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21.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1385/2006
of 20 September 2006
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of September 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision) (3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (4), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 17(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2003, the Commission decides to what extent applications for import licences may be accepted.
(2) Under Articles 3(2), 5(2) and 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2003, quantities of a tranche not covered by licence applications are carried forward to the next tranche. The quantities available may be used, where appropriate, to import products originating in other third countries, in accordance with Articles 11(3) and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 638/2003.
(3) Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted for the September 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered, fixing the quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche and the total quantities available for the various quotas,
1.   Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of September 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.
2.   The quantities available under the September 2006 tranche, to be carried over to the following tranche, and the total quantities available for the October 2006 tranche shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 1999
amending Decision 87/293/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland
(notified under document number C(1999) 4741)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2000/26/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigment(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission, by Decision 87/293/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 98/284/EC(6), has authorised different methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland.
(2) The Irish Government has requested the Commission to remove the method "Introscope/midline" from the list of authorised methods for grading pig carcases in Ireland, as the said method is no longer used to grade pig carcases in Ireland.
(3) Decision 87/293/EEC should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Decision 87/293/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The third indent of Article 1 is deleted.
2. Part 3 of the Annex is deleted.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
30.12.1992 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 384/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) NO 3801/92
of 23 December 1992
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3800/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to the invoked under the provisions in Article 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 (3), for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded such as is envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90 (4);
Whereas this Regulation concerns also the products referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1074/80 (5); whereas, therefore, the latter should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded as envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90.
Regulation (EEC) No 1074 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1995 amending for the second time Decision 95/186/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/1/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (6) (g) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (3), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas in May 1995 the Commission adopted Decision 95/186/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC (4), as amended by Decision 95/393/EC (5); whereas the measures in Decision 95/186/EC terminate on 1 December 1995;
Whereas Germany has requested the measures in the said Decision to be extended until 1 June 1996;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 5 of Decision 95/186/EC the words 'December 1995` are replaced by 'June 1996`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
31.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/36
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 October 2014
appointing the European Commission
(2014/749/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and the third subparagraph of Article 17(7) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The term of office of the Commission appointed by European Council Decision 2010/80/EU (1) comes to an end on 31 October 2014.
(2) In accordance with Article 17(5) of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council adopted Decision 2013/272/EU (2) concerning the number of members of the Commission.
(3) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who should be one of its Vice-Presidents, should be appointed for the period from the end of the current term of office of the Commission until 31 October 2019.
(4) The European Council nominated Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER as the person put forward to the European Parliament as President of the Commission, and the European Parliament elected him as President of the Commission at its Plenary Session of 15 July 2014.
(5) By Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom (3), the Council adopted, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission. By Decision 2014/716/EU, Euratom (4) repealing and replacing Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom, the Council adopted, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, a new list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission.
(6) By means of a vote held on 22 October 2014, the European Parliament gave its consent to the appointment, as a body, of the President, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the other members of the Commission.
(7) The Commission should therefore be appointed,
The following are appointed to the European Commission for the period from 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2019:
— as President:
— as Members:
— Mr Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS
— Mr Andrus ANSIP
— Mr Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE
— Mr Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS
— Ms Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA
— Ms Violeta BULC
— Ms Corina CREȚU
— Mr Valdis DOMBROVSKIS
— Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA
— Mr Johannes HAHN
— Mr Jonathan HILL
— Mr Phil HOGAN
— Ms Věra JOUROVÁ
— Mr Jyrki KATAINEN
— Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
— Mr Neven MIMICA
— Mr Carlos MOEDAS
— Mr Pierre MOSCOVICI
— Mr Tibor NAVRACSICS
— Mr Günther OETTINGER
— Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
— Mr Christos STYLIANIDES
— Ms Marianne THYSSEN
— Mr Frans TIMMERMANS
— Mr Karmenu VELLA
— Ms Margrethe VESTAGER
— Ms Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2014.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
20.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 461/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 December 2014
adopting the Council’s position on the new draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015
(2014/C 461/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:
— on 28 November 2014, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the new draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 (1),
— the Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities’ own resources (2), and, on the expenditure side, with Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (3),
— given the need to adopt a Council position on the new draft budget as soon as possible with a view to a budget being definitively adopted before the beginning of the financial year 2015, thus ensuring the continuity of the Union’s action, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of National Parliaments, as well as the ten-day period foreseen for placing the item on the Council’s provisional agenda laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1.
The Council’s position on the new draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 was adopted by the Council on 12 December 2014.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/
6.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 871/2008
of 5 September 2008
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 6 September 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.6.1989 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 156/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1584/89
of 7 June 1989
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1495/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas 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;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to this Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the Nomenclature Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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.
Council Decision
of 27 September 2001
appointing a French member of the Economic and Social Committee
(2001/714/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),
Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Jean-Claude QUENTIN, of which the Council was informed on 20 March 2001;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Mr Jean-Marc BILQUEZ is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Jean-Claude QUENTIN for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.
21.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 436/2010
of 20 May 2010
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of 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 143 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3) In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2001
of 31 January 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2001 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first ten working days of January 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/2001(3) fixes the reduction percentages to be applied to the quantities applied for under the tranche for January 2001 and the quantities available for the following tranche.
(2) As a result of a calculating error, the applicable reduction percentages and the quantities available for the following tranche must be amended,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 174/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2001.
It shall apply from 27 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 501/85
of 27 February 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 redefining the destination zones for export refunds or levies and for certain export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 17 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3634/83 (6), defined the destination zones to be used to fix export refunds or levies for cereals and rice;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 319/85 (7) amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2151/84 of 23 July 1984 on the customs territory of the Community (8) with a view to excluding Greenland from the said territory with effect from 1 February 1985; whereas, therefore, Greenland should be inserted in the list of destination zones of Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77;
Whereas, moreover, this list should be adapted on the basis of the changes of name of certain States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Zone II (b):
'Greenland' is added;
2. Zone V (a):
'Upper Volta' is replaced by 'Burkina Faso';
Zone V (b):
'Rhodesia' is replaced by 'Zimbabwe'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 February 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.