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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1299/2002
of 17 July 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2000
of 3 July 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2704/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3) lays down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops.
(2) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 of 26 April 1994 concerning the conversion of land currently under arable crops to extensive livestock farming in Portugal(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1461/95(5), applications have been submitted for the conversion of 6884 hectares. The base area should therefore be amended.
(3) Following the submission of an application from the Netherlands, new base areas should be laid down in accordance with that Member State's regionalisation plan, without, however, amending the total base area.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 must therefore be amended.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The base areas given under "Portugal" and "Netherlands" in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 are replaced by those given in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
15.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/2004
of 14 May 2004
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 313th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 313th tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/52
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPM/1/2011
of 16 December 2011
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM BiH)
(2011/864/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/781/CFSP of 1 December 2011 on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Decision 2011/781/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of EUPM BiH, including, in particular, the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2) On 24 October 2008, the PSC, by Decision 2008/835/CFSP (2), appointed Mr Stefan FELLER as Head of Mission of EUPM BiH. His mandate was extended by Decision 2009/958/CFSP (3) until 31 December 2010 and subsequently by Decision 2010/754/CFSP (4) until 31 December 2011.
(3) By Decision 2011/781/CFSP, the Council, inter alia, extended the duration of EUPM BiH until 30 June 2012.
(4) On 7 December 2011, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to the PSC to extend the mandate of Mr Stefan FELLER as Head of Mission of EUPM BiH for an additional 6 months, until 30 June 2012,
The mandate of Mr Stefan FELLER as Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM BiH) is hereby extended from 1 January 2012 until 30 June 2012.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1189/96 of 26 June 1996 fixing, for the 1996/1997 marketing year, the intervention price for adult bovine animals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas it is desirable to retain for the 1996/1997 marketing year the intervention price fixed for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2068/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing, for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1996, the intervention prices for adult bovine animals (5), as amended to take account of the agrimonetary aspects by Commission Regulations (EC) No 456/94 (6) and (EC) No 2417/95 (7),
For the 1996/97 marketing year the intervention price for carcases of male animals in category R3 of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (8) shall be ECU 347,5 per 100 kilograms deadweight.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1998 establishing the list of approved zones, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 1413) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/395/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas Member States may obtain for their territory or parts thereof the status of approved zone free of certain fish diseases;
Whereas to this end, Italy has, by letters of 23 December 1996, 14 July 1997 and 18 March 1998, submitted to the Commission evidence in support of the granting for infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) the status of approved zone for certain parts of catchment areas located in the autonomous province of Trento, and also the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
Whereas scrutiny of this information allows the status of approved continental zone to be granted in respect of IHN and VHS for certain zones;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The zones referred to in the Annex are recognised as approved continental zones in respect of IHN and VHS.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
17.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1508/2005
of 16 September 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 89th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council 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 (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award. The amount of the processing security shall also be fixed taking account of the difference between the market price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling price.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling price should be fixed at the level specified below and the processing security determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 89th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 13 September 2005, the minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as follows:
— minimum selling price:
— minimum selling price:
— processing security:
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/2002
of 24 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 17 to 23 Μay 2002 at 110,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/77
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 2009
amending Appendix 2A to the Annex to Decision 2007/65/EC with regard to access to Commission buildings by contractors’ staff
(2009/970/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 249(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission Communication concerning the new access-control and security system for Commission buildings (document C(2007) 797) is designed to increase the security of persons, data, buildings and other property.
(2) To this end, the Global Security Project (GSP), which provides for the installation of automatic access-control systems employing powerful modern access-control technology in all Commission buildings, was established.
(3) One of the key features of the project is to rationalise and reduce the large number of types of badge that currently exist and to simplify the procedures for issuing badges and access cards for the different categories of staff and visitors to the Commission.
(4) In order to allow the first operational phase of the new system for issuing badges to be implemented, in particular for contractors’ staff, a number of purely administrative and technical changes must be made to Commission Decision 2007/65/EC of 15 December 2006 establishing the Commission’s standard security measures and alert states and amending its Rules of Procedure as regards operational procedures for management of crisis situations (1),
Point 4.2(b) of Appendix 2A of the Annex to Decision 2007/65/EC shall be replaced by the following text:
‘(b) Access cards shall be issued to all other personnel requiring access to the Commission buildings to fulfil contractual obligations with the Commission services. Cards for personnel with a contract limited in time shall not extend beyond this time-limit unless authorised by the Commission’s Security Directorate.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2003
of 9 April 2003
fixing the quantities which may be transferred to another group of varieties under the guarantee threshold for the 2003 harvest in the raw tobacco sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 546/2002(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces production quotas for the different groups of varieties of tobacco. The individual quotas are divided between producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2003 harvest fixed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002 fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92. Under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold allocations between groups of varieties on condition that such transfers between groups do not give rise to additional costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in Member States' overall guarantee threshold allocations.
(2) Since this condition has been met, transfers should be authorised in the Member States which have made an application to do so.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
For the 2003 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98(3), Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 September 1987
concerning  the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic  Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
(87/510/EEC)
THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  238 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic  Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (3), signed at Algiers on 26 April 1976,  should be approved,
The Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the  European Economic Community and the
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is hereby approved on  behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 6 of  the Protocol (4).
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official  Journal of the European Communities.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1920/96 of 1 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of winemaking
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Articles 35 (7), 36 (5), 38 (4), 39 (8), 41 (9) and 42 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 (2), Member States may treat associations of winegrowers' cooperatives as producers for the purposes of distillation and whereas Article 2 (4) provides for the presentation, by the Commission, of a report on this matter; whereas, in the light of the experience described in this report, this possibility should be retained on a permanent basis,
Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 shall be deleted.
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 apply from 1 September 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.