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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 June 1987
on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1986 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the German text is authentic)
(87/333/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has forwarded the laws, regulations and administrative provisions listed in the Annex to this Decision;
Whereas, under Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution form the Community are satisfied in the light of the compatibility of the stated laws, regulations and administrative provisions with Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, and bearing in mind the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;
Whereas the said laws, regulations and administrative provisions are consistent with the conditions and objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 so that, with due regard to the extent to which they comply with that Regulation, it is justified to conclude that the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community in respect of measures eligible under that Regulation are satisfied;
Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The laws, regulations and administrative provisions set out in the Annex to this Decision which were forwarded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 satisfy the conditions governing a financial contribution from the Community in 1986 in respect of the measures eligible under the Regulation.
This Decision is addressed to te Federal Republic of Germany.
28.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/341/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (the ‘EEA Agreement’) was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2011 of 19 July 2011 (3), by virtue of which Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (4) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Through the inclusion of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 into the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation, the same regime has been established between the Union and Switzerland for Swiss and Community air carriers (5).
(3) Through the inclusion of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 into the Convention establishing the European Free Trade Association (Vaduz Convention) (6), the same regime has also been established between Switzerland and the EEA EFTA States for Swiss and EEA EFTA air carriers.
(4) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended to grant Swiss air carriers the right to operate air services from a Member State of the Union to an EEA EFTA State and vice versa.
(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2002
of 21 January 2002
on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde(3), the two Parties have conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement.
(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the said Agreement for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004 was initialled on 7 June 2001.
(3) It is in the Community's interest to approve the said Protocol.
(4) The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation(4).
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 118/90
of 17 January 1990
opening, for the 1989/90 wine year, distillation of table wine as provided for in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 1236/89 (2), and in particular Articles 41 (10), 47 (3) and 81 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2721/88 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2355/89 (4), lays down detailed rules for voluntary distillation as provided for in Articles 38, 41 and 42 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2484/89 (5) fixes the prices, the aid and certain other factors applicable to preventive distillation for the 1989/90 wine year;
Whereas Article 41 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that in years during which the distillation indicated in Article 39 thereof is decided on, support distillation is to be introduced as soon as the said measure enters into force;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 117/90 (6) opened for the 1989/90 wine year distillation as indicated in the said Article 39; whereas distillation as provided for in Article 41 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 must therefore be opened;
Whereas given the improvement in market conditions expected to result from application in the 1988/89 wine year of the provisions on compulsory distillation of the said Article 39, the application of the present support distillation measure should be restricted to the regions in which compulsory distillation is opened, the total quantity of table wine that may be distilled should be restricted to 3 000 000 hectolitres the total quantity of table wine for which each producer may submit one or more delivery contract declarations for approval by the intervention agency should be limited to an appropriate percentage of the quantity of table wine that he produced during the 1989/90 wine year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Distillation under Article 41 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is hereby opened for the 1989/90 wine year for all table wine up to a maximum of 3 000 000 hectolitres obtained from grapes grown in the production regions as indicated in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 (7) in which compulsory distillation is opened for the 1989/90 wine year.
The total quantity of table wine for which each producer may conclude one or more contracts may not exceed 6 hectolitres per hectare of area used for the production of table wine.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 19 December 1984
on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
(85/4/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (3), as last amended by Directive 82/287/EEC (4), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (6), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed oil and fibre plants (7), as last amended by Directive 82/727/EEC (8), and in particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas there are rules on seed control in Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, the German Democratic Republic, Spain, Hungary, Israel, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Chile, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, the United States of America, Yugoslavia and South Africa; whereas these rules provide for official field inspection to be carried out during the period of seed production;
Whereas an examination of these rules and the manner in which they are applied has shown that the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to each of the abovementioned Directives;
Whereas Decision 80/817/EEC (9), as last amended by Decision 84/184/EEC (10), which established equivalences for field inspections in the abovementioned countries, expires on 31 December 1984; whereas, therefore, a new regime is necessary;
Whereas the implementation of a new regime will be not possible before 1 July 1985; whereas the validity of Decision 80/817/EEC should therefore be extended as a result,
In Article 3 of Decision 80/817/EEC '31 December 1984' is hereby replaced by '30 June 1985'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 27 July 1990
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola
(90/409/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola, signed in Luanda on 1 February 1989 (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the People's Republic of Angola held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the abovementioned Agreement on the expiry of the application period of the second Protocol to the Agreement and currently in force;
Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 4 April 1990;
Whereas the Protocol provides Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in waters over which the People's Republic of Angola has sovereignty from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992;
Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible; whereas for this reason the two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following that on which the Protocol currently in force expires; whereas that Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 43 of the Treaty,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola 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 the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
24.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2157/2005
of 23 December 2005
setting out the licence fees applicable in 2006 to Community vessels fishing in Greenland waters
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 of 28 June 2004 on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 provides that owners of Community vessels who receive a licence for a Community vessel authorised to fish in waters in the exclusive economic zone of Greenland are to pay a licence fee in accordance with Article 11(5) of the fourth Protocol.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2140/2004 of 15 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation No 1245/2004 as regards applications for fisheries licences in waters in the exclusive economic zone of Greenland (2) implements an Administrative Arrangement on fisheries licences as set out in Article 11(5) of the fourth Protocol.
(3) Part B.4 of the Administrative Agreement specifies that license fees for 2006 are to be fixed by an annex to that Arrangement and based on 3 % of the price per tonne per species.
(4) It is appropriate to set out in this Regulation licence fees for 2006, which were agreed by the Community and Greenland on 12 December 2005 in an annex to the Administrative Arrangement.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on fisheries and aquaculture,
The licence fees for 2006 for Community vessels authorised to fish in waters in the exclusive economic zone of Greenland shall be as set out in the Annex to the Administrative Agreement referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2140/2004.
The text of the Annex to the Administrative Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
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 apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 4 February 1986
approving the first amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(86/51/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 6, paragraph 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of 11 November 1980 introducing Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (2), as last amended by Decision 83/254/EEC (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 83/484/EEC (4), the Commission approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever submitted by Greece;
Whereas, by Decision 85/179/EEC (5), the Commission has approved a first amendment to the initial plan;
Whereas, by letter dated 21 November 1985, the Greek authorities informed the Commission of amendments to the initial plan to take account of the evolution of classical swine fever in Greece;
Whereas the amended plan has been examined and found to comply with Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (6), as last amended by Directive 84/645/EEC (7) and with Directive 80/1095/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community continue therefore to be met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The second amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by Greece, is hereby approved.
The amendment of the plan referred to in Article 1 shall take effect on 1 January 1986.
This Decision is addressed to the Greek Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 354/2001
of 22 February 2001
derogating, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of granting the aid for flax and hemp referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70, Article 8(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 of 28 April 1989 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hamp(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1313/2000(4), sets a time limit for lodging aid applications for flax and hemp. Exceptional weather conditions during the 2000/2001 marketing year have delayed the harvest in several areas. To take account of this particular situation, the time limit for submitting aid applications for the 2000/2001 marketing year harvest should be extended.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
The first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 notwithstanding, for the 2000/2001 marketing year Member States may authorise flax and/or hamp growers to lodge, by 30 April 2001 at the latest, their aid applications for areas which, because of exceptional weather conditions, could not be harvested before 30 November 2000 in the case of flax and 31 December 2000 in the case of hemp.
Member States shall establish a control system to check that the delay in harvesting is solely due to the exceptional conditions mentioned above and shall inform the Commission of the measures taken.
This Regaltion shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 207/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 759/2014
of 10 July 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of 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.