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1.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1172/2006
of 31 July 2006
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1691/94 of 12 July 1994 fixing, for the 1993/94 marketing year, the specific agricultural conversion rate applicable to the minimum sugarbeet prices and the production levy and additional levy in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2627/93 (2), and in particular Article 1  (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 specifies that the minimum sugarbeet prices referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in the sugar sector (3), as last  amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/94 (4), and the production levy and additional levy referred to, respectively, in Articles 28 and 28a of that Regulation shall be converted into national currency using a specific agricultural conversion rate equal to  the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conversion rates applicable during the marketing year in question; whereas that specific agricultural conversion rate must be fixed during the month following the end of the marketing year  in question;
Whereas the application of these provisions results in the fixing, for the 1993/94 marketing year, of the specific agricultural conversion rate for the conversion of minimum sugarbeet prices as well as the production levy and, where appropriate,  additional levy into the various national currencies, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The specific agricultural conversion rate to be used for conversion of the minimum sugarbeet prices referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and the production levy and, where appropriate, additional levy referred to,  respectively, in Articles 28 and 28a of that Regulaton, into each of the national currencies, shall be fixed, for the 1993/94 marketing year, as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1488/2006
of 9 October 2006
fixing the depreciation coefficients to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 2007 accounting year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), intervention measures to regulate agricultural markets are financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF).
(2) In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, depreciation of agricultural products in public intervention storage must take place when they are bought in. The depreciation percentage must not exceed the difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal price for each product. That percentage must be fixed for each product before the beginning of each accounting year. The Commission may also restrict the depreciation at the time of buying-in to a fraction of this depreciation percentage, but that fraction may not be less than 70 % of the overall depreciation.
(3) Points 1, 2 and 3 of Annex VIII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of intervention measures in the form of public storage operations and the accounting of public storage operations by the paying agencies of the Member States (3) lay down the methods for calculating the depreciation.
(4) Coefficients for certain products to be applied by the intervention agencies to the monthly buying-in values of those products in the 2007 accounting year should therefore be fixed, to enable the agencies to establish the depreciation amounts.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
In respect of the products listed in the Annex which, having been bought in by public intervention, have entered store or been taken over by the intervention agencies between 1 October 2006 and 30 September 2007, the intervention agencies shall apply to the values of the products bought in every month the coefficients set out in the Annex.
The expenditure amounts, calculated by taking account of the depreciation referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, shall be notified to the Commission under the declarations established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3607/84
of 19 December 1984
extending the period of application of Regulations (EEC) No 3750/863, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 derogating in respect of the countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the countries of the Central American common market and the countries which have signed the Cartagena Agreement (Andean Group), from Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas, for the purposes of implementation of the provisions concerning the tariff preferences granted by the Community for certain products originating in developing countries, rules of origin are by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 (1), hereinafter called 'the basic Regulation', laid down concerning the conditions under which these products acquire the status of originating products and the mode of proof and verification of their status;
Whereas, since the period of application of the basic Regulation has been extended to cover 1985, it is necessary to extend the period of application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (2), (EEC) No 3751/83 (3), and (EEC) No 3752/83 (4), accordingly;
Whereas Brunei Darussalam has joined the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,
The rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 shall remain in force for the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries.
The regional cumulation system set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83 shall be extended to Brunei Darussalam.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 19 July 1989
recognizing the Netherlands as an officially swine fever-free Member State within the context of eradication, amending for the third time Decision 81/400/EEC establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication and revoking Decision 87/492/EEC recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Netherlands as being officially swine fever-free
(89/473/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 2 (2), 3 (2) and 7 thereof,
Whereas by Decision 82/194/EEC (3) the Commission has approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has been implemented on a regional basis;
Whereas, following a favourable development of the disease situation, the Commission adopted Decision 87/492/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 88/455/EEC (5), recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Netherlands as officially swine fever-free;
Whereas the Netherlands at this moment complies with the criteria laid down in Articles 7 (1) and 2 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC for being recognized as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of eradication; in fact, no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 12 months on the territory of the Netherlands and the holdings on the territory of the Netherlands contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever in the preceeding 12 months;
Whereas the Netherlands have obtained this status, no new plan shall be prepared for the completion of the eradication of classical swine fever as provided for in Article 3a of Directive 80/1095/EEC;
Whereas taking into account this new situation it is necessary to modify Commission Decision 81/400/EEC of 15 May 1981 establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication (6), as last amended by Decision 89/420/EEC (7), and to revoke Decision 87/492/EEC adopted in the light of the implementation of the eradication plan on a regional basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Netherlands is recognized as an officially swine fever-free Member State within the context of disease eradication.
Article 1 of Decision 81/400/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. in the first paragraph 'the Netherlands' is added after 'Ireland';
2. in the second paragraph, 'the Netherlands' is deleted.
