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23.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/33
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 September 2011
granting a derogation for implementing Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture with regard to the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria
(notified under document C(2011) 6533)
(Only the Czech, French and German texts are authentic)
(2011/626/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 788/96 (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008, where inclusion in the statistics of a particular sector of aquaculture activities would cause difficulties not commensurate with the importance of that sector, the Commission may permit a Member State to exclude data covering that sector from the national data submitted or to employ estimation methods used to provide data for more than 10 % of the total production.
(2) Requests have been made from the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria for obtaining derogations.
(3) The information provided by the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria justifies that those derogation should be granted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision complement Commission Decision 2010/76/EU of 9 February 2010 according a transitional period for implementing Regulation (EC) No 762/2008, of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture with regard to the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Austria, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia (3),
1.   The Czech Republic may submit for the value of the production of each species other than Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) estimated data only, for a period ending on 31 December 2012.
2.   This derogation is granted for reference years 2009-2011.
1.   The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is granted derogation from its obligation to submit statistics on the entire aquaculture sector for a period ending on 31 December 2012.
2.   This derogation is granted for reference years 2008-2011.
1.   The Republic of Austria may submit for the value of the production of each species and for the production of each species in the hatcheries and nurseries sector estimated data only, for a period ending on 31 December 2012.
2.   This derogation is granted for reference year 2011.
1.   This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria and shall be notified to them.
2.   This Decision shall take effect upon such notification.
27.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/4
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/109
of 26 January 2015
implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 11a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
(2) On 20 November 2014, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire deleted one person from the list of persons subject to the measures set out in paragraphs 9 to 12 of that Resolution.
(3) The list of persons subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 is amended as set out 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 (EEC) No 2720/92  of 18 September 1992  ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened for 1992, in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain  industrial products originating in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
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 industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extented into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2),  and in particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted for 1992 within the limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 6 of Annex I to that  Regulation in respect of each of the products or group of products under consideration; whereas, as provided for in the second paragraph of Article 9 of the said Regulation, the Commission may take measures to stop quantities being charged against any  particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (3), the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic was withdrawn from the list of beneficiaries in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 as from 1 March 1992; whereas the preferential  tariff period for that country consequently ended on 29 February 1992;
Whereas, in respect of the products of the order No 3102 40 and 3904 originating in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the relevant ceilings were fixed respectively at ECU 2 541 000 and 5 513 000; whereas, on respectively 25 February and 7 April  1992, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1992 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;
Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings in respect of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic for the abovementioned products,
The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 relating to the products indicated in the table below and originating in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, shall cease to be allowed from  22 September 1992:
Order No  CN code  Description         10.0407  3102 40 10
3102 40 90  Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances      10.0458  3904 10 00
3904 21 00
3904 22 00  Polyvinyl chloride, not mixed with any other substances; other polyvinyl chloride
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.
22.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1828/2004
of 21 October 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 so as to include Timor-Leste in the list of countries enjoying the special arrangements for the least developed countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (1), and in particular Article 35 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 provides for more favourable tariff treatment for the least developed countries, designated as such by the United Nations (UN), listed in Annex I to that Regulation.
