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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1582/97 of 30 July 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 and No 1984/83 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of exclusive distribution agreements and exclusive purchasing agreements respectively
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 19/65/EEC of 2 March 1965 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having published the draft of the Regulation (2),
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas the period of validity of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 (3) and No 1984/83 (4) on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of exclusive distribution agreements and exclusive purchasing agreements respectively, as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, expires on 31 December 1997;
Whereas the Commission has published a Green Paper on Vertical Restraints in EC Competition Policy in order to initiate a wide public debate on the application of Article 85 (1) and (3) of the Treaty to agreements between undertakings operating on different economic levels, including exclusive distribution agreements, exclusive purchasing agreements and franchising agreements;
Whereas it is appropriate to allow sufficient time to conclude this debate, to examine its results and to draw the conclusions for future competition policy in this field;
Whereas this work could not be completed in time for the adoption and publication of a new Regulation before 31 December 1997;
Whereas to maintain legal certainty for undertakings, it is appropriate to amend Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 and No 1984/83 by extending their period of validity until 31 December 1999, when Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4087/88 of 30 November 1988 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of franchise agreements (5) will expire,
In Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1983/83, the date '31 December 1997` shall be replaced by that of '31 December 1999`.
In Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83, the date '31 December 1997` shall be replaced by that of '31 December 1999`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 1246/93 of 19 May 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 8516 50 00, originating in China and Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the  framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and  territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 8516 50 00, originating in China and Thailand, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 2 960 000; whereas on 24 March 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in China and  Thailand reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China and Thailand,
As from 28 May 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China and Thailand:
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 1 July 1988
approving an amendment to the agricultural development programme for the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81
(Only the English text is authentic)
(88/457/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 of 30 June 1981 for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3156/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2),
Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission on 24 March 1988 a revised agricultural development programme for the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland;
Whereas the said programme comprises all the information listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 which ensures that the objectives of the said Regulation may be achieved;
Whereas the programme provides for a longer duration and a greater total public expenditure than provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81;
Whereas, nevertheless, the limits as to level of aid respect all the limitations of this Regulation and the restrictions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3913/87 (4), and the contribution of European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (Guidance Section) is fixed at 57 million ECU for the duration of the programme;
Whereas in conformity with Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 it is necessary in agreement with the United Kingdom to fix the manner in which periodic information is to be provided on the progress of the programme; whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend the Commission Decision of 13 July 1982 laying down detailed rules on the periodical provision of information on the progress of the implementation of the programme for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 (5).
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The amended agricultural development programme for the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland, communicated by the United Kingdom on 24 March 1988 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3156/87, is hereby approved.
In addition to the annual information to be supplied pursuant to Commission Decision of 13 July 1982, the United Kingdom shall forward each year the information listed in the Annex to the present Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2748/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a Community producer price should be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation;
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82(2) sets down the conversion factors applicable to different species of tuna; it is not therefore necessary to fix the Community producer price for all species of tuna listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 but only for yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares);
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 9(2) and in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the price for the 2000 fishing year should be decreased;
(4) The fishing year begins on 1 January 2000 for the products covered by this Regulation; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in point 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam,
The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 2000 for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is hereby fixed as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/2008
of 16 June 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1692/2003
of 25 September 2003
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992, on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund. The basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation. The refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount payable.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 18,56/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1086/84
of 18 April 1984
concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 320/84 of 31 January 1984 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community's fishing zone, provisional total allowable catches for 1984, the provisional share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 599/84 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1984;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix by Regulation 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 by the Federal Republic of Germany to the Commission, catches of cod in waters of ICES division III a (Kattegat) by vessels flying the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated for 1984 by 20 April 1984;
Whereas, as from the date, fishing for that stock shall be prohibited,
Catches of cod in waters of ICES division III a (Kattegat) by vessels flying the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany or registered in the Federal Republic of Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Federal Republic of Germany for 1984.
Fishing for cod in waters of ICES division III a (Kattegat) by vessels flying the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of cod fished in this division by the abovementioned vessels, after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 225/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1234/2006
of 16 August 2006
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country
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), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 360/2004 (3), no longer provides for the possibility of carrying over unused quantities where the amounts in respect of which licences have been applied for are less than the overall quantity available for export.
(2) Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 of 21 December 1979 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (4) provides for an annual quota of 5 000 tonnes of fresh, chilled or frozen beef for export to the United States of America. It also provides for that quota to be divided into four quantities of 1 250 tonnes, each to be available per quarter, and for the possibility of a quarterly carry-over of unused quantities available per quarter.
(3) As a result of the amendment introduced by Regulation (EC) No 360/2004, the quarterly carry-over provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 has become obsolete and should be deleted.
(4) Moreover, in view of the rate of use of the above mentioned quota and the abolition of the possibility of a quarterly carry-over, there is no longer any point in maintaining the obligation to divide that quota into four identical quarterly quantities. Consequently, the quarterly breakdown into available quantities should also be abolished.
(5) Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
In Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79, the second subparagraph is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 980/2003
of 6 June 2003
fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice B to Réunion pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002
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), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum subsidy.
(3) The criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken into account when fixing this maximum subsidy. Successful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or below the level of the maximum subsidy.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
A maximum subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice B falling within CN code 1006 20 98 is hereby set on the basis of the tenders lodged from 2 to 5 June 2003 at 302,00 EUR/t pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1738/2003
of 30 September 2003
amending the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1694/2003(3).
(2) On the basis of today's cif prices and cif forward delivery prices, taking foreseeable developments on the market into account, the corrective amount at present applicable to the refund on cereals should be altered.
(3) The corrective amount must be fixed according to the same procedure as the refund. It may be altered in the period between fixings,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of the products referred to, except for malt, is hereby altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 881/2013
of 13 September 2013
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 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.