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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2002
of 28 August 2002
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 Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed 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 those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 5/2008
of 4 January 2008
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and production declarations for the 2007/08 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 73 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 (2) requires wine growers to submit harvest and production declarations no later than 10 December, with a view to knowing the volume of Community wine production in good time.
(2) In one Member State, some of the computer centres to which producers have to submit those declarations have experienced a problem of capacity. Those centres are unable to take delivery of all the declarations by the deadline.
(3) To resolve the problem, which is not the fault of the producers, and to avoid their being unjustly penalised, those producers should be granted an extension for the submission of harvest and production declarations.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Notwithstanding Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001, for the 2007/08 wine year the declarations referred to in Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation may be submitted up to 31 January 2008.
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 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 868/93 of 14 April 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for the producers of sheepmeat with regard to the period laid down for the submission  of applications in Greece and Italy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 363/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 of 26 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for the producers of sheepmeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3204/92 (4), lays down the  framework period within which the Member States may fix a period for the submission of premium applications; whereas the said framework period runs from 1 November before the beginning of the marketing year to the following 30 April;
Whereas, as a result of administrative difficulties with the introduction of the system of individual limits on premium rights, it will not be possible to submit premium applications for the 1993 marketing year in Greece and Italy within the time limit  laid down by the abovementioned Regulation; whereas, therefore, a derogation should be made to extend the time limit for the said marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
Notwithstanding Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84, Greece and Italy shall be authorized to fix a period for the submission of premium applications for the 1993 marketing year running until 15 May 1993.
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 DECISION
of 5 November 1999
amending Decision 97/217/EC establishing groups of third countries which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries
(notified under document number C(1999) 3584)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/758/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/217/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 98/648/EC(4), lays down groups of third countries, or parts thereof, which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries;
(2) following the information available by the European Community, it appears that New Caledonia is covered by sufficiently well-structured and organised veterinary services;
(3) the responsible veterinary authorities of New Caledonia have confirmed that the country has during the last 24 months been free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(4) no vaccinations have been carried out against this disease during the past 12 months;
(5) the responsible veterinary of New Caledonia have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telex or fax, within 24 hours of confirmation of the occurence of the abovementioned disease or of the adoption of vaccination against it;
(6) imports of farmed cloven-hoofed game meat, excepting swine, from New Caledonia can be authorised;
(7) it is therefore necessary to amend Decision 97/217/EC;
(8) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Commission Decision 97/217/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Members States.
COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 8 April 1986
adapting, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 84/631/EEC on the supervision and control within the European Community of the transfrontier shipment of hazardous waste
(86/121/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act concerning the accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, box 36 of Annex I to Directive 84/631/EEC (1) as technically adjusted by Commission Directive 85/469/EEC (2), should be supplemented by the entries in the new official languages,
With effect from 1 January 1986, box 36 of Annex I to Directive 84/631/EEC shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
18.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1032/2011
of 13 October 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VIII by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 (EEC) No 718/89
of 21 March 1989
amending Annexes III en IV bis to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 7 and 78)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 694/89 (2), and in particular Article 17,
Whereas, with a view to the introduction of the combined nomenclature, the Community has negotiated with Hong Kong an Agreed Minute modifying the quantitative limits for categories 7 and 78 products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles;
Whereas the Council has decided, on 21 December 1988, that this Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally pending its formal conclusion;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes III and IV bis to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Annexes III and IV bis to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 are hereby amended for Hong Kong accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 946/2003
of 28 May 2003
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 May 2003 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2003(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/2003(4).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 759/2003 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 759/2003 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1673/95
of 7 July 1995
amending Regulation  (EC) No 2472/94 suspending certain elements of the embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  (Serbia and Montenegro)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 228a  thereof,
Having regard to the common position of 7 July 1995 defined by the Council on the basis of Article  J.2 of the Treaty on European Union with regard to the extension of the suspension of certain  restrictions on trade with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (1), as  decided upon by the United Nations Security Council in its Resolution 1003 (1995),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has decided that the restrictions and other measures  referred to in paragraph 1 of its Resolution 943 (1994) will be suspended until 18 September 1995;
Whereas, under these conditions, the Community has to adapt its existing legislation accordingly,  and in particular Regulation (EC) No 2472/94 (2),
The second subparagraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2472/94  shall be replaced by the following:
'It shall apply until 18 September 1995.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the  day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 6 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
15.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1067/2012
of 14 November 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. That Regulation provides for, inter alia, the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes VIII and IX to the Regulation.
(2) Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP (3) provides for an exemption under the restrictive measures in order to protect the energy security of the Union.
(3) That exemption falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
In Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the following Article is inserted:
‘Article 28a
The prohibitions in Article 23(2) and (3) shall not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex IX:
(a) which hold rights derived from an original award before 27 October 2010, by a sovereign Government other than Iran, of a production sharing agreement as referred to in Article 39, in so far as such acts and transactions relate to those entities’ participation in that agreement;
(b) in so far as necessary for the execution, until 31 December 2014, of the obligations arising from contracts referred to in point (b) of Article 12(1) provided that those acts and transactions have been authorised in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the competent authority concerned and that the Member State concerned has informed the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation.’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1040/84
of 10 April 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (1983/84)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 and Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Tunisia (2) stipulate that, if the country in question levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of reduction provided for in the aforementioned Article and 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B;
Whereas the aforementioned Agreement was implemented by Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3488/82 (4);
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchanges of letters, to fix the additional amount at 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms for the period 1 November 1983 to 31 October 1984;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 should accordingly be amended,
Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Tunisia on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms, this amount being increased from 1 November 1983 to 31 October 1984 by 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
21.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/37
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2008
concerning the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2008/144/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand (hereinafter the Agreement), was signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002.
(2) A Protocol amending the Agreement to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union was signed in Beijing on 5 September 2005.
(3) In accordance with Article 6(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the Agreement by way of a protocol between the Council and the People’s Republic of China.
(4) The necessary constitutional and institutional procedures have been completed and the Protocol should therefore be approved,
1.   The Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol (2) is attached to this Decision.
2.   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.