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COMMISSION DECISION  of 20 July 1976  on the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC  (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)  (76/676/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 26 April 1976 the Belgian Government, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, notified a ministerial decree of 24 February 1976 on the modernization of farms specifying comparable income, rate of income growth and average rate of interest on investments in Belgium for 1976;
Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC requires the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned ministerial decree, the existing provisions for the implementation in Belgium of the Directive, which form the subject of Commission Decision 75/6/EEC of 27 November 1974 on the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC (2), continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the provisions of the ministerial decree specifying the comparable income, rate of income growth and average interest rates on Belgian investments for 1976 correspond to the objectives of Article 4 of Directive 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC notified by the Belgian Government on 16 July 1974, as now applicable in the light of the ministerial decree of 24 February 1976 on the modernization of farms notified on 26 April 1976, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
18.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 848/2009
of 17 September 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 September 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 57/2007
of 25 January 2007
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 26 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3318/89  of 3 November 1989  on the supply of various lots of tomato concentrate 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 1750/89 (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 750 tonnes of tomato concentrate;
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); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
Tomato concentrate shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex 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.
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 1325/89
of 16 May 1989
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 on inward processing relief arrangements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 of 16 July 1985 on inward processing relief arrangements (1), and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/88 (3), lays down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85;
Whereas civil aircraft from non-member countries do not attract import duties when introduced into the customs territory of the Community; whereas, in view of the way in which civil aircraft and their parts to airline companies should be deemed to be equivalent to exportation from the territory of the Community; whereas it is also desirable to that as equivalent to such exportation the repair, modification or conversion of civil aircraft carried out under inward processing relief arrangements;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, this Regulation should include the amendments made to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1754/88 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Customs Procedures with Economic Impact,
Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 is replaced by the following:
'3. The following shall be deemed to be an export from the customs territory of the Community:
(a) the delivery of compensating products to persons eligible for reliefs under the Vienna Convention of 18 April 1961 on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention of 24 April 1963 on Consular Relations or other consular conventions, or the New York Convention of 16 December 1969 on Special Missions;
(b) the delivery of compensating products to the armed forces stationed in the territory of a Member State in accordance with Article 136 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 on the setting up of a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (*);
(c) the delivery of civil aircraft to airline companies established in the customs territory of the Community;
(d) the repair, modification or conversion of civil aircraft carried out under processing relief arrangements.
(*) OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 1.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in alle Member States.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 320/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1988/2005
of 7 December 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 8 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2499/2001
of 19 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) It is in the interest of the Community to suspend totally or partially the autonomous common customs tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96(1).
(2) A number of products which are referred to in the said Regulation should be withdrawn from the list in the Annex because it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties or because the description needs to be altered in order to take account of technical product developments and economic trends on the market.
(3) Accordingly, products whose description needs to be altered should be regarded as new products.
(4) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency provided for in point I(3) of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
(5) For ease of comprehension, in view of the large number of amendments coming into force on 1 January 2002, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be replaced by a completely new version,
Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 is amended as follows:
The Annex shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/66
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 December 2010
granting derogations for implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning with regard to Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom
(notified under document C(2010) 9126)
(Only the Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2010/786/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning (1), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008, it applies to the production of statistics in three specific domains.
(2) Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 provides for, if necessary, limited derogations and transition periods for one or more Member States, both to be based upon objective grounds.
(3) It emerges from the information provided to the Commission that the Member States’ requests for derogations are due to the need for major adaptations to national statistical systems in order to comply in full with Regulation (EC) No 452/2008.
