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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 20 March 1970  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates on motor vehicles and their trailers  (70/222/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate, inter alia, to the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates;
Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type approval procedure which was the subject of the Council Directive (1) of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;
For the purposes of this Directive "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery and public works vehicles.
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type approval or national type approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to the space for mounting or the fixing of rear registration plates if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annex to this Directive.
The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of the Annex so as to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
1. Member States shall within eighteen months of notification of this Directive put into force provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply therewith and shall inform the Commission forthwith.
2. Member States shall ensure that they 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 is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2260/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2276/87 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be determined annually in the light of production during a reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas that price must take  account of market fluctuations and the cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates and must apply at the farm gate;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in the fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and the minimum price at the levels given below,
For the 1988/89 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes.
For the 1988/89 marketing year, the minimum price for unginned cotton provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU/100 kilograms. That price shall apply to goods at the farm gate.
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2259/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the guide price for unginned cotton for the  1988/89 marketing year (6).
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 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2001
of 3 July 2001
determining the extent to which applications in the beef and veal sector for import rights lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 of 1 June 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for meat of bovine animals, frozen, falling within CN code 0202 and products falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 provides in particular for the quantities reserved for traditional importers to be allocated in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulation (EC) No 1042/97(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98(3), Regulation (EC) No 1142/98(4) and Regulation (EC) No 995/1999(5). In the other cases the quantities applied for exceed the quantities available under Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Therefore, the quantities applied for should be reduced on a proportional basis in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001,
Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a) 240,1355 kg/t imported during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulations (EC) No 1042/97, (EC) No 1142/98 and (EC) No 995/1999 for importers as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001;
(b) 472,9320 kg/t applied for in the case of operators as defined in Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1648/2004
of 20 September 2004
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 21 September 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004 (3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1451/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 regulating compensation for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates before 1 July 1996
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 (2) lays down special rules applicable until 30 June 1996 to currencies which experience during that period an appreciable reduction in their agricultural conversion rates and in particular to the Finnish markka and the Swedish krona; whereas the risk of an appreciable reduction has again arisen in the case of the Swedish krona since monetary gaps of more than 5 % have occurred for that currency; whereas this situation could lead to an appreciable reduction in an agricultural conversion rate after the period referred to in the said Regulation;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides for the Council to take all necessary measures in the event of an appreciable revaluation, which, primarily to comply with obligations under the GATT Agreement and budgetary discipline, may involve derogations from the provisions of the said Regulation concerning aid and the amount by which the monetary gaps are dismantled, without, however, resulting in the threshold being extended; whereas the measures provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of the said Regulation cannot be applied as they stand; whereas it is necessary to take steps at Community level to prevent distortions of monetary origin affecting the implementation of the common agricultural policy;
Whereas on the basis of the information currently available, it is impossible to know what the situation will be after 31 December 1996; whereas application of the rules and amounts laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 would be justified in similar cases until that time,
Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in the title the date '1 July 1996` shall be replaced by '1 January 1997`;
(b) in Article 1, the date '30 June 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1996`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2940/92  of 9 October 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 on the importation of hops from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas certain hop-producing non-member countries export some of their production to the Community without, however, providing the attestation of equivalence referred to in Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 (3), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 2264/91 (4), as a result of not having authorized certain agencies to issue such attestations of equivalence; whereas, however, with a view to avoiding problems for certain operators in the sector, the authorization to use the  control attestation should be extended beyond 30 April 1992 for hops originating in countries which are not included in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 of 21 December 1978 on the equivalence with Community certificates of  attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/91 (6);
Whereas random checks carried out by the competent authorities of Member States pursuant to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 have revealed that certain consignments of hops imported from non-member countries do not conform to the information  given in the attestation of equivalence accompanying the products; whereas, therefore, appropriate measures should be taken;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (1) '30 April 1992' is replaced by '30 April 1994'.
2. The following paragraphs are added to Article 7a:
'If the competent authorities of the Member States discover that the samples examined do not satisfy the minimum marketing requirements mentioned above, the corresponding consignments may not be put into free circulation.
If a Member State discovers that the characteristics of a product do not conform to the details listed on the attestation of equivalence accompanying the product it shall notify the Commission hereof. In accordance with the procedure provided for in
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of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71, a decision may be taken to withdraw the agency having issued the attestation of equivalence for such products from the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
, point 1, shall apply from 1 May 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2000
of 10 July 2000
determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 July 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Norway
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate to determine the agricultural components referred to in the Annex to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment of Protocol 2 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway(3). The duties resulting from those measures may not exceed those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96(4), amended by Regulation (EC) No 2495/97(5), establishes detailed rules for the application of preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93,
The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 July 2000 to the importation of goods covered by Table 1 of Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Norway.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/2003
of 8 August 2003
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 649/2003(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 at 11500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 August 2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of September 2003 for 2706,800 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1210/2012
of 13 December 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
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 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(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 2012 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.
26.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/10
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 May 2009
on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013
(2009/401/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1),
Having regard to the selection panel reports of September and October 2008 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in France and Slovakia respectively and the opinion issued by the European Parliament,
Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 20 April 2009,
Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2013’.
21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/55
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 December 2012
amending Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC authorising Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(notified under document C(2012) 9533)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2012/813/EU, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 370 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (2), Member States which, at 1 January 1978, taxed the transactions listed in Annex X, Part A, may continue to tax those transactions; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(2) Under Article 371 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Member States which, at 1 January 1978, exempted the transactions listed in Annex X, Part B, may continue to exempt those transactions, in accordance with the conditions applying in the Member State concerned on that date; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(3) In the case of Luxembourg, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC (3) authorising Luxembourg, with effect from 1 January 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base.
(4) The Commission invited Luxembourg to verify whether those authorisations granted to Luxembourg with no explicit limitation in time, were still needed and to confirm this to the Commission; Luxembourg confirmed that authorisation to use approximate estimates for the transactions mentioned in point 4 of Annex X, Part A to Directive 2006/112/EC was obsolete.
(5) For the sake of clarity and transparency of Community rules, provisions that have become obsolete or have ceased to have effect should be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,
Article 1(2) of Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC is hereby deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.