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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2029/95 of 22 August 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/95 (3), provides for common sole quotas for 1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 25 July 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1995.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions II and IV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transshipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 25 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 September 1981 authorizing the Italian Republic to exempt from application of Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport the vehicles referred to in Article 14a (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 (Only the Italian text is authentic) (81/790/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2828/77 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Italian Government has asked the Commission to authorize exemption from Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of the vehicles referred to in Article 14a (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport (3);
Whereas this measure can have no repercussions on the situation as regards competition in the carriage of goods by road ; whereas, it can, moreover, in no way hinder the achievement of the aims of the social regulations applying to road transport;
Whereas the vehicles referred to above, which are in any case very small in number, are all intended for own-account operations having a negligible economic impact ; whereas they furthermore are normally used over very short distances and in consequence the drivers' hours are limited;
Whereas the transport operations in question are not intended to benefit from exemptions from Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 and will therefore continue to be governed by its provisions, and in particular that concerning the use of individual drivers' control books;
Whereas this measure will relate solely to the movement of the vehicles concerned on national territory and will not extend to their use in international transport operations,
The Italian Republic is hereby authorized to exempt from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 the vehicles referred to in Article 14a (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69.
The Italian Republic shall inform the Commission of the measures taken in order to implement this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2003
of 9 January 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 1524/2002(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 2002 to 30 June 2003 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 January 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 February 2003 for 7133,594 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 23  November 1995 repealing recommendation 80/823/EEC on the rational use of energy in industrial  enterprises (95/505/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas Commission recommendation 80/823/EEC  (1) was adopted in order to implement the Community  'Energy Bus` programme and to create a data base concerning a Community system of information,  technical assistance and consultation over the past ten years;
Whereas the 'Energy Bus` programme no longer exists; whereas the principles contained in  recommendation 80/823/EEC have been incorporated into Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September  1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE)  (2);
Whereas the Commission has stopped updating the aforesaid databases; whereas, also, the agreement  between the Commission and the parties concerned with achieving the objectives of the Community  'Energy Bus` programme has expired;
Whereas recommendation 80/823/EEC has been overtaken by developments in the Community's legislation  process and is thus no longer relevant,
Sole Article
Recommendation 80/823/EEC is hereby repealed.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 627/84
of 9 March 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1928/83 with regard to the final date for distribution of the aid to small-scale milk producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the markets in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1209/83 (2), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 2a thereof,
Whereas, under the second indent of Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1928/83 (3), the distribution of the amounts among small-scale milk producers must be carried out before 1 April 1984; whereas, because of delays in the adoption of the national provisions on distribution of this aid, a number of Member States are finding difficulty in complying with the final date laid down for distribution of the aid; whereas this date should accordingly be postponed,
In the second indent of Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1928/83, '1 April 1984' is hereby replaced by '1 July 1984'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 1996 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/550/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (4);
Whereas the Government of Finland has requested the Commission to authorize two methods for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the two grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Finland:
- the apparatus called 'Hennessy grading probe` (HGP4) and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
- the method called 'Intrascope/Optical probe` details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex.
Modifications of apparatus or of assessment methods shall not be authorized.
This decision is addressed to Finland.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/2004
of 13 February 2004
amending the export refunds on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular the third sentence of Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on pigmeat were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2004(3).
