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1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 September 2008
establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users
(notified under document number C(2008) 5339)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/763/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (1), and in particular point (b) of Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users should be expressed as the weight of the portable batteries and accumulators placed on the market in the territory of the Member State in the year concerned, excluding any portable batteries and accumulators that have left the territory of that Member State in that year before being sold to end-users.
(2) Member States should base the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users on collected data. Statistically significant estimates based on the collected data may also be used for the calculation.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (2),
1.   Member States shall calculate the annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users in a given year, as the weight of portable batteries and accumulators placed on the market in the territory of the Member State in the year concerned, excluding any portable batteries and accumulators that have left the territory of that Member State in that year before being sold to the end-users.
2.   The placing on the market of each battery shall be counted once.
The calculation provided for in Article 1 shall be based on collected data or statistically significant estimates based on collected data.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
20.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1172/2013
of 18 November 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kiwi de l’Adour (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Kiwi de l’Adour’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 419/2009 (2).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by clarifying how the young plants are fertilised. This amendment has not caused the published summary to be amended (3).
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of that Regulation,
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Kiwi de l’Adour’ is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 853/2002
of 22 May 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 2831/98(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 23 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2002
of 30 September 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 24 September 2002 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 355/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1319/2014
of 11 December 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 821/97 of 6 May 1997 on additional quantities of textile products to be made available to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 (1) of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/97 (2) and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas for certain categories of textile products Vietnam issued export licences in 1996 for amounts in excess of its 1996 quota levels; whereas it is willing to take appropriate export management measures in 1997 to take account of the overlicensing;
Whereas for a number of the product categories export licences have been presented to the competent authorities in the Community in respect of quantities in excess of those actually authorized by the Vietnamese authorities when the licences were issued, with the result that levels for those categories have been exceeded; whereas Vietnam is working in close cooperation with the Community to establish the cause of the discrepancies, which may be the result of fraud;
Whereas the overruns for other product categories are the result of communication problems between the central licensing board and its regional branches;
Whereas this has led to a situation where some importers are unable to get an import licence for goods which have already been shipped to the Community, and the goods are consequently blocked in the port of arrival;
Whereas Vietnam and the Community are currently making efforts to establish a system of control which will greatly reduce the risk of any recurrence of such overshipments;
Whereas the quantities in question, in relation to total imports of these products into the Community, are unlikely to cause market disruption if the goods are released into free circulation;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 allows the Commission to open up additional opportunities for imports under particular circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The following quantities shall be made available to allow the release into free circulation of products for which Vietnam has issued 1996 export licences:
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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.
10.12.1982 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 350/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3303/82
of 9 December 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 with regard to certain coefficients to be applied for milk products incorporated in compound feeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3605/81 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3258/82 (4);
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1753/82 (5), the Commission brought back into application Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77 dealing with the sale of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry; whereas it was consequently necessary to set a coefficient for skimmed-milk powder and for animal feeds containing skimmed-milk powder which has been sold under the special terms set out in those two Regulations; whereas the coefficient in question is laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1931/82; whereas there has since been a substantial change in the selling price of skimmed-milk powder; whereas the coefficient in question should therefore be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees for Cereals and for Milk and Milk Products,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In section (b) of note (8) to Part 1, ‘0-53’ is replaced by ‘0-25’.
2. In Part 5:
— in the second paragraph of note (1), ‘0-30’ is replaced by ‘0-14’,
— in the fourth paragraph of note (6), ‘0-53’ is replaced by ‘0-25’.
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 20 December 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2126/2003
of 3 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2003/04 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003(2) opens a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for all destinations.
(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the situation on the world market or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation, depending on their destination.
(3) Import duties and export refunds still apply to certain sugar products traded between the Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, of the other part, and the level of export refunds is appreciably greater than the level of import duties. In view of the accession of these countries to the Community on 1 May 2004, the appreciable gap between the level of import duties and the level of export refunds granted for the products in question may result in speculative trade flows.
(4) To prevent any abuse through the reimportation or reintroduction into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund or levy should be fixed for these countries for the products listed in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(6) In view of the dates for the invitations to tender, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 is hereby replaced by:
"1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations except for Albania, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro(3), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. During the period of validity of this invitation to tender, partial invitations to tender shall be issued."
Member States shall amend their invitations to tender so that they comply with Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003, as amended by 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 (EC) No 783/2002
of 8 May 2002
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2002(2) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes exported after 8 May 2002 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 226/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 8 May 2002 and before 15 May 2002, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/49
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 May 2012
appointing three Spanish members and two Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/239/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Pedro CASTRO VÁZQUEZ, Mr Jordi HEREU I BOHER and Mr Alberto RUIZ-GALLARDÓN JIMÉNEZ. Two alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Paz FERNÁNDEZ FELGUEROSO and Mr Andrés OCAÑA RABADÁN,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Mr Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Sevilla,
— Mr Abel CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Vigo,
— Ms Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ, Alcaldesa de Hospitalet de Llobregat,
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Ramón ROPERO MANCERA, Alcalde de Villafranca de los Barros,
— Mr Jordi SAN JOSÉ I BUENAVENTURA, Alcalde de Sant Feliú de Llobregat (Barcelona).
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 302/91  of 7 February 1991  laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products as regards Spain
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 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7  (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  3881/90 (4), fixes the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of certain products in the milk and milk products sector for 1990;
Whereas application for STM licences lodged inthe week 3 to 8 December 1990 for category 1 of cheese covers quantities exceeding that fraction of the indicative ceiling applicable for the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted by an emergency procedure appropriate interim protection measures by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 (5); whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas in view of the situation of the market in Spain, an  increase in the indicative ceiling could not be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as mentioned in Article 85 (3) of the Act, suspension of the issuing of STM licences provided for in Articles 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 should be confirmed until the end of the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
     Article 1
The issuing of STM licences for products in the milk and milk products sector, as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 is hereby definitively suspended.   Article 2
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.