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COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1998 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of an Amending Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (notified under number C(1998) 4333) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/147/ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Europe Agreement`) was signed in Luxembourg on 10 June 1996;
Whereas the ratification procedure of the Member States, the Commission and the Republic of Slovenia is completed;
Whereas, due to the delay in the signature of the Europe Agreement and the consequent delay in the entry into force of the Interim Agreement, on 1 January 1997, it is necessary to change the time reference in Article 132 of the Europe Agreement so that all reference to the year '1996` under Article 132 of the Europe Agreement should be replaced by '1997`, date of the entry into force of the Interim Agreement;
Whereas it is necessary to replace the original Protocol 4 on Rules of Origin of the Europe Agreement with the new Protocol 4, which was annexed to the Interim Agreement;
Recognising the crucial importance of trade in the transition to a market economy;
Bearing in mind the willingness of the Community to accelerate its efforts to open up its markets for products of Slovenian origin;
Bearing in mind the objectives of the Europe Agreement and, in particular, those referred to in Article 1 thereof;
Having consulted the ECSC Consultative Committee and with the assent and approval of the Council (1),
An amending Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
The texts of the Amending Protocol is attached to this Decision (2).
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3398/84
of 3 December 1984
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quality standards for onions are laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (3);
Whereas difficulties have arisen over the interpretation of certain quality specifications; whereas the development of harvesting and packaging methods makes it impossible to observe completely the standards concerning the integrity of the outer skins protecting the bulb as they have been laid down; whereas the quality standards should take this into account; whereas, moreover, sufficient experience should be gained before the standards are amended permanently; whereas temporary derogations from the quality standards for onions should be allowed at this point without the quality of the product being thereby affected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The following derogations from Title II 'Provisions concerning quality' of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 shall apply:
1. Under A 'Minimum requirements', the first indent is replaced by:
'intact',
2. Under B 'Classification':
(a) in (i) 'Class I', the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following are, however, permitted:
- light staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh, provided it does not cover more than one-fifth of the surface of the bulb;
- small cracks in the outer skins and the absence of part of the outer skins provided that the flesh is protected'.
(b) in (ii) 'Class II', the second sentence of the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following, however, are permitted:
- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh provided it does not cover more than half the surface of the bulb,
- cracks in the outer skins and the absence of a part of the outer skins from not more than one-third of the surface of the bulb, provided the flesh remains intact.'
(c) in (iii) 'Class III', the following indent is added:
'- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 30 June 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 82/2009
of 27 January 2009
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1596/95 of 29 June 1995 amending Regulation (EC)  No 3361/94 in order to prolong the application of certain tariff quotas with respect to Austria,  Finland and Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 of 29 December 1994 opening tariff quotas with  respect to Austria, Finland and Sweden  (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of the 1994 Act of Accession, Austria, Finland and Sweden have  applied the Common Customs Tariff as from 1 January 1995;
Whereas, at its meeting on 8 February 1995, the Council authorized the Commission to open  negotiations under Article XXIV (6) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994;
Whereas the application of the Common Customs Tariff by the new Member States has led to a  reduction of some import duties and to an increase of some other duties;
Whereas it is appropriate for the Community to provide its trading partners with temporary relief  for the most serious cases in which there in an increase in import duties; whereas, therefore,  certain customs duties have been reduced on an autonomous basis during the period 1 January to 30  June 1995;
Whereas, pending the conclusion of a global agreement as a result of negotiations between the  Community and third countries, it is appropriate to apply autonomous measures designed to alleviate  the adverse impact on certain exports by third countries following enlargement;
Whereas the measures to be applied are without prejudice to the results of the ongoing negotiations  under the said Article XXIV (6) and do not prejudge the intention of the Community to conclude an  agreement which takes into account the global impact of enlargement on trade with third countries;
Whereas, as these negotiations are not yet completed, it is appropriate to extend the application  of Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 in order to provide for the period of 1 July to 31 December 1995,  retaining the same quotas with the same duty rates for the same products,
In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3361/94 the following  subparagraph shall be added:
'The Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden shall apply the same  arrangement from 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1995.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
4.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/53
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 2009
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Banka Slovenije
(2009/593/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2009/12 of the European Central Bank of 5 June 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije (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 auditor of the Banka Slovenije will end after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new external auditor from the financial year 2009.
