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12.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 334/2008
of 11 April 2008
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 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 Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
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 under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1094/2009
of 13 November 2009
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in Norwegian waters of IV 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 (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 318/94 of 7 February 1994 repealing Regulation (EC) No 317/94 of withdrawing tariff concessions in accordance with the provisions of Articles 23 (2) and 27 (3) (a) of the Free Trade Agreement concluded between the  Community and Austria (Grundig Austria GmbH)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972 (1), stipulates, in Article 23 (1) (iii), that any public aid affecting trade between the Community and Austria  which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompatible with its proper functioning and, in Article 27, that in the absence of agreement in the Joint Committee within three  months of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt any safeguard measures it considers necessary to deal with the serious difficulties resulting from the practices in question, including the withdrawal of tariff  concessions;
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 317/94 (2) the Council reimposed a 14 % duty on television sets produced by Grundig Austria GmbH, so as to deal with the distortion of competition and the impact on trade between the Community and Austria created by the  aid granted by the Vienna Municipal Council in May 1991 and June 1992 for investment in the factory producing such sets;
Whereas, on 21 December, the Commission was informed of the repayment of part (67 million schillings) of the aid by Grundig Austria GmbH to the City of Vienna, the sum repaid being the amount of aid deemed incompatible with Article 23 of the Free Trade  Agreement;
Whereas such repayment means that the aid no longer entails any distortion of competition or any impact on trade that are incompatible with the Agreement,
Regulation (EC) No 317/94 is hereby repealed, with effect from the date of its publication.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 211/92  of 30 January 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 863/91 on the special sale of intervention butter for export to the Soviet Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 1630/91 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 863/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3265/91 (4), provides for the special sale of intervention butter for export to the Soviet Union by a standing invitation to tender expiring on 30 November 1991;  whereas, given the recent political changes in the Soviet Union and in particular the independence of the various republics, and taking account of the difficulties in the ports of destination obtaining for some time, the import into the territory of the  former Soviet Union should be considered to have taken place at the moment of arrival of the ship and its contents in the port of destination as certified by the competent authorities; whereas it is understood that the destination security cannot be  released until the proof of import and placing on the market on the territory of the former Soviet Union, referred to in Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (5), has been produced in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following is hereby added to the first indent of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 863/91:
'In the case of transport of the butter by ship, importation shall be considered to have taken place at the moment of arrival of the ship in the port of destination in one of the countries on the territory of the former Soviet Union. In this case  arrival of the ship containing butter before 1 January 1992 must be certified by the state, local or regional competent authorities of the place of import. However, the butter may be placed on the market after the date of import;'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to invitations to tender Nos 8, 9 and 10. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 June 2010
establishing the Union’s financial contribution towards the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005
(notified under document C(2010) 3804)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2010/418/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of bluetongue occurred in Spain in 2004 and 2005. The emergence of that disease presented a serious risk to the Union’s livestock population.
(2) Commission Decision 2005/650/EC of 13 September 2005 concerning a financial contribution by the Community in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 (2) granted a financial contribution from the Community to Spain towards the expenditure incurred under the emergency measures to combat bluetongue in 2004 and 2005.
(3) That Decision provided for a first instalment of EUR 2 500 000 subject to the results of the Commission in situ inspections.
(4) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of that Decision, the balance of the Union financial contribution is to be paid on the basis of the application submitted within 60 days of that Decision. Spain submitted that application on 11 November 2005.
(5) Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2005/650/EC, the balance of the Union financial contribution should now be fixed through a Commission decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure of Article 40 of Decision 2009/470/EC.
(6) The results of the inspections carried out by the Commission in compliance with Article 7 of Decision 2005/650/EC and the conditions for granting Union’s financial contributions mean the entire amount of the expenditure submitted cannot be recognised as eligible.
(7) The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Spain in a letter dated 1 July 2009.
(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the Union’s financial contribution to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication and surveillance of bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 should now be fixed.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Financial contribution from the Union to Spain
The total Union financial contribution towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 pursuant to Decision 2005/650/EC is fixed at EUR 2 850 183,00.
Payment arrangements
The balance of the Union’s financial contribution is fixed at EUR 350 183,00.
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2001
of 17 September 2001
on issuing A2 export licences for 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 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1705/2001(3) set the indicative refund rates and the indicative quantities for A2 export licences, other than those applied for in the context of food aid.
(2) For tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples, in view of the economic situation and taking account of information received by operators via their applications for A2 licences, the definitive refund rates should be set at a different rate from the indicative rates. The percentages for the issuing of licences for the quantities applied for should also be set. The definitive rates may not be more than 50 % more than the indicative rates.
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, applications for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rates shall be considered null and void,
1. For A2 export licences for which applications have been submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1705/2001 the actual date of application referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 is hereby set at 18 September 2001.
2. The licences referred to in the first paragraph shall be issued at the definitive refund rates and at the percentages for the quantities applied for as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
3. Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, applications referred to in the first paragraph for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rates set out in the Annex shall be considered null and void.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 96/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 551/2006
of 4 April 2006
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 5 April 2006
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2006 (3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 532/2006,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 532/2006 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 April 2006.
It shall apply from 5 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/64
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 May 2009
establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the Community, within the International Sugar Council as regards the extension of the International Sugar Agreement 1992
(2009/394/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
The International Sugar Agreement 1992 was concluded by the Community by Council Decision 92/580/EEC (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1993 for a period of three years until 31 December 1995. Since then, it has been regularly extended for further periods of two years. That Agreement was last extended by decision of the International Sugar Council in May 2007 and remains into force until 31 December 2009. A further extension is in the interest of the Community. The Commission, which represents the Community in the International Sugar Council, should therefore be authorised to vote in favour of such extension,
The Community's position within the International Sugar Council shall be to vote in favour of the extension of the International Sugar Agreement 1992 for a further period up to two years.
The Commission is hereby authorised to express this position within the International Sugar Council.
13.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1340/2006
of 12 September 2006
determining the extent to which applications lodged in August 2006 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 of 16 August 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota of pigmeat allocated to the United States of America (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 are less than the quantities available and can therefore be fulfilled entirely,
1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   Application for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 912/2005
of 16 June 2005
fixing production refunds on cereals
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 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:
(a) EUR 15,60/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley and oats;
(b) EUR 23,60/tonne for potato starch.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 947/2006
of 26 June 2006
specifying the extent to which applications lodged in June 2006 for import certificates in respect of young male bovine animals for fattening as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 may be accepted
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 of 30 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Articles 1(4) and 4 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 lays down the number of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms during the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full,
All applications for import certificates made in the month of June 2006 pursuant to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, third indent, of Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 are hereby met in full.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 215/89
of 27 January 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3367/88 (4), laid down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;
Whereas the Community reserve referred to in Article 5c (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 was fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2237/88 (5) at 443 000 tonnes for the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989; whereas this reserve should be distributed for the period concerned; whereas given the situation in the Member States the quantities allocated when the Community reserve for the previous period was distributed should be kept unchanged for the fifth period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 the opening words of the second paragraph are hereby replaced by the following:
'For each of the periods 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988 and 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 the Community reserve referred to in Article 5c (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be distributed as follows:'.
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.