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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 895/96 of 20 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 454/95 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (6), 28 and 30 thereof,
Whereas Article 12 (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 331/96 (4), lays down certain detailed rules on the payment of aid for the private storage of butter; whereas, as a result of a discrepancy between the various language versions and the original text of that paragraph, the amendment introduced by Regulation (EC) No 331/96 has had different effects depending on the language version concerned; whereas, to resolve the problem and to remove all ambiguity, the text of Article 12 (5) should be adopted again with effect from the date of entry into force of the last amendment;
Whereas Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 454/95 contains references to the national quality classes of butter; whereas the reference for Finnish butter should be amended to take account of an amendment to national legislation thereon;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EC) No 454/95 is amended as follows:
1. Article 12 (5) is replaced by the following:
'5. The aid shall be paid on application by the interested party at the latest within 120 days of the last day of contractual storage. However, if an administrative enquiry into entitlement to the aid is under way, payment shall not be made until entitlement has been recognized.
After 60 days of contractual storage a single advance payment of the aid may be made at the storer's request, on condition that he lodges a security equal to the advance payment plus 10 %. The advance shall be calculated on the basis of a storage period of 90 days.`
2. The fourteenth indent in Annex II is replaced by the following text:
'- "perinteinen meijerivoi / traditionellt mejerismรถr" as regards Finnish butter,`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(1) shall apply from 27 February 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2001
of 8 June 2001
concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas for garlic imorted from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides that if quantities covered by applications for A licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 4 and 5 June 2001 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina exceed the quantities available. The extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina on 4 and 5 June 2001 and forwarded to the Commission on 6 June 2001 shall be issued, with the entry referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, at the rate of:
- 8,751 % of the quantitiy applied for, for traditional importers,
- 0,691 % of the quantitiy applied for, for new importers.
Issue of the import licences covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged from 5 June to 3 September 2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/30
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 October 2005
on the signing by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty
(2005/905/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2), 55, 83, 89, 95, 133, and 175 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the Council Decision of 17 May 2004, the Commission has negotiated the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Energy Community Treaty’, with the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Montenegro, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (pursuant to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244).
(2) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later stage, the Energy Community Treaty initialled on 31 May 2005 should be signed on behalf of the Community,
The signing of the Energy Community Treaty is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Energy Community Treaty on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Council Decision
of 16 June 2003
renewing the term of office of a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(2003/C 148/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal presented by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on 10 April 2003,
The term of office of Mr Walter PEETERS, born in Turnhout (Belgium) on 14 July 1944, as a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) is hereby renewed for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2009.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 343/89
of 10 February 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 on the sale of butter from public stocks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 442/88 (4) was suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2096/88 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2387/88 (6), with the exception of Articles 3a and 4a thereof concerning respectively the supply of food aid and the sale of butter to non-profit-making institutions and organizations; whereas, in view of the substantial reduction in quantities of butter in public stocks, of the need to permit the sale of butter in stock for other uses and of the possibility that Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 442/88, provides that non-profitmaking institutions and organizations may purchase supplies of market butter, the abovementioned Article 4a should be suspended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 is hereby suspended.
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium in 1997 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (98/61/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 (3) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Belgium in 1997; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's pigs and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of compensating for the losses suffered;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of classical swine fever was officially confirmed the Belgian authorities reported that they had taken appropriate measures, including the measures listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC;
Whereas, pending completion of checks by the Commission that, on the one hand, the Community veterinary rules have been observed and, on the other, that the conditions for a Community financial contribution are met, a first tranche of ECU 2 million should be paid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Belgium may obtain a first tranche of ECU 2 million in Community financial assistance for outbreaks of classical swine fever on its territory.
Additional tranches may be granted provided that the Commission is satisfied that the conditions laid down in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC are met.
1. The first tranche of the Community financial contribution shall be paid after the supporting documents have been submitted.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a) an epidemiological report covering each pig holding on which pigs have been slaughtered. The report shall contain information on the subjects given below:
(i) infected holdings
- location and address,
- date on which the disease was suspected and date on which it was confirmed,
- number of pigs slaughtered and destroyed, with date,
- method of killing and destruction,
- type and number of samples collected and examined at the time the disease was suspected. Results of examinations performed,
- type and number of samples collected and examined at the time of depopulation of the infected pig holding. Results of examinations performed,
- source of infection as assumed on the basis of a complete epidemiological investigation;
(ii) contact holdings
- as listed under (i), first, third, fourth and sixth indents,
- infected holding (outbreak) with which contact has been confirmed or assumed; nature of contact;
(b) financial report including list of the beneficiaries and their address, number of animals slaughtered, date of slaughter and amount paid.
Belgium shall forward the supporting documents referred to in Article 2 not later than six months after the notification of this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
2.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1064/2004
of 1 June 2004
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 2 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 1354/75 OF THE COMMISSION  of 28 May 1975  completing Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco concerning the event giving entitlement to the payment of the intervention price
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (1) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last amended by the Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 5 (6) and 6 (10) thereof;
Whereas according to Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 (3) of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 (4) on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy, sums owed by a Member State or a duly authorized body, expressed in national currency and representing amounts fixed in units of account are paid on the basis of the relationship between the unit of account and the national currency obtaining at the time when the transaction or part transaction was carried out;
Whereas according to Article 6 of the same Regulation the time when a transaction is carried out is considered as being the date on which occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, in the absence of and pending adoption of such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, which gives entitlement to the amount involved in the transaction;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 (5) of 25 August 1970 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 904/74 (6), provides in Article 1 (4) that payment for tobacco offered for intervention is made as soon as possible after takeover by the intervention agency ; whereas, however, the amount concerned in the sense of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 becomes payable at the time of this takeover ; whereas consequently it is advisable to adopt, for purposes of calculating the intervention price in national currencies, the conversion rate obtaining at the time of takeover of the tobacco;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
The following text is added to Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70:
"The event giving entitlement to the payment of the intervention price within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 can be regarded as having occurred on the date of the takeover of the tobacco by the intervention agency."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2002
of 21 August 2002
correcting the English language version of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2002 opening the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheeses to be exported in 2003 to the United States of America under certain quotas resulting from the GATT Agreements
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1368/2002(4), provides that export licences for cheese exported to the United States of America as part of the quotas under the Agreements concluded during multilateral trade negotiations, may be allocated according to a special procedure by which preferred importers in the United States of America may be designated. Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2002(5) fixes the period wherein the applications for provisional licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities. As the period mentioned in the English language version differs from the texts in the other official Community languages, the necessary correction should therefore be made to that language version,
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2002, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Applications for provisional licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities from 2 to 11 September 2002 at the latest. They shall not be admissible unless they contain all the details referred to in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 and the documents mentioned therein."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
1.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 811/2006
of 31 May 2006
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 696/2009
of 31 July 2009
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 August 2009 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 August 2009, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.