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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1954/1999
of 13 September 1999
prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for whiting for 1999;
(2) Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
(3) Whereas, according to the information received by the Commission, catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 20 August 1999; whereas this date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1999.
Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 20 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3348/93 of 6 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 with regard to the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (2) introduces aid for the execution of programmes of initiatives concerning  fruit, vegetables and flowers and fixes the maximum level of aid in ecus; whereas the aid is paid annually for a maximum of three years; whereas the detailed rules for the application of the aid arrangements are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC)  No 3253/93 (3); whereas those detailed rules lay down, in particular, that aid applications must be submitted each year before a date to be determined by the competent authorities of the Member States concerned; whereas, therefore, the operative event  for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to the maximum level of aid should be 1 January of the year of execution of the programme of initiatives; whereas an addition should therefore be made to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The following Article is inserted into Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93:
'Article 12a
The operative event for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to the aid referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be 1 January of the year of execution in progress of the programme of initiatives.'
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 (EC) No 68/96 of 18 January 1996 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), and in particular Article 21 (1) thereof,
Whereas in accordance with Article 9 of the Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 the introduction of the country nomenclature is the responsibility of the Commission;
Whereas the version thereof valid on 1 January 1995 was annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3079/94 (2); whereas from 1 January 1996 minor amendments should be introduced to meet new statistical and technical requirements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,
The version valid on 1 January 1996 of the nomenclature of countries for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1156/89
of 28 April 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 as regards the adjustment of the free-at-frontier values of certain cheeses for the 1989/90 milk year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Article 14 (7) thereof,
Whereas the agreement concluded between the Community and Canada concerning cheeses provides for compliance on import with a free-at-frontier value which may be adjusted in line with the threshold price for cheddar in the Community;
Whereas, following the fixing of the threshold prices for the 1989/90 milk year, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 of 1 July 1982 laying down detailed rules for applying specific import levies on certain milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 776/89 (4), must be amended to adjust the free-at-frontier value for Canadian cheddar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Point (g) in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 is hereby replaced by the following:
1.2.3.4 //  //  //  //  // CN code  // Description  // Country of origin   // Import levy in ecus per 100 kg net weight unless otherwise specified   //    //   //   //  // '(g) ex 0406 90 21   // Cheddar, made from unpasteurized milk, of a minimum fat content of 50 % by weight, in the dry matter, matured for at least nine months, of a free-at-frontier value (3) per 100 kg net weight of not less than:   // Canada  // 12,09'   //   // - ECU 294,10 in the case of whole cheeses (2) (b)   //   //   //   // - ECU 312,24 in the case of cheeses of a net weight of not less than 500 g   //   //   //   // - ECU 324,33 in the case of cheeses of a net weight of less than 500 g   //   //   //    //   //   //
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 May 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 7 April 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/174/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 27 September 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany 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 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories', ordered on 3 May 1982 and intended to be used for the study of solids and solid solutions, 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 2 February 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an amplifier;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the very high suppression of the signal and noise harmonics, 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 'TE 9602' manufactured by Tekelec Airtronic SA, rue Carle-Vernet, F-92310 SĂ¨vres and to the apparatus '5205' and '5206' manufactured by Brookdeal Electronics Ltd, Doncaster House, Doncaster Road, UK-Bracknell RG12 4PG, Berks,
The apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 27 September 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2027/2003
of 18 November 2003
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 19 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2002
of 19 April 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 12 to 18 April 2002 at 209,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 959/2008
of 30 September 2008
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2008
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 October 2008 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) However, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2008 of 26 June 2008 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2008/2009 marketing year (3), the application of certain duties set by this Regulation is suspended,
From 1 October 2008, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/63
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 146/2006
of 26 January 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty 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 20 to 26 January 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 5 August 2002
amending Decision 2000/137/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Croatia and the Ukraine, and withdrawing an undertaking
(2002/669/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) On 19 November 1998, an anti-dumping proceeding was initiated by the Commission on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel(3) originating, inter alia, in Ukraine.
(2) This proceeding resulted in an anti-dumping duty being imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 348/2000(4) in February 2000 in order to eliminate the injurious effects of dumping.
(3) In parallel, by Decision No 2000/137/EC(5), the Commission accepted a joint price undertaking up to a certain volume threshold from three Ukrainian exporters, Dnepropetrovsk Tube Works (DTW), Nikopol Pivdennotrubny Works (transferred later to Nikopolsky Seamless Tube Plant, Niko Tube(6)) and Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant (NTRP), whose products were exempted from the anti-dumping duty by Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 348/2000.
B. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING
(4) DTW, Niko Tube and NTRP advised the Commission that they wished to withdraw this joint undertaking. Accordingly, the names of DTW, Niko Tube and NTRP, should be deleted from the list of companies whose products are exempted from the anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 1 of Decision 2000/137/EC.
(5) In parallel to this Decision, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1515/2002(7) has also removed the exemption from the anti-dumping duty granted to DTW, Niko Tube and NTRP, respectively, by amending Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 348/2000,
The joint undertaking accepted from Dnepropetrovsk Tube Works, Nikopol Pivdennotrubny Works (transferred later to Nikopolsky Seamless Tube Plant, "Niko Tube") and Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant (NTRP) is hereby withdrawn.
The table in Article 1 of Decision No 2000/137/EC is replaced by the following table:
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This Decision shall be applicable from the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2002
of 28 February 2002
opening a third quantity of wine for distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2001/02 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2464/2001(4), and in particular Article 63 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The second subparagraph of Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 provides that two or more quantities of wine are to be opened for distillation for the 2001/02 wine year. A first quantity of 7 million hl of table wine was opened for the period 16 October to 15 November 2001 and a second quantity of 3 million hl for the period 1 to 31 January 2002. Given current absorption capacities in the potable alcohol sector in certain regions of the Community and in view of budget possibilities, a third quantity of 2 million hl should be opened for distillation.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
For the 2001/02 wine year, distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be opened for a third period from 1 to 15 April 2002. The maximum quantity which contracts and declarations within the meaning of Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may cover shall be 2 million hl.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.