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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 30 June 1986
amending Council Decision 82/735/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Bulgaria approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
(86/342/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Bulgaria, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Council Decision 82/735/EEC (4), as last amended by Commission Decision 85/603/EEC (5);
Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (6) has revealed that the level of hygiene of the establishments has altered since the last inspection;
Whereas this same inspection has shown that one establishment complies with the conditions of Article 2 of Directive 77/96/EEC; whereas, therefore, this establishment may be authorized to carry out the examination to detect the presence of trichinae in fresh pigmeat;
Whereas the list of establishments should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 82/735/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
19.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 279/2005
of 18 February 2005
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3180/85
of 11 November 1985
on the application of Decision No 1/85 of the EEC-Portugal Joint Committee altering the limits expressed in ECU in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 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 Portugal (1), signed on 22 July 1972, entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 1/85 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision No 1/85 of the EEC-Portugal 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 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 DECISION  of 13 July 1978  on the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC  (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)  (78/673/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 19 April 1978 the Belgian Government, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, notified a ministerial decree of 9 March 1978 on the modernization of farms specifying comparable income, rate of income growth and average rate of interest on investments in Belgium for 1978;
Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC requires the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned ministerial decree, the existing provisions for the implementation in Belgium of the Directive, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measure within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the provisions of the ministerial decree specifying the comparable income, rate of income growth and average interest rates on Belgian investments for 1978 correspond to the objectives of Article 4 of Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC notified by the Belgian Government on 16 July 1974, as now applicable in the light of the ministerial decree of 9 March 1978 on the modernization of farms notified on 19 April 1978, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measure within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
25.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1030/2013
of 24 October 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1), and in particular Articles 13(3) and 15(2) and Article 40 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 establishes basic requirements for the organic production of seaweed and aquaculture animals. Detailed rules for the implementation of those requirements are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 (2), as amended in particular by Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 (3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 95(11) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 national authorities may, for a period expiring on 1 July 2013, authorise those aquaculture and seaweed production units which were established and produced under nationally accepted organic rules before 1 January 2009 to keep their organic status under specified conditions.
(3) Seven Member States recently submitted requests for a revision of the rules on products, substances and techniques which can be used in organic aquaculture production. Those requests should be evaluated by the Expert group for technical advice on organic production established by Commission Decision 2009/427/EC (4).
(4) Organic production of seaweed and of aquaculture animals are still relatively new fields, characterised by a wide diversity and a high level of technical complexity and it has become apparent that a longer period of transition is needed.
(5) In order to allow for continuity and time for the necessary evaluation of the requests submitted by Member States and avoid disruption for production units which were established and producing under nationally accepted rules before 1 January 2009, it is appropriate to extend the transitional period set up by Article 95(11) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.
(6) In order to ensure that there is no disruption in the organic status of those production units, this Regulation should apply from 1 July 2013.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory Committee on organic production,
In paragraph 11 of Article 95 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008, ‘1 July 2013’ is replaced by ‘1 January 2015’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1053/95 of 11 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 on  detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and  the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy  (1), as last  amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95  (2), and in particular Articles 6 (2) and 12 thereof,
Whereas the operative events for the agricultural conversion rates referred to in Articles 9, 10,  11 and 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No  157/95  (4) may have occurred before 1995 for amounts to be converted into Austrian schillings,  Finnish marks or Swedish crowns; whereas the agricultural conversion rates for the currencies in  question were not determined before 1 January 1995, the date of accession of the Member States  concerned; whereas, under the circumstances, provision should be made to use the conversion rate  fixed on the date closest to that of the operative event;
Whereas it is necessary to specify that the provisions laid down in this Regulation apply in the  case of the accessions of 1 January 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  relevant Management Committees,
The following Article 12a is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No  1068/93:
'Article 12a Where the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate occurs before the date of accession  of a Member State, the applicable agricultural conversion rate for the currency concerned shall be  that in force on the date of accession.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2002
of 21 March 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2331/97 on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(12) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/97(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2882/2000(4), lays down quality criteria to be met for the granting of export refunds on certain pigmeat products.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 488/2002(6), lists the pigmeat products on which export refunds may be granted.
(3) The product codes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2331/97 must be brought into line with recent amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 and quality criteria must be set for products covered by CN codes 1602 41 10, 1602 42 10 and 1602 49 19.
(4) The Management Committee for pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The entries relating to CN codes 1602 41 10, 1602 42 10 and 1602 49 19 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2331/97 are hereby replaced by those 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 to export licences applied as from 8 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.11.1984 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 308/54
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 1984
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of Australia on the Arrangement between Australia and the Community concerning cheese
(84/560/EEC)
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 during the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) trade negotiations, the Community concluded an Arrangement with Australia concerning cheese (1);
Whereas if the objectives of the Arrangement are to be attained, some of its provisions should be amended;
Whereas the Commission has initiated negotiations with Australia on this matter and reached a satisfactory agreement with that country,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of Australia on the Arrangement between Australia and the Community concerning cheese is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
14.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 731/2010
of 11 August 2010
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 codes 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, pursuant to 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 codes 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 pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.
12.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 66/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 412/2005
of 11 March 2005
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 159th 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 159th 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 12 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/51
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 4 July 2011
authorising a laboratory in Japan to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines
(notified under document C(2011) 4595)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/396/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2000/258/EC designates the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES) in Nancy, France (previously known as the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments, AFSSA), as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(2) That Decision also provides that the ANSES is to document the appraisal of laboratories in third countries that have applied to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(3) The competent authority of Japan has submitted an application for approval of a laboratory in that third country to perform such serological tests. That application is supported by a favourable report by the ANSES dated 4 February 2011 of the appraisal of that laboratory.
(4) That laboratory should therefore be authorised to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.
(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,
In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 2000/258/EC, the following laboratory is authorised to perform the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets:
Laboratory Department, Animal Quarantine Service
Ministry of Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
11-1, Haramachi, Isogo-ku
Yokohama
Kanagawa 235-0008
JAPAN
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 2011.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1894/2001
of 27 September 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001
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 1666/2000(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 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001(5).
(2) 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. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) 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) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 21 to 27 September 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall be EUR 16,74/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.