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17.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 672/2008
of 8 July 2008
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Articles 63 and 64, Article 65(2), Article 82 of the Staff Regulations and Annexes VII, XI and XIII thereto, and the first paragraph of Article 20, Article 64 and Article 92 of the Conditions of employment of other servants,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas there was a substantial increase in the cost of living in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania in the period June to December and the weightings applied to the remuneration of officials and other servants should therefore be adjusted,
With effect from 16 November 2007, the weightings applicable, under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations, to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below shall be as follows:
— Bulgaria 69,7,
— Lithuania 77,4.
With effect from 1 January 2008, the weightings applicable, under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations, to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below shall be as follows:
— Estonia 83,6,
— Latvia 83,6,
— Romania 78,8.
With effect from the first day of the month following that of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, the weightings applicable under Article 17(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations to transfers by officials and other servants shall be as follows:
— Bulgaria 61,4,
— Estonia 80,8,
— Latvia 78,8,
— Lithuania 71,5,
— Romania 72,9.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
9.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2008
extending Decision 2005/321/EC concluding the consultation procedure with the Republic of Guinea under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement
(2008/363/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2), and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the internal agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2005/321/EC (4) lays down a period of validity of 36 months from the date of its adoption for monitoring the appropriate measures and is due to expire on 14 April 2008.
(2) At the end of this monitoring period, a number of undertakings have been fulfilled and the main undertakings still outstanding have given rise to concrete initiatives. Nevertheless, several important measures concerning essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement have yet to be implemented,
The validity of Decision 2005/321/EC is hereby extended for 12 months. It shall be reviewed every six months.
The letter addressed to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea is attached to this Decision.
The measures adopted by Decision 2005/321/EC as part of the appropriate measures within the meaning of Article 96(2)(c) of the Cotonou Agreement shall remain unchanged.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall expire on 14 April 2009.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1529/82 of 25 May 1982 on the application of Decision No 5/81 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee amending Protocols 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the said State
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the European Economic Community signed an Agreement with the Republic of Austria [1] on 22 July 1972 which entered into force on 1 January 1973;
[1] OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 2.
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12a of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 5/81 amending Protocols 1 and 2;
Whereas this Decision should be given effect in the Community,
For the purposes of application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, Decision No 5/81 of the Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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 January 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3514/82
of 21 December 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2099/82 as regards the date of transfer of skimmed-milk powder to the Italian intervention agency
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 1183/82 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2099/82 of 20 July 1982 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2876/82 (4), provides for the transfer of 10 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder to the Italian intervention agency before 1 January 1983; whereas, because of difficulties which have arisen during the implementation of the transfer, the Italian intervention agency cannot take over the powder within the period specified; whereas the date for transferring the powder should therefore be postponed,
In Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2099/82, '31 December 1982' is hereby replaced by '1 April 1983'.
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 January 1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 805/86
of 19 March 1986
introducing a charge on denatured skimmed-milk powder coming from Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 90 (1) thereof,
Whereas large quantities of skimmed-milk powder were, after being denatured in accordance with the provisions in force in Spain, imported into Spain before 1 March 1986 at prices below the Community intervention price;
Whereas, in order to prevent this skimmed-milk powder from being re-exported to other Member States with a zero accession compensatory amount or to third countries with a refund, a transitional measure should be adopted which introduces an export charge in respect of the difference between the price of the imported product and the intervention price in the other Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. A charge shall, upon completion of the customs export formalities, be paid in respect of denatured skimmed-milk powder which meets the specifications applicable in Spain before 1 March 1986, exported from Spain to third countries to Portugal or to Member States of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, up to 31 December 1986.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply where proof is submitted that the skimmed milk powder was produced in Spain.
The charge, per 100 kg of the product, shall be 100 ECU.
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 Regulation (EC) No 1103/2001
of 5 June 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1303/2000 adopting the balance and fixing the aid for the supply of products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, regarding the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concering specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2000(3), as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 2736/2000(4), fixed the forecast supply balance for the supply to the archipelago, of meat and eggs, originating in the rest of the Community. Such balance must be fixed taking into account in particular the costs of supply from the world market, conditions due to the geographical situation of the archipelago and the basis of the current prices on export to third countries for the animals or products concerned.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the quantities included in the forecast supply balance for such deliveries should be adjusted, taking account of their current volume and ensuring that the share of supplies from the Community is maintained.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1303/2000 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1717/86
of 2 June 1986
fixing the 1986/87 marketing year for cherries in syrup
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas the system of production aid provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 requires processors to pay producers for their raw material a price not less than a fixed minimum price; whereas that price must be determined taking into consideration the prices for fresh fruit in the fruit and vegetable sector;
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides that the marketing year for cherries in syrup is to start on 10 May; whereas the conversion rates to be applied in agriculture are amended for cherries in syrup with effect from 12 May 1986; whereas the rates as amended should for economic reasons be applied for the marketing year 1986/87; whereas to that end the beginning of the marketing year should be postponed until 12 May 1986;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Notwithstanding Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the 1986/87 marketing year for cherries in syrup falling within subheading 20.06 B of the Common Customs Tariff shall run from 12 May 1986 to 9 May 1987.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1156/2002
of 28 June 2002
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry(3) lays down the rules for determining the production refunds and specifies the chemical products the basic products used in the manufacture of which attract a production refund. Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provide that the production refund applying to raw sugar, sucrose syrups and unprocessed isoglucose is to be derived from the refund fixed for white sugar in accordance with a method of calculation specific to each basic product.
