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COUNCIL  REGULATION (EC) No 1597/95 of 29 June 1995 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs  Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas production of the products referred to in this Regulation is at present inadequate or  non-existent within the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user  industries in the Community;
Whereas in these cases, it is in the interest of the Community to suspend the autonomous Common  Customs Tariff duties totally;
Whereas the decision for the suspension of these autonomous duties should be taken by the  Community;
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the  economic situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, these suspension measures should be  taken only temporarily, by fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of  Community production,
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed  in the table appearing in the Annex shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of  them.
These suspensions shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
21.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1116/2006
of 20 July 2006
prohibiting fishing for anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof;
Whereas:
(1) The Community’s fishing effort for vessels fishing for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay ICES Sub-area VIII (Bay of Biscay) is laid down provisionally in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5(3) of that Regulation the Commission shall immediately stop fishing activities concerning anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII if STECF advises that the spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 is less than 28 000 tonnes.
(3) STECF has estimated the spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 to 18 640 tonnes.
(4) As the anchovy spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 is below the threshold of 28 000 tonnes, the fishery has to be prohibited for the remainder of 2006,
Fishing for anchovy in the ICES Sub-area VIII shall be prohibited from the date of entry into force fixed by Article 2 until 31 December 2006. In ICES Sub-Area VIII it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land anchovy caught after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3332/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector and Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for  supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/94 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (4), and in particular
Articles 3 (4) and 7 (2) thereof,
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 (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3115/94 (6), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature', to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of  the Community;
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 provides for the Commission to adopt each year by means of a Regulation, to apply from 1 January of the following year, a complete version of the combined nomenclature together with the corresponding  autonomous and conventional rates of duty of the Common Customs Tariff, as it results from measures adopted by the Council or the Commission;
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 of 28 July 1993 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector and repealing Regulation (EEC)  No 646/86 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2938/94 (8) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the  wine-growing sector (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1818/94 (10) according to the terms of the combined nomenclature; whereas these adaptations do not call for any amendment of substance;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
Annexes I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 are replaced by Annexes II and III to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1757/82
of 2 July 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1581/81 laying down detailed rules implementing the system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 of 5 June 1980 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1198/82 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, in practice, the time limit fixed by Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1581/81 (3) has proved inadequate; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1581/81 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The amounts fixed in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 and in the second paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1056/81 shall be paid within 15 months following the beginning of the period referred to in Article 1 (1).'
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 16 June 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1143/2005
of 15 July 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 23rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 23rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 12 July 2005, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 265 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 235/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 862/2014
of 7 August 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive sodium benzoate
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taminco BVBA has submitted an application in accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 (2).
(2) The applicant claims that, with effect from 6 March 2014, it has acquired the feed additive business from Kemira Oyj, and that it now owns the marketing rights for the feed additive sodium benzoate. The applicant has submitted documents supporting its allegations.
(3) The proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh assessment of the additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(4) In order to allow the applicant to exploit its marketing rights under the name of Taminco Finland Oy, it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisations.
(5) Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Since the modification to the conditions of authorisation is not related to safety reasons, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011
In the second column of the Annex, the words ‘Kemira Oyj’ are replaced by ‘Taminco Finland Oy’.
Transitional measures
Existing stocks of the additive which have been produced and labelled before 28 August 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 August 2014 may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2259/88 of 15 July 1988 fixing the guide 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 paragraph 8 of Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas paragraph 8 of Protocol 4 states that the guide price for cotton that has not been ginned is to be fixed annually by reference to the criteria laid down in paragraph 2 of that Protocol;
Whereas reference to these criteria leads to the fixing of the guide price as indicated below,
1.  For the 1988/89 marketing year the guide price for unginned cotton shall be 96,02 ECU/100 kilograms.
2.  The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for cotton:
- of sound, genuine and merchantable quality,
- containing 14 % moisture and 3 % of inorganic extraneous matter,
- with the characteristics required to yield, after ginning, 54 % of seed and 32 % of fibres of grade No 5 (white middling), as defined in Greece, with a length of 28 mm (1-3/32mm).
