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Commission Regulation (EC) No 357/2004
of 27 February 2004
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Belgium and Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 20 July 2000
appointing a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/478/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Franz Mรถller, alternate member, notified to the Council on 6 July 2000;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Hans-Jรถrg Duppre is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Franz Mรถller for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
9.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/41
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/564
of 8 April 2015
establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 30 to 31 March 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 for olive oil originating in Tunisia and suspending submission of applications for such licences for the month of April 2015
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 1918/2006 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of virgin olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the European Union. Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 lays down the maximum monthly quantities covered by the import licences to be issued.
(2) The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 30 to 31 March 2015 for the month of April 2015 exceed those available. The extent to which 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) Submission of new applications should be suspended for the month of April 2015
(3) In order to ensure that the measure is effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
1.   The quantities covered by the applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 from 30 to 31 March 2015 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   Submission of new applications for import licences shall be suspended for the month of April 2015 from 1 April 2015.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2101/2003
of 28 November 2003
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 131st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 131st individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/79
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUMM/1/2008
of 16 September 2008
appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)
(2008/894/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purposes of political control and strategic direction of EUMM Georgia and in particular to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed that Mr Hansjörg HABER be appointed Head of EUMM Georgia,
Mr Hansjörg HABER is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply until 15 September 2009.
8.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 September 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
(2013/486/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In May 2003 the Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries (hereinafter ‘EU Action Plan’). Council conclusions on the Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and European Parliament resolution on the subject was adopted on 11 July 2005 (2).
(2) On 5 December 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on partnership agreements to implement the EU Action Plan.
(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (3) established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded voluntary partnership agreements.
(4) The negotiations with the Republic of Indonesia have been completed and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 4 May 2011.
(5) The Agreement should be signed subject to its conclusion,
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (4).
The president of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1994 amending Decision 94/178/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany and repealing Decisions 94/27/EC and 94/28/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (94/292/EC)
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in Intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last  amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 94/178/EC of 23 March 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany and repealing  Decisions 94/27/EC and 94/28/EC (3);
Whereas an increased number of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever have occurred in Bundesland Niedersachsen; whereas some of the outbreaks have occurred in parts with a high density of pigs;
Whereas in the light of the evolution of the situation it is necessary to take supplementary measures in the area where outbreaks are concentrated, these measures must include rules for movements of the pigs in the said area;
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the borders of the area described in Annex II;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/178/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. Germany shall ensure that:
(a) no pigs leave from the area described in Annex II to the area described in Annex I,
(b) no pigs enter the area described in Annex II.
This restriction shall not apply:
(i) to pigs for slaughter brought directly to slaughterhouse situated in the said area where the pigs shall be slaughtered within 48 hours,
(ii) to the transit of pigs by road and rail without unloading or stopping.'
2. In Article 1, paragraph 3, line 1 the words 'paragraph 2' are replaced by 'paragraph 2a'.
3. In Article 10, '20 April' is replaced by '20 June'.
4. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 302/2007
of 21 March 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 197/2013
of 7 March 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 establishing the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 53(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from custom duty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 (2) sets out the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 53(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009.
(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 should be amended in order to include in the list two substances for which there is at present no equivalent production within the customs territory of the Union.
(3) Moreover, it is no longer necessary to maintain in the list a substance which is currently listed in Annex 3 to Part Three of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) concerning the pharmaceutical substances which are free of duty.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 96/2003
of 20 January 2003
on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated white sugar to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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.
17.6.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 151/36
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 May 1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 90/425/EEC as regards the taking of samples for the purpose of veterinary inspections at the place of destination
(94/338/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas the competent authority of the Member State may, at the places of destination of animals and proudcts, establish by means of non-discriminatory veterinary spot checks that the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 90/425/EEC have been complied with; whereas it may at the same time take samples in accordance, with Article 5 (1) (a);
Whereas in order to ensure that checks at destination are carried out efficiently and to prevent any subsequent difficulties in intra-Community trade whilst safeguarding the interests of the parties concerned, certain detailed rules for the taking of samples should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Where the competent authority at the place of destination takes samples from animals in intra-Community trade, it shall comply with the rules laid down in Articles 2 and 3.
1.   Samples taken as a part of non-discriminatory spot checks shall be taken as soon as possible and in any case not later than two working days after the date of arrival of the animals at the place of destination mentioned on the certificate or document referred to in Article 3 (1) (d) of Directive 90/425/EEC.
2.   The time limit of two working days shall not apply to checks carried out by the competent authorities on the basis of information which leads to presume that an infringement has occured.
3.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, where the consignee is an intermediary redistributing the animals, as referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) (iii) of Directive 90/425/EEC, a further period of two working days shall apply from the arrival of the animals at their final national destination in the Member State.
1.   The samples shall be taken in duplicate or in sufficient quantity to provide at least two aliquots for testing.
2.   The first sample or aliquot shall be tested in a laboratory approved by the competent authority for the disease in question.
3.   The second sample or aliquot or as the case may be the aliquots shall be clearly identified and stored under suitable conditions for a period of at least one month under the control of the competent authority.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 629/94 of 21 March 1994 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 1993/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals  exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State  concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years  corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by the United Kingdom on the period 1 January to 31 December 1992, the average ageing period in 1992 was eight years for  Scotch whisky; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom for manufacturing Scotch whisky shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.