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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 8 February 1985
amending Decision 82/426/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from the United States of America
(85/164/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 82/426/EEC (3) laid down conditions as to animal health and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from the United States of America;
Whereas it is possible, without risk of spread of disease, to accept meat of bovine animals where such animals have originated in the United States of America or in Canada and have spent part of the residency period in either country;
Whereas both the United States and Canada have given undertakings to the Commission which will ensure notification to the Commission and the Member States, within 24 hours at the latest, of the confirmation of the occurrence of serious epizootic disease;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Part IV of the Animal Health Certificate contained in the Annex to Decision 82/426/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'IV. Attestation of health
I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, certify that the fresh meat described above has been obtained from:
- in the case of fresh meat from bovine animals, animals which have remained in the United States of America or in Canada for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,
- in the case of fresh meat from swine, sheep and goats, animals which have remained in the territory of the United States of America for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,
- in the case of fresh meat from domestic solipeds, animals which have remained in the territory of the United States of America or a neighbouring country on the list referred to in Council Decision 79/542/EEC for meat of domestic solipeds, for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,
- in the case of fresh meat from swine, animals which have not come from holdings which for health reasons are subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of porcine brucellosis during the previous six weeks,
- in the case of fresh meat from sheep and goats, animals which have not come from holdings which for health reasons are subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of ovine or caprine brucellosis during the previous six weeks.
Done at , on
(Signature of official veterinarian)
Seal
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Decision
of 2 October 2002
amending Decision 2001/699/EC and repealing Decision 2002/250/EC to revoke the protective measures with regard to the fishery and aquaculture products imported from Vietnam
(notified under document number C(2002) 3607)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/770/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(1), and in particular Article 53(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(2), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2001/699/EC of 19 September 2001 concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery and aquaculture products intended for human consumption and originating in China and Vietnam(3), and Commission Decision 2002/250/EC of 27 March 2002 concerning the extension of the protective measures provided by Decision 2001/699/EC, with regard to fishery and aquaculture products imported from Vietnam(4), were adopted because of the presence of chloramphenicol and nitrofurans in fishery and aquaculture products imported from Vietnam.
(2) Decisions 2001/699/EC and 2002/250/EC provide that they will be reviewed on the basis of the guarantees provided by the Vietnamese competent authorities and on the basis of the results of the test carried out by Member States.
(3) The Vietnamese competent authority has provided the appropriate guarantees, and the results of the checks carried out by Member States in shrimps imported from Vietnam have been favourable.
(4) Decision 2001/699/EC should, therefore, be amended accordingly and Decision 2002/250/EC should be repealed.
(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 2001/699/EC is amended as follows:
1. in the title the words "and Vietnam" are deleted;
2. in Article 1 the words "and Vietnam" are deleted;
3. in Article 2(1) the words "and Vietnam" are deleted;
4. in Article 6 the words "and Vietnamese" are deleted.
Decision 2002/250/EC is repealed.
This Decision shall apply from 6 October 2002.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
17.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 452/2013
of 7 May 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Eichsfelder Feldgieker/Eichsfelder Feldkieker (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Eichsfelder Feldgieker’/‘Eichsfelder Feldkieker’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3).
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 (EEC) No 2045/90
of 18 July 1990
reimposing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 hereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceilings shown, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached those ceilings; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be reimposed,
From 22 July to 31 December 1990, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be reimposed on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Yugoslavia.
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.
