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18.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2014
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
(2014/665/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).
(2) Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol was approved by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, through an Exchange of Letters on 25 October 2013.
(3) The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
(4) The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.
(5) In view of Croatia's accession to the Union on 1 July 2013, the Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from that date, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
The signing on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with its Article 13(2), as from 1 July 2013, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Decision
of 3 April 2001
amending for the fourth time Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2001) 1039)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/268/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/239/EC(5).
(2) The foot-and-mouth disease situation in the United Kingdom is liable to endanger the herds in other parts of the Community in view of the placing on the market and trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products.
(3) In the light of the disease evolution it appears appropriate to prolong the measures introduced by Decision 2001/172/EC and at the same time to adjust the regionalisation.
(4) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4 April 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Commission Decision 2001/172/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 14 the date is replaced by "19 April 2001".
2. In Annex I the words "United Kingdom" are replaced by "Great Britain and the district Newry and Mourne in County Armagh in Northern Ireland".
3. In Annex II the words "United Kingdom" are replaced by "Great Britain, Northern Ireland".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
31.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 512/2006
of 30 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 31 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 January 1990
concerning the final conclusion, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and the Republic of Iceland
(90/24/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Whereas the Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and the Republic of Iceland (1) was signed on 30 October 1989;
Whereas by Council Decision of 19 June 1989, the Council approved this Framework Agreement for the purposes of final conclusion by the Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community;
Whereas this Framework Agreement should be finally concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community;
The Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and the Republic of Iceland is hereby finally concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 12 of the Framework Agreement on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
1.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 235/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 787/2012
of 31 August 2012
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 as regards the determination of the refund rate for pigmeat in the case of supplies as referred to in Article 34 of that Regulation and carried out from 1 to 18 April 2012
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty of 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), and in particular Article 170 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 342/2012 (2) fixed export refunds for pigmeat at zero.
(2) In accordance with Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 (3), Member States may authorise exporters to follow a procedure whereby the last day of the month is used to determine the rate of the refund applicable to supplies as referred to in Article 34 of that Regulation loaded each month.
(3) Entitlement to the refund on specific supplies carried out under the procedure provided for in Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 612/2009, before the date of the entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 342/2012, should not be affected. In order to determine that refund, it is therefore necessary to set the date to be used for that purpose, by way of derogation from Article 34(2) of Regulation (EC) No 612/2009.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
By way of derogation from Article 34(2) of Regulation (EC) No 612/2009, the date 18 April 2012 shall be used to determine the rate of refund applicable for pigmeat in the case of supplies as referred to in Article 41(1) of that Regulation and carried out from 1 to 18 April 2012 in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 34 of that Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Netherlands pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (81/617/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 80/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 10 April 1981 the Government of the Netherlands communicated, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, an amendment to the 1975 provision on aid towards land improvement projects in the private sector;
Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC requires the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned communication, the existing provisions in the Netherlands for the implementation of the said Directive continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 thereof;
Whereas the abovementioned amendment to the 1975 provisions on aid towards land improvement projects in the private sector meets the requirements of the said Directive;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions existing in the Netherlands for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC, having regard to the amendment to the 1975 provisions on aid towards land improvement projects in the private sector as forwarded on 10 April 1981, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
28.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/56
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 13 March 2006
amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank
(ECB/2006/3)
(2006/248/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular to Article 26.2 thereof,
Whereas:
For reasons of increased transparency, it is necessary to clarify the presentation of the European Central Bank (ECB) pension scheme in the ECB’s accounts. Annex II to Decision ECB/2002/11 of 5 December 2002 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (1) should be amended to reflect the inclusion of this item on the liability side of the ECB’s balance sheet under item 12 ‘Other Liabilities’,
Amendments
Annex II of Decision ECB/2002/11 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2189/2003
of 15 December 2003
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The present market situation in certain third countries and that regarding competition on particular third country markets make it necessary to fix a refund differentiated by destination for certain products in the egg sector.
