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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 September 1997 on changes to the Member States' GNP estimates for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (Text with EEA relevance) (97/619/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (1),
Whereas it is necessary to ensure the comparability, reliability and exhaustiveness of gross national product at market prices;
Whereas the achievement of these objectives makes it necessary to set up deadlines for the transmission of any changes to GNP estimates on the points notified before the implementation of this decision, pursuant to the last sentence of Article 10 (8) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May 1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom on the system of the Communities' own resources (2), in order to enable the Commission to give an opinion on these points;
Whereas the list of the work which remains to be carried out by Member States, given at annexes A and B, concerns the reservations which have not yet been officially lifted by the Commission, even though some of the related work has been completed and the results transmitted to the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 6 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom,
The deadlines for the transmission, to the Commission, of any changes to GNP estimates or any additional methodological information showing clearly that the reservations concerned are no longer relevant, on the points notified before the implementation of this Decision, pursuant to the last sentence of Article 10 (8) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89, and of the related information, is fixed for 1st October 1998.
The points which have been notified are listed in annexes A and B to this Decision.
The modifications made by Member States shall be transmitted to the Commission with all the necessary supporting calculations and explanations.
However for Austria, Finland and Sweden the deadline for the transmission of changes concerning the notified points listed in annexes A and B is 1st October 1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
28.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 135/20
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 May 2005
appointing an Estonian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2005/400/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006 (1),
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Estonian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas:
A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Kalev KREEGIPUU, of which the Council was informed on 3 September 2004,
Mr Kaul NURM is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Kalev KREEGIPUU for the remainder of the latter’s term of office, which runs until 20 September 2006.
25.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 22/20
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 January 2013
appointing two Dutch members of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/58/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Dutch Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr J.C. (Co) VERDAAS and Ms A.E. (Anne) BLIEK-DE JONG,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as members for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Ms Annemieke TRAAG, member of the Executive Council of the Province of Gelderland,
— Mr A. GIJSBERTS, member of the Executive Council of the Province of Flevoland.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
30.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 350/58
DECISION No 1358/2008/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 December 2008
amending Decision No 1904/2006/EC establishing for the period 2007 to 2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 151 and 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
After consulting the European Economic and Social Committee,
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
Whereas:
(1) Decision No 1904/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 (2) established the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2007 to 2013.
(2) Article 8(3) of Decision No 1904/2006/EC stipulates that measures necessary for the implementation of the programme other than those listed in paragraph 2 are to be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(3) of that Decision, namely in accordance with the advisory procedure established by Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3).
(3) This wording of Decision No 1904/2006/EC results in particular in selection decisions other than those referred to in Article 8(2) of that Decision being subject to the advisory procedure and to the European Parliament's right of scrutiny.
(4) Yet these selection decisions mainly concern small grants and do not involve any politically sensitive decision making.
(5) These procedural requirements add two to three months to the process of awarding grants to applicants. They cause many delays for recipients, place a disproportionate burden on the programme's administration and provide no added value given the nature of the grants awarded.
(6) In order to allow selection decisions to be implemented more quickly and efficiently, it is necessary to replace the advisory procedure with an obligation on the Commission to inform the European Parliament and the Member States without delay about any measures taken for the implementation of Decision No 1904/2006/EC without the assistance of a committee,
Decision No 1904/2006/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 8(3) shall be replaced by the following:
2. Article 9(3) shall be deleted.
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the impact of this Decision by 30 June 2010.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 10 September 1990
recognizing that production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions is, because of their qualitative features, far below demand
(Only the German text is authentic)
(90/472/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1325/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas under Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 all new plantings of wines are prohibited until 31 August 1996; whereas, however, that provision allows Member States for the 1990/91 wine year to authorize new plantings in the case of quality wines psr for which the Commission has recognized that production, because of their qualitative features, is far below demand;
Whereas requests to apply that provision to certain quality wines psr were submitted by the German Government on 31 May 1990 and on 11 July 1990;
Whereas scrutiny of those requests shows that the quality wines psr concerned meet the requirements applicable provided that, for all quality wines psr produced in any given region, the increase in the areas intended for their production does not exceed the limits laid down by the German Government;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The quality wines psr listed in the Annex hereto meet the requirements laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 subject, for all quality wines psr in any given region, to compliance with the maximum increase in area specified in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
27.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/60
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 144/2006
of 26 January 2006
fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.
