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17.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 284/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 11 October 2012
on the allocation to Spain of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz
(notified under document C(2012) 7086)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2012/640/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular point 8 of Annex IIB thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Point 5.1 in conjunction with Table I of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 specifies the maximum number of days on which Union vessels of an overall length equal to or greater than 10 meters carrying on board the regulated gears trawls (Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or lager than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or lager than 60 mm and bottom long-lines) may be present within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.
(2) Point 8.5 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 allows the Commission to allocate by means of an implementing act an additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear, on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place between 1 February 2011 and 31 January 2012.
(3) On 28 June 2012 Spain submitted a request showing that eight fishing vessels have permanently ceased activities between 1 February 2011 and 31 January 2012. In view of the data submitted and having regard to the calculation method laid down in point 8.2 of that Annex, seven additional days at sea for the vessels referred to in point 1 of that Annex should be allocated to Spain for the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee,
The maximum number of days at sea for which a vessel flying the flag of Spain may be authorised to be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz carrying on board any regulated gear and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 6.1 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be increased to 157 days per year.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
6.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/56
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1051/2009
of 3 November 2009
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) 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 apply also 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 those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(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 shall be 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 this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 Decision
of 30 January 2003
amending Decision 97/468/EC as regards the inclusion of Estonia and Namibia establishments in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of wild game meat
(notified under document number C(2003) 333)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/73/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(1) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing wild game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/468/EC(3) as last amended by Decision 2002/672/EC(4).
(2) Estonia and Namibia have sent lists of establishments producing wild game meat for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments complies with the Community rules.
(3) As on the spot inspections have not yet been carried out, imports from such establishments are not eligible for reduced physical checks in accordance with Article 2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC.
(4) Decision 97/468/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,
The Annex to Decision 97/468/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 4 February 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1912/2002
of 25 October 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 107th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 107th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2217/81 of 31 July 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 laying down detailed rules for the buying-in by intervention agencies of sugar manufactured from beet and cane harvested in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Whereas a quality premium on raw sugar sold after refining can no longer be obtained on the Community market irrespective of its regions;
Whereas experience has shown that the amounts for packing and storage of sugar which can be bought into intervention may be fixed without reference to a specific marketing year ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (2) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 is hereby amended as follows:    1. The words "fixed for each sugar marketing year" in the first sentence of Article 8 (5) are replaced by "0 7035 ECU".
2. Article 14 (4) and (5) are deleted.
3. The second subparagraph of Article 17 (3) is replaced by the following:
"The cost related to the packing referred to in paragraph 2 (a) and (b) shall be fixed at a flat rate amount of 1 7408 ECU per 100 kilograms of sugar."
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.
Council Decision
of 21 July 2003
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Chile
(2003/589/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170(2) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated with the Republic of Chile, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation.
(2) This Agreement was signed, on behalf of the Community, on 23 September 2002 in Brussels, subject to a possible conclusion at a later date.
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Chile is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement.
Commission Decision
of 24 April 2002
repealing Decision 1999/462/EC recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of alanycarbe in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
(notified under document number C(2002) 1522)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/311/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/18/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 24 July 1995 an application from Otsuka Chemicals Co., United Kingdom, for the inclusion of the active substance alanycarbe in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(2) By Commission Decision 1999/462/EC(3) it was confirmed that, on preliminary examination, the dossier was "complete", that is it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(3) Member States where thereby given the possibility to grant provisional authorisations, for plant protection products containing alanycarbe, in accordance with Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC. No Member State has used this possibility.
(4) France has indicated to the Commission that a detailed examination of the dossier revealed that several significant items of data required under Annexes II and III of Directive 91/414/EEC were not present. These were mainly in relation to environmental fate and ecotoxicology. Therefore the dossier in respect of alanycarbe cannot be regarded as complete.
(5) Decision 1999/462/EC should be repealed.
(6) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 1999/462/EC is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 February 1990
amending Decision 88/149/EEC on the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1987 to 1991) forwarded by Spain pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(only the Spanish text is authentic)
(90/108/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas the outcome of the meetings held with the Spanish authorities on the progress of the multiannual guidance programme as defined by Commission Decision 88/149/EEC (2) has been taken into account;
Whereas on the entry into service of new fishing vessels it became apparent that, a net increase in fishing capacity as expressed in tonnage (GRT) and power (kW) had taken place in 1987 and in the first six months of 1988, partly as a result of new construction authorizations issued before accession;
Whereas the progress of fleet adjustment which has now been started and the implementation by Spain of measures for the effective control of fishing fleet capacity will require some time;
Whereas the Commission intends to support Spain's efforts to restructure its fleet when the administrative or legislative measures taken show results which confirm that structural change is taking place as planned and which will lead to achievement of the objectives set by Decision 88/149/EEC by 31 December 1991 at the latest;
Whereas, to deal with derogations from the principle that State aid in the fisheries sector is incompatible with the common market, the Commission has adopted guidelines for the examination of national aid in the fisheries sector (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
Decision 88/149/EEC is amended as follows:
1. Article 3, second paragraph, is replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall on the basis of its assessment of the information provided on a regular basis as specified in Article 2 or where this information is not supplied, inform the Member State, if necessary, at the end of one six-month period that it has been found that the conditions to which approval of the programme was made subject have not been fulfilled.'
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 627/94 of 21 March 1994 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Spanish whisky for the period 1993/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals  exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State  concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years  corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by Spain on the period 1 January to 31 December 1992, the average ageing period in 1992 was four years for Spanish whisky;  whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in Spain for manufacturing Spanish whisky shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/2002
of 5 April 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 29 March to 4 April 2002 at 209,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 May 1997 amending certain decisions authorizing France to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the French text is authentic) (97/363/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decisions 76/219/EEC (2), 78/127/EEC (3), 80/1360/EEC (4), 82/948/EEC (5) and 87/117/EEC (6), authorized France to restrict, inter alia, the marketing of seed of certain varieties of maize;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in Directive 70/457/EEC is, with effect from 31 December of the second year following that in which the varieties were accepted, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of Directive 70/457/EEC provides that, in the cases set out in Article 15 (3), a Member State may be authorized, upon application, to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;
Whereas by the abovementioned Decisions the Commission has authorized France to prohibit, inter alia, the marketing of seed of certain varieties of maize with a FAO maturity class index of not less than 800, listed in the current common catalogue of agricultural plant species;
Whereas France has notified the Commission that it no longer wishes to avail itself of the said authorizations in respect of the said varieties of maize;
Whereas accordingly such authorizations in respect of the said varieties should be withdrawn;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The authorizations for France granted in the Decisions listed below are hereby withdrawn in respect of the varieties of maize (Zea mays L.) mentioned therein:
- 76/219/EEC,
- 78/127/EEC,
- 80/1360/EEC,
- 82/948/EEC,
- 87/117/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.