razaulhaq/eurlex_sdg_coverage huggingface dataset:
Council Decision
of 10 January 2003
amending Council Decision 2001/131/EC concluding the consultation procedure with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2003/53/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, implemented in advance by Decision No 1/2000 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers(1), and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, as provisionally applied by Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States on 18 September 2000, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On the basis of Council Decision 2001/131/EC of 29 January 2001 concluding the consultation procedure with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(2), the provision of financial aid to Haiti is partially suspended as "appropriate measures" pursuant to Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement.
(2) The Decision expires on 31 December 2002 and requires a review of the measures before this date.
(3) Democratic principles are still not upheld in Haiti. However, actions to support democratisation, the strengthening of the rule of law and the electoral process deserve to be supported, and in particular in support of the mission with which the Organisation of American States (OAS) was entrusted by its Resolutions No 806 and No 822. Actions to strengthen civil society and the private sector, to fight poverty and those of direct benefit to the Haitian people should be further implemented,
Decision 2001/131/EC is amended as follows:
1. In the second and third paragraphs of Article 3, the date "31 December 2002" shall be replaced by "31 December 2003".
2. The Annex shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall take effect from the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3874/91  of 16 December 1991  fixing the guaranteed minimum price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules on the granting of compensatory indemnities in respect of sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (2),  and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 provides for the granting of a compensatory indemnity for producers of Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 who sell their products  at a price below a guaranteed minimum price;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the guaranteed minimum price is to be the same as the withdrawal price in force in the year preceding accession, corrected in accordance with any adjustment applicable to the guide  price for the following fishing year;
Whereas the guide prices for the 1992 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/91 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The guaranteed minimum provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 shall be as follows for the 1992 fishing year:
(in ECU/tonne)
Whole fish      Size  Extra, A  B      1  254  162  2  254  162  3  392  162  4  254  162
The freshness, size and presentation categories shall be those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 286/2007
of 16 March 2007
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2007 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 April to 30 June 2007 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2007 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2007 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/94 of 18 March 1994 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1913/69 and (EEC) No 3846/87 as regards 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 (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 13 (6) thereof,
Whereas for export refunds, the present break down of the nomenclature for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs, and particularly the distinction made between on the one hand maize and on the other hand other cereals could result in speculation;
Whereas this speculation can be prevented providing that the refund is granted according to the actual cereal content of the compound feedingstuff;
Whereas in order to implement the above change in granting and avance fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/69 of 29 September 1969 on the granting and advance fixing of export refunds on  cereal-based compound feedingstuffs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3630/91 (4), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (5), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 3567/93 (6), should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 1913/69 is amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
In accordance with Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75, when the export refund is fixed in advance, it shall be adjusted in line with any change in the threshold price for the cereal or cereals for which the calculation of the export refund is  being made, between the date of advance fixing and the date of export.';
2. Article 4 (3) is replaced by the following text:
'3. The particulars referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be broken down:
- in the case of import licences, by distinguishing between the cereal-based feedingstuffs falling under different subheadings of the combined nomenclature,
- in the case of export licences, by specifying the quantity of cereals incorporated in the feedingstuffs for which the request for a licence is being made.';
3. The Annex is deleted.
Sector 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1932/2002
of 29 October 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 778/2002(4), intervention agencies have organised a standing invitation to tender for skimmed milk powder taken into storage before 1 October 1999.
(2) In view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 April 2002.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, "1 October 1999" is hereby replaced by "1 April 2002".
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2002
of 11 April 2002
suspending the issue of refund certificates based on weekly applications for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 595/2002(4), and in particular Article 8(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The cumulative amounts of refund certificates which may be issued on the basis of notifications from Member States in accordance with Article 8(2), fourth indent, and on the basis, to date, of Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, may prevent the European Union from meeting its international commitments.
