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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1076/89
of 26 April 1989
laying down quality standards for leeks and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 laying down quality standards for leeks, aubergines and courgettes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of the Council of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1010/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 (3) lays down quality standards for leeks;
Whereas there has been a development in the production and marketing of this product, in particular as regards the requirements of the wholesale and consumer markets; whereas the quality standards must accordingly be amended to take account of these new requirements;
Whereas the standards are applicable at all stages of marketing; whereas transport over long distances, storage for a certain length of time and the various handling operations to which the products are subjected may lead to some deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their tendency to perish; whereas account should be taken of such deterioration in the application of the standards at the marketing stages following dispatch; whereas for products in the 'Extra' class, which must be sorted and packaged particularly carefully, only the loss of freshness and turgescence must be taken into account as far as they are concerned;
Whereas, for reasons of clarity and convenience, this opportunity should be taken for revising the said quality standards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The quality standards for leeks falling within CN code ex 0703 90 00 shall be as set out in the Annex.
These standards shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
However, at stages following dispatch, as compared with the provisions of the standards the products may show:
- a slight loss of freshness and turgescence,
- slight deterioration due to their development and their tendency to perish.
Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, 'leeks (subheading ex 07.01 IJ of the Common Customs Tariff)' is deleted;
2. the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 2 is deleted;
3. Annex I is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 24 January 1983
amending Decision 74/442/EEC relating to the setting up of a Joint Committee on Social Problems of Agricultural Workers
(83/54/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas structural changes have come about in the European organizations representing agricultural workers since the setting up of the Joint Committee and new needs have arisen because of the enlargement of the Community;
Whereas the Commission must take account of the situation in the individual Member States so as to ensure the participation of employers and employees in agriculture in the work of the Joint Committee and thus maintain the effective representation of all interested parties;
Whereas the presence at the Committee's meetings of observers from organizations other than those referred to in Article 4 of Commission Decision 74/442/EEC (1) may increase the Committee's effectiveness,
Decision 74/442/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
'Article 4
1. The Committee shall consist of 52 members.
2. Seats shall be attributed as follows:
(a) to representatives of employers: 26;
(b) to representatives of employees: 26.
3. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission, 50 of them on proposals from the following agricultural employers' and agricultural employees' associations:
- Employers' association (25 members):
- The Committee of Agricultural Trade Organizations of the European Economic Community (COPA);
- Employees' association (25 members):
- The European Federation of Agricultural Workers in the Community (EFA).'
2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 13:
'4. The Commission may, after consulting the Committee, invite organizations other than those referred to in Article 4 (3) to participate in the Committee's work as observers.'
This Decision shall take effect on 24 January 1983.
COMMISSION DECISION of 4 July 1996 amending Decision 95/30/EC laying down specific conditions for importing fishery products from Morocco (Text with EEA relevance) (96/459/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
Whereas the list of establishments approved by Morocco for importing fishery products into the Community has been drawn up in Commission Decision 95/30/EC (2); whereas this list may be amended following the communication of a new list by the competent authority in Morocco;
Whereas the competent authority in Morocco has communicated a new list adding 80 establishments, and deleting 76 establishments;
Whereas it is necessary to amend the list of approved establishments accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision have been drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down by Commission Decision 90/13/EEC (3),
Annex B to Decision 95/30/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/2003
of 28 November 2003
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 (EEC) No 1766/92, 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(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 the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 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 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.5.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 130/35
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 May 1994
relating to the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on imports of apples and pears into the Community
(94/294/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2), and Article 28 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Republic of Chile has taken action within GATT further to the application by the European Community of tariff measures in the form of countervailing charges on imports of apples, in application of Articles 24, 25 and 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
Whereas the Community and Chile have entered into discussions with the aim of solving this and other issues in relation with the conclusion of the GATT Uruguay Round;
Whereas those discussions have resulted in an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters; whereas it is in the interest of the Community to approve the said Agreement,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on imports of apples and pears into the Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
3.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/2
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 709/2012
of 2 August 2012
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (1), and in particular Article 46(1) and (2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
(2) The Council considers that certain persons should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and that the entries concerning certain entities should be amended.
