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23.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/9
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 2004
appointing four Italian members and three Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2004/783/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 Italian government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 (1), the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2) Four members' seats and three alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the terms of office of Mr Paolo AGOSTINACCHIO (IT), Mr Gianfranco LAMBERTI (IT), Mr Salvatore TATARELLA (IT) and Mr Riccardo VENTRE (IT), members, and of Mr Gabriele BAGNASCO (IT), Mr Marcello MEROI (IT) and Mr Roberto PELLA (IT), alternate members, of which the Council was informed on 7 October 2004,
The following shall be appointed to the Committee of the Regions
(a) as members:
1. Mr Giancarlo GABBIANELLI
2. Mr Paolo FONTANELLI
3. Mr Savino Antonio SANTARELLA
4. Mr Roberto PELLA
(b) as alternate members:
1. Mr Sergio CUCCO
2. Mr Vincenzo ZACCHEO
3. Mr Errico BORRELLI
for the remainder of their terms of office, which end on 25 January 2006.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1545/93 of 14 June 1993 fixing prices for rice for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the markets and prices policy continues to be the main instrument of the incomes policy in the rice sector;
Whereas the intervention price for paddy rice must be fixed at a rate which takes account, on the one hand, of the policy in respect of rice production with a view to the uses to which it is put and, on the other, of the budgetary and market  constraints;
Whereas the target price for husked rice must be derived from the intervention price for paddy rice in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market  in rice (4);
Whereas, for the products referred to in this Regulation, the application of the aforementioned criteria entails fixing those prices at the levels indicated below,
For the 1993/94 marketing year, prices for rice shall be as follows:
(a) intervention price, paddy rice:ECU 313,65/tonne;
(b) target price, husked rice:ECU 537,54/tonne.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 7 June 1988 accepting, on behalf of the Community, the recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council of 13 June 1985 on the temporary admission of radio and television production and broadcasting equipment (88/354/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 28, 113 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the recommendation on the temporary admission of radio and television production and broadcasting equipment was adopted by the Customs Cooperation Council on 13 June 1985; whereas it is necessary for the Community to adopt a position with regard  to it;
Whereas the said recommendation may be accepted by the Community with immediate effect;
Whereas the first measure called for by the recommendation can be implemented pursuant to the existing Community provisions on temporary importation arrangements, namely the third indent of Article 13 (1) and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No  1751/84 of 13 June 1984 laying down certain provisions for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/82 on temporary importation arrangements (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3813/85 (3), Articles 2, 3 (4) and 12 of Council Directive 85/362/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the  harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes-Exemption from value added tax on the temporary importation of goods other than means of transport (4), and Article 4 of Council Directive 83/182/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax  exemptions within the Community for certain means of transport temporarily imported into one Member State from another (5);
Whereas the second and third measures called for by the recommendation could require particular implementing arrangements, to be specified by the Member States,
The recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council of 13 June 1985 on the temporary admission of radio and television production and broadcasting equipment is hereby accepted on behalf of the Community with immediate effect, subject to the  conditions of application set out in Annex I.
The text of the recommendation is set out in Annex II.
The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to notify the General-Secretariat of the Customs Cooperation Council of the acceptance of the recommendation by the Community, with immediate effect, subject to the conditions of application referred to in Article 1.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1957/88  of 24 May 1988  on the application of Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of Â´originating products' and methods of administrative  cooperation
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 between the  European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 July 1973;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of Â´originating products' and methods of  administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/88 amending Protocol 3;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities  It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1562/2005
of 23 September 2005
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2005 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2005 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 July 1999
laying down the model of the certificate referred to in Article 16(1) of Council Directive 91/67/EEC
(notified under document number C(1999) 2425)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/567/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquatic animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
(1) Whereas aquaculture animals susceptible to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) in intra-Community trade between non-approved zones may transfer diseases when coming from a farm where a disease prevails;
(2) Whereas in order to avoid such transfer of diseases, it must be ensured that such aquaculture animals are accompanied by a certificate attesting that the animals come from a farm that is not infected with IHN and VHS;
(3) Whereas, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases(3), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, movements of live fish or eggs and gametes from infected farms towards other farms infected with the same disease is allowed;
(4) Whereas, in order to prevent the spreading of diseases carried by such fish, it is necessary to provide for a special certification;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Consignments of live farmed fish, their eggs or gametes in intra-Community trade between non-approved zones as regards the diseases referred to in list II of Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC, must be accompanied by a certificate drawn up in accordance with the model laid down in Annex I.