(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month. It may be adjusted in the intervening period where there is a significant change in the prices for sugar on the Community and/or world markets. The application of those provisions results in the production refund fixed in Article 1 of this Regulation for the period shown.
(4) As a result of the amendment to the definition of white sugar and raw sugar in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, flavoured or coloured sugars or sugars containing any other added substances are no longer deemed to meet those definitions and should thus be regarded as "other sugar". However, in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001, they attract the production refund as basic products. A method should accordingly be laid down for calculating the production refund on these products by reference to their sucrose content.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to EUR 40,369/100 kg net.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  95/45/EC
of 26 July 1995
laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in  foodstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws  of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human  consumption (1), as last amended by Directive 94/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) (a)  thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee for Food,
Whereas it is necessary to establish purity criteria for all colours mentioned in European  Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs (3);
Whereas it is necessary to revise the purity criteria for colours mentioned in the Council  Directive of 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the  colouring matters authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (4), as last  amended by Directive 85/7/EEC (5);
Whereas it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for  colours as set out in the Codex Alimentarius and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food  Additives (JECFA);
Whereas food additives, prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly  different from those included in the evaluation of the Scientific Committee for Food, or different  from those mentioned in this Directive, shall be submitted for evaluation by the Scientific  Committee for Food for the purposes of a full evaluation with emphasis on the purity criteria;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
The purity criteria referred to in Article 3 (3) (a) of Directive  89/107/EEC for colours mentioned in Directive 94/36/EC are set out in the Annex hereto.
and Annex III to the Directive of 23 October 1962 are hereby deleted.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative  provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1996. They shall  immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or  shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for  such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Products put on the market or labelled before 1 July 1996 which do not comply with this  Directive may, however, be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following that of its  publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 24 November 2003
concluding the consultation procedure opened with the Central African Republic and adopting appropriate measures under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement
(2003/837/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000(1), hereafter referred to as the "Cotonou Agreement",
Having regard to Council Decision 2003/159/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the Commission proposal,
Whereas:
(1) The essential elements of Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement, namely respect for democratic principles and the rule of law on which the ACP-EU partnership is based, were violated by the military coup of 15 March 2003, which was condemned by the European Union in its statement of 21 March 2003.
(2) In accordance with Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, consultations took place on 12 June 2003 with the ACP countries and the Central African Republic, during which the Central African Authorities made specific commitments to remedy the problems identified by the European Union, to be implemented over a three-month period of in-depth dialogue.
(3) At the end of this period the European Union considers overall that a process of transition towards the return to constitutional rule has begun. However, considerable uncertainties persist as to the firmness and clarity of the Central African Authorities' policy guidelines and the Central African Administration's ability to implement them.
(4) Appropriate measures should accordingly be adopted under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement,
The consultations with the Central African Republic under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement are hereby concluded.
The measures set out in the draft letter in the Annex are hereby adopted as appropriate measures under Article 96(2)(c) of the Cotonou Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 30 June 2005.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 July 1989 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minutes amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on trade in textile products (89/669/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on trade in textile products, initialled on 31 October 1986, has been provisionally applied  since 1 January 1987 in accordance, having regard to the Community, with Decision 88/495/EEC (1);
Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining, in the light of recent developments, quantitative adjustments to the quotas for certain categories, in order to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system;
Whereas, at the end of consultations between the Community and the Republic of India, Agreed Minutes amending the quotas on category 7 and 27, products provided for in the Agreement were initialled on 25 April 1989;
Whereas pending the completion of the procedure necessary for the conclusion of the Agreement and the Agreed Minutes, the Agreed Minutes should be applied provisionally, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional  application on the part of the Republic of India,
Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minutes amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on trade in textile products shall be applied provisionally in  the Community, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Republic of India.
The text of the Agreed Minutes is attached to this Decision.
The Commission is invited to seek the agreement of the Government of the Republic of India on the provisional application of the Agreed Minutes referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof.