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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1138/98 of 28 May 1998 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 519/94 (1) introduced, in respect of the People's Republic of China, the quotas listed in Annex II to that Regulation and the surveillance measures listed in Annex III thereto;
Whereas the Council's objective in establishing the quotas was to strike a balance between an appropriate level of protection for the Community industries concerned and maintenance of an acceptable level of trade with China, taking into account the various interest in play;
Whereas analysis of the main economic indicators, in particular the volume and market share of Chinese imports, leads to the conclusion that the quota on toys falling within HS/CN codes 9503 41, 9503 49 and 9503 90 should be abolished and that such abolition would be neither inconsistent with the above objective nor liable to disrupt the Community market;
Whereas, in the light of the experience acquired in implementing the quotas, the situation of the Community producers concerned indicates that a 5 % upward adjustment of the quotas would be appropriate and would be neither inconsistent with the above objective nor liable to disrupt the Community market; whereas, however, in the case of footwear the particularly sensitive nature of the industry indicates that for the time being no increase is appropriate;
Whereas the products in respect of which the quota is abolished by this Regulation should, however, be subject to prior Community surveillance, in order to ensure adequate monitoring of the volume and prices of the imports of the products concerned;
Whereas the quantitative quotas and the surveillance measures introduced pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 should therefore be amended,
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 shall be replaced by the Annexes which appear in Annexes I and II to this Regulation respectively.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/27
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 February 2007
appointing the Vice-President of the Community Plant Variety Office
(2007/168/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the list of candidates proposed by the Commission on 22 November 2006, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office and after consultation of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office,
1.   Mr Carlos PEREIRA GODINHO is hereby appointed Vice-President of the Community Plant Variety Office (hereinafter the Office) for a period of five years, at grade AD 12, in accordance with the vacancy notice published in the Official Journal of 6 April 2006 (2).
2.   The term of office of Mr Carlos PEREIRA GODINHO shall run from the date on which he takes up his duties, and this date shall be agreed between the President and the Administrative Council of the Office.
The Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Office shall be empowered to sign the contract of employment with Mr Carlos PEREIRA GODINHO.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION  DECISION of 8 September 1995 on the establishment of overall quantities of food aid for 1995 and a  list of products to be supplied as food aid (95/371/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and  food-aid management  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90  (2), and in particular  Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, in order to implement Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86, it is necessary to lay down the total  quantities of each product to be supplied under the food aid operations for 1995, and to specify  the products involved;
Whereas the overall quantities of food aid for 1995, should be decided and food aid operations  implemented on the basis of the budgetary resources available;
Whereas the sum of ECU 33,6 million pursuant to Article B7-211 of the budget will be administered  by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) to provide emergency food aid, the products to  be supplied being decided case by case according to the nature of the emergency;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Food  Aid Committee,
1.  The total quantities of each product to be supplied to  developing countries and aid organizations are set out in Annex I.
2.  The products which may be supplied as food aid are listed in Annex II.
20.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 178/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2005
appointing a Vice-President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and three chairpersons of Boards of Appeal of the office
(2005/C 178/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,
Having regard to the candidates put forward by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on 25 May 2005,
Mr Peter LAWRENCE, born in London (United Kingdom) on 5 August 1954, is hereby appointed Vice-President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) for a period of five years.
Mr Detlef SCHENNEN, born in Münster (Germany) on 10 September 1956, Mr Théophilos MARGELLOS, born in Athens (Greece) on 21 November 1953, and Mr Tomás DE LAS HERAS, born in Zamora (Spain) on 22 July 1951, are hereby appointed chairpersons of Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) for a period of five years.
The dates on which the five-year periods referred to in Articles 1 and 2 start shall be determined by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).
31.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 74/2012
of 27 January 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1955/2003
of 6 November 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 150/23
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 May 2013
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Council of Ministers concerning the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020 of the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part
(2013/257/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the Internal agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2), as amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (3) and in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (4) (‘the ACP-EU Agreement’) provides for the adoption of financial protocols for each five-year period.
(2) The European Union and its Member States, in accordance with Article 7 of Annex Ib to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, together with the ACP States, conducted a performance review, assessing among other things the degree of realisation of commitments and disbursements.
(3) On 8 February 2013, the Union and its Member States agreed to lay down the financing mechanism, namely, the 11th European Development Fund (‘EDF’), the exact period to be covered (2014-20), and the amount of funds to be allocated to that mechanism.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the ACP-EU Council of Ministers concerning the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement,
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Council of Ministers regarding the protocol on the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014-20 shall be based on the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers attached to this Decision.
After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 30 April 1985
amending Decision 81/713/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Brazil approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
(85/270/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Brazil, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 81/713/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 84/575/EEC (4);
Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (5) has revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments has altered since the last inspection;
Whereas the list of establishments should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 81/713/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Decision
of 13 June 2002
amending Decision 97/222/EC laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products, as regards Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
(notified under document number C(2002) 2100)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/464/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 21a (2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/184/EC(4), lays down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products.
(2) The epidemiological situation of foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina has been clarified in respect of the provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego and Commission Decision 93/402/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 2002/338/EC(6), authorises the importation of bone-in ovine, caprine and bovine fresh meat from animals originating from these provinces.
(3) The list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products laid down in Commission Decision 97/222/EC must be updated with a view to introduce the relevant territories regionalised in Argentina, and in addition for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to take into account the health situation in order to be consistent with the EC rules for import of fresh meat as relevant for the different treatment categories of meat products. Decision 97/222/EC should be amended accordingly.
(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,
1. Annex Part I to Decision 97/222/EC is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
2. Annex Part II to Decision 97/222/EC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
10.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 713/2010
of 9 August 2010
amending for the 133rd 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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 Articles 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) (2) 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 27 and 29 July 2010 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove five persons and eight entities from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
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 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.
8.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 88/15
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 9 March 2010
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
(2010/202/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4) Lithuania submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in ‘Snaigė’ plc and two of its suppliers, on 23 July 2009. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, therefore the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 258 163.
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Lithuania,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 258 163 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2785/2000
of 19 December 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 296/96 on data to be transmitted by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), and laying down certain detailed rules of application for Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), and in particular Articles 4(8), 5(3) and 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Decision 2000/427/EC of 19 June 2000 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Greece of the single currency on 1 January 2001(2) states that Greece fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency.
(2) The second sentence of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2596/2000(4), lays down that the currency of Greece will be the euro as from 1 January 2001.
(3) Article 4(1a)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be transmitted by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), and laying down certain detailed rules of application for Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2761/1999(6), lays down that the advances against the booking of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure are to be drawn up and paid in euro for the participating Member States. The advances to be paid at the start of January 2001 relate to expenditure effected between 16 October 2000 and 30 November 2000. Provision should therefore be made to pay those advances to Greece one last time in national currency.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF),
Regulation (EC) No 296/96 is amended as follows:
1. The following sentence is added to Article 3(8)(b):"This choice shall apply to Greece from 1 January 2001."
2. The following sentence is added to Article 4(1a)(c):"The advances on expenditure effected by Greece between 16 October and 30 November 2000 shall be paid in national currency units or in national currency."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.