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Council Regulation (EC) No 580/2002
of 25 March 2002
on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37, in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) Under the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon(2), the two Parties have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments or additions to be made to that Agreement at the end of the period of validity of the Protocol annexed thereto.
(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the above Agreement for the period from 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 was initialled on 20 September 2001.
(3) It is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol.
(4) The allocation of the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation(3).
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
- tuna seiners:
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- surface longliners:
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- trawlers:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
The Member States whose vessels fish under the Protocol shall be required to notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the Gabonese fishing zone in accordance with the detailed rules provided by Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas(4).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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.
13.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 126/2007
of 12 February 2007
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), 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 13 February 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 939/2009
of 7 October 2009
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 25 September to 2 October 2009 under subquota III in the context of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 for common wheat of a quality other than high quality
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 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 1067/2008 (3) opens an overall annual tariff quota of 2 989 240 tonnes of common wheat of a quality other than high quality. That quota is divided into three subquotas.
(2) Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 divides subquota III (order number 09.4125) into four quarterly subperiods and has fixed the quantity at 594 596 tonnes for subperiod 4, for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2009.
(3) Based on the notification made under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, the applications lodged between 25 September 2009 at 13.00 and 2 October 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.
(4) Import licences should no longer be issued under subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 for the current quota,
1.   Each import licence application in respect of subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 and lodged between 25 September 2009 at 13.00 and 2 October 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 2,911522 %.
2.   The issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 2 October 2009 at 13:00 (Brussels time) falling within subquota III as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 is hereby suspended for the current quota.
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  DIRECTIVE
of 15 December 1988
amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
(89/2/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 88/506/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (1b) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 88/380/EEC (3) makes provision for including hybrids of rye within the scope of Directive 66/402/EEC and empowers the Commission to adopt the necessary amendments to the definitions in Article 2 (1) of that Directive; whereas Directive 88/380/EEC also empowers the Commission to make amendments to the Annexes to Directive 66/402/EEC in order to establish the conditions to be satisfied by the crop and the seed of hybrids of rye;
Whereas, owing to the increased importance in the Community of hybrid varieties of rye, the amendments to the definitions should be adopted now;
Whereas the amendments to the Annexes depend upon the results of a temporary experiment organized pursuant to Article 13a of Directive 66/402/EEC and cannot yet be made;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Directive 66/402/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1) (Ca), in the introductory words, 'rye', is inserted after 'rice,';
2. In Article 2 (1) (E), in the introductory words, 'canary grass and rye, other than hybrids in each case, sorghum,' is replaced by 'canary grass, other than hybrids, rye, sorghum,'.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1990.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 173/2004
of 30 January 2004
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 134th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 134th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 20 November 1975  exempting the United Kingdom from applying Council Directive No 70/458/EEC to certain vegetable species  (Only the English text is authentic)  (75/752/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 (1) on the marketing of vegetable seed, as last amended by the Council Directive of 11 December 1973 (2), and in particular Article 42 thereof;
Having regard to the request from the United Kingdom;
Whereas the Commission has already granted to the United Kingdom, by its Decisions No 73/188/EEC (3) and No 74/363/EEC (4), exemption in respect of certain species;
Whereas seed of Anthriscus cerefolium L. Hoffm. has no significance for the United Kingdom, although it is marketed there ; whereas the Directive permits exemption to be granted in respect of the species concerned without imposing any special requirement;
Whereas the species Capsicum annuum L., Solanum melongena L. and Valerianella locusta (L.) Betcke, are not normally cultivated in the United Kingdom ; whereas the seeds of these species are not propagated or marketed there;
Whereas during such time as these conditions obtain it is appropriate to exempt the United Kingdom from applying the provisions of this Directive to the species in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The United Kingdom is hereby exempted from applying the provisions of the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed, with the exception of Articles 16 (1) and 30 (1), to the species listed below:
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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Commission Decision
of 27 February 2004
amending Decision 2002/794/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations intended for human consumption and imported from Brazil
(notified under document number C(2004) 557)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/198/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003(2), and in particular Article 53(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(3), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Decision 2002/794/EC(4) all consignments of poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations imported from Brazil must be sampled in order to demonstrate the absence of nitrofurans.
(2) Decision 2002/794/EC should be reviewed, according to Article 6 thereof, in the light of the guarantees offered by the competent authorities of Brazil and on the basis of the results of the test carried out by the Member States.
(3) The competent authorities of Brazil have submitted to the Commission on 27 May 2003 an action plan, which was considered satisfactory by the Commission.
(4) The Food and Veterinary Office concluded in its mission report(5) that the implementation and enforcement of this action plan were carried without important deficiencies.
(5) Since 12 August 2003, the Commission, through the RASFF system, did not receive any relevant notification of nitrofuran in poultrymeat, poultrymeat products or poultrymeat preparations from Brazil.
(6) The frequency of sampling and testing shall therefore be reduced.
(7) Decision 2002/794/EC should be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Article 2 of Decision 2002/794/EC, the text of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following text:
"1. Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject 20 % of the consignments of poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations imported from Brazil to a chemical test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to human health. This test must be carried out, in particular, with a view to detecting the presence of nitrofurans and their metabolites."
This Decision shall apply from 9 March 2004.
Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2012/2001
of 12 October 2001
on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 of 12 February 1988 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2623/1999(4), lays down that the uniform interest rate used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures is to correspond to the three months' and twelve months' forward Euribor rates with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively.
(2) The Commission fixes this rate before the beginning of each EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year on the basis of the rates recorded in the six months preceding fixing.
(3) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 lays down that if the rate of interest costs borne by a Member State is lower for at least six months than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Community a specific interest rate is to be fixed for that Member State. The Member State notified these costs to the Commission before the end of the accounting year; where no costs are notified by a Member State, the rate to be applied is determined on the basis of the reference interest rates set out in the Annex to the said Regulation.
(4) The interest rates for the 2002 accounting year must be set, in line with those provisions.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
For expenditure incurred during the 2002 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year, the interest rate referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 4,4 %.
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 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 690/96 of 16 April 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 482/96 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2047/2002
of 19 November 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 20 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 20 December 1990  amending Decision 88/222/EEC recognizing certain Member States or regions of certain Member States as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale)  (91/40/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/271/EEC (2), and in  particular Annex III, part B (8) and Annex IV, part A (14a), (2) second indent thereof,
Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC from 16 April to 30 September, in the case of origin in the Northern Hemisphere, and from 16 October to 31 March, in the case of origin in the Southern Hemisphere, plants of certain genera, other than  fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, originating in or coming from countries or, in the case of certain Member States, regions other than those recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (San José Scale), may not be  introduced in certain Member States;
Whereas, under other provisions of the said Directive, plants of the same genera, other than fruit, seeds and parts of plants used for decoration, which originate in or coming from countries where the aforementioned harmful organism is known to occur,  may be introduced into the Member States only when they are either subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against that organism, or when they originate in regions recognized as being free from the aforementioned harmful organism;
Whereas by Commission Decision 88/222/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 90/603/EEC (4), certain Member States or regions of certain Member States were recognized as being free from Quadraspidiotus perniciosus;
Whereas it has appeared from official information supplied by the Federal Republic of Germany that the list of Laender which are free from San José Scale has to be modified, taking into account the situation in respect of the absence of San José Scale in  the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas it has appeared from official information supplied by the Portuguese Republic that the list of distritos which are free from San José Scale has to be modified in this country;
Whereas therefore the list of relevant regions should be amended accordingly;
Wheras the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
    Article 1
Decision 88/222/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.  Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.