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Commission Regulation (EC) No 446/2004
of 10 March 2004
repealing a number of Decisions concerning animal by-products
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal-by-products not intended for human consumption(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003(4), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 90/425/EEC lays down rules on animal health and public health in relation to certain animal by-products. That Directive provides the legal basis for Commission Decision 97/735/EC of 21 October 1997 concerning certain protection measures with regard to trade in certain types of mammalian waste(5), as last amended by Council Decision 1999/534/EC(6), and Commission Decision 2001/25/EC of 27 December 2000 prohibiting the use of certain animal by-products in animal feed(7).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides the legal basis for Commission Decision 92/562/EEC of 17 November 1992 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing high-risk material(8), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
(3) Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2002 amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products significantly amended those Directives, in particular in order to reduce their scope so that it only covered animal products intended for human consumption and pathogens.
(4) All the Community rules on animal by-products not intended for human consumption are now provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
(5) Accordingly, in the interests of consistency and clarity of Community legislation, Decisions 92/562/EEC, 97/735/EC and 2001/25/EC should therefore be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Repealed Decisions
Decisions 92/562/EEC, 97/735/EC and 2001/25/EC are repealed.
Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1542/93 of 14 June 1993 fixing the monthly price increases for cereals for the 1993/94 marketing year
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (4) fixes the monthly increases in the intervention and threshold prices;
Whereas, when the amounts and the number of the monthly increases are fixed and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the  need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;
Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for the fixing of a single intervention price for all cereals; whereas this price has been fixed at a substantially reduced level; whereas this fact should be taken into  account in the fixing of the size of the monthly increases;
Whereas, as regards the threshold price for maize and sorghum, the monthly increases are, moreover, to be determined in accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
For the 1993/94 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the intervention price for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat, and to the threshold price for all cereals, applicable for the first month of the marketing  year, shall be as follows:
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In the case of maize and sorghum, the monthly increases for August and September shall not apply to the threshold price.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from the 1993/94 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/74
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1168/2010
of 9 December 2010
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 10 December 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 250/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/2005
of 26 September 2005
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 27 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 207/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 940/2007
of 7 August 2007
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Noix du Périgord (PDO))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined the application from France for approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Noix du Périgord’ registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/2004 (2).
(2) The aim of the application is to amend the specification in respect of the packaging of fresh or early walnuts, increasing the maximum size of the packages from 5 kilograms to 10 kilograms in order to facilitate handling by traders.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and concluded that it is justified. Since the amendment in question is minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Noix du Périgord’ shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
An updated summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
7.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/28
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 November 2011
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the extension of the WTO waiver in order to implement the EU autonomous preferential trade regime for the Western Balkans
(2011/809/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Union has adopted legislation renewing the autonomous preferential trade regime for the Western Balkans until 31 December 2015. In the absence of a waiver from the Union’s obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), the treatment provided for in the autonomous preferential trade regime would need to be extended to all other Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is therefore appropriate to seek a waiver from paragraph 1 of Article I GATT 1994 pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.
(2) The Union submitted such a request on 26 October 2011, and the WTO General Council is to deliberate thereon.
(3) It is appropriate, therefore, to establish the position to be taken by the Union within the WTO General Council concerning that request,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization is to approve the extension of the WTO waiver for the Western Balkans until 31 December 2016.
This position shall be expressed by the Commission.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
16.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 293/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1607/2004
of 15 September 2004
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 16 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 21 December 1988
amending for the first time Commission Decision 80/775/EEC on laying down methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in certain regions of the Federal Republic of Germany
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/31/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 88/406/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (13) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 80/775/EEC (3) has already laid down methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in certain regions of the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas certain additional areas of the Federal Republic of Germany have fulfilled the requirements for decreasing the frequency of testing and increasing the age at which animals are tested for the maintenance of official freedom from brucellosis;
Whereas, if this qualification is to be maintained, it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring that it is effectively justified and which are adapted to the special health situation of bovine herds in certain regions of the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas these additional measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 1 of Commission Decision 80/775/EEC, 'Koblenz and Rheinhessen-Pfalz' is added after 'Detmold'.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
15.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1135/2005
of 14 July 2005
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 8 to 14 July 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 26 November 2001
appointing a Swedish member of the Economic and Social Committee
(2001/908/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),
Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Aina Margareta REGNELL, of which the Council was informed on 30 May 2001;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Swedish Government,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Ms Ingrid JERNECK is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Ms Aina Margareta REGNELL for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.
29.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1160/2006
of 28 July 2006
fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the 4th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006
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 16(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), a notice of invitation to tender was published in the Official Journal of the European Union for the purpose of the buying-in of butter by standing invitation to tender, as opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed or a decision is to be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the 4th individual invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should be fixed.
(4) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 4th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 25 July 2006, the maximum buying-in price for butter is fixed at 232,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1683/94 of 11 July 1994 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1983/92 and (EEC) No 1997/92 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice sector products to the Azores and  Madeira, and the Canary Islands respectively, and establishing the forecast supply balances
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and  in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93, and in particular
Article 3
(4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1939/93 (5), establishes for the 1993/94 marketing year the forecast supply balance in rice products for  the Azores and Madeira; whereas, therefore, the forecast supply balance for the 1994/95 marketing year should be established;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, Regulation (EEC) No 1997/92 (6), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1939/93, establishes for the 1993/94 marketing year the forecast supply balance in rice products for the  Canary Islands; whereas, therefore, the forecast supply balance for the 1994/95 marketing year should be established;
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking  account of local production and traditional trade flows;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 is replaced by Annex I hereto.
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1997/92 is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 August 2008
amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever are to be implemented in Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2008) 4428)
(Only the Slovak text is authentic)
(2008/686/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1) and Article 20(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2005/59/EC (2) approved plans submitted by Slovakia on 31 August 2004 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the areas of that Member State set out in the Annex to that Decision.
(2) Slovakia has now informed the Commission about the recent evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs in that Member State. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs need to be extended to include the whole districts of Rimavská Sobota, Nové Zámky, Levice and Komárno.
(3) For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the Annex to Decision 2005/59/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
(4) Decision 2005/59/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2005/59/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.