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18.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 296/2006
of 17 February 2006
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 3rd individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
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) In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.
(2) An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use security should be determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 3rd individual tender under the standing invitation to tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 45 EUR/100 kg,
The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 50 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 334/2010
of 22 April 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 721/2008 as regards the composition of feed additives
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2008 (2) authorises a preparation of red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens as a feed additive for salmon and trout until 15 August 2018. That feed additive is classified in the category ‘sensory additives’, functional group ‘a (ii). Colourants; substances which when fed to animals add colours to food of animal origin’.
(2) The Commission received an application requesting a modification of the conditions of the authorisation as regards the composition of the feed additive. That application was accompanied by the relevant supporting data. The Commission forwarded that application to the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority).
(3) The Authority concluded in its opinion of January 2010 that the requested modification would not affect the safety and efficacy of the product (3).
(4) The assessment of the modified preparation shows that it satisfies the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 721/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 721/2008, in the third column, ‘Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method’,
the words
‘— 10-15 g/kg adonirubin
— 3-5 g/kg canthaxanthin’
are replaced by the words
‘— 7-15 g/kg adonirubin
— 1-5 g/kg canthaxanthin’.
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.
10.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/8
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/365/CFSP
of 9 July 2013
amending Decision 2012/329/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 8 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/819/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Alexander RONDOS as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa.
(2) On 25 June 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/329/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR for the Horn of Africa until 30 June 2013.
(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of four months.
(4) The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
Decision 2012/329/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 5(1) is replaced by the following:
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2013.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3136/88
of 12 October 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2006/80 determining the intervention centres for cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2221/88 (2), and in particular Article 3 (7) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1145/76 (3) lays down the rules applicable for determining intervention centres for cereals;
Whereas the intervention centres were determined by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2006/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2410/87 (5); whereas, following the consultations provided for in Article 3 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, the list of the said centres should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The section 'France' in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2006/80 is hereby amended as follows:
France:
In the department of Landes, the 'Mont de Marsan' and 'Laluque' centres are replaced by the 'Haut Mauco' and 'Saint Vincent de Paul' centres.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1368/1999
of 25 June 1999
fixing additional aid for tomato concentrates and their derivatives for the 1998/99 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 4(9) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/98(3) set for the 1998/99 marketing year the minimum price and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products;
(2) Whereas Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down that the aid set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives is to be reduced by 5,37 % so as not to exceed overall expenditure following the increase in French and Portuguese quotas for concentrates; whereas additional aid may be paid after the marketing year if the increase in French and Portuguese quotas is not entirely used up;
(3) Whereas, in accordance with Article 17(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/1999(5), the Member States sent the Commission detailes of the quantities of tomatoes processed within quota and in excess of the quota; whereas the French and Portuguese quotas for concentrates were not entirely used up in the 1998/99 marketing year; whereas, therefore, additional aid supplementary to that set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives in Regulation (EC) No 1518/98 should be paid to processors who have submitted aid applications in accordance with Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For the 1998/99 marketing year, the additional aid for tomato concentrate, juice and flakes as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The agency referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97 shall pay processors the additional aid fixed by this Regulation on the basis of aid applications submitted in accordance with that Article.
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.
12.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 7/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 January 2006
amending Decision 2005/758/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Croatia and repealing Decision 2005/749/EC
(notified under document C(2005) 6025)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/11/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and other birds, causing mortality and disturbance which can quickly take on epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal and public health and to reduce the profitability of poultry farming sharply. There is a risk that the disease agent might be introduced via international trade in live poultry and poultry products.
(2) Croatia has notified the Commission of the isolation of an influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 Asian strain collected from a clinical case in a wild species. Commission Decision 2005/749/EC (3) was therefore adopted and later replaced by Commission Decision 2005/758/EC of 27 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Croatia and repealing Decision 2005/749/EC (4).
(3) Croatia has applied strict disease control measures and has sent further information on the disease situation to the Commission which justify limiting the suspension of imports to the affected part of the territory of Croatia.
