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COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1998 on certain protection measures with regard to equidae coming from Australia (notified under document number C(1998) 1448) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/397/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of Japanese B-encephalitis have been declared in the State of Queensland;
Whereas the presence of this disease in Australia is susceptible to constitute a serious danger for Community equidae; whereas it is necessary to adopt quickly at Community level the necessary protection measures with regard to equidae coming from Australia;
Whereas supplementary conditions should be applied for the temporary admission of registered horses and the importation of equidae coming from the State of Queensland (Australia);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. A supplementary certificate signed by the Australian central competent veterinary authorities shall be required for the temporary admission of registered horses and the import of equidae coming from the State of Queensland (Australia).
2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 must contain the guarantee that the equidae have been vaccinated against Japanese B-encephalitis on . . . . (insert date), this being within six months and at least 30 days of export.
Member States shall modify the measures they apply with regard to Australia to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall apply until 31 July 1998.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
31.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1392/2004
of 30 July 2004
fixing the export refunds on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 within 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 (2).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down 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 these rules to the present situation on markets 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 malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1274/2002
of 12 July 2002
concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 provides that if quantities covered by applications for licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 8 and 9 July 2002 under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
Import licences covered by applications under Article 3(1), of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina on 8 and 9 July 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 10 July 2002 shall be issued at the rate of:
- 100 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,
- 7,275 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.
The issue of import licences relating to the quarter running from 1 September 2002 to 30 November 2002 covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged after 9 July 2002. Applications for the quarter running from 1 December 2002 to 28 February 2003 may be lodged from 7 October 2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 747/2008
of 30 July 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates, as regards the definitions of characteristics and the implementation of NACE Rev. 2
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (1), and in particular Article 9(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.
(2) It is necessary to adapt the definitions for the characteristics on research and development variables for the common module for inward statistics on foreign affiliates.
(3) It is also necessary to adapt the activity breakdown levels following the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 (2).
(4) Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 is amended as follows:
1. Section 2 of Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The table for the activity breakdown levels 1 and 2 referred to in Annex III is replaced by the table set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
3. The table for the activity breakdown level 3 referred to in Annex III is replaced by the table set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Member States shall apply Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 as amended by this Regulation:
— as regards levels 1 and 2, from 1 January 2010 (for reference year 2010 and subsequent years),
— as regards level 3, from 1 January 2008 (for reference year 2008 and subsequent years).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
Council Decision
of 5 November 2002
on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products
(2002/877/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first and second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with Brazil.
(2) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 8 August 2002.
(3) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the Community.
(4) In order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,
Subject to possible conclusion at a later date the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with Brazil.
Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
1. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), may modify the application of the double-checking regime for certain products, after consultations with Brazil under paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding.
2. In the event of the failure on the part of Brazil to fulfil the obligations covered by paragraphs 2 and 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding or of its additional agreed minute, the Commission shall re-apply the quota regime in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Regulation 3030/93.
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3050/90  of 22 October 1990  amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1735/90 introducing prior Community surveillance of imports of certain types of footwear originating in South Korea and Taiwan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/90 (2), and in particular Article 15 (6) thereof,
Whereas on 25 July 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 15 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 288/82, referred Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1735/90 (1) to the Council;
Whereas some Member States have experienced difficulties concerning the procedures for implementing the Community surveillance introduced by the Regulation concerned;
Whereas, under these circumstances, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1735/90 should be amended and provision should be made for Community surveillance to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No  288/82,
The final recital of Regulation (EEC) No 1735/90 is replaced by:
'However, since imports under these conditions threaten to cause injury to the Community producers concerned, the Commission considers it necessary to introduce prior Community surveillance of such imports.
Entry of the footwear in question for free circulation in the Community should therefore be made subject to the issue of an import document to be issued by the importing Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of Regulation  (EEC) No 288/82,'.
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1735/90 is replaced by:
'Article 2
1. Entry of the products referred to in Article 1 for free circulation in a Member State shall be subject to presentation of an import document issued by the competent authorities of the Member State, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
1
of Regulation (EEC) No 288/82.
2. The import document may be used during a period of three months from the date on which it is received by the importer.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1253/94 of 31 May 1994 applying a transitional measure for maize and sorghum at the end of marketing year 1993/94
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 organization of the market in cereals (1) as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the intervention period for maize and sorghum ends on 30 April in the south and 31 May in the north; whereas this situation, in view of uncertainties as regards outlets, aggravated by the reduction of intervention prices following the  implementation of the reform in the cereals sector, is likely to encourage operators to offer substantial quantities of maize and sorghum for intervention at the end of April in the south and at the end of May in the north, although certain market  outlets may be found after that date; whereas this situation may be remedied by allowing buying-in of those cereals in May and June 1994;
Whereas for buying-in of cereals conditions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 of 19 March 1992 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  3134/93 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the intervention agencies shall buy in quantities of maize and sorghum offered to them between 1 May and 30 June 1994.
2. The price to be paid shall be the intervention price provided for in the Annex of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1709/93 (5), plus seven monthly increases.
3. Subject to paragraph 2, buying-in shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92. Notwithstanding the third subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92, the final delivery of maize or sorghum  offered for intervention under this Regulation must be made by 31 August 1994 at the latest.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of rabies for 1995 presented by France and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the French text is authentic)  (94/850/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of rabies;
Whereas by letter dated 27 July 1994, France has submitted a programme for the eradication of rabies;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 on laying down Community criteria for the  eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community in 1995 and which was established by Commission Decision  94/769/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by France up to a  maximum of ECU 550 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1995.
France shall bring into force by 1 January 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of implementing the programme in France up to a maximum of ECU 550 000;
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1996 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
30.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1687/2004
of 28 September 2004
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products, initialled on 31 December 1994 (2) provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.
(2) The Republic of India has made a request for transfers between categories on 8 June 2004.
(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII, column 9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of India are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex.
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 DECISION of 26 November 1997 concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in China and amending Decision 97/368/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (97/805/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19,
Whereas, upon importation of fishery products originating in several processing establishments in China, the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been detected;
Whereas the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on food is a result of bad hygienic practices before and/or after processing of food and it presents a potential risk for human health;
Whereas imports of products from the establishments concerned in China must not therefore be further allowed;
Whereas Community inspections in China and the results of checks at the Community border inspection posts have shown that potential health risks with regard to the production and processing of fishery products exist;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/368/EC (3), as amended by Decision 97/620/EC (4), concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in China, provides for a ban on importation of fresh fishery products originating in China and for a requirement that frozen or processed fishery products originating in China must be systematically submitted to a microbiological examination;
Whereas Decision 97/368/EC should be reviewed before 28 February 1998 and on the ground of the current findings it should be necessary to extend the measures provided in this Decision until 30 June 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
This Decision shall apply to fishery products, fresh, frozen or processed, originating in China.
Member States shall ban the imports of fishery products, in all forms, originating in the following establishments in China: Pingyang freezing multiple-producing factory - No 60 Jiangkou Road Aojiang Pingyang, Zhejiang (plant Code No 3300/02097) and Wenzhou Hongdali aquatic products processing Co. Ltda Yanting cold storage plant Yanting, Cangnan - Zhejiang (plant Code No 3300/02083).
In Article 6 of Decision 97/368/EC the date '28 February 1998` shall be replaced by '30 June 1998`.
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply in respect of imports from China to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
All expenditure incurred by the application of this Decision shall be chargeable to the consignor, the consignee or their agent.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.