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Commission Decision
of 12 February 2001
amending Decision 94/278/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC, with respect to imports of honey
(notified under document number C(2001) 348)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/158/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Decision 1999/724/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Decision 94/278/EC of 18 March 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 98/597/EC(4), establishes that Member States shall authorise from any third country imports of honey. Commission Decision 2000/159/EC(5) as last amended by Decision 2001/31/EC(6) on the provisional approval of residue plans of third countries according to Council Directive 96/23/EC(7), indicates in its Annex the third countries which have submitted a plan, setting out the guarantees which it offers as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I of Directive 96/23/EC. Therefore, it is appropriate to authorise imports of honey only from third countries which comply with Directive 96/23/EC, concerning the approval of residue plans. Decision 94/278/EC should be amended accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/278/EC is amended as follows:
- in the third indent of Article 1, the words "and honey" are deleted;
- in the Annex, the following is added:
"Part XIV
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of honey
(AR) Argentina
(AU) Australia
(BG) Bulgaria
(BR) Brazil
(CA) Canada
(CL) Chile
(CN) China
(CU) Cuba
(CY) Cyprus
(CZ) Czech Republic
(EE) Estonia
(GT) Guatemala
(HR) Croatia
(HU) Hungary
(IL) Israel
(IN) India
(LT) Lithuania
(MT) Malta
(MX) Mexico
(NI) Nicaragua
(NZ) New Zealand
(RO) Romania
(SI) Slovenia
(SK) Slovakia
(SV) El Salvador
(TR) Turkey
(US) United States
(UY) Uruguay
(VN) Vietnam".
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2001.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
3.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 780/2010
of 2 September 2010
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Thüringer Leberwurst (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has examined Germany’s application for approval, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of an amendment to details of the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003 (3).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by making the use of natural casing compulsory and by extending the forms of packaging, in particular to allow the use of plastic jars, but not artificial casing. This is more in line with market realities and consumer preferences and makes it possible to unlock existing market potential.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since these are minor amendments, the Commission may approve them without using the procedure set out in Articles 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
The amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’, as set out in accordance with Annex I, are approved.
The updated Single Document is set out in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 (EC) No 515/2004
of 18 March 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 12 to 18 March 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 532/92  of 27 February 1992  on the supply of refined sunflower oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations  and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 6 000 tonnes of refined sunflower oil;
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food  aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of  tenders should be opened,
Refined sunflower oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be  awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful 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.
12.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/28
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 July 2011
on the position to be taken by the European Union, within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee, on the rules of procedure to be adopted by it in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
(2011/409/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Agreement of 25 June 2009 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures (1) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’),
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/556/EC of 25 June 2009 concerning the provisional application and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 19(4) of the Agreement states that the joint committee set up by that Agreement (hereinafter ‘the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee’) must adopt its rules of procedure,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee on the rules of procedure to be adopted in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement shall be laid down in the attached draft decision of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee.
16.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 540/2007
of 15 May 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
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) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
(2) In view of the situation on the Community market for maize and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities put out to tender by 500 000 tonnes of maize in Hungary.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 DECISION   of 1 February 1991    approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its  eradication or prevention presented by Luxembourg   (Only the French text is authentic)    (91/76/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/455/EEC of 24 July 1989 introducing Community measures to set  up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention  (1), and  in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, conforming to Article 1 of Decision 89/455/EEC Luxembourg shall set up large-scale pilot  projects in accordance with Article 3 for the eradication or prevention of rabies in the wild life  of the community using vaccines for the oral immunization of foxes;
Whereas the pilot projects as presented by Luxembourg include the adjacent border areas of  Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas the pilot project is part of a cross border cooperation with Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas by letter dated 13 March 1990 Luxembourg notified the Commission of pilot projects for the  control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention;
Whereas, after examination the pilot project was found to comply with Decision 89/455/EEC; whereas  the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
The pilot projects for the eradication  and prevention of rabies, presented by Luxembourg are hereby approved.
Luxembourg shall  bring into force by 1 April 1990 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for  implementing the pilot projects referred to in Article 1.
This Decision is addressed to  the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2268/90
of 1 August 1990
fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the amount of the unit production aid that may be paid in advance for the 1989/90 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1226/89 (4), and in particular Article 17a (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the unit production aid must be reduced where the actual production in a given marketing year exceeds the guaranteed maximum quantity fixed for that marketing year; whereas, however, producers whose average production does not amount to 400 kilograms of olive oil per marketing year are not afected by such a reduction;
Whereas Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that in order to determine the unit amount of the production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance, the estimated production for the marketing year concerned should be determined; whereas that amount must be fixed at a level avoiding any risk of unwarranted payment to olive growers;
Whereas, in order to establish the estimated production, the Member States must forward to the Commission the data for the olive oil production estimates for each marketing year; whereas the Commission may avail itself of other sources of information;
Whereas the amount of the advance withheld for the establishment of the register of olive cultivation provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1416/82 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2212/88 (6), and the amount withheld for measures to improve the quality of olive oil provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1916/87 (7) must be taken into account;
Whereas in Spain and Portugal, the amount of the production aid is different from that in the other Member States; whereas the amount of the advance in those two Member States must therefore be different; whereas, on the basis of the data available, the estimated quantity and the abovementioned amount should be fixed at the levels given below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1989/90 olive oil marketing year:
- the estimated production shall be 1 551 500 tonnes,
- the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance shall be:
- ECU 26,52 kilograms for Spain,
- ECU 22,42 kilograms for Portugal,
- ECU 56,95 kilograms for the other Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2056/94 of 12 August 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 3692/93 of 21 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for cod  quotas for 1994;
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, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have reached the quota  allocated for 1994; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 July 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1994.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such  stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 27 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 13 March 1992  amending Directive 80/879/EEC on health marking of large packagings of fresh poultrymeat  (92/189/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) A (e) thereof,
Whereas provision should be made for a uniform solution applicable throughout the Community as regards health marking of large packagings of fresh poultrymeat dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse or cutting premises to restaurants, canteens and  institutions; whereas Directive 80/879/EEC (3) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Directive 80/879/EEC, the introductory sentence is hereby replaced by the following:
'Consignments of carcases, including those which have had parts removed within the meaning of Chapter VII, paragraph 32 (2) of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC, shall be dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse or cutting premises to restaurants,  canteens and institutions for direct supply to the final user after heat treatment, subject to the following conditions:'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 30 November 1987
approving a programme for the seed potato sector in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)
(87/584/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fisheries products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 24 November 1986 the Belgian Government forwarded its programme for the seed potato sector and supplied additional information on 1 June 1987;
Whereas the purpose of this programme is the modernization and improvement of storage, packaging and marketing equipment for seed potatoes harvested under the programme; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the seed potatoes; whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limits referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The programme for the seed potatoes forwarded by the Belgian Goverment on 24 November 1986, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, and concerning which additional information was supplied on 1 June 1987, is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to Belgium.