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Commission Regulation (EC) No 687/2002
of 22 April 2002
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 578/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, 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 set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply 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 Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000(4), for a period of three months by the holder.
(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 annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 DECISION of 28 November 1995 modifying for the second time Decision No 95/33/EC approving parts of the Finnish programme for the implementation of Articles 138 to 140 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (95/529/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,
Whereas on 26 October 1994 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act, the Finnish programme for the implementation of its Article 138, 139 and 140 aids for a number of products and activities for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;
Whereas parts of this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994 were approved by Commission Decision No 95/33/EC (1); whereas that Decision was modified by Commission Decision No 95/330/EC (2);
Whereas on 13 September 1995 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act a request for Commission authorization to modify that programme to include certain fruits and fungi, not included in Decision No 95/33/EC; whereas that Decision in its Article (3) (3) refers to possible further decisions for products not covered by it; whereas the request for aid for certain fruits and fungi is in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession and in particular Article 138 thereof; whereas the form of aid, though in relation to quantities produced, can, as already provided for other products, be authorized given that it is only applied for one year,
The following is added to the section 'Production-related aid - All regions` in Annex I of Commission Decision 95/33/EC:
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This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
31.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 513/2006
of 30 March 2006
adopting temporary provisions for the issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 (2) lays down that Member States are to notify licence applications to the Commission on Mondays and Thursdays each week and issue the licences on the fifth working day following the date on which the application was lodged, provided that the Commission has not taken any measures during that period.
(2) Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Monday 17 April 2006 are Commission holidays. The issue of licences applied for between Monday 10 and Friday 14 April 2006 should therefore be postponed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Import licences applied for between Monday 10 and Friday 14 April 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 shall be issued on Friday 21 April 2006, provided that the Commission has not taken any measures during that period in accordance with Article 8(2) of that Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1818/94 of 25 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular
Articles 3 (4) and 7 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking  account of local production and traditional trade flows; whereas to ensure coverage of requirements in terms of quantity, price and quality and to ensure that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, the aid to be granted for  products originating in the rest of the Community must be determined on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on imports of products from third countries;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2067/93  (4), establishes the quantities of wine eligible for the specific supply arrangements introduced by Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 and fixes the Community aid pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation; whereas the quantities of wine eligible for  the arrangements for the 1994/95 wine year should be determined and the amount of aid should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annexes I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2188/2003
of 15 December 2003
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(5), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2030/2003(7), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3) It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 9 November 1995 determining the specimen certificate for  intra-Community trade in ova and embryos of swine (Text with EEA relevance) (95/483/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements governing trade  in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health  requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive  90/425/EEC  (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in  particular the fourth indent and the third indent of Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in ova and  embryos of swine;
Whereas the specimen certificate applicable to such trade should be determined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
A health certificate corresponding to the specimen shown in the Annex  hereto shall accompany ova and embryos of swine during transport to another Member State.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
12.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/297/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) 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) Annex XXI to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning statistics.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism (3) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 repealed Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism (4) which is incorporated to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.
(4) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) 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.
5.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 2005
amending Decision 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes
(2006/2/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) sets out general rules on the conservation, management and responsible exploitation, and processing and marketing of living aquatic resources.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) underlined the need to enhance cooperation and coordination among Member States and with the Commission in order to strengthen control and discourage behaviour contrary to CFP rules.
(3) The period covered by Decision 2004/465/EC (3) will expire on 31 December 2005.
(4) Due to domestic budgetary and administrative difficulties, Member States which acceded to the Community on 1 May 2004 have obtained very limited Community financial assistance under the current financial scheme foreseen under Decision 2004/465/EC.
(5) The new financial perspective will cover the period 2007 to 2013. In order to avoid an interruption of Community financial support, it is therefore necessary that the financial assistance available to Member States under Decision 2004/465/EC is continued during 2006.
(6) It is appropriate to include in Decision 2004/465/EC studies on fisheries control as well as arrangements designed to facilitate the implementation of new technologies on control.
(7) Decision 2004/465/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2004/465/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:
2. The following points shall be added to Article 4(1):
‘(i) Administrative arrangements with the Joint Research Centre aimed at implementing new technologies on control;
(j) Studies on control-related areas carried out at the initiative of the Commission.’
3. The first sentence of Article 5(1) shall be replaced by the following:
4. The following point shall be added to Article 6(2):
‘(d) for the actions referred to in Article 4(1)(i) and (j), the rate may be 100 % of the eligible expenditure.’
5. In Article 12(2), ‘31 December 2008’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2010’.
6. In Article 16(b):
— ‘31 December 2006’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2007’,
— point (v) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(v) the impact of the financial contribution on fisheries control programmes over the whole period from 2001 to 2006.’
7. In Article 17, ‘30 June 2007’ shall be replaced by ‘30 June 2008’.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (81/616/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 80/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 80/666/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas on 10 April and 13 May 1981 the Belgium Government communicated the following regulations and administrative provisions:  - Royal Decree of 11 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 29 July 1980 on the modernizationof farms situated in less-favoured areas,
- Royal Decree of 11 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernizationof farms,
- Ministerial Decree of 3 March 1981 on the modernizationof farms,
- Royal Decree of 19 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 4 October 1976 on the grantingof subsidies for the keeping of managementaccounts, the cooperation of agents, agriculturaland horticultural associations and recognized institutionsin the promotion of rational methods ofmanagement of agricultural and horticultural enterprises;
Whereas pursuant to Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the abovementioned communication, the existing Belgium provisions implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the said provisions are consistent with the conditions and aims of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions existing in Belgium and implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to the provisions specified in the preamble, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 534/90
of 1 March 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 27 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 27 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1966/89 (4), fixed the amount of the security referred to in Article 9 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1594/83 of 14 June 1983 on the subsidy for oil seeds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2215/88 (6); whereas, having regard to the trend of prices on the world market and to the level of aid in recent months, it is necessary to increase the amount of the security;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 27 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 is amended as follows:
- in the first indent 'ECU 27' is replaced by 'ECU 30',
- in the second indent 'ECU 27' is replaced by 'ECU 40'.
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 Decision
of 3 April 2001
amending for the third time Decision 2001/208/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France
(notified under document number C(2001) 1052)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/269/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/208/EC(1) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France, as last amended by Decision 2001/250/EC(2), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(5), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the reports of new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in France the Commission by adopting Decision 2001/250/EC extended and prolonged the measures introduced by Decision 2001/208/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France.
(2) The geographic scope for the areas subjected to the measures provided for in this Decision should not be maintained any longer than necessary under objectively defined circumstances, and therefore, in accordance with Article 13a of the Decision, the measures applicable in areas in Annex I should be limited to certain departments as of 3 April 2001 by Commission Decision.
(3) In accordance with this same Article, France has notified the Commission on 2 April that no further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease were reported since 30 March 2001, and that all clinical examinations and laboratory tests undertaken in the relevant holdings had given negative results.
(4) The Commission informed the other Member States immediately by fax of the need to adapt their measures according to the new situation.
(5) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4 April 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary,
Commission Decision 2001/208/EC is amended as follows:
1. The date referred to in Article 2(2)(a), Article 3(3)(a) and (c), Article 5(2)(a) and (3)(b), Article 6(3), Article 7(2) and Article 8(1) is replaced by "25 February 2001".
2. In Annex I the words "All departments of mainland France" are replaced by "Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val d'Oise".
3. In Annex II the words " All departments of mainland France" are replaced by "All departments of mainland France except those in Annex I".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. It shall apply with effect from 3 April 2001.