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Commission Decision
of 30 November 2001
amending for the third time Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2001) 3816)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/848/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2001/740/EC(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/789/EC(5), concerns certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
(2) Certain counties in Great Britain, which are listed in Annex III, have had no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease during this epidemic, while others have remained free from the disease for more than 3 months. It appears therefore appropriate to further enlarge the area from which dispatch of certain meats is authorized, and to include in addition to pig meat also meat from other livestock and from farmed and wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.
(3) For clarity some minor corrections are considered necessary.
(4) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4-5 December 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 2001/740/EC is amended as follows:
1. The fifth indent of Article 2(2)(e) is replaced by the following: "- after the killing of the animals the carcasses were handled in accordance with the provisions of Annex I, Chapter III of Directive 92/45/EEC and transported to an establishment, this being either a wild game collection centre or an approved processing house, for chilling;"
2. Paragraph (a) of Article 13(1) is replaced by the following: "(a) such transports of live animals of susceptible species shall be subject to prior authorisation by the competent authorities of the place of dispatch, which must ensure that the transport and port of entry is pre-notified to the central competent veterinary authorities in the United Kingdom at least 3 working days in advance;"
3. Paragraph (2) of Article 10 is deleted.
4. The date of 31 December 2001 in Article 16 is replaced by "31 January 2002".
5. Annex III is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (1999/70/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the 'ECB`) of 12 November 1998 (1),
Whereas the accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks (hereinafter referred to as the 'NCBs`) are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council;
Whereas the ECB has recommended the reappointment of the current external auditors appointed by each participating NCB subject to a possible later decision,
1. KPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises s.c., Antwerp, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu s.c., Brussels, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque Nationale de Belgique/Nationale Bank van België.
2. KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft AG and PwC Deutsche Revision AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
3. Coopers & Lybrand, belonging to the international firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de España.
4. Mazars & Guérard, Paris, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu-Audit, Neuilly, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France.
5. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dublin, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
6. Reconta Ernst and Young, spa, Rome, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia.
7. PricewaterhouseCoopers SARL (Société à responsabilité limitée), Réviseur d'Entreprises, Luxembourg, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg.
8. Prof. Dr J.A. van Manen RA (Registered Accountant) is hereby approved as the external auditor of De Nederlandsche Bank, acting on a personal assignment, partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
9. Prof. DDr Kurt Neuner, Dr Pipin Henzl, Dr Peter Wolf, Mag. Christian Hofer, Dkfm. Dr Peter Christian Gormasz and Dkfm. Leopold Wundsam, all of whom are registered certified public accountants, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank.
10. PricewaterhouseCoopers-Auditores e Consultores Lda., is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de Portugal.
11. Arthur Anderson Oy is hereby approved as the external auditor of Suomen Pankki.
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
8.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1075/2005
of 7 July 2005
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 6 July 2005, the quantity still available for the period until 31 August 2005, for destination zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 29 June to 5 July 2005 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 September 2005,
1.   Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 29 June to 5 July 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 67,34 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa and in concurrence with 78,57 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe.
2.   The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 6 July 2005 and the submission of export licence applications from 8 July 2005 for destination zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe shall be suspended until 16 September 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 954/2014
of 4 September 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Livarot (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Livarot’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Livarot’ (PDO) are hereby approved.
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.
13.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 201/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 July 2013
adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2013
2013/C 201/05
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
— the Union's budget for the financial year 2013 was definitively adopted on 12 December 2012 (2),
— on 15 April 2013, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for the financial year 2013.
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted on 9 July 2013.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website (http://www.consilium.europa.eu/).
5.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1020/2006
of 4 July 2006
prohibiting fishing for blue ling in ICES zones VI and VII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to Common Fisheries Policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deepsea fish stocks (3) fixes the quotas for 2005 and 2006.
