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Commission Decision
of 21 March 2003
amending Decision 2000/85/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Latvia
(notified under document number C(2003) 833)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/201/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by the Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/85/EC of 21 December 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Latvia(3), states that the "State Veterinary Service (SVS) of the Ministry of Agriculture" is to be the competent authority in Latvia identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Latvian administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the "Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) of the Republic of Latvia". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(3) Decision 2000/85/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) It is appropriate that the present Decision will enter into force 45 days after its publication in the Official Journal, providing for the necessary transitional period.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2000/85/EC is modified as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The 'Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) of the Republic of Latvia' shall be the competent authority in Latvia identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC."
2. In Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:
"2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements."
3. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 6 May 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 103/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 619/2005
of 21 April 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 15 to 21 April 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 28,49 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 141 000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1551/2003
of 1 September 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 September 2003.
It shall apply from 1 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2451/2000
of 7 November 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes, as regards Annex XIV
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000(2), and in particular Articles 43 and 46 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex V(C)(4) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides that the limits on increases in the alcoholic strength of wine by volume may be raised by up to 1 % in years when weather conditions have been exceptionally unfavourable.
(2) Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 specifies that these unfavourable years and the wine-growing zones, geographical regions and varieties concerned are to be as set out in Annex XIV to that Regulation.
(3) Because of the exceptionally adverse weather during 2000, the limits on increases in natural alcoholic strength laid down in Annex V(E) do not permit the production of wine in the wine-growing regions of the United Kingdom for which there would normally be market demand. The United Kingdom should therefore be authorised to augment natural alcoholic strength by up to 4,5 % vol and the year to which this derogation relates, together with the other relevant information, should be included in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 is hereby supplemented as follows:
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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 (EEC) No 2480/93 of 7 September 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category No 16 (order No 40.0160), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and  in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities  specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community  level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category No 16 (order No 40.0160), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceiling amounts to 99 000 pieces;
Whereas on 28 May 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,
As from 12 September 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended, for 1993, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:
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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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 4045/88  of 19 December 1988  laying down the emoluments of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 24 October 1988 establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities (1), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particle Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, by the abovementioned Decision, the Council attached to the Court of Justice a Court of First Instance charged with exercising important judicial functions;
Whereas it is necessary to determine the salaries, pensions and any payment to be made instead of remuneration of the President, members and the Registrar of the Court of First Instance;
Whereas it is accordingly necessary to amend Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the  Court of Justice (2), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3875/87 (3),
Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following words shall be added to the title:
Â´and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance'.
2. The following Article shall be inserted:
Â´Article 21a  1. Subject to paragraph 2 and 3, the provisions of this Regulation concerning the President, Members and the Registrar of the Court of Justice shall apply to the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance.
2. The basic monthly salary of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance shall be equal to the amount resulting from application of the following percentages to the basic salary of an official of the European Communities on the  last step of grade A 1:
President: 112,5 %,
Members: 104 %,
Registrar: 95 %.
3. The monthly entertainment allowance referred to in Article 4 (3) shall amount to:
President: Bfrs 21 015,
Members: Bfrs 19 170,
Registrar: Bfrs 16 299.
Presiding Judges of the Chambers of the Court shall in addition receive, during their term of office, a special duty allowance of Bfrs 25 573 per month.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 183/2008
of 28 February 2008
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 February 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1283/2013
of 10 December 2013
correcting the French language version of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), and in particular Article 19(2), (3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) There is an error in the French language version of Annex VII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (2). The error, which does not affect the validity of permits and certificates or permit and certificate applications, concerns the code assigned to the description of the specimen ‘Caviar’.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,
Concerns only the French language version.
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 REGULATION (EC) No 2608/1999
of 9 December 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999
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 1253/1999(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 2513/98(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the tax for the export of barley to all third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2322/1999(6);
(2) Whereas 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; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid relates to an export tax;
(3) Whereas 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) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 3 to 9 December 1999, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/1999, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 30,99/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.7.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 190/34
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 June 1998
on the accession of the European Community to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
(98/41 6/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the European Community is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which obliges all members of the international community to cooperate in the conservation and management of the biological resources of the sea;
Whereas, as regards sea fisheries, the European Community is responsible for adopting measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources and in that connection for entering into commitments with non-member countries or international organisations;
Whereas the management and conservation of the living resources of the Mediterranean Sea requires international regulation;
Whereas, to that end, the Agreement establishing the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (hereinafter referred to as the ‘GFCM Agreement’) was concluded in Rome on 24 September 1949;
Whereas, to contribute to the conservation of living marine resources in the area covered by the GFCM Agreement in which Community fishermen operate, it is necessary for the European Community to accede to the GFCM;
Whereas the European Community became a member of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on 26 November 1991;
Whereas the accession of the European Community to the GFCM is possible under Article I(2) of the GFCM Agreement, read in conjunction with Article XIV of the revised FAO Constitution;
Whereas the Agreement and Rules of Procedure of the GFCM have been adapted to permit the accession of the European Community,
1.   The European Community shall accede to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean by means of the declaration of acceptance of the Agreement and the Rules of Procedure of the organisation, in accordance with the instrument contained in Annex I.
The European Community shall also deposit a single declaration on the exercise of competence and voting rights agreed between the Council and the Commission.
2.   The texts of the Agreement and the Rules of Procedure of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean are contained in Annexes II and III.