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23.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 56/2009
of 21 January 2009
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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 thereon or which adds any additional subdivision thereto 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 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 may, for a period of three months, continue to be relied on 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 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 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, may continue to be relied on 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.
25.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 559/2010
of 24 June 2010
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 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 25 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 154/2005
of 28 January 2005
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and parboiled long grain rice B issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004 (2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 24 to 27 January 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain rice B to certain third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 June 2005
authorising Belgium to carry out only two pig surveys a year
(notified under document number C(2005) 1747)
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/445/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production (1), and in particular Article 1(2), (3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 93/23/EEC, the Commission may authorise the Member States to reduce the number of pig surveys to two per year and/or to make use of administrative sources instead of livestock surveys, on condition that they satisfy the obligations arising from the said Directive.
(2) By Commission Decision 2002/442/EC of 10 June 2002 (2), Belgium had already obtained authorisation for a period of three years.
(3) By letter of 7 December 2004, Belgium submitted a request seeking to extend the authorisation granted by Decision 2002/442/EC and submitted the report required by the Decision.
(4) Belgium has submitted methodological documentation which, in line with Directive 93/23/EEC, guarantees that the quality of the production forecasts will be maintained.
(5) Belgium should be authorised to carry out only two surveys a year, at six-month intervals, in the months of May/June and November/December, and to make use of the administrative information sources of the Sanitel system.
(6) This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (3),
Belgium is authorised to carry out only two surveys a year, at six-month intervals, in the months of May/June and November/December.
Belgium is authorised to use the administrative information of the Sanitel system to calculate forecasts of gross indigenous production (GIP). However, Belgium will ensure that the quality of the GIP forecasts is maintained by comparing GIP forecasts with actual GIP and by adjusting, if necessary, the method of calculating the forecasts.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
16.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 767/2014
of 11 July 2014
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 issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) 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 code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1852/82
of 9 July 1982
amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 on detailed rules for the sale of olive oil held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of the common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3473/80 (4), stipulates that where olive oil held by intervention agencies is sold for export, the oil must be exported within five months following the month of sale;
Whereas experience has shown that exporters are encountering difficulty in observing the time limit in the case of certain destinations; whereas the time limit should be deferred by the amount of time necessary to allow exports to be conducted properly;
Whereas at present export refunds may not be given on untreated oils; whereas, in order to ensure proper management of sales for export, it should be laid down that oils sold under standing tendering procedures are to be exported in the edible state;
Whereas, in the case of export of olive oil sold by intervention agencies, there is a risk that such oils will be blended with untreated oils for speculative purposes; whereas, to prevent this, Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 should be amended to state that oils sold out of intervention may be blended only with edible oils;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 is hereby replaced by the following:
'2. In the case of sale for export, the oil must be exported within six months following the month of sale without further processing or after undergoing one of the following processes:
(a) refining;
(b) packaging in immediate packages with a content to be determined.
In all cases the exported oil must be directly edible. It may be blended with other edible olive oils.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 1994 amending Decision 93/693/EC concerning a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (94/609/EC)
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive  93/60/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/693/EC (3), as amended by Decision 94/453/EC (4), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries;
Whereas the competent veterinary services of the Czech Republic have forwarded lists of semen collection centres officially approved for export of bovine semen to the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In part 10 of the Annex to Decision 93/693/EC the following semen collection centres in respect of the Czech Republic are added:
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
ISB Genetic s.r.o.
Ledecská 2917
580 01 Havlíckuv Brod
Approval code: ISB CZ 01
ISB Holstein transfer a.s.
763 15 Slusovice
okr. Zlin
Approval code: ISB CZ 02
ISB Pomezi
Unichov a.s.
570 01 Litomysl
Approval code: ISB CZ 03
Státni plemenársky podnik Praha
252 09 Hradistko pod Mednikem
Approval code: ISB CZ 04
Stredoceské chovatelské sdruzeni
a.s. Rícany
281 44 Zásmuky
Approval code: ISB CZ 05
Západoceská plemenárská unie a.s.
317 65 Plzen-Cernice
Approval code: ISB CZ 08.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
7.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/79
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 October 2012
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2012/001 IE/Talk Talk from Ireland)
(2012/685/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(3) Ireland submitted an application on 29 February 2012 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Talk Talk Broadband Services (Ireland) Limited and three of its suppliers, and supplemented it by additional information up to 15 May 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 696 382.
(4) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Ireland,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 696 382 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 231/77
of 2 February 1977
amending Regulation (EEC) No 616/72 on detailed rules for the application of export refunds and levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats [1], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 [2],
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece [3],
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171/67/EEC of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive oil [4], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 [5], and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/72 of 27 March 1972 on detailed rules for the application of export refunds and levies on olive oil [6], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 503/76 [7], provides that the authorization to import free of levy, referred to in Article 9 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC, is to be granted for those qualities of olive oil in respect of which a cash refund exists;
Whereas the cash refund is granted only in respect of certain qualities of olive oil and certain forms of presentation thereof; whereas in order to prevent transactions which do not correspond to traditional export patterns, it should be provided that the authorization to import free of levy should only be granted in the event of the export of products, and forms of presentation thereof, for which a cash refund may actually be granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 616/72 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The authorization to import free of levy referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation No 171/67/EEC, shall be conditional upon the export of qualities of olive oil and, where appropriate, forms of presentation thereof, for which a cash refund is in force on the day on which the application for that authorization is submitted."
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 Regulation (EC) No 2302/2002
of 20 December 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(2) and Article 7(2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(4), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,
Having regard to Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council and of the Commission of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation(5), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Annex 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, signed in Luxembourg on 21 June 1999 and approved by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom, quota 09.4155 covers all yoghurt, including flavoured yoghurt. The description of the goods covered by that quota should therefore be amended to reflect this.
(2) Halloumi cheese can be classified in both quota number 2 and quota number 3 in Annex III(C) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2002(7). To avoid confusion, the description in that Annex should be adjusted.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the joint meeting of the Management Committees on Milk and Milk Products and on horizontal matters relating to trade in processed agricultural products not covered by Annex I,
Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I.F is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex III.C is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Point 1 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 799/2007
of 6 July 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.