a maximum maturity of 15 years. To this end, the Commission is empowered to borrow, on behalf of the Community, the necessary resources that will be placed at the disposal of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the form of a loan. 3. The grant component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 40 million. 4. This Community financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee and in a manner consistent with the agreements reached between the IMF and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to this assistance. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in Article 1(4). 2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF, that economic policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina are in accordance with the objectives of this assistance and that its conditions are being fulfilled. 1. The loan and grant components of this assistance shall be made available to Bosnia and Herzegovina in at least two instalments. Subject to Article 2, the first instalment is to be released on the basis of a satisfactory implementation of the adjustment and reform programme of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the present stand-by arrangement with the IMF. 2. Subject to Article 2, the second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory track record on Bosnia and Herzegovina's adjustment and reform programme, and not before one quarter after the release of the previous instalment. 3. The funds shall be paid to the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. The borrowing and lending operations referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out using the same value date and must not involve the Community in the transformation of maturities, in any exchange or interest rate risks, or in any other commercial risk. 2. The Commission shall take the necessary steps, if Bosnia and Herzegovina so requests, to ensure that an early repayment clause is included in the loan terms and conditions and that it may be exercised. 3. At the request of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and where circumstances permit an improvement in the loan's interest rate, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or restructure the corresponding financial conditions. Refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall not have the effect of extending the average maturity of the borrowing concerned or increasing the amount, expressed at the current exchange rate, of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring. 4. All related costs incurred by the Community in concluding and carrying out the operation under this Decision shall be borne by Bosnia and Herzegovina, if appropriate. 5. The Economic and Financial Committee shall be kept informed of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, at least once a year. At least once a year, and before September, the Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, which will include an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision in the previous year. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply until two years after that date.

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1516/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of wine of fresh grapes, intended to be fortified for distillation, originating in Algeria

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1516/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of wine of fresh grapes, intended to be fortified for distillation, originating in Algeria THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Interim Agreement (2) on the advance implementation of certain provisions of the Cooperation Agreement were signed on 26 April 1976; Whereas Article 20 (2) (b) of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 13 (2) (b) of the Interim Agreement lay down that, for four years and within the limits of an annual quota of 500 000 hectolitres, the tariff concession consisting of an 80 % reduction in the customs duties on imports of wine of fresh grapes, intended for fortifying, falling within subheadings 22.05 C I ex b) and C II ex b) of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Algeria, will be subject to the observance of a special price ; whereas a procedure should be laid down for the adoption of the detailed rules for the application of these arrangements; Whereas the observance of a special price for the wine in question within the quota established also confers exemption from the countervailing charge provided for in Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/75 (4); Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special rules for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries (5) established a system for checking that the reference price is observed in the case of imports of wine originating in third countries which have undertaken to observe that price, either under the second subparagraph of Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 or under the agreements providing for preferential tariff concessions ; whereas it is necessary, for the purpose of this Regulation, to indicate the free-at-frontier reference price within the quota for Algerian wine intended for fortifying, 1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, the countervailing charge shall not be levied in respect of imports of wine of fresh grapes, intended for fortifying, falling within subheadings 22.05 C I ex b) and C II ex b) of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Algeria, where their free-at-frontier offer price is equal to or higher than the reference price referred to in Article 9 of the said Regulation, less the customs duties actually levied and: - 30 % of the difference between the reference price and the guide price during the first year of application of this Regulation; - 22 75 % of the difference between the reference price and the guide price during the second year of application of this Regulation; - 15 % of the difference between the reference price and the guide price during the third year of application of this Regulation; (1)Opinion delivered on 18 June 1976 and not yet published in the Official Journal. (2)OJ No L 141, 28.5.1976, p. 2. (3)OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 198, 29.7.1975, p. 19. (5)OJ No L 256, 2.10.1975, p. 2. - 7 75 % of the difference between the reference price and the guide price during the fourth year of application of this Regulation. For the purposes of the preceding paragraph: - "guide price" shall mean the RI type guide price as regards red wine and the AI type guide price as regards white wine, as established by the Community and in force at any given time during the period concerned; - "reference price" shall mean the reference price applicable to the wine in question, as established by the Community and in force at any given time during the period concerned. 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply to wine within a quota of 500 000 hectolitres for each year of application. By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75, the free-at-frontier reference price for the wine referred to in Article 1 shall be the price resulting from the application of the latter Article. 1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall allocate the quota referred to in Article 1 (2). 2. The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation and in particular for the application of the provisions concerning the supervision of the use to which the wine in question is put shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of Regulation No 24 (1). The arrangements provided for in this Regulation shall apply from the date of the entry into force of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.