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14.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1283/2004
of 13 July 2004
prohibiting fishing for yellowtail flounder by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
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), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required lays down quotas for yellowtail flounder for 2004 (2).
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. The Community has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 March 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2004.
Fishing for yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transshipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 30 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3401/93 of 7 December 1993 amending, with respect to sprats and cod, Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions  under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 it is incumbent upon the Council to determine the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries; whereas fishing opportunities should be distributed to Member  States in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 8 (4) (ii);
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas the International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission has recommended an increase of the part of the sprat TAC allocated to the Community for 1993;
Whereas, by virtue of the application of the recommendations agreed during the 18th session of the Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission, the Community has obtained an additional quota of cod in the Baltic Sea for 1993;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding items of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 (EC) No 910/97 of 14 May 1997 on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period from 3 May 1996 to 2 May 1999, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off the coast of Angola
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) and (3) first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola (3), the Contracting Parties held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to that Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol attached to the said Agreement;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol defining for the period from 3 May 1996 to 2 May 1999 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the abovementioned Agreement was initialled on 2 May 1996; whereas, pending the procedures necessary for its conclusion, this Protocol has been provisionally applied by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters approved by Decision 96/569/EC (4);
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol;
Whereas the allocation of fishing possibilities among the Member States should be determined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing possibilities under the fisheries agreement,
The Protocol defining, for the period from 3 May 1996 to 2 May 1999, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by 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 Protocol is attached to this Regulation (5).
The fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
- Shrimp vessels: 6 550, per month, as an annual average, Spain,
- Demersal trawlers: 2 000, per month, as an annual average, Spain,
- Bottom longliners: 1 750, per month, as an annual average, Portugal,
- Freezer tuna seiners: nine vessels France,
- Surface longliners: two vessels Portugal, 10 vessels Spain.
If licence applications from these Member States do no exhaust the fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol the Commission may entertain licence applications from any other Member State.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons 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 (EC) No 1625/2001
of 9 August 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the third partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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 Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the third partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the third partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 41,453 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3813/88
of 7 December 1988
re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to nuts of iron or steel falling within CN codes 7318 16 30, 7318 16 91 and 7318 16 99 originating in Singapore to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 15;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 15 where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, threatens to cause, economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established, once the Commission has has an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1986;
Whereas, in the case of nuts of iron or steel falling within CN codes 7318 16 30, 7318 16 91 and 7318 16 99 the reference base is fixed at ECU 3 425 000; whereas, on 28 November 1988 imports of these products into the Community originating in Singapore reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Singapore,
As from 11 December 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Singapore:
1.2 //  //  // CN code   // Description  //  //  // 7318 16 30 7318 16 91 7318 16 99  // Nuts, of iron or steel   //    //
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  DIRECTIVE
of 20 May 1986
amending Directive 72/169/EEC determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vine varieties
(86/267/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 5d (2) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Directive 68/193/EEC, Member States are obliged to compile a catalogue of the varieties accepted for certification and inspection on their territory of standard propagating material;
Whereas the acceptance of varieties is subject to Community conditions which must be enforced by means of official inspections and in particular by crop inspections;
Whereas the inspections must cover a sufficient number of characteristics to enable the varieties to be described;
Whereas those characteristics were fixed by Commission Directive 72/169/EEC (3);
Whereas Annex I to that Directive contains a list of vine varieties to be used as control varieties for establishing phenological dates;
Whereas it is now necessary to specify control varieties for Greece and Spain;
Whereas 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,
Annex I (B) (1) to Directive 72/169/EEC is hereby amended by the insertion of the following after item 1.1.1:
1.2.3 // '1.1.1a.   // as regards Greece:   //   //  // 1.1.1a.1. white grape varieties   // - Savatiano, Zoumiatiko, Vilana, Assyrtiko, Chardonnay   //   // 1.1.1a.2. black grape varieties   // - Mandilaria, Xynomavro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Korinthiaki   //   // 1.1.1a.3. table grape varieties   // - Razaki, Cardinal, Italia, Soultanina, Perlette   // 1.1.1b.   // as regards Spain:   //   //   // 1.1.1b.1. white grape varieties   // - Airen, Palomino, Pedro XimĂŠnez, Viura-Macabeo   //   // 1.1.1b.2. black grape varieties   // - Bobal, Garnacha, Mazuela, Tempranillo   //   // 1.1.1b.3. table 1985, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 103, 2. 5. 1972, p. 25.
Member States shall bring into force not later than 1 January 1987 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2098/1999
of 1 October 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999(2), and in particular Articles 52(3) and 55(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas, in order to reassess the export refund arrangements and revise the arrangements for managing export licences, an assessment must be made of the situation on the market in wine at the beginning of the 1999/2000 wine year and a detailed evaluation made of the refund arrangements and the system for requesting and issuing export licences in the sector. A sufficiently long period for reflection should be allowed before export licence applications can be submitted so that the wine year in question does not commence before the adjustments to the arrangements can be made. The date for the submission of new applications should be put back from 8 to 15 October 1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1610/1999(4), should be amended accordingly;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
In the final sentence of Article 1a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95, the date "8 October 1999" is replaced by "15 October 1999".
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 1142/2003
of 27 June 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 as regards the tariff quota for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus allocated to Bulgaria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) 2125/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 225/2003(4), has opened and provided for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms.
(2) Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions(5), has approved the arrangements for import into the Community applicable to certain agricultural products originating in Bulgaria.
(3) These arrangements entered into force on 1 June 2003.
(4) The allocation of quotas for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus covered by CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 originating in Bulgaria set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 should be amended accordingly.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 is replaced by the following text:
"Article 1
1. Tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus falling within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30, shown in Annex I, shall be opened subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
2. The rate of duty applicable shall be 12 % ad valorem in the case of products falling within CN code 0711 51 00 (Serial No 09.4062) and 23 % in the case of products falling within CN codes 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 (Serial No 09.4063). However, a single rate of 8,4 % shall apply in the case of the above products originating in Romania (Serial No 09.4726), and no duty shall apply in the case of the above products originating in Bulgaria (Serial No 09.4725)."
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this 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 from 1 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.5.1995 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1165/95
of 23 May 1995
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3115/94 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply 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 Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is acceptance that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder;
Whereas the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee has not delivered an opinion with the time limit set by its chairman as regards products Nos 4 and 7 in the annexed table;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee as regards products Nos 1, 3, 5 and 6 in the annexed table,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information isued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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 Decision
of 25 March 2002
appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency
(2002/C 86/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,
Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency(1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995(2),
Having regard to the Council Decision of 14 June 1999 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency(3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) A member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Eric PROUST, which was brought to the Council's attention on 7 February 2002.
(2) That vacancy should be filled.
(3) Having regard to the nomination submitted by the French Government on 7 February 2002,
Ms Caroline CHEVASSON is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, i.e. until 28 March 2003.