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Commission Decision
of 29 August 2003
laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Hungary with regard to veterinary checks on products of animal origin from Romania
(notified under document number C(2003) 3074)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/630/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), as amended by Annex II(6)(B)(1)(53)(b) to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, and to the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Hungary has been granted a transitional period of three years for certain aspects of the veterinary checks regime concerning the standards for the facilities required at the border with Romania, for the checks on products of animal origin.
(2) This provision is limited only to the requirements for facilities, and all other aspects of the veterinary checks procedures should be carried out according to EU requirements.
(3) Provisions should therefore be made to identify the border inspection post where products of animal origin coming from Romania could be checked at the border with Hungary, and to provide appropriate derogation to the requirements applicable to the inspection facilities for products of animal origin at this border inspection post.
(4) The derogation to the separation rule applicable to low throughput border inspection posts provided for in Article 4(5) of Commission Decision 2001/812/EC(2) should apply irrespective of the maximum number of consignments set by this derogation.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Products of animal origin coming by road transport from Romania must enter the territory of Hungary through the border inspection post listed in the Annex.
Article 4(5) of Decision 2001/812/EC shall apply to the border inspection post listed in the Annex, without limit on the number of consignments passing through that border inspection post.
This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Act of Accession.
This Decision is applicable until 30 April 2007.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 353/96 of 28 February 1996 amending for the 10th time Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
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 organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 152/96 (4);
Whereas it is appropriate, in view of the continuation of the veterinary and commercial restrictions adopted by the veterinary authorities of Mecklemburg-Vorpommern, to increase the number of eligible piglets and young piglets which can be delivered to the competent authorities of this Land and to adjust the aid granted for the delivery of these animals to the present market situation taking into account the reduction in market prices;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 5 (3), 'ECU 53`, 'ECU 45`, 'ECU 42` and 'ECU 36` are replaced by 'ECU 50`, 'ECU 43`, 'ECU 40` and 'ECU 34`;
2. in Annex I, '11 500` is replaced by '17 000`.
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1991 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile products (92/186/EEC)
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,
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania initialled on 11 July 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accordance, having  regard to the Community, with Decisions 87/536/EEC (1) and 92/184/EEC (2);
Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining adjustments to the quantitative limits;
Whereas Romania accepted the offer for improved market access which the Community made on the basis of a specific request submitted by Romania under the Phare action plan and it was agreed, in an Agreed Minute of 9 October 1991, to increase for 1991 and  1992 the Community quantitative limits of a number of categories mentioned in Annex II to the aforementioned Agreement;
Whereas both Parties agreed that the aforesaid quota increases are exceptional and intended to contribute to the coordinated effort of the 'Group of 24' industrialized countries, to facilitate the restructuring of Romania's economy through, inter alia,  improved access to the Community's markets;
Whereas the said Agreed Minute should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile products shall be approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 23 December 1981
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/87/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 16 June 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C', to be used for the studies on the morphology and salt burden of biological and artificial membranes and of organic suspensions and sediments, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 18 November 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'PSEM 500 X', manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, the Netherlands,
The apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 16 June 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 February 1997 amending Decision 95/94/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/170/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/160/EEC of 17 February 1993 (2), as amended by Decision 94/453/EC (3), establishes a list of third countries from which Member States authorize the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/94/EC (4) establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries;
Whereas the competent veterinary services of the United States of America have forwarded a list of semen collection centres officially approved for export of porcine semen to the Community; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with requirements specified in Article 8 of Council Directive 90/429/EEC have been received by the Commission; it is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved centres;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
A Part 2 is added to the Annex to Decision 95/94/EC with the following semen collection centres in respect of the United States of America:
'Part 2
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PIG IMPROVEMENT COMPANY - OKLAHOMA BOAR STUD
Rt. 1, 121 N Main St
Hennessey, OK
Approval code: 94 OK 001
PIG IMPROVEMENT COMPANY - WISCONSIN AID STUD
Route No 2
Spring Green, WI
Approval code: 96 WI 001
UNITED SWINE GENETICS
RR No 2
Roanoke, IL
Approval code: 95 IL 001`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 932/97 of 26 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
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 last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (2), 13 (11) and 16 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice (3) and in particular Articles 9 (2), 13 (15) and 16 (11) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1527/96 (5), lays down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice;
Whereas the security of ECU 5 per tonne referred to in Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 covers licences to which refunds and export taxes do not apply; whereas, however, Article 10 (a) of that Regulation does not cover all cases of exports without refunds which might arise where the refund is neither fixed nor fixed in advance because it is forgone pursuant to Article 2a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 815/97 (7); whereas this must therefore be spelled out;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(a) ECU 1 per tonne in the case of import licences to which the fourth indent of Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 does not apply and of products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (*) and ECU 5 per tonne in the case of export licences for which no refund or export tax is fixed on the day the application is submitted or in the case of export licences without advance fixing of the export tax or refund;
(*) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
3.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1439/2005
of 2 September 2005
fixing the additional amount to be paid for peaches in Hungary under Regulation (EC) No 416/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2004 of 5 March 2004 laying down transitional measures for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 and Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities of peaches covered by aid applications for the 2004/05 marketing year, as notified by Member States under Article 39(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2), do not exceed the Community threshold. An additional amount is therefore to be paid after the end of the 2004/05 marketing year in the Member States that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.
(2) Producers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia lodged no aid applications for peaches for processing in the 2004/05 marketing year. No additional amount for the 2004/05 marketing year should therefore be paid in those Member States,
An additional amount of EUR 11,92 per tonne of peaches for processing referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 416/2004 shall be paid in Hungary after the end of the 2004/05 marketing year.
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.
14.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 224/2008
of 13 March 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 January 1999 authorising the Kingdom of Denmark to apply or to continue to apply reductions in, or exemptions from, excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC (1999/83/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise a Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations;
Whereas the Danish authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply to diesel fuel, from 1 January 1999 at the earliest, differential rates of excise duty according to its sulphur content; whereas the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) should apply to such a scheme;
Whereas the other Member States have been informed thereof;
Whereas the Commission and all the Member States accept that the application of differential rates is justified on environmental policy grounds and that it will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;
Whereas the Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment;
Whereas Denmark has requested authorisation to apply these differential rates from 1 January 1999 at the earliest; whereas the Council is to review their application on the basis of a report from the Commission no later than 31 December 1999, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,
In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, Denmark is authorised from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 1999 to apply differential rates of excise duty on diesel fuel provided that these differential rates are in accordance with the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils (2), and in particular the minimum rates of excise duty provided for in Article 5 thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1679/1999
of 19 July 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1998/1999 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 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:
(1) the encouragement of the permanent abandonment of wine-growing areas by the grant of premiums is provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88(4);
(2) pending application of the reform of the common organisation of the market in wine, the existing scheme for the grant of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas should be extended, whilst limiting the total area that may be covered by it;
(3) in order to facilitate the use of this measure as much as possible, the deadline set for the submission of applications for premiums should be extended,
Regulation (ECC) No 1442/88 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the title shall be replaced by the following: "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1999/2000 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas";
2. in the introductory wording to the second subparagraph of Article 1(1), the words "1996/97 and 1997/98, marketing years" shall be replaced by "1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 marketing years";
3. in Article 4:
- in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "Applications for premiums must be submitted before 31 March of each year to the departments appointed by the Member States."
- the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "The grant of the premium shall be subject to a written declaration in which the applicant undertakes to grub up the vines on the areas in respect of which the premium has been applied for or to have them grubbed up before the 15 May following the submission of the application."
4. in the third subparagraph of Article 17a, "15 May 1999" shall be replaced by "15 May 2000";
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.