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24.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 229/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 769/2012
of 17 August 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
31.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 91/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 364/2007
of 30 March 2007
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 28th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.
(2) An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use security should be determined accordingly.
(4) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 28th individual tender under the standing invitation to tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 12,00 EUR/100 kg.
The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 13 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 June 1976 on the refusal to accept the scientific character of an apparatus known as "BUCHER TS-150 Injection Press" with the injection mould required for its operation (76/545/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 16 January 1976, the Belgian Government requested the Commission to determine whether or not the apparatus known as "BUCHER TS-150 Injection Press" with the injection mould required for its operation should be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all of the Member States met on 5 May 1976 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;
Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus concerned consists of an injection press of common usage, clearly capable of use for all commercial purposes requiring injection moulding ; whereas it has no particular intrinsic device to allow of its specific use for scientific purposes ; whereas the form of the mould adapted to this apparatus is not sufficient to give it the character of scientific apparatus;
Whereas it does not therefore possess the character of a scientific apparatus;
The undermentioned apparatus is not hereby considered to be a scientific apparatus : "BUCHER TS-150 Injection Press" with the injection mould required for its operation.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2002
of 8 February 2002
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 96/2002(4), opened buying-in by invitation to tender in certain Member States or regions of a Member State for certain quality groups.
(2) The application of Article 47(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 and the need to limit intervention to buying-in the quantities necessary to ensure reasonable support for the market result, on the basis of the prices of which the Commission is aware, in an amendment, in accordance with the Annex hereto, to the list of Member States or regions of a Member State where buying-in is open by invitation to tender, and the list of the quality groups which may be bought in,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 6/2006
of 5 January 2006
amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards dihydrostreptomycin, tosylchloramide sodium and Piceae turiones recentes extractum
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinions of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
Whereas:
(1) All pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.
(2) Dihydrostreptomycin has been included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for bovine and ovine species, for muscle, fat, liver, kidney and milk, and for porcine species for muscle, liver, kidney and skin and fat in natural proportions. That entry should be extended from bovine and ovine species to all ruminants.
(3) Tosylchloramide has been included in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for fin fish for water borne only and for bovine for topical use only. That entry should be extended to Equidae for topical use only.
(4) An application for establishing of maximum residue limits for Piceae turiones recentes extractum has been submitted. This substance should be included in Annex II to that Regulation for all food producing species for oral use only.
(5) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be amended accordingly.
(6) An adequate period should be allowed before the applicability of this Regulation in order to enable Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the light of this Regulation to the marketing authorisations granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2).
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 7 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 53/2005
of 14 January 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products and dried fodder to the smaller Aegean islands and establishing the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 3a(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (2) laid down common detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the smaller Aegean islands and, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the amount of aid for this supply.
(2) Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 (3) establishes the forecast supply balance for cereal products and dried fodder.
(3) The forecast supply balance should be established for 2005.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Committee of the relevant management committees,
The Annex of Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 April 1986
approving the modification to a programme relating to the pigmeat sector and related industries in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/168/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last modified by Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85 (2) and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 30 April 1985 the Irish Government forwarded a modification to its programme relating to the pigmeat sector and related industries approved by Commission Decision 80/408/EEC (3) and on 18 October 1985 supplied additional information;
Whereas the said modification relates to the reorganization, modernization and re-equipment of pig slaughterhouses and processing plants in Ireland, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of the industry and to the development of new techniques, thereby providing breeders with a fair and stable income; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas therefore projects concerning hygiene standards and the environment are eligible for Community aid; whereas on the other hand new or restructured pig slaughtering units must have a minimum throughput after completion of 200 000 pigs per annum and may be aided only if at the same time a certain amount of non-rationalized capacity is closed down and the average rate of slaughtering three years after completion of the project is at least 60 % of the technical capacity calculated on a basis of 1 800 hours of work per annum;
Whereas projects for the installation of cold store facilities may only be aided if the cold store is linked to processing or marketing facilities;
Whereas the modification contains sufficient details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the pigmeat sector in Ireland; whereas the schedule for implementation of the modification does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The modification of the programme relating to the pigmeat sector and related industries forwarded by the Irish Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 30 April 1985 and supplemented on 18 October 1985 is hereby approved subject to the restrictions set out in the recitals above.
