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16.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/63
COUNCIL DECISION 2008/733/CFSP
of 15 September 2008
implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
(1) Under Common Position 2004/694/CFSP, the Council adopted measures to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to the natural persons listed in the Annex thereto, who had been indicted by the ICTY.
(2) Following the transfer of Mr Radovan KARADZIC to the custody of the ICTY on 30 July 2008, his name should be removed from the list.
(3) The list annexed to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP therefore needs to be adjusted accordingly,
The Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
17.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 153/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 510/2009
of 16 June 2009
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Sabina (PDO))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in application of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Sabina’ registered on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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 DECISION of 28 December 1994 amending Decision 93/52/EEC to take account of the situation in Finland with regard to brucellosis (B. melitensis) (94/965/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision 93/52/EEC recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (1),  as amended by Annex I (V) (E) (2) (35) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union  is founded, and in particular Article 2a thereof,
Whereas, with a view to its accession, the status of Finland with regard to brucellosis (B. melitensis) should be assessed and fixed;
Whereas brucellosis has been compulsorily notifiable in Finland for at least five years; whereas there have been no officially confirmed cases for at least five years and vaccination has been prohibited for at least three years; whereas it should  therefore be recorded that Finland complies with the requirements laid down in Annex A (1) (II) (1) (b) to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2);
Whereas, therefore, the status of Finland as a Member State officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) should be recognized from 1 January 1995;
Whereas, with respect to the obligations regarding serological checks to be carried out, the provisions of Annex A (1) (II) (2) (i) to Directive 91/68/EEC are to be reviewed before 1 January 1995; whereas the maintenance of Finland's status must take  account of the results of that review,
In Commission Decision 93/52/EEC the following line is hereby added to Annex I under 'Member State':
'- Finland'.
This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 465/2008
of 28 May 2008
imposing, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, testing and information requirements on importers and manufacturers of certain substances that may be persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic and are listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Manufacturers and importers of certain substances in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (2) may be required to supply further information which they possess and/or to subject the existing substance to testing where there are valid reasons to believing that the substance presents a serious risk to humans or the environment. Substances that are persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic may present such a risk.
(2) The manufacturers and importers concerned should therefore be required to provide the Commission with the information in their possession concerning those substances.
(3) The manufacturers and importers concerned should also be required to test the substances in question, to draw up a report on those tests and to forward those reports, together with the results of the tests, to the Commission.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93,
Manufacturers and importers of one or more of the substances that may be persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic, listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances and set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the information specified in the Annex within the time limits laid down therein and perform, with regard to each such substance, the tests indicated in the Annex in accordance with the protocols specified therein.
They shall also provide the Commission with a report on each test, including the results thereof, within the time limits laid down in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 28 December 1977  authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species  (Only the German text is authentic)  (78/126/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Directive 78/55/EEC of 19 December 1977 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to the application lodged by the Federal Republic of Germany,
Whereas, under Article 15 (1) of the said Directive, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during the year 1975 in one or more of the Member States and which fulfil the conditions provided for in this Directive are, after 31 December 1977, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety within the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has applied for such authorization in respect of varieties of cereals;
Whereas the varieties of oats concerned are of the winter type ; whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index of 350 or over ; whereas it is well known that the varieties of winter oats and the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class index of 350 or over at present are not yet suitable for cultivation in the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 15 (3) (c), second case thereof);
Whereas, therefore, the application of the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of all these varieties should be granted in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The Federal Republic of Germany shall be authorized to prohibit the marketing in all of its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1978 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:
Cereals    1. Avena sativa L
Marros
Trevine;
2. Zea mais L
Alfa
Arx
Athos
Avala
Axia
Azur 602
Banat
Beograd
Boran
Drop 588
Faktor
Flare
Granit
Hawk
Jadran
Kombinat
Light
Lucal
Luck
Manor
Mentor
Oromais
Panter
Petrovaradin
Quadrant
Ruma
Siloverde
Sirmium
Zemun.  (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 16, 20.1.1978, p. 23.
The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn once it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer being satisfied.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the Commission of the date from which it is making use of the authorization given under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2865/93 of 20 October 1993 reintroducing customs duties on products of CN codes 3102 10 10, ex 7304, 7305 and ex 7306 originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia and in the territory of  the former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia for which tariff ceilings were opened by Council Regulation (EEC) No 478/83
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 478/93 of 25 February 1993 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and the territory of the  former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1993) (1), and in particular Article 1 (4) thereof;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should benefit from preferential tariff arrangements, in particular subject to  tariff ceilings; whereas Article 1 (4) provides that once the ceilings are reached the Commission may adopt a regulation to reintroduce the levying of the customs duties actually applied vis-à-vis third countries until the end of the calendar year;
Whereas imports of the products specified in the Annex to this Regulation originating in the said Republics and eligible for tariff preference have been charged against the ceiling up to the total amount; whereas the situation on the Community market  for these products requires the reintroduction of customs duties vis-à-vis the Republics in question;
Whereas the levying of customs duties for these products should therefore be reintroduced,
From 25 October 1993, the levying of customs duties suspended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 478/93 shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the products shown in the Annex, originating in the Republics of Croatia,  Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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.
18.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 35/2008
of 17 January 2008
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 15 January 2008.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 15 January 2008 no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1872/94 of 27 July 1994 setting the compensatory payment for linseed for the 1994/95 and subsequent marketing years
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Article 6a (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (4) provides that a compensatory payment for linseed is to be set for the marketing years subsequent to the  1993/94 marketing year; whereas that compensatory amount must be set at a level which takes account of both the specific characteristics of the product and of the aid granted to similar products,
For the 1994/95 and subsequent marketing years, the amount of the compensatory payment per hectare for linseed referred to in Article 6a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 shall be ECU 87 multiplied by the regional yield for cereals,  excluding maize yields in those regions where a separate yield is applied for maize.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1855/2002
of 17 October 2002
laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during October 2002 for beef products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001(2), and in particular Article 12(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87(4).
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on special terms for the fourth quarter of 2002. No applications were submitted for export licences for beef,
No applications for export licences were lodged for the beef referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for the fourth quarter of 2002.
Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days of the first quarter of 2003 the total quantity available being 1250 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 83/2006
of 18 January 2006
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 19 January 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (2) stipulates that no refund is granted if the products are not of sound and fair marketable quality on the date on which the export declaration is accepted. In order to ensure uniform application of the rules in force, it should be stated that, in order to qualify for the refund, the poultrymeat listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must bear the health mark as laid down in Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (3).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
However, in order to qualify for the refund, products falling within the scope of Chapter XII of the Annex to Directive 71/118/EEC must also satisfy the health marking conditions laid down in that Directive.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2280/2002
of 19 December 2002
temporarily suspending the lodging of applications for export licences for certain milk 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1472/2002(4), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21 and 0402 29 are suspended for the period 20 December 2002 to 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.