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Council Decision 2003/663/CFSP
of 10 December 2002
concerning the conclusion of the Agreements between the European Union and Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine on the participation of these States to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 March 2002, the Council adopted Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission(1).
(2) Article 8(3) of that Joint Action provides that detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States to the EUPM shall be subject to agreements pursuant to Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union.
(3) Following the Council decision of 14 October 2002 authorising the Presidency to open negotiations, the Presidency negotiated agreements with Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine on their participation to the EUPM.
(4) These agreements should be approved,
The agreements between the European Union and Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine on the participation of these States to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina are hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The texts of these agreements are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign these agreements in order to bind the European Union.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This decision shall take effect on the day of its publication.
31.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/11
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/50/CFSP
of 27 January 2012
amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 January 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 31 January 2013.
(3) Decision 2011/72/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Article 5 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
This Decision shall apply until 31 January 2013. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2156/91  of 15 July 1991  amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the  Sound
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article  11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 887/89 (3), lays down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound;
Whereas the most effective means of minimizing catches of small fish is to prohibit fishing in those areas where they are heavily concentrated;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 thereof must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas, taking account of the latest scientific advice, concerning the protection of flat fish nurseries, it is necessary to establish a limitation on fishing activities in the 'Oderbank' region of the Baltic Sea; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86  should therefore be amended,
The following paragraph 3 is hereby added to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86:
'3. It shall be prohibited, throughout the year, to fish with any trawl, Danish seine and similar net in the geographical area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates:
54° 23 N 14° 35 E
54° 14 N 14° 25 E
54° 17 N 14° 17 E
54° 24 N 14° 11 E
54° 27 N 14° 25 E
54° 23 N 14° 35 E.'  Article 2  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 688/2003
of 15 April 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 16 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 6 May 2003
on the designation of the European Capital of Culture 2006
(2003/399/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 1419/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Selection Panel report received by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 1 October 2002,
The City of Patras shall be designated as the European Capital of Culture 2006.
The City of Patras shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation of Articles 1 and 5 of Decision No 1419/1999/EC.
28.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 623/2013
of 27 June 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the level of the annual fee payable to the Community Plant Variety Office
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1) (‘the Basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 113 thereof,
After consulting the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (2), sets out the level of the fee payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (‘the Office’), for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right as provided for in Article 113(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94.
(2) The financial reserve of the Office has exceeded the level necessary to maintain a balanced budget and to safeguard the continuity of its operations. For this reason the annual fee should be reduced as from the year 2014.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Community Plant Variety Rights,
In Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1238/95, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.   The Office shall charge a holder of a Community plant variety right (‘the holder’) a fee of EUR 250 for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right (‘annual fee’), as referred to in Article 113(2)(d) of the Basic Regulation.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/101
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 March 2014
amending Decision 2006/593/EC as regards additional allocations from the European Social Fund to certain Member States in the framework of the Regional competitiveness and employment objective
(notified under document C(2014) 1708)
(2014/159/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/593/EC (2), as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU (3), fixed an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007 to 2013.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 was amended by Regulation (EU) No 1298/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) with a view to address the specific problems of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and poverty and social exclusion in those countries by adding a total envelope of EUR 125 513 290, in 2004 prices, under the European Social Fund.
(3) Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1083/2006 as amended modifies the resources available for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in order to increase the European Social Fund allocations of France, Italy and Spain by EUR 111 553 522 in 2013.
(4) The indicative amounts of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible to benefit from Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective should be revised for those Member States.
(5) Decision 2006/593/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex I to Decision 2006/593/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 676/2010
of 28 July 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
3.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/53
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 448/2014
of 2 May 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 by updating references to the Annexes to the Chicago Convention
(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 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 4, 6 and 7 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (2), and in particular Article 8b(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 (3) establishes implementing rules for the provision of air navigation services. Those implementing rules give effect to the standards and obligations provided for in the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 (the Chicago Convention), in accordance with objectives laid down in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and Article 2(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).
(2) The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has recently amended Annexes 3, 4, 10, 11, 14 and 15 to the Chicago Convention. The amendments of Annexes 3, 4, 10, 11, amendment 11-A of Annex 14 and Annex 15 entered into force on 14 November 2013, whereas amendment 11-B of Annex 14 is due to enter into force on 14 November 2014.
(3) As set out in recital 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011, pending the full transposition of the relevant standards of the ICAO into Union law, air navigation services should operate in compliance with the relevant ICAO standards. That also applies with respect to the revised standards resulting from the recent amendments of the Annexes to the Chicago Convention. References to the Convention contained in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004,
The Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
6.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/48
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/11
of 5 January 2016
amending Annex II to Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Point (2)(b) of Section I of Annex II to Directive 2002/57/EC lays down the minimum varietal purity of seed of hybrids of swede rape.
(2) The current purity standard of 90 % which is applicable for hybrid varieties of both spring swede rape and winter swede rape does no longer reflect the special technical features nor the limitations in seed production of spring swede rape.
(3) The conditions for seed production provided for in Directive 2002/57/EC are based on internationally accepted standards of the Seed Schemes established by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development).
(4) The varietal purity standard for the seed of spring swede rape should be adapted to the standard set by the OECD.
(5) Annex II to Directive 2002/57/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Amendment to Annex II to Directive 2002/57/EC
In Section I of Annex II to Directive 2002/57/EC, point (2)(b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) The minimum varietal purity of the seed shall be:
— basic seed, female component: 99,0 %,
— basic seed, male component: 99,9 %,
— certified seed of winter swede rape varieties: 90,0 %,
— certified seed of spring swede rape varieties: 85,0 %.’.
Transposition
1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2016 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2017.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1406/92  of 27 May 1992  laying down certain indicative ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and  the other Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular
Article 8
thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 831/92 (3), onions, garlic,  oranges and apples other than cider apples are applied to the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) from 1 January 1991;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 172/91 (5), lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other  Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for onions, garlic, oranges and apples other than cider apples, for the periods  during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain  on the one hand and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For onions, garlic, oranges and apples other than cider apples falling within the CN codes listed in the Annex hereto the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession and the sensitive periods for the Portuguese  market, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, shall be as fixed in that Annex.
The amount of the security for STM licences referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 is hereby fixed at ECU 8 per 100 kilograms net of the products referred to in Article 1.
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 1087/2001
of 1 June 2001
fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to Réunion pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000
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 Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 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 subsidy.
(3) The criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken into account when fixing this maximum subsidy. Successful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or below the level of the maximum subsidy.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
A maximum subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98 is hereby set on the basis of the tenders lodged from 28 to 31 May 2001 at 333,00 EUR/t pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2285/2000.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.