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10.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 353/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 December 2014
establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the World Trade Organization
(2014/889/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 May 1995, the Government of the Republic of Seychelles applied for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.
(2) A Working Party on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles was established on 11 July 1995 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Republic of Seychelles and all WTO Members.
(3) The Commission, on behalf of the Union, has negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Republic of Seychelles which satisfy the Union's requests, taking into account the bilateral trade relations with the Republic of Seychelles in the context of the EU-ACP partnership and the undertaking by the Republic of Seychelles to pursue trade liberalisation in a full Economic and Partnership Agreement.
(4) Those commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the WTO (‘the Protocol of Accession’).
(5) Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Republic of Seychelles.
(6) The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(7) Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(8) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the WTO,
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the World Trade Organization is to approve the accession.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
1.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1221/2004
of 30 June 2004
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),
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 (2), 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 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.
(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 Annex I 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 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 357/39
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/5/2004
of 3 November 2004
amending Decision BiH/1/2004 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Decision BiH/3/2004 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2004/822/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/1/2004 of 21 September 2004 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) and Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/3/2004 of 29 September 2004 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2),
Whereas:
(1) Following the recommendation of the EU Operation Commander on Albania’s contribution, the EUMC agreed to recommend the Political and Security Committee to accept Albania's contribution.
(2) In conformity with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications. Therefore, Denmark does not participate in the financing of the operation.
(3) The Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and 13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those EU Member States which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,
The Annex to Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/1/2004 of 21 September 2004 shall be replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1
— Albania
— Argentina
— Bulgaria
— Canada
— Chile
— Morocco
— New Zealand
— Norway
— Romania
— Switzerland
— Turkey’.
The Annex to Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/3/2004 of 29 September 2004 shall be replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1)
— Albania
— Argentina
— Bulgaria
— Canada
— Chile
— Morocco
— New Zealand
— Norway
— Romania
— Switzerland
— Turkey’.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2001
of 22 May 2001
implementing Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council modifying the common principles of the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (ESA 95) as concerns taxes and social contributions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (ESA 95)(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Articles 2(2) and 3(2) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 modifying the common principles of the ESA 95 as concerns taxes and social contributions, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 on the ESA 95 contains the reference framework of common standards, definitions, classifications and accounting rules for drawing up the accounts of the Member States for the statistical requirements of the Community, in order to obtain comparable results between Member States.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 ensures comparability and transparency among the Member States in the recording of taxes and social contributions in ESA 95 for the excessive deficit procedure. Net lending/net borrowing of general government shall not include amounts of taxes and social contributions unlikely to be collected.
(3) For the application of Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 and within six months of its adoption, the Commission shall introduce in the text of Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 the changes needed.
(4) Articles 2(2) and 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 lay down the conditions under which the Commission may adopt amendments to the ESA 95, in particular the changes needed in Annex B to the abovementioned Regulation.
(5) The Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics (CMFB), set up by Council Decision 91/115/EEC(3), amended by Decision 96/174/EC(4), has been consulted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee (SPC), set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(5),
Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall not apply during the transitional period that may be granted to Member States in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 284/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1274/2007
of 29 October 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 laying down detailed implementing rules for Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 of 30 March 2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (2), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The statement on outermost regions made jointly by the Council and the Commission during the Fisheries Council of 27 July 2006 (3) stresses the need for appropriate measures ensuring the sustainable development of the fisheries sector in those regions. Such measures are to take account of the specificities of fishing activities in the relevant areas. Furthermore, they are to be adopted in the light of the ongoing study on this topic and in the light of the assessment, by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), of the state of fisheries resources in outermost regions.
(2) Following that statement, France and Portugal have adopted development plans for Guadaloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and the Azores. An assessment of the effects of those plans on fisheries resources has been delivered by STECF during its plenary meeting of April 2007.
(3) At the same time complementary information has been submitted to the Commission on proposed regularisations relating to an important number of vessels, which carried out fishing activities before 31 December 2006 and remained active in outermost regions without having been entered in the Community Fleet Register. Such regularisations are to be considered as an extension to the development plans.