(3) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in eggs that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The list of codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 May 1995 amending Commission Decision  94/325/EC laying down specific conditions for importing fishery and aquaculture products from  Thailand (Text with EEA relevance) (95/178/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for  the production and the placing on the market of fishery products  (1), as last amended by the  Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
Whereas the list of establishments approved by Thailand for importing fishery and aquaculture  products into the Community has been drawn up in Commission Decision 94/325/EC  (2), as amended by  Decision 94/704/EC  (3); whereas this list may be amended following the communication of a new list  by the competent authority in Thailand;
Whereas the competent authority in Thailand has communicated a new list amending the data of two  establishments and the date of expiry of approval of 22 establishments;
Whereas it is necessary to amend the list of approved establishments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision have been drawn up in accordance with the  procedure laid down by Commission Decision 90/13/EEC  (4),
Annex B of Decision 94/325/EC is replaced by the Annex to this  Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 2743/72 OF THE COUNCIL  of 19 December 1972  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2821/71 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty concerning the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, signed on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 153 of the Act annexed thereto;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2821/71 1 of 20 December 1971, on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of agreement, decisions and concerted practices requires amendments corresponding to those made to Regulation No 19/65 EEC, the amendments to which are set out in Annex I to the Act of Accession, so that the agreements which, by virtue of accession, come within the scope of Article 85 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community may benefit from exemption from the prohibition laid down in paragraph 1 of the said Article;
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2821/71 shall be amended as follows:    1. The following is inserted at the end of paragraph 1:
"A Regulation adopted pursuant to Article 1 may lay down that the prohibition referred to in Article 85 (1) of the Treaty shall not apply, for the period fixed in the same Regulation, to agreements and concerted practices which existed at the date of accession and which, by virtue of accession, come within the scope of Article 85 and do not fulfil the conditions set out in Article 85 (3)."
2. Paragraph 2 shall be supplemented by the following:
"Paragraph 1 shall be applicable to those agreements and concerted practices which, by virtue of the accession, come within the scope of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty and for which notification before 1 July 1973 is mandatory, in accordance with Articles 5 and 25 of Regulation No 17, only if notification was given before that date."
This Regulation shall enter into force upon accession.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 497/86  of 25 February 1986  fixing the initial quantitative restrictions on the import into Portugal of certain floricultural products from third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the  proposal from the Commission,  Whereas Article 245 of the Act of Accession provides that the Portuguese Republic may, until 31 December 1992, apply quantitative restrictions on the import from third countries of products listed in Annex XXI to that Act  and in particular of certain live plants and floricultural products falling within heading Nos 06.02, 06.03 and 06.04 of the Common Customs Tariff;  Whereas implementation by the Portuguese Republic of Article 245 of the Act entails the fixing of the  initial quota for each of the abovementioned products;  Whereas, on the basis of information available, the application of the criteria defined in Article 245 of the Act results in the quota being fixed at the level shown in this Regulation;  Whereas  this Regulation applies to third countries as a whole, but without prejudice to the protocols to be concluded with preferential third countries in accordance with Article 366 of the Act or to the transitional measures referred to in Article 367 of that  Act; whereas it should be specified, however, that the quantities resulting from the quantitative restrictions fixed pursuant to these Articles are to be included in those fixed for the third countries as a whole by this Regulation,
1.  The initial quotas referred to in Article 245 of the Act of Accession to be applied by the Portuguese Republic on the import from third countries of products falling within heading Nos ex 06.02, ex 06.03 and ex 06.04 of the Common Customs  Tariff shall be as set out in the Annex.  2.  From 1 March to 31 December 1986 the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reduced by one-sixth.  3.  With regard to preferential third countries, where the protocols referred to in Article 366 of the  Act of Accession or, in their absence, where the autonomous measures taken pursuant to Article 367 of the Act provide for quantitative restrictions, the quantities resulting from the application of the abovementioned provisions shall be determined  before the quantities for the other third countries are fixed in accordance with the framework established in paragraph 1.
Detailed rules for the application of the quota arrangements referred to in Article 245 of the Act of Accession shall be adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 of  the Council of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage (1) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.