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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2568/95 of 31 October 1995 concerning the transfer to Colombia, within the tariff quota for the import of bananas into the Community, of Nicaragua's country quota for 1996 (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 of 1 March 1995 on additional rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the tariff quota arrangements for imports of bananas into the Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (4), and in particular Article 2 (2) second subparagraph thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 478/95 establishes the detailed rules for the application of the Framework Agreement on Bananas concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 478/95 divides the tariff quota into specific shares allocated to the countries or groups of countries referred to in Annex I of the same Regulation; whereas in the event that a country listed in Annex I, Table 1 is not able to export all or some of the quantity allocated to it, Article 2 (2) provides for the reallocation of that quantity;
Whereas Nicaragua has informed the Commission that it will be unable to export bananas to the Community in 1996; whereas Nicaragua and Colombia have jointly requested that the quantity allocated to Nicaragua be reallocated to Colombia,
In application of Article 2 (2) second subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 478/95, the shares of the tariff quota allocated to Colombia and Nicaragua are hereby changed for 1996 as follows:
'Colombia: 24 %
Nicaragua: 0 %`.
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 (EEC) No 2756/91  of 19 September 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 791/89 (3), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2432/90 (5), gives a figure for ginning costs and Article 2 (2) (e) gives the cost of unloading and forwarding ginned cotton at Piraeus and Article 4  (1) gives the crushing costs for cotton seed; whereas since these costs have increased in the meantime the amounts given in the Regulation should be adjusted;
Whereas in Annex B to the above mentioned Regulation coefficients are given in point 3 to be used when the cotton brought under supervised storage differs from the standard quality; whereas, taking past experience into account, some of these  coefficients should be adjusted and the coefficients for lower qualities should be abolished;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (2) '13,25' is replaced by '14,25'.
2. In Article 2 (2) (e) '1' is replaced by '1,08'.
3. In Article 4 (1) '7,45' is replaced by '8,00'.
4. In Annex B, point 3 is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. Coefficients applicable to ginned cotton obtained differing from the standard quality:
Grade  % of price to be added  % of price to be subtracted      3 and 3,5  6   4  3,5   4,5  1,5   5  -   5,5   2  6   5,0  6,5   8,0  7   12,0  8   17,0  9   23,0
Should the quality of the cotton be lower than grade 9 the price of  the unginned cotton shall be determined by mutual agreement between the Contracting Parties.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to contracts and aids covering cotton harvested from 1 September 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/2003
of 28 March 2003
adapting the total quantities referred to in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2028/2002(2), and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 lays down that the guaranteed total quantities for Finland may be increased to compensate "SLOM" producers, up to a maximum of 200000 tonnes. In accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/95(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1390/95(4), Finland has notified the quantities concerned for the 2002/2003 marketing year.
(2) Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 lays down that the individual reference quantities are increased or established at the duly justified request of producers to take account of changes affecting their deliveries and/or direct sales and that the increase or establishment of such a reference quantity is subject to a corresponding reduction or cancellation of the other reference quantity the producer owns.
(3) Such adjustments may not lead to an increase, for the Member State concerned, in the sum of the deliveries and direct sales referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92. Where the individual reference quantities undergo a definitive change, the quantities referred to in Article 3 are adjusted accordingly.
(4) In accordance with Article 15(1)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1392/2001(5), Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom have notified quantities which have undergone a definitive change in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92.
(5) The total quantities applicable for the period from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 laid down in point (c) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 and consequently those applicable for subsequent periods laid down in points (d) to (f) of that same Annex should therefore be adjusted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 26 July 1971  setting up an Advisory Committee for Public Works Contracts  (71/306/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the proposals from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament 1;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 2;
Whereas the implementation of the measures adopted by the Council in the field of public works contracts may raise problems which it seems desirable to examine in common;
Whereas it is advisable to set up for this purpose a Committee presided over by the Commission and composed of representatives of the Member States belonging to the authorities of those States;
An Advisory Committee for Public Works Contracts is hereby set up within the Commission.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, the Committee shall examine regularly, on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State, problems arising from the application of the measures adopted by the Council with regard to public works contracts, including special cases arising in this field. The Committee shall examine in particular the reasons for which undertakings conforming to the criteria laid down by the Council may not have been consulted or may not have won the contract although they submitted the best tender.
The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Member States belonging to the authorities of those States.
Member States shall appoint as members of the Committee one member and one alternate for each country.
The Committee shall be chaired by an official of the Commission. The Chairman may be assisted by Commission officials. Secretarial services shall be provided by the Commission.
