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18.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/64
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP
of 17 February 2012
amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar (1).
(2) On 23 January 2012, the Council welcomed the remarkable programme of political reform undertaken by the Government and Parliament in Burma/Myanmar, together with its commitment to economic and social development. The Council noted the commitment by the Government to continue and complete these reforms.
(3) The Council decided, as a first step, that the visa ban concerning the President, the vice-Presidents, cabinet members and the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament of Burma/Myanmar should be suspended.
(4) Decision 2010/232/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Article 15 of Decision 2010/232/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:
"Article 15
1.   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
2.   This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2012.
3.   The measures referred to in Article 9(1) and in Article 10(1) and (2), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex IV, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.
4.   The measures referred to in Article 9(1), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex V, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.".
The Annex to this Decision shall be added as Annex V to Decision 2010/232/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
18.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 131/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 476/2011
of 17 May 2011
amending Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 as regards catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (1), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Catch limits for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV are laid down in Annex IA of Regulation (EU) 57/2011.
(2) Pursuant to point 4 of Annex IID to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011, the Commission is to revise the total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas for 2011 for sandeel in those zones based on advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
(3) ICES delivered its advice on 21 February 2011 for each of the seven management areas defined in Annex IID of Regulation 57/2011. The ICES advice was reviewed by the STECF, which delivered its conclusions to the Commission on 24 February 2011. In accordance with that advice, the catch limit for management area 1 should be increased to 320 000 tonnes and the catch limit for management area 2 decreased to 34 000 tonnes. The STECF also considered it appropriate to establish catch limits of 10 000 tonnes and 420 tonnes respectively in management areas 4 and 6
(4) The STECF considered that the catch limits for management areas 3 and 7 should be zero. However in supplementary advice delivered on 17 March 2011, the STECF considered that a catch limit of 10 000 tonnes could be allowed in management area 3 in order to conduct a monitoring fishery in that area.
(5) Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 REGULATION (EC) No 57/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Lithuanian waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and Lithuania have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1998 and the management of common living resources;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1998 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party;
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1998, the results of the consultations held with Lithuania;
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Lithuanian waters, the quotas should be allocated among the Member States in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3);
Whereas additional conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4), were not agreed with Lithuania;
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1998,
From 1 January to 31 December 1998 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorized to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Lithuania.
The financial contribution provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 563 510, payable to an account designated by Lithuania.
Stocks referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions stipulated in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 21 December 1987
amending Decision 87/361/EEC recognizing certain parts of the territory of the French Republic as being officially swine-fever-free
(Only the French text is authentic)
(88/17/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Decision 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 82/352/EEC of 10 May 1982 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the French Republic (3),
Whereas, following a favourable development in the disease situation, the Commission adopted Decision 87/361/EEC (4) recognizing certain parts of the territory of the French Republic as officially swine-fever-free;
Whereas certain other regions now also fulfil the conditions as laid down in Article 7 of Decision 80/1095/EEC, and, consequently, may also be recognized as officially swine-fever-free;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following regions are added to the Annex to Decision 87/361/EEC:
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Nord, Pas-de-Calais),
- Lorraine (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges),
- Centre (Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret),
- Bourgogne (Côte d'Or, Nièvre, Saône et Loire, Yonne),
- Auvergne (Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme).
