razaulhaq/eurlex_sdg_coverage huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 413/85
of 18 February 1985
re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on footwear, other, falling within subheading 64.02 B and originating in the Philippines, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 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 III, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I; 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 footwear, other, falling within subheading 64.02 B, the individual ceiling was fixed at 1 785 000 ECU; whereas, on 15 February 1985, imports of these products into the Community originating in the Philippines, 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 the Philippines,
As from 23 February 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in the Philippines:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 64.02 (NIMEXE code 64.02-60, 61, 69, 99)  // Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather, footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material:  //   // Other  //  //
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.
13.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 69/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 February 2013
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
(2013/125/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (v) of Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.
(3) These negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) was initialled by a representative of the European Union on 21 December 2011 and by a representative of the United States of America on 17 February 2012.
(4) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the European Union on 7 December 2012, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2012/644/EU (1).
(5) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in the Agreement (2).
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 207/2002
of 1 February 2002
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 25 to 31 January 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 27 September 1977  adopting a number of exploratory studies in the field of informatics  (77/618/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas, with a view to giving a Community orientation to policies for encouraging and promoting data processing, the Council agreed in its resolution of 15 July 1974 on a Community policy on data processing (3) to adopt, on a proposal from the Commission, joint projects of European interest in the field of data-processing applications;
Whereas the development of further projects of Community interest and of a medium-term programme in informatics requires systematic exploratory studies;
Whereas the studies referred to above seem necessary in order to attain certain objectives of the Community within the functioning of the common market;
Whereas the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community has not provided the necessary powers,
A series of exploratory studies is hereby adopted ; their purpose shall be to complete the definition of projects provided for in the framework of a medium-term programme.
The duration of the studies shall be one year. The appropriations necessary for carrying them out, which shall amount to 200 000 units of account, shall be entered in the budget of the European Communities.
The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the studies. It shall be assisted by the Advisory Committee on Joint Data Processing Projects.
The Commission shall submit a report to the Council at the end of the studies.
Commission Decision
of 19 October 2001
amending Decision 95/340/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of milk and milk-based products
(notified under document number C(2001) 3125)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/743/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat treated milk and milk-based products(1), as last amended by the Treaty of Accession for Austria, Finland and Sweden(2), and in particular Article 23(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 95/340/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 96/584/EC(4), establishes a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports milk and milk-based products.
(2) Following the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Uruguay it is necessary, in order to ensure the continued protection of the animal health situation in the Community, to formally suspend the authorisation for imports from Uruguay, of raw milk and milk products, and milk and milk products which have undergone a single pasteurisation.
(3) Following the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina it is also necessary to formally suspend the authorisation for imports from the previously approved southern part of the country, of milk and milk products which have undergone a single pasteurisation.
(4) The competent authorities of Mauritania have requested authorisation for certain milk and milk products to be imported into the Community and, following a Community mission, it appears that the animal health situation is such that Mauritania could be listed for certain treated milk and milk products, bearing in mind that a residue plan has to be agreed, and approval of establishments has to be carried out, before imports may take place.
(5) It is opportune to clarify the headings of the columns in the Annex.
(6) It is necessary to amend Decision 95/340/EC accordingly.
(7) This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the animal disease situation in the countries concerned.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 95/340/EC is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 7 May 1986
suspending the inclusion of certain countries on the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat
(86/157/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1) as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3) drew up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat taking particular account of the criteria listed in Article 3 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas these criteria include the environmental health situation in the exporting third country and the dangers that this situation presents to public and animal health in the Member States;
Whereas as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station and of the radioactive fall-out that has occurred in the area closest to the power station and in certain neighbouring countries, there is a danger that animals and meat may be contaminated; whereas, therefore, imports from countries likely to be affected as a result of the accident owing to their proximity to the power station should be suspended; whereas, for this purpose, the inclusion of certain countries on the list laid down in the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC should be suspended;
Whereas it will be necessary to re-examine by 31 May 1986 the need to maintain or withdraw the suspension in question in the light of available information on contamination with radioactive elements in the third countries in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Inclusion on the list set out in the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC shall be suspended for the following countries: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
Without prejudice to Community provisions that may be adopted at a later date, this Decision shall not affect the maintenance of national import bans or suspensions adopted pursuant to Article 16 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/82 (4), Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 (5) and to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 (6) in respect of products from third States not covered by this Decision.
