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COMMISSION DECISION  of 15 April 1977  on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972  (Only the Dutch text is authentic)  (77/304/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 3 February 1977 the Government of the Netherlands notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the fixing of the comparable income for 1977 within the meaning of Article 4 of the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC requires the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned communication, the existing provisions in the Netherlands for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC, which form the subject of Commission Decisions 75/7/EEC (2), 75/645/EEC (3), 76/483/EEC (4), 76/699/EEC (5) and 77/108/EEC (6), continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community towards common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the fixing of the comparable income for 1977 meets the requirements of Directive 72/159/EEC, and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
Having regard to the fixing of the comparable income for 1977, the provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC in the Netherlands continue to satisfy the conditions for a Community financial contribution towards common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2002
of 10 October 2002
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1640/2002(6).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2003
of 8 January 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2267/2002 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2267/2002(4) fixes the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses from 20 December 2002. The prices notified to the Commission by one Member State contained an error and the most favourable purchase prices on the world market referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 were therefore incorrectly established.
(2) Consequently, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2267/2002 should be replaced from the date of application of that Regulation.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2267/2002 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 2003.
It shall apply from 20 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2003
of 14 November 2003
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)
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 the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2003(3) opens a tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for which system A3 export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(5).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the case of apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3947/87
of 21 December 1987
again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic (1) was signed on 3 May 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas Article 6 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the said Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 'the Protocol'), as amended by Decision No 1/81 (2), of the Cooperation Council, provides that, in the case of an automatic change in the base date applicable to the amounts expressed in ECU, the Community, may introduce revised amounts when necessary;
Whereas the equivalent value of the ECU in certain national currencies on 1 October 1986 was less than the corresponding value on 1 October 1984; whereas the automatic change in the base date would, in the case of conversion into the national currencies concerned, have the effect of reducing the limits which permit the presentation of simplified documentary evidence; whereas, in order to avoid this effect, it is necessary to increase such limits expressed in ECU,
The Protocol is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1), '2 355 ECU' is replaced by '2 590 ECU'.
2. In Article 17 (2), '165 ECU' is replaced by '180 ECU' and '470 ECU' by '515 ECU'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/12
COUNCIL DECISION,
taken by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission,
of 5 November 2004
adopting the list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission of the European Communities, repealing and replacing Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom
(2004/753/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 214(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 126(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 127(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, must be appointed for the period from the date of its appointment to 31 October 2009.
(2) On 29 June 2004 the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission (1).
(3) The European Parliament approved that nomination by its resolution of 22 July 2004.
(4) By Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom (2), the Council adopted by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission the list of other persons whom it intends to appoint as Members of the Commission.
(5) By common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission, Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom should be repealed before the list that it contains is submitted for a vote of approval by the European Parliament, and replaced by the present Decision.
(6) The entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe will entail the expiry of the term of the Member of the Commission who has the same nationality as the future European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will be a Vice-President of the Commission,
The following are hereby nominated by common accord with Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO, nominee for President of the Commission, as the persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission of the European Communities for the period from the date of appointment of the new Commission to 31 October 2009:
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN
Mr Jacques BARROT
Mr Joe BORG
Mr Stavros DIMAS
Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Mr Ján FIGEĽ
Ms Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Mr Franco FRATTINI
Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ
Ms Danuta HÜBNER
Mr Siim KALLAS
Mr László KOVÁCS
Ms Neelie KROES
Mr Markos KYPRIANOU
Mr Peter MANDELSON
Mr Charlie McCREEVY
Mr Louis MICHEL
Mr Andris PIEBALGS
Mr Janez POTOČNIK
Ms Viviane REDING
Mr Olli REHN
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA
Mr Günter VERHEUGEN
Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.
Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1997 amending Decision 93/70/EEC on codification for the message 'Animo` (Text with EEA relevance) (97/628/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning the veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable to intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure that the Animo message is quickly understood, the Commission, by Decision 93/70/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 94/295/EC (4), has stipulated the codes to be used for animals and animal products;
Whereas, in the light of the experience gained, substantial changes have been made to the data file relating to the codes for the animals products to improve its use;
Whereas the Annex to Decision 93/70/EEC should be amended to adjust it to the corresponding data file in the new software;
Whereas the fact that certain live animals and products are included in the codification does not mean that a message has to be sent by means of the computerized Animo network;
Whereas the codification of live animals and of products will be re-examined when the decisions needed to introduce the Shift project are being adopted;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 93/70/EEC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1434/1999
of 30 June 1999
establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for the 1999/2000 marketing year for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, and in particular Articles 3(4) and 7(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, Commissin Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1321/98(5), sets the forecast supply balance for sugar for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands for the 1998/99 marketing year; whereas, pursuant to that Article 2 and on the basis of the forecasts, the supply balance for the 1999/2000 marketing year under those arrangements should now be set;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 is replaced, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2323/2001
of 29 November 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 23 to 29 November 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 June 1993 amending the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Council Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of  seed produced in third countries
(93/416/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last mended by Commission Directive 93/2/EEC (2),
Having regard to the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops (3), as last amended by Council Decision 92/221/EEC (4), and in particular Article 2  thereof,
Having regard to the Seventh Council Decision 85/356/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (5), as last amended by Council Decision 92/221/EEC, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, in Decision 85/355/EEC, the Council determined that field inspections carried out in dcetain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the Community Directives;
Whereas, in Decision 85/356/EEC, the Council determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries is equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community;
Whereas for certain species these determinations include New Zealand;
Whereas an examination of the rules of New Zealand and of the manner in which they are applied has shown that, in respect of maize, the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annexes I, II and III to Directive 66/402/EEC and  the conditions governing seed harvested and controlled there afford the same assurances, as regards the seed's characteristics, identity, examination, marking and control as do the conditions applicable to such seed harvested and controlled within the  Community;
Whereas the existing equivalence for New Zealand should therefore be extended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
In the table in Part I (2) of the Annex to Decision 85/355/EEC the species 'Zea mays' is hereby added after the species 'Triticum durum' in column 3 of the entry relating to New Zealand.
In the table in Part I (2) of the Annex to Decision 85/356/EEC the species 'Zea mays' is hereby added after the species 'Triticum durum' in column 3 of the entry relating to New Zealand.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
27.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 120/2005
of 26 January 2005
determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2005 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period from 1 to 10 January 2005 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in parts I.A, I.B, points 5 and 6, and parts I.C, I.D, I.E, I.F, I.G and I.H, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.4.1975 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 100/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 March 1975
concluding an international convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures and accepting the Annex thereto concerning customs warehouses
(75/199/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing European Economic Community;
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission;
Whereas the international convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures negotiated within the Customs Cooperation Council can effectively contribute to the development of international trade;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 of that convention, each Contracting Party must, when concluding the convention, also accept one of the Annexes thereto; whereas the Community should therefore accept the Annex concerning customs warehouses;
Whereas that convention should therefore be concluded and that Annex thereto be accepted,
The international convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures and the Annex thereto concerning customs warehouses are hereby respectively concluded and accepted on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the convention and of the Annex are contained in the Annex to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the convention referred to in Article 1 and to accept the Annex also referred to in Article 1 and to confer on them the powers required to bind the Community.
These persons shall also inform the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council that, for the application of the aforesaid Annex, the customs territories of the Member States of the European Economic Community are to be considered as a single territory.