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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2590/97 of 16 December 1997 replacing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1);
Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the list in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded as new products;
Whereas, taking into account the large number of amendments having effect on 1 January 1998, a complete replacement of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be undertaken for the sake of clarity for the user,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended at the rate indicated for each product.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 366/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2111/2004
of 9 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 fishing 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, lays down quotas for herring for 2004 (2).
(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 ICES divisions I and II (Community waters and international waters) 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 ICES divisions I and II (Community waters and international waters) 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 ICES divisions I and II (Community waters and international waters) 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 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.
Council Decision
of 28 September 2000
appointing three Belgian members of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/603/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 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas three seats as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Johan SAUWENS, Mr Luc VAN DEN BOSSCHE and Mr Karel DE GUCHT, notified to the Council on 28 August, 5 September and 12 September 2000 respectively;
Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,
Mr Bert ANCIAUX is hereby appointed in place of Mr Johan SAUWENS, Mr Gilbert BOSSUYT in place of Mr Luc VAN DEN BOSSCHE, and Mr Stefaan PLATTEAU in place of Mr Karel DE GUCHT for the remainder of their current terms of office, which run until 25 January 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1592/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 947/98 (4), introduced a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries and set the list of products covered;
Whereas examination of the market situation for these products indicates that the list should be amended by abolishing the licence requirement for lemons;
Whereas 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 1556/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 29 January 2001
concluding the consultation procedure with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2001/131/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, hereinafter referred to as "the ACP-EC Agreement", implemented in advance by Decision No 1/2000(1) of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 27 July 2000, and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the internal agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Agreement, as provisionally applied by Decision 2000/771/EC(2) of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 18 September 2000, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Agreement have been breached by non-compliance with the Electoral Law of Haiti.
(2) In accordance with Article 96 of the ACP-EC Agreement, consultations took place with the ACP States and Haiti on 26 September 2000, on which occasion the Haitian authorities explained their position.
(3) Democratic principles are still not upheld in Haiti.
(4) Measures should therefore be taken as "appropriate measures" referred to under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Agreement,
The consultations opened with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Agreement are hereby terminated.
The measures described in the letter appearing in the Annex shall be adopted as "appropriate measures" referred to in Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall expire on 31 December 2001.
It shall be reviewed before 31 December 2001 at the latest.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 86/2004
of 15 January 2004
laying down the marketing standard for pears
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 2(2),
Whereas:
(1) Pears are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/2001 laying down the marketing standard for apples and pears and amending Regulation (EEC) No 920/89(2) lays down a marketing standard common to apples and pears.
(2) The Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) having decided, in the interest of clarity, that the rules on pears should be separated from those on apples, Regulation (EC) No 1619/2001 has been repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 of 15 January 2004 laying down the marketing standard for apples(3). A new marketing standards for pears should be adopted accordingly.
(3) Application of these new standards should remove products of unsatisfactory quality from the market, bring production into line with consumer requirements and facilitate trade based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve profitability.
(4) The standards are applicable at all marketing stages. Long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes the products undergo may cause some degree of deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their perishable nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standard at the marketing stages following dispatch.
(5) As products in the "Extra" class have to be particularly carefully sorted and packaged, only lack of freshness and turgidity is to be taken into account in their case.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The marketing standard for pears, falling within CN code ex 0808 20, shall be as set out in the Annex.
The standard shall apply at all marketing stages under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
However, at stages following dispatch, products may show in relation to the requirements of the standard:
- a slight lack of freshness and turgidity,
- for products graded in classes other than the "Extra" class, slight deteriorations due to their development and their tendency to perish.
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.
22.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/65
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1959/2006
of 21 December 2006
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 (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(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 (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 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 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(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 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/45
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 December 2013
appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/757/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Martina MICHELS.
(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Frank ZIMMERMANN as member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as member:
— Mr Frank ZIMMERMANN, Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin;
(b) as alternate member:
— Mr Sven RISSMANN, Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 475/2002
of 15 March 2002
on the suspension of the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/33/EC of 19 December 2001 on the signing of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 15 October 1999 and authorising its provisional application(1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade on textile products(2), as amended, stipulates that at the latest six weeks before the end of every Agreement year the Commission and Ukraine shall hold consultations on the necessity of maintaining the categories listed in Annex III to the Agreement under double-checking, with a view to the possible suspension of categories from double-checking.
(2) Consultations were held in November 2001 with a view to reviewing the need to maintain the application of the double-checking system for certain textile products. As a result of these consultations, the parties agreed to suspend the double checking regime for certain textile products.
(3) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force immediately in order to inform operators of its benefits as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textiles Committee,
Annex III to the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products, which sets out the products without quantitative limits subject to the double-checking system referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) of that Agreement, is replaced by the Annex to 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 from 1 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 March 1994 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the importation of serum from equidae from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (94/143/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 in 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), and in particular Article 10 paragraph 2 (a) and (c) thereof,
Whereas Annex I Chapter 8 of the abovementioned Directive allows the import of serum from equidae from third countries, from which the import of slaughter equidae is allowed;
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be laid down in order to guarantee the disease status of the serum;
Whereas considering that a new certification regime is established, a period of time should be provided for its implementation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall authorize the importation of serum from equidae from third countries or parts of third countries, from where the import of live equidae for slaughter is allowed, if it is accompanied by a health certificate as laid down  in the Annex to this Decision.
2. The health certificate shall consist of one sheet and shall be completed in at least one official language of the Member State carrying out the import control.
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1822/95 of 26 July 1995 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of  unprocessed dried figs from the 1994 harvest to distillation industries
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) no 1206/90 of 7 May 1990 laying down general rules for  the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables  (1), as amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 2202/90  (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 of 21 June 1985 on the sale of unprocessed  dried figs by storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol  (3), and in particular Article 5  thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing,  selling and storage or uprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies  (4), as last amended  by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95  (5), provides that products intended for specific uses shall be sold  at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;
Whereas the aforementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 provides that unprocessed dried figs may be  sold at a price fixed in advance to distillation industries;
Whereas the Greek storage agency is holding roughly 1  034 tonnes of unprocessed dried figs from  the 1994 harvest; whereas the products should be offered to the distillation industries;
Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way that disturbance of the Community market in  alcohol and spirituous beverages is avoided;
Whereas the amount of the processing security provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No  1707/85 should be fixed, taking into consideration the difference between the normal market price  for dried figs and the selling price fixed by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1.  The Greek storage agency shall undertake the sale of unprocessed  dried figs from the 1994 harvest to the distillation industries in accordance with the provisions  of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 1707/85 at a price fixed at ECU 4 per 100 kilograms  net.
2.  The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 is fixed at  ECU 15 per 100 kilograms net.
1.  Purchase applications shall be submitted to the Greek storage agency Sykiki, at the  head office of IDAGEP, Acharnon Street 241, Athens, Greece, for products held by that agency.
2.  Information on the quantities and places where the products are stored may be obtained from the  Greek storage agency Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.
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.
27.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials
(2012/435/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/108/EU (1), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.
(2) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.