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1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 958/2008
of 30 September 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 1 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/16
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 2004
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2006/456/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with Article 300(2) first subparagraph, first sentence, thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 8 December 2003, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Russian Federation a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union.
(2) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol has been negotiated between the parties and should now be signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.
(3) The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).
Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of accession.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 160/90
of 23 January 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2033/85 adapting the guaranteed total quantities of milk and milk products referred to in Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,
Whereas under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 of 31 March 1984 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3880/89 (4), it is possible under certain conditions to adjust the guaranteed total quantities of milk and milk products fixed for delivery to purchasers and sale for direct consumption;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2033/85 (5) was last amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3296/89 (6) to take account of structural changes in Spain and in Greece affecting both deliveries of milk to purchasers and sales for direct consumption; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 reduced the guaranteed total quantities of the Member States for each of the three 12-month periods between 1 April 1989 and 31 March 1992; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2033/85 should be amended to take account of this;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2033/85 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. From 1 April 1986 the guaranteed total quantities for the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Greece shown in he second subparagraph and at (b) and (c) of the third subparagraph of Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 are hereby adjusted as follows:
(1 000 tonnes)
1.2.3.4.5 //  // Guaranteed total quantity   // Period 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988   // Period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989   // Period 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 and subsequent periods   //    //   //   //   //   // Federal Republic of Germany   // 23 423   // 22 987,540   // 22 753,310   // 22 519,080   // Belgium   // 3 211   // 3 151,120   // 3 121,861   // 3 089,751   // Spain   // 4 650   // 4 607,000  // 4 560,500   // 4 664,000   // France   // 25 634   // 25 221,320   // 24 964,980   // 24 708,640   // Greece   // 537  // 526,260   // 520,890   // 555,520'   //    //   //   // No L 320, 1. 11. 1989, p. 45.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2002
of 18 December 2002
amending Annexes I, III, V and VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002(2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The common rules for imports of textile products from third countries should be updated to take account of a number of recent developments.
(2) The Council has approved by Decision 2002/877/EC of 5 November 2002(3) the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of Brazil on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products, and authorising its provisional application.
(3) The Commission has decided by Regulation (EC) No 475/2002(4) to suspend the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products for Ukraine.
(4) Certain Combined Nomenclature Codes have been amended, owing to the revision of the Nomenclature of the Harmonized System annexed to the Convention of the World Customs Organization. The amendments also affect certain codes in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(5) For reasons of clarity, certain Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should be replaced altogether.
(6) Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) In order to ensure that the Community complies with its international obligations, the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply with effect from 1 January 2003.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:
(a) Annexes I, V and VII are replaced by the texts set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(b) Annex III is amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/44
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1178/2009
of 1 December 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 2 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 492/86  of 25 February 1986  fixing, for 1986, the initial quota applicable to Portugal for certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985
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 234 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the  proposal from the Commission,  Whereas, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession and to Annex XXIII to that Act, the Portuguese Republic may, during the first stage, maintain quantitative restrictions, in the form of quotas, on imports of certain  milk products coming from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985;  Whereas paragraph 2 (b) of that Article provides that the initial quota applicable in 1986 is to be fixed, for each product, either at 3 % of the average of Portuguese  production during the last three years before accession for which statistics are available or at the average of Portuguese imports made over the last three years before accession for which statistics are available, where this criterion results in a  greater volume;  Whereas quantitative restrictions are to be limited to certain periods of the year; whereas, therefore, for the fixing of the initial quota, account should be taken solely of the quantities of Portuguese production marketed or of the  imports made over the said periods;  Whereas the statistical data available at present show that the criterion of Portuguese imports from the Community should be applied for fixing the initial quota;  Whereas from 1 March to 31 December 1986 the quota  applicable is to be equal to the initial quota, less one-sixth,
The volume of the initial quota which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession, apply to imports of products in the milk sector coming from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 shall be as set  out in the Annex.  From 1 March to 31 December 1986 this volume shall be reduced by one-sixth.
Detailed rules for the application of the quota arrangements referred to in Article 269 of the Act of Accession shall be adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No  804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 23 July 2001
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia terminating Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part
(2001/797/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 Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to terminate the Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part(1).
(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved on behalf of the Community,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia terminating Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2004
of 1 April 2004
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 611/2004(3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 611/2004,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 611/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3928/92 of 20  December 1992 establishing a NAFO pilot observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels  operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community  system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries,  hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) N°  3179/78 (2), and entered into force on 1 January 1979;
Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), established by the NAFO Convention,  adopted a scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance which was adopted by the  Council in Regulation (EEC) N° 1956/88 (3);
Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission, at the 14th Annual Meeting of NAFO held in Dartmouth,  Canada, on 18 September 1992, adopted a proposal for the establishment of a NAFO pilot observer  scheme requiring a certain number of fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area to  receive observers on board when engaged in fishing activities;
Whereas the proposal has been accepted by the Community,
The pilot observer scheme adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission on  18 September 1992, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO pilot observer scheme shall apply in the  Community.
The text of the scheme is attached to this Regulation.
Without prejudice to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 1956/88, the Commission of  the European Communities shall assign Community observers to the scheme. Observers will be  appointed by Member States and may be placed on board of any Member State fishing vessel engaged,  or about to be engaged, in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance  with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) N° 3760/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993 to 30 June 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
20.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2085/2005
of 19 December 2005
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2005 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 of 30 March 2004 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2006 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2006, may be lodged pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 542/2005
of 7 April 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 487/2005 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 1 to 7 April 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 29,68 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 79 900 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.