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6.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 204/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 708/2009
of 5 August 2009
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 as regards the time period for the forwarding of the farm returns for the accounting year 2008 by the liaison agency in Italy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The third paragraph of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of 13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings (2) provides that from the 2005 accounting year onwards the liaison agency shall forward all the farm returns to the Commission not later than 12 months after the end of the accounting year in question.
(2) It is appropriate, as an exceptional measure for the accounting year 2008, to give Italy a longer period for data delivery in order to allow it to complete the renewal of the IT system used for processing the accountancy data collected for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
By way of derogation from the third paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83, for the accounting year 2008, the liaison agency in Italy shall forward the farm returns to the Commission not later than 15 months after the end of that accounting year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
1.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 190/2008
of 29 February 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 1793/73 OF THE COMMISSION  of 2 July 1973  amending Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 and Regulation (EEC) No 537/70 as regards the size of certain varieties of tulip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (1) of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage, and in particular Article 4 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 (2) of 12 March 1968 fixing quality standards for flowering bulbs, corms and tubers, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 538/70 (3), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof;
Whereas experience has shown that under present production techniques good quality tulips can be obtained from bulbs of a size smaller than "screen 11" provided for by the common quality standards ; whereas, therefore, those standards should be adjusted;
Whereas the abovementioned amendment makes redundant certain provisions of the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/70 (4) authorizing Member States to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standard applicable to exports to third countries of flowering bulbs, corms and tubers;
Whereas the Management Committee for live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like did not give its advice within the period fixed by its chairman;
In the table appearing in Section III of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 315/68, the text referring to "Tulipa" down to and including "tulips, botanical" is replaced by the text of the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EEC) No 537/70 is amended as follows: 1. In Article 1 (1) the words "Tulipa, Tulipa "Cordell Hull", Tulipa "American Flag", Tulipa "Montgomery"" are deleted.
2. In the Annex the entries concerning Tulipa, Tulipa "Cordell Hull", Tulipa "American Flag" and Tulipa "Montgomery" are deleted.
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.
31.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1005/2007
of 30 August 2007
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2.   To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/32
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 878/2013
of 12 September 2013
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 15 December 1981 amending the Council Decision of 4 June 1973 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 4 January 1973 and the Council Decision of 14 October 1958 determining the emoluments of former members of the ECSC Court of Justice (81/1062/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 20 and 21 thereof,
Whereas it is for the Council to determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of members and former members of the institutions as well as any allowance representing remuneration;
Whereas the specific difficulties of the economic and social situation necessitate the introduction of a special levy assessed on the basis of the economic data reflecting the average gaps recorded in the Member States between the trend in real per capita wages and salaries and the trend in:    - total productivity (GDP in volume terms per personemployed),
- productivity available for distribution (i.e.productivity corrected for terms of trade),
- productivity per member of the active population,including persons in employment and theunemployed,
which levy should apply to the net salaries, pensions and termination-of-service allowances paid by the Communities;
Whereas, however, the application of the levy to pensions and to temporary termination-of-service allowances should be suspended during the first five years,
1. After Article 2 of the Council Decision of 4 June 1973 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 4 January 1973, an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
2. After Article 2 of the Council Decision of 14 October 1958 determining the emoluments of former members of the ECSC Court of Justice, an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2002
of 28 June 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 100th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 100th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/67
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 2005
releasing Finland and Sweden from the obligation to apply to Council Directive 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine
(notified under document number C(2005) 5469)
(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2005/931/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), and in particular Article 18a thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by Finland and Sweden,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 68/193/EEC sets out certain provisions for the marketing of material for the propagation of the vine. This Directive also provides that, subject to certain conditions, Member States may be wholly or partly released from the obligation to apply this Directive.
(2) Material for the propagation of the vine is not normally reproduced or marketed in Finland and Sweden. In addition the growing of vine is of minimal economic importance in the abovementioned countries.
(3) As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member States should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 68/193/EEC to the material in question.
(4) 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,
Finland and Sweden are hereby released from the obligation to apply Directive 68/193/EEC, with the exception of Article 12(1) and Article 12a.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.
11.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 March 2005
repealing Decision 2004/440/EC adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the milk sector in Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2005) 519)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/198/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/440/EC of 29 April 2004 adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the milk sector in Slovakia (1) has granted a transitional period, until 30 October 2004, to one establishment in the milk sector in Slovakia in view to fully comply with the structural requirements laid down by Community legislation.
(2) Following an official declaration from the Slovak competent authority, the milk establishment has completed its upgrading process and is now in full compliance with Community legislation.
(3) Decision 2004/440/EC should therefore be repealed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2004/440/EC is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/123
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 84/2010
of 28 January 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 76/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/2004
of 6 February 2004
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 7 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3914/87
of 22 December 1987
extending the period of application of Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg annexed thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 of 16 December 1975 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4067/86 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are to apply the system provided for in the third paragraph of Article 6 of the Convention on the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921; whereas the period of application of that system was last extended by Regulation (EEC) No 4067/86; whereas the Council has to decide to what extent those provisions should be maintained, amended or discontinued;
Whereas the application of the said system in favour of Luxembourg wines will continue to be of benefit to the agricultural income of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the sector concerned;
Whereas, having regard, moreover, to the other reasons set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75, the period of application of that Regulation should be extended,
In the first subparagraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75, '31 December 1987' shall be hereby replaced by '31 December 1988'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.