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15.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 355/107
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 December 2006
on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany and the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2003 financial year
(notified under document number C(2006) 6506)
(Only the German and English texts are authentic)
(2006/936/EC)
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 Article 7(3) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decisions 2004/451/EC (2) and 2005/738/EC (3) cleared, for the 2003 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’.
(2) Following the transmission of new information by Germany and the United Kingdom, and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’.
(3) In clearing the accounts of the German and British paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from Germany and the United Kingdom on the basis of Decision 2004/451/EC and Decision 2005/738/EC.
(4) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, this Decision does not prejudice to decisions adopted subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’ and the British paying agencies ‘DARD’ and ‘NAW’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2003 financial year are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each of the Member States concerned pursuant to this Decision are set out in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/111/EC of 10 December 1993 amending Directive 93/10/EEC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Directive 92/15/EEC (2) prohibits, as from 1 July 1994, the trade in and use of regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs and which does not comply with Council Directive 83/229/EEC  (3);
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Directive 93/10/EEC (4) prohibits, as from 1 January 1994, the trade in and use of the same products which comply neither with this Directive nor with Directive 83/229/EEC;
Whereas Article 5 of Directive 93/10/EEC should therefore be amended to eliminate the inconsistency between the dates specified in Directives 92/15/EEC and 93/10/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
The second indent of Article 5 (1) of Directive 93/10/EEC is replaced by the following:
'- prohibit, as from 1 January 1994, the trade in and use of regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs and which complies with neither this Directive nor Directive 83/229/EEC, other than film which Directive  92/15/EEC prohibits as from 1 July 1994.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1347/93 of 1 June 1993 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors, regarding the forecast balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992, introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article  3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 156/93 (4), fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance with aproducts from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors which benefit from exemption  from the levy on imports from third countries or which benefit from Community aid;
Whereas in the light of experience, these quantities should be amended to cover demand in these sectors satisfactorily;
Whereas since these quantities had been exceeded in the context of requests presented to the competent authorities during the first five working days of May 1993, certificates could be delivered for requests which had been rejected initially;
Whereas the measures provided for in the present Regulation are in conformity with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
The certificates which were not delivered on the 10th working day of May 1993 because the maximum quantities available had been exceeded may be delivered by way of exception from the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1452/2004
of 16 August 2004
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 17 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2748/89
of 12 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppes of rubber or of plastics falling within CN codes 6401 and 6402 originating in Brazil and those originating in Malaysia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 7 of Annexe I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics falling within CN codes 6401 and 6402 the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 1 100 000; whereas, on 9 August 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating either in Brazil or in Malaysia reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Brazil and those against Malaysia,
As from 16 September 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil and those originating in Malaysia:
1.2.3 //  //  //  // Order No  // CN code   // Description  //  //  //  // 10.0660   // 6401   // Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes  //   // 6402   // Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics   //    //   //
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.
4.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/1
REGULATION (EC) No 592/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 June 2008
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) To take account of legislative changes in certain Member States, certain annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (3) need to be adapted.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I, II, IIa, III, IV, VI and VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1420/91  of 28 May 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 3904 10 00, 3904 21 00 and 3904 22 00, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements  set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the  preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and  territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes 3904 10 00, 3904 21 00 and 3904 22 00, originating in Brazil, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 250 000; whereas, on 4 April 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating  in Brazil reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Brazil,
Article 1
As from 2 June 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil:
Order No  CN code  Description      10.0458  3904 10 00
3904 21 00
3904 22 00  Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2003
of 18 September 2003
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1499/2003(3) opens a tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for which system A3 export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of table grapes and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(5).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the case of table grapes and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 1499/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1407/2007
of 29 November 2007
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Třeboňský kapr (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and pursuant to Article 17(2) of that Regulation, the Czech Republic’s application to enter the name ‘Třeboňský kapr’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, that name should be entered in the register,
The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
21.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 301/3
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1103/2014
of 20 October 2014
implementing Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.
(2) On 27 June 2014, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya updated the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures.
(3) Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 shall be amended as 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 December 1987 on the signing and conclusion of the International Sugar Agreement, 1987 (88/106/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
The International Sugar Agreement, 1987, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the agreement referred to in Article 1 for the purposes of binding the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1717/93 of 30 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 on the detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of hops to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 (3) lays down the forecast supply balance for hops exempt from import levies when imported from third countries or eligible for Community aid; whereas the aid for these quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994; whereas, in the light of initial experience, the amount of the security to be lodged by the interested party should be altered;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 1
For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast supply balance for hops falling within CN code 1210 and exempt from import levies when imported directly into the Canary Islands from third countries or eligible for Community aid is hereby fixed at 500 tonnes for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994.`;
2. in Article 4 (1) (b), 'ECU 5/100 kg` is hereby replaced by 'ECU 2,5/100 kg`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2219/1999
of 19 October 1999
fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing the agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
(1) Whereas the operative event for the exchange rate applicable to aid per hectare in the rice and dried grapes sector is to be the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted, as defined in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(3);
(2) Whereas that exchange rate is defined in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 as the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, calculated pro rata temporis; whereas that date is 1 September 1999;
(3) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 stipulates that the exchange rate to be applied is to be fixed by the Commission,
The exchange rate to be applied to the aids referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 and having an operative event on 1 September 1999 shall be that indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 1999
appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
(1999/735/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Antonio La Forgia, notified to the Council on 25 May 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
Mr Vasco Errani is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Antonio La Forgia for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.