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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/2003
of 25 June 2003
establishing the quantity of certain pigmeat products available for the fourth quarter of 2003 under the arrangements provided for by the Free Trade Agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 of 29 September 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1853/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
In order to ensure distribution of the quantities available, the quantities carried forward from the period 1 July to 30 September 2003 should be added to the quantities available for the period 1 October to 31 December 2003,
The quantity available for the period 1 October to 31 December 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 is set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 935/94 of 27 April 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 845/93 laying down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Articles 12 and 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 845/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3074/93 (4) lays down the base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops; whereas in Germany separate base areas were laid down for  each Land; whereas the use of the reference years 1989, 1990 and 1991 for setting the base areas in the new German Laender does not take into account their particular situation which is due to the fact that the unification was carried out without a  transitional period; whereas the base areas in the new Laender need to be adjusted;
Whereas a change in the borders between the Laender Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, and between the Laender Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania and Lower Saxony has taken place; whereas the base areas in the Laender in question should therefore  be adjusted; whereas it is necessary to amend the base areas laid down for certain Laender with effect from the 1993/94 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 845/93, the figures relating to the regions indicated in the section headed 'Germany' shall be replaced by the figures in 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 applicable with effect from the 1993/94 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 912/2002
of 30 May 2002
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
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 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2186/2002
of 6 December 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
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 1898/2002(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 long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 2 to 5 December 2002 at 257,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)  No 1816/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council  Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to  certain textile and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in  certain third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic  outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textile and clothing products reimported into  the Community after working or processing in certain third countries  (1), and in particular  Article 3  (8) thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to define the amounts reserved for the traditional beneficiaries referred  to in the first subparagraph of Article 3  (4) of the said Regulation;
Whereas it is necessary to fix the maximum amounts referred to in the fourth subparagraph of  Article 3  (5) of the said Regulation, starting from 1 January 1995 with regard to the allocation  of quantities against the maximum amounts which had been specified in Regulation (EC) No 3036/94  which entered into force on 1 January 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Committee on Economic Outward Processing Arrangements for Textiles,
For the purposes of Article 3 (4)  (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3036/94,  a past beneficiary obtains for each category and third country, an amount equal to the whole  quantity for which he has carried out outward processing operations. These operations carried out  are those for which compensating products of a specific category and country have been reimported  under the economic outward processing arrangements during the course of the year 1993 or 1994, the  choice being left to the applicant.
The maximum amounts referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 3  (5) of  Regulation (EC) No 3036/94, correspond to the maximum amounts contained in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Community.
It is applicable as of 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
22.8.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 233/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) NO 2507/91
of 20 August 1991
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2242/91 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the Regulation it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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.
18.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 July 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2012/401/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 189, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, among others, Protocol 31 thereto.
(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011 to 2013) (3).
(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 723/2003
of 24 April 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal 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,
For tenders notified from 18 to 24 April 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 16,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1210/2009
of 10 December 2009
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 market and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1)b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex 1 to of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed Part V of the Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with paragraph 2(b) of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1)(s) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.6.1995 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 134/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 May 1995
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on government procurement
(95/215/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the last sentence of Article 57 (2) and Articles 66, 100 a, 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and Article 228 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, for the Community, the powers to conclude international agreements are not merely attributed explicitly by the Treaty but may also result from other provisions of the Treaty and from acts taken pursuant to those provisions by Community institutions;
Whereas, when Community rules were adopted in order to attain the goals of the Treaty, Member States may not, outside the framework of the common institutions, make commitments which might affect those rules or alter the scope thereof;
Whereas part of the commitments in the Agreement negotiated by the European Community with the United States on government procurement fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Community under Article 113 of the Treaty;
Whereas, moreover, some of the other commitments affect Community rules adopted on the basis of Articles 57 (2), 66 and 100 a of the Treaty;
Whereas, finally, Article 37 of Directive 93/38/EEC (3) expressly confers upon the Community institutions powers to conduct negotiations with third countries concerning the legal arrangements applicable to government contracts awarded by entities in Member States in the electricity and port sectors inter alia;
Whereas the Agreement negotiated by the European Community with the United States on government procurement should be concluded,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on government procurement is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2739/95 of 28 November 1995 amending Regulation (EC)  No 1370/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat  sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization  of the market in pigmeat  (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and  Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 13 (12)  thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95  (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the  system of export licences in the pigmeat sector;
Whereas, in order to guarantee exporters equal access to export licences, the submission period for  applications, running from Monday to Wednesday, should be extended by one day where those days are  holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  the following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (1):
'However, where those three days are holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State,  applications may be lodged on the Thursday following that period in the Member State in  question.`;
2.  the introductory phrase of Article 7 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1.  Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each Wednesday from 1 p.m., or, where the  second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) applies, each Thursday from 1 p.m., by fax for the preceding  period:`;
3.  in Annex II, the words 'Monday .  .  . to Wednesday .  .  .` are deleted.
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.