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Commission Decision
of 19 October 2000
amending for the second time Decision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2000) 3048)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/651/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in the United Kingdom.
(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.
(3) By Commission Decision 2000/528/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/542/EC(4), certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom were adopted at Community level.
(4) Decision 2000/528/EC must be amended for the second time to take into account the evolution of the epidemiological situation.
(5) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Annex I to Decision 2000/528/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2a of Decision 2000/528/EC is hereby repealed.
In Article 7 of Decision 2000/528/EC the date "15 October" is replaced by "15 November".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 30 July 1992  on the grant of Community aid for certain specific measures implementing the programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima)  (Only the Portuguese text is  authentic)  (92/448/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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Article 32  (1) thereof,
Whereas the Portuguese autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira are encountering specific development problems; whereas, in order to cope with these problems, it is appropriate to reinforce Community support to enable these regions to fully  participate in the dynamics of the internal market;
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Decision 91/315/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) (3) establishes an action programme for Madeira and the Azores; whereas  this programme, annexed to the said Decision, involves the adoption of certain measures in the fisheries sector;
Whereas the Portuguese authorities have submitted applications for Community aid relating to certain measures forming part of the action programme set out in the Annex to the said Decision;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
1. The specific measures involving the grant of Community aid of a maximum amount of ECU 8,04 million for the fisheries sector in the Azores and Madeira are hereby approved.
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 and the financial contribution by the Community are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning the extension of an exemption granted to Germany pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the German text is authentic) (97/847/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas by Decision 95/460/EC (3) of 19 October 1995 the Commission approved the request for an exemption submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Directive 70/156/EEC concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for four types of headlamp for motor vehicles, meeting the requirements of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation Nos 8, 98 and 99, with a view to the granting of EC type approval;
Whereas the request for an extension of the exemption submitted by Germany on 14 July 1997 is justified by the fact that the measures needed to adapt the directives which were the subject of that exemption have not yet come into force and the exemption should therefore be extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to those directives and, in any case, for a maximum period of 24 months;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The exemption granted to Germany by Commission Decision 95/460/EEC of 19 October 1995 is hereby extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to the directives concerned and, in any case, for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1244/97 of 30 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2068/96 (5), opened quotas for a specific period; whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Commission committed itself to increase tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector; whereas, it is necessary to specify the new quantities covered by the import arrangements and to ensure that imports of the quantities referred to in the Annex are spread over the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, first subparagraph, 'For the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997` is replaced by 'For the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998`;
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 26 November 2001
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
(notified under document number C(2001) 3625)
(2001/860/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1986/2001(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1794/2001(3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 2001 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment.
(2) The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations.
(3) Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001, given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2001 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3047/93 of 3 November 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 8528, originating in Indonesia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 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 ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 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 products falling within CN code ex 8528, originating in Indonesia, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 631 000; whereas on 1 October 1993 imports of these products into the Community originating in Indonesia 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 Indonesia,
As from 8 November 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Indonesia:
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8528 10 28
8528 10 52
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8528 10 62
8528 10 66
8528 10 72
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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 (EC) No 2574/1999
of 6 December 1999
prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France
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,
Whereas:
(1) 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 the may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 1999;
(2) 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) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 25 October 1999. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1999.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France 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 25 October 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/2001
of 27 June 2001
fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
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), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 fixes the intervention price for white sugar for non-deficit areas at EUR 63,19/100 kg for the 2001/02 to 2005/06 marketing years.
(2) Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar are to be fixed for each deficit area each year. When those prices are fixed, account is to be taken of the regional variations in the price of sugar, which, given a normal harvest and free movement of sugar, may be expected to occur under natural conditions of price formation on the market and in view of experience gained and the costs of transporting sugar from surplus areas to deficit areas.
(3) The areas of production in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland are likely to be deficit areas.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The derived intervention prices for white sugar in the deficit areas of the Community shall be:
(a) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Ireland and the United Kingdom;
(b) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Portugal;
(c) EUR 64,65/100 kg for all areas in Finland;
(d) EUR 64,88/100 kg for all areas in Spain.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
It shall apply for the 2001/02 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2002
of 9 July 2002
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The list of product codes for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1994 amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorizing Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating  in Canada or the United States of America (94/812/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by  Directive 94/13/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Netherlands,
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in North American countries, may, in principle, not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Ceratocystis  fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt., the cause of oak wilt;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/467/EEC (3) permits derogations for oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached originating in Canada and the United States of America provided that special conditions are satisfied;
Whereas Decision 93/467/EEC stipulated that the authorization shall expire on 31 December 1994;
Whereas, on the basis of the information available at present, the conditions for the derogation in the aforementioned Decision should be maintained;
Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorization still obtain;
Whereas the authorization should therefore be extended for a further limited period;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that Canada and the United States of America make all technical information available which is necessary to continue to monitor the functioning of the protective measures required under the aforementioned technical  conditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 93/467/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, '31 December 1994' is replaced by '31 December 1996'
2. In Annex I, part 7, '93/467/EEC' is replaced by '94/812/EC'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
1.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1008/2006
of 30 June 2006
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2006
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) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.