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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1923/2003
of 30 October 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(5), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 24 to 30 October 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 24,95/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 16 September 2011
repealing Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Lithuania
(notified under document C(2011) 6443)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/546/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3) and in particular Article 11(1)(f) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (4), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU (5) lays down the protection measures relating to classical swine fever which are to be applied in the parts of the territory of Lithuania set out in Annex I thereto.
(2) Lithuania has taken measures to eradicate that disease in the areas listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU. According to the information provided by that Member State, those measures have been successful.
(3) Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU should therefore be repealed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Implementing Decision 2011/508/EU is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 December 1996 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined to regions free of the disease in Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (97/30/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 95/25/EC (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Germany considers that part of its territory is free from Aujeszky's disease and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC;
Whereas an eradication programme was undertaken in this region for Aujeszky's disease;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/244/EEC (3) as last amended by Decision 96/725/EC (4) lays down additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined to certain parts of the territory of the Community where an eradication programme has been approved and lists those regions in Annex I;
Whereas the programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Saxony-Anhalt in Germany; whereas it is therefore appropriate to remove these regions from the list of regions in Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC;
Whereas the authorities of Germany apply for national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to those provided by the present Decision;
Whereas these additional guarantees must not be requested from Member States or regions of Member States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky's disease;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 96/725/EC lays down additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined to Member States or regions free of the disease and lists those regions in Annex I;
Whereas these parts of Germany which are free of the disease should be added to Annex I to Decision 93/24/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The following is added to Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC, after the word 'Mecklenburg-Vorpommern`:
'Saxony-Anhalt`.
2. The following is added to Annex I to Decision 93/24/EEC, after the word 'Mecklenburg-Vorpommern`:
'Saxony-Anhalt`.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1997.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
17.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 675/2013
of 15 July 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pomodoro di Pachino (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Pomodoro di Pachino’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2003 (3).
(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 28 January 2002
on the conclusion of an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part
(2002/107/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, and Article 300(3), second subparagraph, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Pending the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, signed at Luxembourg on 29 October 2001, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, initialled in Brussels on 10 July 2001.
(2) The absence of a separate, pre-existing Transport Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia requires the inclusion of the relevant, trade-related, transport provisions under Protocol 6 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
(3) In the absence of pre-existing contractual structures this Agreement establishes an Interim Committee for the implementation of this Agreement.
(4) The commercial provisions contained in this Agreement are of an exceptional nature, connected with the policy implemented within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Process and will not constitute, for the European Union, any precedent in the commercial policy of the European Community with regard to third countries other than the countries covered by the Stabilisation and Association Process,
1. The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, the Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto and the Declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The texts referred to in paragraph 1 are attached to this Decision(3).
1. The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Interim Committee established under Article 38 of the Agreement.
2. The position to be taken by the Community within the Interim Committee shall be determined by the Council, on a proposal by the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaty.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered, on behalf of the Community, to deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 50 of the Agreement.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 518/77  of 14 March 1977  laying down general rules for granting export refunds on the various added sugars in products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 provides that the Council shall adapt general rules for granting export refunds on the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;
Whereas provision should be made for the refund to be granted not only on products of Community origin but also on products imported from and re-exported to third countries ; whereas, however, to prevent speculation, the grant of a refund in such cases should be subject to certain conditions;
Whereas to avoid distortions of competition between Community traders, the administrative conditions under which they operate must be identical throughout the Community.
This Regulation lays down general rules for granting the export refunds referred to in Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77.
1. The refund shall be granted on exports of products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77:    (a) which are of Community origin;
(b) which have been imported from third countries and on which the import levy referred to in Article 2 (1) of that Regulation has been paid, provided the exporter proves:      - that the product to the exported and the product previously imported are one and the same, and
- that the levy was collected on importation.
2. In the cases covered by subparagraph 1 (b), the refund on each product shall be equal to the levy collected on importation where this levy is lower than the refund applicable on the day of exportation ; the refund shall be equal to the refund applicable on the day of exportation where the levy collected on importation is higher than this refund.
The refund shall be paid upon proof:    - that the products fulfil one or other of the two conditions sot out in Article 2 (1), and
- that the products have been exported from the Community.
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1838/69 of 16 September 1969 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on the various added sugars in products processed from fruit and vegetables (2), is hereby repealed.  (1)See page 1 of this Official Journal. (2)OJ No L 236, 19.9.1969, p. 2.
2. All references to the Regulation repealed by virtue of paragraph 1 shall be treated as references to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1977.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1602/2001
of 3 August 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1651/86
of 26 May 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1970/80 laying down general implementing rules for campaigns aimed at promoting the consumption of olive oil in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 11 (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1970/80 (3) the Commission must communicate to the Council the programme of measures which it anticipates undertaking in the course of the following marketing year; whereas experience has shown that, for reasons in connection with the effectiveness of the measures, the programme should in certain cases over a period of several marketing years; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be amended,
The first sentence of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1970/80 is hereby replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall communicate to the Council, by 31 October at the latest, the programme of measures which it anticipates undertaking in the course of the following marketing year or, where applicable, the following marketing years.'
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.
21.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 939/2005
of 20 June 2005
amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on poultrymeat were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 755/2005 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 755/2005 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 30 January 2003
amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China
(notified under document number C(2003) 426)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/72/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), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the detection of residues of veterinary medicines in certain products of animal origin imported from China, and the shortcomings identified during an inspection visit to this country as regards the veterinary medicines regulation and the residue control system in live animals and animal products, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/69/EC 30 January 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China(2).
(2) The information provided by Chinese authority and the favourable results of the checks carried out by Member States have allowed authorisation of importation of certain products of animal origin from China by means of several modifications of Decision 2002/69/EC. These modifications were consolidated in the Commission Decision 2002/994/EC(3).
(3) Decision 2002/69/EC, as amended by Decision 2002/933/EC(4), included the fillets of Salmon (Salmo salar) of both wild and aquaculture origin as a product authorised to be imported from China. However, this product was maintained in the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC without specifying that both origins were authorised. Therefore, the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC should be accordingly amended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 3 February 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 19 February 2004
appointing an Austrian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2004/219/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1),
(2) A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Bernd VÖGERLE, notified to the Council on 9 February 2004,
Mr Andreas SCHIEDER, Gemeinderat (Vienna), is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Bernd VÖGERLE for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
5.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/83
COUNCIL DECISION 2005/481/CFSP
of 13 June 2005
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 24 and 38 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) At its meeting on 27 and 28 November 2003, the Council decided to authorise the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR), to open negotiations in accordance with Articles 24 and 38 of the Treaty on European Union with certain third States, in order for the European Union to conclude with each of them an Agreement on security procedures for the exchange of classified information.
(2) Following this authorisation to open negotiations, the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, negotiated an Agreement with Ukraine on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information.
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.