(4) Decision 2005/758/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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 2005/758/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1(1), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
2. The Annex the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Decision is added.
Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 22 December 1975  on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Kingdom of Denmark pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC  (Only the Danish text is authentic)  (76/43/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), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 7 October, and 4 and 8 November 1975 the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, communicated its:    - Law No 227 of 12 June 1975 on the granting of subsidies for drainage work;
- Law No 457 of 17 September 1975 on State bridging grants to promote employment through the construction or improvement of agricultural and forestry buildings;
- Ministry of Agriculture Notice of 6 October 1975 on State bridging grants to promote employment through the construction or improvement of agricultural and forestry buildings;
- Law of 28 November 1975 amending the law on subsidies for drainage work,
Whereas, under Article 18 (3) of Council Directive 72/159/EEC the Commission is requested to decide whether, having regard to the provisions referred to above, the provisions existing in the Kingdom of Denmark implementing the Directive referred to above, which were the subject of Commission Decision 75/316/EEC of 30 April 1975 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Kingdom of Denmark pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC (2), continue to satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the subsidies provided for drainage work in Law No 227 of 12 June 1975, modified by the law of 28 November 1975, comply, taking into account their net value, with the conditions of the first subparagraph of Article 14 (2) of Council Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the subsidy for the construction or improvement of agricultural buildings provided for in Law No 457 of 17 September 1975 and in the Notice of 6 October 1975 continue to comply, taking into account their net value and their short-term exceptional nature with the conditions of the first subparagraph of Article 14 (2) and (3) in conjunction with Article 1 (1) of Council Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
Having regard to Law No 227 of 12 June 1975, modified by the law of 28 November 1975, Law No 457 of 17 September 1975, and the Ministry of Agriculture Notice of 6 October 1975, the measures referred to individually in Commission Decision 75/316/EEC of 13 April 1975 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Kingdom of Denmark pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 189/83
of 26 January 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereal-based feedingstuffs issued pursuant to invitations to tender opened in non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 9d (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3480/80 (4), specifies the date from which the period of validity of the export licences for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs is calculated; whereas the said provision has given rise to some pursuant concerning the date on which the period of validity should begin where certificates are issued pursuant to invitations to tender opened in non-member countries; whereas, to dispel such uncertainty, the abovementioned Regulation should be amended to indicate that the date on which the application is lodged constitutes a precise and definite reference point for calculating the period of validity of the said licences;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 9d (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The period of validity of export licences issued in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be calculated as from their actual day of issue, except in the case referred to in Article 10 (2).'
2. Article 10 is amended as follows:
(a) the present text becomes paragraph 1;
(b) the following paragraph 2 is added:
'2. In the case of exports effected on the basis of an invitation to tender opened in an importing non-member country, export licences for products subject to the provisions of Article 9d (1) shall be valid from the time when they were issued, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
4.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 May 2005
amending Annex I to Decision 2003/634/EC approving programmes for the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish
(notified under document number C(2005) 1563)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/414/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), and in particular Articles 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/634/EC (2) approves and lists programmes submitted by various Member States. The programmes are designed to enable the Member State subsequently to initiate the procedures for a zone, or a farm situated in a non-approved zone, to obtain the status of approved zone or of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone, as regards one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN).
(2) By letter dated 23 September 2004, Italy applied for approval of the programme to be applied in the zone ‘Zona Valle di Tosi’. The application submitted has been found to comply with Article 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC and the programme should therefore be approved.
(3) Decision 2003/634/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) 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 Annex I to Decision 2003/634/EC, the following point is inserted after point 3.5:
‘3.6.   THE PROGRAMME SUBMITTED BY ITALY IN THE REGION OF TOSCANA ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2004 COVERING:
Zona Valle de Tosi
— The water catchment area of the Vicano di S. Ellero river from its sources to the barrier at Il Greto near the village of Raggioli’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 23 November 1977  on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC and to Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC  (Only the English text is authentic)  (77/771/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), and in particular Articles 4 (6) and 18 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas the Government of Ireland has notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, amendments dated 25 August 1976 to the farm modernization scheme;
Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the compatibility of the provisions notified with that Directive and with Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC and to the objectives of the two Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the provisions existing in Ireland for the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC continue, having regard to the abovementioned amendments, to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the abovementioned amendments are in accordance with the conditions and objectives of Directive 72/159/EEC and of Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas under Article 4 (6) of Directive 72/159/EEC Member States may be authorized for certain regions to specify a period longer than six years for the implementation of a farm development plan;
Whereas the abovementioned amendments provide that in certain exceptional cases in the less-favoured areas in Ireland the duration of the development plan may be fixed at not more than eight years;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions existing in Ireland for the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC continue, having regard to the amendments of 25 August 1976 to the farm modernization scheme, to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
The Government of Ireland is hereby authorized to extend the duration of farm development plans in less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC, under the conditions laid down in Part  (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1.
II (8) (d) of the farm modernization scheme, to not more than eight years.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.