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13.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/2
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1325/2013
of 9 December 2013
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Union market for jet fuel depends considerably on imports of jet fuel from third countries.
(2) Although bilateral aviation agreements between Member States and third countries typically include provisions concerning duty relief for jet fuel, it is necessary to lay down common rules on duty relief for jet fuel in order to ensure clarity and uniformity in this regard, to provide legal certainty for operators and to avoid any distortion of competition resulting from differing practices and rules.
(3) A significant part of jet fuel imports to the Union originates in countries that benefit from the scheme of generalised tariff preferences or have preferential access to the Union market, and thus the imports are duty-free.
(4) With the application of tariff preferences in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) starting from 1 January 2014, a number of countries which are important exporters of jet fuel will cease to be beneficiaries of that preferential access to the Union market, and certain other exporting countries will not benefit from preferential access for certain product categories, including fuel, in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1213/2012 (2).
(5) The imposition of customs duties on jet fuel from those suppliers would likely cause an increase in the price of jet fuel on the Union market as it is not economically viable for refineries in the Union to increase their production of aviation fuel to any significant degree.
(6) It is therefore appropriate to suspend the autonomous rate of customs duty for jet fuel. The suspension should cover all products falling within CN code 2710 19 21. Taking into account possible future changes in the market situation of jet fuel, the suspension should be reviewed on the basis of an assessment within five years.
(7) Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the text for CN code 2710 19 21 in column 3 of the table in Chapter 27 of Section V of Part Two, is replaced by the following:
‘4,7 (4)
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1728/2006
of 23 November 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 23 November 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 23 November 2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 29,824 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 1999
concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part
(1999/778/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and Article 300(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Whereas the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, should be approved,
The Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community and to give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol(2).
The Commission, assisted by the representatives of the veterinary services of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the veterinary sub-group established by Article 2 of the Protocol. The Community position in the Joint Committee on the recommendations of the veterinary sub-group shall be established by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1543/2001
of 27 July 2001
laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives
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 911/2001 [2], and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Lettuce and curly and escarole chicory are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 79/88 of 13 January 1988 laying down quality standards for lettuces, curled-leaved endives, and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives [3], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1455/1999 [4], has been amended frequently and can no longer ensure legal clarity.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 79/88 should be repealed and the rules it contains recast. To that end and in the interest of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the standards for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives recommended by the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
(3) Application of this standard 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 standard applies at all marketing stages. Long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes the products undergo may cause certain deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their relatively perishable nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standard at the marketing stages following dispatch.
(5) 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 the following products shall be as set out in the Annex:
- lettuces, falling within CN codes 070511 and 070519,
- curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives, falling within CN code 070529.
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, as well as slight deterioration due to their development and their tendency to perish.
Regulation (EEC) No 79/88 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2254/1999
of 25 October 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 laying down detailed rules for certain special cases regarding the definition of sheep meat and goat meat producers and producer groups
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheep meat and goat meat producers(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 233/94(2), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 lays down the conditions under which farmers practising transhumance are to be regarded as producers in less-favoured areas. That Regulation lays down in particular that only those farmers whose holdings are located in certain geographical areas to be determined are to be so regarded;
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 of 6 August 1991 laying down detailed rules for certain special cases regarding the definition of sheep meat and goat meat producers and producer groups(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2143/96(4), specifies those geographical areas;
(3) a further examination has shown that the list of geographical areas contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 should be extended;
(4) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The section of Part I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 relating to the geographical areas in the autonomous community of Valencia is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to applications submitted in respect of the 1999 and subsequent marketing years.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/35
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 December 2005
concerning the effects of the accession of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Poland to the European Union on the participation of the European Community in the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder and the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe
(2005/884/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 57 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The participation of the European Community in the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder (1) and to the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe (2) (hereinafter referred to as the Oder and Elbe Conventions) was necessary because the two Conventions were concluded with third countries and addressed matters covered by Community environmental policy.
(2) As from 1 May 2004, after the accession of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Poland to the European Union, all Contracting Parties to the Oder and Elbe Conventions are Member States of the European Union. Therefore, the basis for the Community’s consent to be bound by such Conventions no longer exists. From this moment, the participation of the Community is no longer necessary or justified.
(3) Moreover, the enlargement of the European Union has had the effect of radically transforming the legal relations between the Contracting Parties. Upon accession, the underlying policy objectives of the Oder and Elbe Conventions may be achieved through the measures laid down in Community legislation.
(4) The 2003 Act of Accession has not specifically provided for this situation and it is therefore necessary to adopt the required measures in accordance with Article 57 thereof, which allows such omissions to be corrected.
(5) It should be therefore made clear that, with effect of the date of accession, the Community is no longer a party to the Oder and Elbe Conventions and that certain transitory measures may need to be taken,
1.   The European Community has ceased to be a party to the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder and to the Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe with effect of 1 May 2004.
2.   If appropriate, the Commission shall agree with the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland solutions to any transitory problem which may result from the end of the participation of the Community in the Oder and Elbe Conventions.
This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland.
20.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 362/99
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/84/EC
of 23 October 2006
adapting Directive 2002/94/EC laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 76/308/EEC on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts which remain valid beyond 1 January 2007 require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary adaptations are to be adopted by the Commission in all cases where the Commission adopted the original act.
(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the Institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3) Commission Directive 2002/94/EC of 9 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 76/308/EEC on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (1) should therefore be amended accordingly,
Directive 2002/94/EC is amended as set out in the Annex.
1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union 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 and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
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 fields covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force subject to, and on the date of, the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
20.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1378/2006
of 19 September 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1146/2002
of 25 June 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 3050/95 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of products intended for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 3050/95(1) Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of products intended for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft were suspended in full. However, import duties for these products are only suspended when they are subject to an end-use control in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(2) (hereinafter referred to as the "Customs Code") and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), that is to say, when they are used for aircraft only.
(2) Similar tariff suspensions combined with the same end-use provisions of the Customs Code were introduced in Section II, B, of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature in connection with the GATT aircraft agreement. The end-use for these products was the manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification or conversion, not only of civil aircraft, but also of ground flying trainers for civil use.
(3) In view of the above it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 3050/95 in order to align its end-use provision with the provisions of the Combined Nomenclature and to extend the autonomous tariff suspension introduced by Regulation (EC) No 3050/95 to ground flying trainers for civil use. The extension will also simplify the administration and control of the end-use for the economic operators and the customs authorities.
(4) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency provided for in point I(3) of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3050/95, the first sentence shall be replaced by the following: "The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the Annex shall be totally suspended, provided that those products are intended for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 2000 kilograms and of ground flying trainers for civil use."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 639/1999
of 25 March 1999
concerning the authorisation of a new additive in feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs [1], as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 45/1999 [2], and in particular Articles 9j and 3 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides that new additives or uses of additives may be authorised, taking account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge;
Whereas a new additive belonging to the group "Trace elements", and more specifically to the element "Copper-Cu" has been tested successfully in some Member States; whereas the new additive should be provisionally authorised;
Whereas a provisional authorisation of new additives or uses of additives may be given if, at the level permitted in feedingstuffs, it does not adversely affect human or animal health or the environment, nor harm the consumer by altering the characteristics of livestock product, if its presence in feedingstuffs can be controlled, and it is reasonable to assume, in view of the available results, that it has a favourable effect on the characteristics of those feedingstuffs or on livestock production when incorporated in such feedingstuffs;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
The substance "copper-lysine sulphate", belonging to the group of "trace elements", element E4 "Copper-Cu", may be authorised in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as an additive in feedingstuffs under the conditions laid down 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.
It shall apply from 1 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.