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Commission Regulation (EC) No 685/2003
of 14 April 2003
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2003(5) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes after 14 April 2003 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 307/2003, export declarations for which are accepted after 14 April 2003 and before 14 May 2003, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2931/79  of 20 December 1979  on the granting of assistance for the exportation of agricultural products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas agricultural products may in certain cases benefit from a special import treatment in third countries if the products comply with certain specifications and/or price conditions ; whereas administrative cooperation between the authorities in the importing third country and the Community is necessary to ensure correct application of such a system ; whereas to this end the products should be accompanied by a certificate issued in the Community;
Whereas, in order to respect the abovementioned price conditions, the export refund system must be taken into consideration ; whereas detailed rules for the export refund system are adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1547/79 (2), and in the corresponding Articles in other Regulations on the common organization of markets;
whereas detailed rules for the application of the measures provided for in this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with the same procedure,
1. When agricultural products are exported which may, in accordance with agreements concluded by the Community, benefit from a special treatment on importation into a third country if certain conditions are respected, the competent authorities of the Member States shall, on demand and after appropriate checks, issue a document certifying that the conditions are met.
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in the corresponding Articles in other Regulations on the common organization of markets.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 19 November 1984
repealing Commission Decision 83/435/EEC and establishing that the apparatus described as 'Theta - Quench and Deformation Dilatometer, model Dilatronic IIIS' may be imported free of import duties
(84/580/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2290/83 of 29 July 1983 laying down provisions for the implementation of Articles 50 to 59 of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 83/435/EEC of 10 August 1983 (3), the Commission decided that the apparatus described as 'Theta - Quench and Deformation Dilatometer, model Dilatronic IIIS' could not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties because the said apparatus could not be considered scientific;
Whereas the abovementioned Decision was taken after consulting a group of experts (provided for in the Community rules); whereas, in view of fresh information which has been brought to the knowledge of the abovementioned group and concerns the decisive importance of the deformation unit in the specific research to be done and the changes made to the apparatus compared with a standard apparatus, it has become apparent that, on the date of the order, the abovementioned apparatus described as 'Theta - Quench and Deformation Dilatometer, model Dilatronic IIIS' should, because of its objective technical features and the use for which it was intended, have been considered scientific and that apparatus capable of being put to the same use was not manufactured in the Community; whereas it was therefore justifiable to admit the apparatus in question free of duty;
Whereas the abovementioned Decision 83/435/EEC must therefore be repealed,
1. The apparatus described as 'Theta - Quench and Deformation Dilatometer, model Dilatronic IIIS', which is the subject of an application by Belgium dated 16 February 1983, may be imported free of import duties.
2. Decision 83/435/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Decision
of 23 May 2003
amending Decision 2002/677/EC as regards programmes for the control of zoonotic salmonella
(notified under document number C(2003) 1640)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/394/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 24(11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2002/677/EC of 22 August 2002 laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC(3) does not cover programmes for the control of zoonotic salmonella co-financed by the Community.
(2) Decision 90/424/EEC provides that once Community rules to control zoonoses have been introduced, Member States may, as part of their national plans approved by the Commission, seek a financial contribution from the Community.
(3) Community rules to control zoonotic salmonella in poultry are laid down by Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications(4) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003. Following the adoption of that Directive, the Commission approved a number of national salmonella control plans submitted by the Member States. Community co-financing has been provided for some of those approved national control plans.
(4) It is important to have in place a reporting system for the purpose of assessing progress made during the implementation of the national salmonella control programmes co-financed by the Community. It is appropriate to harmonise those reporting systems in order to collect meaningful and comparable information.
(5) This reporting system should be based on the requirements laid down in Decision 2002/677/EC. However, it is necessary to lay down certain specific reporting requirements for zoonotic salmonella.
