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Council Decision
of 13 June 2000
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Food Aid Convention 1999
(2000/421/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 181, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The Community is a member of the International Grains Agreement 1995 comprising two distinct legal instrument, i.e. the Grains Trade Convention and the Food Aid Convention. These Agreements were extended until 30 June 1999.
(2) The Grains Trade Convention 1995 will be extended until 30 June 2001.
(3) A new Food Aid Convention 1999 has been negotiated.
(4) That Convention was signed on behalf of the Community and its provisional application was provided for by Council Decision 1999/576/EC of 29 June 1999(2).
(5) The Food Aid Convention 1999 should be approved,
1. The Food Aid Convention 1999 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Convention is annexed to Decision 1999/576/EC.
2. The President of the Council shall deposit the instrument of approval provided for in Article XXII(b) of the Food Aid Convention 1999 with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on behalf of the European Community.
REGULATION (EEC) No 2268/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 October 1972 amending Commission Regulation Nos 785/67/EEC and 282/67/EEC as regards the price to be paid in respect of oils and fats offered for intervention
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1547/72, 2 and in particular Articles 11 (5) and 26 (3) thereof;
Whereas Commission Regulation No 785/67/EEC of 30 October 1967 on the buying-in of olive oil by intervention agencies, 3 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2501/71, 4 and Commission Regulation No 282/67/EEC of 11 July 1967 on detailed rules for intervention for oil seeds, 5 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1594/72, 6 laid down the conditions of payment for olive oil and oil seeds offered for intervention ; whereas it is necessary to specify the price to be paid in cases where the olive oil or oil seeds are already in the warehouse where they are to be taken over by the intervention agency;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats;
The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 785/67/EEC and to Article 7 of Regulation No 282/67/EEC:
"This price may be increased by the costs of delivery to the warehouse only if the seller delivers to the warehouse after the offer has been accepted by the intervention agency."
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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1766/78  of 25 July 1978  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1154/78 (3), provides that certain categories of blood oranges withdrawn from the market may be sold to the processing industry, during the 1977/78, 1978/79 and 1979/80 marketing years;
Whereas the situation which led to the adoption of these measures may persist beyond the abovementioned period ; whereas the said measures should therefore be extended,
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby amended as follows:    1. In the first subparagraph of Article 21 (1) (c), the words "during the 1977/78, 1978/79 and 1979/80 marketing years" shall be deleted.
2. In each of the second subparagraphs of Article 21 (1) and (3), the words "until the end of the 1979/80 marketing year" shall be deleted.
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 2341/91  of 1 August 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 4106 20 00, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2),  and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the  preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and  territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 4106 20 00, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 2 756 000; whereas, on 21 March 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling  in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 5 August 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
Order No  CN code  Description      10.0540  4106 20 00  Goat or kid skin leather, without hair on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109:
- Parchment-dressed or prepared after tanning
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2158/2003
of 10 December 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 469/2006
of 22 March 2006
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), 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 23 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 December 1985
approving the modification to a programme relating to the treatment and marketing of cereals and protein crops pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(85/552/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fish products are processed and marketed (1), as last modified by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85 (2) and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 15 May 1985 the British Government forwarded a modification to its programme relating to the treatment and marketing of cereals and protein crops in England and Wales approved by the Decision of the Commission of 27 October 1980 (3);
Whereas the said modification relates to the creation and modernization of storage, drying and cleaning facilities of cereals and protein crops, storage facilities at malsters' premises and handling facilities at the ports with the aim of reducing unit costs, improving the quality of cereals in order to raise the income of the producers of these crops; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (other than for non-Annex-II products, in particular possible pilot projects for the utilization of straw on which no decision can be taken at this stage), showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the cereals and protein crops sector in the United Kingdom; whereas the schedule for implementation of the modification does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The modification relating to the treatment and marketing of cereals and protein crops in England and Wales forwarded by the British Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 15 May 1985 is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/2002
of 16 April 2002
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
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 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 649/2002(5).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2609/2001,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 649/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 May 1997 concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in India (Text with EEA relevance) (97/334/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,
Whereas, upon importation of pealed cooked shrimps originating in a processing establishment in India, the presence of vibrio cholera has been detected;
Whereas the presence of vibrio cholera on food is a result of bad hygienic practices before and/or after processing of food;
Whereas the presence of vibrio cholera on food presents a potential risk for human health;
Whereas imports of products from the establishment concerned in India must not therefore be further allowed;
Whereas Community inspections in India and the results of checks at the Community border inspection posts have shown that potential health risks with regard to the production and processing of crustaceans and cephalopods exists;
Whereas all fresh crustaceans and cephalopods in fresh form should not be allowed pending a Community inspection on spot verifies the situation;
Whereas the processed and frozen crustaceans and cephalopods products from India should therefore, upon presentation for importation at the Community border inspection posts, be sampled in order to demonstrate their wholesomeness;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
This Decision shall apply to crustaceans and cephalopods, fresh, frozen or processed, originating in India.
1. Member States shall ban the imports of fresh crustaceans and cephalopods originating in India.
2. Member States shall, in addition to point 1, ban the imports of crustaceans, in all forms, originating in the following establishment in India: Ocean Bounty Ltd. - plant code No 674.
Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject each consignment of frozen or processed crustaceans and cephalopods originating in India to a microbiological test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to human health. This test must be carried out with a view to detect the presence of salmonellae and vibrio spp.
Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in Article 1 unless the results of the checks referred to in Article 3 confirm the absence of salmonellae and vibrio spp.
All expenditure incurred by the application of this Decision shall be chargeable to the consigner, the consignee or their agent.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
15.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 10/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 31/2010
of 14 January 2010
entering a designation in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed [Idrijski žlikrofi (TSG)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, and pursuant to Article 19(3) of the same Regulation, the application submitted by Slovenia to enter the designation ‘Idrijski žlikrofi’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, this designation should be entered in the register.
(3) The application also requested protection under Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. That protection should be granted to the name ‘Idrijski žlikrofi’ in so far as, in the absence of objections, it could not be demonstrated that the name is used in a lawful, renowned and economically significant manner for similar agricultural products or foodstuffs,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the Register.
Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
Commission Decision
of 4 April 2001
amending for the second time Decision 1999/766/EC on certain protective measures in respect of infectious salmon anaemia in salmonids in Norway
(notified under document number C(2001) 1027)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/313/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from non-member countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from non-member countries(3), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In July 1999 the Commission adopted Decision 1999/766/EC on certain protective measures in respect of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in salmonids in Norway(4). This was subsequently amended by Decision 2000/431/EC(5). The measures include a ban on the imports into the Community of live salmon and stringent conditions for the importation of salmon products for human consumption. These measures apply until 1 April 2001.
(2) Norway has during 2000 reported 17 outbreaks of ISA and three outbreaks during January to mid-February 2001. Special protective measures have been taken. At present, 19 different restriction zones regarding ISA - including 18 municipalities - are in place.
(3) In the light of the disease situation in Norway the measures of Decision 1999/766/EC should be extended until 1 February 2002.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Decision 1999/766/EC the words "1 April 2001" are replaced by "1 February 2002" and the words "31 December 1999" are replaced by "31 December 2001".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1910/2001
of 28 September 2001
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
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 the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1846/2001(2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1886/2001(3).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1846/2001 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1846/2001 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 547/96 of 28 March 1996 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79 on Community support for a hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79 (3) was adopted to implement a specific hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland;
Whereas the project was completed in the time planned;
Whereas, in view of the results obtained on completion of the project, it was not exploited commercially;
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain a legislative act which is no longer useful,
Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79 is hereby repealed.
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.