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26.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 719/2008
of 25 July 2008
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 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 26 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 181/2009
of 6 March 2009
closing intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price until 31 August 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 105/2008 of 5 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter (2), and in particular the Article 12(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On the basis of the communications submitted by Member States on 5 March 2009 in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008, the total quantity of butter offered for intervention at fixed price since 1 March 2009 has exceeded the limit of 30 000 tonnes fixed in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Therefore, the intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price has to be closed until 31 August 2009, a single percentage has to be fixed for the quantities received by the competent authorities of the Member States on 4 March 2009 and the offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 5 March 2009 have to be rejected.
(2) In accordance with Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 the butter offered for intervention has to be packaged and delivered in blocks of at least 25 kg net. Therefore, quantities of butter which have been multiplied by a single percentage should be rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.
(3) Intervention agencies have to notify sellers swiftly following publication of the single percentage and the closing of buying-in at fixed price. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The intervention buying-in of butter at fixed price is closed until 31 August 2009.
The total quantity of the offers of butter for intervention which were received from each seller by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 on 4 March 2009 shall be accepted, multiplied by a single percentage of 65,0821 % and then rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.
Offers received by the competent authorities of the Member States on and after 5 March 2009 until 31 August 2009 shall be rejected.
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.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 16 November 1999
appointing the members of the Anti-Fraud Committee of the European Central Bank
(ECB/1999/8)
(1999/752/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
Having regard to the Decision ECB/1999/5(1) of the European Central Bank of 7 October 1999 on fraud prevention and in particular to Article 1, paragraph 3, thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 1, paragraph 3, of Decision ECB/1999/5 provides for the Anti-Fraud Committee of the European Central Bank to be composed of three outside independent persons who possess outstanding qualifications relevant to the activities of the Anti-Fraud Committee;
(2) Whereas it is appropriate to appoint the members of the Anti-Fraud Committee as soon as possible;
(3) Whereas Article 1, paragraph 3, of Decision ECB/1999/5 provides for the members of the Anti-Fraud Committee to be appointed by a decision of the Governing Council;
(4) Whereas Article 1, paragraph 4, of Decision ECB/1999/5 stipulates that the term of office of the members of the Anti-Fraud Committee shall be three years,
The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the Anti-Fraud Committee of the European Central Bank as from 1 January 2000:
- John L. Murray
- Erik Ernst Nordholt
- Maria Schaumayer.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1380/2002
of 29 July 2002
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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.
15.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/60
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1773/2004
of 14 October 2004
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 9th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
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) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 of 19 July 20043rd on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2004/2005 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 9th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 45,376 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1167/83
of 17 May 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 on the procedure for sale of oil seeds held by the intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), and in particular Articles 26 (3) and 27 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and sunflower seeds (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 771/83 (5), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas according to Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 (6), in the event of a standing invitation to tender, the intervention agency shall conclude the sale with any person who submits a suitable tender to the agency during a working day for a lot or lots of oil seeds not previously sold;
Whereas in the abovementioned case the intervention agency may accept tenders submitted on the day of publication of the notice of invitation to tender in the Official Journal of the European Communities; whereas experience has shown that this practice could lead to discriminatory treatment between operators in different Member States; whereas, in order to remedy this situation, provision should be made for a period to elapse between the date of publication of the notice and the date on which tenders become admissible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The intervention agency shall conclude the sale with any person who submits a suitable tender to the agency during a working day for a lot or lots not previously sold.
However, tenders shall be admissible only with effect from the third working day following the date of publication of the notice of invitation to tender in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Tenders submitted prior to that date shall be deemed to have been submitted on the third working day following such date of publication.'
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.
20.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/82
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/74/EU
of 13 March 2014
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems for industrial monitoring and control instruments
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, (1) and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2) Compliant pin connector systems are used in high speed digitizers, radiofrequency and wave signal sources, and wireless test equipment. Lead-free compliant pin connector systems are not yet used in industrial monitoring and control instruments (IMCIs). IMCIs have higher performance and reliability requirements than other electrical and electronic equipment, and the reliability of lead-free substitutes is not ensured under these conditions.
(3) In order to allow manufacturers to make lead-free components technically practicable and to sufficiently demonstrate their reliability when used in IMCIs, the use of lead in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems for industrial monitoring and control instruments should therefore be exempted from the prohibition until 31 December 2020. In view of the innovation cycles for IMCIs this is a relatively short transition period which is unlikely to have adverse impacts on innovation.
(4) In accordance with the repair-as-produced principle of Article 4(4) of Directive 2011/65/EU, which is meant to extend the lifetime of compliant products once placed on the market, spare parts shall benefit from this exemption past its end date without time limitations.
(5) Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the last day of the sixth month after entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 18 November 1974  on stunning of animals before slaughter  (74/577/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;
Whereas the national legislation now in force in the field of protection of animals presents disparities of such a nature as to affect directly the functioning of the common market ; whereas the effect of the costs arising from these requirements are variable from one Member State to another;
Whereas the Community should also take action to avoid in general all forms of cruelty to animals ; whereas it appears desirable, as a first step, that this action should consist in laying down conditions such as to avoid all unnecessary suffering on the part of animals when being slaughtered;
Whereas in this respect the practice of stunning animals by appropriate recognized techniques should be generalized;
Whereas, however, it is necessary to take account of the particular requirements of certain religious rites,
1. For the slaughter of animals belonging to the following species : bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and solipeds, Member States shall ensure that suitable measures are taken to induce death as rapidly as possible after stunning, in accordance with appropriate procedures.
2. For the purposes of this Directive, stunning means a process effected by a mechanically operated instrument, electricity, or gas anaesthesia without adverse effects on the condition of the meat or the offal, which when applied to an animal puts it into a state of insensibility which lasts until it is slaughtered, thus sparing it in any event all needless suffering.
This process must be approved by the competent authority.
1. The competent authority in accordance with national legislation shall ensure that stunning is performed by means of equipment approved for the relevant species, that the equipment is in good working order and that it is used correctly by a person who has the necessary qualifications and knowledge.
2. Should restraint prove to be necessary, this should take place immediately before stunning.  (1)OJ No C 76, 3.7.1974, p. 52.
In special cases, especially in respect of emergency slaughtering and slaughtering by the farmer for his personal consumption, the competent authority may grant derogations from the provisions of this Directive. It shall, however, ensure that at the time of stunning and slaughter any cruel treatment or unnecessary suffering on the part of animals is avoided.
The present Directive does not affect national provisions related to special methods of slaughter which are required for particular religious rites.
The Member States shall not later than 1 July 1975, bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive and shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to all Member States.
19.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 109/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 349/2008
of 18 April 2008
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June to 31 August 2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 of 26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days of April 2008, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 15 April 2008 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 can be met,
Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five working days of April 2008 and sent to the Commission by 15 April 2008, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 (EEC) No 3053/85
of 31 October 1985
on the allocation of the second instalment of the Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 105/85 of 14 January 1985 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff (1985) (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 105/85 specifies how the initial instalment, of 49 500 tonnes, should be allocated among the Member States; whereas the second instalment, of 500 tonnes, should now be allocated;
Whereas Ireland was allocated only five tonnes from the initial instalment; whereas it is advisable, in the light of the Irish processing industry's requirements in respect of the fourth quarter of 1985, to allocate the second instalment to Ireland;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The second instalment of the Community tariff quota which is referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 105/85, and which totals 500 tonnes of frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff, is hereby allocated to Ireland.
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.