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9.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 428/2013
of 8 May 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 as regards the ICAO provisions referred to in Article 3(1) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 929/2010
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 of 4 July 2006 laying down the requirements on procedures for flight plans in the pre-flight phase for the single European sky (2) refers to various provisions applying to the submission, acceptance and distribution of flight plans, as well as to changes to key items in a flight plan in the pre-flight phase, which are laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (hereinafter ICAO). Since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 929/2010 of 18 October 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 as regards the ICAO provisions referred to in Article 3(1) (3) those provisions have been amended by ICAO.
(2) The references in Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 should be updated in order to meet the international legal obligations of Member States and ensure coherence with the international regulatory framework.
(3) Final ICAO provisions on flight plan 2012 were approved and were to be applied from 15 November 2012. As a result, this Regulation should apply from 15 November 2012. As the publication of said ICAO provisions occurred only on 30 December 2012, they could not be referenced in time before 15 November 2012. Therefore this Regulation should apply retroactively.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,
The text of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 is replaced by the following:
‘ICAO provisions referred to in Article 3(1)
1. Chapter 3, Section 3.3 (Flight plans) of ICAO Annex 2 — Rules of the Air (10th edition of July 2005 including all amendments up to No 42).
2. Chapter 4, Section 4.4 (Flight plans) and Chapter 11, Paragraph 11.4.2.2 (Movement messages) of ICAO PANS-ATM Doc. 4444 (15th edition of 2007 including all amendments up to No 4).
3. Chapter 2 (Flight plans) and Chapter 6, Paragraph 6.12.3 (Boundary estimates) of Regional Supplementary Procedures, Doc. 7030, European (EUR) Regional Supplementary Procedures (5th edition of 2008 including all amendments up to No 7).’.
Regulation (EU) No 929/2010 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 15 November 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 77/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 March 2013
establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Sugar Council as regards the extension of the International Sugar Agreement 1992
(2013/139/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
The International Sugar Agreement 1992 was concluded by Council Decision 92/580/EEC (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1993 for a period of three years until 31 December 1995. Since then, it has been regularly extended for further periods of two years. It was last extended by decision of the International Sugar Council in June 2011 and remains in force until 31 December 2013. A further extension is in the interest of the Union. The Commission, which represents the Union within the International Sugar Council, should therefore be authorised to vote in favour of such extension,
The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the International Sugar Council shall be to vote in favour of the extension of the International Sugar Agreement 1992 for a further period of up to two years.
The Commission is hereby authorised to express that position within the International Sugar Council.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
3.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/4
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 July 2006
concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC during the period 2005-2007
(notified under document number C(2006) 3274)
(2006/534/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 (1), on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC, Member States are obliged to draw up reports on the implementation of that Directive on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission.
(2) Member States have drawn up reports on the implementation of that Directive for the period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004 according to Commission Decision 2002/529/EC (2).
(3) The second report should cover the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee in accordance with Article 6 of Council Directive 91/692/EEC (3),
The Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex to this Decision for the purposes of drawing up the report, covering the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007, to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 483/2003
of 17 March 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the third invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 219/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the third invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 219/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 11 March 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 297/84
of 3 February 1984
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other goat and kid skin leather, falling within subheading 41.04 B II and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex A, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex A; whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of other goat and kid skin leather, falling within subheading 41.04 B II, the individual ceiling was fixed at 1 234 000 ECU; whereas, on 1 February 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in India, reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 7 February 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 41.04 (NIMEXE code 41.04-99)  // Goat and kid skin leather, except leather falling within heading No 41.06 or 41.08:  //  // B. Other:  //   // II. Other  //   //
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 2467/86
of 31 July 1986
amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Articles 28 (4), 40 (6), 41 (7) and 65 thereof,
Whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2391/85 (4), provides that, in the light of specific production structures and the administrative difficulties found in Greece, certain categories of producers in that Member State should be exempted from the obligation to make harvest declarations for the 1984/85 and 1985/86 wine-growing years; whereas, in view of the current situation, this exemption should be extended for a further wine-growing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
In the first subparagraph of Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84, 'for the 1984/85 and 1985/86 wine-growing years' is replaced by 'for the 1984/85, 1985/86 and 1986/87 wine-growing years'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1564/1999
of 16 July 1999
fixing the minimum import prices applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the minimum import price for dried grapes is to be determined having regard to:
- the free-at-frontier price on import into the Community,
- the prices obtained in international trade,
- the situation on the internal Community market,
- the trend of trade with third countries;
(2) Whereas Article 13(6) of the same Regulation provides that countervailing charges are to be fixed in reference to a scale of import prices; whereas the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applied on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative non-member countries;
(3) Whereas a minimum import price must be fixed for currants and other dried grapes;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year, which begins on 1 September 1999 and ends on 31 August 2000, shall be as set out in Annex I.
2. The countervailing charge to be imposed where the minimum import price referred to in paragraph 1 is not observed shall be as set out in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 19 May 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Hewlett-Packard - Gas Chromatograph, model HP 5992A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/375/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 17 November 1981, Italy has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Hewlett-Packard - Gas Chromatograph, model HP 5992A', ordered 31 May 1979 and to be used for the identification of new compounds and for the structural study and quantitative determination of substances of various kinds, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 19 April 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a chromatograph; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'R 10-10' manufactured by Ribermag SA, 49 quai du Halage, F-92500 Rueil Malmaison, and to the apparatus 'MM16F' manufactured by VG Analytical Ltd, Tudor Road, UK-Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5RZ,
The apparatus described as 'Hewlett-Packard - Gas Chromatograph, model HP 5992 A', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 17 November 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
18.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 70/2005
of 17 January 2005
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004
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 2031/2004 (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(2) 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 10 to 13 January 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/26
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 May 2014
designating the European Capital of Culture for the year 2018 in the Netherlands
(2014/352/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular to Article 9(3) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Having regard to the selection panel's report of September 2013 regarding the selection process of the European Capital of Culture in the Netherlands,
Whereas:
Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
Leeuwarden is designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2018’ in the Netherlands.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 October 1993 on the list of establishments in the Czech Republic approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
(93/546/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, ovine and caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) and Article 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, the Czech Republic has forwarded a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community;
Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list of establishments, drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of that Directive, from  which imports of fresh meat may be authorized;
Whereas imports of fresh meat from the establishments on the list in the Annex hereto continue to be subject to provisions already laid down, the general provisions of the Treaty and in particular the other Community veterinary regulations, particularly  as regards health protection;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The establishments in the Czech Republic listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of exporting fresh meat to the Community.
2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2355/87
of 31 July 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other vitamins falling within heading 29.38 B V, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of other vitamins, falling within heading 29.38 originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at 821 300 ECU; whereas, on 17 July 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 7 August 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imporrts into the Community of the following products originating in China:
1.2.3 //  //  //  // Order No  // CCT heading No and NIMEXE-code  // Description  //  //  //  // 10.0360   // 29.38 B V 29.38-60   // Other vitamins   //    //   //
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.