razaulhaq/eurlex_sdg_coverage huggingface dataset:
COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 24 June 1982
amending Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC in relation to agricultural structures
(82/436/EEC)
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (3), Article 7 of Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (4) and Article 9 of Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (5), as last amended by Directive 81/529/EEC (6), provide that the estimated time required for carrying out the common measures referred to in these Directives is 10 years;
Whereas the objective of these common measures, determined in accordance with Article 6 (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (8), has not yet been fully achieved; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (2) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the target date for completing the common measures should therefore be deferred to 31 December 1983,
1. Article 16 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measure shall run until 31 December 1983.'
2. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Directive 72/ 160/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'The estimated time required for carrying out the common measure shall run until 31 December 1983.'
3. Article 9 (1) of Directive 72/161/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measures shall run until 31 December 1983.'
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
16.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 260/2006
of 15 February 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency for processing into bioethanol and its subsequent use for the production of biofuel in the Community
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 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The use of bioethanol obtained from rye made available under the invitation to tender opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 (2) for the final production of biofuel involves various economic operators and the transport of the bioethanol to the premises of the industrialists responsible for adding the bioethanol to other fuels.
(2) As the economic circuits used require the transport of the bioethanol, provision should be made for the possibility of storing it with intermediaries by mixing it with identical products not obtained under the invitation to tender concerned. It is, however, necessary to maintain traceability of the flows of the quantities obtained under the invitation to tender.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 is replaced by the following:
‘3.   Notwithstanding Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, proof that the rye has been properly used shall be provided where it is stored in a bioethanol processing undertaking, its processing into bioethanol has taken place and the biofuel producer shows that this bioethanol has been processed into biofuel. Proof of processing into biofuel shall be provided by the stock records kept by the various parties involved and by the submission of supporting documents for the movement of the products. Under these conditions, the intermediate storage of the bioethanol may be carried out by mixing with other bioethanols.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 1443/98 of 6 July 1998 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in the rice products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas the common detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/98 (4);
Whereas in order to apply Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands should be established for rice-sector products; whereas that balance must be established on the basis of the requirements of that region;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In application of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast supply balance quantities in the rice sector benefiting from the exemption from import duty or from Community aid for products coming from the rest of the Community shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/2003
of 29 December 2003
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry(3) lays down the rules for determining the production refunds and specifies the chemical products the basic products used in the manufacture of which attract a production refund. Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provide that the production refund applying to raw sugar, sucrose syrups and unprocessed isoglucose is to be derived from the refund fixed for white sugar in accordance with a method of calculation specific to each basic product.
(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month. It may be adjusted in the intervening period where there is a significant change in the prices for sugar on the Community and/or world markets. The application of those provisions results in the production refund fixed in Article 1 of this Regulation for the period shown.
(4) As a result of the amendment to the definition of white sugar and raw sugar in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, flavoured or coloured sugars or sugars containing any other added substances are no longer deemed to meet those definitions and should thus be regarded as "other sugar". However, in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001, they attract the production refund as basic products. A method should accordingly be laid down for calculating the production refund on these products by reference to their sucrose content.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 45,448 EUR/100 kg net.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/14
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 19 June 2012
amending Decision ECB/2007/5 laying down the Rules on Procurement
(ECB/2012/10)
(2012/367/EU)
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 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 11.6 thereof,
Having regard to Decision ECB/2004/2 of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The thresholds for public tender procedures laid down in Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (2) have been changed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1251/2011 of 30 November 2011 amending Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of their application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts (3).
(2) The European Central Bank (ECB), although not subject to Directive 2004/18/EC, intends to apply the same thresholds for its public tender procedures.
(3) Decision ECB/2007/5 of 3 July 2007 laying down the Rules on Procurement (4) should therefore be amended accordingly,
(3) of Decision ECB/2007/5 is replaced by the following:
‘3.   The following threshold amounts shall apply:
(a) EUR 200 000 for supply and service contracts;
(b) EUR 5 000 000 for works contracts.’.
Entry into force
1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 September 2012.
2.   Tender procedures started before the entry into force of this Decision shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of Decision ECB/2007/5 in force at the date when the tender procedure started. For the purpose of this provision a tender procedure is deemed to start on the date on which the contract notice was sent to the Official Journal of the European Union or, in cases where no such notice is required, on the date when the ECB invited one or several suppliers to submit a tender.
23.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/2
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 56/2014
of 22 January 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Terra d’Otranto (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Terra d’Otranto’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/98 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 60/91  of 9 January 1991  on interim measures for the importation into Portugal of certain products provided for in Article 259 of the Act of Accession and subject to the supplementary trade mechanism
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 257 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation EEC No 3659/90 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (1) lays down the list of products subject to the STM;
Whereas, in the case of most of these products, the provisions for administering the STM render it difficult to import into Portugal those goods exported from other Member States before 1 January 1991; whereas this problem could be resolved by allowing  these products to be imported outside the STM until the first issue of STM licences, thus facilitating the changeover from the previous arrangements to those introduced by the said Regulation;
Whereas the provisions governing the issue of STM licences would mean an interruption in supplies of these same products to Portugal at the beginning of 1991; whereas adequate supplies to the Portuguese market could be maintained by allowing the import  without an STM licence of goods exported from other Member States after 31 December 1990, thus facilitating the changeover from the previous arrangements to those arising out of the application of the STM; whereas, however, such imports should be  subject to a target ceiling;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
     Article 1
The products referred to in points 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90, originating in other Member States, shall not be subject to the STM provided that:
- the relevant export declaration has been accepted by one of the Member States by 31 December 1990 at the latest;
- the products are imported into Portugal by 14 January 1991 at the latest.   Article 2
Until 14 January 1991, the products referred to in points 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90, originating in other Member States, may be imported into Portugal without presentation of an STM licence, whether or not the  condition set out in the first indent of Article 1 is met.
The volume of these imports shall be subject to a target ceiling and shall be registered for this purpose by the Portuguese authorities.   Article 3
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 1991.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 728/2013
of 25 July 2013
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.
21.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/18
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 September 2005
amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat sector in Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2005) 3451)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/661/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), and in particular Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B, paragraph (d) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B, paragraph (a) to the 2003 Act of Accession provides that the structural requirements laid down in Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (2) and in Annexes A and B to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (3) are not to apply to establishments in Slovakia listed in the Appendix (4) to Annex XIV to the Act of Accession until 31 December 2006, subject to certain conditions.
(2) The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decision 2004/463/EC (5) and 2005/189/EC (6).
(3) According to an official declaration from the Slovak competent authority three meat establishments have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. These establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(4) One meat establishment on the list of establishments in transition has made considerable efforts to comply with structural requirements laid down by Community legislation. However, this establishment is not in position to finish its upgrading process by the prescribed deadline due to exceptional technical constraints. Therefore it is justified to allow it further time to complete the upgrading process.
(5) The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, it should be replaced.
(6) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,
The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2295/90
of 26 July 1990
on the  application of Decision N° 2/90 of the EEC-Sweden 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° 2842/89 of 18 September 1989 on the implementation  of
Decision N° 1/89 of the EEC-Sweden 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-Sweden Joint Committee (1),
and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden 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-Sweden 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.