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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (3), as amended by Directive 96/83/EC (4), lists those substances which may be used as sweeteners in foodstuffs;
Whereas Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (5) sets out the purity criteria for the sweeteners mentioned in Directive 94/35/EC;
Whereas it is necessary, in the light of technical progress, to amend the purity criteria set out in Directive 95/31/EC for isomalt (E 953); whereas it is consequently necessary to adapt that Directive;
Whereas it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for sweeteners as set out in the Codex Alimentarius by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA);
Whereas food additives, prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those included in the evaluation of the Scientific Committee for Food, or different from those mentioned in this Directive, shall be submitted for evaluation by the Scientific Committee on Food with a view to full evaluation with emphasis on the purity criteria;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,
In the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC, the text concerning E 953 - isomalt is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 1 July 1999. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
28.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/72
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 April 2007
appointing an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions
(2007/260/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 Italian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Alberto ZAN,
The following is appointed as alternate member of the Committee of the Regions:
Ms Carmela CASILE, Consigliere comunale del Comune di Giaveno (Torino),
in place of Mr Alberto ZAN for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 13 March 1995 on an additional financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (95/79/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas the Commission adopted Commission Decision 94/189/EC of 18 March 1994 on a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany (3); whereas this Community contribution was designed to respond to outbreaks of classical swine fever between July and December 1993;
Whereas new outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Germany throughout 1994; whereas, in view of the serious danger to the Community's pig population which this disease represents, eradication should be continued with the assistance of a new financial contribution from the Community to make good the losses sustained by pig farmers;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of the disease was officially confirmed, the German authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures listed in Article 3 (2) of Council Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas these measures were notified by the German authorities;
Whereas the conditions for a new financial contribution by the Community have been met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Germany may obtain an additional financial contribution from the Community for the outbreaks of classical swine fever which occurred on its territory between 1 January and 31 December 1994. The contribution by the Community shall amount to:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compensating owners for the slaughter and destruction of pigs and the destruction of pigmeat products where necessary,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of equipment and holdings,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany in compensating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and equipment.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
2. Germany shall forward the supporting documents referred to in paragraph 1 not later than six months after the notification of this Decision.
3. However, if it so requests, Germany may receive an advance of ECU 3 million.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
30.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/70
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 771/2007
of 29 June 2007
on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 for frozen beef intended for processing
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2) and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 of 16 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008) (3) opened import tariff quotas for beef and veal products.
(2) The applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which import rights may be granted should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient[s] to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down,
Applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 shall be weighted by an allocation coefficient of 5,206706 % for rights under quota 09.4057 and of 34,204866 % for rights under quota 09.4058.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 29 April 1991  appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee  (91/247/EEC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 193 to 195 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 165 to 167 thereof,
Having regard to the Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/522/Euratom, EEC of 24 September 1990 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1994 (1),
Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignation of Dr Alberto Masprone, of which the Council was informed on 11 February 1991;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Permanent Representation of Italy on 9 April 1991,
Having obtained the favourable opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
  Sole Article  Dr Giannino Cesare Bernabei is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Dr Alberto Masprone for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1994.
24.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 940/2006
of 23 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, as regards the list of Member States where buying-in of butter by tendering is open for the period expiring on 31 August 2006
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 of 29 May 2006 suspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 has opened the buying-in of butter by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2) On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia, the Commission has observed that the butter market prices have been below 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in by tendering should therefore be opened in this Member State. This Member State should therefore be added to the list set out in Regulation (EC) No 796/2006.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.   Buying-in of butter by tendering, as provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, is hereby open from 24 June to 31 August 2006 in the following Member States, under the conditions provided for in Section 3a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
28.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/21
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 December 2010
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/014 SI/Mura from Slovenia)
(2010/809/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4) Slovenia submitted an application on 28 April 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Mura and supplemented it with additional information on 24 June 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 247 940.
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Slovenia,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 247 940 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1286/96 of 3 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 415/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces a quota system for the various groups of tobacco varieties; whereas the individual quotas have been distributed among producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for 1996 fixed by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 415/96; whereas under Article 9 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 the Commission may authorize Member States to transfer guarantee threshold quantities; whereas these quantities remain available in some Member States following distribution of the quotas pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 259/96 (4); whereas the proposed transfers do not give rise to additional expenditure for the EAGGF and do not entail an increase in the total guarantee threshold for each Member State;
Whereas this Regulation should apply before the deadline for registering contracts concluded following the allocation of the additional quantities set in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is amended as follows:
(1) The following Article 11a is added:
'Article 11a
1. For the 1996 harvest, Member States are authorized to transfer to another group of varieties, before 15 July 1996, threshold quantities of tobacco remaining available following the distribution of quotas pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation.
2. The quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to those set out in the Annex hereto.`
(2) The Annex to this Regulation is added as an Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1066/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1607/2005
of 30 September 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 296/96 on data to be transmitted by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural and Guidance Fund (EAGGF)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (2) provides that the Commission is to place at the disposal of the Member States, within the framework of the budget appropriations, the funds needed to cover expenditure to be financed by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural and Guidance Fund.
(2) Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96 provides that expenditure declared in respect of a given month must in general fall within payments and receipts effected during this month. Some exceptions to that principle are provided for.
(3) To ensure the respect of the budget and to the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, it should be possible for Member States to adjust expenditure declarations other than those for measures covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (3) and to declare expenditure in respect of the following month.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 296/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
In the first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, the following point is added:
‘(d) expenditure effected by Member States from 1 to 15 October 2005, other than for measures covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (4), may, if necessary to comply with the provisions of Article 1, be declared in respect of the month following the month of payment to the beneficiary.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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.
17.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 915/2005
of 16 June 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
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,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of 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), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 10 to 16 June 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 12,75 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1034/2014
of 25 September 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.