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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 7 February 1990
approving the draft measures for implementation in the Netherlands of Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector
(90/60/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 of 31 March 1984 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3880/89 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3b (1) thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned provisions stipulate that Member States are to notify the Commission of their draft national measures for the implementation of the said Article 3b and that these must first be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the draft measures notified by the Netherlands on 15 January 1990 should be approved,
The draft national measures for implementation in the Netherlands of Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84, which provide for assignment of additional or special reference quantities to the producers of a Member State as a whole in accordance with the third indent of paragraph 1 of that Article, are hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
6.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/63
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 556/2006
of 5 April 2006
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in EC, Norwegian and international waters of zones I and II by vessels flying the flag of Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.
(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 2006.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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 571/90
of 7 March 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3967/89 fixing, for the 1990 fishing year, the overall foreseeable level of imports for the products to the supplementary trade mechanism in the fisheries sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 546/86 of 27 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to fishery products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 237/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3967/89 (3) the Commission fixed, for the 1990 fishing year, the overall foreseeable level of imports for the products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism in the fisheries sector;
Whereas by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/90 (4) the import quotas for products subject to quantitative restrictions were abolished for the Portuguese Republic; whereas these products should therefore no longer be subject to the supplementary trade mechanism;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
Part B of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3967/89 is hereby repealed.
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 768/2002
of 7 May 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2004
amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in the field of civil protection
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/12/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Decision 1999/847/EC of 9 December 1999 establishing a Community action programme in the field of civil protection (2) provided for Community action in the field of prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters both at land and sea for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004.
(2) Recent events, such as the floods in Central and Eastern Europe in the summer of 2002, the Prestige accident in Spain in November 2002 and the heat wave and extensive forest fires in southern Europe in the summer of 2003 show that the action undertaken at Community level in the field of civil protection pursuant to Decision 1999/847/EC should be continued.
(3) In order to avoid a gap between the expiry of Decision 1999/847/EC and the date of application of a new legal basis, the action programme established by Decision 1999/847/EC needs to be extended for a period of two years.
(4) Decision 1999/847/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 1999/847/EC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Article 1(1) ‘31 December 2004’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2006;’
(b) the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) shall be replaced by the following:
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
1.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 330/2014
of 31 March 2014
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1017/1999
of 17 May 1999
reducing the Community withdrawal compensation for cauliflowers for the 1999/2000 marketing year as a result of the overrun of the intervention threshold fixed for the 1998/99 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 857/99(2), and in particular Article 27(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/98(3) fixes at 111300 tonnes the intervention threshold for cauliflowers for the 1998/1999 marketing year; whereas under Article 3 of that Regulation, if the quantity of cauliflowers withdrawn in the period between 1 March 1998 and 28 February 1999 exceeds the threshold fixed, the Community withdrawal compensation indicated in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for the 1999/2000 marketing year is to be reduced in proportion to the size of the overrun based on the production used to calculate the relevant threshold;
(2) Whereas the information supplied by the Member States indicates that withdrawals for the 1998/1999 marketing year involved 120064 tonnes of cauliflowers;
(3) Whereas, as a result of the above, the Community withdrawal compensation set by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for the 1999/2000 marketing year must be reduced by 0,4 % for cauliflowers;
(4) Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1068/98 lays down that the consequences of the threshold overrun are to apply in the following marketing year; whereas it is therefore necessary to apply the reduced Community withdrawal compensation during the marketing year for cauliflower;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Community withdrawal compensation for cauliflowers for the 1999/2000 marketing year is hereby fixed at EUR 8,38 per 100 kilograms net.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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.
19.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 May 2011
establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Vanuatu to the World Trade Organization
(2011/287/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 7 July 1995 the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu applied for accession to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.
(2) A Working Party on Vanuatu’s accession was established on 11 July 1995 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Republic of Vanuatu and all WTO Members.
(3) The Commission, on behalf of the Union, negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Republic of Vanuatu which are of particular importance to the Union.
(4) These commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Vanuatu to the WTO.
(5) Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Republic of Vanuatu.
(6) The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(7) Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(8) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be taken by the Union within the General Council,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of the Republic of Vanuatu to the WTO, is to approve the accession.
This decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
10.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 796/2011
of 8 August 2011
amending for the 155th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Articles 7(1)(a), 7a(1) and 7a(5) 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 29 July 2011 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add two legal persons, groups or entities to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. It also decided to amend two entries on the list.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is 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.
8.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 August 2006
amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production
(notified under document number C(2006) 3447)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/552/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (1), and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2003/85/EC sets out minimum control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and certain preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorities and the farming community concerning that disease.
(2) The preventive measures set out in Directive 2003/85/EC include the provision that Member States are to ensure that the handling of the live foot-and-mouth disease virus for the manufacturing of either inactivated antigens for the production of vaccines or vaccines and related research is carried out only in approved laboratories listed in Part B of Annex XI to that Directive.
(3) The competent authorities of Germany have officially informed the Commission of some changes relating to manufacturers of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in this Member State. Germany has renewed the necessary security guarantees for the laboratory situated on its territory.
(4) For security reasons it is important to keep the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production in Directive 2003/85/EC updated.
(5) Accordingly, it is necessary to replace the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production in Part B of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC by the list set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC, Part B is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 3 July 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2240/2002
of 16 December 2002
on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as modified by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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 REGULATION (EEC) No 1945/81 of 30 June 1981 restricting investment aids for pig production
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),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 9 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (4), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (5), places restrictions on the granting of aid for carrying out a development plan ; whereas, in order to take account of the objective of market equilibrium in the Community, the specific conditions under which aid is granted for investments in the pig sector should be altered,
1. Aids for investment in pig production shall be prohibited except for those granted for that volume of investments necessary to attain 550 pig places per farm.
The Commission may permit a Member State to adjust the limit in the first subparagraph in the context of a farm development plan in specific cases where 550 pig places will not provide a comparable earned income for 1 75 man-work units. However, even in such cases no aid may be granted for that part of the investment which brings the number of pig places to more than 1 000.
2. The detailed rules of application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 72/159/EEC.
The first subparagraph of Article 9 (2) of Directive 72/159/EEC is replaced by the following:
"2. Where the development plan provides for an investment in pig farming, the granting under Article 8 (1) (b) and (c) of the incentives to that investment shall be subject to the condition that the farm will be capable on completion of the plan of producing at least 35 % of the feedingstuffs consumed by the pigs."
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.