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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1348/94 of 2 June 1994 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of  Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania for the period 1 August 1993 to 31 July 1996
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania (2), the two Parties negotiated to determine the  amendments or additions to be introduced into the Annex to the said Agreement and into the Protocol at the end of the period of application of the Protocol (3);
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol setting out, for the period 1 August 1993 to 31 July 1996, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the aforementioned Agreement was initialled on 10 June 1993;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol,
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania for the period 1  August 1993 to 31 July 1996 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
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.
9.5.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 116/44
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1214/91
of 7 May 1991
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 315/91 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas 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;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, 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 appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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 987/2002
of 7 June 2002
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
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 organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy 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 submitted from 3 to 6 June 2002 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 371/46
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 December 2004
appointing two Luxembourg members and four Luxembourg alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2004/865/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 Luxembourg Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2) Two seats as a member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jean ASSELBORN, notified to the Council on 21 September 2004, and Ms Lydia MUTSCH, notified to the Council on 18 October 2004, and four seats as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Romain SCHNEIDER, Mr Jean-Marie HALSDORF, Mr John LIBER and Mr Lucien LUX, notified to the Council on 18 October 2004,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions:
(a) as members:
— Mr Etienne SCHNEIDER,
— Mr Romain SCHNEIDER,
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Roby BIWER,
— Mr Norbert HAUPERT,
— Ms Lydia MUTSCH,
— Ms Ferny NICKLAUS-FABER,
for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
COUNCIL DECISION of 30 March 1998 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership with the Republic of Latvia (98/263/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of accession partnerships (1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council stated that the accession partnership is a new instrument, the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council shall decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual accession partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant country, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them;
Whereas Community assistance is conditional on the fulfilment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; whereas, where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance;
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the accession partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies;
Whereas the Commission's opinion presented an objective analysis on the Republic of Latvia's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work;
Whereas, in order to prepare for membership, the Republic of Latvia should draw up a national programme for the adoption of the acquis; whereas this programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the accession partnership,
In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership for the Republic of Latvia are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
The implementation of the accession partnership will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and through the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission will report regularly.
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
4.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/70
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 979/2011
of 3 October 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 18 July 1989
amending for the fifth time Decision 82/351/EEC recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being officially swine-fever-free
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/450/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Council Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 88/614/EEC of 27 October 1988 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the Federal Republic of Germany (3),
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany is implementing the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever on a regional basis;
Whereas Commission Decision 82/351/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 89/97/EEC (5), has recognized certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being officially swine-fever-free;
Whereas no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 15 months within a certain area to be recognized as officially swine-fever-free;
Whereas the status of the designated officially swine-fever-free region will be maintained by the application of the measures foreseen in Article 7 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC;
Whereas, as a result a new part of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany fulfils the conditions as laid down in Article 7 of Directive 80/1095/EEC, and, consequently may also be recognized as officially free of classical swine fever;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following regions are added to the list laid down in Article 1 of Decision 82/351/EEC:
- Muenster,
- Rheinhessen-Pfalz.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/17/EEC  of 17 March 1992  amending Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC (1) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes, as last amended by Commission Directive 91/127/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (2a) thereof,
Whereas in principle, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Community and complying with that Directive;
Whereas, however, since work to establish Community equivalence for all the third countries concerned had not been completed, Article 15 (2a) of that Directive permitted Member States to extend to 31 March 1991 the period of validity of equivalence  which they had already determined in respect of certain countries not covered by the Community equivalences;
Whereas the said work is still incomplete;
Whereas the authorization may only be extended in accordance with Member States' obligations under the common rules on plant health, laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (3);
Whereas by Commission Decisions 91/591/EEC (4) and 91/592/EEC (5) derogations provided for by certain Member States from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of seed potatoes originating in Poland and Canada respectively have been  approved until 31 March 1992;
Whereas the authorization granted to Member States by Article 15 (2a) should accordingly be extended;
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,
In Article 15 (2a) of Directive 66/403/EEC, '31 March 1991' is replaced by '31 March 1992'.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1573/93 of 14 June 1993 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain industrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas production of the products referred to in this Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user industries in the Community;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain cases to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly because of the existence of Community production, and in other cases to suspend them completely;
Whereas the decision for the suspension of these autonomous duties should be taken by the Community;
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sector concerned in the near future, these suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by fixing their period of  validity by reference to the interests of Community production,
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the tables appearing in the Annexes shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of them.
These suspensions shall apply:
- from 1 July to 31 December 1993 for the products listed in the table appearing in Table I,
- from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 for the products listed in the table appearing in Table II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 216/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 971/2007
of 20 August 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 21 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Directive 2002/92/EC
of 3 December 2002
amending Directive 77/388/EEC to extend the facility allowing Member States to apply reduced rates of VAT to certain labour-intensive services
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 28(6) of Council Directive 77/388/EC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(3), allows the reduced rates provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 12(3)(a) also to be applied to the labour-intensive services listed in the categories set out in Annex K to that Directive for a maximum period of three years from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2002.
(2) Council Decision 2000/185/EC of 28 February 2000 authorising Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC(4) authorised certain Member States to apply, up to 31 December 2002, a reduced rate of VAT to those labour-intensive services for which they had submitted an application.
(3) Based on the reports to be drawn up by 1 October 2002 by the Member States that have applied such reduced rates, the Commission is required to submit a global evaluation report to the Council and the European Parliament by 31 December 2002, accompanied if necessary by a proposal for a final decision on the rate to be applied to labour-intensive services.
(4) In view of the time needed to produce a thorough global evaluation of such reports to extend the maximum period of application set for this measure in Directive 77/388/EEC.
(5) Directive 77/388/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly,
In the first subparagraph of Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC the words "three years between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002" shall be replaced by the words "four years between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003".
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 924/2004
of 29 April 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96(1), as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2204/2003(2), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 7 April 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list comprising Saddam Hussein and other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime, their immediate family members and the entities owned or controlled by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex IV should be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this 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.