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8.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138/2
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 May 2014
on appointing eight members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee
(2014/C 138/02)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,
After consultation of the Council,
After consultation of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee comprises 24 members.
(2) According to Article 4(1) of the Decision No 234/2008/EC, 8 members shall be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
(3) Member States have provided the Commission with a list of candidates with well-established qualifications in the field of statistics.
(4) In the appointment of these eight members, the Commission has endeavoured to ensure that they represent in equal measure, users, respondents and other stakeholders in Community statistics (including the scientific community, the social partners and civil society).
(5) A reserve list is established to be used in case of resignations or unexpected unavailability of the appointed members. Selection from the reserve list shall endeavour to maintain the balance between user groups,
The persons named in the Annex are hereby appointed as members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee for a term of five years.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1758/2006
of 22 May 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Malaysia 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 Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union and amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, and set out the conventional duty rates of the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) By Decision 2006/862/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Malaysia 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 Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union (2), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Part Two ‘Schedule of customs duties’ of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall be amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
18.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1355/2013
of 17 December 2013
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.
(3) The occurrence and relevance of food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the findings of missions to third countries carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.
(4) In particular, the list should be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which the available information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased level of official controls is therefore no longer justified. The entries in the list concerning hazelnuts from Azerbaijan, mace, ginger and curcuma from India, mace from Indonesia and brassica vegetables from Thailand should therefore be deleted.
(5) In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)  No 1623/95 of 4 July 1995 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of  milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures  for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products  (1), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply  balances for the milk sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 for  supplies to the Canary Islands;
Whereas the quantities of the forecast supply balance for those products is fixed in Regulation  (EC) No 2883/94  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1318/95  (4), for the period 1 July  1994 to 30 June 1995; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for milk and milk  products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June  1996;
Whereas, in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supply arrangements will apply from 1  July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92,  the quantities of the forecast supply balance in the milk sector benefiting, as appropriate from  exemption from import duties for products from third countries or for Community aid for products  from the Community market shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Where, as regards a particular product separate amounts are fixed in the forecast supply balance  for direct consumption, and for processing and/or packaging respectively, an adjustment in the  breakdown as between the prescribed uses is permitted, within a limit of 20  % of the total  quantity fixed for that product.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1688/85
of 20 June 1985
fixing, for the 1985/86 marketing year, the flat-rate amount provided for under the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 1482/85 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 of 30 June 1981 laying down general rules concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (3),
Whereas Articles 3 (b) and 6 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 provide for the reimbursement of the pecuniary advantage included in the intervention price on account of the costs involved in maintaining the minimum stock;
Whereas, in order to determine that pecuniary advantage, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 of 28 January 1977 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1920/81 (5), provides for a flat-rate amount to be fixed for each marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 1985/86 marketing year, the flat-rate amount referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 shall be 0,165 ECU per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1010/84
of 11 April 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain bovine cattle leather, falling within subheading 41.02 ex C and originating in Uruguay, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 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 C, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex A, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex A; 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 certain bovine cattle leather falling within subheading 41.02 ex C, the individual ceiling was fixed at 4 750 000 ECU; whereas on 6 April 1984 imports of these products into the Community, originating in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay,
As from 16 April 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Uruguay;
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 41.02 (NIMEXE codes 41.02-21, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 98)  // Bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather, except leather falling within heading No 41.06 or 41.08:  //   // ex C. Other, excluding leather not further prepared than tanned  //   //
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1651/2000
of 26 July 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a geographical indication.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the application has been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the name given in the Annex to this Regulation following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).
(4) The name should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected geographical indication.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1576/2000(5),
The name in the Annex hereto is added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
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.
21.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/44
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1062/2011
of 20 October 2011
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 market and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2011 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Regulation (EC) No 772/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 4 April 2001
regarding the closure and liquidation of projects adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 213/96 on the implementation of the European Communities investment partners financial instrument for the countries of Latin America, Asia, the Mediterranean region and South Africa
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 179(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(2),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 213/96 of 29 January 1996 on the implementation of the European Communities investment partners financial instrument for the countries of Latin America, Asia, the Mediterranean region and South Africa(3) expired on 31 December 1999.
(2) Using Regulation (EC) No 213/96 as a basis, the Commission has approved the financing of a number of projects which have not yet been fully completed and which may require further sums to be committed so that they can be closed.
(3) The many investment instruments managed by the Commission (AL-Invest, ASIA-Invest, MED-Invest, JOP, JEV and Proinvest) lack a centralised, coordinated and coherent organisational structure.
(4) This transitional measure should serve not only to ensure compliance with the commitments entered into by the Commission up to 31 December 1999, but also to lay the foundations for a future, integrated programme for the promotion of investment in all developing countries.
(5) The Commission should be empowered to take the steps necessary to allow the existing project portfolio to be liquidated,
1. The Commission shall take the steps needed to close and liquidate the projects adopted under Regulation (EC) No 213/96.
2. Those steps shall include any action required, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 213/96 with the aim of liquidating the existing portfolio, to provide monitoring, management and auditing of operations for which the Commission has already adopted a financing decision, including the amendment of contracts already signed and the use of outside technical assistance.
As soon as possible and at the latest by 31 March 2001, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the instrument for supporting the private sector in developing countries, followed, as soon as possible, by a legislative proposal to ensure the future of that instrument.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1847/97 of 24 September 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 402/97 of 20 December 1996 allocating, for 1997, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Lithuanian waters (3), provides for salmon quotas for 1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitation on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1997; whereas Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 September 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1997.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.