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COUNCIL DECISION of 18 January 1999 amending Article 3 of Decision 98/198/EC (1999/79/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - common system of value-added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to Decisions 95/252/EC (2) and 98/198/EC (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 27(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce or extend 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, by letter registered with the Commission's Secretariat-General on 20 July 1998, the United Kingdom Government requested authorisation to extend application of the derogation previously granted to it by Decision 95/252/EC and Decision 98/198/EC;
Whereas the other Member States were informed on 22 September 1998 of the United Kingdom's request;
Whereas the derogation in question is designed, firstly, to restrict to 50 % the right of the hirer or leasee of a passenger car to deduct the VAT on the hire or leasing transaction where the car is used for private purposes and, secondly, to waive the VAT payable on the private use of the car in question;
Whereas the legal and factual circumstances which justified granting authorisation to apply a derogation have not changed and still obtain;
Whereas on 17 June 1998 the Commission presented a proposal for a Council Directive amending the Sixth Directive as regards the rules governing the right to deduct VAT (4);
Whereas the objective of that proposal is to bring about an approximation of the limitations of the right to deduct VAT in order to reduce the disparities between the rules applicable in the Community, particularly where expenditure on passenger cars is concerned;
Whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to extend the period of the authorisation granted until the entry into force of the abovementioned Directive; whereas, however, the authorisation will expire on 31 December 2000 at the latest if the Directive has not entered into force by that date, enabling an assessment to be made at that time of the expediency of the derogation in the light of the discussions held within the Council on the proposal for a Directive;
Whereas the derogation has no adverse impact on the European Communities' own resources accruing from VAT,
Article 3 of Decision 98/198/EC shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 3
This authorisation shall expire on the date of the entry into force of the Community rules determining what expenditure is not to be eligible for the deduction of value-added tax, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 17(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC, but on 31 December 2000 at the latest.`
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1999.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Commission Decision
of 27 November 2001
amending Decision 93/452/EEC authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC, in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., respectively, originating in Japan
(notified under document number C(2001) 3760)
(2001/841/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants and plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC(2), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruits and seeds, originating in non-European countries, may in principle not be introduced into the Community.
(2) Commission Decision 93/452/EEC of 15 July 1993 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., respectively, originating in Japan(3), as last amended by Decision 98/641/EC(4), authorises Member States to provide for derogations for such plants provided that certain technical conditions are satisfied.
(3) Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still obtain and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the technical conditions, the authorisation should be extended.
(4) Decision 93/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 93/452/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1(2)(h), fourth indent, "98/641/EC" is replaced by "2001/841/EC".
2. Article 3 is replaced by the following: "Article 3
The authorisation granted in Article 1 shall apply from 1 June 1993 until 31 December 2002 in the case of Pinus and Chamaecyparis plants and from 1 December 2001 until 31 March 2002 in the case of Juniperus plants. It shall be revoked earlier, if it is established that the conditions laid down under Article 1(2) are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms, or have not been complied with."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3066/93 of 5 November 1993 laying down detailed rules for application for the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the smaller Aegean islands and establishing the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (2), lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1963/93 (4), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 (5), as last amended  by Regulation (EEC) No 2884/93 (6), lays down special detailed rules for the cereals sector;
Whereas, in order to take account of commercial practices specific to the cereals sector, detailed rules, additional to or derogating from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2953/93, should be laid down;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for cereal products for the smaller Aegean islands for the final quarter of 1993 and for 1994 should be established; whereas that balance may be revised during  the year on the basis of trends in the smaller islands' requirements;
Whereas, to ensure effective management of the supply arrangements, a timetable for the submission of licence applications should be established and the period of validity of aid certificates fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee of Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for cereal products originating in the Community for the smaller Aegean islands for the final quarter of 1993 and for 1994 shall be as laid down in the Annex  hereto.
The validity of aid certificates shall expire on the final day of the second month following their month of issue.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 30 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 568/1999 of 16 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 577/97 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 laying down standards for spreadable fats and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 of 5 December 1994 laying down standards for spreadable fats (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 of 2 July 1987 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 222/98 (3), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 577/97 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2521/98 (5), lays down special provisions as regards the use of the designation 'butter` for the group of products composed of butter, sugar and alcohol; whereas it is recognised that some of those products are eligible for the derogation provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 regarding traditional designations; whereas those products are defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 577/97 as products with a minimum fat content of 34 %;
Whereas, according to additional information supplied by the United Kingdom, it seems that some products having a traditional character have a fat content of the order of 20 %; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 577/97 should therefore be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the Management Committees concerned have not delivered opinions within the time limits set by their chairmen,
In the first indent of point V of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 577/97, '34 %` is replaced by '20 %`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 1242/2001
of 25 June 2001
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry. Under paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.
(2) By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund.
(3) The application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below,
For the months of July and Augsut 2001, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 254/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/2005
of 29 September 2005
fixing the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1260/2001 provides that the differences between the prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a), (c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex V to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The refunds fixed under this Regulation may be fixed in advance as the market situation over the next few months cannot be established at the moment.
(6) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3562/80 of 22 December 1980 on the application of Decision No 3/80 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation to take account of the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community
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,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland [1] was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1973;
[1] OJ No L 301, 31.12.1972, p. 2.
Whereas the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Iceland [2] was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1974;
[2] OJ No L 350, 19.12.1973, p. 2.
Whereas by virtue of Article 10 of the Protocol which was annexed to the above Agreement following the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community, and which forms an integral part thereof, the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 3/80 amending Protocol 3 to take account of the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, Joint Committee Decision No 3/80 shall be applied in the Community.
The text of the Decision is annexed to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 854/2012
of 18 September 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in areas VIId and VIIe by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
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 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities 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. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that 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 1175/2003
of 1 July 2003
amending Regulations (EC) No 883/2001 and (EC) No 2805/95, respectively, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector and fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Articles 63 and 64 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Trade agreements have recently been concluded between the European Union and the Czech Republic(3) and between the European Union and the Slovak Republic(4) establishing certain concessions in the form of tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and total liberalisation of trade in other agricultural products. The elimination of refunds in the wine sector with effect from 1 June 2003 is one of these concessions.
(2) The Czech and the Slovak authorities have undertaken to ensure that only consignments of Community products covered by the trade agreements on which no refund has been granted are allowed for import into those countries. To that end, Article 9(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 715/2003(6), and Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 of 5 December 1995 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 715/2003, should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The export licences already issued, comprising advance fixing of the refund, shall be valid for the destinations Czech Republic and Slovak Republic only until 31 May 2003. The security referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be released in proportion to the quantities used.
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 concerning the list of countries by zone of destination, as referred to in Article 9(6), is hereby replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 concerning the other destination definition, is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/18
COUNCIL DECISION 2008/665/CFSP
of 9 June 2008
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the participation of the Republic of Albania in the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/677/CFSP on the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (1) (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA).
(2) Article 10(3) of that Joint Action provides that detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States are to be the subject of an agreement, in accordance with Article 24 of the Treaty.
(3) Following authorisation by the Council on 13 September 2004, the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union/High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, negotiated an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the participation of the Republic of Albania in Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’.
(4) The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the European Union,
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on the participation of the Republic of Albania in the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (EUFOR Tchad/RCA) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.