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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1479/2001
of 18 July 2001
on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 391/2001(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988(3), and as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years.
(2) The People's Republic of China made a request on 1 September 2000 for additional flexibilities, and most specifically for a carry-over of quantities from the quantitative limits of year 2000 into year 2001.
(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request to the extent that quantities are available.
(5) To benefit operators the Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 2001 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to the quota year 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1074/2014
of 9 October 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.
(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 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
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 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities 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. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that 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.
11.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 266/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1647/2005
of 10 October 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 11 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 289/28
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1128/2011
of 7 November 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 27 April 1989
on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in Belgium (Walloon Region) pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(89/313/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1137/88 (2), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Belgian Government, pursuant to Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, forwarded the Order of 1 December 1988 amending the Order of the Executive of the Walloon Region of 20 November 1986 on the grant of an additional premium on first installation to farmers and horticulturists;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community are satisfied in the light of the compatability of the abovementioned provisions with the aforementioned Regulation and bearing in mind the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;
Whereas the additional premium on first installation provided for by the Walloon Region satisfies the conditions and the objectives of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
In view of the Order of the Executive of the Walloon Region of 20 November 1986, as amended by the Order of 1 December 1988, the measures adopted in Belgium pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 continue to satisfy the conditions for a Community financial contribution to the common measure referred to in Article 1 of the said Regulation.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 31/98 of 8 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat
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 the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2048/97 (3), provides for imports of high-quality beef from Canada within a tariff quota; whereas that meat must meet certain quality criteria; whereas the competent Canadian authorities have just defined the Canadian carcase grades; whereas Article 2 (f) referred to above should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Article 2 (f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(f) 11 500 tonnes product weight for meat falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:
"Carcases or any cuts obtained from bovine animals of less than 30 months of age which have been fed for at least 100 days on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70 % grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded 'choice` or 'prime` according to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Choice and Canada Prime in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture meets to that definition."`
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.
12.6.1986 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 157/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1797/86
of 9 June 1986
abolishing certain postal fees for customs presentation
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),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Decision 79/8/EEC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Economic Community, meeting within the Council, of 18 December 1978 on the abolition of certain postal charges for customs presentation (4) put an end to the levying of customs presentation charges in respect of consignments of goods sent from a Member State and benefiting on importation from exemption from turnover taxes and excise duties;
Whereas the authorities of some Member States consequently continue to levy such fees in respect of other consignments of Community goods sent from another Member State;
Whereas it is desirable to strengthen the Community's internal market by reducing and, where possible, removing formalities and charges which apply to trade in Community goods between Member States; whereas the final abolition of postal fees for customs presentation in trade within the Community would make a major contribution to the achievement of this aim in that it would have a visible and immediate effect on such trade for the benefit of the citizens of Europe;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary powers to this end, other than those of Article 235,
Postal fees shall no longer be levied for the presentation to customs of consignments of goods sent from a Member State which fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 9 and 10 of the Treaty,
By derogation from Article 1, the provisions in force in Spain and Portugal as regards postal fees for customs presentation in trade with third countries may apply on the same conditions to trade conducted within the Community for as long as customs duties are levied in connection with such trade.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1769/95 of 24 July 1995 altering, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the  adjustment aid and additional aid to the sugar refining industry
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of  the markets in the sugar sector  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95  (2), and in  particular Article 36 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that during the 1995/96 to 2000/01  marketing years adjustment aid of ECU 0,10 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar is  to be grated as an intervention measure to the Community's imported preferential raw cane sugar  refining industry; whereas, as provided for in those provisions, additional aid equal to that  amount is to be granted during the same period for the refining of raw cane sugar produced in the  French overseas departments;
Whereas Aricle 36 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the adjustment aid and the  additional aid referred to above shall be altered in respect of a given marketing year in the light  of the storage levy fixed for that year and previous adjustments; whereas the storage levy for the  1995/96 marketing year was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1611/95  (3) at ECU 3,62 per 100  kilograms of white sugar; whereas that amount represents the same as that applicable for the  1994/95 marketing year converted into new ecus; whereas, after taking into account previous  adjustments, the amount of these aids should consequently be fixed for the 1995/96 marketing year  at ECU 1,30 per 100 kilograms of sugar exported as white sugar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Sugar,
The amounts of the adjustment aid and of the additional aid provided  for respectively in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be fixed  at ECU 1,30 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar for the 1995/96 marketing year.
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 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1668/85
of 18 June 1985
classifying goods in subheading 24.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure that the Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature is applied uniformly, measures must be taken concerning the classification of cut cigarette rag which is the finished mixture of tobacco for the manufacture of cigarettes;
Whereas subheading 24.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3400/84 (4), relates in particular to smoking tobacco;
Whereas the product in question can be smoked without further industrial processing and, as such, has the characteristics of smoking tobacco of subheading 24.02 C;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Cut cigarette rag which is the finished mixture of tobacco for the manufacture of cigarettes shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff in subheading:
24.02 Manufactured tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences:
C. Smoking tobacco.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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 1265/90
of 14 May 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to 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 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 7a (3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (3), an aid is granted for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community; whereas it should be specified that the aid is to be granted for concentrated butter meeting the specifications in the Annex to that Regulation; whereas, for reasons of fairness, this Regulation should be made applicable from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 429/90;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. An aid shall be granted for concentrated butter produced in an establishment approved in accordance with Article 9 and made from either cream or butter manufactured in the Community, such concentrated butter meeting the specifications in the Annex hereto, provided that in the case of butter, the latter has not been the subject of buying in by intervention agencies or of private storage aids. The concentrated butter shall be intended for direct consumption in the Community.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2947/85
of 23 October 1985
waiving the date in Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82 for submitting applications for premiums for maintaining suckler cows for 1985/86
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 of 5 June 1980 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1198/82 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1709/83 (4), fixed the time limit for submitting applications for the premium for maintaining suckler cows at 30 September; whereas, in certain Member States, this time limit has been found to be inadequate and it should therefore be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Notwithstanding Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82, for the 1985/86 marketing year the date '30 September' given in the said paragraph is hereby replaced by '30 November'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 October 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 226/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/2006
of 17 August 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 33(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 33(1) Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 clearly sets out the conditions to be fulfilled in order for the Commission to impose additional import duties. For clarity and legal certainty, the same wording should also be used in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(3) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2003, 2004 and 2005, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the following:
‘1.   If it is found that, for one of the products and one of the periods listed in the Annex hereto, the quantity put into free circulation exceeds the corresponding triggering volume the Commission shall levy an additional duty unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.’
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.