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28.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 115/38
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 April 2006
amending, for the purposes of adapting to the technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of lead
(notified under document number C(2006) 1622)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/310/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2002/95/EC the Commission is required to evaluate certain hazardous substances prohibited pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.
(2) Certain materials and components containing lead should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable.
(3) Certain materials and components containing lead should be exempted from the prohibition, since the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.
(4) Some exemptions from the prohibition for certain specific materials or components should be limited in their scope, in order to achieve a gradual phase-out of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, given that the use of those substances in such applications will become avoidable.
(5) Pursuant to Article 5(1)(c) of Directive 2002/95/EC each exemption listed in the Annex must be subject to a review at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list with the aim of considering deletion of materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to in Article 4(1) of that Directive is technically or scientifically possible, provided that the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution do not outweigh the possible environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.
(6) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC the Commission has consulted producers of electrical and electronic equipment, recyclers, treatment operators, environmental organisations and employee and consumers associations.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (2),
The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 7 February 1993 concerning the signing and provisional application of the International Cocoa Agreement, 1993 on behalf of the Community (94/109/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in liaison with Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the International Cocoa Agreement, 1993 negotiated on the basis of resolution 93 (IV), the 'new partnership for development: Cartagena Commitment' and the relevant objectives in the final document 'Cartagena Spirit' adopted by the United Nations  Trade and Development Conference at its eighth session, was open for signing from 16 August to 30 September 1993;
Whereas, pursuant to the decision adopted by the International Cocoa Council at its 46th regular session held in London from 9 to 18 September 1993, the deadline for signature and also for ratification, acceptance or approval of the International Cocoa  Agreement, 1993 was extended from 1 October 1993 to 28 February 1994;
Whereas the International Cocoa Agreement, 1986 expired on 30 September 1993; whereas the new Agreement must be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the objectives pursued by the Agreement fit into the context of the common commercial policy;
Whereas the Member States are called upon to participate, by financial contributions, in the actions provided for in the Agreement;
Whereas all the Member States have expressed their intention to sign and to contribute towards the provisional application of the Agreement; whereas the Community should sign the Agreement lodged with the Secretary-General of the United Nations  Organization and notify before 28 February 1994 its intention to apply the Agreement provisionally,
1. The Community shall sign by 28 February 1994 the International Cocoa Agreement, 1993, which is lodged with the United Nations Secretary-General.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
2. The Community shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization of its intention to apply the International Cocoa Agreement, 1993 provisionally, in accordance with Articles 55 and 56 (2) of the Agreement.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement and deposit the notification of provisional application on behalf of the Community.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 13 June 1990
adopting a specific measure granting Community financial assistance towards the provision of data-processing facilities for establishing a register of fishing vessels in Ireland
(Only the English text is authentic)
(90/337/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Article 32 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 (2) provides for the establishment of a register of Community fishing vessels with the assistance of the Member States;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 requires the Member States to provide any information concerning their fishing fleets which may be necessary for establishing the register of Community fishing vessels;
Whereas, in certain Member States, data-processing facilities must be provided to establish the information management system required for the register;
Whereas Ireland submitted an application for data-processing facilities on 19 December 1989;
Whereas, to facilitate the management of all the information concerned, Community aid should be granted towards the provision of such data-processing facilities;
Whereas such a measure, based on an aid programme approved by the Commission, constitutes a specific measure within the meaning of the third indent of Article 32 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86;
Whereas the Commission has decided on a financial contribution of 50 % for the purchase of data-processing hardware and 75 % for the specific operations undertaken to establish a register of the fleet;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,
The specific measure granting Community aid towards the provision of data-processing facilities for the establishment of a register of fishing vessels in Ireland is approved.
The Community financial contribution is hereby fixed at a maximum of ECU 124 240 which will be distributed subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
19.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 601/2006
of 18 April 2006
implementing Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the format and the procedure for the transmission of data
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment.
