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COMMISSION DECISION of 16 November 1998 amending Decision 97/365/EC on the drawing up of provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of products prepared from meat of bovine animals, swine, equidae and sheep and goats (notified under document number C(1998) 3504) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/662/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 amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/222/EC (3), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of meat products;
Whereas, for the countries on that list the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of meat products have been laid down in Commission Decision 97/221/EC (4);
Whereas provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of products prepared from meat of bovine animals, swine, equidae and sheep and goats have been drawn up by the Commission Decision 97/365/EC (5);
Whereas the Commission has received from Mexico a list of establishments, with guarantees that they fully meet the appropriate Community health requirements and that should an establishment fail to do so its export activities to the European Community will be suspended;
Whereas a Community on-the-spot inspection has shown that the hygiene standard of the establishments is sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list of establishments from which imports of meat products may be authorised;
Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing meat products can thus be drawn up in respect of Mexico;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex of Decision 97/365/EEC.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 20 November 1998.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/63
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2011
amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices
(notified under document C(2011) 9398)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/869/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices are laid down in Commission Decision 2002/364/EC (2).
(2) In the interest of public health it is appropriate, where possible, to draw up common technical specifications for the devices listed in List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC.
(3) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) assays for blood screening, diagnosis and confirmation have been added to List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC by Commission Directive 2011/100/EU (3).
(4) Taking into account the state of the art and the current scientific knowledge on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, common technical specifications can be drawn up for vCJD blood screening assays.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 6(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC (4) and referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 98/79/EC,
The Annex to Decision 2002/364/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1st of July 2012.
However, Member States shall allow manufacturers to apply the requirements set out in the Annex before the date set out in the first paragraph of this Article.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 272/88
of 28 January 1988
concerning the stopping of fishing for cod, whiting, plaice, sole and hake by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3977/87 of 21 December 1987, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches for 1988 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), provides for cod, whiting, plaice, sole and hake quotas for 1988;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas the quotas allocated to the Netherlands for cod, whiting, plaice and sole in the waters of ICES division VII a, of plaice and sole in the waters of ICES division VII h, j, k, of sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, of hake in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, XII, XIV and of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) have been exhausted by exchanges of quotas; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 1 January 1988; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
The quotas of cod, whiting, plaice and sole in the waters of ICES division VII a, of plaice and sole in the waters of ICES divisions VII h, j, k, of sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, of hake in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, XII, XIV and of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) allocated to the Netherlands for 1988 are deemed to be exhausted.
Fishing for cod, whiting, plaice and sole in the waters of ICES division VII a, for plaice and sole in the waters of ICES divisions VII h, j, k, for sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b, for hake in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, XII, XIV and for cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the above-mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 874/2014
of 8 August 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/113
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 December 2007
on the signing and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
(2007/861/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to extend for one year the existing Agreement and Protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus, with some adjustments of the quantitative limits.
(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2008, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.
(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be signed on behalf of the Community,
Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign on behalf of the Community the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products.
Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2008, pending its formal conclusion.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
1.   If the Republic of Belarus fails to respect paragraph 2.4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, the quota for 2008 will be reduced to the levels applicable in 2007.
2.   The decision to implement paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1).
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL DECISION of 16 March 1998 amending Decision 94/942/CFSP on the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the control of exports of dual-use goods (98/232/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Having regard to the general guidelines given by the European Council at Lisbon on 26 and 27 June 1992,
Having regard to Decision 94/942/CFSP (1),
Whereas Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP should be updated in order to take into account developments in the Wassenaar Arrangement and in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group,
The list of dual-use goods in Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP, referred to in Article 2 of that Decision and in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3381/94 of 19 December 1994 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods (2), shall be amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
It shall apply from the thirtieth day following the date of its publication.
6.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 235/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1237/2004
of 5 July 2004
amending for the 36th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freezing of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 28 June 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with 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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2932/87
of 30 September 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2353/87 in respect of certain detailed rules applying to the compulsory distillation provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 1972/87 (2), and in particular Article 35 (8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2353/87 (3) set the prices and aids for the distillation provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas a check has shown that certain errors were made when the Regulation was published; whereas these errors must be corrected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EEC) No 2353/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The price to be paid by the distiller to the producer for marc, lees and for any wine delivered for distillation, hereinafter called "the buying-in price for wine delivered for distillation", shall be 1,03 ECU per % vol per hectolitre of alcohol contained in the products. If the products delivered were obtained from grapes produced in Spain the price shall be 0,70 ECU.'
2. The first subparagraph of Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following:
'The price to be paid by the intervention agency to the distiller is fixed vis-Ă -vis the prices indicated in Article 5 (1) at 1,70 and 1,36 ECU per % vol alcohol per hectolitre respectively.'
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 1 September 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2001
of 18 May 2001
fixing the maximum purchase price for beef under the third partial invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(2), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In application of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 690/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001(3) on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 establishes the list of Member States in which the tendering is open for the third partial invitation to tender on 14 May 2001.
(2) In accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 690/2001, where appropriate, a maximum purchase price for the reference class shall be fixed in the light of the tenders received, taking into account the provisions of Article 3(2) of that Regulation.
(3) Because of the need to support in a reasonable way the market for beef a maximum purchase price should be fixed in the Member States concerned. In the light of the different level of market prices in those Member States, different maximum purchase prices should be fixed.
(4) Due to the urgency of the support measures, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Under the third partial invitation to tender on 14 May 2001 opened under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 the following maximum purchase prices shall be fixed:
- Austria: EUR 174,00/100 kg,
- Germany: EUR 163,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000
of 8 May 2000
concerning capital increases of the European Central Bank
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Statute") and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation made by the European Central Bank (ECB)(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities(3),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 107(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community ("the Treaty") and Article 42 of the Statute,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 28(1) and 28(2) of the Statute require that the ECB be provided by the national central banks with capital of EUR 5000 million, which is to become operational upon the establishment of the ECB.
(2) Article 28(1) of the Statute provides that the capital may be increased by such amounts as may be decided by the Governing Council of the ECB, within the limits and under the conditions set by the Council.
(3) Article 123(1), in conjunction with Article 107(6) of the Treaty provides that immediately after 1 July 1998 the Council is to adopt the provision referred to in Article 28(1) of the Statute.
(4) This Regulation establishes a limit for future increases in the ECB's capital, thereby enabling the Governing Council of the ECB to decide on an actual increase at some point in the future in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB,
Increases in the capital of the ECB
The Governing Council of the ECB may increase the capital of the ECB beyond the amount specified in the first sentence of Article 28(1) of the Statute by an additional amount of up to EUR 5000 million.
Final provision
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1210/92  of 12 May 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 fixing the characteristics of each variety of tobacco grown in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 of 24 June 1987 fixing the characteristics of each variety of tobacco grown in the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 841/92 (4), gives inter alia the yield for each variety;
Whereas an increase has been observed in the yields for certain varieties since 1987 as a result of progress in production techniques without any corresponding deterioration in quality; whereas the yields observed under normal cultivation conditions  should accordingly be updated;
Whereas, in accordance with the European cultivation contract as set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  1197/92 (6), tobacco produced in excess of the yield laid down for the variety concerned in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 must not be covered by the contract and cannot therefore qualify under the support measures laid down by the Community  regulations;
Whereas to that end maximum yields should be fixed which take account in respect of each variety of the yield per hectare on a holding producing tobacco of good quality under the best conditions possible,
Point 2.4 (Yield) in respect of each variety in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 is hereby replaced by the text in the Annex hereto.
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.