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22.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 105/2005
of 17 November 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 as regards shipments of certain types of waste to China and Saudi Arabia
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste (2), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 4 August 2003, the Ministry of Defence and Aviation, Presidency of Meteorology and Environment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent a request to the European Commission that normal commercial transactions (‘green list’ procedure) apply to the material GH 014 ‘waste, parings and scrap of polyurethane foam not containing chlorofluorocarbons’.
(2) On 13 May 2004, the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the European Communities sent a request to the European Commission for an amendment to the list of wastes in Annex D to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 (3) which are allowed without recourse to any of the control procedures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93. This amended list will be subject, as before, to additional pre-shipment inspection procedures under the responsibility of the Chinese authorities.
(3) In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, the committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (4) was notified of the official requests of Saudi Arabia and of China on 2 April 2004 and 18 May 2004.
(4) In order to take into account the new situation of these countries, it is necessary to amend at the same time Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC,
Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex A to Regulation (EC No 1420/1999 is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following 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.
25.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/27
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 24 April 2014
on the non-approval of certain biocidal active substances pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/227/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(2) For a number of substance/product-type combinations included in that list, either all participants have discontinued their participation in the review programme, or no complete dossier was received within the time period specified in Article 9 and Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 by the Member State designated as Rapporteur for the evaluation.
(3) Consequently, and pursuant to Articles 11(2), 12(1) and 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the Commission informed the Member States accordingly. That information was also made public by electronic means.
(4) Within the period of three months from this publication, a number of companies indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for one or more of the substances and product-types concerned. However, those companies subsequently failed to submit a complete dossier or withdrew.
(5) Pursuant to Article 12(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the substances and product-types concerned should therefore not be approved in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
The substances indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall not be approved for the product-types indicated therein.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
15.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 508/2010
of 14 June 2010
prohibiting fishing activities for purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic ocean, east of longitude of 45° W, and in the Mediterranean sea
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated to them for 2010.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock carried out by purse seiners flying the flag of, or registered in, that Member State,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the purse seiners of the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 DECISION of 29 June 1993 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community
(93/433/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive  90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 93/212/EEC (4), established a list of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;
Whereas the competent authorities of Canada and the United States of America have forwarded amendments to the list of teams approved in their territories;
Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/2001
of 27 November 2001
on the issuing of export licences for products processed from 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 1429/95 of 23 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugars(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1962/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001(3) specifies the quantities which may be covered by applications submitted for export licences with advance fixing of the refund other than those applied for in connection with food aid.
(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 lays down the conditions under which special measures may be taken by the Commission to prevent an overrun in the quantities for which export licence applications may be submitted.
(3) In view of the information available to the Commission as of today, the quantity of 300 tonnes of orange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10° Brix but less than 22° Brix in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001, reduced or increased by the quantities referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95, would be exceeded if licences were issued with advanced fixing of refunds without restriction in response to applications submitted since 22 November 2001. A reducing factor should accordingly be applied to the quantities applied for on 22 November 2001, and applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds submitted subsequently with a view to such licences being issued during the current period should be rejected,
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for orange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10° Brix but less than 22° Brix for which applications were submitted on 22 November 2001 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001 shall be issued for 88,9 % of the quantities applied for.
Applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds for the above product submitted after 22 November 2001 and before 22 February 2002 shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/53
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 2 November 2010
amending Decision ECB/2007/7 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB
(ECB/2010/19)
(2010/673/EU)
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 127(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.6 and Articles 17, 22 and 23 thereof,
Having regard to Guideline ECB/2007/2 of 26 April 2007 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (1),
Having regard to Decision ECB/2007/7 of 24 July 2007 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB (2),
Whereas:
(1) On 15 September 2010, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted Guideline ECB/2010/12 amending Guideline ECB/2007/2 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (3), inter alia: (a) to take into account the updates for TARGET2 release 4.0, in particular to allow participants to access one or more PM accounts using Internet-based access; and (b) to reflect a number of technical changes following the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and clarify a few issues.
