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COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 1994
on the provisional  application of certain articles of the Second Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements between  the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and certain third countries of  the other part, and to the Interim Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between the  European Economic Community, and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, the same  countries of the other part
(94/937/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to the Europe Agreement signed with Romania on 1 February 1993, as amended by the  Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993,
Having regard to the Interim Agreement() with Romania which entered into force on 1 May 1993, as  amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993,
Having regard to the Europe Agreement signed with the Republic of Bulgaria on 8 March 1993, as  amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993,
Having regard to the Interim Agreement() with the Republic of Bulgaria which entered into force on  31 December 1993, as amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993,
Having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs Council which took place on 31 October  1994,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities Second Additional Protocols to  the Interim Agreements on trade and trade-related matters and to the Europe Agreements with Romania  and the Republic of Bulgaria;
Whereas the relevant parts of these Second Additional Protocols should be applied, with regard to  products concerned by the Treaty establishing the European Community, on a provisional basis from 1  January 1995, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion,
Pending the formal conclusion of the Second Additional Protocols,  the relevant Articles which shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1995, are as  follows:
- Articles 1 and 2 of the Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European  Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, and to the  Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and  the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part,
- Articles 1 and 2 of the Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European  Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other  part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic  Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria,  of the other part.
The texts of the initialled Second Additional Protocols including the relevant Articles are  attached to this Decision.
26.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 114/97
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 April 2008
amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2008) 1572)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/331/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1).
(2) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/26/EC (2), 2007/689/EC (3) and 2008/209/EC (4).
(3) Bulgaria has provided guarantees that one milk processing establishment will be delivered only with compliant raw milk. This establishment should therefore be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI.
(4) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The establishment listed in the Annex to this Decision is deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1313/2002
of 19 July 2002
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the specification of the 2003 ad hoc module on lifelong learning
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community(1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1626/2000(2) implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community has drawn up a programme of ad hoc modules to the labour force survey covering years 2001 to 2004, which includes an ad hoc module on lifelong learning.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 the detailed list of information to be collected in an ad hoc module shall be drawn at least 12 months before the beginning of the reference period for that module.
(3) Commission Communication COM(2001) 678 on "Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality" underlines in paragraph 4(3) that comparable information and statistical measures are essential to the development and implementation of coherent and comprehensive lifelong learning strategies and that statistics and indicators already form an essential part of existing initiatives in the field of lifelong learning with a view to monitoring progress both in achieving identified targets and in implementing policy objectives.
(4) In accordance with Employment Guideline C for 2002, Member States should set national targets for an increase in investment in human resources as well as in participation in further education and training (whether formal or informal) and monitor regularly progress towards such targets.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(3),
The detailed list of information to be collected in 2003 by the ad hoc module on lifelong learning is laid down in the Annex to the present Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that 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.
28.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 620/2008
of 27 June 2008
correcting Regulation (EC) No 386/2008 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
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 Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2008 (2), fixed the export refunds on milk and milk products.
(2) The amendments to the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds concerning the milk and milk products, introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1499/2007 publishing, for 2008, the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), must be taken into consideration. Consequently the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 386/2008 has to be corrected accordingly. For the sake of clarity those corrections should apply from the day of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 386/2008,
In Regulation (EC) No 386/2008, the Annex is replaced by the text 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.
It shall apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 386/2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/50
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/811/CFSP
of 20 December 2012
amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/788/CFSP (1) imposing restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2078 (2012) of 28 November 2012 amended the criteria for the designation of persons and entities to be subject to the restrictive measures set out in paragraphs 9 and 11 of UNSCR 1807 (2008).
(3) UNSCR 2078 (2012) also added a further exemption to the measures set out in paragraph 9 of UNSCR 1807 (2008).
(4) On 12 and 30 November 2012, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1533 (2004) added additional persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.
(5) Decision 2010/788/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Decision 2010/788/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 3 is replaced by the following:
— persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1,
— political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups,
— political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes,
— political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflict contrary to applicable international law,
— individuals or entities operating in the DRC and committing serious violations involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement,
— individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC,
— individuals or entities illegally supporting armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources, including gold,
— individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity owned or controlled by a designated individual,
— individuals or entities who plan, sponsor or participate in attacks against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).
(2) in Article 4(3) the following phrase is added after point (c):
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list of persons set out in the Annex to Decision 2010/788/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
15.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1087/2006
of 14 July 2006
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 15 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/37
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/44/EU
of 26 November 2012
amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directives 2003/90/EC (3) and 2003/91/EC (4) were adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination of the various species and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties those Directives provide that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
(2) The CPVO and UPOV have since established further guidelines for one other species and have updated existing ones.
(3) Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in Part A of the Annex to this Directive.
The Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text in Part B of the Annex to this Directive.
For examinations started before 1 January 2014 Member States may apply Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC in the version applying before their amendment by this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2013 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2014.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1406/95 of 22 June 1995 correcting  Regulation (EC) No 906/95 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for  Kafalotyri and Kasseri cheeses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of  the market in milk and milk products  (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,  Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28  thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/95  (3) lays down the amounts of aid for  private storage of Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses; whereas the portion of the aid relating to  financial costs was specified as ECU 1,14 in the text of the Regulation submitted to the Management  Committee for Milk and Milk Products on 30  March  1995; whereas, in the course of the preparation  of the text for publication, an error occurred in all the language versions with the result that  the amount indicated in the Regulation published in the Official Journal of the European  Communities is ECU 1,41; whereas since the Regulation only concerns Greek operators and the  information communicated to them by the Greek authorities referred to the correct amount for  financial costs, this correction can be carried out retrospectively; whereas paragraph 2 of the  Article referred to should also be corrected in the Greek version,
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 906/95 is hereby corrected as  follows:
1.  in paragraph 1 (c) 'ECU 1,41` is replaced by 'ECU  1,14`;
2.  paragraph 2 is replaced by the following text:
(only concerns the Greek language version).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 15 May 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2003
of 8 August 2003
correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 836/2003(4), approves checking operations in South Africa and sets out in its Annex II the model certificate to be used by the South African inspection bodies.
(2) A typing mistake has occurred while adopting Regulation (EC) No 836/2003 with regard to the period of validity for sea/land shipments of the certificate.
(3) It is thus necessary to correct Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is corrected as follows:
In box 13 ("period of validity days"), the figure "30" is replaced by the figure "40".
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.
12.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 958/2004
of 11 May 2004
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 12 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1247/2011
of 29 November 2011
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also 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 provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of 3 months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 3 months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.