(4) Such derogations should be therefore granted as requested to Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
Derogations are hereby granted to the Member States as set out in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1674/1999
of 19 July 1999
fixing the amounts of aid for flax fibre and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1999/2000 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp(1), and in particular Articles 2(3) and 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(4),
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed each year;
(2) in accordance with Article 4(2) of that Regulation, this amount shall be fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested so as to ensure an even balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed; it must be fixed, taking into account the price for fibres and flax and hemp seed on the world market;
(3) Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the portion of aid for financing Community measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed when the aid is fixed for the marketing year in question in accordance with the criteria referred to in the said Article 2(3); it is to be fixed in the light of trends on the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the cost of the measures to be introduced; account should also be taken of the financing already provided for;
(4) application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid and the portion of the aid to be used for financing measures to promote the use of flax fibre at the levels set out below,
For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the amounts of aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:
(a) EUR 815,86 per hectare as regards flax;
(b) EUR 662,88 per hectare as regards hemp.
For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the amount of the aid for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be EUR 0 per hectare.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/42
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/42/CFSP
of 28 January 2014
amending Decision 2012/281/CFSP in the framework of the European Security Strategy in support of the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer-space activities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 26(2),
Whereas:
(1) On 29 May 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/281/CFSP in the framework of the European Security Strategy in support of the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer-space activities (1).
(2) Decision 2012/281/CFSP provides for the organisation of up to three multilateral experts’ meetings to discuss the proposal for an international Code of Conduct.
(3) Multilateral experts’ meetings were held in Vienna in June 2012, in Kiev in May 2013 and in Bangkok in November 2013.
(4) After the successful multilateral experts’ meeting held in Bangkok, it became apparent that the international community would welcome a fourth and final multilateral experts’ meeting. Such a meeting could take place in Africa.
(5) A fourth and final multilateral experts’ meeting could be organised within the initial financial reference amount indicated in Decision 2012/281/CFSP and thus without any additional resource implication.
(6) Decision 2012/281/CFSP should, therefore, be amended to enable the organisation of a fourth and final multilateral experts’ meeting and its period of application should be extended accordingly,
Decision 2012/281/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) in Article 2(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) the organisation of up to four multilateral experts’ meetings to discuss the proposal for an international Code of Conduct;’;
(2) in Article 6, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
(3) the Annex is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in the fourth paragraph of Section 1 (General Framework and Objectives), the first indent is replaced by the following:
‘— consultations with as many countries as possible, whether they are active or not yet active on space issues to discuss this proposal and gather their views, especially through the organisation of up to four multilateral experts’ meetings to discuss this proposal,’;
(b) the heading of Section 2.3 is replaced by the following:
(c) Section 2.3.3 is replaced by the following:
— It is suggested that the first two of these meetings could take place in Europe and the second two meetings would take place outside Europe. The Decision will be taken by the High Representative, based on proposals submitted by Unidir.
— Structure, agenda and participation will be decided by the High Representative based on proposals submitted by Unidir.’;
(d) in Section 5 (Duration), the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 November 1990
amending Decision 88/222/EEC recognizing certain Member States or regions of certain Member States as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale)
(90/603/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 90/506/EEC (2), and in particular part B (8) of Annex III and the second indent of part A (14a) of Annex IV thereto,
Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, from 16 April to 30 September, in the case of origin in the northern hemisphere, and from 16 October to 31 March, in the case of origin in the southern hemisphere, plants of certain genera, other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, originating in or coming from countries or, in the case of certain Member States, regions other than those recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale), may not be introduced in certain Member States;
Whereas, under other provisions of the said Directive, plants of the same genera, other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, which originate in or coming from countries where the aforementioned harmful organism is known to occur, may be introdued into the Member States only when they are either subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against that organism, or when they originate in regions recognized as being free from the aforementioned harmful organism;
Whereas, by Decision 88/222/EEC (3), certain Member States or regions of certain Member States were recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus;
Whereas it has appeared from official information supplied or confirmed by the Member States that the situation in respect of the absence of San José Scale has changed in certain regions of certain Member States;
Whereas, therefore, the list of relevant reigons should be amended accordingly;
Whereas, however, the information relating to Spain is still under examination; whereas the regions of this Member State which are to be recognized as being free from that harmful organism will therefore be specified at a later stage;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 88/222/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.