(4) The development plans contribute to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector in outermost regions. In this context the reference levels for some of the fleets registered in outermost regions should be reviewed. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 (4) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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 2104/2004 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
3.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 579/2009
of 2 July 2009
fixing the complementary quantity of raw cane sugar originating in the ACP States and India for supply to refineries in the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 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 153(4) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 153(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, during the 2008/2009 marketing years and in order to ensure adequate supply to Community refineries, import duties on a complementary quantity of imports of raw cane sugar originating in the States referred to in Annex XIX to that Regulation are to be suspended.
(2) That complementary quantity should be calculated in accordance with Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance of raw sugar. For the 2008/2009 marketing year, the balance indicates the need to import a complementary quantity of raw sugar so that the Community refineries’ supply needs can be met.
(3) To ensure that refineries within the Community have a sufficient supply of raw sugar to fulfil their traditional supply needs, the complementary quantity should be allocated between the third countries concerned in a way to ensure full delivery. For India, it is considered appropriate to maintain an initial quantity of 10 000 tonnes. As regards the remaining supply need, a global quantity should be fixed for the ACP States, which have collectively undertaken to implement between themselves procedures for the allocation of the quantities in order to ensure the appropriate supply of the refineries.
(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 period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009, the complementary quantity of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10, as referred to in Article 153(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be:
(a) 127 547 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in the States listed in Annex XIX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 except India;
(b) 10 000 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in India.
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 1328/2002
of 22 July 2002
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1111/2002 setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000(2), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), lays down the detailed implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1111/2002(5) sets the export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar.
(3) A check has indicated that an error has been made in the Annex to that Regulation. The Regulation must therefore be amended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1111/2002 is corrected as follows:
On the line corresponding to product code " 2006 00 31 90/00, 2006 00 99 91/00 ", the figure "287" in the "Quantities provided" column is replaced by "595".
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 July 2002.
It shall apply from 27 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 83/2009
of 27 January 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/09 marketing year
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),
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 2008/09 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2009 (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 945/2008 for the 2008/09, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3399/84
of 3 December 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69 laying down additional provisions on quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/83 (4), provides that the Member States must communicate each month to the Commission a certain amount of information about inspections carried out and cases of failure to comply with current rules;
Whereas this frequency of reporting creates a considerable amount of administrative work in some Member States; whereas reporting at longer intervals would also be acceptable and quarterly reporting could be adopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. Each Member State shall furnish the Commission, in the month following the end of each quarter, with a summary of the inspections carried out during that quarter, showing in particular:
- the origin of the goods inspected,
- the destination of such goods,
- the marketing stage at which the inspection was carried out, indicating the number of consignments inspected,
- the number of cases of failure to comply with the rules in force.'
2. The second subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'Each Member State shall furnish the Commission, in the month following the end of each quarter, with a summary of the cases of failure to comply with the current rules which have been discovered during that quarter.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/52
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 July 2009
amending Decision 2009/290/EC of 20 January 2009 providing Community medium-term financial assistance for Latvia
(2009/592/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States balances of payments (1) and in particular Article 5, second subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission made after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC),
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2009/289/EC (2), the Council decided to grant mutual assistance to Latvia. By Decision 2009/290/EC (3), the Council decided to provide medium-term financial assistance for Latvia.
(2) The scope and intensity of the financial crisis affecting Latvia calls for a revision of the economic policy conditions foreseen for the disbursement of the instalments of the Community financial assistance with a view to taking into account the fiscal effects entailed by the significant reduction of the GDP.
(3) Decision 2009/290/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2009/290/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3(5)(a) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(a) implementation of a clearly-set medium-term fiscal programme so as to bring the general government deficit below the Treaty reference value of 3 % of GDP with a timeframe and consolidation path consistent with the Council recommendation(s) to Latvia adopted under the excessive deficit procedure;’;
2. Article 3(5)(b) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(b) implementation of the budget for 2009 and adoption of the budget for 2010 with sustainable measures consistent with the consolidation path;’.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.