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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2390/97 of 1 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicory
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/95 of 10 October 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2) fixed new CN codes; whereas the definition of onions and witloof chicory in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 of 28 July 1983 laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicory (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 888/97 (4), should therefore be updated;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 has been interpreted variously by the operators as regards sprouting of onions; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 should be amended to include the appropriate definition;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'The marketing standards for onions falling within CN code 0703 10 19 and for witloof chicory falling within CN code 0705 21 00 respectively shall be as set out in Annexes I and II hereto.`;
2. Annex I is amended as follows:
in point B of Part II (provisions concerning quality):
- the second indent of the second subparagraph of point (i) is replaced by the following:
'- without evidence of sprouting (free of externally visible shoots),`
- the second indent of the second subparagraph of point (ii) is replaced by the following:
'- early signs of externally visible sprouting (not more than 10 % by number or weight per unit of presentation),`.
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 275/2002
of 14 February 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 8 to 14 February 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/33
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 October 2011
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(2011/775/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),
Whereas:
(1) By letter dated 27 September 2011 the President of the European Central Bank, Mr Jean-Claude TRICHET, announced the decision of Mr Jürgen STARK to resign from his position on the Executive Board prior to the end of his term of office on 31 May 2014, and his willingness to remain in function until the date on which his successor takes up his responsibilities. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
(2) The European Council wishes to appoint Mr Jörg ASMUSSEN who, in its view, fulfils all the requirements set out in Article 283(2) of the Treaty,
Mr Jörg ASMUSSEN is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of 8 years as from 1 January 2012.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1786/88
of 24 June 1988
fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the amount of the unit production aid that may be paid in advance for the 1987/88 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 892/88 (4), and in particular Article 17a (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the unit production aid must be reduced where the actual production in a given marketing year exceeds the maximum guaranteed quantity fixed for that marketing year; whereas, however, producers whose average production does not exceed 200 kilograms of olive oil per marketing year are not afected by such a reduction;
Whereas Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that in order to determine the unit amount of the production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance, the estimated production for the marketing year concerned should be determined; whereas that amount must be fixed at a level avoiding any risk of unwarranted payment to olive growers;
Whereas, in order to establish the estimated production, the Member States must forward to the Commission the data for the olive oil production estimates for each marketing year; whereas the Commission may avail itself of other sources of information;
Whereas the amount of the advance withheld for the establishment of the register of olive cultivation provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1416/82 (5) and the amount withheld for measures to improve the quality of olive oil provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1916/87 (6) must be taken into account;
Whereas in Spain and Portugal, the amount of the production aid is different from that in the other Member States; whereas the amount of the advance in those two Member States must therefore be different; whereas, on the basis of the data available, the estimated quantity and the abovementioned amount should be fixed at the levels given below;
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 1987/88 olive oil marketing year:
- the estimated production shall be 1 630 000 tonnes,
- the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance shall be:
- 14,37 ECU/100 kilograms for Spain,
- 9,49 ECU/100 kilograms for Portugal,
- 50,84 ECU/100 kilograms for the other Member States.
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 52/2003
of 10 January 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 6 to 9 January 2003 at 260,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3566/81 of 3 December 1981 on the application of the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council Decision No 1/81 replacing the unit of account by the ECU in the Protocol on the definition of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic
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 of the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic (1) was signed on 3 May 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas pursuant to Article 25 of the Protocol on the definition of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 1/81 amending the Protocol as regards the rules of origin;
Whereas that Decision should be made operative in the Community,
Decision No 1/81 of the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council shall be applicable in the Community.
The text of this Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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.
15.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/26
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1025/2011
of 14 October 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 988/86
of 4 April 1986
applying quality class III to certain fruit for the 1986 marketing year
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 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation No 211/66/EEC (3), added a class III to common quality standards for peaches and table grapes, while the same class was added to the common quality standards for cherries and strawberries by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 (4); whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 of 19 February 1971 laying down common quality standards for citrus fruit (5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 of 27 July 1971 laying down quality standards for dessert apples and pears (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2207/85 (7), laid down a class III for the products concerned;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2764/77 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3409/82 (9), extends until 31 December 1986 the period during which quality class III may apply to certain fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, quality class III may be applied only if the products concerned are needed to meet consumer demand; whereas this appears to be the case at present for table grapes, cherries and strawberries; whereas, in view of the considerable fluctuations in production from one marketing year to another, the period of application of quality class III should be limited;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
A quality class III, as defined in the common quality standards, shall apply, for the period specified in each case, in respect of the products listed in the Annex hereto.
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 951/2003
of 28 May 2003
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products and Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 26(3) and Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The continuing growth in cheese exports to Croatia risks destabilising its market. Action should therefore be taken so that trade flows return to normal.
(2) To restrict demand for export licences, from 1 June 2003 the period of validity of licences for exportation to Croatia should be shortened. This requires a derogation from point (c) in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 833/2003(4).
(3) To prevent deflection of trade this restriction should be extended to all countries in the same destination zone. Action should also be taken to stop licences issued for other countries in that destination zone from being used for exportation to Croatia after 1 June 2003. This requires a derogation from Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2003(6).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
By way of exception from point (c) in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the period of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund which are applied for from 1 June 2003 to cover products falling in CN code 0406 with destination zone I as defined at (a) in Article 15(3) of that Regulation shall expire at the end of the month following their issue.
By way of exception from Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, no refund shall be paid on exports to Croatia from 1 June 2003 using licences showing a destination other than that country in box 7.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/2001
of 31 July 2001
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals 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 for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2361/95 of 9 October 1995 amending  Regulation (EEC) No 2048/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of aid in  favour of small cotton producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 of 27 April 1990 instituting a system of aid  in favour of small cotton producers  (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2054/92  (2), and in  particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2048/90  (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EC) No 1908/94  (4), provides that the Member States must pay the aid to small cotton producers  not later than 31 October following the end of the marketing year; whereas, in view of difficulties  encountered, it is not possible to pay the aid for the 1994/95 marketing year within the time limit  laid down; whereas, for that year, the time limit provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No  2048/90 should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
The second paragraph of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2048/90 is  hereby replaced by the following paragraph:
'However, for the 1994/95 marketing year, the Member States shall be authorized to pay the amount  not later than 30 November 1995.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.