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Commission Regulation (EC) No 722/2003
of 24 April 2003
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2329/2002(7), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
(2) According to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, 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 notified from 18 to 24 April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 July 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2012/400/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 46 and 48, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (the ‘EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to activities outside the four freedoms, including cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.
(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2187/2002
of 9 December 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 10 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2896/79  of 18 December 1979  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2762/75 establishing the list of representative markets for pigmeat in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the list of representative markets for the pigmeat sector was drawn up by Regulation (EEC) No 2762/75 (3) ; whereas the market of Brugge in Belgium has ceased to market pig carcasses ; whereas the activities of the quotation centres of Bielefeld and Krefeld in Germany have been taken over by the quotation centres of MĂźnster and DĂźsseldorf ; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2762/75,
The market of Brugge as referred to in point 1 as well as the quotation centres of Bielefeld and Krefeld as referred to in point 4 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2762/75 are hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1817/95 of 26 July 1995 amending  Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties 1995/96 marketing  year) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of  the market in cereals  (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/95  (2), and in  particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1502/95  (3) on rules of application (cereal  sector import duties 1995/96 marketing year) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that  one of the components to be used in determining representative cif import prices is the  representative exchange quotation on the market of the United States of America; whereas for durum  wheat and barley (which is representative of 'other forage grains`) the market in question,  Mid-America Commodity Exchange is such that it is necessary to enable alternative quotations to be  taken into account at times; whereas fob quotations in the United States should be used for this  purpose; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1502/95;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 is replaced by the provisions  of the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official  Journal of the Eruopean Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2506/91  of 20 August 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on the products falling within CN code 2827 32 00, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2),  and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, customs duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III are totally suspended, and the products as such are, as a general rule, subject to  statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8 of that Regulation, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying  of customs duties may be reintroduced, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered is equal as a general rule, to 6,3 % of the total importations  into the Community, originating from third countries in 1988;
Whereas, in the case of the products falling within CN code 2827 32 00, originating in India, the reference base is fixed at ECU 240 000; whereas that reference base was reached on 21 March 1991 by charges of imports into the Community of the products  in question originating in India; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs  duties for the products in question must be reintroduced with regard to India,
As from 25 August 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in India:
CN code  Description        chlorides  2827 32 00      of aluminium
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.
20.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 222/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 789/2013
of 16 August 2013
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Articles 19(6) and 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) At the Washington Plenary meeting in November 2012, Kimberley Process participants approved, by a decision of the Plenary, the addition of Panama, Cambodia and Kazakhstan to the list of Kimberley Process participants.
(2) As confirmed by a KP Chair notice on 1 August 2013, Kimberley Process participants also approved, by written procedure, the addition of Mali to the list of Kimberley Process Participants.
(3) Furthermore, the address of several participants’ contact points in Annex II should be updated.
(4) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,
Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:
Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 308/80  of 11 February 1980  on the classification of goods under heading No 59.08 of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 280/77 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provision must be made for the classification of products known as "articles of velvet", put up in lengths with threads of polypropylene fibres forming the additional warp to a ground fabric of synthetic textile fibres, the base of which is covered by a polypropylene foil;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3000/79 (4), includes textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials under heading No 59.08, other textile fabrics and textile articles, of a kind commonly used in machinery or plant, under heading No 59.17 and other made up textile articles (including dress patterns) under heading No 62.05;
Whereas these headings are relevant to the classification of the abovementioned "articles of velvet";
Whereas these articles, which take the form of strips of indeterminate length, cannot be considered as "made up" within the meaning of note 6 to Section XI of the Common Customs Tariff, and are therefore excluded from heading No 62.05 ; whereas they do not appear in the restricted list of textile products at note 5 (a) to Chapter 59 ; whereas they are not textile articles of a kind commonly used in machinery or plant of the kind envisaged in note 5 (b) to that Chapter ; whereas consequently they do not fall within heading No 59.17 ; whereas the abovementioned "articles of velvet" must therefore be classified under heading No 59.08;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Products known as "articles of velvet", put up in lengths with threads of polypropylene fibres forming the additional warp to a ground fabric of synthetic textile fibres, the base of which is covered by a polypropylene foil, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under heading No:
59.08 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
Council Decision
of 27 March 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/233/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Gustav-Adolf STANGE, of which the Council was notified on 18 December 2002,
Mr Hans-Georg KLUGE (State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and European Affairs of the Land Brandenburg) is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Gustav-Adolf STANGE for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006.
23.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 273/2013
of 19 March 2013
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 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 can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked 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, can continue to be invoked 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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 25 October 1996 appointing a member of  the Advisory Committee on Medical Training (96/C  331/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 75/364/EEC of 16 June 1975 setting up an Advisory Committee on  Medical Training  (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, in its Decision of 25 July 1994  (2), the Council appointed Mr J. BOEVÉ a member of the  Committee for the period ending 24 July 1997;
Whereas the Netherlands Government has nominated Mr A.  R. KOOMEN to replace Mr  J.  BOEVÉ,
Mr A.  R. KOOMEN is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory  Committee on Medical Training in place of Mr J. BOEVÉ for the remainder of the latter's term of  office, which ends on 24 July 1997.
28.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1173/2008
of 27 November 2008
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 November 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 18/2014
of 10 January 2014
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed [Žemaitiškas kastinys (TSG)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Lithuania’s application to register the name ‘Žemaitiškas kastinys’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Žemaitiškas kastinys’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.