(2) In the light of the market situation it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 129/2004 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 129/2004 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 18 September 2000
appointing four Italian members and seven Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/577/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas four seats for members of the Committee of the Regions and seven seats for alternate members have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Vannino Chiti, Mr Salvatore Distaso, Mr Giuseppi Nistico and Mr Antonio Rastrelli, members, and of Mr Piero Badaloni, Mr Bruno Bracalente, Mr Angelo Raffaele Dinardo, Mr Giancarlo Mori, Mr Federico Palomba, Mr Emilio Sabattini and Mr Marcello Veneziale, alternate members, notified to the Council on 7 June, 26 June, 6 July and 28 August 2000 respectively,
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
The following are hereby appointed:
(a) members of the Committee of the Regions:
Mr Claudio Martini in place of Mr Vannino Chiti,
Mr Raffaele Fitto in place of Mr Salvatore Distaso,
Mr Giuseppi Chiaravalloti in place of Mr Giuseppi Nistico,
Mr Antonio Bassolino in place of Mr Antonio Rastrelli,
(b) alternate members of the Committee of the Regions:
Mr Francesco Storace in place of Mr Piero Badaloni,
Ms Maria Rita Lorenzetti in place of Mr Bruno Bracalente,
Mr Filippo Bubbico in place of Mr Angelo Raffaele Dinardo,
Mr Sandro Biasotti in place of Mr Giancarlo Mori,
Mr Mario Floris in place of Mr Federico Palomba,
Mr Flavio Delbono in place of Mr Emilio Sabattini,
Mr Giovanni Di Stasi in place of Mr Marcello Veneziale,
for the remainder of their terms of office, which run until 25 January 2002.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 323/97 of 21 February 1997 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 (3) introduces in particular a new scale of size categories for herring of the species Clupea harengus; whereas in the case of Baltic herring this new scale establishes a specific size for products taken and landed north of 59Â° 30' but does not include that previously applicable in the whole of the Baltic;
Whereas this omission fails to take account of the production and sales conditions of herring taken in the Baltic, south of 59Â° 30'; whereas steps should be taken therefore to establish the appropriate size category for this product again by amending Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 accordingly;
Whereas this amendment will constitute a technical adjustment to the common marketing standards as provided for in Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2406/96, the scale of size categories applicable to Baltic herring (Clupea harengus) is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 537/2010
of 18 June 2010
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2010 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2010 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2010 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2010 under Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1485/89
of 30 May 1989
on securities relating to import licences, issued for the first quarter of 1989, for high-quality beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4075/88 of 19 December 1988 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4148/88 (4) lays down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 4075/88 and (EEC) No 4077/88 (5) in the beef and veal sector;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 150/89 of 20 January 1989 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal (6), determines the percentage of quantities applied for in respect of the first quarter of 1989 which may be imported;
Whereas Commission Decision 89/15/EEC (7) suspends imports of animals of the bovine species and meat from the United States of America and Canada from 1 January 1989;
Whereas contracts entered into with the abovementioned countries with a view to finding a solution to enable the suspension in question to be lifted have resulted in the issuing of licences pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 150/89; whereas the licences issued could not be used, no such solution having been found; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the release of the security lodged with a view to obtaining the said licences;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
On application by the parties concerned, securities for import licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 150/89 shall be released within two months provided that the quantities could not be imported as a result of Decision 89/15/EEC.
Applications with supporting documents must be submitted to the competent authority of the Member State in question within one month of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/53
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 13 December 2010
on the increase of the European Central Bank’s capital
(ECB/2010/26)
(2011/20/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Article 28.1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000 of 8 May 2000 concerning capital increases of the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first sentence of Article 28.1 of the Statute of the ESCB the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) is EUR 5 000 million. The ECB’s capital was increased to EUR 5 760 652 402,58 in accordance with Article 48.3 of the Statute of the ESCB as a consequence of Member States acceding to the Union and their national central banks joining the European System of Central Banks.
(2) Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 28.1 of the Statute of the ESCB, the ECB’s capital may be increased by such amount as may be decided by the Governing Council acting by the qualified majority provided for in Article 10.3 of the Statute of the ESCB, within the limits and under the conditions set by the Council of the European Union under the procedure laid down in Article 41 of the Statute of the ESCB.
(3) Pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000 the Governing Council of the ECB may increase the capital of the ECB beyond the amount specified in the first sentence of Article 28(1) of the Statute of the ESCB by an additional amount of up to EUR 5 000 million.
(4) Pursuant to the fourth recital of Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000, the Regulation establishes a limit for future increases in the ECB’s capital, thereby enabling the Governing Council of the ECB to decide on an actual increase at some point in the future in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB.
(5) Taking into account the increase of the ECB’s balance sheet total over the last years, it is considered necessary to increase the ECB’s capital by EUR 5 000 million in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB,
Increase of the ECB’s capital
The ECB’s capital shall be increased by EUR 5 000 million from EUR 5 760 652 402,58 to EUR 10 760 652 402,58.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on 29 December 2010.