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1.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/68
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 16 June 2014
amending Decision ECB/2007/7 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB
(ECB/2014/27)
(2014/418/EU)
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 127(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.6 and Articles 17, 22 and 23 thereof,
Having regard to Guideline ECB/2012/27 of 5 December 2012 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Guideline ECB/2012/27 specified the remuneration on the Payments Module (PM) accounts and their sub-accounts in a way which could have interfered with a Governing Council decision to lower the deposit facility rate to below 0 %.
(2) As a result, Guideline ECB/2012/27 has been amended by Guideline ECB/2014/25 (2) in order to eliminate such potential interferences.
(3) Therefore, it is necessary to further amend Decision ECB/2007/7 (3) in order to reflect in TARGET2-ECB the amendments Guideline ECB/2014/25 brings to the remuneration of the PM accounts and their sub-accounts,
Amendments to Decision ECB/2007/7
The Annex to Decision ECB/2007/7 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, the following definitions are inserted:
‘— “deposit facility” means a Eurosystem standing facility which counterparties may use to make overnight deposits with an NCB at a pre-specified deposit rate,
— “deposit facility rate” means the interest rate applicable to the deposit facility,’;
2. in Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION DECISION of 25 September 1996 amending Commission Decision 95/340/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of milk and milk-based products and revoking Decision 94/70/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/584/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (1), as last amended by Council Directive 94/71/EC (2), and in particular Article 23 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/340/EC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/325/EC (4), establishes a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of milk and milk-based products;
Whereas following the receipt of additional information from the Canadian authorities it is appropriate to review the position of these third countries on the aforementioned list;
Whereas the measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In the Annex of Decision 95/340/EC, the line referring to Canada is hereby amended as follows:
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This Decision is addressed to Member States.
2.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/27
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUMM/1/2011
of 1 July 2011
on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia
(2011/390/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 September 2008 the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP establishing the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (‘EUMM Georgia’).
(2) On 12 August 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/452/CFSP (2) extending EUMM Georgia until 14 September 2011.
(3) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/452/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of EUMM Georgia, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission,
Mr Andrzej TYSZKIEWICZ is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia for the period from 18 July 2011 to 14 September 2011.
Political and Security Committee Decision EUMM Georgia/1/2010 of 3 September 2010 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (3) is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
11.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 227/2014
of 7 March 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Hořické trubičky (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined the Czech Republic's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Hořické trubičky’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/2007 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/2008 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/74
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 February 2005
authorising Sweden to make use of the system established by Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council to replace surveys of bovine livestock
(notified under document number C(2005) 194)
(Only the Swedish text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/105/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Article 1(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.
(2) Commission Decision 1999/693/EC (3) recognises the fully operational character of the Swedish database for bovine animals.
(3) Pursuant to Directive 93/24/EEC the Member States may, at their request, be authorised to use administrative statistical sources instead of surveys of the bovine population on condition that they satisfy the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
(4) In support of its request of 29 October 2003, Sweden has submitted technical documentation on the structure and on the updating of the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and on the methods of calculating the statistical data.
(5) In particular, Sweden proposed the calculation methods to obtain the statistical data for the categories, referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC, which are not directly available in the database referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. Sweden should take all the appropriate measures to ensure that these calculation methods ensure the precision of the statistical data.
(6) Following examination of the request based on the technical documentation provided by the Swedish authorities, the request should be met.
(7) This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
Sweden is authorised to replace the surveys of bovine animals provided for by Directive 93/24/EEC by using the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 to obtain all the statistical data required to comply with the obligations arising out of the said Directive.
When the system referred to in Article 1 ceases to be operational or its contents no longer make it possible to obtain reliable statistical information regarding all or certain categories of bovine animals, Sweden shall return to a statistical survey system for the purpose of estimating the cattle population or the categories concerned.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.
Commission Decision
of 17 March 2004
amending Decision 1999/813/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as regards the designation of the competent authority and the model of health certificate
(notified under document number C(2004) 825)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/267/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In Commission Decision 1999/813/EC(2), the "National Fisheries Inspection and Quality Assurance Center (NAFIQACEN) of the Ministry of Fisheries" is identified as the competent authority in Vietnam for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Vietnamese administration, the competent authority has changed to the "National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED)". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the rules in force.
