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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1619/95 of 4 July 1995  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3616/92 adopting conversion measures for tobacco of the varieties  Mavra, Tsebelia, Forchheimer Havanna II c and hybrids of Geudertheimer
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 organization of  the market in raw tobacco  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 711/95  (2), and in  particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provides for a three-year programme for the  conversion of plantations of Mavra, Tsebelia, Forchheimer Havanna II c and hybrids of Geudertheimer  to varieties more in line with market requirements or to other agricultural crops, to be launched  beginning with the 1993 harvest; whereas, pursuant to the spirit of that Article, it should be laid  down that a producer may also participate in the conversion programme beginning with the 1994  harvest; whereas the conditions laid down for participating in the programme in Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 3616/92 of 15 December 1992 adopting conversion measures for tobacco of the  varieties Mavra, Tsebelia, Forchheimer II c and hybrids of Geudertheimer  (3), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 3477/93  (4), should therefore be redefined in part;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Tobacco,
Regulation (EEC) No 3616/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  The first indent of Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following:
'-  have obtained, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92, quota or cultivation certificates valid  for the 1993 harvest or for the 1994 harvest, based on their production in 1989, 1990 and 1991 of  one of the varieties referred to in Article 1,`.
2.  The following paragraph is added to Article 3:
'3.  Producers who participate in the conversion programme beginning with the 1994 harvest shall  receive the aid provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 only for the 1994 and 1995 harvests.` 3.  The following subparagraph is added to Article 6 (1):
'The deadline referred to in the first subparagraph shall be postponed until 1 August 1995 for  conversion aid payments for the 1994 harvest.`
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 harvest.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1214/80  of 14 May 1980  on the periods during which milk products may remain under customs control for advance payment of refunds
THE COMMISSION 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 1761/78 (2), and in particular Article 17 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (3),
Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 (4) provides that products benefiting from advance payment arrangements shall be exported within fixed time limits;
Whereas the time limits laid down are mainly a continuation of previously applied time limits;
Whereas experience has shown that these time limits can cause difficulties with regard to milk products ; whereas the time limits applying to these products should correspond to the period of validity of an export licence or an advance fixing certificate submitted;
Whereas in cases where the export is not subject to the presentation of an export licence or no advance fixing certificate is submitted, the time limits should be fixed taking into consideration the period of validity for advance fixing certificates ; whereas a period of six months can be considered as representative ; whereas the provisions of the present Regulation will replace the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 588/71 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3084/73 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
By derogation from the provisions of Article 11 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80, the time limit during which products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 may remain under the arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 shall be, in cases where the export is subject to the presentation of an export licence or where an advance fixing certificate is submitted, the remainder of the period of validity of the licence or the certificate.
In other cases the period as determined in Article 11 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 remains valid.
Regulation (EEC) No 588/71 is hereby repealed. It shall, however, continue to apply to transactions entered into under that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1298/2006
of 31 August 2006
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 97/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 576/2005
of 14 April 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 12 April 2005.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 12 April 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be 31,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/12
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 September 2014
appointing a Spanish members and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/654/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 3 October 2011, by Council Decision 2011/661/EU (3), Ms Carmen María SANDOVAL SÁNCHEZ was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.
(2) A member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO. An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Carmen María SANDOVAL SÁNCHEZ.
The followingare hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as member:
— Mr Alberto GARRE LÓPEZ, Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
and
(b) as alternate member:
— Mr Manuel PLEQUEZUELO ALONSO, Director-General de Participación Ciudadana, Unión Europea y Acción Exterior de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1992 concerning the status of the Isle of Man with regard to infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(93/40/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 2 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquatic animals and products (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of 12 March 1973 concerning the Community arrangements applicable to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1174/86 (3), lays down that  the veterinary legislation shall apply to these islands under the same conditions as in the United Kingdom for the products imported into the islands or exported from the islands to the Community;
Whereas Member States can obtain for one or more continental and coastal zones, the status of approved zone, free of certain diseases affecting fish or molluscs;
Whereas, to that effect, the United Kingdom, by letter dated 9 October 1992, has submitted the appropriate justifications for granting, as far as infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) are concerned, the status  of approved zone to the Isle of Man, as well as the rules applicable to the Isle of Man ensuring compliance with the conditions to be respected for the maintenance of the approved status;
Whereas, after scrutiny, this information allows, as far as IHN and VHS are concerned, to grant the status of approved continental and coastal zone to the Isle of Man;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Isle of Man is recognized as approved continental zone and approved coastal zone for fish with regard to infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicemia.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1062/1999
of 21 May 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1637/98(2), and in particular Articles 12(4) and (6) and 14 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 796/95(4), lays down detailed rules for applying the system of compensatory aid for loss of income from the marketing of bananas;
(2) Whereas, in accordance with the Commission's undertaking when the Council adopted decisions concerning various agricultural products for the 1998/99 marketing year and the new import arrangements were adopted for bananas, the flat-rate reference income should be increased in order to fix compensation for 1998 and from 1999 onwards; whereas the new amounts should be inserted into Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 is replaced by the following: "2. The flat-rate reference income shall be EUR 62,25/100 kg net weight of green bananas ex-packing shed for 1998 and EUR 64,03/100 kg net weight from 1999."
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.
29.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 January 2005
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/634/EC approving programmes for the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non approved zones with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish
(notified under document number C(2005) 148)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/67/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), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/634/EC (2) approves and lists programmes submitted by various Member States. The programmes are designed to enable the Member State subsequently to initiate the procedures for a zone, or a farm situated in a non-approved zone, to obtain the status of approved zone or of approved farm situated in a non approved zone, as regards one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN).
(2) By letter dated 20 April 2004, Cyprus applied for approval of the programme to be applied in the entire territory of Cyprus. The application submitted has been found to comply with Article 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC and the programme should therefore be approved.
(3) The programmes applicable to the Zona Val Brembana and to the farm Azienda Troticoltura S. Cristina in Italy have been finalised. Therefore, they should be deleted from Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/634/EC.
(4) Decision 2003/634/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2003/634/EC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
5.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 345/2014
of 1 April 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue Marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
25.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 January 2006
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2005 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries and of certain officials remaining in post in the 10 new Member States for a maximum period of 15 months after accession (Article 33(4) of the Treaty of Accession of the 10 new Member States)
(2006/32/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the 10 new Member States, and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2004 to the remuneration of officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the European Communities serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were last laid down by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 257/2005 (2).
(2) Some of these weightings need to be adjusted in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2005, since the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2005, the weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries and of certain officials remaining in post in the 10 new Member States for a maximum period of 15 months after accession, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be adjusted as shown in the Annex hereto.
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and shall correspond to the date of application of the weightings.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2539/90
of 31 August 1990
reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to jewellery of CN codes 7113 11 00 and 7113 19 00 originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in pursuance of Article 1 of that Regulation, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III are totally suspended, and the products as such are, as a general rule, subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be reintroduced, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered is equal, as a general rule, to 6 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1987;
Whereas, in the case of jewellery of CN codes 7113 11 00 and 7113 19 00 originating in Thailand the reference base is fixed at ECU 9 044 000; whereas that reference base was reached on 28 February 1990 by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in Thailand; whereas the exchange of information organised by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties for the products in question must be reintroduced with regard to Thailand,
As from 4 September 1990, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Thailand:
1.2 //  //  // CN code   // Description  //  //  // 7113  // Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal:   //   // - Of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal:  // 7113 11 00   // - - Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal   // 7113 19 00   // - - Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal   //    //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.