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15.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/14
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/122/EC
of 14 September 2009
amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (2) requires labelling to indicate the fibre composition of textile products, with checks being carried out by analysis on the conformity of these products with indications given on the label.
(2) Uniform methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures are provided for in Directive 96/73/EC.
(3) On the basis of recent findings by the technical working group, Directive 2008/121/EC was adapted to technical progress, by adding the fibre melamine to the list of fibres set out in Annexes I and V to that Directive.
(4) It is therefore, necessary to define uniform test methods for melamine.
(5) Directive 96/73/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling,
Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Transposition
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 September 2010 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2002
of 2 December 2002
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1886/2002(3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes and table grapes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes and table grapes exported after 2 December 2002 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes and table grapes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1886/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 2 December 2002 and before 15 January 2003, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2004
of 29 March 2004
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel(1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 January to 30 April 2004 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 30 April 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. During the first seven days of the period 1 May to 30 June 2004 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 for import licences for the total quantities as referred to in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 21 December 1983
amending Decision 82/691/EEC on the designation of areas eligible for regional aid in Denmark from 1 January 1982
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(84/112/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Whereas:
In Decision 82/691/EEC (1), the Commission rules on the compatibility with the common market of the designation of areas eligible for regional aid under Danish Law No 219 of 7 June 1972.
Article 4 of that Decision provided as follows:
'The regional aid which the Danish Government proposes to grant to the municipalities of Hoejreby, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, Rudbjerg, Holeby, Maribo, Nysted, Roedby and Sakskoebing in the County of Storstroem may be considered compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the EEC Treaty only until 31 December 1983. Before that date the Commission shall re-examine the socio-economic situation in the region and decide on its future status.
For this purpose Denmark shall submit annual reports to the Commission, the first of which shall be provided one year from the date of this Decision, on the economic development of Lolland and more particularly on the employment situation at the Nakskov shipyard. This report shall specify the net number of jobs lost at the shipyard, and forecasts for the future, together with the number of jobs created in other industries.'
The Danish Government submitted the report required by Article 4 of the Decision to the Commission by letter dated 28 July 1983.
Analysis of this report and the further particulars supplied subsequently indicates that the socio-economic situation of Lolland scarcely changed up to the end of 1982 but that the employment situation sharply deteriorated during 1983, mainly as a result of the difficulties encountered by the Nakskov shipyard, the biggest industrial employer in the area.
The situation of the yard is still precarious but the problems may be only temporary. An extension of the assisted status of the island of Lolland for three years is therefore justifiable,
Article 4 of Decision 82/691/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4
The regional aid which the Danish Government proposes to grant to the municipalities of Hoejreby, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, Rudbjerg, Holeby, Maribo, Nysted, Roedby and Sakskoebing in the County of Storstroem may be considered compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the EEC Treaty only until 31 December 1986.
Denmark shall submit annual reports to the Commission, the first of which shall be provided by 1 October 1984, on the economic development of Lolland and more particularly on the employment situation at the Nakskov shipyard. This report shall specify the net number of jobs lost at the shipyard, and forecasts for the future, together with the number of jobs created in other industries.'
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2245/88 of 19 July 1988 introducing a guarantee threshold system for peaches in syrup
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2242/88(2), and in particular Article 2 (3)  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 introduces a system of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetable products; whereas, where the situation provided for in Article 2 (3) of that Regulation arises, suitable measures may be taken;
Whereas the production of peaches in syrup in the most recent marketing years has risen substantially despite the fall in the unit aid; whereas an imbalance between production and possibilities of disposal is liable to arise; whereas a guarantee  threshold, any exceeding of which leads to a reduction in the aid, should be fixed for such products;
Whereas it should be stated that that guarantee threshold does not apply to Spain; whereas it should be pointed out that Article 118 (6) of the Act of Accession provides that the granting of aid in that country is limited to 80 000 tonnes of the  finished product; whereas that threshold should also be fixed taking account of the average Community production in the last three years for which exact figures are available; whereas the characteristics of production of peaches in syrup make it suitable to express the threshold in question in terms of a quantity of finished products in net weight; whereas the reduction in the aid, should the threshold be exceeded, is to be made on aid granted in the  following marketing year in the Community, with the exception of Spain,
1. A guarantee threshold of 502 000 tonnes net weight is hereby fixed for peaches in syrup falling within CN codes 2008 70 61, 2008 70 69, 2008 70 71 and 2008 70 79 for each marketing year for the Community with the exception of Spain.
2. Where the guarantee threshold is exceeded, the aid for the following marketing year shall be reduced in proportion to the amount by which the threshold is exceeded.
The amount by which the threshold is exceeded in question shall be calculated on the basis of the average quantities produced in the three marketing years preceding the marketing year for which the aid must be fixed.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1988/89 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/2001
of 21 May 2001
on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated white sugar to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(2). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The 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 (EC) No 729/98 of 31 March 1998 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 concerning imports of certain textile products originating in the Russian Federation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1457/97 (2), and in particular Article 12(2) in conjunction with Article 25(5) thereof,
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 19 December 1995 expired on 31 December 1996 and whereas, pending the completion of negotiations directed towards the initialling of a new agreement with the Russian Federation, Commission Regulations (EC) No 2446/96 (3), (EC) No 562/97 (4), (EC) No 1025/97 (5) and (EC) No 2577/97 (6) were adopted in order to safeguard the economic interests of the Community in the further conduct of trade in textile products with that country;
Whereas a new textile agreement with the Russian Federation has been initialled on 28 March 1998; whereas this agreement provides for the elimination of any quantitative restriction in trade of textile products between the Parties as of 1 May 1998;
Whereas the measures introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 are applicable until 31 March 1998;
Whereas it is therefore necessary, given the sensitivity of the textiles and clothing sector, to maintain the present import regime for an additional period of one month starting on 1 April 1998 and to establish quantitative limits proportionately to the former limits;
Whereas the proposed measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 7 the date '31 March 1998` shall be replaced by '30 April 1998`.
2. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2153/98 of 7 October 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2173/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of specific measures adopted in respect of fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Articles 15(5) and 16(5) thereof,
Whereas Article 9(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of specific measures adopted in respect of fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the Canary Islands (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (4), sets a time limit of two months between the filing of applications and the payment of aid; whereas experience gained in the administration of the measures has demonstrated that that time limit is not long enough to permit the necessary verifications and checks in view of the large number of dossiers involved; whereas the time limit should therefore be extended to three months;
Whereas if the measure is to apply to payments for the 1997/98 marketing year this Regulation should apply from 1 September 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the first sentence of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/92, 'two` is hereby replaced by 'three`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1180/2004
of 25 June 2004
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 144th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 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 foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 144th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1718/2005
of 19 October 2005
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the cereals and rice sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in ric (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 30 September 2005 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1585/2005 (3).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1585/2005 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1585/2005 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 March 1990 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria establishing cooperation in the field of training in the context of the implementation of Comett II  (1990-1994) (90/190/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the oppinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, by Decision 89/27/EEC (3), the Council adopted the second phase of the programme for cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology (Comett II) (1990-1994);
Whereas, by Decision of 22 May 1989, the Council adopted the opening of the Comett II programme to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Article 1 of that Decision authorizes the Commission to negotiate - with those EFTA countries  which so wish - cooperation agreements in the field of training in technology in the context of the implementation of Comett II;
Whereas a cooperation Agreement with Austria enriches, by its very nature, the impact of Comett II actions throughout the Community and will strengthen the skill levels of human resources in Europe,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria establishing cooperation in the field of training in the context of the implementation of Comett II (1990-1994) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification as provided for in Article 15 of the Agreement.