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27.6.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 153/47
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 February 1996
concerning the conclusion of Memoranda of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products
(96/386/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in the framework of the GATT market access negotiations, the Commission conducted negotiations with the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the area of market access for textile products;
Whereas Memoranda of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the said area were initialled on 15 October and 31 December 1994 respectively;
Whereas these Memoranda should be approved,
The Memoranda of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Memoranda are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Memoranda referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 52/82
of 11 January 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen beef from intervention stocks for processing in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 983/81 (3), laid down detailed implementing rules for the sale of frozen beef from intervention stocks for processing; whereas that Regulation sets coefficients for determining the quantity of frozen boned meat contained in a given quantity of preserves;
Whereas in the case of preserves containing 20 % or more and less than 40 % meat it has emerged in practice that the quantity of meat required for the manufacture of certain products differs, for reasons outside the control of operators, from the quantity given by application of the coefficient set; whereas this situation is causing difficulties for a number of processing concerns; whereas it appears necessary therefore to allow the use of specific control procedures;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the period set by its chairman,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77:
'If the quantity of meat required to manufacture a product of the type indicated at I.4 of the Annex differs markedly from the quantity given by application of the coefficient 0;30 specified for this type the competent authority may under the system of administrative supervision accept individual proof of the quantity of frozen meat required to manufacture the product, in cases where this is requested by the purchaser referred to in paragraph 1.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2166/84
of 26 July 1984
amending Regulation No 58 as regards the quality standards for table grapes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas the quality standards for table grapes were fixed by Commission Regulation No 58 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 847/76 (4); whereas the table setting out these standards in the Annex to the said Regulation covers a number of varieties; whereas a variety which has come to be marketed on a large scale and the characteristics of which correspond to the definition laid down in the said table should be inserted therein;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The list of varieties of table grapes grown in the open ground, contained in the Annex to the common quality standards for table grapes, laid down in Regulation No 58, is hereby amended to include the following, the variety being inserted therein in alphabetical order:
1.2,6 //   //   //   // 'Producer country  //   //   //   // 1.2.3.4.5.6 //   // Italy  // France  // Belgium  // Netherlands  // Greece  //   //   //   //   //   //  // (a) Large-berry varieties  //   //   //   //   //  // Michele Palieri  // X'  //   //   //   //   //   //   //  //   //   //
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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 720/88
of 18 March 1988
fixing, for the period 1 January to 31 December 1988, the maximum quantity of certain products of the oils and fats sector to be released for consumption and imported into Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 476/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down the general rules for the mechanism for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Portugal (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1920/87 (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86 of 21 April 1986 laying down detailed rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Portugal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1726/87 (4), provides for the fixing of the quantities of oils and fats to be released for consumption in Portugal and the maximum annual volume of imports of such products; whereas the maximum quantities should be fixed in accordance with the criteria defined in Article 292 of the Act of Accession;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1988 the quantities to be released for consumption in Portugal are hereby fixed at the following levels:
(a) 65 000 tonnes of soya oil;
(b) 110 000 tonnes of the oils referred to in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86;
(c) 35 000 tonnes of other oils and fats intended for human consumption.
2. For the said period, the maximum quantities which may be imported into Portugal are hereby fixed at the following levels:
(a) 65 000 tonnes of soya oil;
(b) 98 000 tonnes of the oils referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86;
(c) 35 000 tonnes of other oils and fats intended for human consumption.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communties.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 May 1999
amending Decision 94/448/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand
(notified under document number C(1999) 1404)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/402/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 1 of Commission Decision 94/448/EC of 20 June 1994 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand, as last amended by Decision 96/254/EC(3), states that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) shall be the competent authority in New Zealand for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EC;
(2) Whereas, following a restructuring of the New Zealand Government, the competent authority for health certificates for fishery products (MAF) has changed from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; and whereas this new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force; whereas it is, therefore, necessary to modify the nomination of the competent authority mentioned in Decision 94/448/EC;
(3) Whereas it is convenient to harmonise the wording of Decision 94/448/EC with the wording of the more recently adopted Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/448/EC shall be modify as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be replace by the following: "Article 1
The 'Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)' shall be the competent authority in New Zealand for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC."
2. Article 2 shall be replace by the following: "Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand must meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments, factory vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex B hereto;
3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the word 'NEW ZEALAND' and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters."
3. Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2992/91  of 14 October 1991  on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations  and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 5 000 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be  supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies were not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission  of tenders should be opened,
Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by  the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1347/91  of 23 May 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3412/90 of 19 November 1990 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1991) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex hereto are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the annual ceiling shown in the Annex hereto, above  which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be  re-established,
  Article 1
From 27 May to 31 December 1991, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Yugoslavia.  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.
19.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2009
of 18 June 2009
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2009 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1937/83
of 13 July 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 55/72 laying down conditions for inviting tenders for the disposal of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/82 (2), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3481/80 (4), provides that the agencies appointed by the Member States may, by inviting fixed-price tenders, award contracts to industry for the processing into juice of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market and, in the case of tomatoes, processing into concentrate;
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1560/70 of 31 July 1970 laying down conditions for awarding contracts for obtaining juice by processing fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1936/83 (6), provides that agencies appointed by the Member States must exclude tenderers whose offer prices exceed an amount determined in relation to the withdrawal price of the product in question;
Whereas, in the interests of uniformity, steps should be taken to prevent fixed-price tenders, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 55/72, from being invited at a higher level of prices than the level defined by Regulation (EEC) No 1560/70;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The following paragraphs are hereby added to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/72:
'In any event, the price fixed by the agency for the processing of products into juice shall not be higher than 175 %, in the case of peaches, 200 %, in the case of apricots and 250 %, in the case of other products, of the seasonal average of the prices at which the producers' organizations may withdraw from the market a product having the same characteristics as the product used for fixing the basic price.
Until the expiry of the last stage of alignment, provided for in Article 59 of the Act of Accession of Greece, the seasonal average of the prices for products which are the subject of alignment shall be calculated, for the Community as a whole, on the basis of the prices applicable in the Community of Nine.'
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2267/2003
of 19 December 2003
prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks(3) lays down quotas for blue ling for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 3 December 2003. This date should consequently be adopted in this Regulation,
Catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2003.
Fishing for blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions II, IV and V (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 3 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2003
of 25 July 2003
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 77th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 77th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 22 July 2003, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.