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Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2002
of 31 January 2002
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 23,997/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/95 of 30 March 1995 amending Regulation  (EEC) No 1756/93 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to  milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last  amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95  (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the purpose of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93  (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EC) No 267/95  (4), is precisely to fix the agricultural conversion rate to be applied to all  amounts fixed in ecus in the milk and milk products sector; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No  685/69 of 14 April 1969 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter  and cream  (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 393/94  (6), is repealed and replaced by  Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/95  (7); whereas, therefore, the references in the Annex to  Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 should be amended;
Whereas the provisions on the validity of the aid voucher laid down in Article 2 (1) of Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 of 31 July 1981 on the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by  non-profit-making institutions and organizations  (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 455/95   (9); whereas the operative event relating thereto should therefore be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 is hereby amended as  follows:
1.  Point 1 of Part B.I is replaced by the following:
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2.  Point 1 of Part B.III is replaced by the following:
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3.  Point 2 of Part D is replaced by the following:
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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.
9.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 212/2006
of 8 February 2006
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), 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 9 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 15 June 1977
authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply the premium system for the non-marketing of milk and milk products and the conversion of dairy herds
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(77/433/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77 of 17 May 1977 introducing a system of premiums for the non-marketing of milk and milk products and the conversion of dairy herds [1], and in particular Article 7 (j) thereof,
Whereas the criteria for the non-application of the premium system, referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77, are met in the Italian Republic, where the number of dairy cows was reduced by 21,6 % between 1 January 1969 and 31 December 1975; whereas that Member State should therefore be authorized not to apply Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77;
Whereas, moreover, this Decision does not release the Italian Republic from any obligations arising from the application of the premium system in other Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Italian Republic is hereby authorized not to apply the system laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
21.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/33
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 October 2006
appointing the Danish members of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2006/703/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The terms of office of the Danish members of the European Economic and Social Committee expired on 20 September 2006 (1). The Danish members of the said Committee should therefore be appointed for a further period of four years as from 21 September 2006.
(2) On 11 July 2006 the Council adopted the lists submitted by the Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak Governments and the list containing 22 candidates submitted by the Italian Government (2).
(3) On 15 September 2006 the Council adopted the lists submitted by the Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Netherlands, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and UK Governments and the list containing 22 candidates submitted by the Italian Government (3).
(4) On 2 October 2006, the Danish Government submitted a list containing a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to it by the Treaties,
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 21 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1981/95 of 11 August 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) and 16 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1763/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opens tariff quotas for milk and milk products; whereas certain mistakes and ambiguities appear in the text of that Regulation; whereas the mistakes should therefore be corrected and the ambiguities clarified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 is hereby corrected as follows:
1. Article 13 (d) should read:
'(d) Section 15 of licence applications shall give a detailed description of the product, in particular:
- the raw material used,
- the fat content, by weight (%), in the dry matter,
- the water content, by weight (%), in the non-fatty matter,
- the fat content, by weight (%).`
2. In Article 14 (4) the words 'fixed percentage` are replaced by 'allocation factor`.
3. In Article 14 (5):
- the word 'percentage` is replaced by 'allocation factor`,
- the words 'more than 20 %` are replaced by 'less than 0,8000`.
4. Annexes V and IX are replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.
5. The title of the Summary Tables following the Annexes is replaced by 'Summary Tables (indicative only)`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 5 February 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Optronics photomation mark II, model P 1700' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/142/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 30 July 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Optronics photomation mark II, model P 1700', to be used for the study of aspherical optical surfaces, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 December 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analysis and recording system;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as 'Optronics photomation mark II, model P 1700', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 30 July 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
28.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/45
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 October 2005
repealing Decision 2001/131/EC concluding the consultation procedure with Haiti under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2005/756/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1), which entered into force on 1 April 2003, and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the internal agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (2), and in particular, Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On the basis of Decision 2001/131/EC (3), whereby, in accordance with Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, ‘appropriate measures’ were adopted according to which financial aid granted to Haiti was partially suspended.
(2) Decision 2004/681/EC expires on 31 December 2005 and requires a review of the measures after six months.
(3) In March 2005 a working group, set up by the presidency of the European Union in Haiti, the Commission of the European Communities and representatives of the Member States in Haiti, issued a report assessing progress on the Haitian Government’s explicit commitments as regards the essential elements of Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, in particular respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, in view of the return of the country to full constitutional democratic governance.
(4) The current situation in Haiti is very alarming as regards safety, respect for human rights and poverty. This was confirmed by the April 2005 report of the UN Security Council mission. Nevertheless, on several occasions the international community has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Interim Government and the Haitian people in their efforts on behalf of democracy and economic and social development.
(5) The Interim Government deserves the confidence of the European Union to ensure the political transition, in particular by the organisation of the free and fair elections in full compliance with the announced electoral calendar,
Decision 2001/131/EC is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The letter annexed to this Decision shall be sent to the Haitian authorities.
The European Parliament shall be fully and immediately informed of this Decision.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2044/2001
of 18 October 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to all third countries except for Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal 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,
For tenders notified from 12 to 18 October 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 247/2005
of 11 February 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2005 (2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 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 and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2005 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 7 to 10 February 2005 at 60,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/44
COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 March 2014
authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty
(2014/165/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 207(3) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 March 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty (‘ATT’) in the framework of the United Nations on those matters coming under the exclusive competence of the Union.
(2) On 2 April 2013 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the text of the ATT. The General Assembly also requested the Secretary-General, as depositary of the ATT, to open it for signature on 3 June 2013 and called upon all States to consider signing and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, becoming parties to the ATT at the earliest possible date.
(3) The object of the ATT is to establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms and to prevent and eradicate illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion. Member States expressed their satisfaction for the outcome of the negotiations and their willingness to urgently proceed to the signature and ratification of the ATT.
(4) Some of the provisions of the ATT concern matters that fall under the exclusive competence of the Union because they are within the scope of the common commercial policy or affect the internal market rules for the transfer of conventional arms and explosives.
(5) The European Union cannot sign and ratify the ATT, as only States can be parties thereto.
(6) On the 27 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/269/CFSP authorising Member States to sign, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty (1).
(7) Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, the Council should authorise Member States to ratify the ATT in the interests of the Union,
With respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, Member States are hereby authorised to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty in the interests of the Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.