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28.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/8
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/8/EU
of 26 February 2013
amending, for the purpose of adapting its technical provisions, Directive 2009/144/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain components and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC (1), and in particular point (b) of Article 19(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Directive 2009/144/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) sets out general provisions and requirements for mechanical couplings between tractor and towed vehicle and vertical load on the coupling point.
(2) In recent years, new kinds of couplings have been put into use in the Union and are currently nationally approved on the basis of ISO standards. These are namely no-swivel clevis couplings (ISO 6489-5:2011), ball type couplings (ISO 24347:2005) and pin type couplings (ISO 6489-4:2004).
(3) In order to take account of the current market situation, to minimise possible safety and economic impacts and to allow those couplings to be EC type-approved, it is necessary to include the couplings concerned and the relevant ISO standards in Directive 2009/144/EC.
(4) Directive 2009/144/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in Article 20(1) of Directive 2003/37/EC,
Annex IV to Directive 2009/144/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 2014 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.
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.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EC) No 2807/95 of 5 December 1995 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 organization of  the market in wine  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95  (2), and in particular  Articles 52  (3) and 83 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 of 5 December 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 fixing  the export refunds in the wine sector  (3), amends the basic unit for the rates of the refunds by  fixing that rate per hectolitre instead of degree of alcohol per hectolitre; whereas that change  also necessitates an adjustment of the various categories of products listed in Annex I to  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences  for wine sector products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed  rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector  (4) to avoid different refund  rates within the same category;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Wine,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex  hereto.
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 (EEC) No 3126/84
of 8 November 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on builders' carpentry, falling within heading No 44.23 and originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex A, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex A; whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of builders' carpentry falling within heading No 44.23, the individual ceiling was fixed at 7 081 200 ECU; whereas, on 6 November 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Singapore, reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Singapore,
As from 12 November 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Singapore:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 44.23 (NIMEXE code 44.23-all numbers)  // Builders' carpentry and joinery (including prefabricated and sectional buildings and assembled parquet flooring panels)  //   //
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  DECISION
of 12 May 1989
fixing the conversion rate to be used pursuant to Council Decision 89/144/EEC extending certain provisions on the supply of milk and milk products at a reduced price to cover Portugal
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(89/352/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/144/EEC of 20 February 1989 extending certain provisions on the supply of milk and milk products at a reduced price to cover Portugal (3),
Whereas, to facilitate the implementation of Decision 89/144/EEC, the conversion rate to be applied for the purposes of conversion into national currency of the amounts expressed in ecus in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 of 28 July 1983 laying down detailed rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (5), should be specified; whereas, as the common agricultural policy in the milk and milk products sector does not apply to Portugal during the first stage of transition, a conversion rate reflecting the actual economic ratio between the escudo and the green ecu should be applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the purpose of applying Decision 89/144/EEC, amounts expressed in ecus shall be converted into national currency using the exchange rate used for fixing the monetary compensatory amounts applicable at the beginning of the marketing year.
For products distributed from 1 January 1989, that rate shall therefore be ECU 1 = Esc 190,623.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 643/89
of 14 March 1989
determining, for the period 1 February to 30 June 1989, the quantities of raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments benefiting from the refining aid referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2306/88 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 of 15 July 1986 laying down measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas departments and for the equalization of the price conditions with preferential raw sugar (3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 provides for the granting of an aid for raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments and refined in a refinery situated in the European regions of the Community within the limits of the quantities to be determined according to the regions of destination in question and separately according to origin; whereas those quantities must be determined on the basis of a Community supply balance sheet for raw sugar; whereas in a first stage quantities were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2136/88 (4) on the basis of a forward estimate covering the period 1 July 1988 to 31 January 1989;
Whereas the final production of the French overseas departments and the quantities available for refining are now known; whereas the latter quantities which may qualify for this refining aid are accordingly to be determined for the remainder of the 1988/89 marketing year;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The quantities of sugar referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 shall be fixed for the period 1 February to 30 June 1989 in accordance with 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 February 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2875/2000
of 28 December 2000
opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3), in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation.
(2) It is necessary to open, for 2001, the quota provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the the Republic of Iceland.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I,
From 1 January to 31 December 2001, the goods from Iceland which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein.
