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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1735/94 of 11 July 1994 on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1763/92 concerning financial cooperation in respect of all Mediterranean non-member countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130w thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty (1),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 (2) established a programme of financial and technical cooperation with the territories of the West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip, hereinafter referred to as 'the Occupied Territories';
Whereas, with a view to promoting the economic and social development of the Occupied Territories on a sustainable basis and in view of the considerable requirements likely to be generated by recent developments in the Middle East peace process, this  programme should be supplemented by additional measures, namely those provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1763/92 of 29 June 1992 concerning financial cooperation in respect of all Mediterranean non-member countries (3);
Whereas the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1763/92 should be extended to cover the Occupied Territories,
The following sentence is added to Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1763/92:
'It shall also apply to the territories of the West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip, referred to as the "Occupied Territories".'
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.
18.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 513/2009
of 17 June 2009
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 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 18 June 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1239/91  of 13 May 1991  on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations  and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 25 000 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be  supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5);
Whereas it should be pointed out that the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1385/89 of 22 May 1989 laying down detailed rules applicable on the purchase of cereals held by intervention agencies for the supply of community food aid (6), also  apply to the products to be mobilized at intervention stocks;
Whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
  Article 1
Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by  the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other conditions or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.  Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 3609/84
of 20 December 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1761/77 as regards the calculation of the refund to be recovered from isoglucose manufacturers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/83 (4),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 of 29 October 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/83 (6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1761/77 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2282/77 (8), has given rise to problems of interpretation with regard to calculating the refund to be recovered from isoglucose manufacturers; whereas the present wording should therefore be amended to render the meaning clearer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The first and second paragraphs of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1761/77 are hereby replaced by the following:
'The amount referred to in Article 2 shall be calculated as follows:
1.2.3.4.5 //   //   //   //   //   // Product used in manufacture of isoglucose  // Quantity of isoglucose produced as specified under Article 5 (a) (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (tonnes of dry matter)  // Coefficient to be applied  // Rate of refund under 1, 2 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (ECU/tonne)  // Amount to be recovered (ECU)  //   //  //   //   //   // 1  // 2  // 3  // 4  // 5  //   //   //  //   //   // Maize Common wheat Broken rice Potato starch Maize groats and meal  //   // 1,61 2,20 1,52 1,00 1,31  //  //  Column 2 Column 3 Column 4  //   //   //   //   //
Where starch is used in the manufacture of isoglucose but no evidence is provided as to the product used in manufacturing the starch, the amount to be recovered shall be based on the coefficient (column 3) and the rate of production refund (column 4) relating to common wheat.'
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.
10.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1486/2006
of 5 October 2006
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the amending of the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.
(2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 13 September 2006, has decided to add New Zealand to the list of Participants as of 20 September 2006. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the text 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 Union.
It shall be applicable from 20 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/29
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/48/EC
of 26 July 2007
amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2003/90/EC (2) was adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties that Directive provides that the guidelines of the International Union for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
(2) The CPVO and UPOV have since established further guidelines for a number of other species or have updated existing ones.
(3) Directive 2003/90/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
For examinations started before 1 November 2007 Member States may apply Directive 2003/90/EC in the version applying before its amendment by this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 October 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 November 2007.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
6.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/8
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 December 2008
amending Decision 2005/779/EC as regards the inclusion of Sicily in the list of Italian regions free of swine vesicular disease
(notified under document number C(2008) 8344)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/2/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) and in particular the third sentence of Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2005/779/EC of 8 November 2005 concerning animal health protection measures against swine vesicular disease in Italy (2) was adopted in response to the presence of that disease in Italy. That Decision lays down animal health rules as regards swine vesicular disease for regions of that Member State that are recognised as free from swine vesicular disease and those not recognised as free from that disease. Those regions are listed in the Annexes to Decision 2005/779/EC.
(2) A programme for the eradication and monitoring of swine vesicular disease has been implemented in Italy for several years, with a view to achieving disease-free status in all regions of Italy.
(3) Italy has submitted information to the Commission as regards the swine vesicular disease-free status of Sicily, demonstrating that the disease has been eradicated from that region. Following the examination of that information and given the favourable results of the implementation of the yearly eradication and monitoring programmes in Italy, it is appropriate that Sicily be recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.
(4) Decision 2005/779/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,
Decision 2005/779/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Annex I, the following entry is inserted after the entry for Sardinia:
‘— Sicily’.
2. In Annex II, the entry for Sicily is deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3251/92  of 9 November 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for a subheading for live fowls of  the species Gallus domesticus weighing not more than 185 grams;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3064/92 (5), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds on the basis of the combined nomenclature; whereas the former nomenclature should  be brought into line with the abovementioned amendment;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultymeat,
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, CN code 0105 11 00 in sector 8 is hereby replaced by CN codes 0105 11 to 0105 11 99 as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1317/2001
of 29 June 2001
establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92
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 introducing specific measures for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1304/2000(4), fixes for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 the quantities of breeding material originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira. These quantities should be determined for the egg and the poultrymeat sectors for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, taking account of local production and traditional trade flows and ensuring that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved.
(2) The fact that the Community aid is fixed in the light of the present situation on the market for the products in question and in particular of the prices for such products in the European part of the Community and on the world market results in the aid for the supply of egg and poultrymeat to the Azores and Madeira being fixed at the amounts given in the Annex.
(3) Pending the entry into force of the reform of the specific supply arrangements and in order to avoid any break in the application of the specific supply arrangements in force, the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1129/2005
of 14 July 2005
laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the tariff quota for corn opened by Regulation (EC) No 958/2003
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 of 3 June 2003, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 (2), and in particular Article 2(3),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 opens an annual tariff quota of 352 000 tonnes of corn for the 2005/2006 marketing year.
(2) The quantities applied for on 11 July 2005, in accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2003, exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,
Each application for an import licence for quota ‘Bulgaria’ for corn lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 11 July 2005 in accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,71846 % of the quantity applied for.
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.
7.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 April 2008
establishing the Community’s financial contribution to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat avian influenza in the Netherlands in 2003
(notified under document number C(2008) 1668)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2008/360/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3) and 3(a)(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in the Netherlands in 2003. The emergence of that disease presented a serious risk to the Community's livestock population.
(2) In order to prevent the spread of the disease and to help eradicate it as quickly as possible, the Community should contribute financially towards the eligible expenditure incurred by the Member State under the emergency measures taken to combat the disease, as provided for in Decision 90/424/EEC.
(3) Commission Decision 2003/678/EC of 24 September 2003 on a financial contribution by the Community towards the eligible costs of the eradication of avian influenza in the Netherlands in 2003 (2) granted a financial contribution from the Community to Netherlands towards the expenditure incurred under the emergency measures to combat avian influenza implemented in 2003.
(4) That Decision provided for a first instalment of EUR 40 000 000 to be paid.
(5) Pursuant to that Decision, the balance of the Community financial contribution is to be paid on the basis of the applications submitted by the Netherlands on 14 March 2004, 26 July 2005 and 2 November 2006.
(6) In view of those considerations, the total amount of the Community’s financial contribution to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of avian influenza in the Netherlands in 2003 should now be fixed.
(7) The results of the inspections carried out by the Commission in compliance with the Community veterinary rules and the conditions for granting Community financial contributions mean the entire amount of the expenditure submitted cannot be recognised as eligible.
(8) The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to the Netherlands in letters dated 12 July 2007, 26 October 2007 and 5 December 2007.
(9) 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 total Community financial contribution towards the expenditure associated with eradicating avian influenza in the Netherlands in 2003 pursuant to Decision 2003/678/EC is fixed at EUR 65 516 152,41.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.