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27.8.1982 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 252/1
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 1 July 1982
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/891/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters
(82/621/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/891/EEC of 4 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters (1), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Directive 76/891/EEC, it is necessary to review the maximum permissible errors in electrical energy meters for the EEC initial verification in order to take account of experience gained and of results obtained at international level;
Whereas experience gained in this sector within the Community suggests the definitive retention of the tolerances in respect of maximum permissible errors already set out by way of general rate in the Annex to the said Directives which are more stringent than those adopted at international level;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Measuring Instruments,
Member States which availed themselves of the option provided in the second paragraph of Article 3 of Directive 76/891/EEC shall, before 1 January 1983, repeal the measures adopted by virtue of that option.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
31.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 280/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1551/2004
of 30 August 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2004.
It shall apply from 1 to 14 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/17
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 22 April 2004
amending Decision ECB/2001/15 of 6 December 2001 on the issue of euro banknotes
(ECB/2004/9)
(2004/506/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 106(1) thereof, and to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Having regard to Decision ECB/2001/15 of 6 December 2001 on the issue of euro banknotes (1),
Whereas:
(1) In view of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and their respective national central banks becoming part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 May 2004, Decision ECB/2004/5 of 22 April 2004 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (2) lays down with effect from 1 May 2004 the new weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) capital.
(2) Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2001/15 defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ by reference to the Annex to Decision ECB/2001/15, which specifies the key applying from 1 January 2004. Decision ECB/2001/15 needs to be amended accordingly in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 May 2004,
Amendment to Decision ECB/2001/15
Decision ECB/2001/15 is amended as follows:
1. the final sentence of Article 1(d) is replaced by the following:
2. the Annex to Decision ECB/2001/15 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Final provision
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.
26.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 254/104
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 September 2009
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
(2009/718/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 January 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the WTO under Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil. The Agreement should be approved.
(4) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1),
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The detailed rules for implementing the Agreement shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of 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) (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
REGULATION (EEC) No 192/68 OF THE COMMISSION  of 16 February 1968  supplementing Regulations Nos 282/67/EEC and 284/67/EEC on oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats, and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC 2 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC 3 of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and sunflower seeds, and in particular Article 6 thereof;
Whereas Articles 8 and 14 of Commission Regulation No 224/67/EEC 4 of 28 June 1967 on certain procedures concerning the subsidy for oil seeds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 191/68, 5 provide that the denaturing process should be determined only for colza and rape seeds and for mixtures containing such products ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 190/68 6 defines the denaturing process;
Whereas the scope of the arrangements introduced by Commission Regulation No 282/67/EEC 7 of 11 July 1967 on detailed rules for intervention for oil seeds and by Commission Regulation No 284/67/EEC 8 of 11 July 1967 on certain detailed rules for the application of export refunds on oil seeds, as supplemented by Commission Regulation No 687/67/EEC 9 of 9 October 1967, must therefore be limited to the seeds and mixtures referred to above, denatured or showing traces of denaturing;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats.
The following shall be substituted for Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 282/67/EEC, as last amended by Regulation No 687/67/EEC:
"3. The seeds referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 190/68 shall be excluded from intervention."
The following shall be substituted for the second subparagraph of Article 3 of Regulation No 284/67/EEC:  1OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 2OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66. 3OJ No 125, 26.6.1967, p. 2461/67. 4OJ No 136, 30.6.1967, p. 2913/67. 5OJ No L 43, 17.2.1968, p. 11. 6OJ No L 43, 17.2.1968, p. 10. 7OJ No 151, 13.7.1967, p. 1. 8OJ No 151, 13.7.1967, p. 6. 9OJ No 244, 10.10.1967, p. 10.
"The refund shall not be granted for the seeds referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 190/68."
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 3386/90
of 26 November 1990
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 23 ( order No 40.0230 ) and 37 ( order No 40.0370 ), originating in Indonesia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3897/89 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3897/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries ( 1 ), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3897/89 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of categories 23 ( order No 40.0230 ) and 37 ( order No 40.0370 ), originating in Indonesia, the relevant ceiling amounts to 293 and 268 tonnes;
Whereas on 15 March and 10 April 1990 respectively imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Indonesia, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against the ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Indonesia,
As from 30 November 1990 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3897/89, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Indonesia :
1.2.3.4Order No
Category ( unit )
CN code
Description
40.0230
23 ( tonnes )
5508 20 10 5510 11 00 5510 12 00 5510 20 00 5510 30 00 5510 90 00
Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale
40.0370
37 ( tonnes )
5516 11 00 5516 12 00 5516 13 00 5516 14 00 5516 21 00 5516 22 00 5516 23 10 5516 23 90 5516 24 00 5516 31 00 5516 32 00 5516 33 00 5516 34 00 5516 41 00 5516 42 00 5516 43 00 5516 44 00 5516 91 00 5516 92 00 5516 93 00 5516 94 00 5803 90 50 ex 9505 00 70
( 1 ) OJ No L 383, 30 . 12 . 1989, p . 45 .
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 .
18.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 209/2009
of 17 March 2009
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of France
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 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 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 2009.
(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 2009.
(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 2009 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.
30.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/68
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 974/2006
of 29 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 877/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards notification of the prices recorded on the markets for certain fresh 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 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2004 (2) sets out a list of representative markets on which a substantial part of the national output of a given product is marketed throughout the marketing year or during one of the periods into which the year is divided.
(2) In Germany, there has been a shift of the representative market for carrots from Schleswig-Holstein to Nordrhein-Westfalen.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 877/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 877/2004, for the product ‘Carrots’ the market ‘Schleswig-Holstein (DE)’ is replaced by the market ‘Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 (EC) No 1458/2002
of 8 August 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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),
Having regard to 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 2 to 8 August 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,01/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1633/2005
of 6 October 2005
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1591/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2005 (2).
(2) Since the data currently available to the Commission are different to the data at the time Regulation (EC) No 1591/2005 was adopted, those refunds should be adjusted,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1591/2005 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 921/2005
of 17 June 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 18 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1614/93 of 24 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 3904, originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the  framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 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 products falling within CN code ex 3904, originating in Mexico, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 513 000; whereas on 19 May 1993 imports of these products into the Community originating in Mexico reached the ceiling in  question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Mexico,
As from 30 June 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Mexico:
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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.