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4.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1414/2004
of 28 July 2004
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1869/94 of 27 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (4) makes provision for adjusting measures, according to the world market situation, in respect of levies and refunds fixed in advance; whereas, to facilitate the administration of such measures and in the interests  of sound management, the provisions governing the fixing of the premiums and corrective amounts airising from such measures should be relaxed;
Whereas the threshold price for maize hase been reduced within the framework of reform of the common agricultural policy; whereas, because of that, the relationship between the price of maize and that of broken rice must be revised in order to maintain  an equivalent relationship for the different threshold prices within the rice sector,
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 13 (2), the last sentence is replaced by the following:
'In this case, a premium shall be added to the levy.'
2. Article 15 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. For the 1994/95 marketing year, the threshold price for broken rice shall be fixed between 160 and 170 % of the threshold price of maize valid for the said marketing year, unaffected by monthly increases.'
3. in Article 17 (4), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'A corrective amount may be fixed. It shall be applied to the refund where this is fixed in advance. The corrective amount shall be fixed according to the procedure laid down in Article 27. However, when necessary, the Commission may modify the  corrective amounts.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1994/95 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 191/2000
of 24 January 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The aid scheme for setting up producer groups no longer applies in the Member States producing hops, with the exception of the Republic of Austria, which is authorised under the 1994 Act of Accession to apply this scheme until 31 December 1999; therefore, for the sake of clarity, Articles 8 and 10 and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71(2), should be repealed as from 1 January 2000;
(2) The Council fixed a flat-rate aid to producers of EUR 480 per hectare per annum for a period of five years from the 1996 harvest, up to and including the 2000 harvest; it is therefore no longer necessary for the Commission to submit a report to the Council on the situation regarding the production and marketing of hops each year, since Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides for the submission of a summary report after the expiry of the five-year period when the Council will have to decide on the amount of aid for the period starting from the 2001 harvest; Article 11 of the said Regulation may therefore be deleted, and Article 12 of that Regulation may be adapted to take account of such deletion,
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Articles 8, 10, 11 and Article 17(2) shall be deleted;
2. Article 12(6) shall be replaced by the following:
"6. Where the market situation shows that there is a risk of creating structural surpluses or disturbance in the supply structure of the Community hop market, the Council acting on a proposal from the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty, may adjust the amount of the aid set in paragraph 5 either:
(a) by granting the aid solely in respect of part of the area under hops registered for the year in question, adjusting the aid where the need arises; or
(b) by declaring ineligible for aid those areas under hops which are in their first and/or second year of production."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable as from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1897/87 of 2 July 1987 amending and derogating from  Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and  cream
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty  establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68  of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products  (1), as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 773/87  (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof, Having regard  to the proposal from the Commission  (3), Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 985/68  (4), as last amended  by Regulation (EEC) No 3790/85  (5), lays down that intervention measures shall only apply to  butter which is classed as top quality in the Member States; whereas Article 1  (3) of Regulation  (EEC) No 985/68 lays down that salted butter manufactured from sweet cream with a minimum butterfat  content, by weight, of 80  % may be sold into intervention; whereas, in light of the situation on  the market for butter and, in particular, the difficulties encountered by the intervention agencies  in selling that type of butter on the Community or world market, that possibility should be  abolished; whereas, however, in order to enable the industry concerned to adjust to the new rules,  the buying-in of that until the end of the 1988/89 marketing year should be authorized as a  transitional measure in those Member States where use is currently made of the possibility of  buying in salted butter; whereas authorization should also be given to buy in for intervention  butter manufactured from sweet cream, having a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82  %.
Article 1  (3)  (a) of Regulation (EEC) No  985/68 is hereby replaced by the following:    '(a)  must have the following composition and  characteristics:(aa)  -  a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82  %,-a maximum water content,  by weight, of 16  %,-be manufactured from sour cream,or (bb)-a minimum butterfat content, by  weight, of 82  %,-a maximum water content, by weight, of 16  %,-be manufactured from sour cream.'
