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29.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/102
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 October 2014
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Estonia
(2014/744/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(5) Estonia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on Vehicle Registration Data (VRD).
(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Estonia with the Netherlands.
(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Estonia and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Dutch/Finnish evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning VRD has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching of vehicle registration data (VRD), Estonia has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 12 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
24.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/2005
of 23 March 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1831/92  of 3 July 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 667/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of specific measures adopted in respect of fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the  French overseas departments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
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 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3),  and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 667/92 (4) sets out the detailed rules applicable to a study on processed fruit and vegetables; whereas Article 10 (2) of that Regulation stipulates the conversion rate for payment of the Community's  financial contribution to the study; whereas to prevent any distortion of monetary origin a rate corresponding more closely to actual economic circumstances should be used but with due respect for application of the conversion rate indicated in Article  2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85; whereas Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 (5) laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3237/90 (6), provides for  publication of such a rate; whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 667/92 should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables and Live Plants,
Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 667/92 is hereby replaced by the following:
'2. For payment of the study on processed fruit and vegetables dealt with in Article 7 the conversion rate shall be the rate as indicated in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 (*) applicable on the day of publication of the invitation  to tender for award of the study.
(*) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1.'
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.
6.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 170/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 591/2010
of 5 July 2010
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 6 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 1 October 1991  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning the adjustment of the Community import arrangements  applicable to certain beef and veal sector products originating in Austria  (92/232/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under an exchange of letters signed on 21 July 1972, the Community introduced, with effect from 10 May 1973, a special import price system for certain products in the beef and veal sector originating in Austria; whereas those arrangements  should be adjusted in the light of experience gained;
Whereas, to this end, the Commission has negotiated an agreement with Austria and the said agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning the adjustment of the Community import arrangements applicable to certain beef and veal sector products  originating in Austria is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement.
2. The President of the Council shall give, on behalf of the Community, the notification provided for in part 5 of the second subparagraph of the Agreement.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 723/92  of 23 March 1992  amending the Appendix to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1925/90 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1925/90 of 18 June 1990 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3734/91 (2), and in  particular Article 18 thereof and Article 3 (4) of Annex VII thereto,
Whereas the Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (hereinafter referred to as the 'USSR') have concluded an Agreement on trade in textile products;
Whereas a need has emerged for products in categories 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 26-27, 74 and 83 reimported into certain regions of the Community (France, Germany and Italy) after processing in the USSR as provided for in Article 6 (3) of that Regulation;
Whereas, in the interest of the Community industry, quantitative objectives for these categories should be added to the quantitative outward processing trade objectives set out in Annex VII;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The Appendix to Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 1925/90 is hereby amended for 1992 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1488/1999
of 7 July 1999
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 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
(1) 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 referred to the Annex to this Regulation;
(2) 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 relating to trade in goods;
(3) 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;
(4) Whereas it is accepted 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 established the Community Customs Code(3), for a period of three months by the holder;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Commitee,
The goods described in columm 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 issued 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 March 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease in Austria (Only the German text is authentic) (95/59/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9  thereof,
Whereas an eradication programme was commenced in Austria for Aujeszky's Disease in 1986;
Whereas in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC the Commission has examined the programme; whereas it meets the criteria laid down in Article 9 (1) of the said Directive and can therefore be approved;
Whereas by letter dated 16 November 1994, Austria has submitted information on its eradication programme for Aujeszky's Disease;
Whereas the programme should allow Aujeszky's Disease to be eradicated from Austria in the future; whereas the situation concerning this disease in Austria shall be reviewed within two years;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease from Austria is hereby approved for a period of two years.
Austria shall bring into force by 1 March 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 1995.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
DECISION No 4/91 OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE   of 23 April 1991   derogating from  the definition of the concept of 'originating products` to take account of the special situation of  Fiji with regard to its production of certain garments   (91/267/EEC)
THE ACP-EEC  CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention signed at LomĂŠ on 15 December 1989,
Having regard to Decision No 2/90 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers of 27 February 1990 on the  transitional measures to be applied from 1 March 1990  (1), and in particular Article 2 (1)  thereof,
Whereas Article 31 of Protocol No 1 to the Convention concerning the definition of the concept of  'originating products` and methods of administrative cooperation makes provision for derogations to  be made from the said Protocol by the Customs Cooperation Committee, in particular to facilitate  the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries;
Whereas the ACP States have submitted a request from the Government of Fiji for a derogation from  the definition set out in Protocol No 1 in respect of certain garments;
Whereas the requested derogation is justified under the relevant provisions of Protocol No 1 and  it cannot cause serious injury to an established Community industry, provided that certain  conditions relating to quantities, surveillance or duration are respected,
Notwithstanding the special provisions of  Annex II to Protocol No 1, the products listed in the Annex to this Decision manufactured in Fiji  shall be considered as originating in the ACP States subject to the following conditions.
The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall relate to products exported from Fiji to the  Community between 1 July 1990 and 31 December 1993.
The competent authorities of Fiji  shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred  to in Article 1 and shall forward to the Commission every three months a statement of the  quantities in respect of which movement certificates EUR. 1 have been issued pursuant to this  Decision.
The ACP-States, the Community and the Member States shall be bound, each to  the extent to which it is concerned, to take the measures necessary to implement this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1655/90
of 18 June 1990
allocating additional catch quotas among Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden have initialled, an agreement on their mutual fishing rights for 1990 which provides inter alia for the allocation of certain catch quotas for Community vessels in Swedish waters; whereas those catch quotas were allocated by Regulation (EEC) No 4051/89 (3);
Whereas, in order to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community, the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden have inter alia concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning agriculture and fisheries (4); whereas, under that Agreement, the Kingdom of Sweden undertook in particular to grant the Community catch quotas for cod and herring in the Swedish fishing zone in the Baltic Sea, in addition to the fishing possibilities agreed annually under the Agreement on fisheries between the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden;
Whereas the Government of Sweden, by notification dated 11 January 1990, informed the Community of the supplementary catch quotas for 1990;
Whereas, under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is for the Council to lay down in particular the specific conditions for taking those catches; whereas, under Article 4 of the said Regulation, the quantity available to the Community is to be distributed among the Member States;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (6),
Vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be, authorized in 1990 to take catches within the geographical limits and the quotas set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Sweden, without prejudice to catches already authorized for the same period by Regulation (EEC) No 4051/89.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/56
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 960/2006
of 28 June 2006
determining the quantity of certain products in the milk and milk products sector available for the second half of 2006 under quotas opened by the Community on the basis of an import licence alone
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
When import licences were allocated for the first half of 2006 for certain quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, applications for licences covered quantities less than those available for the products concerned. As a result, the quantity available for each quota for the period 1 July to 31 December 2006 should be fixed, taking account of the unallocated quantities resulting from Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/2006 (3) determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2006 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted,
The quantities available for the period 1 July to 31 December 2006 for the second half of the year of importation of certain quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.