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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1877/92
of 6  July 1992
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 19, 68, 74 and  83 (order Nos 40.0190, 40.0680, 40.0740 and 40.0830), originating in Thailand, to which the  preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized  tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries   (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91  (2), and in particular Article 12  thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall  be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual  ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of  Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in  column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may  be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant  individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of categories 19, 68, 74 and 83 (order Nos 40.0190, 40.0680,  40.0740 and 40.0830), originating in Thailand, the relevant ceilings amount to 1  746  00 pieces,  91 tonnes, 67  000 pieces and 60 tonnes respectively;
Whereas on 5 February 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in  Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against  that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in  question with regard to Thailand,
As from 12 July 1992 the levying of  customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in  respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand: >TABLE  POSITION>
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 (EC) No 742/2004
of 20 April 2004
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),
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(2), 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 23 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 990/2008
of 9 October 2008
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/32
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 582/2013
of 18 June 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Miel de Sapin des Vosges (PDO))
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 Article 53(2)(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).
(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ registered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1065/97 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2155/2005 (4).
(3) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by stipulating the product labelling provisions and to improve the presentation of the entry concerning the link, without changing it.
(4) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and decided that they are justified. Since this is a minor amendment, the Commission may adopt it without using the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
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.
31.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 91/52
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 March 2007
declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for the High Seas/Long Distance Fleet under the Common Fisheries Policy
(2007/206/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2004/585/EC of 19 July 2004 establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation transmitted by Spain on 7 November 2006 on behalf of Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and Decision 2004/585/EC provide the framework for the establishment and operation of Regional Advisory Councils.
(2) Article 2 of Decision 2004/585/EC establishes a Regional Advisory Council to cover the High Seas/Long Distance Fleet in all non-EC waters.
(3) In accordance with Article 3(1) of Decision 2004/585/EC, representatives of the fisheries sector and other interests groups submitted a request concerning the operation of that Regional Advisory Council to Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and United Kingdom.
(4) As required by Article 3(2) of Decision 2004/585/EC, the Member States concerned determined whether the application concerning the Regional Advisory Council for the High Seas/Long Distance Fleet was in conformity with the provisions laid down in that Decision. On 7 November 2006, the Member States concerned transmitted a recommendation on that Regional Advisory Council to the Commission.
(5) The Commission has evaluated the application by the interested parties and the recommendation in the light of Decision 2004/585/EC and the aims and principles of the Common Fisheries Policy, and considers that the Regional Advisory Council for the High Seas/Long Distance Fleet is ready to become operational,
The Regional Advisory Council for the High Seas/Long Distance Fleet, established by Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2004/585/EC, shall be operational as from 30 March 2007.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 21 March 1980  on the implementation pursuant to Directive 72/160/EEC of the reform of agricultural structures in the Netherlands  (Only the Dutch text is authentic)  (80/412/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Government of the Netherlands has notified, pursuant to Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC, decision No 224 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund amending the provisions governing the cessation of farming;
Whereas under Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC the Commission has to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned decision No 224, the provisions governing the implementation in the Netherlands of Directive 72/160/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 6 thereof;
Whereas the amendments provided for in the abovementioned decision No 224 to the existing rules governing the cessation of farming are consistent with the objectives and provisions of the Directive;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the finding in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
Having regard to the amendments contained in decision No 224 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund, the provisions implementing Directive 72/160/EEC in the Netherlands continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 6 of that Directive.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 730/91  of 21 March 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 on imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Annex IV to Council Decision No 1/77 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council of 17 May 1977 on new concessions for imports of Turkish agricultural products into the Community stipulates that the additional amount, if any, to be deducted from the  levy on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10 and originating in Turkey, is to be fixed for each year of application by an Exchange of Letters between the Community and Turkey;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4016/88 (2), implemented the abovementioned Decision, in particular as regards olive oil;
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by an exchange of letters, to fix the additional amount in question at ECU 10,88 per 100 kilograms for the period from 1 November 1987 to 31 December 1991;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 should accordingly be amended,
Article 9 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special export charge imposed by Turkey on such oil within a limit of ECU 10,88 per 100 kilograms, that amount being increased from 1 November 1987 to 31 December 1991 by ECU 10,88 per 100 kilograms'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
26.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 54/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2011
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
(2013/93/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’, aims at replacing the protocols on rules of origin currently in force among the countries of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean area.
(2) The participants in the Stabilisation and Association Process have been included in the pan-Euro-Mediterranean system of cumulation of origin through the Convention.
(3) On 26 November 2009 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the EFTA States, the participants in the Barcelona Process, the participants in the Stabilisation and Association Process and the Faroe Islands on the Convention.
(4) On 9 December 2009 the text of the Convention was endorsed by the Euromed Trade Ministers at their Conference held in Brussels.
(5) The Convention should be signed and the attached Declaration be approved,
The signing of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention (1).
The Declaration set out in the Annex to this Decision is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Convention on behalf of the European Union subject to its conclusion and to make the Declaration set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 452/90
of 22 February 1990
laying down special measures for the 1989/90 marketing year for the granting of production aid for olive oil in Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 257 (1) thereof,
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 (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3849/89 (4), extends the transitional period laid down in Article 257 of the Act of Accession until 31 December 1990;
Whereas, in the case of Portugal, in order to facilitate the setting-up and recognition of producer organization in time for the 1988/89 marketing year, provision should be made for transitional measures under which organizations which do not yet have the structure provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1226/89 (6), can obtain provisional recognition;
Whereas, on account of the difficulties encountered in launching the Community system of production aid in Portugal, the period laid down for olive growers to lodge crop declarations should be extended to 30 June 1990;
Whereas the recognition of producer organizations must take effect from the beginning of the 1989/90 marketing year; whereas provision should therefore be made for this Regulation to apply from 1 November 1989;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
In Portugal, for the 1989/90 marketing year, notwithstanding Article 4 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84, producer organizations may not be recognized under that Regulation unless:
(a) they consist, in the case of organizations producing and increasing the market value of olives and olive oil, of at least 100 olive growers, or
(b) they consist, in other cases, of at least 400 olive growers; should one or more organizations producing and increasing the market value of olives and olive oil be members of the organization in question, the growers concerned shall be considered individually for the purposes of calculating the minimum number of growers required.
For the 1989/90 marketing year, the crop declarations referred to in Article 3 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 shall be lodged in Portugal by 30 June 1990 at the latest.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1959/2002
of 31 October 2002
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 475/2006
of 22 March 2006
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 13 to 17 March 2006 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 13 to 17 March 2006 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 23 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.