(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 their quota for 2006.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota for 2006 allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1365/91  of 24 May 1991  on determining the origin of cotton linters, impregnated felt and nonwovens, articles of apparel of leather, footwear and watch straps of textiles
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 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1056/91 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas the classification of the goods described in the following Commission Regulations use the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature which is itself based on the Customs Cooperation Council nomenclature:
1. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1039/71 of 24 May 1971 on determining the origin of certain textile articles (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 (4);
2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1480/77 (5) on determining the origin of certain knitted or crocheted articles and certain articles of apparel and footwear, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 749/78;
3. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 of 10 April 1978 on determining the origin of certain textile products falling within Chapters 51 and 53 to 62 of the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2747/79 (6);
Whereas the Customs Cooperation Council nomenclature has been replaced by the harmonized commodity description and coding system which is applied in the Community by means of the combined nomenclature; whereas the classification of products referred to  in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1039/71, (EEC) No 1480/77 and (EEC) No 749/78 is adapted to the combined nomenclature by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1364/91 (7) as far as products falling within Section XI of that nomenclature are concerned;  whereas it is necessary to adapt the classification of products referred to in these three Regulations and falling within other Sections of the combined nomenclature than Section XI;
Whereas the abovementioned adaptations to the combined nomenclature constitue simple and technical adaptations not entailing any amendment concerning the scope of the rules which had previously been laid down,
  Article 1
The products described in column (2) of the table set out in the Annex originate in the country in which the operations referred to in column (3) were carried out.  Article 2
The term 'value' used in the Annex shall mean the customs value at the time of import of the non-originating materials used or, if this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price for such materials in the country of  processing. The term 'ex-works price' used in the Annex shall mean the ex-works price of the product obtained, less any internal taxes refunded or refundable on exportation.  Article 3
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 1 May 1998 abrogating the Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit for Spain (98/312/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104c(12) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the second stage for achieving economic and monetary union started on 1 January 1994; whereas Article 109e(4) of the Treaty lays down that, in the second stage, Member States shall endeavour to avoid excessive government deficits;
Whereas there is an excessive deficit procedure which provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit and, after the excessive deficit has been corrected, for the abrogation of that decision; whereas, during the second stage, the excessive deficit procedure is determined by Article 104c of the Treaty, excluding paragraphs 1, 9 and 11; whereas the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure; whereas Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 (1) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the said Protocol;
Whereas, following a recommendation from the Commission in accordance with Article 104c(6) of the Treaty, the Council decided on 26 September 1994 that an excessive deficit existed in Spain; whereas, in accordance with Article 104c(7), the Council made recommendations to Spain with a view to bringing the excessive deficit situation to an end (2);
Whereas a Council Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit is to be abrogated, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104c(12) of the Treaty, to the extent that the excessive deficit in the Member State concerned has, in the view of the Council, been corrected;
Whereas, when abrogating the Decision, the Council is to act on a recommendation from the Commission; whereas, based on the data provided by the Commission after reporting by Spain before 1 March 1998 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3605/93, the following conclusions are warranted:
The government deficit in Spain has been declining significantly since 1995 and in 1997 reached 2,6 % of GDP, which is below the Treaty reference value. A further reduction to 2,2 % of GDP is forecast for 1998. According to the 1997 convergence programme for Spain, the government deficit is projected to decline further to 1,6 % of GDP in 2000.
The government debt ratio peaked at 70,1 % of GDP in 1996 and then declined to 68,8 % in 1997. A further decline is expected for 1998 and projected to continue in the following years in the Spanish convergence programme.
The deficit was below the Treaty reference value in 1997 and is expected to remain so in 1998 and to decline further in the medium term; the debt ratio is currently diminishing and is expected to continue declining in coming years,
From an overall assessment it follows that the excessive deficit situation in Spain has been corrected.
The Council Decision of 26 September 1994 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Spain is hereby abrogated.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
17.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1317/2004
of 16 July 2004
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2004 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Germany, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1269/2004 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 1269/2004 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.