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COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 June 1999
extending Joint Action 96/250/CFSP in relation to the nomination of a Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region
(1999/423/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles 14 and 28 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Joint Action 96/250/CFSP of 25 March 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union, in relation to the nomination of a Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region(1), as last extended by Decision 98/452/CFSP(2), expires on 31 July 1999;
(2) In its conclusions of 9 November 1998 the Council invited Mr Ajello to continue its efforts to this end in his contacts with key players of the region and others actively interested in the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
(3) On the basis of the review of Joint Action 96/250/CFSP, application thereof should be extended for a year,
The validity of Joint Action 96/250/CFSP shall be extended until 31 July 2000. The Joint Action shall be reviewed six months after the date on which this Decision is adopted.
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the costs related to the emission of the Special Representative for the African Great Lakes Region shall be EUR 1137000.
2. The amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to finance the infrastructure and current expenditure of the Special Representative, including his salary and that of his support staff not covered by secondment. Member States and EU institutions may propose the secondment of staff to work with the Special Representative. The remuneration of staff who might be so seconded shall be covered respectively by the Member State or EU institution concerned.
3. The Council notes that the Presidency, Commission and/or Member States, as appropriate, will provide logistical support in the region.
4. The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the Special Representative and the members of his staff shall be defined with the parties. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 701/88
of 17 March 1988
fixing Community producer prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements for certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Isarael and Jordan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community producer prices applicable for two-week periods are fixed twice a year before 15 May and 15 October for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses; whereas pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (2) laying down certain detailed rules for the import arrangements in question prices for roses are determined on the basis of the average daily prices recorded on the representative producer markets for the pilot varieties of quality grade 1 in the three preceding years; whereas for carnations those prices are fixed under the same conditions for the bloom and spray types; whereas, for the determination of the average, prices which differ by 40 % and more from the average price recorded on the same market during the same period during the three preceding years are excluded;
Whereas the Community producer prices for the two-week periods to 31 May 1988 should be determined on the basis of data provided by the Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants,
The Community producer prices for large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for the two-week periods to 31 May 1988 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 986/87
of 6 April 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 387/87 in respect of the time limit for the removal of the sugar made available to the persons most in need, suffering from the cold wave
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 229/87 (2), and in particular Article 8 (5) and Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas, in conformity with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 387/87 (3), sugar held by the Italian intervention agency is made available to charitable organizations in order to come to the aid of the persons most in need, suffering from the cold wave of the 1986/87 winter; whereas Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 387/87 provides for the removal of the sugar by 31 March 1987 at the latest or, in the event that technical difficulties should arise, by the middle of April 1987 at the latest;
Whereas the time limit for this removal should be extended until 30 April 1987 with the possibility of a supplementary period being maintained in the event of technical difficulties;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The date of 31 March 1987 in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 387/87 shall be replaced by 30 April 1987.
The present 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.
6.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1473/2006
of 5 October 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1736/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the guide prices for wine for the 1991/92 wine 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 Spain and Portugal,
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 (EEC) No 1734/91 (2), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),
Whereas, when the guide prices for the various types of table wine are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair  standard of living for the agricultural community and to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Whereas if these objectives are to be achieved, it is absolutely essential that the gap between production and demand should not be opened further; whereas to that end, the guide prices for the 1991/92 wine year should be set at the same levels as the  previous year;
Whereas the price level in Spain is different from that of the common prices; whereas pursuant to Article 70 of the Act of Accession, the Spanish prices should be aligned on the common prices in annual steps at the beginning of each marketing year;  whereas the criteria laid down for this alignment give rise to Spanish prices being fixed as set out below;
Whereas the development of the Portuguese market has been such that table wine prices have reached a level comparable to that of the Member States of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas, under such circumstances, the same guide  prices should be set for Portugal for the 1991/92 wine year as for the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985;
Whereas the guide prices must be fixed for each type of table wine representative of Community production as defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87,
For the 1991/92 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows:
Type of
wine
Guide price in the Community with the exception of Spain
Guide price in Spain
R I
ECU  3,21/% vol/hl
ECU  3,01/% vol/hl
R II
ECU  3,21/% vol/hl
ECU  3,01/% vol/hl
R III
ECU 52,14/hl/% vol
ECU 48,81/hl/% vol
A I
ECU  3,21/% vol/hl
ECU  3,01/% vol/hl
A II
ECU 69,48/hl/% vol
ECU 65,04/hl/% vol
A III
ECU 79,35/hl/% vol
ECU 74,28/hl/% vol
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 September 1991.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 803/2007
of 9 July 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1189/2006
of 3 August 2006
amending for the 66th 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 freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, 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 25 July 2006, 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,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to 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.
8.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1744/2004
of 7 October 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 as regards the replacement of a rapporteur Member State
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, the Commission is to undertake a programme of work for the gradual examination of the active substances on the market two years after the date of notification of that Directive.
(2) The third stage of the work programme is provided for in Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3).
(3) Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 refers to the possibility to reassign a substance to another Member State, if the rapporteur Member State is unable to comply with the time limit for the submission of the draft assessment report to the European Food Safety Authority.
(4) France has informed the Commission that it will be unable to submit the draft assessment report for the substance Teflubenzuron within the time period provided for in Article 10(1) of that Regulation. The United Kingdom has indicated its willingness to become rapporteur Member State for this active substance. Sufficient time has to be provided for the new rapporteur Member State to prepare a draft assessment report and consequently this substance should be moved from part A to part B of Annex I.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 is amended as follows:
1. In part A, the entry for Teflubenzuron is deleted
2. In part B the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 DECISION of 28 December 1998 concerning the extension of Joint Action 98/375/CFSP with regard to the nomination of an EU Special Representative for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (98/741/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Whereas on 8 June 1998 the Council adopted Joint Action 98/375/CFSP (1);
Whereas the said Joint Action is due to expire on 31 December 1998 and should be extended,
Joint Action 98/375/CFSP shall be extended until 31 January 1999.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
REGULATION (EEC) No 2488/69 OF THE COUNCIL  of 9 December 1969  amending Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC (1) of 18 December 1967 on the common organisation of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulations (EEC) Nos 2463/69 (2) and 2485/69, (3) and in particular Article 17 (2) and (3) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas according to the definition laid down in Article 1 (2) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC candy sugar falling within heading No 17.01 of the Common Customs Tariff must be regarded as raw sugar ; whereas since candy sugar is manufactured from white sugar this classification gives rise to difficulties when candy sugar is exported;
Whereas, to prevent such difficulties arising, provision should be made for exceptions to certain provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 (4) of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 729/69 (5);
The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68:
"However, the upper limit referred to in the first sentence of the preceding subparagraph shall not apply to the refunds to be fixed for candy sugar."
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.
6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1023/2006
of 5 July 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of 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, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Decision 2003/286/EC, the Community has undertaken to establish for each marketing year import tariff quotas at a zero rate of duty for wheat, meslin, wheat gluten and maize originating in the Republic of Bulgaria.
(2) In the light of the experience gained in applying Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 (2), certain provisions of that Regulation should be clarified and simplified.
(3) In order to ensure that the actual quantities being requested by individual traders may be verified, it is necessary to specify that traders must submit only one import licence application per period concerned, and to provide for a penalty in the event of a failure to meet this requirement.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following Article 1a is added:
2. Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(c) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3207/94 of 22 December 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
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 3676/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowance catches for 1994 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No  2761/94 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1994;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subjects 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 cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1994;  whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 December 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1994.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c and d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment 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 7 December 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.