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Council Decision
of 27 March 2000
on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
(2000/261/JHA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Counterfeit travel documents have increased to an alarming extent.
(2) A computerised image archiving and transmission system (FADO) has been set up by the Joint Action of the Council of 3 December 1998(3).
(3) The improved exchange of information on counterfeit travel documents will make it possible to limit the counterfeiting of documents and thus make an effective contribution to combating crime and the smuggling of human beings.
(4) The use of standardised information collection will facilitate and speed up the conduct of criminal proceedings.
(5) This Decision does not affect the competence of the Member States relating to the recognition of passports, travel documents, visas, or other identity documents,
1. In order to improve further the exchange between Member States of information on false documents, a reporting system for detecting counterfeit travel documents shall be used. Its purpose shall be to:
(a) make it easier to detect counterfeit travel documents on inspection, and
(b) increase the effectiveness of the search for stolen travel documents,
with particular attention being paid to the serial number of the travel document.
2. The exchange of information shall not include personal details.
1. The standard form set out in Annex I shall be used for the purpose of transmitting information in accordance with Article 1.
2. The central unit of each Member State shall directly and without delay exchange information with the central unit of each other Member State. It shall also notify the General Secretariat of the Council.
1. For the purposes of the uniform collection of information which may be required for subsequent criminal proceedings relating to counterfeit travel documents, Member States shall, as far as possible, use the questionnaire set out in Annex II.
2. Data required for criminal proceedings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated to other Member States in accordance with national law and international conventions.
This Decision shall enter into force three months after its publication in the Official Journal.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 164/87
of 19 January 1987
fixing, for 1987, the quota applicable to imports into Portugal of certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the initial quota for 1986 applicable to Portugal for certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 was fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 492/86 (1) at 1 220 tonnes;
Whereas Article 269 (2) (c) of the Act of Accession fixed at 10 % the annual minimum rate of progressive increase of the quota expressed in volume; whereas the abovementioned percentage should be used in fixing, for 1987, the quota applicable to imports of certain milk products into Portugal,
The quota which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession apply, in 1987, to imports of certain milk products coming from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 shall be that set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/4
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 671/2010
of 13 July 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2) determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.
(2) According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Estonia is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Treaty’).
(3) Pursuant to Council Decision 2010/416/EU of 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011 (3), Estonia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Estonia is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2011.
(4) The introduction of the euro in Estonia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Estonian kroon. This conversion rate shall be set at 15,6466 kroon per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the kroon in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the German mark and the Greek drachma:
‘= 15,6466 Estonian kroons’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 12 July 2001
amending for the fourth time Decision 95/125/EC on the status of France as regards infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(notified under document number C(2001) 1864)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/553/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States may obtain for one or more regions the status of approved zones free of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS).
(2) The list of approved zones in France was established by Commission Decision 95/125/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/100/EC(4).
(3) France has submitted to the Commission evidence in support of granting the status of zones approved with regard to IHN and VHS for an additional zone, "Du bassin versant de la Sélune", as well as the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval for this zone.
(4) Scrutiny of this information has shown that the zone concerned meets the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC and accordingly allows the status to be granted for this zone.
(5) This zone shall be added to the list of approved zones with regard to IHN and VHS.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 95/125/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 July 1997 modifying Decision 97/4/EC concerning provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat (Text with EEA relevance) (97/574/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorized to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3) as last amended by Decision 96/2/EC (4), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat;
Whereas, in the case of many countries on that list, the health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of fresh poultrymeat have been laid down in Commission Decision 94/984/EC (5), as amended by Decision 96/456/EC (6);
Whereas Commission Decision 97/4/EC (7) drew up a provisional list of third country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat;
Whereas a number of inspections were carried out pursuant to Article 14 of Council Directive 71/118/EEC (8) of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat, as last amended and up-dated by Council Directive 92/116/EEC (9); whereas these inspections have revealed that the establishments working in the US mode of production do not meet all requirements of the appropriate Community legislation;
Whereas in the light of the results of these inspections the United States' authorities have carried out a re-examination of the list of establishments provided; whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to conduct a further series of inspections of these establishments; whereas this list should be valid for a period of six months to allow these inspections to be carried out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex of Decision 97/4/EC in respect of the United States of America (pages 26 to 28 inclusive) is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
The list of establishments contained in this Annex shall cease to be applicable after 30 September 1997.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2010
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services
(2010/360/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2) On behalf of the Community, the Commission negotiated an agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services (hereafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 5 May 2006 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2006/426/EC (1).
(4) Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union should make a notification to Bosnia and Herzegovina as regards the European Union having replaced and succeeded the European Community.
(5) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement and to make the following notification:
‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as “the European Union”.’
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 approving the programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (94/521/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2) and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas by letter dated 6 May 1994, Portugal has submitted a programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring  of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at ECU 40 per sheep slaughtered by Portugal up to a  maximum of ECU 1 600 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Brucella melitensis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994.
Portugal shall bring into force by 1 July 1994 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be ECU 40 per sheep or goat slaughtered by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals because of Brucella melitensis up to a maximum of ECU 1 600 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying eivdence as to the costs incurred by 1 July 1995 at the latest.
3. The financial contribution of the Community shall be paid in ecus at the rate applying on the first working day of the month when the request of payment is made as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
28.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 June 2013
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2013/335/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) ("the EEA Agreement") entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 thereto.
(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in European Union actions funded from the General Budget of the European Union regarding the implementation, operation and development of the Internal Market.
(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The amendment should apply from 1 January 2013 in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2012.
(7) The position of the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of that Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2002
of 7 January 2002
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2002.
It shall apply from 9 to 22 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2695/95 of 21 November 1995  replacing the codes established on the basis of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature in force on  31 December 1987 with those established on the basis of the combined nomenclature in certain  Regulations concerning the classification of goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)  No 2588/95  (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff  (3),  repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, established the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff  on the basis of the Convention of 15 December 1950 on nomenclature for the classification of goods  in customs tariffs;
Whereas there has been adopted a number of Regulations concerning the classification of goods in  the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff on the basis of Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of the  Council of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of  the Common Custom Tariff  (4), repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature called the combined  nomenclature, which simultaneously meets the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff and of the  external trade statistics of the Community, and is based on the International Convention on the  Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, replacing the Convention of 25 December 1950;
Whereas Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, in laying down that the codes and  descriptions of goods established on the basis of the combined nomenclature are to replace those  established on the basis of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff in force on 31 December  1987, also provides that Community acts which include the tariff nomenclature are to be amended by  the Commission;
Whereas those Regulations which are still of practical significance and whose transposition will  involve no changes of substance should be amended accordingly and so to complement an initial  series of Regulations which has been adopted by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 646/89  (5), (EEC)  No 2723/90  (6), and (EEC) No 2080/91  (7),
In the Regulations listed in column 1 of the Annex, which refer to  the goods described in column 2, the codes based on the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff  in column 3 shall be replaced by the codes based on the combined nomenclature listed in column 4.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.