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COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis for 1998 presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (98/51/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 bovine tuberculosis;
Whereas by letter, Spain has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis;
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 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3) as 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 for 1998 and which was established by Commission Decision 97/681/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 Spain up to a maximum of ECU 6 000 000;
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 bovine tuberculosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Spain shall bring into force by 1 January 1998 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 testing and those incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 6 000 000.
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 1999 at the latest,
- and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Council Decision
of 16 June 2003
appointing a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(2003/C 148/02)
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,
Having regard to the candidatures presented by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on 10 April 2003,
Ms Maria BRA, born in Athens (Greece) on 8 May 1963, is hereby appointed member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) for a period of five years.
The date on which the five-year period referred to in Article 1 will commence shall be determined by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).
10.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 744/2014
of 9 July 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bœuf de Charolles (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) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Bœuf de Charolles’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Bœuf de Charolles’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2043/2003
of 20 November 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 21 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 356/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 March 2004
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2004/804/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 Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Joint Declaration in Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 (‘ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’) (1) provides that any request from an African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) State Contracting Party to the Agreement not specifically referred to in that Protocol to participate in its provisions shall be examined;
(2) The Republic of Mozambique is an ACP State Contracting Party to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and has requested to participate in the provisions of the said Protocol;
(3) In a letter of 20 October 2003, the ACP States have signified their assent to the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to the said Protocol;
(4) Following an examination of the request of the Republic of Mozambique showing that the country is a net exporter of sugar and capable to export sugar on a permanent basis, it is appropriate to propose the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to the said Protocol,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL DECISION of 17 November 1995 appointing an alternate  member of the Committee of the Regions (95/548/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a  thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members  of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998  (1),
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms A.  Brandenburg-Vogelzang, notified to the Council on 7 November 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Mr A. B. Sakkers is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of  the Regions in place of Ms Brandenburg-Vogelzang for the remainder of the latter's term office,  which runs until 25 January 1998.
22.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 304/34
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2007
concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
(2007/751/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the 2005 Treaty of Accession,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of Accession’), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (2) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention against corruption involving officials’) was signed at Brussels on 26 May 1997 and entered into force on 28 September 2005.
(2) Following their accession to the European Union, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia have deposited their instruments of accession to the Convention against corruption involving officials.
(3) Article 3(3) of the Act of Accession provides that Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States, listed in Annex I to the Act of Accession, which comprises, inter alia, the Convention against corruption involving officials. They are to enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on the date determined by the Council.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession, the Council is to make all adjustments required by reason of accession to those conventions and protocols,
The Convention against corruption involving officials shall enter into force for Bulgaria and Romania on the first day of the first month following the date of adoption of this Decision.
The texts of the Convention against corruption involving officials drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages (3) shall be authentic under the same conditions as the other texts of the Convention against corruption involving officials.
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
7.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/2007
of 6 March 2007
registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Štramberské uši (PGI) — Aceite Monterrubio (PDO) — Alfajor de Medina Sidonia (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Czech Republic’s application to register the name ‘Štramberské uši’ and Spain's application to register the two names ‘Aceite Monterrubio’ and ‘Alfajor de Medina Sidonia’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 was sent to the Commission, these names should be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’,
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’.
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.
29.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/17
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/137
of 26 January 2015
renewing the terms of office of the Vice-President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and of two Chairmen of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (1), and in particular Article 125 and Article 136 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 November 2014, the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) ('the Office') submitted to the Council its proposals concerning the renewal of the terms of office of the Vice-President of the Office and of two Chairmen of the Boards of Appeal of the Office.
(2) The terms of office of Mr Christian ARCHAMBEAU as Vice-President of the Office and of Mr Tomás DE LAS HERAS and Mr Detlef SCHENNEN as Chairmen of the Boards of Appeal of the Office should be renewed for a period of five years or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office,
The term of office of Mr Christian ARCHAMBEAU as Vice-President of the Office is hereby renewed for the period from 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2020 or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office.
The term of office of Mr Tomás DE LAS HERAS as Chairman of the Boards of Appeal of the Office is hereby renewed for the period from 1 March 2016 to 28 February 2021 or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office.
The term of office of Mr Detlef SCHENNEN as Chairman of the Boards of Appeal of the Office is hereby renewed for the period from 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2020 or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
25.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 166/8
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 618/2011
of 24 June 2011
withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under tariff quota 09.4380
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 302/2011 of 28 March 2011 opening an exceptional import tariff quota for certain quantities of sugar in the 2010/11 marketing year (3) suspends the import duties for sugar falling within CN 1701 and with order number 09.4380 for a quantity of 300 000 tonnes.
(2) Submission of applications for import licences concerning order number 09.4380 were suspended as from 20 April 2011 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 393/2011 of 19 April 2011 fixing the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 7 April 2011 for sugar products under certain tariff quotas and suspending submission of applications for such licences (4), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 589/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 302/2011 opening an exceptional import tariff quota for certain quantities of sugar in the 2010/11 marketing year (5), increased by 200 000 tonnes the quantities for which import duties for sugar falling within CN 1701 and with order number 09.4380 shall be suspended until 30 September 2011.
(4) The suspension of applications should therefore be withdrawn.
(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
The suspension laid down by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 393/2011 of submission of applications for import licences for order number 09.4380 as from 20 April 2011 is withdrawn.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 (EC) No 1986/97 of 13 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 on partial import duty exemption for certain cereals sector products as provided for in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 grants concessions for the period 1 January 1996 to 30 June 2001;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1356/97 (4), provides for concessions in the form of tariff quotas until 31 December 1997; whereas the quantities for the remaining period should therefore be laid down; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
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.
2.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 260/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 October 2010
authorising a laboratory in Russia to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines
(notified under document C(2010) 6684)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/591/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2000/258/EC designates the laboratory of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments de Nancy (‘AFSSA, Nancy’), as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines. That Decision also lays down the duties of that laboratory.
(2) In particular, AFSSA, Nancy is to appraise the laboratories in Member States and third countries for the purposes of their authorisation to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(3) The competent authority of Russia has submitted an application for approval of one laboratory in that third country to perform those serological tests.
(4) AFSSA, Nancy has carried out an appraisal of that laboratory and provided the Commission with a favourable report of that appraisal on 19 February 2010.
(5) That laboratory should therefore be authorised to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The following laboratory is authorised to perform the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets, as provided for in Article 3(2) of Decision 2000/258/EC:
‘Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGI “ARRIAH”), 600901 Vladimir, Urjvets, Russia’.
This Decision shall apply from 15 October 2010.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.