The Committee shall be convened by its Chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members.
Committee discussions shall be recorded in minutes.
The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 October 1997 supplementing Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (97/689/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the Dublin European Council meeting on 13 and 14 December 1996,
Having regard to Joint Action 96/406/CFSP of 10 June 1996, concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),
Whereas the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) decided on 26 September 1997 that the Organization would undertake supervision of Republika Srpska Assembly elections;
Whereas the OSCE has requested European Union support to finance supervision of these elections;
Whereas Joint Action 96/406/CFSP should be further supplemented,
This Decision is directed towards the continuation of European Union support for the activities carried out by the OSCE, pursuant to the General Framework Agreement for Peace.
1. In respect of the Republika Srpska Assembly elections, the support referred to in Article 1 shall take the form of the provision of a contingent of EU supervisors to oversee the electoral process under the aegis of the OSCE, including polling and counting.
2. EU long-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 74 days. EU short-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 17 days.
3. The supervision activities shall be financed from the amount referred to in Article 3 (1) of Decision 97/224/CFSP. Article 3 (2) and (3) of that Decision shall apply.
The Council shall review the implementation of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall take effect as from 26 September 1997.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 398/97 of 20 December 1996 allocating for 1997 catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Estonian waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and Estonia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1997 and the management of common living resources;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1997 should be fixed for the vessels of the other party;
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1997, the results of the consultations held with Estonia;
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Estonian waters, quotas should be allocated among Member States in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3);
Whereas additional conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4), were not agreed with Estonia;
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1997,
From 1 January to 31 December 1997 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorized to make catches within the quotas limits set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Estonia
The financial contribution provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 765 530, payable to an account designated by Estonia.
Stocks referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities or on the day of entry into force of the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia, signed on 19 December 1996, whichever is the later.
It shall apply from 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States
27.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 76/2010
of 26 January 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 69/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 4 November 1986
concerning the implementation by Spain of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(86/540/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 83/515/EEC of 4 October 1983 concerning certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector (1), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas the Spanish Government has adopted an aid scheme in connection with measures involving the temporary or permanent reduction of production capacity in the fisheries sector; whereas, on 13 May and 18 August 1986, it communicated particulars of the aid scheme in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 83/515/EEC;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of the said Directive, the Commission has considered whether, having regard to their compatibility with the Directive and to the other structural measures existing or planned in the fisheries sector, the measures contemplated fulfil the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Structures,
The measures adopted by Spain in order to implement an aid scheme in connection with the measures involving the temporary or permanent reduction of production capacity in the fisheries sector fulfil the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
COUNCIL DECISION of 5 June 1997 appointing one member and three alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (97/373/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decisions of 26 January 1994 (1) and 23 January 1995 (2) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas one seat as a member and three seats as alternate members of the Committee have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Martin Purtscher, member, and Mr Herbert Sausgruber, Mr Hannes Swoboda and Ms Mari-Ann Esch, alternate members, notified to the Council on 21 May 1997 and 29 April 1997 respectively;
Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian and Finnish Governments,
1. Mr Herbert Sausgruber is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Martin Purtscher for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
2. Mr Martin Purtscher is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Herbert Sausgruber for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
3. Ms Brigitte Ederer is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hannes Swoboda for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
4. Mr Gustav SkuthĂ¤lla is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Mari-Ann Esch for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2873/88  of 16 September 1988  on the supply of common wheat to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania  as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/88 (2), and in particular Artiucle 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations  and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, by its Decision of 30 July 1987 on the supply of food aid to Mauritania the Commission allocated to that country 6 000 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be  supplied as Community food aid (4); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of a contract for the supply of common wheat to Mauritania in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and with the conditions laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2039/85
of 23 July 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 concerning the certification of hops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3041/79 (3), lays down general rules relating to certification; whereas Articles 4 and 5 of that Regulation provide that each package and certificate shall bear particulars of the variety or varieties of hop; whereas this requirement cannot be met in the case of experimental strains which must occasionally be marketed where those products are being tested on a large scale in the brewing industry; whereas there should be added to the abovementioned Regulation special provisions relating to the description of the said hops on packages and certificates,
The following Article is inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77:
'Article 5a
In the case of hops from experimental strains in the course of development and produced by a research institute on its own premises or by a producer on behalf of such an institute, particulars of the variety or varieties referred to in Article 4 (b) and Article 5 (1) (f) may be replaced by a name or number identifying the strain in question.'
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.