This Decision is adressed to Ireland.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 479/86  of 25 February 1986  determining the exceptional cases in which coupage of red Spanish wines with red wines of the other Member States, derived from certain varieties of grape and originating in certain regions  of the Community, shall be allowed
THE COUNCIL 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 89 (1) thereof,  Having regard to the  proposal from the Commission,  Whereas Articles 125 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal provides that, during the period 1 March 1986 to 31 December 1989, coupage of red Spanish wines other than white table wines, with wines of the other  Member States shall be prohibited, save in exceptional cases to be determined; whereas the latter cases should, therefore, be determined;  Whereas certain red wines coming from certain northern regions of the Community and derived from certain varieties  of grape are pale in colour, particularly when derived from grapes harvested in a year of insufficient sunshine; whereas the pale colour of the said red wines may be corrected by coupage with wines of a very dark red colour; whereas coupage of red  Spanish table wines meeting strictly controlled standards with certain red wines of the other Member States should therefore be allowed;  Whereas pursuant to Article 394 (1) of the Act, the application of the Community rules introduced for the  production of and trade in agricultural products is to be postponed until 1 March 1986,
1.  Until 31 December 1989, where it is necessary on account of weather conditions, and in particular the lack of sunshine, it may be decided that coupage of red Spanish table wines may take place with red wines from wine growing zone A or  from the German part of wine growing zone B derived from certain varieties of vine to be determined.  2.  The proportion of red Spanish wines used for the coupage may not exceed 5 % of the volume of red wines used from the wine growing zones referred to  in paragraph 1.  3.  Red Spanish wines may be used for the coupage referred to in paragraph 1 only if they meet the following standards: - total alcoholic strength by volume: not less than 12 % vol. and not greater than 15 % vol., and - dry-content  extract without sugar: not less than 28 grams per litre and not greater than 35 grams per litre. 4.  The detailed rules of application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 67 of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2004
of 23 April 2004
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 24 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 21 April 1992  amending Decision 87/119/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Brazil approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community  (92/257/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Brazil, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 87/119/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 88/18/EEC (4);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Brazil has revealed that the level of hygiene in one establishment was altered since the last inspection;
Whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 87/119/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/23/EC of 7 April 1998 on the extension of Directive 97/81/EC on the framework agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the Council, acting in accordance with the Agreement on Social Policy annexed to Protocol (No 14) on Social Policy annexed to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, adopted Directive 97/81/EC (3); whereas, as a result, the said Directive does not apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Whereas the Amsterdam European Council held on 16 and 17 June 1997, noted with approval the agreement of the Intergovernmental Conference to incorporate the Agreement on Social Policy in the EC Treaty; whereas it pointed out that a means had to be found to give legal effect to the wish of the United Kingdom to accept the Directives already adopted on the basis of that agreement and those which might be adopted before the entry into force of the new treaty;
Whereas at the Council of 24 July 1997, the Council and the Commission agreed to put into effect the conclusions adopted at the Amsterdam European Council; whereas they also agreed to apply the same procedure, mutatis mutandis, to future Directives adopted on the basis of the Agreement on Social Policy; whereas this Directive seeks to achieve this aim by extending Directive 97/81/EC to the United Kingdom;
Whereas the fact that Directive 97/81/EC is not applicable in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland directly affects the functioning of the internal market; whereas the implementation of the framework agreement annexed to the said Directive, and in particular the principle of non-discrimination between part-time and full-time workers in all the Member States, will improve the functioning of the internal market;
Whereas the adoption of this Directive will make Directive 97/81/EC applicable in the United Kingdom; whereas, from the date on which this Directive enters into force, the term 'Member States` in Directive 97/81/EC should be construed as including the United Kingdom;
Whereas the United Kingdom should benefit from the same period of two years that was granted to other Member States to bring into force the necessary provisions to comply with Directive 97/81/EC,
Without prejudice to Article 2, Directive 97/81/EC shall apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 2 of Directive 97/81/EC:
'1a. As regards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the date of 20 January 2000 in paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the date of 7 April 2000`
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.