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Council Decision
of 24 November 2003
on the conclusion of bilateral Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Hungary laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on information society services
(2004/299/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the bilateral Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Hungary laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on information society services have been negotiated and should be approved,
The bilateral Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Hungary laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on information society services are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreements and the Annexes thereof are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements in order to bind the Community and to transmit, on behalf of the Community, the note provided for in Article 16 of the Agreements(1).
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 laying down the specimen pedigree certificates for the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species and the particulars to be entered on those certificates (Text with EEA relevance) (96/80/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Accession Treaty of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 5 and the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, the Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany ova of breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;
Whereas those certificates themselves may be dispensed with provided that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in reference documentation referring to the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species that enter into intra-Community trade;
Whereas the specimen and the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species are already laid down in Commission Decision 86/404/EEC (2) and those for semen and embryos are already laid down in Commission Decision 88/124/EEC (3); whereas the information on breeding animals of the bovine species should be included in the certificate on ova;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,
The following particulars must be mentioned in the certificate for intra-Community trade of the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species:
- up-to-date data as listed in Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the donor cow as well as its blood group,
- information allowing identification of the ovum, the date of its collection and the names and addresses of the ovum collection centre and of the consignee.
If there is more than one ovum in a single straw, this must be clearly stated and furthermore the ova must all have the same dam.
The particulars provided for in Article 1 may be indicated:
1. in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in the Annex;
2. in documentation accompanying the bovine ova. In this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out in Article 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:
'The undersigned certifies that these documents, contain the particulars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 96/80/EC`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
1.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/36
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 723/2014
of 23 June 2014
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nieheimer Käse (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nieheimer Käse’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2010 (2).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by defining the proportion of caraway, an optional ingredient.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and concluded that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of the Regulation,
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nieheimer Käse’ is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2087/2005
of 19 December 2005
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2005 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
2.   Application for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/64
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 June 2014
appointing three Italian members and four Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/398/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Three members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Luis DURNWALDER, Mr Ugo CAPPELLACCI and Mr Luciano CAVERI. Four alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Vito DE FILIPPO, Mr Roberto BOMBARDA, Ms Federica SEGANTI and Ms Alessia ROSOLEN,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Mr Arno KOMPATSCHER, Consigliere e Presidente della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
— Mr Raffaele CATTANEO, Consigliere della Regione Lombardia e Presidente del Consiglio regionale
— Mr Augusto ROLLANDIN, Presidente della Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Marcello Maurizio PITTELLA, Presidente della Regione Basilicata
— Mr Ugo ROSSI, Presidente della Provincia Autonoma di Trento
— Mr Francesco PERONI, Assessore della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
— Mr Franco IACOP, Consigliere e Presidente del Consiglio della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
17.5.1986 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 131/47
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 May 1986
concerning the accession of the European Economic Community to the Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical, surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment
(86/181/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical, surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis and treatment, drawn up on the initiative of the Council of Europe, provide that each Contracting Party shall grant all possible facilities for the duty-free importation on a temporary basis of such equipment made available to it by another Contracting Party;
Whereas any derogation from the Common Customs Tariff, whether autonomous or conventional, falls within the competence of the Community;
Whereas the entry into force of an Additional Protocol enabling the Community to become a Contracting Party to the abovementioned Agreement allows the Community to exercise its power in this matter; whereas the derogations established by that Agreement are already provided for by Community temporary importation rules;
Whereas the Community ought therefore to become a Contracting Party to the Agreement in question,
The Accession of the Community to the Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical, surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment 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 persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
9.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1930/2004
of 8 November 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/1
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 689/2014
of 23 June 2014
implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.
(2) In accordance with Article 16(6) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, the Council has carried out a review of the list set out in Annex III to that Regulation.
(3) The identifying information in relation to one entity on the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should be updated.
(4) There are no longer grounds for keeping two entities on the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.
(5) Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 shall be 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 449/2003
of 11 March 2003
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The list of product codes for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EC) No 2453/95 of 19 October 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an  agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
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 Regulation (EC) No 1538/95  (2), and  in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1628/95   (4), establishes, on the basis of the combined nomenclature, an agricultural product nomenclature  for export refunds; whereas in footnote  (10) to section 10 (Milk and milk products) it excludes  certain matter added to processed cheese from entitlement to a refund; whereas other matter is  added for which refunds should not be granted; whereas such matter should therefore be excluded  from entitlement to a refund and footnote  (10) amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, footnote  (10) to  section 10 is replaced by the following:
'(10)  Where the product contains non-lactic matter and/or casein and/or caseinates and/or whey  and/or products derived from whey and/or lactose and/or permeate and/or products falling within CN  code 3504, the part corresponding to the added non-lactic matter and/or casein and/or caseinates  and/or whey and/or products derived from whey and/or lactose and/or permeate and/or products  falling within CN code 3504 will not be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the  refund.
When completing customs formalities, the party concerned is to state, on the declaration provided  for the purpose, whether or not non-lactic matter and/or casein and/or caseinates and/or whey  and/or products derived from whey and/or lactose and/or permeate and/or products falling within CN  code 3504 have been added and, if so, the actual content by weight of added non-lactic matter  and/or casein and/or caseinates and/or whey and/or products derived from whey and/or lactose and/or  permeate and/or products falling within CN code 3504 per 100 kilograms of finished product.`
This Regulation shall not apply to products falling within CN codes 0406  20 and 0406   30 which have been exported under cover of an export licence delivered before its entering into  force.
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.
19.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 677/2007
of 18 June 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2731/94 of 8 November 1994 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to products falling within CN code 8509 originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 (1) applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries, extended for 1994 by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93  of 20 December 1993 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III are totally suspended from 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994, and the products as  such are, as a general rule, subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary country, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may  be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered is equal, as a general rule, to 6,615 % of the total importations into the  Community, originating from third countries in 1988;
Whereas, in the case of the product of the combined nomenclature code and origin indicated in the table below, the reference base is fixed at the levels indicated in that table:
"" ID="1">8509> ID="2">China> ID="3">8 050 000">
Whereas that reference base was reached on 30 August 1994 by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in China; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the  preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties must be re-established for the products in question,
As from 13 November 1994, the levying of customs duties, suspended from 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products indicated in the  table below:
"" ID="1">8509> ID="2">Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor:> ID="3">China">
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.