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COMMISSION DECISION of 9 December 1993 concerning the exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria regarding the exchange of letters on agriculture of 1972 on the granting of a reduction of customs duties for  quality wines, put up in bottles, originating in the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (94/222/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (2), and in particular Article 71 thereof,
Whereas, under the terms of the exchanges of letters of 21 July 1972 and 14 July 1986 between the Community and Austria, Austria grants under certain conditions a reduction in customs duties for quality wines, put up in bottles, originating in the  Community; whereas the technical details concerning such a reduction were set out in an exchange of letters of 23 December 1988 between the Community and Austria;
Whereas the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter called the 'EEA Agreement', was signed between the Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the States of the European Free Trade Agreement, on the other; whereas, pursuant to  Protocol 47 thereof concerning the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine products, the intra-Community rules on accompanying documents for carriage of wine products, specified in Regulation (EEC) No 986/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 592/91 (4), will be extended to the EEA; whereas it is appropriate in the light of this new situation to amend and replace the aforementioned 1988 exchange of letters by a new exchange of letters which should enter into force at the same time  as the EEA Agreement,
The exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria regarding the exchange of letters on agriculture of 1972 on the granting of a reduction of customs duties for quality wines, put up in bottles, originating in  the Community is hereby approved.
The text of the exchange of letters is annexed to this Decision.
The text of the exchange of letters referred to in Article 1 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 714/2002
of 25 April 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 19 to 25 April 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1227/2008
of 9 December 2008
prohibiting fishing for black scabbardfish in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII and XII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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 the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.
(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 2008.
(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 for 2008 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated 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 stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.
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 (EEC) No 798/84
of 28 March 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on urea, falling within subheading 31.02 B and originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex A, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex A; whereas, as provided for in Article 11 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 urea falling within subheading 31.02 B, the individual ceiling was fixed at 358 150 ECU; whereas, on 23 March 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Mexico, reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Mexico,
As from 1 April 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Mexico;
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 31.02 B (NIMEXE-code 31.02-15)  // Urea containing more than 4,5 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product  //   //
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 1874/97 of 26 September 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1811/97 (4), lays down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas Article 9a of that Regulation lays down that export licences for cheese for export to the United States as part of the additional quota under the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations may be issued under a special procedure permitting the designation of preferential importers in the United States; whereas experience has revealed the need for certain technical amendments in order to ensure the smooth operation of that procedure;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 9a of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in paragraph 2 (a) and (b), '1996` is replaced by 'latest version`;
2. the following paragraph 3a is added:
'3a. Where applications are submitted for provisional licences for quantities of product not exceeding the quota for the year concerned referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may allocate the remaining quantities to applicants in proportion to the quantities applied for.`
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1853/2001
of 20 September 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1765/2001(4), opened buying in by invitation to tender in certain Member States or regions of a Member State for certain quality groups.
(2) The application of Article 47(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 and the need to limit intervention to buying in the quantities necessary to ensure reasonable support for the market result, on the basis of the prices of which the Commission is aware, in an amendment, in accordance with the Annex hereto, to the list of Member States or regions of a Member State where buying in is open by invitation to tender, and the list of the quality groups which may be bought in,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 172/2010
of 1 March 2010
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Prekmurska gibanica (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, and pursuant to Article 19(3) of the same Regulation, the application submitted by Slovenia to register the name ‘Prekmurska gibanica’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register.
(3) The application also requested protection under Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. That protection should be granted to the name ‘Prekmurska gibanica’ in so far as, in the absence of objections, it could not be demonstrated that the name is used in a lawful, renowned and economically significant manner for similar agricultural products or foodstuffs,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 1658/88
of 13 June 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3815/87 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of certain bone-in beef and veal held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87 (2),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3815/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1232/88 (4), provides for a sale of hindquarters for export without further processing or after boning;
Whereas, in the light of the market trend, certain selling prices should be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EEC) No 3815/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3 (2) the amount '130 ECU' is replaced by '150 ECU'.
2. In Annex I, the sale prices of '215,00' and '205,00' are hereby replaced by '190,00'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 1988.
It shall apply to contracts concluded on or after 21 June 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 766/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 on quality inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Articles 7 and 10 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3148/94 (3), lays down that, in the case of imports from third countries, cases of non-compliance with Community quality standards must be notified to the Commission; whereas, at the moment, such notifications are sent to the Commission by telefax; whereas this means of transmission no longer meets the requirements of the system monitoring commercial quality; the IDES system should therefore be used as the sole means of notification to ensure a rapid transmission of documents and to allow for a statistical evaluation of the data notified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The following sub-paragraph is added to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92:
'Notification to the Commission shall be done by the interactive data entry system known as "IDES".`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1928/92  of 13 July 1992  fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
THE COMMISSION 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4)  and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, under Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in  the fruit and vegetable sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the  minimum price to be paid to products and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;
Whereas in accordance with Articles 118 and 304 of the Act of Accession, production aid and the common minimum price are applicable in Spain and in Portugal as from the 1992/93 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1991/92 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente;
and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for prunes ready to be offered for human consumption,
shall be as set out in the Annex.
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 23 February 1998 on the replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee (98/C 77/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 28, third paragraph, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in a Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), appointed the members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period ending on 22 October 1998;
Whereas seats for members have become vacant;
Whereas seats for alternate members have become vacant;
Whereas members' seats and alternate members' seats have fallen vacant in the category of government representatives, the category of employers' representatives and the category of workers' representatives;
Whereas members of the European Social Fund Committee should be appointed to fill the vacant seats,
The following are hereby appointed members of the European Social Fund Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 22 October 1998:
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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
4.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 488/2010
of 3 June 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 475/2010 (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 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.