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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2215/98 of 15 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1426/96 (2), and in particular Article 15(8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98 (3) lays down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine psr;
Whereas transitional measures are required for products whose designation and presentation do not comply with the rules in force;
Whereas it is necessary to give more time to interested parties who satisfy the conditions laid down in the Regulation for adding to the list of traditional terms in the Annex to that Regulation; whereas, therefore, the date of application of the Regulation should be put back by six months;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EC) No 881/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following Article 6a is added:
'Article 6a
Wines designated and presented in accordance with the rules in force at the time they were placed in circulation but whose designation and presentation are no longer in accordance with those rules following an amendment of the latter may be held for sale, placed in circulation or exported until stocks are exhausted.
Labels printed in accordance with the rules in force at the time they were placed in circulation and which are no longer in accordance with those rules following an amendment of the latter may be used for one year from the date of application of that amendment.`;
2. in Article 7, '1 October 1998` is replaced by '1 April 1999`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1998 amending Decision 95/328/EC establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (notified under document number C(1998) 4044) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/739/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 11 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/328/EC of 25 July 1995 establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (3), as last amended by Decision 94/418/EC (4), is valid until 31 December 1998;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (5), as last amended by Decision 98/711/EC (6), establishes the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products for human consumption is authorised; whereas Part II of that list contains the third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision but which satisfy the requirements of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC (7), as amended by Decision 98/603/EC (8);
Whereas, under Decision 95/408/EC, that list is valid until 31 December 2000; whereas the date of validity of certification should therefore be amended to bring it into line with the date of validity of the provisional lists;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Decision 95/328/EC the words 'to 31 December 1998` are replaced by 'to 31 December 2000`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1525/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Annex XIII a to the European Agreement with Bulgaria (2) lays down the quantities of sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported under the preferential scheme within tariff quotas; whereas those quotas were opened for 1996 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1225/96 (4);
Whereas the Europe Agreement also provides for the possibility of Bulgaria converting limited quantities of live animal exports into quantities of meat; whereas Bulgaria has asked the Community to convert 1 000 tonnes of live animals expressed as carcase weight bone-in that may be exported into the Community in 1996 into 1 000 tonnes of meat; whereas this conversion concerns only a limited portion of the quantities of those products originating in Bulgaria that may enter the Community under Community tariff quotas; whereas, therefore, it should be accepted;
Whereas, as a result, it is necessary to adapt the quantities laid down for Bulgaria in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 as adapted by Regulation (EC) No 1225/96;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 3016/95, the quantity of live animals for Bulgaria is hereby replaced by '1 123` and the quantity of meat for Bulgaria is replaced by '2 640`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
30.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/54
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 2009
appointing one Romanian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2009/575/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 Decision 2007/3/EC, Euratom (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Romanian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Marius PETCU,
Mr Sorin Cristian STAN, Employees Group (Group II), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2003
of 3 September 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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 organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 64/2009
of 22 January 2009
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (2) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3) In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1994 on additional financial aid from the Community for the work of the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France, the Community reference laboratory for the testing of milk and milk-products  (94/841/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 28 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of Council Directive 92/46/EEC (3) the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France, has been designated as the reference laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk  products;
Whereas, in accordance with Decision 94/94/EC (4) financial aid has already been paid to the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, France; whereas a one-year contract has been concluded between the European Community and this laboratory; whereas  this contract should be extended to enable the reference laboratory to continue to perform the functions and tasks referred to in Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community shall grant the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, the reference laboratory designated in Chapter I of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC, additional financial aid amounting to not more than ECU 100 000.
1. For the purposes of Article 1, the contract referred to in Decision 94/94/EC is hereby extended for one year.
2. The Director-General for Agriculture is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the contract in the name of the Commission of the European Communities.
3. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the reference laboratory in accordance with the procedure set out in the contract referred to in Decision 94/94/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
1.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2008
of 31 July 2008
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 August 2008 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) However, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2008 of 26 June 2008 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2008/2009 marketing year (3), the application of certain duties set by this Regulation is suspended,
From 1 August 2008, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 984/2004
of 14 May 2004
amending for the 34th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freezing of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 11 May 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3281/87
of 30 October 1987
derogating from the quality standard for citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2275/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 (3) laid down quality standards for citrus fruit, which are contained in the Annex to that Regulation;
Whereas, in view of the development of marketing, certain provisions as formulated at present relating to packaging may lead to confusion; whereas steps should be taken to remedy this situation pending a full revision of the standard;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
By way of derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 379/71, until 15 July 1988, the last subparagraph under B ('Packaging') in item V ('Packaging and presentation') of the Annex thereto is hereby replaced by the following:
'The package, or bulk consignment for produce dispatched in bulk, must be free from any foreign matter; however, a presentation where a short twig with some green leaves adheres to the fruit is allowed.'
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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2869/87
of 25 September 1987
amending Regulation No 225/67/EEC on detailed rules for determining the world market price for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation No 115/67/EEC of 6 June 1967 laying down criteria for determining world market prices for oil seeds and fixing the frontier crossing point (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1983/82 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 225/67/EEC (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2284/86 (6), provides that, where the offers and quotations relate to a quality other than the standard quality for which the target price was fixed, they are to be adjusted on the basis of the coefficients of equivalence shown in the Annex; whereas world market prices have changed to an extent that calls for a fresh fixing at the coefficients of equivalence;
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1917/87 (7), the Council fixed, for the 1987/88 marketing year, the target price for sunflower seeds with a moisture content of 9 %; whereas the relevant coefficients of equivalence which are set out in the Annex to Regulation No 225/67/EEC and which have been fixed for sunflower seeds with a moisture content of 10 % should be adjusted for that marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The table in Annex I to Regulation No 225/67/EEC is hereby replaced by the  following:
'(ECU/100 kg)
1.2,3 //  //  //  // Coefficient of equivalence  // 1.2.3 //  // Amount to be deducted from the price  // Amount to be added to the price   //    //   //   // A. Rape seed from:   //   //   // - Canada   // 0,429   // -  // - other third countries   // 0,246   // -   // B. Sunflower seeds from:   //   //   // - United States of America or Canada   // -   // 1,741 (1) or 0,960   // - other third countries  // -   // 1,675 (1) or 1,195   //    //   //
(1) To be applied from 1 April 1987 to prices recorded for determination of the world market price before the date of entry into force of this Regulation for the 1987/88 marketing year.'
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.