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24.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1346/2008
of 23 December 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
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), and in particular Article 148(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Cuba pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (2), approved by Council Decision 2008/870/EC (3), the Community has undertaken to add, for the marketing year 2008/2009, a country allocation for Cuba of 20 000 tonnes of raw cane sugar for refining at a rate of duty of EUR 98 per tonne.
(2) That quota should be opened and administered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 (4) as ‘CXL Concessions sugar’.
(3) In order to avoid speculation of import licences for country allocated import quotas, provisions should be made to restrict the application for import licences to those operators who can present an export licence issued by a competent authority of the exporting country.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 24, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
— Cuba 78 969 tonnes,
— Brazil 34 054 tonnes,
— Australia 9 925 tonnes,
— other third countries 3 977 tonnes.’
2. In Article 25, the following paragraph is added:
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.
16.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/92
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 December 2008
amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure
(2008/945/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(5) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the European Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure.
(2) Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council, provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(3) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for 2009,
In Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the EC Treaty, Article 118(4) of the Euratom Treaty, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the EU Treaty, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be as follows:
Member State Population
Germany 82 217,8
France 63 753,1
United Kingdom 61 224,1
Italy 59 619,3
Spain 45 283,3
Poland 38 115,6
Romania 21 528,6
Netherlands 16 405,4
Greece 11 213,8
Belgium 10 666,9
Portugal 10 617,6
Czech Republic 10 381,1
Hungary 10 045,4
Sweden 9 182,9
Austria 8 331,9
Bulgaria 7 640,2
Denmark 5 475,8
Slovakia 5 401,0
Finland 5 300,5
Ireland 4 401,3
Lithuania 3 366,4
Latvia 2 270,9
Slovenia 2 025,9
Estonia 1 340,9
Cyprus 789,3
Luxembourg 483,8
Malta 410,3
Total 497 493,1
Threshold (62 %) 308 445,7’.
This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2009.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 20 December 1985
on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of agreed minutes extending the Temporary Arrangement for a concerted discipline between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese
(85/570/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 Temporary Arrangement for a concerted discipline between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the abovementioned Arrangement expires on 31 December 1985; whereas it is advisable in the light of experience, to extend it for one year,
Whereas the Commission conducted negotiations on this matter with the Republic of Austria and whereas it reached a satisfactory agreement with that country,
The Agreement in the form of agreed minutes extending the Temporary Arrangement for a concerted discipline between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in 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.
Commission Decision
of 7 May 2002
on common technical specifications for in vitro-diagnostic medical devices
(notified under document number C(2002) 1344)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/364/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 98/79/EC sets out the essential requirements that in vitro diagnostic medical devices must meet when they are placed on the market and conformity with harmonised standards provides a presumption of conformity with the relevant essential requirements.
(2) By way of exception to these general principles, the drawing up of common technical specifications takes account of a current practice in some Member States whereby for selected devices mainly used for the evaluation of the safety of blood supply and of organ donation, such specifications are adopted by the public authorities. These common technical specifications can be used for performance evaluation and re-evaluation.
(3) Scientific experts from various interested parties have been involved in the drafting of the common technical specifications.
(4) Directive 98/79/EC provides that Member States are to presume compliance with the essential requirements in respect of devices designed and manufactured in conformity with common technical specifications drawn up for certain devices in the highest risk category. These specifications are to establish appropriate performance evaluation and re-evaluation criteria, batch release criteria, reference methods and reference materials.
(5) Manufacturers are, as a general rule, to be required to comply with the common technical specifications. If, for duly justified reasons, manufacturers do not comply with those specifications they must adopt solutions of a level at least equivalent thereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 6(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC(2),
The technical specifications set out in the Annex to this Decision are adopted as common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices in list A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 18/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 46/2013
of 21 January 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 530/95 of 9 March 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 347/95 (3), limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder released for sale to that taken into storage before 1 April 1994;
Whereas, in view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 May 1994;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The date of '1 April 1994` referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 is hereby replaced by '1 May 1994`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2395/94 of 3 October 1994 laying down temporary specific measures relating to the granting of consumption aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1875/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing, for the 1994/95 marketing year, the prices, aids and percentages of aid to be retained in the olive oil sector and the maximum guaranteed quantity (1), and in particular Article  7 thereof,
Whereas one consequence of the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1875/94 is to reduce consumption aid for olive oil from ECU 39,58 per 100 kilograms to ECU 10 per 100 kilograms as from 1 November 1994;
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1875/94 provides for the possibility of specific measures necessary being adopted to resolve temporary problems arising from such a reduction;
Whereas such problems, and in particular disturbance on the market as a result of the pressure on market preparation companies to place as much olive oil as possible on the market before 1 November 1994, can be foreseen; whereas temporary specific  measures should therefore be adopted to prevent such a situation by allowing olive oil put up for and placed on the market during November 1994 to be eligible for consumption aid at the rate applicable on 31 October 1994; whereas a maximum limit should  be set on the quantities eligible based on the quantities leaving the market preparation plant in October and November of the previous two years;
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats did not deliver an opinion within the period set by its chairman,
1. The quantities of olive oil put up for and placed on the market in November 1994 in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 (2) up to the limit referred to in paragraph 2 shall be eligible for consumption  aid at the rate applicable on 31 October 1994.
