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21.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 273/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1486/2004
of 20 August 2004
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Farinheira de Estremoz e Borba, Domfront, Kiwi Latina, Valle del Belice and Noix du Périgord)
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), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Portugal has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name ‘Farinheira de Estremoz e Borba’ as a geographical indication, Italy has send the Commission an application for registration of the name ‘Kiwi Latina’ as a geographical indication and an application for registration of the name ‘Valle del Belice’ as a designation of origin, and France has sent the Commission an application for registration of the names ‘Domfront’ and ‘Noix du Périgord’ as designations of origin.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2) of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) As a result, these five names may be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ and therefore be protected throughout the Community as geographical indications or designations of origin.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3),
The five names listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected geographical indications (PGI) or protected designations of origin (PDO) in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1052/94 of 4 May 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
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 (EC) No 230/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 of 11 November 1985 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)  No 796/94 (6), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined; whereas the same applies to butter sold under the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 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 food stuffs (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3049/93 (8);
Whereas, in view of butter stocks and quantities available, the dates in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 of 9 June 1988 setting the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No  570/88 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 361/94 (10), should be amended;
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 1609/88, the first and second subparagraphs are hereby replaced by the following:
'The butter referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 must have been taken into storage before 1 June 1991.
The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 must have been taken into storage before 1 June 1991'.
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.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 6 December 1979  amending Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation  (79/1070/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the practice of tax evasion and tax avoidance leads to budget losses and to violations of the principle of fair taxation and jeopardizes healthy competition ; whereas this therefore affects adversely the smooth running of the common market;
Whereas, in order to combat this practice more effectively, cooperation between tax administrations within the Community should be strengthened in accordance with common principles and rules;
Whereas, on 19 December 1977, the Council adopted Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation (3) ; whereas such mutual assistance should be extended to cover indirect taxes in order to ensure that these are correctly assessed and collected;
Whereas, as a matter of particular urgency, mutual assistance must be extended to cover value added tax, both because it is a general tax on consumption and because it plays an important part in the Community's own resources system;
Whereas the provisions of Directive 77/799/EEC are also suitable for value added tax, subject to certain amendments and additions ; whereas it is therefore sufficient to extend the scope of the said Directive,
Directive 77/799/EEC is hereby amended as follows:    1. The title shall be replaced by the following:
"Council Directive of 19 December 1977 concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the fields of direct taxation and value added tax."
2. In Article 1:      (a) Paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows:
"1. In accordance with the provisions of this Directive the competent authorities of the Member States shall exchange any information that may enable them to effect a correct assessment of taxes on income and capital and also of value added tax."  (1)OJ No C 182, 31.7.1978, p. 46. (2)OJ No C 283, 27.11.1978, p. 28. (3)OJ No L 336, 27.12.1977, p. 15.
(b) Paragraph 5, as regards the United Kingdom, shall be replaced by the following:
"in the United Kingdom:        - The Commissioners of Customs and Excise or an authorized representative for information required solely for the purposes of value added tax,
- The Commissioners of Inland Revenue or an authorized representative for all other information."
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1981.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 872/95  of 20 April 1995 amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86 fixing the conversion  factors to be applied to the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables as regards peaches and  nectarines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and  Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,
Whereas Annexes IV and V of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86  (3), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 2868/93  (4), fixes the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in  prices for peaches and nectarines with different commercial characteristics from those used for  fixing the basic prices;
Whereas, in order to simplify checks and to permit a more uniform interpretation of Community  rules, a single conversion factor should be applied for withdrawals of peaches and nectarines  pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The second indent of point (d), 'form of packaging`, of Annexes IV  and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86 is hereby deleted.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1393/93 of 4 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 6403, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No  3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the  framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and  territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 6403, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 410 000; whereas on 3 February 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in  question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 11 June 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in India:
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.
8.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 289/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1121/2011
of 31 October 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Native Shetland Wool (PDO))
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, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Native Shetland Wool’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2000
of 17 April 2000
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 by deleting the tariff ceilings applicable for textile products originating in Malta
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 of 10 April 1995 establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000(2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement establishing an association between the Economic European Community and Malta(3) was modified by Coucil Decision No 2000/184/EC of 14 February 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Malta(4).
(2) This Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters abolishes the tariff ceilings applicable to imports into the Community of textile products originating in Malta.
(3) With a view to implementing the abovementioned Agreement, Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 should be amended accordingly.
(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 contained tariff ceilings only for textile products originating in Malta. All references in this Regulation to tariff ceilings should therefore be deleted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Regulation (EC) No 934/95 is amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
"Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 of 10 April 1995 establishing a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip";
2. Title I with Article 1 is repealed.
3. in Article 2(1) the words "Annex II" are replaced by the "Annex to this Regulation".
4. in Article 3:
- (1)(c), the words "tariff ceilings or" are deleted,
- third indent, the words "ceiling or" are deleted twice;
5. In Article 5(2), the words "ceilings and" are deleted twice and the words "Annexes I and II" are replaced by the "Annex".
6. Annex I is deleted.
7. Annex II is entitled "Annex".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 23 February 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1923/2001
of 28 September 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1681/2001(4), lays down that an export licence must be presented for all exports of the products referred to in Annex I, Number II. In order to lessen the burden on the national authorities and with a view to harmonisation with other products, certain cases referred to in Article 5 of 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001(6), should be excluded from that obligation.
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) is replaced by the following: "However, the first subparagraph notwithstanding, an export licence must also be presented for the products referred to in Annex I, Number II, except in the cases referred to in Article 2."
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.
24.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 57/2013
of 23 January 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste to certain non-OECD countries
(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 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply (2) was amended by Regulation (EU) No 674/2012 (3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 37(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, the Commission took into account the reply received from Malaysia to its written request. Malaysia subsequently stated in writing that the information provided in its reply regarding the sub-entry B1100 — hard zinc spelter and the entries B3010 and GH013 did not reflect the existing legislation and procedures, which did not prohibit imports of those wastes. It requested, therefore, that the procedure for the sub-entry B1100 — hard zinc spelter is changed from option (a) to option (c) and for the entries B3010 and GH013 from option (a) to option (d).
(3) In order to rectify this mistake and considering the impact on economic operators, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 should be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the fourteenth 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1889/2001
of 27 September 2001
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 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) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notification by the Member States of licence applications, the Commission must decide to what extent the applications may be accepted and fix the quantities available under the following tranche.
(2) Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted for under the September 2001 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto,
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 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 following tranche shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 March 1987
amending, for the second time, Decision 76/806/EEC laying down additional provisions concerning statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees
(87/206/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (1), as last amended by Directive 86/652/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas age and density classes have to be defined for new species to be surveyed;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,
The Annex to Commission Decision 76/806/EEC (3) is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.