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5.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 688/2006
of 4 May 2006
amending Annexes III and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and specified risk material of bovine animals in Sweden
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lays down rules for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.
(2) In its opinion of 6 July 2000, the Scientific Steering Committee of the European Commission SSC concluded that the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSE) in native cattle in Sweden was unlikely, but not excluded. On the basis of that opinion, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides Sweden with a derogation to examine only a random sample of healthy slaughtered bovine animals born and reared on its territory. In its updated opinion adopted in July 2004 on the geographical BSE risk of Sweden the European Food Safety Authority supported this position classifying Sweden in GBR category II, i.e. that it is unlikely domestic cattle are infected with BSE-agent, but not excluded. In addition, Sweden could benefit from a derogation to allow the use of the vertebral column and dorsal root ganglia from bovine animals under certain conditions. However, Sweden never applied that derogation.
(3) On 3 March 2006 the Community Reference Laboratory for TSEs confirmed the first case of BSE in Sweden. Therefore, as the occurrence of BSE in native cattle may no longer be considered unlikely, it is no longer appropriate that Sweden should benefit from derogations in respect of the monitoring of healthy slaughter cattle and of the age limit for the removal of vertebral column from bovine animals.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) 999/2001 are amended as follows:
(a) in Annex III, Part I of Chapter A, point 2.3 is deleted;
(b) in Annex XI, Part A, the second subparagraph of point 2 is replaced by the following:
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 897/98 of 27 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(14) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 705/98 (4), lays down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas, with a view to ensuring sound management of the system of export refunds and to reducing the likelihood of applications being submitted for speculative ends and risks of disturbance of the system as regards certain milk products, the term of validity of export licences as fixed in Article 4 of that Regulation must be curtailed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4
Export licences shall be valid from the day of issue, within the meaning of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, until:
(a) the end of the fourth month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0402 10;
(b) the end of the fourth month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0405;
(c) the end of the second month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0406;
(d) the end of the third month following issue in the case of the other products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;
(e) the date by which the obligations arising under invitations to tender pursuant to Article 6 must be fulfilled and by the end of the eighth month following issue of the full licence referred to in Article 6(3) at the latest.`
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.
17.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 November 2008
establishing detailed guidelines for the implementation and application of Annex II to Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2008) 7294)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/952/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC (1), and in particular Annex II, point (e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2004/8/EEC provides that Member States must establish a system of guarantees of origin for electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration.
(2) This electricity should be generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Annex II to Directive 2004/8/EC.
(3) With an aim of ensuring a harmonised methodology for calculating the amount of electricity from cogeneration, it is necessary to adopt Guidelines clarifying the procedures and definitions laid down in Annex II to Directive 2004/8/EC.
(4) Moreover, those Guidelines should allow Member States to fully transpose crucial parts of Directive 2004/8/EC such as guarantees of origin and establishment of support schemes for high efficiency cogeneration. They should provide further legal certainty for the energy market in the Community and thus contribute to remove barriers for new investments. They should also help to provide clear criteria when screening applications for State aid and financial support for cogeneration from Community funds.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with opinion of the Committee established by Article 14(1) of Directive 2004/8/EC,
The detailed guidelines clarifying the procedures and definitions necessary for the application of the methodology to determine the quantity of electricity from cogeneration, laid down in Annex II to Directive 2004/8/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
The guidelines shall establish a harmonised methodology for calculating this amount of electricity.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/55
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 14 December 2009
amending Decision ECB/2001/16 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002
(ECB/2009/27)
(2009/998/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 32 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2009/16 of 2 July 2009 on the implementation of the covered bond purchase programme (1) provides for the establishment of a programme for the purchase of covered bonds for monetary policy purposes.
(2) Guideline ECB/2009/10 of 7 May 2009 amending Guideline ECB/2000/7 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (2) allows access to Eurosystem open market operations and standing facilities by credit institutions which, in view of their specific institutional nature under Community law, are subject to scrutiny of a standard comparable to supervision by competent national authorities.