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
13.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 529/2008
of 12 June 2008
establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 11 June 2008, it is appropriate to decide that no award shall be made for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 11 June 2008, for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007, no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 28 January 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Ortec - Economical Energy Dispersive Spectrometer EEDS II, with Si(Li) Detector, model 7861W-449' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/57/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 22 July 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Ortec - Economical Energy Dispersive Spectrometer EEDS II, with Si(Li) Detector, model 7861W-449', ordered on 22 January 1979 and to be used for microanalytical structure examinations of fine ceramics, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 December 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a spectrometer;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision of the micro-analyses, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'Ortec - Economical Energy Dispersive Spectrometer EEDS II, with Si(Li) Detector, model 7861W-449', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 22 July 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 778/87
of 16 March 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2990/82 on the sale of butter at reduced prices to persons receiving social assistance
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2990/82 (3) introduced a scheme for selling butter at reduced price to persons receiving social assistance; whereas, in the light, on the one hand, of the experience that has been gained and, on the other hand, of the need to make the measures more effective, it seems desirable to increase the amount of the aid;
Whereas it seems appropriate, in order to monitor the application of the scheme established by Regulation (EEC) No 2990/82, to provide on the one hand, that the Member States interested in the implementation of the measure should forward to the Commission their application programme and, on the other hand, that, after a certain period, the Council may examine the results of the measure on the basis of the Commission's report and, possibly, extend the abovementioned scheme,
Regulation (EEC) No 2990/82 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is amended to read as follows:
'Until 31 December 1988 Member States are hereby authorized to grant aid for the purchase of butter at reduced prices by persons receiving social assistance.';
2. In Article 3, '80 ECU per 100 kilograms' is replaced by '178 ECU per 100 kilograms';
3. The following Article is inserted:
'Article 3a
1. The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission of the arrangements envisaged for the sale of butter to the persons referred to in Article 1, stating the number of persons envisaged, the period for which these arrangements will apply and the quantities of butter to be used.
2. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, approve the arrangements notified to it or request their amendment, within a period of three months following the date of receipt of particulars of the arrangements.
3. Before 31 December 1988 the Council shall, on the basis of a report from the Commission, examine the possibility of continuing the scheme provided for in this Regulation for a further period.'
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 (EC) No 954/98 of 6 May 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of certificates of specific character` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, the Member States have sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as certificates of special character;
Whereas registered names can be used with the endorsement 'traditional speciality guaranteed` which is reserved for them;
Whereas an objection was sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2) of the names in the Annex hereto but was subsequently withdrawn;
Whereas those names may accordingly be entered in the 'Register of certificates of specific character` and therefore be protected throughout the Community as guaranteed traditional specialities;
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 (3) is to be supplemented by the Annex hereto,
The names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 and entered in the 'Register of certificates of specific character` in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/71
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 November 2008
amending Decision 2003/61/EC authorising certain Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada
(notified under document number C(2008) 7317)
(Only the Greek, Spanish, Italian, Maltese and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(2008/891/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, seed potatoes originating in Canada may not be introduced into the Community. However, that Directive permits derogations from that rule, provided there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms.
(2) Commission Decision 2003/61/EC (2), provides for a derogation for the importation of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada into Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal subject to specific conditions.
(3) Portugal has asked for an extension of that derogation.
(4) The situation justifying that derogation remains unchanged and the derogations should therefore continue to apply.
(5) Decision 2003/61/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2003/61/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 1(2)(c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c) for the potato-marketing seasons from 1 February 2003 to 31 March 2003, from 1 December 2003 to 31 March 2004, from 1 December 2004 to 31 March 2005, from 1 December 2005 to 31 March 2006, from 1 December 2006 to 31 March 2007, from 1 December 2007 to 31 March 2008, from 1 December 2008 to 31 March 2009, from 1 December 2009 to 31 March 2010 and from 1 December 2010 to 31 March 2011.’;
2. In Article 15 ‘31 March 2008’ is replaced by ‘31 March 2011’.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta and the Portuguese Republic.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1894/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the guide price for wine for the 1994/95 wine year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas, when the guide prices for the various types of table wine are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; wheres the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair  standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Whereas, if these objectives are to be achieved, it is of prime importance that the gap between production and demand should not be opened further; whereas, to that end, the guide prices for the 1994/95 wine year should be set at the same levels as the  previous year;
Whereas the guide prices must be fixed for each type of table wine representative of Community production as defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87,
For the 1994/95 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/52
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 24 November 2006
on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2007
(ECB/2006/19)
(2006/889/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 106(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the ‘participating Member States’).
(2) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of 11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency on 1 January 2007 (1), the derogation in favour of Slovenia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (2) is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007.
(3) The twelve current participating Member States and Slovenia have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2007, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,
Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2007
The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2007 as described in the following table:
(EUR million)
Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2007
Belgium 117,5
Germany 635,0
Greece 76,9
Spain 480,0
France 362,0
Ireland 81,0
Italy 366,9
Luxembourg 45,0
Netherlands 71,2
Austria 166,0
Portugal 110,0
Slovenia 104,7
Finland 60,0
Final provision
This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.