(2) It is necessary to specify the format and the procedure for the transmission of the required data in order to produce comparable and harmonised data between Member States, to reduce the risk of errors in the transmission of data and to increase the speed with which the data collected can be processed and made available to users. Implementing rules should therefore be laid down to supplement the instructions contained in the Eurostat Balance of Payments Vademecum, as revised yearly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Balance of Payments Committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 184/2005,
Data transmission
Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data in electronic form, through the Single Entry Point for data, maintained by the Commission (Eurostat).
The Commission (Eurostat) shall make available detailed documentation in relation to this Single Entry Point and shall supply guidelines on how to implement data transmission approaches compatible with it.
Data format
Member States shall use the data format ‘Gesmes’, in conformity with the interchange standards specified by the Commission (Eurostat). The Commission (Eurostat) shall make available detailed documentation in relation to these standards and shall supply guidelines on how to implement these standards in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation.
No proprietary data format shall be used.
Technical specifications of data format
The technical specifications of the data structure shall be as given in the Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 418/94 of 25 February 1994 derogating from the provisions on the deadline for the submission of tenders laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EC) No 3402/93 (4), lays down in particular the detailed rules on invitations to tender; whereas Article 10 of that Regulation in particular sets the deadline for the submission of tenders on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month;
Whereas the public holidays in May 1994 call for that deadline to be amended for practical reasons;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, during the period 1 to 31 May 1994 the deadline for the submission of tenders shall expire at 12 noon (Brussels time) on the third and fifth Tuesdays of the  month.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 99/2007
of 1 February 2007
determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 of 12 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 fixes the quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2007.
(2) Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The applications lodged relate to total quantities which exceed the quantities available. Under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for,
Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2007 shall be granted to the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:
(a) 6,04342 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of ‘preserves’ as defined by Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006,
(b) 33,499412 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of products as defined by Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 254/66
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 886/2009
of 25 September 2009
concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses (holder of authorisation Alltech France)
(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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concerns the authorisation of the preparation Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of that preparation was provisionally authorised for horses by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1812/2005 (2).
(5) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 4 March 2009 that the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that the use of that preparation can have a significant benefit on fibre digestion (3). The Authority did not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
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.
26.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 259/2010
of 25 March 2010
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Colline Pontine (PDO))
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) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Colline Pontine’ 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 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.
29.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 654/2005
of 28 April 2005
determining to what extent import right applications submitted during the month of April 2005 for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg and originating in Bulgaria or Romania (1 July to 30 June 2005) (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 lays down the number of head of live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg falling within CN code 0102 90 05 and originating in Bulgaria or Romania which may be imported under special conditions in the period from 1 April to 30 June 2005. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full.
All applications for import certificates made in the month of April 2005 pursuant to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, third indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 are hereby met in full.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2470/97 of 11 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (15) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for an amendment with effect on 1 January 1998 regarding inulin syrup falling within subheading 1702 60;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2333/97 (5), establishes an agricultural nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas that nomenclature should accordingly be adapted with effect on 1 January 1998 to bring it into line with the amendments referred to above;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The data relating to subheading 1702 60 90 in Sector 14 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 are hereby replaced by those in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 673/93 of 24 March 1993 applying a transitional measure for maize and sorghum at the end of marketing year 1992/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Whereas the intervention period for maize and sorghum ends on 30 April in the south and 31 May in the north; whereas this situation, in view of uncertainties as regards outlets, aggravated by the reduction of intervention prices following the  implementation of the reform in the cereals sector, is likely to encourage operators to offer substantial quantities of maize and sorghum for intervention at the end of April in the south and at the end of May in the north, although certain market  outlets may be found after that date; whereas this situation may be remedied by allowing buying-in of those cereals in May and June 1993;
Whereas for buying-in of cereals conditions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 of 19 March 1992 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  2486/92 (3);
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time set by its Chairman,
1. In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the intervention agencies shall buy in quantities of maize and sorghum offered to them between 1 May and 30 June 1993.
2. The price to be paid shall be the intervention price provided for in Article 7 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (4), as fixed for the 1992/93 marketing year, plus seven monthly increases, expressed in national currency using the  representative rate applicable on 31 May 1993.
3. Subject to paragraph 2, buying-in shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92. Notwithstanding the third subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92, the final delivery of maize or sorghum  offered for intervention under this Regulation must be made by 31 August 1993 at the latest.
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.