(3) Experience has shown that it is necessary to specify the treatment of outstanding claims arising from defaults by Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations, and of related financial assets.
(4) Decision ECB/2001/16 of 6 December 2001 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002 (3) needs to be amended in order to reflect these developments in the calculation and allocation of monetary income,
Decision ECB/2001/16 is amended as follows:
1. Article 1(g) is replaced by the following:
2. Article 3(2) is replaced by the following:
3. Annexes I and II to Decision ECB/2001/16 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Final provision
This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2009.
Council Decision
of 2 June 2003
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/441/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Portuguese Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1),
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the death of Mr José VIEIRA de CARVALHO, of which the Council was notified on 6 February 2003,
Mr Rui Fernando da SILVA RIO, Presidente da Câmara Municipal do Porto is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José VIEIRA de CARVALHO, for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 10 March 1987
amending Decision 84/248/EEC authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to adopt, when introducing into its territory plants or plant products, special plant health provisions laid down for home-grown production of certain fruit plants intended for planting
(Only the German text is authentic)
(87/200/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organsms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Council Directive of 2 March 1987 (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,
Whereas, under Article 11 (1) of Directive 77/93/EEC, plants, plant products or other objects are not subject, at the time of their introduction into the territory of a Member State from another Member State, to prohibitions or restrictions relating to plant health measures, except where provided for in that Directive;
Wheres, under Article 18 (2) of the abovementioned Directive, the Member States may be authorized to adopt, when introducing into their territory plants or plant products, special health provisions in so far as such measures are also laid down for home-grown production;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany by the 'Verordnung zur von Viruskrankheiten im Obstbau' of 26 July 1978 (3), as amended by 'Verordnung' of 22 November 1979 (4) has introduced special plant health measures for the marketing of certain fruit plants intended for planting;
Whereas by Decision 84/248/EEC (5) the Commission authorized the Federal Republic of Germany to apply the measures also to products introduced into its territory from other Member States;
Whereas this authorization was granted on a temporary basis for a period expiring on 31 December 1986, but subject to a possible extension, pending the definition of a Community certification scheme for fruit-plant propagating material;
Whereas the Community certification scheme has not yet been defined; whereas the other circumstances which justified this authorization have not changed;
Whereas therefore the authorization should be extended for a further period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
In Article 2 of Decision 84/248/EEC, '31 December 1986' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1988'.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
17.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2064/2005
of 16 December 2005
concerning the 95th special invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed-milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 95th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 13 December 2005, no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 59/2005
of 14 January 2005
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 155th 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 from 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 minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 155th 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 15 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 622/2009
of 15 July 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/98 of 26 January 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 (2), and in particular Article 36(6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2365/95 (4), introduced the detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas that distillation applies to wines exceeding the quantities normally produced; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 lays down the rules for establishing the quantities normally produced; whereas in certain wine-producing regions, and in particular in those where the wines are also intended for the production of wine spirits, a situation of increased imbalance has arisen because the total production of wine has remained stable while traditional uses have decreased; whereas, in order to encourage wine-producers to stabilise their production, the determination of the quantity normally produced should also take account of efforts to stabilise production by abandoning land; whereas, therefore, Article 8 of that Regulation should be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The following subparagraph is added to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88:
'With effect from the 1998/99 wine year, notwithstanding the previous subparagraph, and with regard to wine produced from grapes classified for the same administrative unit as both wine-grape varieties and varieties intended for the production of wine spirits, Member States shall be authorised, where the producer has received with effect from the 1997/98 wine year the permanent abandonment premium referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 (*) for part of the wine-growing area of the holding, to maintain the quantity normally produced at the level attained prior to grubbing-up for the five wine years following that of the grubbing-up.
(*) OJ L 132, 28. 5. 1998, p. 3.`
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.
11.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1172/2012
of 3 December 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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.