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COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1996 on the eligibility of expenditure planned for 1996 by certain Member States for the training of national officials connected with control activities applicable to the common fisheries policy (Only the Spanish, German, English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (96/358/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/527/EC of 8 December 1995 on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Decision (EC) No 95/527/EC provides that the Community financial contribution may relate to eligible expenditure intended for the training of national officers connected with control activities; whereas Commission Decision No 96/286/EC of 11 April 1996, laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision (EC) No 95/527/EC on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), lays down the detailed rules for determining the amounts of expenditure eligible for training purposes;
Whereas pursuant to Article 5 of Decision No 95/527/EC certain Member States have forwarded to the Commission applications for funding for 1996, part of which relates to expenditure on the training of national officials;
Whereas the expenditure eligible for training national officials connected with control activities and the rate of the Community contribution to that expenditure should therefore be established;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Expenditure planned for 1996 for the training of national officials connected with the control activities listed in the Annex hereto, amounting to ECU 467 944, shall be eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 95/527/EC. The rate of the Community contribution shall be 50 % of the expenditure eligible.
1. For the purposes of this Decision the ECU exchange rate used to calculate eligible expenditure shall be that of February 1996.
2. The ECU exchange rate to be applied for the reimbursement of expenditure and the payment of advances shall be that of the month during which the payment order is made.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Finnish Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
26.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/31
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2012
appointing two Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/519/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 Polish 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 alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jacek CZERNIAK and Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI,
The following are hereby appointed as alternate members to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Mr Piotr CAŁBECKI, Marszałek Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego,
— Mr Jarosław DWORZAŃSKI, Marszałek Województwa Podlaskiego.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
16.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 193/21
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 July 2013
appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/381/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 German 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) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Helmut Max JAHN on 22 July 2013,
The following is hereby appointed as member of the Committee of the Regions with effect from 23 July 2013 for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Mr Jörg DUPPRÉ, Landrat des Landkreises Südwestpfalz, Präsident des Deutschen Landkreistages.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
19.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 690/2013
of 18 July 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should be amended accordingly.
(4) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
7.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 8/2012
of 6 January 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 4 March 1991  amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field  (91/133/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 24 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication and monitoring of the diseases contained in the list annexed to that Decision; whereas the list may be supplemented or amended to  take account of developments in the health situation in the Community;
Whereas, in the light of these developments, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia should be added to the list in question so that a Community financial contribution can be obtained for the implementation of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of  the disease,
The following indent shall be added to Group 1 of the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC:
'- Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
14.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 405/2007
of 13 April 2007
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 29th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.
(2) An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use security should be determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 29th individual tender under the standing invitation to tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 12,00 EUR/100 kg.
The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 13 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1929/2003
of 31 October 2003
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 22 May 1990
recognizing Greece as an officially swine fever-free Member State within the context of eradication and amending for the fourth time Decision 81/400/EEC establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication
(90/251/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 2 second subparagraph, 3 (2) and 7 thereof,
Whereas by Decision 89/563/EEC (3) the Commission approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by Greece, which has been implemented on a regional basis;
Whereas, following a favourable development of the disease situation, the Commission adopted Decision 87/362/EEC (4), recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Hellenic Republic as officially swine fever free;
Whereas Greece at this moment complies with the criteria laid down in Article 7 (1) and Point 2 of the second subparagraph of Article 2 of Directive 80/1095/EEC for being recognized as an officially swine fever-free Member State within the context of eradication; in fact, no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 12 months in Greece and holdings in Greece contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever in the preceding 12 months;
Whereas since Greece has obtained this status, no new plan need be prepared for completing the eradication of classical swine fever as provided for in Article 3a of Directive 80/1095/EEC;
Whereas taking into account this new situation it is necessary to modify Commission Decision 81/400/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 89/473/EEC (6), and to repeal Decision 87/362/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Greece is recognized as an officially swine fever-free Member State within the context of eradication of the disease.
Article 1 of Decision 81/400/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In the first paragraph 'Greece' is added after 'Denmark'.
2. In the second paragraph, 'Greece' is deleted.
Decision 87/362/EEC is hereby revoked.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 559/2002
of 27 March 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 101/2014
of 4 February 2014
concerning the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive for all animal species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) That application concerns the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 20 June 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, L-tyrosine does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that it may be considered efficacious to contribute to the requirements for sulphur-containing amino acids in all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of that substance shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that substance should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
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 (EC) No 1226/1999
of 28 May 1999
concerning the derogations to be granted for insurance services statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98(2), and in particular Article 12(x) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of the insurance sector in the Community;
(2) Whereas it is necessary to grant derogations concerning insurance services statistics;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
In accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, derogations to the characteristics of List A of Annex 5 thereto are specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.