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Council Decision 2003/693/CFSP
of 22 September 2003
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cyprus on the participation of the Republic of Cyprus in the European Union Forces (EUF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 2003, the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/423/CFSP on the European Union Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo(1).
(2) Article 10(2) of that Joint Action provides that the Political and Security Committee shall take appropriate action with regard to participation arrangements and shall, if required submit those to Council.
(3) Following the Council Decision of 21 July 2003 authorising the Presidency, assisted where necessary by the Secretary General/High Representative to open negotiations, the Presidency negotiated an agreement with the Republic of Cyprus on the participation of the Republic of Cyprus in the European Union Forces (EUF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(4) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cyprus on the participation of the Republic of Cyprus in the European Union Forces (EUF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
The Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
The Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 6 February 1984
authorizing the Italian Republic to derogate until 31 December 1983 from the value added tax arrangements in the context of aid to earthquake victims in southern Italy
(84/87/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Italian Government has requested a further extension of the derogation from the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC (1), which was granted by Decisions 81/890/EEC (2) and 82/424/EEC (3); whereas this derogation consists in the exemption from value added tax for certain activities with reimbursement at the preceding stage;
Whereas it has become apparent that a further extension is necessary, in particular to regulate activities in operation; whereas this extension should in any event be limited to 31 December 1983,
In Article 1 of Decision 82/424/EEC, '31 December 1982' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1983'.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2500/94 of 14 October 1994 establishing the allocations to importers of toys falling within CN code 9503 41 from the additional quantitative quota introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 1921/94
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/94 of 15 September 1994 establishing procedures for administering the additional quantitative quota introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 1921/94 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2247/94 has established the portions of the quota in question which are to be set aside for traditional importers and for other importers, and has determined the conditions and rules governing applications for allocations from  the quantities available;
Whereas in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/94 the Member States have informed the Commission of the number and aggregate amount of the import licence applications received for each portion of the quota, and of the traditional  importers' total imports for 1991 and for 1992 (the reference period);
Whereas an examination of the figures received has revealed that the aggregate amount of the import licence applications lodged by traditional importers exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas applications should consequently be met  by applying the uniform rate of reduction given in Article 1 to the figure for each applicant's average imports over the reference period, expressed in ecus;
Whereas an examination of the figures received has revealed that the aggregate amount of applications lodged by other importers exceeds the portion set aside for them; whereas those applications should consequently be met by applying the uniform rate of  reduction given in Article 2 to the amount requested by each importer, expressed in ecus,
Import licence applications lodged by traditional importers in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/94 in respect of toys falling within CN code 9503 41 shall be met up to the value resulting from the application to  each importer's average level of imports for 1991 and 1992 of a rate of reduction of 79,759 %.
Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating a value greater than that applied for, the value allocated shall be limited to that contained in the application.
Import licence applications lodged by other importers in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/94 in respect of toys falling within CN code 9503 41 shall be met up to the value resulting from the application to the amount  requested by the importers of a rate of reduction of 60,871 %.
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 382/2003
of 28 February 2003
derogating from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 in 2003 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(13) and Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002, and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(12) and Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2260/2001(5), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1383/2001(7), laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors respectively, provides that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which the licence applications are lodged provided that no particular measures have been taken by the Commission in the meantime.
(2) Because of public holidays in 2003 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Union during those holidays, the period for consideration will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95, licences shall be issued on the dates given in the table below provided that no particular measures, as provided for in paragraph 4 of that Article, have been taken prior to those dates:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
21.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1029/2008
of 20 October 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to update a reference to certain European standards
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 64(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 establishes a harmonised framework of general rules for the organisation of official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules.
(2) According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 the competent authority designates laboratories that may carry out the analysis of samples taken during official controls. Those laboratories must be accredited in accordance with certain European standards.
(3) The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has developed European standards (EN standards) appropriate for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and in particular for the accreditation of laboratories.
(4) CEN has replaced the European standards EN 45002 on ‘General criteria for assessment of testing laboratories’ and EN 45003 on ‘Calibration and testing laboratory accreditation system — General requirements for operation and recognition’ by standard EN ISO/IEC 17011 on ‘General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies’. It is therefore appropriate to update the reference to those European standards in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 is amended as follows:
1. Article 12(2)(b) is replaced by the following text:
‘(b) EN ISO/IEC 17011 on “General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies”,’
2. Article 12(2)(c) is deleted.
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.
14.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 354/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1836/2006
of 12 December 2006
establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in ICES zone II a (EC waters), IV (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 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 catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
14.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/43
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 142/2014
of 13 February 2014
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 December 1999
on the conclusion of agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and Kazakhstan on trade in certain steel products
[notified under document number C(1999) 4493]
(1999/866/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95, first paragraph thereof,
Having consulted the consultative committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
(1) Whereas, following the Council Decision of 7 October 1996, the Commission opened negotiations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, culminating in an agreement concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal and Steel Community;
(2) Whereas the Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free circulation in the Community of certain steel products for the years 2000 to 2001, within a framework of progressive liberalisation and the development of competitive conditions in the Republic of Kazakhstan which justify the complete removal of quantitative restrictions,
1. The Agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
2. The text of the Agreement(1) is annexed to this Decision.
The President of the Commission is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the European Coal and Steel Community.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2572/2001
of 20 December 2001
fixing the withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the fishing year 2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), as modified by Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001(2), and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of the product by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the withdrawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in landing areas which are very distant from main centres of consumption in the Community.
(3) The guide prices for the fishing year 2001 were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2001(3).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The conversion factors used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishing year 2002 for the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the fishing year 2002 and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.
The withdrawal prices applicable for the fishing year 2002 in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the products to which those prices relate are set out in Annex III.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2014
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2014/453/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 172 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).
(3) Protocol 31 contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014.
(6) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 5 July 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Burleigh - Fabry-Perot Interferometer, model RC-110' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/346/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 22 December 1982, France 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 'Burleigh - Fabry-Perot Interferometer, model RC-110', ordered on 28 November 1981 and intended to be used for Brillouin diffusion tests on minerals, 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 30 May 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an interferometer; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the very high resolution, 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 'Burleigh - Fabry-Perot Interferometer, model RC-110', which is the subject of an application by France of 22 December 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.