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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3369/86
of 3 November 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on footwear with uppers of leather, falling within subheading 64.02 A, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of footwear with uppers of leather, falling within subheading 64.02 A, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 600 000 ECU: whereas, on 24 October 1986, imports of those products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 7 November 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 //  //  // CCT heading No  // Description  //  //  // 64.02 (*) (**) (NIMEXE code 64.02-21, 29, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 59)  // Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material: A. Footwear with uppers of leather   //    //
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 (EEC) No 2876/93 of 20 October 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of  applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created large stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold in accordance with Regulation  (EEC) No 2539/84;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The sale shall take place of approximately 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom, bought in before 1 January 1992.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 thereof, and this Regulation.
1. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
2. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon on 28 October 1993.
3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the address given in Annex II.
The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 28 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 April 1999
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(1999/281/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 98/110/EC of 26 January 1998(1) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Rembert Behrendt, which was notified to the Council on 23 March 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Werner Ballhausen is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Rembert Behrendt for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
4.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1284/2005
of 3 August 2005
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of 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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 25 July to 29 July 2005 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 25 July to 29 July 2005 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1882/1999
of 31 August 1999
on tenders submitted under the invitation to tender for beef put up for sale in Regulation (EC) No 1611/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1611/1999(3) have been offered for sale by periodic invitation to tender;
(2) Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), minimum sales prices for the meat offered for tender are to be fixed in the light of the tenders received; whereas, for the invitation to tender referred to in Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1611/1999, the tenders received do not allow minimum prices to be fixed;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
No action shall be taken on the basis of the tenders submitted under the invitation to tender referred to in Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1611/1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 917/96 of 22 May 1996 amending Regulation  (EC) No 2883/94 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of  agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of  the market in wine  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95  (2), and in particular  Article 56 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures  for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products  (3), as last amended by  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95  (4), and in particular Article 3 (4) and the second  paragraph of Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2806/95  (5) amends Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of  17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural products nomenclature for export refunds  (6), as  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 823/96  (7), by introducing a new export refunds nomenclature  for wine sector products;
Whereas the products eligible for the aids referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No  1601/92 are described in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, in  particular Part 17 thereof; whereas the product codes should be adjusted to take account of the  amendments introduced by the abovementioned Regulation relating to the nomenclature;
Whereas the amendments set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 came into force on 9 December 1995;  whereas the adjustments provided for in this Regulation should also be made to apply from that  date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Wine,
Annex XII, Part B, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94  (8) is  hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 9 December 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1677/2003
of 23 September 2003
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
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 Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
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 1335/2003(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 344/2009
of 24 April 2009
amending for the 106th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 4 February 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, adding one natural person to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida. The statement of reasons regarding the amendments has been provided to the Commission.
(3) The Sanctions Committee amended the identifying data on 15 April 2009.
(4) Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(6) Since the UN list does not provide the current address for the natural person concerned, a notice should be published in the Official Journal so that the person concerned can contact the Commission and that the Commission can subsequently communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the natural person concerned, provide him with the opportunity to comment on these grounds and review this Regulation in view of the comments and possible available additional information,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out 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 965/2003
of 5 June 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 6 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 140/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 476/2008
of 29 May 2008
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 29 May 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 29 May 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be 34,836 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/28
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 February 2008
amending Decision 2005/879/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Slovenia
(notified under document number C(2008) 554)
(Only the Slovenian text is authentic)
(2008/167/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2005/879/EC (2) authorises two methods (Zwei-Punkt — DM5 and Hennessy Grading Probe) for grading pig carcases in Slovenia.
(2) In view of technical developments, Slovenia has asked the Commission to authorise an update of the formulae and has presented the results of its dissection trials in the second part of the protocol provided for in Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3).
(3) Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising those grading methods are fulfilled.
(4) The ZP-DM5 grading method has been authorised by Decision 2005/879/EC until 31 December 2007. Due to delay for examination of the requested updated methods, the authorisation should be maintained until this Decision applies.
(5) Decision 2005/879/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
The Annex to Decision 2005/879/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2005/879/EC, the ZP-DM5 grading method set out in the Annex to that Decision shall continue to be applicable until the notification of the present Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Slovenia.
21.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/86
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 December 2006
on the granting of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance beyond 1 January 2007 to the Republic of El Salvador
(2006/978/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 2005/924/EC (2) of 21 December 2005, El Salvador has been included in the list of developing countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, for the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008.
(2) Pursuant to the said Regulation, the granting of the special incentive arrangement beyond 1 January 2007 to countries faced with specific constitutional constraints to the ratification of a maximum of two of the 16 conventions listed in Part A of Annex III to the same Regulation is subject to a Council Decision.
(3) In accordance with the same Regulation, the Commission submitted on 29 November 2006 a report to the Council on the compliance by El Salvador with its commitments under that Regulation and proposing a continuation of the special incentive arrangement beyond 1 January 2007,
The Republic of El Salvador shall continue to benefit from the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.