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Commission Decision
of 23 April 2003
concerning a request for exemption from the vehicle tax submitted by Denmark pursuant to Article 6(2)(b) of Council Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures
(notified under document number C(2003) 1263)
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(2003/288/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 6(2)(b) of Directive 1999/62/EC, Member States may apply reduced rates or exemptions for vehicles which travel only occasionally on the public roads of the Member State of registration and are used by natural or legal persons whose main occupation is not the carriage of goods, provided that the transport operations carried out by these vehicles do not cause distortions of competition. This reduction or exemption is subject to the Commission's agreement.
(2) Denmark has requested the Commission to agree on the exemption from the vehicle tax according to Directive 1999/62/EC for vehicles of 12 tonnes or more, which are used exclusively in connection with amusement park and circus activities in Denmark.
(3) The conditions foreseen by Article 6(2)(b) of Directive 1999/62/EC are fulfilled, as these vehicles only occasionally travel on the public roads taking into account that this activity is mainly for the summer period and even then the transport is only used to get the circus or amusement park equipment from one town to another, with several weeks in between the journeys, as these vehicles have as registered owner an amusement park or a circus, whose main activity is not to carry goods, as these vehicles do not cause distortion of competition because they cannot be used for carriage of any goods other than those of the amusement parks or circuses used for their own activity and furthermore as these vehicles are clearly marked as being used for this purpose.
(4) The agreement should be given for a limited time.
(5) The exemption requested by Denmark should therefore be approved,
The Commission hereby gives its agreement to exempt until 31 December 2009 from vehicle tax in accordance with Article 6(2)(b) of Directive 1999/62/EC vehicles of 12 tonnes or more, which are used exclusively in connection with amusement park and circus activities in Denmark.
This Decision is addressed to Denmark.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/2002
of 18 January 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
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 Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 11 to 17 January 2002 at 205,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 1994 amending Commission Decision 93/53/EEC setting up a Scientific Committee for designations of origin, geographical indications and certificates of specific character (94/437/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Decision 93/53/EEC of 21 December 1992 setting up a Scientific Committee for designations of origin, geographical indications and certificates of specific character (1) stipulates that the Committee's proceedings shall be  valid only when all its members are present; whereas this requirement is liable to prevent the Committee from giving opinions; whereas to avoid this inconvenience the Committee's proceedings should be valid when at least five of its members are present,
In Article 5 of Decision 93/53/EEC the first sentence is hereby replaced by:
'The Committee's proceedings shall be valid only when at least five of its members are present'.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2169/2001
of 8 November 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 2140/2001(2).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 2140/2001 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 2140/2001 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 28/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2014
on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
(2014/48/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 June 2007, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 753/2007 (1) concerning the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland (2) (‘the Agreement’). A Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement (3) (the ‘current Protocol’) was attached thereto. The current Protocol will expire on 31 December 2012.
(2) The Union has negotiated with the Government of Denmark and the Government of Greenland a new Protocol to the Agreement setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution (‘the Protocol’).
(3) The Protocol was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2012/653/EU (4) subject to its conclusion at a later date, and is to be provisionally applied from 1 January 2013.
(4) The Protocol should be approved,
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (5).
The President of the Council shall give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in Article 13 of the Protocol.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
28.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 226/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 767/2010
of 27 August 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 764/2010 (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 28 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 55/2011
of 21 January 2011
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 458/2004
of 11 March 2004
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2004(2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 5 to 11 March 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 8,75 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 16000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 481/81 of 24 February 1981 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1893/79, (EEC) No 2592/79 and (EEC) No 649/80, introducing registration for crude oil and petroleum product imports in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 103 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3496/80 (2), expiring on 28 February 1981, introduced registration for crude oil and/or petroleum product imports in the Community;
Whereas the Council, by means of Regulations (EEC) No 2592/79 (3) and (EEC) No 649/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3496/80, expiring on 28 February 1981, laid down rules for carrying out the registration of crude oil and petroleum product imports in the Community provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79;
Whereas, in view of the supply situation, the Commission should be informed without delay of the cost of crude oil and petroleum product supplies ; whereas the system for the monitoring of crude oil and/or petroleum product imports should therefore be prolonged,
In Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 and Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79, "28 February 1981" is hereby replaced by "31 December 1981".
In Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 649/80 "28 February 1981" is hereby replaced by "30 June 1981".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 698/2013
of 19 July 2013
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods, hereinafter referred to as the Combined Nomenclature, which is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
(2) The judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 December 2009 in Joined Cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 (‘Swiss Caps’) presented a new paradigm for the classification of ‘food supplements’.
(3) On the one hand, paragraph 29 of this judgment states that ‘the intended use of an article may constitute an objective criterion for the classification if it is inherent to the article’. On the other hand, paragraph 32 states that the presentation in capsules is ‘a decisive factor which reveals their function as a food supplement, since it determines the dosage of the edible preparations, the way in which they are absorbed and the place where they are supposed to become active’.
(4) Consequently, pursuant to the Court's ruling, products that are used as food supplements to maintain general health or well-being and that are presented in capsules are classified under heading 2106 as ‘food preparations not elsewhere specified or included’.
(5) However, tariff classification problems could occur in case of the classification of products with the same composition, the same purpose, containing a measured dose, but presented in tablets, pastilles or pills.
(6) Therefore, in order to ensure a consistent interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the classification of food preparations presented in measures doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills and which are intended for use as food supplements, should take into account the criteria developed in Joined Cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 (‘Swiss Caps’).
(7) Consequently, a new Additional Note should be inserted in Chapter 21 of the Combined Nomenclature to ensure a uniform interpretation throughout the territory of the Union.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
In Chapter 21 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the following Additional Note 5 is inserted:
‘5.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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.
18.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 295/2006
of 17 February 2006
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 98th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award. The amount of the processing security shall also be fixed taking account of the difference between the market price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling price.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling price should be fixed at the level specified below and the processing security determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 98th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 February 2006, the minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as follows:
— minimum selling price:
— minimum selling price:
— processing security:
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/2003
of 30 October 2003
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
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 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund. The basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation. The refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount payable.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/21
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 July 2013
appointing two Finnish members of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2013/389/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Finnish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) Two members’ seats on the European Economic and Social Committee have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Leila KURKI and Ms Marja-Liisa PELTOLA,
Mr Timo VUORI, Chief Executive, ICC Finland and Ms Marianne MUONA, Director of FinUnions, are hereby appointed as members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.