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23.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 274/2013
of 19 March 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.
28.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1174/2008
of 27 November 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2008 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 28 November 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/11
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 July 2012
appointing a Slovenian member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/407/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Slovenian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Barbara ŽGAJNER TAVŠ,
The following is hereby appointed as member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Ms Jasna GABRIČ, podžupanja občine Trbovlje.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Decision
of 2 April 2003
amending Decision 74/360/EEC as regards the United Kingdom's exemption from applying to hemp (Cannabis sativa) Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants
(notified under document number C(2003) 1055)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2003/234/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(1), as last amended by Directive 2002/68/EC(2), and in particular Article 28(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Commission Decision 74/360/EEC(3) the United Kingdom was released from the obligation to apply to, inter alia, hemp (Cannabis sativa) provisions of Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(4), which has been replaced by Directive 2002/57/EC.
(2) The United Kingdom has informed the Commission that the availability of improved varieties of hemp in the EU Common Catalogue suitable for growing conditions in the United Kingdom has led to the propagation of hemp seed becoming an established practice.
(3) The exemption applying to hemp should therefore be revoked and Decision 74/360/EEC should be amended accordingly.
(4) 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,
In Article 1 of Decision 74/360/EEC, point (b) is deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 18 March 1991  on the establishment of overall quantities of food aid for 1991 and a list of products to be supplied as food aid  (91/187/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last extended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, in order to implement Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86, it is necessary to lay down the total quantities of each product to be supplied under the food aid operations for 1991, and to specify the products involved;
Whereas the overall quantities of food aid for 1991, should be decided and food aid operations implemented on the basis of the budgetary resources available;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Food Aid Committee,
  Sole Article  1. The total quantities of each product to be supplied under the 1991 food-aid programme to certain developing countries and certain organizations are set out in Annex I.
2. The products which may be supplied as food aid are listed in Annex II.
26.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 786/2005
of 25 May 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 26 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2327/88 of 26 July 1988 on the adjustment of import levies and export refunds fixed in advance for medium-grained rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2229/88 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (5) and 17 (6) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, the levy or refund applicable on the day on which the application for a licence is lodged is to be adjusted, in the case of advance fixing, by reference to the  threshold price in force in the month of import or export;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides from 1 September 1988 for rice to be classified no longer into two but into three categories, namely round-grained, medium-grained and long-grained; whereas, in accordance with that Regulation, the levies  applicable to medium-grained rice are the same as those applicable to long-grained rice;
Whereas, in the absence of a threshold price for medium-grained rice, that result can only be achieved as regards the levies fixed in advance for that product if the adjustment provided for in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 effected on the basis of the threshold price for long-grained rice; whereas, for reasons of consistency, the adjustment provided for in Article 17 (4) of that Regulation should be effected on the same basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In the case of advance fixing of the import levy or of the export refund for medium-grained rice, the adjustments provided for in Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be calculated on the basis of the threshold  prices applying for long-grained rice.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2468/79  of 29 October 1979  on applications for aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, for special forestry programmes in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 269/79 of 6 February 1979 establishing a common measure for forestry in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community (1) and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications for aid submitted in connection with the common measure for forestry in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community should contain all the information needed for an examination of the programmes according to the criteria in Regulation (EEC) No 269/79;
Whereas the information should be presented in standardized form to facilitate rapid examination and a comparison of applications;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects of these measures,
1. Applications for aid from the EAGGF, Guidance Section, for special forestry programmes in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community shall contain the information and documents specified in the Annexes to this Regulation.
2. Applications shall be submitted in triplicate in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation.
3. Applications not meeting the requirements set in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be considered.
4. Subject to the submission of forms A, B 1 and B 2 as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation, applications submitted before 15 November 1979 shall also be admissible in the form established in accordance with Regulation No 45/64/EEC (2).
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.
