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Commission Regulation (EC) No 459/2002
of 14 March 2002
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
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 markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/2002(2).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 425/2002 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 425/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1920/2005
of 24 November 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 13th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
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 markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July 2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 13th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 39,374 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 November 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2431/2001
of 12 December 2001
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
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 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference between these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to third countries.
(2) The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/72(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77(4).
(3) Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund must be the same for the whole Community.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to olive oil prices and availability on the Community market and olive oil prices on the world market. However, where the world market situation is such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined, account may be taken of the price of the main competing vegetable oils on the world market and the difference recorded between that price and the price of olive oil during a representative period. The amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Community and that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market.
(5) In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure should cover the amount of the refund and may be limited to certain countries of destination, quantities, qualities and presentations.
(6) The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(8) It follows from applying these detailed rules to the present situation on the market in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1326/1999
of 23 June 1999
establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Aticles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96(2), and in particular Articles 2 and 3(4) thereof,
(1) Whereas the measures, introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 intended to offset as regards the supply of certain cereal products, the geographical situation of the Canary Islands, consist of exemption from import duties (customs duties and agricultural levies), and the grant of aid to encourage the delivery of cereal products from the Community;
(2) Whereas in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas an assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the requirements of the Islands; whereas the assessment of the requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended for the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance;
(3) Whereas, in order to facilitate administration of the supply balance, a certain margin of lfexibility in the allocation of the quantities fixed in the supply balance should be permitted;
(4) Whereas a forecast supply balance for the products concerned should be established covering the entire 12-month period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the purpose of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the quantities in the forecast supply balance which shall benefit, as appropriate, from exemption from import charges in the case of products coming from third countries, or from payment of Community aid in the case of products coming from the Community market, are as indicated in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 1/1
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1/2014
of 28 August 2013
establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 (GSP Regulation) establishes specific eligibility criteria for the granting of tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) to the requesting country. For this purpose, the country should be considered vulnerable. It should have ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VIII of the GSP Regulation and the most recent available conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies do not identify a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions. In relation to any of the conventions, it should not have formulated a reservation which is prohibited by that convention or which, for the exclusive purposes of Article 9 of the GSP Regulation, is considered to be incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention. It should accept without reservation the reporting requirements imposed by each convention and give the binding undertakings referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 9(1) of the GSP Regulation.
(2) Each requesting country wishing to benefit from GSP+ had to submit a request accompanied by comprehensive information concerning ratification of the relevant conventions, its reservations and the objections to these reservations made by other parties to the convention and its binding undertakings.
(3) The Commission received requests from Armenia, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay and Peru.
(4) The Commission has been empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 290 TFEU to establish Annex III in order to grant GSP+ by adding the requesting country to the list of GSP+ beneficiary countries.
(5) The Commission has examined the requests made in accordance with the provisions of Article 10(1) of the GSP Regulation, and has established the list of GSP+ beneficiary countries which meet the eligibility criteria. Accordingly, the GSP+ should be granted to those countries from 1 January 2014,
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 is established as laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 April 2005
on the safety requirements to be met by the European standards for floating leisure articles for use on or in the water pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2005) 1209)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/323/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a),
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2001/95/EC lays down an obligation for producers to place only safe products on the market.
(2) According to that Directive a product is to be presumed safe as far as the risks and risk categories covered by relevant national standards are concerned when it conforms to voluntary national standards transposing European standards.
(3) According to Directive 2001/95/EC, European standards should be established by European standardisation bodies. Such standards should ensure that products satisfy the general safety requirement of the Directive.
(4) The Member States and the Commission, in close cooperation with the European standardisation bodies and after consultation of stakeholders, have identified floating leisure articles for use on or in the water as a group of products for which European standards should be drawn up on the basis of a mandate to be given by the Commission pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC. The floating leisure articles identified exclude those floating articles covered by Council Directive 88/378/EEC (2) concerning the safety of toys, by Council Directive 89/686/EEC (3) relating to personal protective equipment and by Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) relating to recreational craft.
(5) Safety requirements for those products should be drawn up in the light of those consultations and discussions with Member States authorities.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Directive 2001/95/EC,
Products and product definition
This Decision applies to the floating leisure articles for use on or in the water set out in Part I of the Annex, which are not covered by any product-specific EU legislation. In particular, floating leisure articles covered by Directive 88/378/EEC, by Directive 89/686/EEC and by Directive 94/25/EC are excluded from this Decision.
Safety requirements
The safety requirements for the products referred to in Article 1 are set out in Part II of the Annex.
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
10.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2097/2004
of 8 December 2004
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 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 limitations in catch are required (2), lays down quotas for herring for 2004.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of the North Sea north of 53° 30′ N by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 October 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of herring in the waters of the North Sea north of 53° 30′ N by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.
Fishing for herring in the waters of the North Sea north of 53° 30′ N by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 23 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1907/93 of 14 July 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2817 00 00, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to  statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more benefiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may  be re-established, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 6,615 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1988;
Whereas, in the case of the products falling within CN code 2817 00 00, originating in China, the reference base was fixed at ECU 667 800;
Whereas on 21 March 1993 imports of these products into the Community, originating in China, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that  continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 19 July 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China:
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.
31.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/33
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 29 July 2014
amending Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU suspending temporarily imports from Bangladesh of foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (‘Piper betle’) as regards its period of application
(notified under document C(2014) 5327)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/510/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(i) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU (2) was adopted following a high number of notifications issued to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) due to the presence of a wide range of salmonella strains, including salmonella typhimurium, found in foodstuffs. That strain is the second most reported serotype in human cases and high prevalences have been found in foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (‘Piper betle’, commonly known as ‘Paan leaf’ or ‘Betel quid’) from Bangladesh. Since 2011, the United Kingdom has reported several outbreaks of salmonella poisoning from betel leaves. In addition, it is likely that the number of cases are underreported in the Union.
(2) Accordingly, Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU prohibits the importation into the Union of foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves from Bangladesh until 31 July 2014.
(3) In February 2014, Bangladesh submitted an up-date concerning the implementation of its action plan to address the shortcomings identified during an audit by the European Commission's Food and Veterinary Office in 2013. It indicated that the implementation is still in progress and has not yet been completed.
(4) Thus, a number of outstanding issues remain to be addressed. In particular, the export programme proposed by the industry for the export of betel leaves has not yet been put in place. The self-imposed export ban on betel leaves introduced by Bangladesh in May 2013 remains in place. However, it has not proved to be fully effective and since its adoption, nine cases of attempted imports of betel leaves into the Union have been reported in the RASFF. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the guarantees provided by Bangladesh are sufficient to address the serious risks to human health. The emergency measures established by Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU should therefore remain in place.
(5) The period of application of Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU should therefore be extended until 30 June 2015.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Article 4 of Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
This Decision shall apply until 30 June 2015.’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
27.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 632/2005
of 26 April 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the German intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 (2) has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the German intervention agency.
(2) Article 5(4) thereof states the address where the tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency. As a result of an internal reorganisation within the German administrative authorities, this address must be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘4.   Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency:
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Deichmannsaue 29
D-53179 Bonn
Fax (49) 228 6845 3985
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply from 9.00 (Brussels time) on 28 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.