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 5 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 848/2000
of 27 April 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1168/1999 laying down marketing standards for plums
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/1999 of 3 June 1999 laying down marketing standards for plums(3) contains a non-exhaustive list of large-fruited varietes.
(2) The non-exhaustive list of large-fruited varieties contained in the standards for plums recommended by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe distinguishes between varieties of Prunus domestica and those of Prunus salicina. In the interest of transparency on the world market, the non-exhaustive list of large-fruited varieties contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1168/1999 should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The non-exhaustive list of large-fruited varieties following Title VI (Provisions concerning marking) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1168/1999 is replaced by the list given in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the first day of the third month following its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 April 1999
on protective measures with regard to certain fishery products from or originating in Kenya and Tanzania
(notified under document number C(1999) 497)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/253/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
(1) Whereas within the meaning of Article 19 of Directive 90/675/EEC the necessary decisions must be adopted as regards the import of certain products from third countries where any cause likely to constitute a serious danger for animal or human health appears or is spreading;
(2) Whereas some cases involving fish poisoning on Lake Victoria have been reported to the Commission by the Uganda authorities; whereas the fish poisoning is suspected to be caused by the presence of pesticides in the water of the Lake Victoria and by fishery malpractice;
(3) Whereas the Uganda authorities have taken precautionary measures and suspended all fish exports to the European Community with effect from 22 March 1999 and until the safety on the fishery products could be guaranteed;
(4) Whereas Kenya and Tanzania share with Uganda the Lake Victoria waters and therefore the fish caught therein; whereas Kenya and Tanzania have taken precautionary measures but not suspended the exports of fishery products to the Community, whereas these precautionary measures are not enough to assure, in the current situation, the safety of the fishery products;
(5) Whereas imports of fishery products caught in the Lake Victoria and coming from or originating in Kenya and Tanzania should be suspected;
(6) Whereas such a measure should be reviewed following the information on the evolution of the situation and the guarantees provided by the competent authorities concerning the safety of the fishery products;
(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
This Decision shall apply to fishery products, fresh, frozen or processed, caught in the Lake Victoria and coming from or originating in Kenya and Tanzania. It shall not apply to fishery products caught at sea.
Member States shall prohibit the introduction to their territory of fishery products referred in Article 1.
All expenditure incurred by the application of this Decision shall be charged to the consignor, the consignee or their agent.
This Decision shall be reviewed following the information on the evolution of the situation and the guarantees provided by the competent authorities of Kenya and Tanzania concerning the safety of the fishery products.
Member States shall modify the measures they apply to trade to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/13
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/55/EC
of 12 June 2006
amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), and in particular Article 21a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The international rules in respect of the maximum weights for seed lots of certain cereal species, in particular Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta, Secale cereale, Triticosecale and Oryza sativa, Avena sativa and Hordeum vulgare, have recently been revised.
(2) It is appropriate to adapt the maximum weights for seed lots of those species laid down in Community law.
(3) Directive 66/402/EEC 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,
In column 2 of the table in Annex III to Directive 66/402/EEC, ‘25’ is replaced by ‘30’.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2006 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
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.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law, which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
24.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1096/2012
of 14 November 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aischgründer Karpfen (PGI))
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) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Aischgründer Karpfen’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
10.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1203/2006
of 9 August 2006
amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1440/2005 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1440/2005 of 12 July 2005 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2266/2004 (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Community and the Government of Ukraine signed an agreement on trade in certain steel products on 29 July 2005 (2) (the Agreement).
(2) Article 3(3) of the Agreement provides that unused quantities for a given year may be carried over to the following year up to a maximum of 10 % of the relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex III to the Agreement.
(3) Pursuant to article 3(4) of the Agreement transfers between product groups may be made up to 15 % of the quantitative limit of a given product group.
(4) Ukraine has notified the Community of its intent to make use of the provisions in Article 3(3) and (4) within the time limits set by the Agreement. It is appropriate to make the necessary adjustments to the quantitative limits for the year 2006 resulting from Ukraine’s request.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1440/2005 should be amended accordingly,
The quantitative limits for the year 2006 set out in Annex V to (EC) No 1440/2005 are replaced by those set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th 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.