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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2140/98 of 6 October 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1014/90 laying down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1014/90 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2523/97 (3), lays down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks; whereas, to protect the traditional drink Bierbrand or eau de vie de biĂ¨re, whether or not sweetened in accordance with national traditions, against unfair competition, and to maintain a high quality level for that drink, the use of that term should be restricted to the spirit drink defined in this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
The following point 13 is added to the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1014/90:
'13. Bierbrand or eau de vie de biĂ¨re: a spirit drink:
- obtained exclusively by direct distillation of fresh beer with an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 86 % such that the distillate obtained has organoleptic characteristics resulting from the beer,
- with a minimum alcoholic strength by volume of 38 %, for supply for human consumption in the Community.`
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.
19.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1469/2004
of 18 August 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples
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), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2001, 2002 and 2003, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.
(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2289/89
of 27 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 authorizing Greece not to apply in certain areas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 as regards the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas (1), and in particular Article 12 (1) thereof,
Whereas before 1 April 1989 Greece submitted a reasoned application pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/89 (3), for exclusion from the scope of the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 from the 1989/90 wine year;
Whereas, in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 (4), some of the regions and designations in the Greek application were omitted from the Annex thereto; whereas those regions form part of areas the wine-growing potential of which is less than 10 % of the national wine-growing potential; whereas those data should be added to the Annex; whereas, however, to take account of the special situation of producers who have already submitted an application for the areas concerned and have taken all the necessary measures, transitional provisions should be adopted for processing such applications;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The following is hereby added to region D in point I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89:
1.2 // 'Region  // Designation  // 2. Akhaia   // Patras  // 3. Kefallinia   // Robola   // 4. Korinthia   // NĂŠmĂŠa'
As regards the wine-growing areas indicated in areas 2, 3 and 4 of region D of point I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89, Greece shall accept as admissible applications submitted before the entry into force of this Regulation where the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that he has already taken measures directly or indirectly linked to grubbing-up operations.
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.
29.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1193/2004
of 28 June 2004
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 819/2005
of 30 May 2005
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), 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 31 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2001
of 26 July 2001
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 87/1999(6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund; whereas the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount payable.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 17,40/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/32
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1353/2013
of 9 December 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Liers vlaaike (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Belgium's application to register the name ‘Liers vlaaike’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Liers vlaaike’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1445/98 of 6 July 1998 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements; whereas this Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market;
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 6 August 1998. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued, within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
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.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 25 May 1983
amending Decision 80/1096/EEC introducing Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever
(83/254/EEC)
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 Council Decision 80/1096/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (5), introduced Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever;
Whereas it is necessary, in order to make the allocation of appropriations clearer, to include all expenditure on the Community's various measures in the veterinary field in the chapter covering expenditure in the agricultural sector;
Whereas, in order to apply proper financial and monetary rules and procedures to Community expenditure connected with the implementation of the above measures, the appropriate Articles of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (7), and Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 of 24 January 1978 on the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural structures policy (8) should be made applicable mutatis mutandis thereto,
Decision 80/1096/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Community financial aid shall be given for the measures provided for by:
- Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (6), and
- Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (7).
(6) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.
(7) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1.'
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
1. The Community shall make a contribution to the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1 for a period of five years.
2. The estimated amount of aid to be charged to the chapter of the Community budget covering expenditure in the agricultural sector for the period laid down in paragraph 1 is 35 million ECU.'
3. In Article 3:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. Expenditure by Member States on action taken in implementation of the plan referred to in Article 5 shall be subsidized by the Community within the limits indicated in Article 2.';
(b) in paragraph 2, 'The Guidance Section of the Fund' is replaced by 'The Community'.
4. Article 4 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70
shall apply to Commission decisions on Community financing of this measure.'
5. The following Article 5a is inserted:
'Article 5a
Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.'
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 November 1996 on protective measures in relation to Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever in South Africa (Text with EEA relevance) (96/659/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC and in particular Article 19 (1) thereof,
Whereas the presence of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in South Africa;
Whereas the appearance of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever in South Africa constitutes a serious threat to animal and public health in the Member States;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to prohibit the importation of live ratites, and meat of ratites from South Africa until the situation is clarified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Member States shall prohibit the importation of live ratites and ratite meat from South Africa.
Member States shall amend the measures they apply in respect of South Africa to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall be reviewed before 15 February 1997.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1857/83
of 7 July 1983
amending for the 17th time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1400/83 (4), established a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector;
Whereas, in the light of the most recent information available to the Commission on the trade practices followed by the importing countries concerned and the official nature of the agencies in question, this Regulation should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 is amended as follows:
The list of issuing organizations should be completed by addition of the following organizations, insertion being made in the alphabetical order of the importing country:
1.2 // Importing country  // Issuing organization  // Tunisia  // Centrale laitiĂ¨re Tunisie Lait SA, 4040 Sidi Bou Ali
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 151/2004
of 28 January 2004
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 January 2004 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2346/2003(3).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 2346/2003 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2346/2003 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.