razaulhaq/eurlex_sdg_coverage huggingface dataset:
Commission Decision
of 25 September 2001
adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
(notified under document number C(2001) 2664)
(2001/781/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters(1), and in particular points (a) and (b) of Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to implement Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 it is necessary to draw up and publish a manual containing information about the receiving agencies provided for in Article 2 of that Regulation.
(2) Point (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 also provides for a glossary to be drawn up in the official languages of the European Union of documents that may be served on the basis of the Regulation.
(3) On the basis of information supplied by the Member States the Commission has accordingly drawn up the manual and glossary referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000, which appear in the Annex to this Decision.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 provides for publication of the manual in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The glossary should also be published there.
(5) In order to achieve the objectives of the Regulation it is essential that the transmitting agencies have access to a manual that is updated as regularly as possible. Consequently, and without prejudice to the annual updating provided for in point (a) of Article 17 of the Regulation, the Commission will make available on its Internet site a version of the manual that is regularly updated on the basis of changes notified by the Member States. The same should be done for the glossary.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000,
1. The manual referred to in point (a) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 is Annex I to this Decision.
2. The glossary referred to in point (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 is Annex II to this Decision.
1. The manual and the glossary referred to in Article 1 shall be published on the Europa site.
2. Without prejudice to the annual updating of the manual referred to Article 1(1), the Commission shall regularly update the information on the basis of changes notified by the Member States.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 22 May 1992  laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 adopting measures for the import of fruit and vegetables from certain countries affected by cholera  (92/300/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 of 22 October 1991 adopting measures for the import of fruit and vegetables from certain countries affected by cholera (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 lays down the requirements to be met for importing fruit and vegetables originating in or consigned from certain regions of South America where the incidence of cholera is rapidly increasing; whereas the Regulation  provides, inter alia, for the drawing up of three different documents for the export of fruit and vegetables from the affected regions to the European Community;
Whereas a specimen should be drawn up of the official certificate to be issued by the recognized health authorities of the third country concerned, and the conditions should be laid down under which data are to be entered in the documents accompanying  the products in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the ad hoc committee set up by Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91,
The certificate of origin or consignment provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 must accompany all consignments of fruit and vegetables to the Community, whether or not they come from an administrative unit affected by  cholera.
A certificate issued by the authorities of the administrative district of origin or of consignment shall be acceptable.
The official certificate referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 must be drawn up in accordance with the specimen shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
The certificate in question must accompany consignments of fruit and vegetables originating in or coming from the administrative units affected by cholera listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91.
The accompanying document referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91 must specify:
- the date of embarkation of the products
and,
- as appropriate, one of the treatments referred to in Annex IV, Part A.1 or Part B.1, 2 or 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3185/91.
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1992.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1999
listing the areas of Belgium eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(1999) 4944)
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(2000/119/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Whereas:
(1) point 2 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that Objective 2 of the Structural Funds is to support the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties;
(2) the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that the Commission and the Member States shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected and at the most appropriate geographical level;
(3) Commission Decision 1999/503/EC(2) lays down, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, a population ceiling for each Member State under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006. The ceiling for Belgium is 1269000 inhabitants;
(4) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that the Commission, on the basis of proposals from the Member States and in close concertation with each Member State concerned, is to draw up a list of the areas eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national priorities, without prejudice to the transitional support provided for in Article 6(2) of that Regulation;
(5) Article 4(11) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that each list of areas eligible under Objective 2 is to be valid for seven years from 1 January 2000; however, where there is a serious crisis in a given region, the Commission, acting on a proposal from a Member State, may amend the list of areas during 2003 in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 10 of Article 4, without increasing the proportion of the population within each region referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation,
The areas in Belgium eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
21.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2093/2005
of 20 December 2005
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3) In view of the current market demand in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1.   An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2.   Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply.
The invitation to tender shall be open until 29 June 2006. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates laid down by a notice of invitation to tender.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
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 1322/98 of 25 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the establishment for the beef and veal sector of the quantities of the specific supply balances for the Azores and Madeira regarding beef and veal and pure-bred breeding animals;
Whereas the quantities in the forecast supply balance for those products are fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1066/98 (4);
Whereas the level of the aid for the products included in the forecast supply balance and coming from the Community market is fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92;
Whereas application of the criteria for fixing the amount of Community aid to the current market situation in the sector in question and, in particular, to the exchange rates and prices for those products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, gives rise to aid for the supply of the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products at the levels fixed in the Annex hereto;
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
3. Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1924/2004
of 4 November 2004
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 5 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/2007
of 14 June 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 14 June 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 14 June 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 38,778 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 September 1994 amending for the fourth time Decision 92/571/EEC relating to new transitional measures which are necessary to facilitate the move to the system of veterinary checks provided for in Council Directive  90/675/EEC (94/659/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in  particular Article 30 thereof,
Whereas Directive 90/675/EEC makes arrangements for a new system of veterinary checks for products entering the Community from third countries;
Whereas the Commission, in Decisions 92/399/EEC (3) and 92/571/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 94/186/EC (5), adopted certain transitional measures to facilitate the move to the new system of veterinary checks provided for in Directive 90/675/EEC;  whereas these measures expire on 30 September 1994;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down new transitional measures which facilitate the gradual implementation of the system established by Directive 90/675/EEC;
Whereas for harmonized products all checks should be carried out in the border inspection posts at the external border of the Community;
Whereas in the light of experience gained, it is necessary to specify the place where the identity and physical checks shall be carried out on products transported by sea or air;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 92/571/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The provisions of Article 8 of Directive 90/675/EEC shall apply for products where Community Decisions have been taken to establish:
- a list of approved third countries,
- a list of approved establishments (animal health and public health),
and
- a model certificate (animal health and public health).';
2. in Article 3, the following paragraph is inserted:
'In the circumstances referred to in Article 8 (4) of Directive 90/675/EEC, the identity and physical check shall be carried out at the pre-selected border inspection post of destination provided that the products are not being unloaded or are being  transhipped from one aircraft or boat to another in the customs area of the airport or port of arrival for transport to the pre-selected border inspection post of destination.';
3. in Article 8, '30 September 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995';
4. the Annex shall be deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2352/2002
of 20 December 2002
fixing the withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2003 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of the product by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the withdrawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in landing areas which are very distant from main centres of consumption in the Community.
(3) The guide prices for the 2003 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2001(2).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The conversion factors used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the 2003 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2003 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.
The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2003 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the products to which those prices relate are set out in Annex III.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 391/2011
of 19 April 2011
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 104/2005
of 21 January 2005
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2) The Spanish intervention agency has been storing a very significant quantity of paddy rice for a very long time. A standing invitation to tender should therefore be opened for the resale on the internal market of some 23 445 tonnes of paddy rice held by that agency.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 75/91, the Spanish intervention agency shall launch a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of the quantities of paddy rice held by it, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
1.   The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 2 February 2005.
2.   The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 30 March 2005.
3.   Tenders shall be lodged with the Spanish intervention agency:
Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)
Beneficencia, 8
E-28004 Madrid
Telex: 23427 FEGA E
Fax (34) 915 21 98 32 and (34) 915 22 43 87
As an exception to Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, the Spanish intervention agency shall inform the Commission, no later than the Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the submission of tenders, of the quantity and average prices of the various lots sold, broken down by group where appropriate.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.