26.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1197/2005
of 25 July 2005
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (oranges)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2005 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for oranges will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for oranges after 26 July 2005 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for oranges submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2005, export declarations for which are accepted after 26 July and before 16 September 2005, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1997 amending Decision 96/490/EC on certain protective measures with regard to Gyrodactylus salaris in salmonids (Text with EEA relevance) (98/24/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the Commission, by Decision 96/490/EC (3) has adopted measures aiming to protect certain regions in the Community from the introduction of Gyrodactylus salaris;
Whereas Finland, by letter of 30 September 1997, has requested that certain water catchment areas situated on its territory require protection from the introduction of Gyrodactylus salaris; whereas this includes a buffer zone where stringent movement restrictions for salmonid fish apply;
Whereas Finland carries out a testing and surveillance programme in these water catchment areas;
Whereas the Member States to which protective measures with reagard to Gyrodactylus salaris apply, have a testing and surveillance programme for Gyrodactylus salaris in place; whereas the results thereof should be regularly communicated to the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Commission Decision 96/490/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following sentence is added to Article 3 (1):
'The movement of live salmonids from the buffer zone mentioned in point 3 of the Annex to the other regions referred to in the Annex shall not be allowed.`
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following text:
'The competent authorities of the Member States responsible for the regions referred to in the Annex shall submit their salmonid livestock to continuous surveillance testing and laboratory examination in order to verify the absence of Gyrodactylus salaris and present each year, not later than 1 July, all the results thereof to the Commission.`
3. The Annex is replaced by the following text:
'ANNEX
REGIONS
1. The following regions in the United Kingdom: Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, Guernsey.
2. Ireland.
3. The following water catchment areas in Finland: Tenojoki, Näätämönjoki, (buffer zone: Paatsjoki, Luttojoki, Uutuanjoki).`
Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
12.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/51
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 December 2006
extending the period of validity of Decision 2002/887/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan
(notified under document number C(2006) 5997)
(2006/915/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2002/887/EC of 8 November 2002 authorising derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan (2) authorises Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan, for limited periods and subject to specific conditions.
(2) Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still apply and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the specific conditions, the authorisation should be extended.
(3) Decision 2002/887/EC should therefore be extended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2002/887/EC is amended as follows:
1. In the first paragraph and in the second paragraph of Article 2, ‘1 August 2005 and 1 August 2006’ is replaced by ‘1 August 2007 and 1 August 2008’.
2. The table in Article 4 is replaced by the following table:
‘Plants Period
Chamaecyparis: 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2008
Juniperus: 1.11.2006 to 31.3.2007, and 1.11.2007 to 31.3.2008
Pinus: 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2008’
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3098/94 of 19 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in  respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks
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 organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,
Whereas there should be provision for a procedure permitting the adjustment, at the time when changes to the eligibility of certain markets take effect, of the coefficient referred to in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 (3), where  refunds are abolished or reintroduced for export to certain third countries as a result of the situation on those markets or pursuant to agreements with those countries; whereas Article 7 of the said Regulation provides for such a procedure, the  adjustment taking effect, however, from the year following that in which the changes take place; whereas, therefore, the provisions concerned and certain other provisions as to the procedures to be followed by the competent bodies of the Member States  and the communications to be made by the Member States should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 7 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. If the refund is abolished pursuant to paragraph 1, or if it is reintroduced, and if certain markets become ineligible for export refunds pursuant to an Act of Accession or agreements with third countries, the coefficient referred to in Article 4  (1) shall be adjusted. That adjustment shall involve as appropriate, the exclusion or inclusion, in the total exported quantities used for calculating that coefficient, of the quantities exported to those markets for which the refund is abolished or  reintroduced. The adjusted coefficient shall apply from the first day of the fiscal distillation period following the change in the eligibility of the markets concerned.'
2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 12:
'4. Where the coefficient is adjusted pursuant to Article 7 (2), refunds incorrectly paid from the date of application of the adjusted coefficient shall be repaid by the beneficiaries.'
3. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 18:
'4. At the request of the Commission, the Member States concerned shall also provide the information necessary for adjusting the coefficient referred to in Article 7 (2).'
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.