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Commission Decision
of 3 March 2004
amending Decision 2000/40/EC as regards the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators
(notified under document number C(2004) 310)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/214/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,
After consulting the European Union Eco-labelling Board,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides for the award of an eco-label to a product possessing characteristics, which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects and provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.
(2) Commission Decision 2000/40/EC of 16 December 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators(2) will expire on 1 December 2003.
(3) Following the review of that Decision in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, it is appropriate to prolong the period of validity of those ecological criteria for a period of 12 months, in particular to allow those companies that have been awarded the eco-label to continue using the eco-label at least until the revision of Decision 2000/40/EC is completed.
(4) Decision 2000/40/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
Article 3 of Decision 2000/40/EC is replaced by the following:
"Article 3
The product group definition and the criteria for the product group shall be valid until 1 December 2004. If, however, by that date a new decision establishing the product group definition and the criteria for this product group has not yet been adopted, that period of validity shall end either on 1 December 2005 or on the date of adoption of the new decision, whichever is sooner."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 1728/70 OF THE COMMISSION  of 25 August 1970  fixing the scales of price increases and reductions for raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (1) of 21 April 1970 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco, and in particular Articles 5 (6) and 6 (10) thereof;
Whereas under Articles 2 (3) and 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 intervention prices for leaf tobacco and baled tobacco are fixed for a reference quality for each variety;
Whereas for each variety of tobacco there are different qualities depending in particular on leaf stage, external characteristics, curing and condition ; whereas those qualities fetch higher or lower prices than those fetched by the reference qualities ; whereas Articles 5 (3) and 6 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 provide for the fixing of the scale of price increases and reductions enabling intervention prices to be adjusted when products are presented whose quality does not correspond to the reference quality;
Whereas Annexes I and II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 (2) of 25 August 1970 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco set out the quality classification of each variety of leaf tobacco and baled tobacco for which an intervention price is fixed;
Whereas that classification based on commercial practice and objective criteria makes it possible to establish the scales of price increases and reductions ;
Whereas the increases and reductions expressed as index numbers in relation to the reference quality of each variety are fixed in accordance with the prices normally prevailing in Member States;
Whereas in line with current commercial practice for the purchase of baled tobacco for which, before the entry into force of the common organisation of the market, a price guarantee was accorded, purchase prices are calculated by means of price increases and reductions which take into account combustibility, flavour, aroma, yield, presentation and condition of the tobacco in question ; whereas that system should be retained while adapting it to the requirements of Community regulations;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco;
1. The scale of price increases and reductions mentioned in Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 enabling the intervention price of leaf tobacco to be adjusted shall be as shown in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The scale of price increases and reductions mentioned in Article 6 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 enabling the intervention price of baled tobacco to be adjusted shall be as shown in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  (1)OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 191, 27.8.1970, p. 5.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 259/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1626/2005
of 4 October 2005
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1616/2005 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/2005 (3).
(2) A calculation error has been discovered in the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1616/2005. The Regulation in question should therefore be corrected. This correction should apply retroactively and will not cause detrimental effects on operators,
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1616/2005 are hereby replaced by the text 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.
It shall apply from 1 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.6.1974 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 163/21
REGULATION (EEC) NO 1516/74 OF THE COMMISSION
of 18 June 1974
on the supervision by Member States of contracts concluded between sugar manufacturers and beet producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC (1) of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1928/73 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (4), 31 (6) and 38 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 (3) of 20 February 1968 laying down outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase of beet, as last amended by the Act (4) annexed to the Treaty of Accession (5) of the new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 11 thereof;
Whereas a series of provisions adopted in the sugar sector, and in particular those laid down in Articles 5, 30 and 31 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC and in Regulation (EEC) No 206/68, concerns contracts and inter-trade agreements concluded for the purchase of beet; whereas it has proved necessary for regular checks to be made that the provisions of such contracts and agreement as aforesaid are in conformity with the said Community provisions; whereas efficient checks for this purpose could be carried out by the Member States;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1087/69 (6) of 11 June 1969 on communications from Member States concerning sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 700/73 (7) should be adopted;
Whereas communication by the Member States of the results of the checks would improve the harmonization of such checks within the Community;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
Each Member State shall carry out regular checks on the conformity with the relevant Community provisions of the provisions adopted at the professional level concerning, especially the purchase of and payment for beets.