(2) Following a recommendation of the UN Economic and Social Council, Timor-Leste was added to the list of least-developed countries by a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly of 17 December 2003.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001, after the entry ‘TL’ the name ‘East Timor’ is replaced by ‘Timor-Leste’ and a cross is added to column H.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1997 amending Decision 92/160/EEC establishing the regionalization of certain third countries for imports of equidae and repealing Decision 96/487/EC on protective measures in relation to dourine in Russia (Text with EEA relevance) (97/350/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 12 and 13 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, and 90/675/EEC (2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (3), and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,
Whereas in accordance with Commission Decision 92/160/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 97/10/EC (5), imports into the Community of equidae from Russia were only allowed from the territories west of the Ural Mountains;
Whereas following the confirmation of the presence of dourine in Russia, the Commission adopted Decision 96/487/EC (6);
Whereas the competent veterinary authorities of Russia have now confirmed the freedom from dourine of certain administrative territories of the Russian Federation; whereas therefore Decision 92/160/EEC should be amended so as to take account of the modified regionalization of Russia;
Whereas the competent veterinary authorities of Russia have also provided guarantees for the control of dourine in the Russian Federation; whereas the aforementioned guarantees are sufficient to warrant resumption of imports of equidae from certain subjects of the Russian Federation; whereas consequently Decision 96/487/EC should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC the words:
'Russia
territories west of the Ural Mountains`
are replaced by the words:
'Russia
- the provinces of Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Briansk, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Tver, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moskva, Orjol, Riasan, Smolensk, Tula, Jaroslavl, Nijninovgorod, Kirov, Belgorod, Voroneg, Kursk, Lipezk, Tambov, Astrahan, Volgograd, Penza, Saratov, Uljanovsk, Rostov, Orenburg, Perm and Kurgan
- the regions of Stavropol and Krasnodar
- the republics of Karelia, Marij-El, Mordovia, Chuvachia, Kalmykia, Tatarstan, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Severnaya Osetia, Ingushetia and Karachaevo-Cherkesia.`
Decision 96/487/EC is repealed.
Member States shall amend the measures they apply in respect of Russia to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 November 1986
amending Decision 81/675/EEC establishing that particular sealing systems are 'non-reusable systems' within the meaning of, inter-alia, Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC
(86/563/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Directive 86/155/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (3), as last amended by Directive 86/155/EEC, and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 81/675/EEC (4), established that partiular sealing systems were 'non-reusable systems' within the meaning of certain Council Directives on the market of seed and propagating material, including Directive 66/401/EEC and Directive 69/208/EEC;
Whereas it was understood at the time that the use of one of the systems concerned, which was then specified exclusively for cereal seed, should show a tendency to decrease in favour of new systems and should be reconsidered after five years;
Whereas experience has shown that the said system provides a sufficient guarantee of effectiveness and should furthermore also be considered to be a 'non-reusable system' within the meaning of Directive 66/401/EEC and Directive 69/208/EEC for the seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
In Article 1 (2) of Decision 81/675/EEC the words 'within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of Directive 66/402/EEC:' are hereby replaced by the following words:
'within the meaning of:
- Directive 66/401/EEC in so far as the following species are concerned:
Lupinus albus,
Lupinus angustifolius,
Lupinus luteus,
Pisum sativum,
Vicia faba,
Vicia pannonica,
Vicia sativa,
Vicia villosa;
- Directive 66/402/EEC;
- Directive 69/208/EEC in so far as the following species are concerned:
Arachis hypogaea,
Glycine max.,
Gossypium spp.,
Helianthus annuus:'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 17/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 55/2010
of 21 January 2010
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in ICES zone IV and EC waters of IIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.
(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 2009.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
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 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such 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 Decision
of 6 April 2001
fixing the maximum amount of aid granted for the private storage of olive oil under the second partial invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EC) No 327/2001
(notified under document number C(2001) 847)
(Only the Spanish and Greek texts are authentic)
(2001/377/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 12a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/2001 of 16 February 2001 authorising the conclusion of private storage contracts for olive oil and opening an invitation to tender for a limited period for aid relating thereto(3), the bodies referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation are authorised to conclude contracts for the private storage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil they market.
(2) An invitation to tender has been opened for a limited period. Four consecutive partial invitations to tender are to be opened from 1 March 2001. The first partial invitation to tender was restricted to producer groups or associations of such groups as referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The following three partial invitations to tender are open to all approved operators referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98(4).
(3) Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of aid for the implementation of storage contracts. On the basis of the tenders submitted in response to the second partial invitation to tender and with a view to making a significant contribution to regulating the market, the amount of that aid should be fixed.
(4) No tenders were received in Greece in response to the second partial invitation to tender.
(5) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the second partial invitation to tender provided for by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 327/2001, the maximum amount of the aid referred to in Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as follows:
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This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and the Hellenic Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2001
of 9 October 2001
amending the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The export refunds on eggs were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1570/2001(4).
(2) It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1462/2001 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 698/2012
of 25 July 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for under items 1 and 3 in the Annex to this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee; the Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion on item 2 of the Annex to this Regulation within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.