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18.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/14
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 August 2005
amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC with regard to national laboratories in certain Member States
(notified under document number C(2005) 3121)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/615/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (1), and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For security reasons it is important to maintain the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus updated.
(2) The competent authorities of Denmark, Germany and Poland have officially informed the Commission on changes relating to their national reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease.
(3) The competent authorities of Slovakia officially informed the Commission of arrangements they have made in accordance with Article 68(2) of the Directive.
(4) For clarity it appears appropriate to list the Member States in the order of the ISO country code.
(5) It is necessary to adapt the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus and to amend Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC accordingly.
(6) 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 list of National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
The Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1610/1999
of 22 July 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98(2), and in particular Articles 52(3) and 55(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas it is necessary to commence an evaluation of the situation on the market in wine at the beginning of the 1999/2000 wine year and a detailed evaluation of the export refund arrangements and the system for requesting and issuing export licences in the sector so that the refund arrangements can be re-evaluated and the arrangements for managing export licences can be reviewed; whereas a sufficiently long period for reflection should be allowed before export licence applications can be submitted so that the wine year in question does not commence before the adjustments to the arrangements can be made; whereas, therefore, new applications may be made only from 8 October 1999; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1354/97(4), should be amended accordingly;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
In Article 1a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1685/95, the following sentence is added: "For the 1999/2000 wine year, that date is replaced by 8 October (1999)."
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.
29.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 28 July 2011
concerning the list of statistical data on the structure and rates of excise duty applied on manufactured tobacco to be provided by the Member States pursuant to Council Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC
(notified under document C(2011) 5291)
(2011/480/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/79/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of taxes on cigarettes (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/80/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of taxes on manufactured tobacco other than cigarettes (2), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC require every 4 years the Commission to submit to the Council a report concerning the rates and the structure of excise duty of manufactured tobacco, taking into account the proper functioning of the internal market, the real value of the rates of excise duty and the wider objectives of the Treaty.
(2) That report is to be based in particular on the information provided by the Member States relating to all releases for consumption of manufactured tobacco made in each preceding calendar year.
(3) In order to ensure early and sufficient information needed for the report referred to in Article 4(1) of Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC and to enable a more dynamic follow-up of developments, Member States should provide to the Commission the statistical data on a yearly basis. This data can rely on the data Member States collect for the calculation of the weighted average retail selling price.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Excise Duty,
The Member States shall, for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC respectively, provide to the Commission the annual statistical data set out in the Annex to this Decision.
The statistical data shall include all releases for consumption of manufactured tobacco made in the preceding calendar year.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2242/96 of 25 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for plaice quotas for 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations 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 plaice in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 November 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned 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 November 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13  November 1992
amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and  refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel  Community
(92/550/ECSC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and in particular  Article 18 thereof,
Having regard to the Teaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European  Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the rates for the daily subsistence allowance payable to Members of the Consultative  Committee of the European Coal and Steel Company should be adapted to take account of the increase  in expenditure incurred by Members of the Committee on subsistence expenses,
Article 2 (1) of Decision 76/228/ECSC  (1),  is hereby replaced by the following:
'1.  The daily subsistence allowance shall be:
-  FB 5  700 for each day of attendance at meetings,
-  FB 4  500 for each day of travel.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day  following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 66/2004
of 15 January 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 16 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision  of  29 April 2004  on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community (2004/577/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part(1), entered into force on  1 July 1999 .
(2) The European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan agreed to establish a double-checking system in respect of certain steel products for the period from  1 January 2000  to  31 December 2001 . This Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was approved on behalf of the European Community by means of Decision 1999/865/EC(2). Regulation (EC) No 2743/1999(3) established the corresponding implementing legislation for the Community.
(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community,
1. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
2. The text of the Agreement(4) is annexed to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Commission Decision
of 28 February 2002
amending Decision 97/222/EC as regards imports of meat products from Latvia and Poland
(notified under document number C(2002) 645)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/184/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 21a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/794/EC(4), lays down the list of third countries from which Member States authorise the importation of meat products.
(2) To prevent the introduction of pathogens liable to endanger the Community's animal health status different treatments are required for imported meat products by Decision 97/222/EC.
(3) The specific conditions for the treatment are dependent on the species from which meat products are obtained and on the corresponding animal health situation in the third country concerned, as indicated in part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC by a coded reference to the different treatments provided for in part IV of the same Annex.
(4) An inspection carried out in March 2001 to Latvia by the Commission's services has shown that the animal health status of the poultry sector and its control are satisfactory. As a result of this mission Latvia shall be authorised to export meat products of domestic poultry and of farmed feathered game to the Community.
(5) Poland has been authorised by Commission Decision 2001/849/EC(5) amending Decision 98/371/EC(6) for the importation of fresh pigmeat into the Community under certain conditions and consequently the requirements for importation of pigmeat products need to be adjusted.
(6) Decision 97/222/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply for imports of meat products as certified from 1 March 2002.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
17.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 10/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 33/2007
of 16 January 2007
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the market in poultrymeat, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.
(3) Article 8(3), second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that bear the identification mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(b) 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 (2). Those products should also comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the condition provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2.   The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004, notably preparation in an approved establishment and compliance with the identification marking requirements laid down in Annex II, Section I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1145/2005
of 15 July 2005
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 235/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 864/2014
of 7 August 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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 markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 843/82
of 13 April 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 laying down detailed rules for export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3456/80 (2), and in particular Article 20 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 345/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on wine and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2009/81 (4), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas export refunds for liqueur wines other than quality wines psr were fixed for the first time by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3635/81 of 17 December 1981 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 842/82 (6); whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 of 27 November 1981 (7) should accordingly be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 shall be replaced by the following:
'1. The granting of refunds shall be conditional upon proof that the products exported:
- were accompanied on export by an analysis certificate issued by an official body of the producer Member State or the exporting Member State certifying that they meet the Community quality standards for the products in question or, in the absence of such standards, the national standards applied by the exporting Member State,
and, in the case of table wine or liqueur wine other than quality wines psr:
- have been approved by a tasting committee recognized by the exporting Member State; where this Member State is not the producer, proof must also be provided that the wine in question is a Community table wine or a Community liqueur wine.
The certificate referred to in the first subparagraph shall mention at least the following:
(a) for table wines and liqueur wines other than quality wines psr:
- the colour,
- the total alcoholic strength by volume,
- the actual alcoholic strength by volume,
- the total acidity;
(b) for concentrated grape must: the density.'
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.