(3) The Banka Slovenije has selected Deloitte revizija d.o.o. as its external auditor for the financial years 2009 to 2011.
(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Deloitte revizija d.o.o. should be appointed as the external auditor of the Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2009 to 2011.
(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(13) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘13.   Deloitte revizija d.o.o. is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2009 to 2011.’.
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
14.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 128/2009
of 13 February 2009
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1283/2002
of 15 July 2002
fixing the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the production aid for prunes for the 2002/03 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Articles 6b(3) and 6c(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 of 2 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), amended by Regulation (EC) No 1343/2001(4), lays down the dates of the marketing years.
(2) The criteria for fixing the minimum price and the production aid are laid down in Articles 6b and 6c respectively of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(3) The products for which the minimum price and the aid are to be fixed are listed in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 of 3 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards aid arrangements for prunes(5) and the characteristics that these products must possess are laid down in Article 2 of that Regulation. The minimum price and the production aid should therefore be fixed for the 2002/03 marketing year.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 2002/03 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 for dried plums of the "prunes d'Ente" variety shall be EUR 1935,23 per tonne net ex-producer's premises;
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation for prunes shall be EUR 671,73 per tonne net.
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.
19.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/53
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1228/2012
of 18 December 2012
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2012 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2012 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2013 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2013 under Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 5 May 2009
amending Decision 2007/250/EC authorising the United Kingdom to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(2009/439/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In a letter registered by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 28 July 2008, the United Kingdom requested authorisation to continue to apply a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the person liable for the payment of value added tax (VAT) to the tax authorities and previously provided for by Council Decision 2007/250/EC of 16 April 2007 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter of 17 March 2009 of the request made by the United Kingdom. By letter dated 20 March 2009, the Commission notified the United Kingdom that it had all the information it considered necessary for the appraisal of the request.
(3) The person liable for the payment of VAT under Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC is the taxable person supplying the goods. However, the derogating measure enabled the United Kingdom to apply, until 30 April 2009 and under certain conditions, a reverse charge mechanism which implied that the liability for the payment of VAT shifted to the taxable person to whom certain supplies of mobile phones and integrated circuit devices were made, provided the taxable amount of the supply was equal to, or higher than, GBP 5 000.
(4) The purpose of that derogating measure was to deal with certain aggressive forms of tax evasion, and in particular with ‘carousel’ schemes whereby goods are supplied several times without VAT being paid to the tax authorities while leaving customers with a valid invoice for VAT deduction. The application of the reverse charge, without actual payment of VAT from the customer to the supplier, removes the possibility of that form of tax evasion.
(5) Given the apparent seriousness of VAT fraud in the United Kingdom, as attested by the information submitted by the United Kingdom, and given the measure’s expected preventive effect, the measure remains proportionate since the extension of the derogation is limited to a reasonable period and the measure remains targeted in scope. Furthermore, it does not form the basis of an overall measure for a generalised reverse charge system.
(6) The derogation has no negative impact on the Community’s own resources accruing from VAT.
(7) Legal continuity of the measure should be ensured,
Article 4 of Council Decision 2007/250/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
This Decision shall expire on 30 April 2011.’
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2009.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
13.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 962/2004
of 12 May 2004
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
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),
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 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 265/2004 (3) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) In the light of information now available to the Commission, the indicative quantities have been exceeded in the case of tomatoes and lemons.
(3) These overruns are without prejudice to compliance with the limits resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 16 March and 30 April 2004 should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for system B export licences submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 265/2004 between 16 March and 30 April 2004, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1657/92  of 26 June 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 778/83 laying down the quality standards for tomatoes as concerns packaging
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 of the Council on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1156/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 778/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 658/92 (4), laid down quality standards for tomatoes; whereas as a result of technological development in the commercial preparation of certain products they can  be given better commercial identificaiton without any loss of quality; whereas sufficient experience has been gained in a test period and a permanent amendment of the quality standards for tomatoes should be introduced;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 778/83 is amended as follows:
- in section V 'Provisions concerning presentation' part B 'Packaging', the following sentence is deleted:
'No stamp or label may be placed on the tomatoes themselves.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.