(3) Following the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1737 (2006), two persons and one entity should be removed from the list set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex VIII to that Regulation.
(4) The lists set out in Annexes VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its publication,
The persons listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
In Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the entries concerning the entities referred to in Annex II to this Regulation shall be replaced by the entries set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
The persons and entity listed in Annex III to this Regulation shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and added to the list set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, as amended by the entries set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 20 November 2001
on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2000/2001 delivery period
(2002/749/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Implementation of Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(1) and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar(2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market.
(2) It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2000/2001 delivery period,
The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2000/2001 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreements is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2001
of 16 November 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001 adapting certain fish quotas for 2001 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96
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 23(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1957/98(4), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following adjustments by Member States of data about landings and exchanges of fishing opportunities, some figures which constitute the basis for the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001 of 17 August 2001 adapting certain fish quotas for 2001 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas(5) should be revised. Therefore that Annex should be amended accordingly.
(2) In order to allow continuation of fishing activities, the amended quotas set out by this Regulation should apply as soon as possible.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1935/82
of 12 July 1982
on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the Republic of Zimbabwe
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1037/82 of 26 April 1982 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the 1982 food-aid programme (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1038/82 of 26 April 1982 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the 1982 food-aid programme (2) provides for a reserve of 10 990 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder; whereas certain quantities are still available under that reserve;
Whereas the Community has received a request for food aid in the form of skimmed-milk powder from the Republic of Zimbabwe; whereas the requirements justify the granting of food aid by the Community,
From the quantity of skimmed-milk powder still available as a reserve under Regulation (EEC) No 1038/82, 2 500 tonnes shall be allocated as food aid to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
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.
3.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/44
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 May 2014
appointing two Belgian members and a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/311/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 26 November 2012, by Council Decision 2012/736/EU (3), Mr Alain HUTCHINSON was appointed as member until 25 January 2015 following the end of the term of office of Mr Charles PICQUÉ and Mr Charles PICQUÉ was appointed as alternate member. On 28 January 2013, by Council Decision 2013/68/EU (4), Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES was appointed member until 25 January 2015 following the end of the term of office of Mr Jos CHABERT.
(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions are vacant following the end of the electoral mandates on the basis of which Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES and Mr Alain HUTCHINSON were appointed. An alternate member's seat is vacant following the end of the electoral mandate on the basis of which Mr Charles PICQUÉ was appointed,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions with effect from 26 May 2014 for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
a) as members:
— Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES, Gemeenteraadslid in Ukkel
— Mr Alain HUTCHINSON, Conseiller communal à Saint-Gilles
b) as alternate member:
— Mr Charles PICQUÉ, Bourgmestre de la commune de Saint-Gilles.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COUNCIL DECISION of 13 September 1993 concerning notification of the acceptance by the Community of the International Coffee Agreement 1983, as extended to 30 September 1994
(93/505/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 116 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council approved, by Decision 87/485/EEC (1), the International Coffee Agreement 1983, which came into force on 1 October 1983 for a period of six years expiring on 30 September 1989;
Whereas, by resolution No 347 of 4 July 1989, the International Coffee Council decided to extend the Agreement for a period of two years until 30 September 1991; whereas, by resolution No 352 of 28 September 1990, the International Coffee Council  decided to extend the Agreement for a further period of one year until 30 September 1992; whereas, by resolution No 355 of 27 September 1991, the International Coffee Council decided to extend the Agreement for a further period of one year until 30  September 1993; whereas, by resolution No 363 of 7 June 1993 the International Coffee Council decided to extend the Agreement for a further period of one year to 30 September 1994;
Whereas all the Member States have indicated their intention of applying the Agreement;
Whereas the Community and its Member States should simultaneously notify the United Nations Secretary-General of their acceptance of the Agreement as extended until 30 September 1994,
Article 1
1. In accordance with resolution No 363 of 7 June 1993 of the International Coffee Council, the International Coffee Agreement 1983, as extended until 30 September 1994, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the resolution is attached to this Decision.
2. The Community and its Member States, once they have completed the necessary internal procedures, shall simultaneously notify the United Nations Secretary-General of their acceptance of the Agreement as extended until 30 September 1994.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Community, the notification referred to in Article 1 (2).