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Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2002
of 30 April 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice 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 from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1673/2003
of 23 September 2003
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1),
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted under the September 2003 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered and fixing the quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche,
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 340/2009
of 23 April 2009
fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the third individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 186/2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2009 (2) has opened buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure for the period expiring on 31 August 2009, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 of 5 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed or a decision to make no award is to be taken, in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the third individual invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the third individual invitation to tender for the buying-in of butter within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 186/2009, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 21 April 2009, the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 220,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1067/84
of 17 April 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 laying down detailed rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 26 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2603/83 (4), provides that during the 1983/84 school year Member States may derogate from certain provisions relating to management and control laid down in that Regulation on condition that they arrange for measures offering guarantees equivalent to the said provisions and that they notify the Commission of such measures;
Whereas experience has demonstrated the need to extend this authorization by a year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 11
During the 1984/85 school year Member States may derogate from Articles 5 (2), 6 and 7 on condition that they arrange for measures offering guarantees equivalent to the provisions of the said Articles and that they notify the Commission of such measures before 1 October 1984.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2131/98 of 5 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(14) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 897/98 (4), lays down the special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas Article 9a of that Regulation provides that export licences for cheese exported to the United States of America as part of the additional quota arising from the agreements under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations may be allocated in accordance with a special procedure allowing the designation of preferential importers to the United States;
Whereas the acceptance of applications for export licences is subject to presentation of an attestation from the designated importer stating that he is eligible under the rules in force in the United States concerning the issue of import licences; whereas, however, experience has shown that an importer may be refused a licence by the American authorities without cause; whereas, to guarantee that the objective of the arrangements is achieved under such circumstances, provision should be made for the operator to designate another importer from among those whom the Commission has already notified to the competent authorities of the United States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 9a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95, the following subparagraph is added:
'In the case where an import licence is not allocated to the importer designated by an operator for the quantities concerned, in circumstances which do not cast doubt on the sincerity of the attestation referred to in paragraph 2, the operator may be authorised by the Member State to designate another importer provided the latter appears on the list communicated to the competent authority of the United States of America, in accordance with the first subparagraph. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as possible and the Commission shall notify the competent authority of the United States of America of the change of designated importer.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1626/2000
of 24 July 2000
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the 2001 to 2004 programme of ad hoc modules to the labour force survey
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1578/2000(2), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 a programme of ad hoc modules covering several years must be drawn up each year.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(3),
A programme of ad hoc modules covering years 2001 to 2004 is laid down in the Annex to the present Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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.
5.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1418/2004
of 4 August 2004
determining the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco for the 2004 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular the sixth indent of Article 14a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector (2), the Commission must determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties are to be exempt from the quota buyback programme.
(2) Some Member States have asked for a number of high-quality varieties to be exempted from quota buyback for the 2004 harvest. These groups of high-quality varieties should therefore be determined for the 2004 harvest.
(3) As Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 requires Member States to make public their intention to sell from 1 November, this Regulation should apply from 1 November 2004.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
The quantities of groups of high-quality varieties exempt from the quota buyback programme for the 2004 harvest are as follows:
(a) in France:
— Group III
(b) in Portugal:
— Group I
— Group II
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1601/96 of 30 July 1996 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1995 harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1) and in particular Article 12 (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides that aid may be granted to hop producers to enable them to achieve a fair income; whereas the amount of this aid is fixed per hectare and differs according to varieties, taking into account the average return on the areas in full production as compared with the average returns for previous harvests, the current position of the market and trends in costs;
Whereas Article 12a of the said Regulation provides that aid to producers may also be granted for areas cultivated with experimental strains in order to facilitate the development of new varieties;
Whereas an examination of the results of the 1995 harvest reveals the need to fix aid for groups of varieties of hops cultivated in the Community; whereas aid to producers should also be granted for areas cultivated with experimental strains,
1. For the 1995 harvest, aid shall be granted to the producers of hops cultivated in the Community for the groups of varieties set out in the Annex as well as for experimental strains.
2. The amount of the aid shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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.
4.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1280/2005
of 3 August 2005
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 4 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2872/93 of 20 October 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 2523, originating in Poland and in the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Republic, to which the  tariff ceilings set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92 of 28 December 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products and establishing a reduced variable component  for certain processed agricultural products originating in Hungary, Poland and the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) (1993) (1), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2232/93 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92, Hungary, Poland and the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) shall benefit from preferential tariff arrangements, in particular the preferential tariff ceilings  laid down in column 6 of Annex I to that Regulation; whereas, pursuant to Article 6, as soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may adopt a regulation re-establishing the customs duties applicable to the third countries in question until  the end of the calendar year;
Whereas that ceiling was reached by charges of imports of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Poland, to which the tariff preferences apply;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with respect to Poland and the territory of the former Czech and Slovak Republic,
As from 25 October 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3918/92, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Poland and in the  territory of the former Czech and Slovak Republic.
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.
9.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 145/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 868/2005
of 8 June 2005
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), it is necessary to create the conditions to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3) In view of the current market demand in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1.   An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2.   Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
The invitation to tender shall be open until 28 July 2005. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2253/1999
of 25 October 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr)(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1426/96(2), and in particular Article 15(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/1999(4), lays down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine psr;
(2) more time must be granted to interested parties meeting the conditions laid down in that Regulation, whose application has been postponed by 10 months, to supplement the list of traditional terms in the Annex thereto;
(3) Article 53(2)(f) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(5) provides that detailed implementing rules are to be laid down on the use of the additional traditional terms for quality wines psr and that those rules are to be adopted before 1 August 2000. The application of Regulation (EC) No 881/98 should be put back to that date, by which time the new detailed implementing rules will have been adopted;
(4) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 881/98, the date "1 October 1999" is hereby replaced by "1 August 2000".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.