Notwithstanding Article 1, in the 1987/88 and 1988/89 milk years in Ireland and in the  United Kingdom, the intervention agencies shall also be authorized to buy in butter manufactured  from sweet cream with a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 80  %, a maximum water content, by  weight, of 16  %, and a maximum salt content, by weight, of 2  %.
This Regulation shall  enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European  Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall  be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 537/2005
of 7 April 2005
correcting the Italian and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 (2).
(2) A check has revealed that, as regards the stages of the implementation process at which controls are performed, the Italian and Dutch versions of the text do not correspond to that submitted to the relevant Management Committees for an opinion. Those language versions should therefore be corrected as necessary.
(3) Such correction should be applicable from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004,
This Article concerns only the Italian and Dutch versions.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the 2005 annual plan.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 655/2004
of 7 April 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards nitrate in foods for infants and young children
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001(2) sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, including foods intended for infants and young children covered by Commission Directive 96/5/EC of 16 February 1996 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children(3).
(2) According to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 specific maximum levels of contaminants for food intended for infants and young children should be established by 5 April 2004.
(3) Maximum levels for nitrate are set for certain vegetables in Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 563/2002(4) in response to the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food of 1995. In order to protect public health, in particular in view of the possible association with the formation of carcinogenic substances such as nitrosamines, the level of nitrate should be reduced to as low as reasonably achievable
(4) It is appropriate for the health protection of infants and young children, a vulnerable population group, to establish a low maximum level, which is achievable through a strict selection of the raw materials used for the manufacturing of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.
(5) Commission Directive 2002/63/EC(5) establishes Community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repeals Directive 79/700/EEC(6). The provisions of the Directive are appropriate for sampling for official control of nitrate.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 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.
It shall apply from 1 October 2004.
This Regulation shall not apply to products which were placed on the market before 1 October 2004 in conformity with the provisions applicable. The burden of proving when the products were placed on the market shall be borne by the food business operator.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 565/75 OF THE COMMISSION  of 3 March 1975  on the classification of goods within subheading 15.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 (1) of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 3 thereof;
Whereas provisions are required to ensure the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards the classification of lard and other pig fat containing small quantities of other fats;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3) of 28 June 1968, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/74 (4) refers to lard and other pig fat in subheading 15.01 A;
Whereas lard and other pig fat, even where they contain other fats, remain classified in subheading 15.01 A provided they retain the characteristics of lard or other pig fat;
Whereas, having regard to technical and commercial requirements, these products may not contain other fats except in small quantities if they are to retain the characteristics of lard or other pig fat ; whereas, in accordance with current technology in this field and in the light of research carried out, lard and other pig fat of subheading 15.01 A should simultaneously satisfy the criteria set out in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Lard and other pig fat containing small quantities of other fats are to be classified in subheading 15.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff only where they give, at the same time:
- a Bömer Index of 72 or more when tested by the diethyl ether method (ISO/DIS 3577) ; and >PIC FILE= "T0007719">
where:
"Total C14" represents the total content of acids with 14 carbon atoms,
"Total C15" represents the total content of acids with 15 carbon atoms,
"C16" represents the palmitic acid content, and
"C18 : 3" represents the linolenic acid content,
the fatty acids being determined by gas chromatography.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communites.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/70
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/66
of 16 January 2015
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 January 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 for garlic
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of garlic.
(2) The quantities covered by the applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged in the first seven calendar days of January 2015, for the subperiod from 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, for certain quotas, exceed those available. The extent to which ‘A’ import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).
(3) In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The quantities covered by the applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged under Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 for the subperiod from 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
8.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 April 2007
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2007/311/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 thereof, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2),
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 10 February 2004 the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, to open negotiations with Algeria with a view to adjusting the Euro Mediterranean Association Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, in order to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the European Union.
(2) These negotiations have been completed to the satisfaction of the Commission.
(3) The text of the Protocol negotiated with the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria provides, in Article 8(2), for the provisional application of the Protocol before its entry into force.
(4) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol must be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States and applied provisionally,
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (1).
The European Community and its Member States hereby agree to apply provisionally the terms of the Protocol, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date.