(6) Decision 2002/677/EC should be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2002/677/EC is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 4(2), the following subparagraph is added:
"In respect of zoonotic salmonella, intermediate reports shall contain at least the information specified in Annex Va.";
(2) in Article 5(2), the following subparagraph is added:
"In respect of zoonotic salmonella, the final reports shall contain at least the information specified in Annexes Va, VI and VII.";
(3) Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision;
(4) Annexes VI and VII are replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 11 June 1985
concerning the zones referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry
(Only the French text is authentic)
(85/318/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zone adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry (1), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 216/84 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas the specific measure instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 already applies to the zones referred to in Article 2 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 provides that the specific measure shall also apply to those zones which in principle meet the criteria laid down in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) and (f) of that Regulation each time the Commission has adopted a position on the restructuring programmes for the steel industry forwarded by the Member States in accordance with Commission Decision No 2320/81/ECSC of 7 August 1981 establishing Community rules for aids to the steel industry (3);
Whereas France has forwarded its restructuring programme for the steel industry, and the Commission has adopted a position on that programme;
Whereas the zones likely to benefit from the specific measure must be the subject of a request by the Member State in question; whereas France has submitted such a request to the Commission;
Whereas the départements of Nord, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle, the arrondissements of Autun and Charolles in the département of Saône-et-Loire and the arrondissements of Charleville-Mézières and Sedan in the département of the Ardennes conform to the abovementioned criteria,
The zones referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 are, in the case of France, as follows:
the départements of Nord, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle, the arrondissements of Autun and Charolles in the département of Saône-et-Loire and the arrondissements of Charleville-Mézières and Sedan in the département of the Ardennes.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1997/2003
of 13 November 2003
prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/2003(4), lays down quotas for whiting for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division IIIa Skagerrak and Kattegat, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 7 September 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division IIIa Skagerrak and Kattegat, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2003.
Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division IIIa Skagerrak and Kattegat, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 7 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 276/2005
of 17 February 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004
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) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 11 to 17 February 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 23,85 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 78 900 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.12.1993 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 346/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 1993
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
(93/740/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228 (3), first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas in the framework of the negotiations on the European Economic Area (EEA) it has been possible to negotiate an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway relating to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway;
Whereas this Agreement is part of the overall balance of the results of the EEA negotiations and an essential element for the approval by the Community of the EEA Agreement;
Whereas this Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification of the approval of the Agreement by the Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for 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 organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/97 (4), lays down the measures which may be adopted pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; whereas, in order to clarify a number of questions regarding responsibilities and procedure, the text of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 should be redrafted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 17
The measures referred to in Article 15 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. However, in emergencies, the Commission may adopt the measures.`
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 REGULATION (EEC) No 251/93 of 4 February  1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92 on certain provisions in the beef sector following the  replacement of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 by Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of  the market in beef and veal  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93  (2), and in  particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88  (3), was replaced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No  3002/92 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from  intervention  (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 75/93  (5), to ensure that the latter are  used for the purpose laid down or sent to the destination specified; whereas certain amendments  have consequently been laid down in the beef sector by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92  (6);  whereas, further to those amendments, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985  laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export   (7) should also be amended, whereas it is appropriate to insert that amendment into Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
In Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92 the following Article 2 (a) is  inserted:
'Article 2 (a) Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 is replaced by the following:
"Article 6 Where Article 4 is applied, the removal order referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) and the documents  referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 as well as the export declaration and where  appropriate, box 106 of the control copy T  5, shall show one or more of the following  endorsements:
Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CEE) n°  2824/85],
Interventionsprodukter uden restitution (forordning (EOEF) nr. 2824/85),
Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2824/85),
Ðñïúueíôá ðáñaaìâUEóaaùò ÷ùñssò aaðéóôñïoeÞ [êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 2824/85],
Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85],
Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CEE) n°  2824/85],
Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [regolamento (CEE) n. 2824/85],
Interventieprodukten zonder restitutie (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2824/85),
Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CEE) n°  2824/85]."`
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.