(2) The issue of refund certificates should therefore be suspended, as provided for in Article 8(8),
The issue of certificates requested since 8 April 2002, under the conditions of Article 8(8), is suspended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1313/2008
of 19 December 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 of 17 December 2007 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4, 5 and 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 provide for information campaigns on the new Community wine designations, responsible drinking patterns and harm linked to irresponsible alcohol consumption. Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(2) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 lists the themes and products and sets out the guidelines for promotion on the internal market.
(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 lists the products which may be covered by promotional measures in third countries and the third country markets in which such measures may be carried out.
(4) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 sets the indicative annual budgets for the various sectors.
(5) In the light of the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 3/2008, Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
15.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 273/37
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 11 October 2013
amending Decision 2005/7/EC authorising a method for grading pig carcasses in Cyprus as regards the alternative presentation of such carcasses
(notified under document C(2013) 6583)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2013/502/EU)
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), and in particular Article 43(m), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Decision 2005/7/EC (2), the use of an alternative presentation of pig carcasses in Cyprus was authorised.
(2) Cyprus has requested the Commission to be authorised to provide for a presentation of pig carcasses different from the alternative presentation authorised in Article 2 of Decision 2005/7/EC and different from the standard presentation defined in the first paragraph of point B.III of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with the second paragraph of point B.III of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Member States may be authorised to provide for a presentation of pig carcasses different from the standard presentation defined in the first paragraph of that point, where normal commercial practice in their territory differs from that standard presentation. In its request, Cyprus specified that in its territory it is commercial practice that carcasses can be presented with tongue, kidneys and flare fat. This presentation that differs from the standard presentation should therefore be authorised in Cyprus.
(4) In order to establish quotations for pig carcasses on a comparable basis, this different presentation should be taken into account by adjusting the weight recorded in such cases in relation to the weight for standard presentation.
(5) Decision 2005/7/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
Article 2 of Decision 2005/7/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
Notwithstanding the standard presentation laid down in the first paragraph of point B.III of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, pig carcasses in Cyprus may be presented without removing the tongue, kidneys and flare fat before the carcass is weighed and graded.
In the case of such presentation the recorded hot carcass weight shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:
.’
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.
20.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 278/2014
of 19 March 2014
amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification of the use of explosive trace detection
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Experience with the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of (2) has shown the need for revision of the implementing modalities of the common basic standards for the use of Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) techniques.
(2) The specific aviation security measures for the use of ETD should be clarified, harmonised or simplified in order to improve legal clarity, standardize the common interpretation of the legislation and further ensure the best implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security.
(3) The amendments concern measures describing the permitted use of ETD in relation to the screening of passengers, persons other than passengers, cabin baggage, hold baggage, cargo, mail, in-flight supplies and airport supplies and technical requirements for ETD security equipment.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
20.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 46/2010
of 19 January 2010
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 as regards the implementation period in Romania of the annual plan for the distribution of food for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Union for the year 2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 43(g) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (2), the implementation period for the annual plan for the distribution of food begins on 1 October and finishes on 31 December of the following year. Since the difficulties which arose when withdrawing sugar stocks in Slovakia assigned to Romania under the 2009 annual plan adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 (3) made it physically impossible for Romania to implement its annual plan within the time limit set by Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92, an exemption should be granted and the deadline extended in that specific case.
(2) Implementation of the 2009 plan ends on 31 December 2009 and the derogation must apply from that date at the latest.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 notwithstanding and as regards the sugar stocks awarded to Romania under the 2009 annual plan, the implementation period of the said plan is extended until 31 January 2010.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 31 December 2009.
It shall expire on 1 February 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 306/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2004
authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2005 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
(2004/668/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the 1985 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 354(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 9 April 1979, entered into force on that day for an initial period of 10 years. The Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months’ notice.
(2) Article 354(2) of the 1985 Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained.
(3) Pursuant to Article 354(3) of the said Act of Accession, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year. The abovementioned Agreement has been last extended by Council Decision 2003/539/EC of 15 July 2003 (1) until 9 April 2004.
(4) The Portuguese Republic should be authorised to renew the said Agreement until 9 April 2005,
The Portuguese Republic is hereby authorised to extend until 9 April 2005 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 9 April 1979.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.