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1.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 995/2006
of 30 June 2006
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2154/2005
of 23 December 2005
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’(‘Sidra de Asturias’ or ‘Sidra d’Asturies’) [PDO]
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the request from Spain to enter the name ‘Sidra de Asturias’ or ‘Sidra d’Asturies’ has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) Since the Commission has received no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, this name must be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’,
The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 21 December  1989
amending Directive 77/536/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating  to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry  tractors
(89/680/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal  market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an area  without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is  ensured;
Whereas Article 9 of Directive 77/536/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 87/354/EEC (5), limits  the scope of the said Directive to wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors with a mass of between  1,5 and 4,5 tonnes; whereas an increase of 1,5 tonnes in the maximum mass as laid down at present  would not entail any major disadvantages from the standpoint of safety on the roads and safety at  work on the land;
Whereas the roll-over protection structures of tractors with a mass of between 4,5 and 6 tonnes can  be treated in the same way as those of tractors with a mass of between 1,5 and 4,5 tonnes and hence  can be accorded the benefit of the same rules,
In the first line of the fourth indent of Article 9 of Directive  77/536/EEC, 'mass between 1,5 and 4,5 tonnes' is replaced by 'mass between 1,5 and 6 tonnes'.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions  necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 12 months from 3 January 1990. They shall  forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2002
of 30 April 2002
altering the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
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 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 514/2002(3).
(2) On the basis of today's cif prices and cif forward delivery prices, taking foreseeable developments on the market into account, the corrective amount at present applicable to the refund on malt should be altered,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of the products referred to is hereby altered to the amount set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1522/80  of 28 May 1980  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit and concerning the application in the Community of Decision No 3/79 of the Joint Committee set up under that Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit should be approved ; whereas the proposed amendment is the subject of Recommendation 1/79 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee - Community transit;
Whereas that Recommendation provides for the rules regarding the unit of account which are at present in force to be applicable to all Community transit operations for which the declaration is registered before 1 July 1980 ; whereas it is necessary to take the measures that the application in the Community of this provision requires;
Whereas it should be stipulated that Decision No 3/79 of the Joint Committee shall be applicable in the Community at the same time as the Agreement to be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is set out in Annex 1.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Decision No 3/79 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee - Community transit - of 6 December 1979 amending Appendices I, II and III to the Agreement shall be applicable in the Community at the same time as the Agreement referred to in Article 1.
The text of the Decision is set out in Annex 2.
The provisions regarding the unit of account, at present in force, of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit (1) shall apply to all Community transit operations for which the declaration is registered before 1 July 1980.
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.
29.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1363/2004
of 28 July 2004
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 are fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 22 July 2003
appointing the Netherlands member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
(2003/C 186/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof(1),
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Netherlands Government,
Whereas:
(1) By its Decision of 6 March 2003(2), the Council appointed the members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 6 March 2003 to 5 March 2006, except for the Netherlands representative.
(2) The Netherlands member of the Management Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 5 March 2006,
The following person is hereby appointed member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 21 July 2003 to 5 March 2006:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
NETHERLANDS: Ms C. H. M. JULICHER.
This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 170/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1001/2005
of 30 June 2005
fixing production refunds on cereals
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 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:
(a) EUR 19,28/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley and oats;
(b) EUR 23,81/tonne for potato starch.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 13 April 1988
laying down the interval between serological checks concerning brucellosis in certain regions of the United Kingdom
(Only the English text is authentic)
(88/267/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of the 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 87/489/EEC (2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 3 (13) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 3 (13) of Directive 64/432/EEC, it may be decided that the provisions of Annex A (II) (A) (1) (c) (iii) may be applied to a part of a Member State comprising several adjacent regions;
Whereas Annex A (II) (A) (1) (c) (iii) makes provisions for exceptions from the requirements laid down in (ii) regarding annual checks that brucellosis is not present in any Member State where at least 99,8 % of bovine herds have been recognized as officially brucellosis free for at least four years, and in this case the interval between checks may be extended to two years, the checks to be carried out using one of the serological tests referred to in (ii);
Whereas, the United Kingdom, in respect of Northern Ireland, fulfils these conditions; whereas it is appropriate in this case to extend the interval between checks to two years;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. In Northern Ireland, the interval between checks provided for in Annex A II (A) 1 (c) (ii) of Directive 64/432/EEC is hereby extended to two years.
2. The checks shall be carried out using one of the serological tests referred to in the provisions referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1864/88
of 30 June 1988
amending certain 'guide' quantities provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 under the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade in beef and veal
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, and in particular Article 84 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 of 22 December 1987 fixing the indicative ceilings and the 'guide' quantities for 1988 under the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade in beef and veal (1) fixes the 'guide' quantities for 1988 for imports into Spain of live animals and fresh or chilled meat from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 at 14 850 head and 2 475 tonnes respectively; whereas 90 % of the said quantities were used during the first six months; whereas, in order to avoid a major increase in prices of those products in Spain and to ensure supplies to that market, provision should be made for the quantities laid down of the products referred to above to be exceeded in line with the anticipated trend in Spanish demand;
Whereas provision also should be made for a review of the situation on the Spanish market before 31 October 1988, with a view possibly to increasing the 'guide' qunatities to the level of the indicative ceiling in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87 (3);
Whereas the conditions for applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 for the abovementioned products should accordingly be specified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. For meat of animals of the bovine species, fresh or chilled, the 'guide' quantity laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 may be exceeded by 2 750 tonnes equivalent carcase weight.
2. For live animals of the bovine species, the 'guide' quantity laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 may be exceeded by 12 500 head.
3. Before 31 October 1988, the Commission shall review the situation on the Spanish market with a view possibly to increasing the 'guide' quantity to the level of the indicative ceiling in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.
4. The figure '20 %' in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3960/87 shall be calculated on the basis of the 'guide' quantities originally laid down in the Annex to that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/65
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1009/2013
of 18 October 2013
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for olive oil lodged from 14 to 15 October 2013 under the Tunisian tariff quota and suspending the issue of import licences for the month of October 2013
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 (3) to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (4), opens a tariff quota at a zero rate of duty for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the European Union, up to the limit laid down for each year.
(2) Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (5) lays down monthly quantitative limits for the issue of import licences.
(3) Import licence applications have been submitted to the competent authorities under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 in respect of a total quantity exceeding the limit laid down for the month of October in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.
(4) In these circumstances, the Commission must set an allocation coefficient allowing import licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available.
(5) Since the limit for the month of October has been reached, no more import licences can be issued for that month,
The quantities for which import licence applications were lodged for 14 and 15 October 2013 under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 39,536727 %.
The issue of import licences in respect of amounts applied for as from 21 October 2013 shall be suspended for October 2013.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 485/2011
of 18 May 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Karp zatorski (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Karp zatorski’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.