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10.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 609/2010
of 9 July 2010
amending Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2010
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 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) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2010 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EU) No 576/2010.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 are hereby replaced by the text in 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.
It shall apply from 10 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3786/89
of 15 December 1989
authorizing Portugal to abolish import duties on oil cake from other Member States and to apply Common Customs Tariff duties to imports of oil cake from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 243 (4) thereof,
Whereas the first indent of Article 243 (4) (a) of the Act of Accession provides that Portugal may, at its request, abolish the customs duties on oil seeds, oleaginous fruit and products derived therefrom or move towards their alignment;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 566/87 (1) authorizes Portugal to suspend partially the import duties on oil cake until 31 December 1987; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1692/88 (2) provides for the same authorization until 31 December 1988; whereas the aim of that measure was to facilitate the supply of oil cake to the Portuguese feedingstuffs industry; whereas, since then, the factors which justified that measure have remained valid; whereas Portugal has requested authorization to abolish, pursuant to Article 243 mentioned above, the customs duties on oil cake vis-Ă -vis the rest of the Community and to apply the Common Customs Tariff vis-Ă -vis third countries from 1 January 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Portugal is hereby authorized to abolish duties applicable to imports of oil cake and other solid residues falling within CN codes 2304 00 00, 2305 00 00 and 2306, with the exception of CN codes 2306 90 11 and 2306 90 19, originating in the other Member States and to apply the Common Customs Tariff duties to imports of those products originating in third countries.
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 January 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 166/2004
of 29 January 2004
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under 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 1431/2003(4).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 12 October 2000
amending Decision 94/442/EC setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section
(notified under document number C(2000) 2988)
(2000/649/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Since modern financial audit methods are becoming increasingly important in the EAGGF Guarantee Section accounts clearance procedure, the conciliation body should be composed not only of members who are highly qualified in EAGGF Guarantee Section matters, but also of members with a high level of practical financial audit experience. Commission Decision 94/442/EC setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section(2) should be adapted accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
Decision 94/442/EC is hereby amended as follows:
The first subparagraph of Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:"The Body shall be composed of five members selected from among eminent persons offering every guarantee of independence and highly qualified in EAGGF Guarantee Section matters or in the practice of financial audit. They must be nationals of different Member States."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1241/89 of 3 May 1989 fixing the guide price for unginned cotton for the 1989/90 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 1989/90 marketing year the guide price for unginned cotton shall be ECU 96,02 per 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), with a length of 28 millimetres (1-3/32mm).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 30 July 1992  amending for the third time Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community and temporarily amending the frequency of notification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy   (92/450/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 90/134/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy continue within Community territory; whereas that disease should accordingly be kept on the list of diseases notifiable under Directive 82/894/EEC;
Whereas, in the light of experience gained, provision should be made for a derogation to extend the requirement to notify outbreaks of that disease until 31 December 1997; whereas, however, weekly notification of outbreaks containing information  required concerning secondary outbreaks appears sufficient;
Whereas provisions adopted previously concerning notification of the disease should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
'Bovine spongiform encephalopathy' is hereby added to Annex I to Directive 82/894/EEC.
By way of a derogation from Article 3 (1) of Directive 82/894/EEC, all outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy shall be notified until 31 December 1997 in accordance with Article 4 of that Directive.
Decision 90/134/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 358/2000
of 16 February 2000
providing the result of applications for repayment of duties on dried boneless beef under Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 of 22 October 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 of 15 November 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2589/1999(3), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 lays down that the Commission shall decide on the applications for repayment of part of the customs duties paid on imports under the quota since 1 July 1999. The overall quantity of eligible products imported does not exceed the annual quota of 700 tonnes. Consequently, all valid applications for repayment of the specific amount of duty be accepted,
All valid applications for repayment received under Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 shall be accepted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 16 May 1983 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of agreed minutes between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria negotiated pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT with regard to certain frozen, prepared or preserved vegetables (83/263/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Republic of Austria, pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), announced its intention of modifying or withdrawing tariff concessions in respect of certain frozen, prepared or preserved vegetables for which the Community is Austria's main supplier;
Whereas the Commission has entered into negotiations with Austria under Article XXVIII of the GATT ; whereas it has reached a satisfactory agreement with Austria,
The Agreement in the form of agreed minutes between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria negotiated pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT with regard to certain frozen, prepared or preserved vegetables is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1472/98 of 9 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 758/98 (3), lays down provisions for the implementation of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey;
Whereas that amendment also brought forward the date for notification of programmes; whereas, as a result, the date of the agricultural conversion rate to be applied to those programmes should also be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 is replaced by the following:
'Article 5
The agricultural conversion rate to be applied to the amount referred to in Article 3 shall be the rate in force on 1 May of the year in which the programme is notified.`
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2365/2000
of 25 October 2000
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 June 2007
amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Argentina, Australia and the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2007) 2498)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/422/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2) provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams and embryo production teams listed in that Decision.
(2) Argentina and the United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams.
(3) Argentina and the United States of America have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection and production teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries.
(4) Australia has requested that certain entries for that country on the lists should be deleted.
(5) Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2129/91  of 18 July 1991  re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to the products falling within CN code 2921 19 10, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out  in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2),  and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III are totally suspended, and the products as such are, as a general rule, subject to statistical  surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties  may be reintroduced, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered is equal, as a general rule, to 6,3 % of the total importations into the  Community, originating from third countries in 1988;
Whereas, in the case of the products falling within CN code 2921 19 10, originating in Brazil, the reference base is fixed at ECU 30 000; whereas that reference base was reached on 27 March 1991 by charges of imports into the Community of the products  in question originating in Brazil; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs  duties for the products in question must be re-established with regard to Brazil,
As from 23 July 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Brazil:
CN code  Description   2921 19 10  - - - Triethylamine and its salts
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2330/2003
of 30 December 2003
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 31 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.