Consignments of live farmed fish, their eggs and gametes in intra-Community trade from a farm infected with a disease referred to in list II of Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC towards other farms infected by the same disease, must be accompanied by a certificate drawn up in accordance with the model laid down in Annex II.
The certificates referred to in Articles 1 and 2 must:
- be drawn up at least in the language or languages of the Member State of destination,
- accompany the fish, eggs or gametes in the original,
- consist of a single sheet of paper,
- be made out for a single consignee.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
20.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/17
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/158/CFSP
of 19 March 2012
amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 22 March 2013.
(3) Decision 2011/173/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
In Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
"This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2013.".
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 May 1996 approving the plan relating to the examination for residues submitted by Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/349/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, by document of 17 April 1996 Finland sent the Commission a plan setting out the national measures taken on the examination for residues of the substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 86/469/EEC;
Whereas examination of this plan has shown that it conforms to the provisions laid down in Directive 86/469/EEC, and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan relating to the examination for residues of the substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 86/469/EEC submitted by Finland is hereby approved.
Finland shall adopt the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1.
This Decision shall apply to the Republic of Finland.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2296/90
of 26 July 1990
on the  application of Decision N° 2/90 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee supplementing and amending  Annex III to Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products` and  methods of administrative cooperation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  113 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2843/89 of 18 September 1989 on the implementation  of
Decision N° 1/89 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee amending Protocol N° 3 concerning the  definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation and  establishing provisions for the implementation of the Joint Declaration annexed to Decision N° 1/88  of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation was  signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973 (2);
Whereas Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of
the concept of 'originating products` and  methods of administrative cooperation (3) (hereafter referred to as Protocol N° 3) forms an  integral part of the said Agreement;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol N° 3, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision N° 2/90  supplementing and amending Protocol N° 3;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on  Origin,
Decision N° 2/90 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee shall apply  in the Community. The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official  Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1404/88
of 24 May 1988
laying down the intervention threshold for nectarines for 1988
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 1113/88 (2), and in particular Article 16a (5),
Whereas Article 16a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 lays down for nectarines the criteria for fixing the intervention threshold for the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas it falls to the Commission to fix this intervention threshold by multiplying by the percentage specified in Article 2 of the Regulation the average, for the last five years for which statistics are available, of the quantities produced for consumption without processing;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The intervention threshold for nectarines for 1988 shall be 37 272 tonnes.
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.
11.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 295/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1831/2005
of 10 November 2005
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 at 11 500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1.   All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 November 2005 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2.   Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of December 2005 for 5 132,33 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/44
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 236/2005
of 10 February 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2277/2004
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2277/2004 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3) the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty 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 4 to 10 February 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2277/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 27,44 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 30 000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 458/2001
of 6 March 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 with regard to the list of controlled dual-use items and technology when exported
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology(1), dual-use items (including software and technology) should be subject to effective control when they are exported from the Community.
(2) In order to enable the Member States and the Community to comply with their international commitments, Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 establishes the common list of dual-use items and technology referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation, that implements internationally agreed dual-use controls, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Australia Group and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
(3) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 establishes that Annex I is to be updated in conformity with the relevant obligations and commitments, and any modification thereof, that each Member State has accepted as a member of the international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratification of relevant international treaties.
(4) The Participating States in the Wassenaar Arrangement decided on 1 December 2000 to modify control parameters in Categories 3, 4 and 5-Part 2, which are included in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000. These amendments represent significant liberalisation of control parameters, that should be implemented at Community level within a reasonable time scale in order to facilitate exports for which export controls are no longer considered necessary at multilateral level.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended accordingly,
Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Category 3 - Electronics, entry 3A001.a.3.a., "3500" shall be replaced by "6500".
2. Category 4 - Computers, entry 4A003.b., "6500" shall be replaced by "28000".
3. Category 4 - Computers, entry 4A003.d., "3000000" shall be replaced by "200000000".
4. Category 4 - Computers, entry 4A003.g., "80 Mbyte/s" shall be replaced by "1.25 Gbyte/s".
5. Category 5-Part 2 - Information Security, Note 3: Cryptography Note shall be amended as follows:
(a) paragraph d. shall be deleted.
(b) - paragraph e. shall be renumbered as paragraph d.,
- the terms "described in paragraphs a. to d. above" shall be replaced by "described in paragraphs a. to c. above".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the fifth day following that 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.