Commission Decision 87/492/EEC is hereby revoked.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Political and Security Committee Decision Proxima/2/2004
of 30 November 2004
concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the EU Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, EUPOL Proxima
(2004/846/EC)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 25(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/789/CFSP of 22 November 2004 on the extension of the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Joint Action 2004/789/CFSP provides that the Council authorises the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the TEU, including the powers to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary General/High Representative, a Head of Mission.
(2) The Secretary General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Mr Jürgen SCHOLZ,
Mr Jürgen SCHOLZ is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima) from 15 December 2004.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply until 14 December 2005.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 19 May 1988
approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Emilia Romagna region
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(88/341/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 of 23 July 1985 concerning the integrated Mediterranean programmes (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Italy has presented to the Commission an integrated Mediterranean programme (IMP) for the Emilia Romagna region;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, the Emilia Romagna IMP has been submitted in amended form to the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, which has given a favourable opinion;
Whereas the Emilia Romagna IMP including its financial plan, may therefore be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the Emilia Romagna IMP relates to the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992 inclusive;
Whereas the Emilia Romagna IMP contains measures which constitute a specific programme of action eligible for assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, by virtue of the second paragraph of Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85;
Whereas in order to ensure its effectiveness the Emilia Romagna IMP will be carried out in successive phases and will be subject to later decisions when the conditions for the granting of Community contributions have been met;
Whereas the expenditure on the measures constituting the Emilia Romagna IMP is estimated at 153 701 000 ECU;
Whereas the Community contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 is estimated at 23 797 000 ECU,
The Emilia Romagna IMP in the version submitted to the Commission on 18 December 1986, as subsequently amended after examination by the Commission and following consultation of the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, is hereby approved. The estimates of total expenditure and the estimated contributions from each Community budgetary source are shown in the financial plan of the Emilia Romagna IMP.
In so far as the measures are carried out in accordance with the IMP, within the limits of the overall expenditure estimates and in compliance with the rules and procedures relating to each source of Community financing, the Commission shall pay the Community contributions specified in the Emilia Romagna IMP.
The contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 shall not exceed 23 797 000 ECU in respect of the expenditure to be incurred in the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992 on measures to be financed in the context of the Emilia Romagna IMP, estimated at 153 701 000 ECU.
Pursuant to Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, a first instalment from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of that Regulation amounting to 5 135 000 ECU is hereby committed in accordance with the financial plan of the Emilia Romagna IMP.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 1 August 1974  amending, for the first time, Council Directive No 73/241/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption  (74/411/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article 15 of Council Directive No 73/241/EEC (1) of 24 July 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption, provides that Member States shall, if necessary, within a period of one year following notification amend their laws in accordance with the provision of that Directive;
Whereas it appears that the present wording of certain provisions of the Directive concerned may give rise to conflicting interpretation and that they should therefore be worded more accurately;
Whereas the Commission has stated that it is about to submit a proposal to clarify the Directive but that it will not be possible to take action before the expiry of the abovementioned period;
Whereas Member States should therefore be enabled, by the extension of that period, to take account, when giving effect to the Directive in their national laws, of any changes which may have been made;
Whereas, however, there is no need to alter the period of two years laid down in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 15 of the said Directive,
The first paragraph of Article 15 of Directive No 73/241/EEC shall be replaced by the following text with effect from 1 August 1974: "By 1 January 1975 Member States shall, if necessary, amend their laws in accordance with the provisions of this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The laws thus amended shall apply to products offered for sale in the Member States two years after the notification of this Directive."
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1982 amending Council Decision 82/734/EEC on the list of establishments in the Swiss Confederation approved for the purposes of exporting fresh meat into the Community (82/960/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Switzerland, approved for the purposes of the export of fresh meat to the Community, was drawn up initially by Council Decision 82/734/EEC (2);
Whereas a routine inspection made in application of Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 80/15/EEC of 21 December 1979 concerning the on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (3), has revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments may be considered to be satisfactory ; whereas these establishments may therefore be kept or entered on the Community list;
Whereas this inspection has, however, revealed in other establishments that in some cases insufficient effort has been made to improve hygiene standards, and in other cases those standards have fallen ; whereas the condition of some of these plants does not necessitate immediate withdrawal of approval, but does justify limiting Community approval to a certain period at the end of which the said approval will expire unless, meanwhile, the necessary measures have been put into effect and verified by a further on-the-spot inspection, to be requested by the Swiss authorities if they deem it necessary;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the list of establishments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 82/734/EEC is hereby amended as follows:    1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
"Article 4
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 30 June 1983, particular account being taken of measures applied by the Swiss authorities in the fields of veterinary inspection and slaughter hygiene."
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 282/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1522/2006
of 12 October 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 10 October 2006.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 October 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.