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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2268/2003
of 22 December 2003
extending the validity of Regulation (EC) No 812/2003 on transitional measures pursuant to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 1774/2002 as regards the importation and transit of certain products from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 808/2003(2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for a complete revision of Community rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption, including the introduction of a number of strict importation and transit requirements.
(2) Transitional arrangements for third countries are provided by Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/2003(3) until 31 December 2003, maintaining the acceptance of the former models of certificates for harmonised products to allow time to adjust to the new requirements and to avoid disruption of trade. The transitional arrangements were also necessary to provide for the maintenance of national certificates provided for in Article 29(7), pending implementation of Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and the update of the rules on trade and importation in Annexes VII and VIII and also the update of the model of health certificates in Annex X.
(3) These updates and new model health certificates are in the process of being adopted; however, it is necessary to extend the transitional period provided by Regulation (EC) No 812/2003 in order for the adoption procedures to be completed, and for allowing third countries to adapt to the new model of health certificates subsequently.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 812/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Amendment of date of application
1. In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 812/2003, the words "31 December 2003" appearing in the first paragraph after the word "until" are replaced by "30 April 2004".
2. In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 812/2003, the words "31 December 2003" appearing in the second sentence are replaced by "30 April 2004".
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force and apply on the third day following that of its publication in 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 255/2003
of 11 February 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 12 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/21
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 March 2012
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Bank of Greece
(2012/177/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2012/1 of the European Central Bank of 10 February 2012 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Bank of Greece (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Bank of Greece will end after the audit for the financial year 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.
(3) The Bank of Greece has selected KPMG Certified Auditors A.E. as its external auditors for the financial years 2012 to 2016.
(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that KPMG Certified Auditors A.E. should be appointed as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial years 2012 to 2016.
(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(12) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘12.   KPMG Certified Auditors A.E. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial years 2012 to 2016.’.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 19/92  of 7 January 1992  concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 3602/91 (4), provides for herring quotas for 1991;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES division VII e and f by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1991,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES division VII e and f by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1991.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division VII e and f by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned  vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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  DECISION
of 6 November 1986
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy by the Commission for and on behalf of the said Community
(87/105/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof;
Whereas the Council, in its decision of 15 September 1986, has approved the Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy; whereas it is essential that the Commission conclude the said Agreement on behalf of the Community,
The Agreement for cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States Department of Energy shall be concluded on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement (1) is appended to this Decision.
The President of the Commission is empowered to designate the person authorized to sign the Agreement for the purpose of committing the European Atomic Energy Community.
Commission Decision
of 28 February 2001
providing for a compulsory beef labelling system in Germany
(notified under document number C(2001) 467)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2001/189/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products which repealed Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97(1), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 provides for the possibility, up until 31 December 2001, that Member States where sufficient details are available in the identification and registration system for bovine animals, may decide that for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered in the same Member State, supplementary items of information must also be indicated on labels.
