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31.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 686/2010
of 28 July 2010
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 as regards specifications of Bacoma window and T90 trawl in fisheries carried out in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (1), and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 sets specific technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound. That Regulation provides specific provisions relating to size and type of all components of fishing gear, including mesh sizes, among other measures.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010 (2), provides for an increase in the mesh size and the length of the Bacoma window and the mesh size of the T90 trawl in ICES subdivisions 22-32. As Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 is limited to 2010, and since those provisions are of a permanent nature since they constitute selectivity improvements, it is appropriate to incorporate those increases into Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 as from January 2011 and to amend it accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Appendices 1 and 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 92/97 of 20 January 1997 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to this Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate that, subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which do not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of 60 days by the holder,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which no longer conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of 60 days.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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 28 July 1997 amending Decision 96/743/EC on the adoption of specific measures to temporarily prohibit the use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain external Community transit operations (Text with EEA relevance) (97/583/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 362 thereof,
Whereas under Article 362 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, use of the comprehensive guarantee may be temporarily prohibited at the request of one or more Member States for goods presenting an increased risk of fraud;
Whereas Commission Decision 96/743/EC of 9 December 1996 on the adoption of specific measures to temporarily prohibit the use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain external Community transit operations (5) extended the temporary ban on use of the said guarantee in such operations in respect of cigarettes of HS subheading 2402 20 when the quantity transported exceeds 35 000 pieces and certain goods listed in the annex to the Decision which present an increased risk of fraud;
Whereas following a review of the product coverage of the above Decision it has been found that some of the listed goods, namely cheese and curd, wheat, meslin and rye, no longer present a high enough risk of fraud to justify the ban;
Whereas, however, other listed goods continue to present such a risk;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The annex to Decision 96/743/EC is replaced by the annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
This Decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in accordance with Article 362 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. It shall enter into force on 1 August 1997.
Commission Decision
of 26 January 2004
approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease
(notified under document number C(2004) 110)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/102/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Article 21(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/680/EC of 30 October 2000 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease(4) has been substantially amended(5). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Decision should be codified.
(2) Avian influenza and Newcastle disease are diseases which both affect avian species.
(3) The criteria to be applied when drawing up contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and for Newcastle disease are laid down in Annex VI to Directive 92/40/EEC and in Annex VII to Directive 92/66/EEC, respectively.
(4) The criteria for contingency plans listed in those two annexes are identical.
(5) Disease control measures to be applied in the event of outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease follow the same principles and involve poultry producers, operators of slaughterhouses and rendering plants, veterinarians in the field and diagnostic laboratories. It is therefore possible to prepare a contingency plan which covers at the same time avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
(6) Member States have submitted for approval national contingency plans which list and specify the measures to be carried out in the event of outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
(7) After examination these plans fulfil the criteria laid down and permit the desired objective to be attained subject to an effective implementation.
(8) Member States shall carry out scenario studies and simulation exercises in order to ensure the effectiveness of the plans.
(9) Member States have the obligation to update the plans on a regular basis.
(10) The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and for Newcastle disease submitted by the Member States listed in Annex I are approved.
Decision 2000/680/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 349/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 December 2010
amending Commission Decision 2007/320/EC of 22 March 2007 setting up the Member States’ Expert Group on Digitisation and Digital Preservation (1), in order to extend its period of validity
2010/C 349/04
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate that the work of the expert group denominated Member States’ Expert Group on Digitisation and Digital Preservation should continue unhindered until the end of 2013 under the same rules established by that Decision.
(2) Decision 2007/320/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 7 ‘Applicability’ of Decision 2007/320/EC, the year ‘2010’ is replaced by ‘2013’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 678/2003
of 14 April 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 596/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the first invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 596/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 7 April 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 16 May 2003
amending Decision 85/377/EEC establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings
(notified under document number C(2003) 1557)
(2003/369/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1256/97(2), and in particular Articles 4(4) and 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 85/377/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/725/EC(4), is the basis for the classification of agricultural holdings by economic size and type of farming both in the farm structure surveys and under the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The results of the farm structure surveys, classified by European size units and type of farming serve as a basis for selecting and weighting the FADN farm sample.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 of 23 September 1977 on the form of farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) 1837/2001(6), lays down the type of accountancy data to be given in the farm return.
(3) Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings(7), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002(8), lists the characteristics to be surveyed in a series of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings.
(4) The structure and content of both the farm return and the list of survey characteristics for the 2003, 2005 and 2007 surveys have been recently amended by those Regulations.
(5) Decision 85/377/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
Annexes I and II to Decision 85/377/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
24.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 446/2007
of 23 April 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas,
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 (2) lays down provisions on the recording of prices on the representative markets of the Member States for various categories of bovine animals. Detailed rules on the information to be provided for the price survey for each of these categories are provided in the Annexes to that Regulation.
(2) On the request of Ireland, Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should be partly revised in light of how marketing of cattle in that Member State has developed, thereby ensuring that the price survey continues to be based on representative markets.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 is amended as follows:
1. in Annex I, Part E, point 1 is replaced by the following:
2. in Annex II, Part D, point 1 is replaced by the following:
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.
11.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 329/2013
of 10 April 2013
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 as regards the deadlines for communicating sugar quantities carried forward from the marketing year 2012/13
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), and in particular Article 85, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards sugar production in excess of the quota (2), lays down deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities of sugar carried forward to the next marketing year.
(2) By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 319/2013 (3) extended, for the marketing year 2012/13, the time limits within which Member States determine the deadline within which operators have to communicate to Member States their decision to carry forward surplus sugar production.
(3) Consequently, deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities to be carried forward, pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, should be shifted accordingly.
(4) It is therefore necessary to derogate, for the marketing year 2012/13, from the deadlines fixed in points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006.
(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,
By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, Member States shall communicate to the Commission not later than 1 September 2013, the quantities of beet and cane sugar that are to be carried forward, from the 2012/13 marketing year to the next marketing year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 30 September 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 23 April 1990
amending Decision 77/271/Euratom on the implementation of Decision 77/270/Euratom empowering the Commission to issue Euratom loans for the purpose of contributing to the financing of nuclear power stations
(90/212/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/270/Euratom of 29 March 1977 empowering the Commission to issue Euratom loans for the purpose of contributing to the financing of nuclear power stations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the total value of transactions effected has reached the figure of ECU 2 800 million, provided for in Decision 77/271/Euratom (2), as last amended by Decision 85/537/Euratom (3);
Whereas nuclear energy accounts for a major part of the Community's total energy supplies and considerable investment ought to be made in this sector both at the production stage, in view of the safety and security requirements, and downstream of production, particularly with regard to the reprocessing and storage of waste;
Whereas experience indicated that it is desirable to raise, by ECU 1 000 million, the total amount of borrowings which the Commission is empowered to contract on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community;
Whereas Decision 77/271 should therefore be amended,
The Sole Article of Decision 77/271/Euratom shall be replaced by the following:
'Sole Article
Loans as provided for in Article 1 of Decision 77/270/Euratom may be contracted for amounts the total principal of which shall not exceed the equivalent of ECU 4 000 million.
When the total value of the transactions effected reaches ECU 3 800 million, the Commission shall inform the Council, which, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall decide on the fixing of a new amount as soon as possible.'
13.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 724/2006
of 12 May 2006
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 9th individual invitation to tender 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 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 may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down 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 laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should 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,
For the 9th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.