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COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 1998 approving the monitoring plan for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products presented by Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 1890/3) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/460/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas Spain forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 3 November 1997, a plan specifying the national measures to be implemented during 1998 for the detection of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products; whereas that plan was amended by a document dated 7 April 1998, in accordance with the Commission's request, bringing it into line with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC;
Whereas examination of this plan has shown that it complies with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The monitoring plan for the detection of the residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC in live animals and animal products presented by Spain is hereby approved.
Spain shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 1 August 1980  finding that the apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus  (80/827/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 28 February 1980, the British Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories', to be used for the photography of astronomically faint objects at a number of wavelengths in order to measure their linear polarization, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 24 June 1980 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an astronomical photographically apparatus;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,
The apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
28.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 October 2009
releasing the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/402/EEC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb.
(notified under document C(2009) 8038)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/786/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 66/402/EEC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of cereal seed set out in that Directive.
(2) The United Kingdom has applied for release from their obligations in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb.
(3) The seed of that species is not normally reproduced or marketed in the United Kingdom. In addition, the growing of Avena strigosa Schreb. is of minimum economic importance in the abovementioned country.
(4) As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member State should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 66/402/EEC to the material in question.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The United Kingdom is released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/402/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species of Avena strigosa Schreb.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3126/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing the aid for supplying the Canary Islands with vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular
Article 3
(4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 1601/92 (3) fixes in Annex VIII thereto for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 the quantities of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) eligible under the supply arrangements for either an exemption of import duties or a grant of aid for  products originating in the rest of the Community;
Whereas the amounts of the above aid for supplying the archipelago should be fixed; whereas this aid should be fixed with account taken in particular of the costs of supply from the world market and the conditions that result from the archipelago's  geographical situation;
Whereas new common detailed rules for implementing the specific supply measures for the Canary Islands have been laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94, particularly as regards the issue and  length of validity of the aid certificates, payment of the aid and inspection and monitoring of the commercial operations; whereas these provisions replace the detailed rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (5), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (6), and apply in the various market sectors from 1 December 1994;
Whereas, to avoid misunderstandings, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2445/94 (8), should accordingly be repealed from that same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the purpose of applying Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, aid for the supply to the Canary Islands of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) falling wihtin CN codes 1507 to 1516 (with the exception of 1509 and 1510), originating  on the Community market shall be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne of product, in the context of the supply balance established by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94.
Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 December 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 891/95  of 21 April 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of  Finland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control  system applicable to the common fisheries policy  (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3370/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, catch quotas  between Member States for vessels fishing in Latvian waters  (2), provides for salmon quotas for  1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations  on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which  catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota  allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the  waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered  in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for  this stock as from 11 March 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian  waters) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted  the quota allocated to Finland for 1995.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag  of Finland or registered in Finland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the  transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of  application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 11 March 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
14.12.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 345/49
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3580/91
of 25 November 1991
on the application of Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 7 of Decision 87/456/ECSC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia on the other in products falling under the ECSC Treaty (2) provides that the changes to the origin rules made necessary following the accession of Spain and Portugal and adopted by the Cooperation Councils are applicable to the products indicated in that Decision;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 4/91 amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities;
Whereas it is necessary to apply Decision No 4/91 in the Community,
Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council shall be applied in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
OF 7 NOVEMBER 1988
RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY AID FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AREAS STRICKEN BY EARTHQUAKES WHICH TOOK PLACE IN GREECE IN SEPTEMBER 1986
( 88/561/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),
WHEREAS THOSE LIVING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF GREECE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKES OF SEPTEMBER 1986, WITH AN ENSUING NEED TO HELP OFFSET THE EFFECTS OF THIS DISASTER ON THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING;
WHEREAS THE AREAS STRICKEN BY THESE EARTHQUAKES EXTEND OVER, IN PARTICULAR, THE TOWN OF KALAMATA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS IN THE NOMOS OF MESSINIA;
WHEREAS STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DEAL QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH THIS QUITE EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION;
WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK IS ABLE TO GRANT LOANS OUT OF ITS OWN RESOURCES TO HELP ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE;
WHEREAS AN INTEREST SUBSIDY CHARGEABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED ON THESE LOANS;
WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED, FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MEASURES IN QUESTION, POWERS OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 235,
THE ULTIMATE RECIPIENTS OF THE LOANS GRANTED BY THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK OUT OF ITS OWN RESOURCES FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS DEVASTATED BY THE EARTHQUAKES OF SEPTEMBER 1986 IN GREECE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN INTEREST SUBSIDY CHARGEABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, UP TO THE EQUIVALENT OF A CAPITAL VALUE OF ECU 100 MILLION IN ALL .
ON THE BASIS OF PROJECTS PUT FORWARD BY THE GREEK AUTHORITIES, THE COMMISSION SHALL GRANT THIS SUBSIDY AT A RATE OF THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS PER ANNUM FOR UP TO 12 YEARS .
THIS DECISION SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1989 .
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/2001
of 14 June 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 fixing the aid for the supply of milk products to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2993/94(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1031/2001(6), fixed the amount of aid for milk products.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2001 of 14 June 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(7), fixes the refunds on those products; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 should be adapted to take account of those adjustments.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 848/2010
of 27 September 2010
derogating, for the marketing year 2010/2011, from Article 63(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the dates for communicating the carry forward of surplus sugar
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 85, point (c), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 63(2), point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, each undertaking having decided to carry forward all or part of its production in excess of the sugar quota has to inform the Member State concerned of its decision before a date to be determined by that Member State within the time limits fixed by that Article.
(2) In order to facilitate the supply of the out-of-quota sugar on the Union market, thereby allowing undertakings to respond to unforeseen changes in demand in the last months of the marketing year 2010/2011, it is necessary to give Member States the possibility to fix later dates for undertakings to communicate the quantity of surplus sugar to be carried forward.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for the marketing year 2010/2011, the undertakings having decided to carry forward quantities of sugar, in accordance with Article 63(1) of that Regulation, inform the Member State concerned before a date to be determined by that Member State between 1 February and 15 August 2011.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/31
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 2005
on an amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), enabling the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia
(2005/954/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 181a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Although a member of the EBRD since 2000, Mongolia is not currently a country in which the Bank is authorised to carry out operations on its own resources.
(2) In response to the request of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, the Board of Directors of the EBRD has expressed unanimous support to admit Mongolia as a country of operations of the Bank.
(3) By Resolution adopted on 30 January 2004, the Board of Governors of the EBRD voted in favour of the necessary amendment to the Agreement Establishing the Bank, enabling it to finance operations in Mongolia. All the Governors of the Bank voted in favour of this amendment, including the Governor representing the European Community.
(4) As the amendment concerns the purpose and functions of the Bank, it is necessary that it also be formally accepted by all member countries and institutions, including by the European Community.
(5) Acceptance by the European Community of this amendment is necessary to achieve the Community's objectives in the field of economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries,
The amendment to the Agreement establishing the EBRD, necessary to enable the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the amendment is attached to this Decision.
The Governor of the EBRD representing the European Community shall communicate to the EBRD the Declaration of Acceptance of this amendment.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1951/1999
of 13 September 1999
prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 1999;
(2) Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
(3) Whereas, according to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 19 August 1999; whereas this date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Beglium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1999.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 19 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.