22.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/53
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 March 2013
appointing two Swedish members and a Swedish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/143/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Two members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Britt-Marie LÖVGREN and Ms Annelie STARK. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Tore HULT,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Mr Tore HULT, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Alingsås kommun,
— Ms Ulrika CARLEFALL LANDERGREN, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Kungsbacka kommun;
(b) as alternate member:
— Mr Anders ROSÉN, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Halmstads kommun.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 1994 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within  certain coastal areas of the Community (94/757/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain coastal areas of the Community (3), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 3410/93 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas the authorities of the Member State concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting  their applications pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements; whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,
The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2209/2001
of 15 November 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 16th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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 Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 16th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 16th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 41,150 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 420/86
of 25 February 1986
fixing the special rates for converting the free-at-frontier reference prices of imported liqueur wines into national currency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 of 17 June 1976 laying down detailed rules for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2135/84 (5), and in particular Article 1a (4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76, special rates are used to convert the free-at-frontier reference prices for imported liqueur wines into national currency; whereas the special rates applicable at present were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3274/85 (6);
Whereas Article 1a (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 provides that the special rate for a currency other than those maintained at any given moment within a maximum spread of 2,25 % is to be revised when, for a period of 20 working days, its conversion rate moves away by an average of not less than 10 % from the special rate previously fixed for the currency in question; whereas that condition has been fulfilled for the pound sterling; whereas application of these provisions makes it necessary to alter the special rate for the pound sterling;
Whereas under the terms of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (7), and in particular of Article 6 (2) thereof, the central rates and the market rates are to be multiplied by a corrective factor of 1,035239,
The special rate referred to in Article 1a of Regulaton (EEC) No 1393/76 shall be:
(a) for the Belgian franc and the Luxembourg franc:
Bfrs / Lfrs 1 = 0,0215462 ECU
(b) for the Danish krone:
Dkr 1 = 0,118835 ECU
(c) for the German mark:
DM 1 = 0,431540 ECU
(d) for the French franc:
FF 1 = 0,140728 ECU
(e) for the pound sterling:
ÂŁ 1 = 1,54021 ECU
(f) for the Irish pound:
ÂŁIR 1 = 1,33314 ECU
(g) for the Italian lira:
Lit 100 = 0,0641697 ECU
(h) for the Dutch guilder:
F1 1 = 0,383001 ECU
(i) for the Greek drachma:
Dr 100 = 0,736007 ECU.
Regulation (EEC) No 3274/85 is hereby repealed.
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 (EC) No 692/2004
of 15 April 2004
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/2003(3) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes after 15 April 2004 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2214/2003, export declarations for which are accepted after 15 and before 30 April 2004, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 166/31
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 12 March 2014
amending Decision ECB/2013/35 on additional measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral
(ECB/2014/11)
(2014/328/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first indent of Article 127(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular the first indent of Article 3.1, Article 12.1, Article 14.3 and Article 18.2 thereof,
Having regard to Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (1) and Decision ECB/2013/6 of 20 March 2013 on the rules concerning the use as collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy operations of own-use uncovered government-guaranteed bank bonds (2),
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ’NCBs’) may conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market participants, with lending being based on adequate collateral. The standard conditions under which the ECB and the NCBs stand ready to enter into credit operations, including the criteria determining the eligibility of collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations, are laid down in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14, as well as Decision ECB/2013/6 and Decision ECB/2013/35 (3).
(2) Pursuant to Section 1.6 of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14, the Governing Council may, at any time, change the instruments, conditions, criteria and procedures for the execution of Eurosystem monetary policy operations.
(3) On 17 July 2013, the Governing Council decided to further strengthen its risk control framework by adjusting the eligibility criteria and haircuts applied to collateral accepted in Eurosystem monetary policy operations and adopting certain additional measures to improve the overall consistency of the framework and its practical implementation. These measures were laid down in Decision ECB/2013/35.
(4) In relation to the rating requirements for asset-backed securities, it is necessary to introduce further refinements to Decision ECB/2013/35, which should therefore be amended accordingly,
of Decision ECB/2013/35 is amended as follows:
1. paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
2. paragraph 3 is deleted.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2014.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 11 March 1986
amending Decision 83/471/EEC relating to the Community Inspection Committee on the application of the classification scale for carcases of adult bovine animals
(86/131/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (1), and in particular the fourth paragraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 83/471/EEC (2), as amended by Decision 84/375/EEC (3), laid down rules applying to the on-the-spot inspections made by the Community Inspection Committee, as specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81;
Whereas as a result of the enlargement of the Community on the one hand and in the light of experience on the other, changes should be made in these rules, in particular in the composition of the Committee and in the frequency of on-the-spot inspections; whereas Decision 83/471/EEC should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Decision 83/471/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The words 'and of the specific nature of the work to be carried out' are added to the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1).
2. In Article 2 (2):
(a) the words 'six members' in the first sentence are replaced by 'nine members',
(b) the words 'two Commission experts' in the first indent are replaced by 'three Commission experts',
(c) the fourth indent is deleted,
(d) the following indent is added:
'- three experts from other Member States'.
3. Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out at least every two years in each Member State and may where necessary be followed by supplementary visits. On such visits the size of the Committee may be reduced.
The programme of inspection visits shall be drawn up by the Commission after consulting the Member States. Representatives of the Member State visited may take part in the inspections.'
4. In Article 3 (4) the words 'not later than three weeks prior to each visit ' are replaced by 'as far in advance as possible before each visit'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.