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31.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 828/2005
of 30 May 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2002, 2003 and 2004, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes should be amended.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1504/2001
of 23 July 2001
determining the extent to which applications submitted in July 2001 for import licences for the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 fixes the quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal originating in Slovenia which may be imported under special conditions from 1 July to 31 December 2001. The quantity of meat for which import licences have been submitted is such that applications may be granted in full,
Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities covered by applications submitted for the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1310/86
of 2 May 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on gelatin and gelatin derivatives, falling within subheading 35.03 ex B, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 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 gelatin and gelatin derivatives falling within subheading 35.03 ex B, originating in Brazil, the individual ceiling was fixed at 657 000 ECU; whereas, on 29 April 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil 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 Brazil,
As from 6 May 1986, the levying of customs duties, supended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil:
1.2 //  //  // CCT heading No  // Description  //  //  // 35.03 ex B (NIMEXE code 35.03-91)   // Gelatin and gelatin derivatives   //    //
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.
11.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/36
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2008
appointing a Latvian member and a Latvian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2008/573/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Latvian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A seat of a member has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Edgars ZALĀNS. A seat of an alternate member becomes vacant following the appointment of Ms Indra RASSA as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following persons are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a) as a member:
— Ms Indra RASSA, Chairwoman of Saldus District Municipality and Chairwoman of Nīgrandes Local Municipality,
(b) as an alternate member:
— Mr Janis RAŠČEVSKIS, Chairman of Jēkabpils District Municipality and Chairman of Saukas Local Municipality.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
19.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1362/2013
of 11 December 2013
laying down the methods for the sensory testing of uncooked seasoned poultry meat for the purposes of its classification in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Additional Note 6(a) to Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 defines ‘uncooked seasoned meat’ as ‘uncooked meat that has been seasoned either in depth or over the whole surface of the product with seasoning either visible to the naked eye or clearly distinguishable by taste’.
(2) In order to ensure that customs authorities apply a uniform approach for the purposes of customs classification, it is necessary to lay down methods for determining whether or not uncooked poultry meat is seasoned within the meaning of Additional Note 6(a) to Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature.
(3) In the light of studies carried out by the Group of European Customs Laboratories, the methods to verify whether uncooked poultry meat is seasoned or not should consist of, firstly, a visual examination and, secondly, the tasting of a sample.
(4) The method consisting in the tasting of a sample should be applied only where the visual examination method does not lead to conclusive results.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The methods used to determine whether or not uncooked poultry meat is seasoned for the purposes of classification in the Combined Nomenclature shall be laid down in the Annex.
1.   The visual examination of poultry meat shall be carried out by means of the method and under the conditions set out in Part I of the Annex.
The aim of the visual examination is to establish whether or not the poultry meat has been seasoned over the whole surface and whether the seasoning is visible to the naked eye.
2.   The tasting of poultry meat shall be carried out by means of the method and under the conditions set out in Part II of the Annex.
The tasting shall only be undertaken in cases where, based on the results of the visual examination, it is not established that the sample has been seasoned over the whole surface and that the seasoning is visible to the naked eye.
The aim of the tasting is to establish whether the poultry meat has been seasoned in depth or over the whole surface and whether the seasoning is clearly distinguishable by taste.
The preparations of the tasting shall be carried out only on the premises fulfilling the minimum equipment requirements set out in point (2) of Part II of the 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  1244/95 of 31 May 1995 modifying Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the  application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation  (EC) No 774/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the  administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat,  poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues  (1), and in particular Article  7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and  transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements  concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations  (2), and in particular  Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 406/95   (4), laid down detailed rules in the poultrymeat sector for the import arrangements provided for in  Regulation (EC) No 774/94;
Whereas the agricultural agreement concluded in the framework Uruguay Round of multilateral trade  negotiations and approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC  (5) abolished import levies and provided  only for Common Customs Tariff duties; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 should therefore be  adapted accordingly;
Whereas, with a view to preventing speculation and in the light of experience acquired especially  concerning the high number of applicants, the conditions for gaining access to the system must be  adjusted in order to exclude the operators who do not have the intention to use the certificates to  fulfil their own needs;
Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the  time limit laid down by its chairman,
Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is amended as follows:
1.  Point (a) of Article 3 is replaced by the following text:
'(a)  Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications  are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that they have imported  not less than 80 tonnes (product weight) of products falling within CN code 0207, 1602  31 or 1602   39 in the two calendar years preceding the year in which the licence application is lodged.  However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are  excluded from the benefits of this system.` 2.  In Annexes I, II and III, the word 'levy` is replaced by 'Common Customs Tariff duty`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/2003
of 15 July 2003
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 750/2009
of 17 August 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 746/2009 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3012/92  of 20 October 1992  releasing the securities lodged under Regulation (EEC) No 1351/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 251 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1)  thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 831/92 (4), and in particular
Article 1
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1351/92 of 26 May 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) to imports of cereals into Portugal during the 1992/1993 marketing year (5) provides in particular for  securities to be lodged to ensure that applications for STM licences are bona fide;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2298/92 (6) suspends the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/92 as from 27 July 1992, as regards imports of common wheat and barley into Portugal; whereas, as a result, certain licences still valid at that date  have not been able to be used; whereas the securities lodged when the applications for those STM licences were submitted should accordingly be released on application by the parties concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Securities lodged pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/92 for STM licence applications relating to imports of common wheat and barley into Portugal are submitted in June and July 1992 shall be released on application by the  parties concerned.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
29.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/2005
of 28 June 2005
determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 of 30 March 2004 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2005 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005, may be lodged pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2000
of 14 June 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000(2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2654/1999(4), sets the aid for skimmed milk processed into casein or caseinates. Given the market trend for these products and that for skimmed milk powder the aid should be decreased.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 "EUR 6,42" is replaced by "EUR 5,78".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
15.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1690/2005
of 14 October 2005
amending for the 55th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 6 October 2005, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to supplement the data concerning two individuals added on 29 September 2005 to the list of persons groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as 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.