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Commission Regulation (EC) No 81/2003
of 17 January 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 111th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates 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 stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must 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,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 111th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2002
of 11 April 2002
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2002(2).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 589/2002 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 589/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 August 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Akashi - scanning electron microscope, model ISI 100 A" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/722/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 19 February 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Akashi - scanning electron microscope, model ISI 100 A", to be used for research of the surface forms of specimens and in particular of the strength and fatigue resistance of textile fibres and of textile fabrics by observation of the forms of failure, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 23 June 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "SEM 501 B" manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, NL-Eindhoven,
The apparatus described as "Akashi - scanning electron microscope, model ISI 100 A", which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 19 February 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
24.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 54/23
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2006
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
(2006/136/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) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Association Agreement), was signed on 18 November 2002, and entered into force on 1 March 2005 (2).
(2) On 24 November 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Chile to amend the Agreement on trade in wines attached as Annex V (3) (hereinafter referred to as Annex V) to the Association Agreement. These negotiations have been successfully concluded.
(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Annex V should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on trade in wines annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1979/97 of 10 October 1997 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the amount of the unit production aid that may be paid in advance for the 1996/97 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 636/95 (4), and in particular Article 17a (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the unit production aid must be reduced where the actual production in a given marketing year exceeds the guaranteed maximum quantity fixed for that marketing year; whereas, however, producers whose average production does not amount to 500 kilograms of olive oil per marketing year are not affected by such a reduction;
Whereas Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that in order to determine the unit amount of the production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance, the estimated production for the marketing year concerned should be determined; whereas that amount must be fixed at a level avoiding any risk of unwarranted payment to olive growers;
Whereas, in order to establish the estimated production, the Member States must forward to the Commission the data for the olive oil production estimates for each marketing year; whereas the Commission may avail itself of other sources of information;
Whereas the amount of the advance withheld for the establishment of the register of olive cultivation provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2159/92 (5) and the amount withheld for measures to improve the quality of olive oil provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1583/96 (6) must be taken into account;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1996/97 marketing year the estimated production shall be 1 859 400 tonnes, and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance shall be ECU 90,32 per 100 kilograms.
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 15 September 1986
on the conclusion of  the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the  Republic of Austria concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by  the Agreement
(86/549/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas it is necessary to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the  European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning non-agricultural and processed  agricultural products not covered by the Agreement, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom  of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning  non-agricultural and processed agricultural
products not covered by the Agreement between the  European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria is hereby approved on behalf of the  Community.
The text of the Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to  sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
24.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 472/2005
of 23 March 2005
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 160th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates 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 stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must 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,
The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 160th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 March 1993 on certain protective measures in respect of salmon from Norway
(93/144/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC  (1), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC, and in particular
Article 19
thereof;
Whereas there is an incidence in Norway of infectious anaemia in salmon; whereas this disease is causing large losses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farms affected by it and hence presents a serious threat to the health of the salmon in question;
Whereas some Member States have requested that the Commission, purusant to Article 18 (1) of Directive 91/496/EEC and Article 19 (1) of Directive 90/675/EEC, take the necessary measures to prevent the disease in question from entering the Community;
Whereas experts from the Community went to Norway to review the situation and to look into ways of ensuring that the risk of infectious anaemia in salmon entering the Community is obivated;
Whereas the import into the Community of Norwegian Atlantic salmon, whether live or slaughtered in the noneviscerated state, carries with it the risk of introducing the pathogenic agent causing infectious anaemia in salmon; whereas such import must  therefore be forbidden;
Whereas the requirements of this Decision must be adapted in the light of the evolution of the zoosanitary situation in Norway,
Member States shall prohibit imports of salmon of the Salmo salar species originating in Norway, whether live or slaughtered in the non-eviscerated state.
Member States shall alter the measures the apply in trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall apply until 30 April 1993.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
23.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/23
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 September 2004
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditor of the Banca d’Italia
(2004/651/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2004/17 of the European Central Bank of 30 July 2004 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Banca d'Italia has expired and will not be renewed. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2004.
(3) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended the Council to approve the appointment, starting from the financial year 2004, for a renewable period of three years, of new external auditors of the Banca d'Italia, which were selected by it in accordance with its public procurement rules.
(4) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(6) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘6.   PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia as from the financial year 2004, for a renewable period of three years.’
This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2164/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for herring quotas for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES division IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 21 October 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES division IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1996.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 21 October 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 315/2007
of 19 March 2007
laying down transitional measures derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 as regards drinking milk produced in Estonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) By way of derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 of 18 December 1997 laying down additional rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 749/2004 of 22 April 2004 laying down transitional measures as regards drinking milk produced in Estonia (2) provides for the possibility for drinking milk produced in Estonia with a fat content of 2,5 % to be delivered and sold in Estonia. That derogation expires on 30 April 2007.
(2) In view of Estonian consumer habits and of the difficulties of adapting to Community rules and taking into account the fact that similar derogations in several other Member States will expire on 30 April 2009, it is appropriate to extend the derogation allowing the delivery and sale in Estonia of drinking milk produced in Estonia with a fat content of 2,5 %,
By way of derogation from Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2597/97, drinking milk produced in Estonia with a fat content of 2,5 % may be delivered or sold in Estonia in accordance with Article 2(1) of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 30 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.