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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive  74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and  international transport operations (85/579/EEC)
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 396 thereof, Having  regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Directive 74/562/EEC (1), as amended by  Directive 80/1179/EEC (2), must be amended because of the accession of Spain and Portugal; Whereas,  under the terms of Article 27 of the Act of Accession, Directive 74/562/EEC must be amended in  accordance with the guidelines laid down in Annex II to the Act, with a view to ensuring that in  Spain and Portugal the existing rights of transport operators already engaged in their occupation  in those countries are safeguarded under conditions comparable to those which have been enjoyed by  operators in the present Member States; Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of  Accession, the institutions of the Communities may adopt, before accession, the measures referred  to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to, and on the date of, the  entry into force of the said Treaty,
The  following paragraph is hereby added to Article 4 of Council Directive 74/562/EEC:     '4.    With  regard to Spain and Portugal, the dates in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced as follows:-  in  paragraph 1, ''1 January 1978'' shall be replaced by ''1 January 1986'',-in paragraph 2, ''31  December 1974'', ''1 January 1978'' and ''1 January 1980'' shall be replaced by ''31 December  1982'', ''1 January 1986'' and ''1 January 1988'' respectively.'
This Directive shall  apply from 1 January 1986, subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and  Portugal.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
9.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 408/2008
of 8 May 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 107/2011
of 7 February 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 February 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 392/2005
of 8 March 2005
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 September 2005
amending Decision 2005/240/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Poland
(notified under document number C(2005) 3646)
(Only the Polish text is authentic)
(2005/683/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 2005/240/EC (2), the use of three methods for grading pig carcases in Poland was authorised.
(2) The Polish Government has requested the Commission to authorise a new apparatus for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3).
(3) The examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising the new apparatus are fulfilled.
(4) Decision 2005/240/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Decision 2005/240/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. in the first paragraph of Article 1, the following point (d) is added:
‘(d) the apparatus called “IM-03” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in part 4 of the Annex;’
2. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2902/89
of 25 September 1989
amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (4), provides that olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved fish and vegetables is eligible for a production refund or for full or partial suspension of the import levy; whereas that measure provides an appreciable outlet for olive oil in preserved foods; whereas it is advisable, in the light of the experience gained and taking into account technological developments in the production of preserved foods and changes in consumers' eating habits, to provide that the list of preserved foods which contain oil qualifying under the system referred to above should be established by the Council acting under a simplified procedure,
Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 20a
Olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved foods shall benefit from a system of production refunds or from full or partial suspension of the import levy.
The general rules for the application of this Article and the list of preserved foods referred to in the first subparagraph, shall be adopted by the Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.'
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 2191/2001
of 9 November 2001
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 18,299/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/56
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 November 2009
establishing a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators
(notified under document C(2009) 9105)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/851/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (1), and in particular Article 22(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 22(1) of Directive 2006/66/EC, Member States are required to report regularly and on the basis of a questionnaire on the implementation of that Directive.
(2) In order to avoid excessive administrative burden linked with the drawing up of that report, it is appropriate to limit the list of information required to those data which are most relevant for the Commission to assess the need for improving the implementation of Directive 2006/66/EC.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 18(1) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (2),
Member States shall draw up their reports on the implementation of Directive 2006/66/EC on the basis of the questionnaire set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 8 April 2003
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank
(2003/270/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (ECB) and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the ECB of 6 March 2003,
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended the Council to approve the appointment, starting from the financial year 2003, of a new external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, in addition to the continuing mandate of its other external auditor, as approved by virtue of Decision 1999/70/EC(1).
(3) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB,
Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
"2. PwC Deutsche Revision AG and Ernst &  Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank as from the financial year 2003 for a renewable period of one year."
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
22.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 49/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 152/2012
of 21 February 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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 REGULATION (EC) No 746/95 of 31  March 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish  stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community  system for fisheries and aquaculture  (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and Norway agreed to fix their mutual fishing rights for the period until 31  March 1995 and to hold consultations on their mutual fishing rights for the whole of the year as  early as possible in 1995;
Whereas these consultations have been successfully concluded; whereas it is therefore possible to  fix the TACs, the Community shares and the quotas for joint stocks and where necessary, for other  stocks, for the whole year of 1995;
Whereas, in the framework of the decisions taken at the Council meeting of 22 December 1994,  certain Member States committed themselves to exchange part of their fishing possibilities; whereas  these exchanges should be facilitated with a view to better utilizing fishing possibilities;
Whereas, in order to ensure a better utilization of fishing possibilities for anchovy, transfers of  a part of a quota from the zone of allocation to an adjacent zone should be allowed;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94  (2) lays down, for certain fish stocks, and groups of  fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be  fished;
Whereas the stock of prawns (Penaeus spp.) of French Guiana has to be included in Regulation (EC)  No 3362/94; whereas it may be subject to a precautionary TAC which, according to the Scientific,  Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, can be the same as for 1994;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  Annex I to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex;
2.  Annex II to this Regulation shall be inserted in the Annex.
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 DECISION  of 5 November 1991  amending Decision 89/152/EEC authorizing certain Member States to provide for exceptions to certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in Cuba   (Only the German, French and Dutch texts are authentic)  (91/593/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 91/27/EEC (2), and in particular
Article 14
(3) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands,
Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, potato tubers originating in Cuba, may in principle not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing exotic potato diseases unknown in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 14 (3) of the said Directive permits exceptions to that rule, provided that it is established that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms;
Whereas the early growing in Cuba of potatoes for human consumption from seed potatoes supplied by Member States has become an established practice; whereas part of the early supply of potatoes for human consumption in the Community has been ensured by  imports of such material from Cuba;
Whereas by Decisions 87/306/EEC (3), 88/223/EEC (4) and 89/152/EEC (5). the Council and the Commission authorized such derogations under special technical conditions in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in China;
Whereas Decision 89/152/EEC stipulated that the authorization shall expire on 20 April 1991;
Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorization still obtain;
Whereas the authorization should therefore be extended for a further period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 89/152/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1), '20 April 1991' is replaced by '30 April 1992'.
2. In Annex II, under 8, '1989' is replaced by '1991'.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 403/2002
of 1 March 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 22 to 28 February 2002 at 297,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.