(2) Germany has applied to the Commission for approval for such a compulsory beef labelling system in accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000,
The German request, as summarised in the Annex, for the introduction of a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on its territory, is approved in accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
COMMISSION DECISION of 13 July 1995 concerning the withdrawal of authorizations for plant  protection products containing ferbam or azinphos-ethyl as active substances (95/276/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the  detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in  Article 8 (2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products  on the market  (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 491/95  (2), and in particular Article 6 (5)  thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94  (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 491/95, has  laid down the active substances of plant protection products and designated the rapporteur Member  States for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92;
Whereas ferbam and azinphos-ethyl were two of the 90 active substances covered by the first stage  of the work programme provided for in Article 8 (2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC  (4);
Whereas for these two substances the designated rapporteur Member States have informed the  Commission that the notifiers concerned informed them formally that they will not submit the  information required pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 to support the  inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC; whereas no request was made  for granting a new time limit;
Whereas no Member State has informed the Commission of its wish to secure the inclusion of either  of these substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas, therefore, it has to be considered that the data required for re-evaluation of these  substances will not be submitted in the framework of the work programme and that therefore an  evaluation of these substances is not possible in this framework; whereas, consequently, a decision  should be taken with the effect that current authorizations for plant protection products  containing these active substances are withdrawn;
Whereas this Decision does not exclude that in future ferbam and azinphos-ethyl may be evaluated in  the framework of the proceedings for new active substances provided for in Article 6 of Directive  91/414/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The Member States shall ensure:
1.  that authorizations for plant protection products containing ferbam or azinphos-ethyl are  withdrawn within a period of six months from the date of the present Decision;
2.  that from the date of the present Decision no authorizations for plant protection products  containing ferbam or azinphos-ethyl will be granted or renewed pursuant to the derogation provided  for in Article 8 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 559/91  of 7 March 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
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 products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3641/90 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 of 31 March 1984 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 306/91 (4), and in particular Articles 6 (3) and 11 (c) thereof,
Whereas the additional levy scheme in the milk and milk products sector applies both in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and in Portugal as from 1 April 1991 pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 804/68 and (EEC) No 857/84, as amended  by Regulations (EEC) No 3577/90 (5), (EEC) No 3641/90 and (EEC) No 3642/90 (6); whereas, to take account of this new situation, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2333/90 (8), should be amended  accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 5:
(a) the following is added to the third subparagraph of paragraph 1:
'and in the case of Portugal, by 31 December 1991.';
(b) the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 4:
'in the case of Portugal the reference quantity referred to in the first subparagraph under (a) shall correspond to direct sales in 1990.';
2. the following is added to the first subparagraph of Article 12 (1):
'with the exception, for Germany, of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, where they shall be those recorded for the 1989 calendar year and with the exception of Portugal where they shall be those recorded for the 1990 calendar  year.';
3. the following second subparagraph is added to Article 19 (2):
'in the case of Spain, Germany (as regards the territory of the former German Democratic Republic) and Portugal, the date 1 October 1984 mentioned in the first subparagraph is replaced by 1 October 1991.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1991.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1273/2009
of 22 December 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No  1875/95 of 28 July 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for anchovy by vessels flying the flag  of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control  system applicable to the common fisheries policy  (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and  groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they  may be fished  (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/95  (3), provides for anchovy quotas for  1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations  on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which  catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota  allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of anchovy in the  waters of ICES divisions IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or  registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Portugal has prohibited  fishing for this stock as from 1 July 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that  date,
Catches of anchovy in the waters of ICE divisions IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1  (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to have  exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1995.
Fishing for anchovy in the waters of ICES divisions IX, X; CECAF 34.1.1 (EC-zone) by vessels flying  the flag of Portugal or registerd in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the  transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of  applicaiton of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following  its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 30 May 1984
concerning the zones referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry
(Only the German text is authentic)
(84/445/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 216/84 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 2320/81/ECSC of 7 August 1981 establishing Community rules for aids to the steel sector (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the specific measure instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80, hereinafter referred to as 'the specific measure', already applies to the zones referred to in Article 2 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 it is foreseen that the specific measure shall also apply to those zones which in principle meet the criteria referred to in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) and (f) of the same Regulation each time the Commission has adopted a position on the restructuring programmes for the steel industry, transmitted by the Member States in accordance with Commission Decision No 2320/81/ECSC;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has transmitted its restructuring programmes for the steel industry and the Commission has adopted a position on these programmes;
Whereas the zones likely to benefit from the specific measure must be the subject of a request by the Member State in question and the Federal Republic of Germany has submitted such a request to the Commission;
Whereas the 'Arbeitsmarktregionen' of Bochum, Braunschweig-Salzgitter, Dortmund, Duisburg-Oberhausen, Mittlere Oberpfalz and Osnabrueck conform to the abovementioned criteria,
The zones of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 are as follows:
The 'Arbeitsmarktregionen' of Bochum, Braunschweig-Salzgitter, Dortmund, Duisburg-Oberhausen, Mittlere Oberpfalz and Osnabrueck.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.