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 DECISION of 13 November 1998 on additional Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium (notified under document number C(1998) 3458) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (98/674/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Belgium in 1997; whereas the appearance of the disease represents a serious danger to Community pig stocks; whereas with a view to contributing towards the speedy eradication of the disease the Community is able to contribute to expenditure incurred by the Member States for losses suffered;
Whereas the Commission adopted Decision 98/61/EC on Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium (3); whereas an initial tranche by way of an advance payment of ECU 2 million has been paid under that Decision;
Whereas on 3 June 1998 Belgium presented an application for reimbursement of all the expenditure incurred within the country in 1997; whereas the available appropriations in the current financial year cannot cover all the eligible expenditure; whereas only an additional tranche of ECU 500 000 can be granted at this stage;
Whereas further tranches may be granted at a later stage once the Commission has verified the information provided in the application for reimbursement;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Belgium may obtain an additional tranche of ECU 500 000 in financial assistance from the Community for eligible expenditure incurred under eradication measures relating to outbreaks of classical swine fever which occurred in the course of 1997.
The amount of the tranche referred to in Article 1 shall be paid to Belgium as soon as this Decision has been adopted.
1. The Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the cooperation of the competent national authorities, on the application of measures and expenditure in receipt of support.
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the result of the checks carried out.
2. Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
14.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 129/2009
of 13 February 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 as regards the validity of the transitional measures relating to former foodstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 introduces a comprehensive framework for the collection, use and disposal of animal by-products.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 of 3 February 2006 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 as regards the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former foodstuffs (2) sets out a number of transitional measures that are due to expire on 31 July 2009.
(3) The Commission has adopted a proposal for the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (3). That proposal is now under consideration by the legislators and the rules relating to former foodstuffs and the available scientific evidence related to the risks arising from such animal by-products will be considered in that context. Therefore, it is appropriate to extend the period of validity of the current transitional measure so that until the adoption of new rules, the current rules relating to former foodstuffs remain applicable.
(4) In the light of the date proposed by the Commission for the entry into application of a revised Regulation on animal by-products, it is appropriate to extend the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 until 31 July 2011.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 197/2006, the date ‘31 July 2009’ is replaced by the date ‘31 July 2011’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1603/91  of 10 June 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables as regards quality standards
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1193/90 (2), lays down rules regarding the labelling of fruit and vegetables subject to common quality standards and put up for sale at the retail stage;  whereas recent developments in the fruit and vegetable trade have led to an increase in the quantities of pre-packaged products; whereas, to ensure that consumers are given sufficient information and that the rules are harmonized with Council Directive  79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/72/EEC (4),  provision should be made for the net weight to be indicated on products presented in this way; whereas, however, this requirement is not justified in the case of products usually sold singly,
  Article 1
The following shall be inserted as the second subparagraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72:
'For pre-packaged products within the meaning of Directive 79/112/EEC, the net weight shall be indicated, in addition to all the information provided for in the common quality standards. However, in the case of products normally sold by number, the  requirement to indicate the net weight shall not apply if the number of items can be clearly seen and easily counted from the outside or, failing that, if the number is indicated on the label.'  Article 2  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.
7.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 936/2007
of 6 August 2007
setting, for the 2007/08 marketing year, the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 9(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The criteria for setting the price at which storage agencies buy in unprocessed dried figs and unprocessed dried grapes are laid down in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 and the conditions on which the storage agencies buy in and manage the products are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/1999 of 23 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the scheme for the storage of unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs (2).
(2) The buying-in price should therefore be set for the 2007/08 marketing year on the basis, for dried grapes, of the evolution in world prices and, for dried figs, of the minimum price laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/2006 of 9 August 2006 setting, for the 2006/07 marketing year, the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the production aid for dried figs (3).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 2007/08 marketing year, the buying-in price referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:
(a) EUR 458,96 per tonne net for unprocessed dried grapes;
(b) EUR 597,55 per tonne net for unprocessed dried figs.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.