Member States shall inform the Commission of the decisions taken.
This Decision shall apply until 31 May 1986.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 275/97 of 14 February 1997 laying down for the 1997/98 marketing year the time limit for the conclusion of preliminary contracts for products processed from tomatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2529/95 (4), provides, in respect of tomatoes, for a preliminary contract between the producer and the processor to be concluded by 16 February at the latest; whereas, because of special difficulties in certain producer regions of the Community, the time limits for concluding preliminary contracts between producers and processors and for forwarding them to the national agency concerned should be postponed for the 1997/98 marketing year;
Whereas, pending the adoption of detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the final date for the conclusion of preliminary contracts for products processed from tomatoes for the 1997/98 marketing year should be laid down;
Whereas in view of its urgency, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For the 1997/98 marketing year, Member States may postpone the time limit for concluding preliminary contracts referred to in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91 to 31 March 1997.
2. Where the preceding paragraph is applied, the time limit for forwarding copies of the preliminary contract to the agency concerned shall be the 10th working day after conclusion of the contract.
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.
16.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2051/2005
of 15 December 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 13 December 2005.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 13 December 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 75/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 March 2010
withdrawing the reference of standard EN 353-1:2002 ‘Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line’ in accordance with Council Directive 89/686/EEC
(notified under document C(2010) 1619)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/170/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Standing Committee set up by Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society Services (2),
Whereas:
(1) The European standard EN 353-1:2002 ‘Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line’, was adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on 12 March 2002. The reference of the standard was first published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 28 August 2003 (3).
(2) The United Kingdom has lodged a formal objection in respect of standard EN 353-1:2002.
(3) With regard to clause 4.7 of EN 353-1:2002, the United Kingdom considers that the specifications relating to the user instructions fail to satisfy the requirements set out in Section 1.4(a) and (b) of Annex II to the Directive.
(4) With regard to clause 5 of standard EN 353-1:2002, the United Kingdom considers that the test method prescribed does not test for reasonably foreseeable fall conditions such as a ‘fall back’ or ‘sideways’ fall, which leads to a significant risk that the device could fail. Consequently, the United Kingdom considers that the standard fails to satisfy the requirements set out in Sections 1.1.1 and 3.1.2.2 of Annex II to the Directive.
(5) Having examined standard EN 353-1:2002 the Commission has established that the standard fails to fully satisfy the basic health and safety requirements set out in Sections 1.1.1, 1.4 and 3.1.2.2 of Annex II to Directive 89/686/EEC.
(6) The reference of standard EN 353-1:2002 should therefore be withdrawn from the list of harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the European Union, with the result that compliance with relevant national standards transposing the harmonised standard EN 353-1:2002 no longer confers the presumption of conformity to the basic requirements of Directive 89/686/EEC,
The reference of standard EN 353-1:2002 ‘Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line’ is withdrawn from the list of harmonised standards published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
3.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 30/20
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 February 2005
authorising Sweden to make use of the system established by Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council to replace surveys of bovine livestock
(notified under document number C(2005) 194)
(Only the Swedish text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/87/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Article 1(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.
(2) Commission Decision 1999/693/EC (3) recognises the fully operational character of the Swedish database for bovine animals.
(3) Pursuant to Directive 93/24/EEC the Member States may, at their request, be authorised to use administrative statistical sources instead of surveys of the bovine population on condition that they satisfy the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
(4) In support of its request of 29 October 2003, Sweden has submitted technical documentation on the structure and on the updating of the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and on the methods of calculating the statistical data.
(5) In particular, Sweden proposed the calculation methods to obtain the statistical data for the categories, referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC, which are not directly available in the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. Sweden should take all the appropriate measures to ensure that these calculation methods ensure the precision of the statistical data.
(6) Following examination of the request based on the technical documentation provided by the Swedish authorities, the request should be met.
(7) This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
Sweden is authorised to replace the surveys of bovine animals provided for by Directive 93/24/EEC by using the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 to obtain all the statistical data required to comply with the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
When the system referred to in Article 1 ceases to be operational or its contents no longer make it possible to obtain reliable statistical information regarding all or certain categories of bovine animals, Sweden shall return to a statistical survey system for the purpose of estimating the cattle population or the categories concerned.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.