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Commission Regulation (EC) No 482/2003
of 17 March 2003
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 Council 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2227/2002
of 13 December 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 9 to 12 December 2002 at 154,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/37
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 583/2013
of 18 June 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternasco de Aragón (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) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Ternasco de Aragón’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/2008 (4).
(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (5), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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 DECISION  of 26 March 1991  approving the plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by France  (Only the French text is authentic)  (91/220/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/242/EEC of 21 May 1990 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats (1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 90/242/EEC Member States, as appropriate, are to prepare plans for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the same Decision;
Whereas by letter dated 1 October 1990 France notified the Commission of a three-year plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats;
Whereas, after examination, the plan was found to comply with Decision 90/242/EEC;
Whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met, whereas it is available in relation to this question to apply the disposition of Article 9 (2) first indent;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
  Article 1
The plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by France is hereby approved.  Article 2
France shall bring into force by 1 March 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1.  Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Council Decision
of 10 December 2002
appointing a full member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/39/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 22 January 2002(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a full member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr J.W. van der SLUYS, notified to the Council on 22 August 2002,
Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Mr Bas VERKERK is hereby appointed a full member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr J.W. van der SLUYS for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
10.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 991/2008
of 9 October 2008
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 980/2008 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2003
of 24 March 2003
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 1947/2002(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 25 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2599/85
of 16 September 1985
amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 determining the classification of vine varieties
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (2), and in particular Article 31 (4) thereof,
Whereas the classification of vine varieties approved for cultivation in the Community was last determined by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1871/85 (4);
Whereas experience has shown that wines obtained from certain wine grape vine varieties and certain table grape vine varieties listed for five years in the category of authorized or temporarily authorized varieties for certain French administrative units may be regarded as normally being of good quality; whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to include these varieites among the varieties recommended for the same administrative units in accordance with Article 11 (2) (a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 347/79 of 5 February 1979 on general rules for the classification of vine varieties (5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece;
Whereas the classification of wine grape and table grape vine varieties should now include, among the varieties recommended or authorized for certain French administrative units, certain varieties which have been listed for at least five years in the category for an administrative unit immediately bordering thereon and which therefore satisfy the condition laid down in the first indent of Article 11 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas the classification should now also include two wine grape vine varieties which have been examined and found to be satisfactory for cultivation; whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79, these varieties may be authorized on a provisional basis for the United Kingdom;
Whereas the suitability for cultivation of one authorized French wine grape vine variety is not satisfactory; whereas this variety should therefore be deleted from the classification in accordance with Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 (EEC) No 2301/84
of 6 August 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2794/83 on the sale on the internal market of 450 000 tonnes of common wheat of bread-making quality held by the Italian intervention agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1322/83 of 26 May 1983 on the transfer of 550 000 tonnes of common wheat of bread-making quality held by the French and German intervention agencies (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2153/84 (4), and in particular Article 1 (6) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1322/83, which was due to expire on 31 July 1984, has been extended to 31 October 1984; whereas a change should therefore be made in the implementing details contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2794/83 (5) in respect of the minimum selling price, which must be fixed with reference to the new situation on the cereals market in Italy;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The first indent in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2794/83 is hereby replaced by the following:
'- 190 ECU per tonne in August 1984,'.
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.
Commission Decision
of 10 March 2004
amending Decision 2001/106/EC as regards bovine semen storage centres
(notified under document number C(2004) 709)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/252/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 2003/43/EC(2), intra-Community trade of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species is permitted from semen collection centres or semen storage centres approved by the competent authorities of the Member States where they are located and each Member State is to send a list of semen collection or storage centre(s) to the other Member States and to the Commission.
(2) Commission Decision 2001/106/EC of 24 January 2001 establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission(3) lays down rules on how lists of semen collection centres that each Member State has approved on its territory are to be transmitted to the Commission. That Decision also provides for models to be used for those lists.
(3) To take account of the amendments made to Directive 88/407/EEC by Directive 2003/43/EC concerning semen storage centres the scope of Decision 2001/106/EC should be broadened in order to include bovine semen storage centres.
(4) Decision 2001/106/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annexes I and II to Decision 2001/106/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
5.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 29/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/170
of 4 February 2015
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1135/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain products originating in or consigned from China
(Text with EEA relevance)
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)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the findings of high levels of melamine in infant milk, other milk products, soya and soya products and of ammonium bicarbonate intended for food and feed in China and at import into the EU, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1135/2009 (2) imposes special conditions governing the import of these products originating in or consigned from China. On the basis of that Regulation, the import of products containing milk, milk products, soya and soya products intended for the particular nutritional use of infants and young children originating in or consigned from China is prohibited. Furthermore, identity and physical checks, including sampling and analysis to control the presence of melamine, are carried out on approximately 20 % of consignments originating in or consigned from China of ammonium bicarbonate intended for food and feed and of feed and food containing milk, milk products, soya and soya products.
(2) Since July 2009, only one non-compliant sample was reported by the competent authorities of the Member States. The findings in that sample, reported in 2011, slightly exceeded the maximum level of melamine in ammonium bicarbonate. As a result, it is appropriate to repeal the special conditions governing the import of infant milk, other milk products, soya and soya products and of ammonium bicarbonate intended for food and feed originating in or consigned from China.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Regulation (EC) No 1135/2009 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 (EEC) No 2354/87
of 31 July 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres, unbleached or bleached, products of category No ex 3 (code 40.0033), originating in Brazil to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of import of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres, unbleached or bleached category No ex 3 the relevant ceiling amounts to 12 500 tonnes; whereas on 15 July 1987 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Brazil, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Brazil,
As from 7 August 1987 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Brazil:
1.2.3.4.5 //  //  //  //  //  // Code  // Category  // CCT heading No  // NIMEXE code (1987)  // Description  //  //  //  //  //  //  // (1)  // (2)  // (3)  // (4)  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  // 40.0033   // ex 3  // ex 56.07 A   //   // Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste): A. Of synthetic textile fibres: Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics:   //   //   //   // 56.07-04, 10, 20, 30, 39, 45   // - Unbleached or bleached   //    //   //   //   //
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.