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14.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/55
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/83/EC
of 13 August 2008
amending Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2003/91/EC (2) was adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties the Directive provides that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
(2) The CPVO and UPOV have since issued further guidelines for a number of other species, and have updated existing ones.
(3) Directive 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
For examinations started before 1 November 2008 Member States may apply Directive 2003/91/EC in the version applying before its amendment by this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 October 2008 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 November 2008.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/2003
of 8 December 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 794/97 of 30 April 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 laying down the regional base areas applicable under the arable support system for producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1575/96 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/96 (4), lays down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops;
Whereas, following an application from Spain and Portugal new base areas should be fixed in accordance with their regionalization plan;
Whereas applications for conversion equivalent to 13 200 ha have been submitted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 of 26 April 1994 concerning the conversion of land currently under arable crops to extensive livestock farming in Portugal (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1461/95 (6); whereas the basic area should be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1098/94;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 the figures relating to the regions indicated in the sectors headed 'Spain` and 'Portugal` shall be replaced by the figures in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4152/88  of 21 December 1988  extending Regulations (EEC) No 1893/79 and (EEC) No 2592/79 concerning registration for crude oil imports in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 103 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3333/85 (2), which expires on 31 December 1988, introduced registration for crude oil imports in the Community;
Whereas the Council, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3333/85, which expires on 31 December 1988, laid down the rules for carrying out registration of crude oil and/or petroleum product imports in the  Community provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79;
Whereas the Member States and the Commission must be kept regularly informed of crude oil supply costs; whereas, accordingly, the system for providing information on crude oil imports should be retained,
In Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 and Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79, Â´31 December 1988' is replaced by Â´31 December 1991'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 193/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 718/2011
of 20 July 2011
approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Riviera Ligure (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and having regard to Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Riviera Ligure’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 123/97 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 DECISION of 7  December 1992 concerning the conlusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the  Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the  European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to  extend the duration of the Interim Agreement signed between the Parties in Brussels on 16 December  1991 (92/623/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular  the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Whereas, pending the completion of the ratification procedure of the Europe Agreement signed in  Brussels on 16 December 1991 it is necessary to extend, after 31 December 1992 the duration of the  Interim Agreement, signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, by concluding an Agreement in the form  of exchanges of letters;
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
The Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters concerning the  extension after 31 December 1992 of the duration of the Interim Agreement, signed in Brussels on 16  December 1991, between the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community,  of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the  European Coal and Steel Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision (1).
The President of the Commission is hereby authorized to designate the person who will  sign the Agreement in order to bind the Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2004
of 23 February 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 24 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3697/88
of 24 November 1988
applying the full amount of the premium for maintaining suckler cows in Spain
THE COUNCIL 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 89 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, in accordance with Article 102 of the Act of Accession, Article 79 is to apply, as regards Spain, to the premium for maintaining suckler cows;
Whereas, owing to changes since accession in the intervention mechanisms for beef and veal and accordingly to the application, from 6 April 1987, of the common prices in that sector in Spain, the full amount of the abovementioned premium should also be applied in that Member State from that date,
From 6 April 1987 to 31 December 1988, the amount of the premium for maintaining suckler cows applicable in Spain shall be 25 ECU per suckler cow held by the producer on the day on which the application is submitted.
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.
20.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 272/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 July 2004
on the authorisation of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce according to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004
(notified under document number C(2004) 2583)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2004/604/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004, goods arriving from the areas not under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in the areas under such control shall be accompanied by a document issued by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, duly authorised by the Commission in agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
(2) It is therefore necessary to duly authorise the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce for that purpose.
(3) The Government of the Republic of Cyprus gave its agreement to this authorisation,
The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is authorised to issue accompanying documents as provided for in Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004.
A specimen of the accompanying document is given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1480/2004 (2).
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 5 January 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'SPEX - Double Spectrometer, model 1403' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/10/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 28 June 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany 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 'SPEX - Double Spectrometer, model 1403', ordered on 14 August 1981 and to be used for the study of the properties of aerosols and in particular for the analysis of the scattered light, 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 14 December 1982, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a monochromator;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the value of the light intensity and the resolution power, 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 'Ramanor U 1000' manufactured by Jobin Yvon, 16-18, rue du Canal, F-91160 Longjumeau,
The apparatus described as 'SPEX - Double Spectrometer, model 1403', which is subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 28 June 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 27 September 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tropel - Single-Frequency He Ne Laser, model 100' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/688/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 25 February 1982, Italy 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 'Tropel - Single-Frequency He Ne Laser, model 100', ordered on 13 September 1978 and to be used for the study of the behaviour of laser radiation at high altitudes, 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 15 July 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a laser; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the power associated with the working frequency 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, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'Tropel - Single-Frequency He Ne Laser, model 100', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 25 February 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1099/1999
of 27 May 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 laying down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilisation of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1195/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption and utilisation of apples(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1201/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption of citrus fruit(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2404/96(4), lays down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilisation of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit;
(2) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 stipulates that, following scrutiny by the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, the Commission must draw up a list of successful applications for Community financial assistance before 15 July of the year following their submission;
(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/1999 of 4 March 1999 laying down general rules for the management of promotional programmes for certain agricultural products(5) specifies that the competent bodies are to conclude contracts with the parties concerned within 30 calendar days of notification of the Commission decision;
(4) Whereas the contracts should be concluded before apples and citrus fruit harvested in the Community are placed on the market;
(5) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 must therefore be amended to bring forward to 30 June the final date for drawing up the list of successful programmes;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The first paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 is replaced by the following:"Following scrutiny by the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, in accordance with Article 47 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (6) the Commission shall draw up the list of successful applications for Community financial assistance by 30 June at the latest of the year following their submission."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.