(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.
(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.
(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.
(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2003
of 11 March 2003
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The present market situation in certain third countries and that regarding competition on particular third country markets make it necessary to fix a refund differentiated by destination for certain products in the egg sector.
(3) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in eggs that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The list of codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 2745/72 OF THE COUNCIL  of 19 December 1972  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the treaty 1 concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed on 22 January 1972, and in particular to Article 153 of the Act 2 annexed thereto;
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 3, of 18 May 1972, on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, must be amended following the non-accession of Norway,
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 shall be amended as follows:
In Article 40    (a) the first sentence shall be replaced by the following:
"On the date of entry into force of the Treaty concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed on 22 January 1972, Articles 4 and 33 shall be amended as follows:"
(b) paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
"In Article 33 (3) the word "twelve" shall be replaced by "forty-one"."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the accession of the new Member States to the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/2004
of 1 April 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For tenders notified from 26 March to 1 April 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 21,97/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 16 June 1992  amending Directive 90/644/EEC concerning the clearance of the accounts of the Member States in respect of the expenditure financed by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee  Fund for the financial exercise 1988  (92/315/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas by way of Decision 90/644/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 91/583/EEC (4), the Commission provisionally disallowed an amount of FF 547 383 456 relating to export refunds granted by France on cereals and sugar; whereas the Commission, however,  undertook to re-examine that Decision if the Member State concerned carried out a further check of the expenditure in question and supplied proof capable of removing the doubts regarding the justification for the refunds declared; whereas the subsequent  investigation of exporting firms in France did not reveal anomalies in the declaration; whereas the Community should therefore assume responsibility for the amount specified,
The Annex to Decision 90/644/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision as regards France.
1. The amount of FF 547 383 456 is repaid to France in the framework of advances effected for the exercise 1992.
2. The expenditure resulting from the present Decision is to be charged to Chapter B1-37 of the budget.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
27.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/66
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2014
establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organization
(2014/399/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 21 November 2004, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan applied for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.
(2) A Working Party on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established on 13 December 2004 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and all WTO Members.
(3) The Commission, on behalf of the Union, has negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which satisfy the Union's requests.
(4) Those commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the WTO (‘the Protocol of Accession’).
(5) Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
(6) The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(7) Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(8) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the WTO,
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organization is to approve the accession.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Decision
of 9 November 2001
amending Decision 97/222/EC as regards imports of meat products from Argentina and Tunisia
(notified under document number C(2001) 3411)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/794/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 21a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC of 28 February 1997 laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/338/EC(4), lays down the list of third countries from which Member States authorise the importation of meat products.
(2) To prevent the introduction of pathogens liable to endanger the Community's animal health status different treatments are required for imported meat products by Decision 97/222/EC.
(3) The specific conditions for the treatment are dependent on the species from which meat products are obtained and on the corresponding animal health situation in the third country concerned, as indicated in Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC by a coded reference to the different treatments provided for in Part IV of the same Annex.
(4) Improvements in the animal health situation concerning poultry of Argentina allow certain modifications to the kind of treatment required for the importation of meat products into the Community.
(5) An inspection carried out in October 2000 in Tunisia by the Commission's services has shown that the animal health status of the poultry sector and its control are satisfactory. As a result of this mission Tunisia shall be authorised to export meat products of domestic poultry and farmed feathered game to the Community.
(6) Decision 97/222/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply for imports of meat products as certified from 1 November 2001.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.