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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1989/89
of 4 July 1989
fixing the minimum import price applicable to certain types of processed cherries during the 1989/90 marketing year
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 9 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1201/88 of 28 April 1988 establishing import mechanisms for certain processed products obtained from sour cherries and originating in Yugoslavia (3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3225/88 (4) fixes general rules for the system of minimum import prices for certain processed cherries;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, minimum import prices are to be determined having regard in particular to:
- the free-at-frontier prices on import into the Community,
- the prices obtaining on world markets,
- the situation on the internal Community market,
- the trend of trade with non-member countries;
Whereas a minimum import price should be fixed on the basis of the abovementioned criteria for the 1989/90 marketing year for certain types of processed cherries listed in Annex I (B) to Regulation (EEC) No 426/86; whereas the minimum price thus established must apply to the same products originating in Yugoslavia, referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1201/88 ;
Whereas the Management Committee for products processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 and Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/88, for each of the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, the minimum import price applicable during the 1989/90 marketing year shall be as set out in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 630/1999 of 24 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 919/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers' organisations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1637/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/94 (3) lays down detailed rules governing the recognition of banana producers' organisations and the way they function; whereas, in order to ensure that such organisations are stable and that they achieve their economic objectives, Article 5 of the abovementioned Regulation stipulates a minimum period for which members must undertake to belong to the organisation and a minimum period of notice where they intend to resign;
Whereas experience has shown those provisions to be too restrictive; whereas, in order to make it easier for individual producers to become members and for such producers' organisations to function better, the minimum period of membership and the period of notice prior to resignation should be shorter and provisions applying to the fresh fruit and vegetables sector should be adopted on the subject; whereas the Member States should also be granted the possibility of setting a lengthier minimum period of membership; whereas Article 5 of the abovementioned Regulation should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
Article 5(c) of Regulation (EC) No 919/94 is replaced by the following:
'(c) each member must undertake to belong to the producers' organisation for at least one year and must give written notice of any intention to resign by 31 May at the latest, to take effect on 1 January of the following year. The Member States may set a lengthier minimum period of membership; in that event they shall notify the Commission. The rules of association of producers' organisations may stipulate a lengthier period of notice before resignation becomes effective.`
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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1356/90
of 14 May 1990
fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton  and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1990/91 marketing year
THE  COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for  cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular  Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules  for the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
N° 791/89 (4), and in  particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC)
N° 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of  cotton is to be determined annually in the light of production during a reference period and the  foreseeable trend of demand;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
N° 2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum  price for unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to sell at a price as close as  possible to the guide price; whereas that price must take account of market fluctuations and the  cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the production areas to the ginning areas; whereas  that price must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates and must apply at the  farm gate;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria results in fixing of the maximum guaranteed  quantity and the minimum price at the levels given below,
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed quantity of  cotton provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) N° 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes.
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the minimum price for unginned cotton provided for in  Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) N° 2169/81 shall be ECU 91,23 per 100 kg. That price shall apply  to goods at the farm gate.
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 2 shall be for unginned  cotton meeting the quality indicated in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 1355/90 fixing the  guide price for unginned cotton for the 1990/91 marketing year (6).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 849/85
of 29 March 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on glutamic acid and its salts, falling within subheading 29.23 D III, originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of glutamic acid and its salts, falling within subheading 29.23 D III, the individual ceiling was fixed at 554 100 ECU; whereas, on 27 March 1985, imports of these products into the Community originating in Thailand reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Thailand,
As from 2 April 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Thailand:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 29.23 D III (NIMEXE code 29.23-75)  // Glutamic acid and its salts  //   //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3558/81 of 8 December 1981 on the classification of goods falling within subheading 71.16 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down concerning the tariff classification of stud earrings, whether or not put up in sterile packaging, made of gold- or silver-plated steel, consisting of a shank with a decorative head and a "butterfly" fastening, this shank being used to pierce the ear by means of a special device which secures it in the ear lobe;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3300/81 (3), lists imitation jewellery under heading No 71.16 and surgical instruments under heading No 90.17 ; whereas for the classification of the abovementioned articles the aforesaid headings merit consideration;
Whereas these articles do not require under normal conditions of use the intervention of a medical practioner to make a diagnosis, or to prevent or treat an illness, or to operate within the meaning of the first paragraph of the Explanatory Notes to heading 90.17 of the Customs Cooperation Council nomenclature ; whereas even during the period of the healing process when they also serve to prevent the pierced holes from closing up their main function is that of an object of personal adornment within the meaning of Note 10 (a) to Chapter 71;
Whereas, therefore, these stud earrings fall within heading No 71.16 ; whereas, being of base metal, they must be classified under subheading 71.16 A;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Stud earrings, whether or not put up in sterile packaging, made of gold- or silver-plated steel, consisting of a shank with a decorative head and a "butterfly" fastening, this shank being used to pierce the ear by means of a special device, which secures it in the ear lobe, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff as follows:
71.16 Imitation jewellery
A. Of base metal
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
8.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/82
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/127/EC
of 7 December 2006
amending Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2003/91/EC (2) was adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties the Directive provides that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
(2) The CPVO and UPOV have since issued further guidelines for a number of other species, and have updated existing ones.
(3) The scope of Directive 2002/55/EC has been extended in order to cover new species.
(4) Directive 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
For examinations started before 1 July 2007 Member States may decide to apply Directive 2003/91/EC in the version applying before its amendment by the present Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2007.
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.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1168/94 of 24 May 1994 fixing Community producer prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements for certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco (1), as amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 3551/88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community producer prices applicable for fortnightly periods are fixed twice a year before 15 May and 15 October for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray)  carnations, large-lowered roses and small-flowered roses; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the  Community of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2917/93 (4), prices for roses are determined on the basis of the average daily prices recorded on the representative producer markets for  the pilot varieties of quality grade 1 in the three preceding years; whereas for carnations those prices are fixed under the same conditions of the bloom and spray types; whereas, for the determination of the average, prices which differ by 40 % and  more from the average price recorded on the same market during the same period during the three preceding years are excluded;
Whereas the Community producer prices for the fortnightly periods to 6 November 1994 should be determined on the basis of data provided by the Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants,
The Community producer prices for large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for the fortnightly periods 6 June 1994  to 6 November 1994 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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.
16.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1371/2006
of 15 September 2006
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 16th individual invitation to tender 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 16th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the minimum selling prices for butter from intervention stocks and the amount of the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1013/2007
of 30 August 2007
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
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 organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under 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 (2) allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the malt referred to in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance in respect of malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 186/2008
of 28 February 2008
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 February 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 February 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be 383,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 February 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.