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3.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 June 2014
on the position to be adopted by the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway of 14 May 1973, as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new Protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
(2014/421/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol No 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (1) (‘the Agreement’), concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation (‘Protocol 3’).
(2) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2) (‘the Convention’), lays down provisions on the origin of goods traded under relevant Agreements concluded between the Contracting Parties.
(3) The Union and Norway signed the Convention on 15 June 2011.
(4) The Union and Norway deposited their instruments of acceptance with the depositary of the Convention on 26 March 2012 and 9 November 2011, respectively. As a consequence, in application of its Article 10(3), the Convention entered into force in relation to the Union and Norway on 1 May 2012 and 1 January 2012, respectively.
(5) Article 6 of the Convention provides that each Contracting Party is to take appropriate measures to ensure that the Convention is effectively applied. To that effect, the Joint Committee established by the Agreement should adopt a decision replacing Protocol 3 by a new Protocol which, with regard to the rules of origin, refers to the Convention.
(6) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, as regards the replacement of Protocol 3 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new Protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Minor changes to the draft decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Joint Committee without further decision of the Council.
The decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
12.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 130/2014
of 10 February 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Selles-sur-Cher (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Selles-sur-Cher’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3), as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 2 December 1996 fixing the amount of the Community financial contribution for 1996 to expenditure incurred by the Swedish authorities for the release of smolt (96/693/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 125 thereof,
Whereas Article 125 of the said Act of Accession provides that the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall fix annually the amount of the Community's financial contribution to the release of smolt carried out by the competent Swedish authorities;
Whereas that financial contribution must be assessed in the light of the balances existing immediately before Sweden's accession;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2210/80 of 27 June 1980 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Sweden relating to certain measures intended to promote the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea (1) provides that the amount of the contribution must be equal to the actual costs to the Swedish authorities of breeding, tagging and releasing the quantity of smolt necessary to produce a quantity of salmon equal to the non-reciprocal quota allocated to the Community in the Swedish fishery zone for the year during which the contribution is to be granted;
Whereas the Commission has received Sweden's application for the Community financial contribution for 1996; whereas this application is the same as for 1994;
Whereas the International Committee for Baltic Fisheries has recommended a total allowable catch (TAC) for the Baltic salmon stock and the proportion of that TAC to be allocated to the Community;
Whereas the TAC fixed for 1996 has been reduced and the Swedish application has been reexamined in the light of that fact;
Whereas the amount of the Community financial contribution has been calculated by applying proportionally this reduction to the non-reciprocal quota which Sweden would have allocated to the Community if the bilateral agreement had continued to apply,
The amount of the Community financial contribution for 1996 intended to cover the expenditure on promoting salmon reproduction in the Baltic Sea shall not exceed ECU 662 508.
This Decision is addressed to the Government of Sweden.
9.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 October 2010
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of an Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part
(2011/87/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 February 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with partners in the Mediterranean region in order to establish a dispute settlement mechanism related to trade provisions.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the committee appointed under Article 207 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) These negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of a Protocol (the Protocol) between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (1) was initialled on 9 December 2009.
(4) The Protocol should be signed,
The signing of the Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (the Protocol) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol, on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2181/92  of 30 July 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1882/92 (4), lays down rules on the denaturing of by-products of the refining of olive oil; whereas, in order to make those rules easier to apply,  the list of substances to be used to denature the by-products in question should be supplemented;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85:
'In addition, the following denaturing products may be added:
- cetyl alcohol,
- stearyl alcohol,
- oleyl alcohol,
until the percentage of the denaturing product in the resulting mixture thus obtained is at least:
- 1 % in the case of cetyl alcohol or stearyl alcohol,
- 0,2 % in the case of oleyl alcohol.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 November 1999
amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption
(notified under document number C(1999) 3759)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/814/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/532/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC. Commission Decision 1999/813/EC(5) sets specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Vietnam. Whereas Vietnam should therefore be added to part I of the Annex, to the list of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised.
(2) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to the Decision 97/296/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
21.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/58
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1399/2013
of 18 December 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Antep Baklavası/Gaziantep Baklavası (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the application of Gaziantep Sanayi Odasi (Chamber of Commerce of Gaziantep) to register the name ‘Antep Baklavası’/‘Gaziantep Baklavası’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Antep Baklavası’/‘Gaziantep Baklavası’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
3.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 91/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 April 2009
approving requests by Cyprus, Malta, Austria, Romania and Slovakia for exemption from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007
(notified under document number C(2009) 2231)
(Only the German, Greek, Maltese, Romanian and Slovak texts are authentic)
(2009/310/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (1) and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishes a framework for the protection and sustainable use of the stock of European eel in Community waters and in coastal lagoons, in estuaries, and in rivers and communicating inland waters of Member States.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 requires Member States to identify and define the individual river basins lying within their national territory that constitute natural habitats for the European eel. For each eel river basin, Member States are to prepare an Eel Management Plan.
(3) Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 stipulates that a Member State may be exempt from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan if appropriate justification is provided that river basins or maritime waters lying within its territory do not constitute natural habitats for the European eel. The Members States shall communicate to the Commission a request for exemption. The request must be approved by the Commission on the basis of a technical and scientific evaluation by the STEFC or by another appropriate scientific body.
(4) Cyprus, Malta, Austria, Romania and Slovakia communicated to the Commission requests for exemption from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan including appropriate justifications.
(5) The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) provided the Commission with a technical and scientific evaluation of the requests.
(6) According to the evaluation carried out by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), the river basins or maritime waters concerned by the aforementioned requests for exemption cannot be identified and defined as constituting natural habitats for the European eel for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.
(7) Therefore, having regard to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, it is appropriate to grant exemptions to the relevant Member States from the obligation to prepare Eel Management Plans.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The following Member States are exempt from the obligation to prepare an Eel Management Plan in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007:
(a) Cyprus,
(b) Malta,
(c) Austria,
(d) Romania,
(e) Slovakia.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria, Romania and the Slovak Republic.
17.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 886/2006
of 16 June 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1526/84
of 30 May 1984
correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1247/84 as regards the amount of aid for skimmed milk for use as animal feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1247/84 of 4 May 1984 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 2793/77 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as animal feed (3) lays down that aid may be granted for skimmed-milk powder which is reconstituted into liquid form;
Whereas, when the amounts of the aid were fixed, changes which had been decided as regards aid for skimmed-milk powder at the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year were not taken into account; whereas the said amounts should therefore be corrected;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Regulation (EEC) No 1247/84 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (3), '61 ECU' is replaced by '69,5 ECU'.
2. In Article 2 (2), '9,10 ECU' and '91 ECU' are replaced by '10,60 ECU' and '106 ECU' respectively.
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 8 May 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/54
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 601/2009
of 9 July 2009
amending for the 109th 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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 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 the first indent of Article 7(1) 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 29 June 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, adding three natural persons to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida. The Sanctions Committee has provided the statements of reasons for these listing decisions.
(3) Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(5) Where the addresses of the natural persons concerned are included in the UN list, the Commission will communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the persons concerned, provide them with the opportunity to comment on these grounds and review this Regulation in view of the comments and possible available additional information. Since the UN list does not in this case provide the current addresses for some of the natural persons concerned, a notice should be published in the Official Journal so that the persons concerned can contact the Commission and that the Commission can subsequently communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the natural person concerned,
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.