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COMMISSION DECISION of 1 April 1981 approving a programme for the fruit and vegetable processing sector in the Land Baden-Württemberg, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the German text is authentic) (81/279/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 17 October 1980 the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded the programme for the fruit and vegetable processing sector in the Land Baden-Württemberg and on 3 December 1980 provided additional details;
Whereas this programme relates to the modernization and rationalization of certain processing facilities and storage facilities in the fruit and vegetable processing sector in order to improve the competitiveness of the sector, to increase the value of fruit and vegetable production and to guarantee outlets to growers as well as to improve their income ; whereas it is therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains the details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in respect of the sector concerned ; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The programme for the fruit and vegetable processing sector in the Land Baden-Württemberg submitted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 17 October 1980 and supplemented on 3 December 1980 is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 342/2002
of 22 February 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
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 Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/2001(4), and in particular Article 2(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2) in particular for the opening or the suspension of tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average market prices for the reference class during the two most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the tender.
(2) The application of Article 2 referred to above results in the opening of purchase by tender in a number of Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 228/2002(6), on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(3) Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day of its publication,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 963/2008
of 29 September 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in EC and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 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 2008.
(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 2008.
(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 2008 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.
Council Decision
of 12 July 2002
amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
(2002/653/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 245 thereof,
Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 17 October 2001,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
Provision should be made for participation by non-member States in preliminary-ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice in the event that an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council with one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a member State refers to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement,
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities: "Where an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council and one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a Member State refers to the Court for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement, the decision of the national court or tribunal containing that question shall also be notified to the non-member States concerned. Within two months from such notification, those States may lodge at the Court statements of case or written observations."
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
20.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 571/2013
of 19 June 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.
23.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2114/2005
of 13 December 2005
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
By Council Decision 2005/929/EC of 13 December 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 (1), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994,
The duty rates shown in the Annex to this Regulation shall apply for the period indicated.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
24.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/16
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/493
of 17 March 2015
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Latvijas Banka
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1. thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2015/3 of the European Central Bank of 3 February 2015 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Latvijas Banka expired after the audit for the financial year 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2015.
(3) The Latvijas Banka has selected KPMG Baltics SIA as its external auditors for the financial years 2015 to 2019.
(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that KPMG Baltics SIA be appointed as the external auditors of the Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2015 to 2019.
(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(18) of Decision 1999/70/EC is replaced by the following:
‘18.   KPMG Baltics SIA is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2015 to 2019.’
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
28.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 129/2005
of 20 January 2005
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature and amending Regulation (EC) No 955/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 Community provisions, 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 codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(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 classification of ‘audio-frequency apparatus’ in Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/98 of 29 April 1998 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (3) has led to classifications of so-called ‘home cinema systems’ under CN code 8543 89 95. Since such classifications are not in accordance with the classification set out in the Annex to this Regulation, they have to be considered as incorrect.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 955/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2.
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.
Point 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 955/98 is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
18.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 524/2010
of 17 June 2010
granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 15 June 2010.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 15 June 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the product and destinations referred to in point (c) of Article 1 and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2133/93 of 28 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3893/92 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1993 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article  22 (6) and Article 23 (5) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, in the process of reforming various mechanism of the common organization of markets in fishery products, introduces new species subject to the reference price system;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3893/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 351/93 (4), fixes for the 1993 season the reference prices forming part of the common organization of markets before the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No  3759/92; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 3893/92 should be amended to include reference prices for the new species;
Whereas, for the new products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the reference prices equal the Community withdrawal and sale prices; whereas the Community withdrawal and sale prices for these products are laid down, for the 1993 fishing  year, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2132/93 (5);
Whereas, for the new products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the reference prices are derived from the guide prices; whereas the guide prices for these new products are laid down, for the 1993 fishing year, in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 1917/93 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 3893/92 are supplemented by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 1997 fixing the characteristics for which certain Member States may use information from sources other than statistical surveys for the 1997 Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (Text with EEA relevance) (97/621/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988, on the organization of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2467/96 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 15 thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (2), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 states that Member States may be authorized by the Commission to use, on request and on the basis of appropriate documentation, for certain characteristics, information which is already available from sources other than statistical surveys; and whereas certain Member States have requested this authorization to avail themselves of this possibility;
Whereas the results of the structure survey are of great importance for the common agricultural policy and therefore make it necessary to maintain a high quality of information; whereas the use of data from sources other than statistical surveys can only be accepted if these data are as reliable as data from statistical surveys; whereas the definitions of the other source data have to be harmonized with those of the structure survey;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,
The characteristics of the 1997 Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings for which the respective Member States are authorized to use already available information from sources other than statistical surveys and the sources from which they are authorized to collect this information are listed in the Annex.
Member States authorized to use information from sources other than statistical surveys shall take the necessary measures to make sure that this information is of at least equal quality to information from statistical surveys.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
15.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 2005
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles
(notified under document number C(2005) 1707)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/438/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC prohibits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003, other than in cases listed in Annex II to that Directive, under the conditions specified therein.
(2) As product reuse, refurbishment and extension of life-time are beneficial, spare parts need to be available for the repair of vehicles which were already put on the market on 1 July 2003. The use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 for the repair of such vehicles should thus be tolerated.
(3) Directive 2000/53/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (2),
In Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC the fifth indent of the ‘Notes’ is replaced by the following:
‘— spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2003 are exempted from the provisions of Article 4(2)(a) (3).
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.