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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2975/89
of 2 October 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4234/88 of 19 December 1988 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1988) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceiling shown, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 6 October to 31 December 1989, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products listed in the Annex originating in Yugoslavia.
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 102/84
of 16 January 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3047/83 (4), limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder put up for sale by the Member States' intervention agencies to that taken into storage before 1 August 1983;
Whereas, having regard to the market situation and the amounts in storage, that date should be replaced by 1 November 1983;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76, '1 August 1983' is hereby replaced by '1 November 1983'.
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.
27.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation relating to the preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the current EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
(2012/434/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), 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) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/107/EU (1), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation relating to the preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the current EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.
(2) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation relating to the preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the current EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/2003
of 24 April 2003
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of April 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1),
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted for under the April 2003 tranche shows that licences 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 10 working days of April 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 October 2009
authorising the placing on the market of a leaf extract from Lucerne (Medicago sativa) as novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2009) 7641)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2009/826/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 February 2000 the company Viridis made a request to the competent authorities of France to place two leaf extracts from Lucerne (Medicago sativa) on the market as novel foods or novel food ingredients; on 28 April 2003 the competent food assessment body of France issued its initial assessment report. In that report they came to the conclusion that an additional assessment was required.
(2) The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 27 February 2004. Some Member States made additional comments.
(3) On 12 October 2006, the company L.-R.D. (Luzerne — Recherche et Développement) took over the responsibility for the application; they reduced the scope of the application to a leaf extract from Lucerne and submitted responses to the initial assessment report and the additional questions raised by Member States.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was consulted on 11 February 2008 and delivered its ‘Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Dietetic Products Nutrition and Allergies on a request from the European Commission on the safety of “Alfalfa protein concentrate as food” ’ on 13 March 2009.
(5) In that opinion the EFSA came to the conclusion that the Lucerne (Medicago sativa) protein concentrate is safe for human consumption under the specified conditions of use.
(6) On the basis of the scientific assessment, it is established that the Lucerne (Medicago sativa) protein concentrate complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Lucerne (Medicago sativa) protein concentrate, hereinafter called the product, as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements.
The maximum amount of protein extract from Lucerne (Medicago sativa) present in a portion recommended for daily consumption by the manufacturer shall be 10 g.
The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Lucerne (Medicago sativa) protein’ or ‘Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) protein’.
This Decision is addressed to Luzerne — Recherche et Développement (L.-R.D.), Complexe agricole du Mont-Bernard, F-51000 Châlons-en-Champagne.
12.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 123/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2007
of 10 May 2007
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of ICES zones I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1888/85
of 8 July 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on frames and mountings and parts thereof, for spectacles and the like, falling within heading No 90.03, originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III, other than those in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I; whereas, as provided for in Article 11 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 frames and mountings and parts thereof, for spectacles and the like, falling within heading No 90.03, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 005 600 ECU; whereas, on 4 July 1985, imports of these products into the Community, originating in South Korea, reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,
As from 12 July 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in South Korea:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 90.03 (NIMEXE code 90.03 all numbers)  // Frames and mountings and parts thereof, for spectacles, lorgnettes, goggles and the like  //   //
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 DECISION of 24 September 1998 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (98/C 306/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Decision 85/385/EEC of 10 June 1985 setting up an Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, by its Decision of 26 February 1996 (2), the Council appointed Mr David SMART an alternate member of the said Committee for the period ending on 25 February 1999;
Whereas the United Kingdom Government has nominated Mr Andrew FINCH to replace Mr David SMART,
Mr Andrew FINCH is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture in place of Mr David SMART for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 25 February 1999.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 16 June 1989
on a specific programme for the provision of facilities for fishing ports presented by Spain under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(89/389/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas the Spanish Government transmitted to the Commission on 30 November 1988 a specific programme for the provision of facilities at fishing ports, termed 'the programme' below;
Whereas the programme meets the requirements of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (3);
Whereas the programme will further the aims of the common fisheries policy;
Whereas the programme forms a coherent whole with the specific programme relating to the processing and marketing of fishery products in Spain approved by Commission Decision 87/396/EEC (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,
The specific programme (1989/93) for the provision of facilities at fishing ports presented by Spain on 30 November 1988, an outline of which is given in Annex 1 hereto, is approved subject to the requirements set out in Annex II.
This Decision does not predetermine the granting of Community financial aid for individual investment projects.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/2001
of 7 June 2001
applying a special intervention measure for maize and sorghum at the end of the 2000/01 marketing year
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), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention period for maize and sorghum ends on 30 April in the south and 31 may in the north. In view of the uncertainty as regards outlets, this is likely to induce operators to offer substantial quantities of maize and sorghum for intervention at the end of May in the north, although certain market outlets may be found after the end of the intervention period. This situation may be remedied by allowing those cereals to be bought in until 15 August 2001.
(2) The conditions governing the buying-in of cereals are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 of 19 June 2000 fixing the procedure and conditions for the take-over of cereals by intervention agencies(3).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the intervention agencies of Member States other than Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal shall buy in quantities of maize and sorghum offered to them from 1 July to 15 August 2001.
2. The price to be paid shall be the intervention price applicable for May 2001.
3. Buying-in shall be carried out by the intervention agency in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 824/2000.
Notwithstanding the third subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 the last delivery of quantities offered for intervention must take place by 31 August 2001 at the latest.
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 DECISION of 26 September 1988 concerning the conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on research in the field of the recycling and utilization of waste (88/511/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, by its Decision 86/235/EEC (3), the Council adopted a research programme on materials (raw materials and advanced materials) (1986 to 1989) which includes a subprogramme covering among others, research areas in the field of the recycling and  utilization of waste; whereas Article 6 of that Decision authorizes the Commission to negotiate agreements with third States, in particular those involved in European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), with a view to associating them fully or  partly with this programme;
Whereas, by Decision 87/177/EEC (4), the Council approved the conclusion on behalf of the European Economic Community of the Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and, among others, the Kingdom of  Sweden;
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on research in the field of the recycling and utilization of waste should be approved;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235,
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on research in the field of the recycling and utilization of waste is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement (5).
2.12.1983 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 337/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3396/83
of 14 November 1983
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Table II annexed to Protocol 2 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas, by means of an exchange of letters of 4 and 5 February 1981, the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation agreed on trade concessions regarding processed agricultural products covered by Table II annexed to Protocol 2 of the Agreement of 22 July 1972 concluded between these same parties (1);
Whereas it has been found desirable formally to amend, as a result, the text of the said Table; whereas, therefore, the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters provided for this purpose should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Table II annexed to Protocol 2 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.
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.