The results of the checks referred to in Article 1 shall be communicated to the Commission before 30 June each year. If demanded, the Member States shall submit inter-trade agreements and contract forms to the Commission.
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1087/69 is cancelled.
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  DECISION
of 11 December 1987
on the multiannual guidance programme for aquaculture and the provision of protected marine areas (1987 to 1991) submitted by Portugal pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(88/10/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas on 14 April 1987 the Portuguese Government forwarded to the Commission a multiannual guidance programme for aquaculture and the provision of protected marine areas, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme'; whereas on 8 October 1987 it forwarded the latest additional information concerning the programme;
Whereas the programme aims to increase by about 75 % present Portuguese aquaculture production both of marine species and of species reared in fresh water, and to provide protected marine areas; whereas investments of approximately 20 million ECU are estimated to be necessary for the completion of the programme;
Whereas, having regard to the foreseeable trend in fishery resources, the market for fishery and aquaculture products, the measures adopted under the common fisheries policy and the guidelines for the latter, the programme meets the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 and constitutes a framework for Community and national financial aid for the sector concerned;
Whereas, however, the full achievement of the programme's objectives may be hampered by the present low level of vocational training in the sector in question and by the difficulties of regular supply of juveniles to fish farms;
Whereas the aquaculture sector is developing in a commercial environment, a feature of which is the development of international competition;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
The multiannual guidance programme for aquaculture and the provision of protected marine areas (1987 to 1991), as forwarded on 14 April 1987 by the Portuguese Government and as last supplemented on 8 October 1987, is hereby approved subject to the conditions laid down in this Decision.
1. The implementation of the programme must be accompanied by vocational training measures adapted to the expected changes in the structure of the aquaculture sector in Portugal.
2. Priority must be granted when the programme is implemented to stable production of juveniles in keeping with the planned fish-farming investments.
This Decision is without prejudice to any Community financial aid to individual investment projects.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
29.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/58
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2006
of 28 June 2006
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 19 to 23 June 2006 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 19 to 23 June 2006 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 946/90
of 11 April 1990
opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of unprocessed dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest intended for specific uses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89 (2), and in particular Article 8 (8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2367/89 (4), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2328/88 (6), stipulates that such products, intended for specific uses yet to be determined, must be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3205/85 (7) provides for the sale by invitation to tender of unprocessed dried grapes for specific uses;
Whereas the Greek storage agencies still hold approximately 15 650 tonnes of unprocessed dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest; whereas these currants cannot be marketed for human consumption as such without a risk of disrupting the market;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate that the greater quantity be the subject of a standing invitation to tender for their use as laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3205/85;
Whereas the processing security provided for in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3205/85 should be fixed in accordance with the market price of products intended for human consumption;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The Greek storage agencies referred to in the Annex shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale of a maximum of 15 650 tonnes of dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 3205/85.
2. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be: 5 May 1990 at 1 p.m. local time.
3. The processing security referred to in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3205/85 shall be ECU 45/100 kg net for dried grapes (sultanas).
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.
22.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 135/14
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/28/EU
of 17 May 2013
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC prohibits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003.
(2) Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC lists vehicle materials and components exempted from the prohibition set out in Article 4(2)(a) thereof. Vehicles put on the market before the expiry date of a given exemption and spare parts for those vehicles may contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components listed in Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC.
(3) Item 8(i) of Annex II provides for an exemption for lead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing, which expires on 1 January 2013.
(4) An assessment of technical and scientific progress has demonstrated that the use of lead in the application covered by item 8(i) is unavoidable, as the substitutes are not yet available.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest within three months of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
5.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 60/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2008
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services
(2008/195/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement with the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3) The agreement was signed on behalf of the European Community subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/470/EC (1).
(4) The agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 9.1 of the Agreement.