2. The quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited for each market preparation plant to the average quantities leaving the plant in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 each month during October and November of the  previous two years.
However, in the case of market preparation plants commencing operations after 1 October 1992, those quantities shall be limited to the average quantities leaving the plant each month starting from the date of the granting of the agreement, until the end  of August 1994.
3. Paragraph 1 shall apply only to olive oil produced at the latest in the 1993/94 marketing year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2003
of 20 March 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 256/2003
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 14 to 20 March 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 256/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 37,97 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 115600 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 103/52
COUNCIL DECISION 2007/238/CFSP
of 19 April 2007
appointing the European Union Special Representative for Sudan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 18(5) in conjunction with Article 23(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 July 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/556/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Pekka HAAVISTO as the Special Representative of the European Union (EUSR) for Sudan.
(2) On 5 July 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/468/CFSP (2) renewing and revising the mandate of the EUSR for Sudan.
(3) On 15 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/108/CFSP (3) extending, until 30 April 2007, the mandate of Mr Pekka HAAVISTO as the EUSR for Sudan. The Council also agreed that the mandate of the EUSR for Sudan should, in principle, be extended for a period of 12 months.
(4) Mr Pekka HAAVISTO has informed the Secretary-General/High Representative of his intention to resign at the end of April 2007. A new EUSR for Sudan should therefore be appointed as from 1 May 2007 for the remaining period of the mandate.
(5) The Secretary-General/High Representative has recommended that Mr Torben BRYLLE be appointed as the new EUSR for Sudan.
(6) Article 49(3) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4) provides that basic acts may notably take the form of a decision pursuant to Article 18(5) of the Treaty.
(7) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,
Appointment
Mr Torben BRYLLE is hereby appointed as European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Sudan from 1 May 2007 to 29 February 2008. He shall exercise his functions in accordance with the mandate and the detailed arrangements set out in Joint Action 2007/108/CFSP.
Financing
1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 May 2007 to 29 February 2008 shall be EUR 1 700 000.
2.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR for Sudan and the Commission. The expenditure shall be eligible as from 1 May 2007.
Review
The EUSR for Sudan shall present the Secretary-General/High Representative, the Council and the Commission with a comprehensive report on the implementation of his mandate by mid-November 2007.
Taking of effect
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Publication
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 303/84
of 2 February 1984
amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products originating in South Korea (category 29)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 23 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3762/83 (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits may be increased where it appears that additional imports are required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The quantitative limits for textile products originating in South Korea as fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 are hereby amended as laid down in the Annex hereto.
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 February 1995 amending Decision 93/231/EEC, authorizing, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/403/EEC (95/21/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/3/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Portugal,
Whereas the Commission by its Decision 93/231/EEC (3), has authorized, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/403/EEC;
Whereas, from a comparison of the measures taken by Portugal in relation to areas in the Azores above 300 metres in altitude in respect of their home production of seed potatoes and the Community EEC grades of basic seed potatoes, it can be assumed that:
- 'EEC grade 1` satisfies more stringent conditions,
- 'EEC grade 2` is equivalent to home production intended for seed potatoes, and
- 'EEC grade 3` is equivalent to home production intended for potato production;
Whereas Portugal, for areas in the Azores above 300 metres in altitude, should therefore be authorized to restrict the marketing of seed potatoes only to the Community's basic potato grades established by Commission Directive 93/17/EEC (4);
Whereas such authorization is in accordance with Member States' obligations under the common rules on plant health laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (5), as last amended by Directive 94/13/EC (6);
Whereas 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,
The Annex to Decision 93/231/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Ireland:
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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.