(2) It is necessary to make conforming amendments to Decision ECB/2007/7, in order to implement certain of the elements of Guideline ECB/2010/12 in the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB,
Amendment of the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB
The Annex to Decision ECB/2007/7 which contains the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1411/1999
of 29 June 1999
concerning the authorisation of new additives and new additive uses in feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/1999(2), and in particular Articles 9j and 3 thereof,
(1) Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides that new additives or new additive uses may be authorised, taking account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge;
(2) Whereas Council Directive 93/113/EC of 14 December 1993 concerning the use and the marketing of enzymes, micro-organisms and their preparations in animal nutrition(3), as last amended by Directive 97/40/EC(4), by derogation from Directive 70/524/EEC, authorised Member States to permit provisionally the use and marketing of enzymes, micro-organisms and their preparations;
(3) Whereas the examination of the dossiers, submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 93/113/EC, indicates that a certain number of preparations belonging to the groups of enzymes and micro-organisms can be provisionally authorised;
(4) Whereas the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the harmlessness of these preparations;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
The preparations belonging to the group "enzymes" and listed in Annex I to this Regulation may be authorised according to Directive 70/524/EEC as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
The preparations belonging to the group "micro-organisms" and listed in Annex II to this Regulation may be authorised according to Directive 70/524/EEC as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 736/2014
of 4 July 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.
14.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/30
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 October 2011
appointing an Irish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2011/681/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Irish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Jillian VAN TURNHOUT,
Mr Seamus BOLAND, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Rural Link is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 authorizing Sweden to maintain its national measures as regards transmissible gastroenteritis in application of Article 10 (4) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/95/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Council Directive 95/25/EC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas Sweden considers that its territory is free from a number of animal diseases and has submitted an application for additional trade guarantees to the Commission; whereas the applications have been examined by the Commission; whereas a more detailed examination is necessary in the case of the application relating to transmissible gastroenteritis;
Whereas it is necessary to extend the special measures which apply to trade in pigs and hatching eggs to Sweden while this examination is being carried out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Sweden is authorized to maintain its national measures relating to transmissible gastroenteritis until 31 December 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2353/2002
of 20 December 2002
fixing the selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2003 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 25(1) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Community selling price is to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 before the beginning of the fishing year, at a level at least equal to 70 % and not exceeding 90 % of the guide price.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2002(2) fixes the guide prices for the fishing year 2003 for all the products concerned.
(3) Market prices vary considerably depending on the species and how the products are presented, particularly in the case of squid and hake.
(4) Conversion factors must therefore be fixed for the different species and presentations of frozen products landed in the Community in order to determine the price level that will trigger the intervention measure provided for in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The Community selling prices applicable during the 2003 fishing year for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the presentations and conversion factors to which they relate are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 September 1994 amending Decision 94/360/EC on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries (94/658/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in  particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (3) of Directive 90/675/EEC allows for a reduction in the frequency of checks of consignments of products imported from third countries;
Whereas in Decision 94/360/EC (3), the Commission adopted measures on the reduction in frequency of physical checks of consignments of products to be imported from third countries; whereas these frequencies should apply from 1 October 1994, following a  review of the frequencies on the basis of the results of all checks on imported consignments of products;
Whereas further progress is necessary on the harmonization of import conditions on imported products;
Whereas further experience of Member States checks on consignments is necessary to carry out the review of the frequencies foreseen in Article 3 (3); whereas it is therefore necessary to defer the date of application of the frequencies to 1 March 1995,  and the deadline for the first submission by Member States of the results of checks to 1 January 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/360/EC is hereby amended as follows:
- in Article 3 (1), '1 September 1994' is replaced by '1 January 1995',
- in Article 3 (3), '1 October 1994' is replaced by '1 March 1995',
- in Article 7, '1 October 1994' is replaced by '1 March 1995'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.