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14.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 863/2006
of 13 June 2006
adjusting the delivery obligations for cane sugar to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India for the 2005/06 delivery period
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), and in particular Article 39(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (2) lays down the detailed rules for setting delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India.
(2) These quantities were set, for the 2005/06 delivery period, by Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2006 (3).
(3) Article 7(1) and (2) of the ACP Protocol lays down rules for cases where an ACP State fails to deliver its agreed quantity.
(4) The competent authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis and of Trinidad and Tobago have informed the Commission that they will be unable to deliver their agreed quantities in full and that they do not wish to have the additional period for delivery.
(5) After consultation with the ACP States concerned, a reallocation of the shortfall must therefore be carried out for delivery during the 2005/06 delivery period.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 180/2006 should therefore be repealed, and the delivery obligations for the 2005/06 delivery period should be adjusted in accordance with Article 9(1) and (2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The delivery obligations for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India in respect of products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, in the 2005/06 delivery period for each exporting country concerned, set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 180/2006, are hereby adjusted as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EC) No 180/2006 is hereby repealed.
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.
1.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 836/2005
of 31 May 2005
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 June 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 28 December 1987
on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(88/112/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Belgian Government has forwarded the Royal Decree of 12 March 1987, amending the Royal Decree of 3 March 1986 on aids for investments and for setting up in farming;
Whereas, under Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 continue to be satisfied in the light of the compatibility of the said provisions with that Regulation and bearing in mind the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;
Whereas the abovementioned provisions satisfy the conditions and are in keeping with the objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
Account being taken of the Royal Decree of 12 March 1987 amending the Royal Decree of 3 March 1986 on aids for investments and for setting up in farming, the regulations and administrative provisions adopted in Belgium with a view to implementing Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 continue to satisfy the conditions governing a Community financial contribution to the common measures provided for in Article 1 of that Regulation.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1382/2000
of 28 June 2000
determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999
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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/1999(4), and in particular Article 20a(11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/2000(5) opens the procedure for allocating export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic from 1 July 2000 under a quota opened for that country.
(2) Applications submitted for the products referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 cover quantities greater than those available. As a result, allocation coefficients should be set for the quantities applied for,
The quantities covered by export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 20a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 submitted for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 shall be multiplied by the following allocation coefficients:
- 0,626595 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999,
- 0,636997 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1724/2005
of 20 October 2005
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of October 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (1),
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision) (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (3), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences for the October 2005 tranche should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered and fixing the quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche,
1.   Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of October 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.
2.   The available quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3051/87
of 12 October 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain threaded or tapped nuts falling within subheading 73.32 B ex II of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Singapore to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 14;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1984;
Whereas, in the case of certain threaded or tapped nuts falling within subheading 73.32 B ex II of the Common Customs Tariff, the reference base is fixed at 2 553 000 ECU; whereas, on 29 September 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in Singapore reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Singapore,
As from 16 October 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Singapore:
1.2 //  //  // CCT heading No  // Description  //  //  // 73.32 B ex II (NIMEXE code 73.32-91, 95, 97)  // Threaded or tapped nuts   //    //
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 1461/92  of 4 June 1992  amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89 laying down detailed rules for applying the specific measures for nuts and locust beans as provided for in Title IIa of Council  Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1156/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 of 20 March 1989 fixing the level of additional flat-rate aid for the formation of producers' organizations and the maximum amount applied to aid for quality and marketing improvement in the nut- and  locust bean-growing sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 832/92 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 832/92 amending Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 provides that under certain conditions the additional aid granted to nut producers' organizations may be calculated on the basis of the quantities of products marketed by the  producers' organizations during the second marketing year following the date of their specific recognition; whereas the consequences should be drawn as regards the relevant provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89 (5), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 3746/91 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89:
'Where the last paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 is applied, the quantities marketed relate to quantities actually sold during the second marketing year following the date of specific recognition.'
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 1434/91  of 28 May 1991  concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No  793/91 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1991;
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 mackerel in the waters of ICES-divisions VII (excluding EC zone), V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII A, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in  Spain have reached the quota allocated for 1991,
  Article 1
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone) V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain  for 1991.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II (excluding EC zone), V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain 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 entry into force of this Regulation.  Article 2
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.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 25 July 1980  concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from Canada  (80/804/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 77/98/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas following a Community veterinary mission it appears that the animal health situation in Canada is excellent, stable and completely controlled by wellstructured and organized veterinary services, particularly as regards diseases transmissible through meat;
Whereas, in addition, by letter of 14 July 1980 the responsible veterinary authorities of Canada have confirmed that Canada has for at least 12 months been free from rinderpest, foot and mouth disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, contagious porcine paralysis (Teschen disease) and swine vesicular disease and that no vaccinations have been carried out against those diseases during that time;
Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Canada have undertaken to notify the Commission of the European Communities and the Member States, by telex or telegram, within 24 hours at the latest, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the abovementioned diseases or the adoption of vaccination against them;
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be adapted according to the animal health situation of the non-member country concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall authorize the importation from Canada of fresh meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and domestic solipeds conforming to the guarantees laid down in an animal health certificate which accords with the Annex hereto and which must accompany the consignment.
This Decision shall not apply to imports of glands and organs authorized by the country of destination for pharmaceutical manufacturing purposes.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1981.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1092/94 of 6 May 1994 allocating, for 1994, certain additional catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Norwegian waters north of 62° N and in Icelandic 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 the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which entered into force on 1 January 1994, has given the Community and Norway and Iceland the opportunity to develop their cooperation in the fisheries sector, and to conclude supplementary  Agreements on fisheries in the form of an exchange of letters (2);
Whereas under these Agreements, Norway and Iceland undertook to grant to the Community additional catch quotas for cod in Norwegian waters and for redfish in the Icelandic fishing zone;
Whereas allocation methods must take into account the interests of all Member States whenever new fishing opportunities are established in accordance with Article 8 (4) (iii) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; whereas due consideration should be given to  the economic and social cohesion of the Community, since it has acquired the resources in question within the framework of the Agreement on the European Economic Area;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control and inspection measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy  (3),
Vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be authorized in 1994 to take catches within the geographical limits and subject to the quotas set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Norway north of 62° N  without prejudice to catches already authorized for the same period by Council Regulation (EC) No 3692/93 of 21 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone  and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (4).
Catches by vessels flying the flag of a Member State in waters falling within the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone shall be limited for 1994 to the quotas set out in Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.