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Commission Decision
of 12 July 2000
concerning the health certification for imports of bees/hives, queens and their attendants from third countries
(notified under document number C(2000) 1966)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/462/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Decision 95/176/EC(2), and in particular Articles 17 and 18 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Those third countries from which Member States authorise imports of bees/hives or queens (with attendants) into the Community must be established in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/65/EEC; this authorisation shall apply to any third country.
(2) A health certification must be established for imports into the Community of bees/hives, queens and their attendants in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/65/EEC.
(3) Additional disease measures must be taken in the case of new or exotic diseases as necessary.
(4) Council Directive 96/93/EEC(3) lays down standards of certification which are necessary for valid certification and to prevent fraud; whereas it is appropriate to ensure that the rules and principles applied to third country certifying officers provide guarantees which are at least equivalent to those laid down in this Directive.
(5) Considering that a new certification regime is hereby established, a period of time should be provided for its implementation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall authorise the importation of bees (Apis mellifera)/hives, queens and their attendants coming from any third country, only if they comply with the guarantees laid down in the health certificate corresponding to the specimen drawn up in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is applicable from 1 November 2000.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
7.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 210/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 715/2012
of 30 July 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to the second paragraph of column (3) of the table set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 (2) the edible product in tablet form described in column (1) of that table does not meet the requirements of Note 2(b)(2) to Chapter 19 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) because of its composition, presentation and use as a food supplement. Classification of the product under Chapter 19 is therefore excluded.
(2) In the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 17 December 2009 in joined cases C-410/08 to C-412/08, Swiss Caps (3), and in particular paragraph 33, classification of edible goods intended to be used as food supplements under heading 2106 of the CN can be envisaged only if the food preparations in question are not specified or included elsewhere. Food preparations intended to be used as food supplements may therefore be classified under other headings of the CN where the description of those headings is more specific.
(3) As a consequence, the presentation and use of an edible product as a food supplement cannot be the reason for the exclusion from Chapter 19 of the CN. It is therefore necessary to state that the reason why the product does not meet the requirements of Note 2(b)(2) of Chapter 19 of the CN lies solely in its composition.
(4) The reasons set out in the second paragraph of column (3) of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly. However, for reasons of clarity the whole Annex to Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 should be replaced.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
Description of goods Classification Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
Product consisting of (% by weight):
— barley grass, powdered 28,8
— honey 27,5
— wheatgrass, powdered 21,5
— alfalfa, powdered 21,5
— stearic acid 0,4
— pepper 0,25
— chromium picolinate 0,01
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.
8.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 580/2006
of 7 April 2006
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3). These prices and duties were last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 559/2006 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 16 May 1994 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol maintaining in force the Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles (MFA) (94/288/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228 (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission took part, on behalf of the Community, in the negotiations on the maintenance in force of the Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles (MFA) (1);
Whereas these negotiations led to the establishment of a Protocol maintaining in force the MFA for a further period of 12 months until 31 December 1994;
Whereas the Protocol should be approved on behalf of the Community,
The protocol maintaining in force the arrangement regarding international trade in textiles, which was adopted by the Textiles Committee on 9 December 1993, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to notify acceptance of the Protocol, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 thereof, in order to bind the Community.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 1995
laying down the rules for the  microbiological testing by sampling in the establishment of origin of poultry for slaughter  intended for Finland and Sweden
(95/410/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions  governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs  (1), and in particular Article 10b (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden  regarding salmonella controls; whereas those programmes comprise specific measures for poultry for  slaughter;
Whereas the implementation of microbiological tests by an establishment constitutes one of the  additional guarantees to be given to Finland and Sweden and provides equivalent guarantees to those  obtained under the Finnish and Swedish operational programmes, as recognized by the relevant  Commission decisions;
Whereas Finland and Sweden must apply to consignments of poultry for slaughter from third countries  import requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in this Decision;
Whereas rules for the microbiological testing by sampling should be laid down by determining the  sampling method, the number of samples to be taken and the microbiological method for the  examination of the samples;
Whereas, as regards the scope of the test and the methods to be adopted, it is necessary to refer  to the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee in its report of 10 June 1994;
Whereas microbiological tests are not to be required for poultry for slaughter from an  establishment which is subject to a programme recognized as equivalent to that implemented by  Finland or Sweden;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10b (2) of Directive 90/539/EEC, the provisions of this  Decision must take account of the operational programmes adopted and implemented by Finland and  Sweden,
Pursuant to Article 10b of Directive 90/539/EEC, consignments of  poultry for slaughter intended for Finland and Sweden shall be subject to the rules laid down in  Articles 2 and 3.
The microbiological test for salmonella, laid down in Article 10b of Directive  90/539/EEC, shall be carried out as laid down in Annex A.
1. Poultry for slaughter to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be accompanied by the  certificate shown in Annex B.
2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may:
- either be accompanied by the model 5 certificate in Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC,
- or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first indent.
The Council, acting on a Commission proposal drawn up in the light of a report drafted  on the basis of the results of the operational programmes implemented by Finland and Sweden and the  experience gained in applying this Decision, shall review this Decision before 1 July 1998.
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
15.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/20
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 September 2007
on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira
(notified under document number C(2007) 4140)
(Only the French and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(2007/609/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1) and in particular the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),
Whereas:
(1) The plant health of agricultural crops in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira is subject to particular problems associated with the climate and the specificity of the harmful organisms present in those regions. The Member States concerned have adopted programs designed to control those organisms.
(2) New rules for Community contributions to plant health measures in the outermost regions of the Union were adopted by Regulation (EC) No 247/2006. Consequently, as regards the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira, the measures for which Community financing is available and the expenditure eligible should be redefined.
(3) Commission Decision 93/522/EEC of 30 September 1993 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programs for the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2) should therefore be replaced.
(4) Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (3) lays down protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.
(5) Decision 93/522/EEC should therefore be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The measures in the programs for the control of harmful organisms in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira which are eligible for Community financing, in accordance with Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, are defined in the Annex to this Decision.
Such measures shall relate to all or part of the programmes for the control of harmful organisms within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2000/29/EC.
Decision 93/522/EEC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Portuguese Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 126/2003
of 23 January 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 60/2003
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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty 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 17 to 23 January 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 60/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 33,90 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 42000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 27/2013
of 15 January 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for forkbeards in EU and international waters of V, VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(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 2012 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1906/2002
of 24 October 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
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 for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 18 to 24 October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 614/2002
of 10 April 2002
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference between these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to third countries.
(2) The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/72(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77(4).
(3) Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund must be the same for the whole Community.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to olive oil prices and availability on the Community market and olive oil prices on the world market. However, where the world market situation is such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined, account may be taken of the price of the main competing vegetable oils on the world market and the difference recorded between that price and the price of olive oil during a representative period. The amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Community and that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market.
(5) In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure should cover the amount of the refund and may be limited to certain countries of destination, quantities, qualities and presentations.
(6) The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(8) It follows from applying these detailed rules to the present situation on the market in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.