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8.7.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 192/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 June 1998
on harmonised criteria for dispensations according to Article 9 of Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
(notified under document number C(1998) 1758)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/433/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Directive 96/82/EC establishes that Member States shall require the operators of certain establishments to produce safety reports;
Whereas Article 9(6)(a) of Directive 96/82/EC establishes that where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent authority that particular substances present at the establishment, or any part thereof, are in a state incapable of creating a major-accident hazard, then the Member State may, in accordance with the criteria referred to in subparagraph (b), limit the information required in safety reports to those matters which are relevant to the prevention of residual major-accident hazards and the limitation of their consequences for man and the environment;
Whereas these criteria do not affect the determination of the qualifying quantities of dangerous substances for the application of Article 9 of Directive 96/82/EC;
Whereas Article 9(6)(b) of Directive 96/82/EC establishes that before the Directive is brought into application, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 on the major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities (2), shall establish harmonised criteria for the decision by the competent authority that an establishment is in a state incapable of creating a major-accident hazard within the meaning of subparagraph (a);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up pursuant to Article 16 of Directive 82/501/EEC,
For the purposes of Article 9(6) of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances the Commission hereby adopts the harmonised criteria given in the Annexe to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
12.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1436/2004
of 11 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 12 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1090/2001
of 1 June 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 268th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 590/2001(3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was opened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1021/2001(5).
(2) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invitation to tender in the light of tenders received. In accordance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price and not exceeding the average national or regional market price, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 are to be accepted.
(3) Once tenders submitted in respect of the 268th partial invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and taking account of the requirements for reasonable support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may be bought in should be fixed for category A and no award made for category C.
(4) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 also opens buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle and lays down special rules in addition to those laid down for the buying-in of other products. Îfter consideration of the tenders submitted, it has been decided not to proceed with the tendering procedure.
(5) In the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Under the 268th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
- the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 226,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses, and forequarters accepted shall be 8597,5 t;
(b) for category C no award shall be made;
(c) for carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle as referred to in Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001, no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 19 July 1988
authorizing the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 21 (1) (a) of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(88/498/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), hereinafter referred to as the 'Sixth Directive', and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 27 (1) of the Sixth Directive, the Council may authorize any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive, in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance;
Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands, by letter addressed to the Commission and registered on 18 April 1988, requested authorization to introduce a special measure derogating from the Sixth Directive;
Whereas the other Member States were informed on 17 May 1988 of the request made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands; whereas the Council's decision shall be deemed to have been adopted if, within two months of the other Member States being informed, neither the Commission nor any Member State has requested that the matter be raised by the Council; whereas no such request has been made; whereas the Council's decision shall thus be deemed to have been adopted on 19 July 1988;
Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands makes use of the possibility provided by Article 13 (C) (b) of the Sixth Directive of granting a right of option for taxation of the supply of old buildings and of land which has not been built on;
Whereas the exercise of the option for taxation of these supplies leads in certain cases to tax evasion and avoidance;
Whereas, in order to prevent such tax evasion and avoidance, the Kingdom of the Netherlands wishes to introduce into its legislation a provision to the effect that, where that option is exercised, liability for the tax is imposed on the purchaser;
Whereas the measure envisaged is a derogation from Article 21 (1) (a) of the Sixth Directive, whereby, under the internal system, the person liable for the tax is the taxable person who carries out the taxable transaction;
Whereas the derogation will habe a favourable effect on the European Communities' own resources arising from value added tax,
Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) (a) of the Sixth Directive, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby authorized to apply, in the context of the option for taxation provided for by Article 13 (C) (b) ofg that Directive and in relation to the transactions mentioned in section B (g) and (h) of that Article, a provision imposing liability for the tax on the purchaser.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
9.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1176/2007
of 8 October 2007
establishing a prohibition of fishing for great silver smelt in EC and international waters of ICES zones I and II by vessels flying the flag of Germany
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 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1348/2003
of 30 July 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1188/2014
of 24 October 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ekstra deviško oljčno olje Slovenske Istre (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Slovenia's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Ekstra deviško oljčno olje Slovenske Istre’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 (2).
(2) Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3), as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Ekstra deviško oljčno olje Slovenske Istre’ (PGI) are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 March 1999
amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption
(notified under document number C(1999)768)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/244/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 authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/136/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex I lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and Part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC. Annex II lists the names of the countries and territories from which importation were authorised until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of Article 11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
(2) Whereas Commission Decision 1999/245/EC(5), set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Seychelles. Whereas the Seychelles should therefore be added to Part I of the list of Annex I of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised;
(3) Whereas French Polynesia, Gabon and Saint Pierre et Miquelon, have provided information that they satisfy the equivalent conditions and are able to guarantee that the fishery products they export to the Community meet the health requirements of the Directive 91/493/EEC, it is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include those countries and territories in the Part II of the list;
(4) Whereas the seriousness of the deficiencies observed during an inspection visit to Kazakhstan the imports of caviar would not be authorised and, therefore, this country shall be deleted from the Part II of the list;
(5) Whereas the imports from third countries listed in the Annex II are no longer authorised, since 1 February 1999;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex of the present Decision replaces the Annex I and the Annex II to Decision 97/296/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
11.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 519/2008
of 10 June 2008
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Volailles de Loué’ (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 second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and by virtue of Article 17(2), of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s application for approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Volailles de Loué’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/1996 (2).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by adding a breed ‘dinde bronzée’ intended for sale in cuts throughout the year. The strain, density and feed are also to be specified.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and concluded that it is justified. As the amendment is minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Volailles de Loué’ shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
9.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 381/2009
of 8 May 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland
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 144(1), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 (2) certificates of authenticity attesting that the products originate in Switzerland are to be issued before certain products are imported. The name of the issuing authority for those certificates is given in Annex III to that Regulation. Article 4(2) of that Regulation provides that Annex III may be revised in case a new issuing authority is appointed.
(2) Switzerland has notified the Commission that it has appointed a new body that will be authorised to issue certificates of authenticity.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.