(3) The NAFIQAVED has provided official assurances on compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of fishery and aquaculture products as set out in Directive 91/493/EEC and on the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down in that Directive.
(4) Decision 1999/813/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 1999/813/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The 'National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED)' shall be the competent authority in Vietnam for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC."
2. In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
"2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the NAFIQAVED and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements."
3. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 4 May 2004.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
21.9.1983 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 260/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 July 1983
laying down the methods of cooperation between the Eurpean Economic Community and the International Commission on Civil Status
(83/473/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 229 thereof,
Whereas the European Communities have established appropriate relations with numerous international organizations; whereas the corresponding Agreements, concluded by the Commission, concern working relations between the European Communities and the international organizations and establish a system of cooperation designed to ensure their smooth functioning;
Whereas the European Economic Community and the International Commission on Civil Status have common interests in numerous areas of the approximation of laws, notably in the sectors of family law and the law on the civil status and legal capacity of individuals;
Whereas it is advisable to lay down the methods of cooperation between the two organizations,
The Agreement on methods of cooperation resulting from the exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the International Commission on Civil Status is hereby approved.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 548/2000
of 14 March 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000(2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where they originate from a third country appearing in a list drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 11(2) of the Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. Such list has been laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1367/98(4).
(2) The Czech Republic introduced in the Commission a request to be included in the list provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.
(3) The examination of this information and consequent discussion with their authorities has lead to the conclusion that in this country the rules governing production and inspection are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.
(4) The deadline of inclusion of Argentina, Australia, Hungary and Israel in the list provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, expires on 30 June 2000 and therefore needs to be prolonged for a further period, in order to permit imports to continue. For Israel and Argentina the prolongation of the deadline will be reconsidered in the light of the inspection visits made or planned in these countries.
(5) The Hungarian authorities have communicated the change of name of the Hungarian inspection body Biokultura, which need to be included in the Annex.
(6) Some technical updates are necessary for Australia, Israel and Switzerland.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 Committee,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to the current Regulation.
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.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 28 April 1992  amending Decision No 90/233/EEC establishing a trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus)  (92/240/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Council Decision No 90/233/EEC of 7 May 1990 (4) established the Tempus trans-European mobility scheme for university studies, hereinafter referred to as the 'Tempus scheme';
Whereas Article 11 of the said Decision provides that the Commission shall submit to the Council, before 31 December 1992, an interim evaluation of the results of the Tempus scheme as well as a proposal for the continuation or adaptation of the scheme  beyond the initial pilot phase;
Whereas the first annual activity report on the Tempus scheme (1 May 1990 to 31 July 1991), which the Commission has just made public, enables members of the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee to be informed of all  the activities undertaken by the Commission to implement the Tempus scheme;
Whereas the interim evaluation report on the Tempus scheme will be available as from April 1992; whereas it is appropriate that the Commission should be able to avail itself of the evaluation before elaboration of the proposal provided for in Article 11  of the said Decision;
Whereas only a decision to extend the pilot phase as such for a further academic year will give the European Parliament the Council and the Economic and Social Committee sufficient time to examine, on the basis of the results of the evaluation, the new  Commission proposal, in order to make their decision with a full knowledge of the facts;
Whereas it is essential, in order to ensure the continuity of the Tempus scheme, that its framework for the 1993/94 academic year be defined as soon as possible in 1992,
Article 1 of Decision 90/233/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (hereinafter referred to as "Tempus") is hereby adopted, for an initial pilot phase of four years, beginning on 1 July 1990, and subject to the monitoring and evaluation arrangements set out in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2004
of 26 April 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 349/2003 suspending the introduction into the Community of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Review Group,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides that the Commission may establish restrictions to the introduction of certain species into the Community in accordance with the conditions laid down in points (a) to (d) thereof.
(2) A list of species for which the introduction into the Community is suspended was last established in Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2003 of 25 February 2003 suspending the introduction into the Community of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora(2).
(3) On the basis of recent information, the Scientific Review Group has concluded that the conservation status of certain species listed in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 will be seriously jeopardised if their introduction into the Community from certain countries of origin is not suspended.
(4) On the basis of further recent information, the Scientific Review Group has also concluded that the suspension of the introduction into the Community of the Lama guanicoe from Chile is no longer warranted by virtue of its conservation status.
(5) The countries of origin of the species subject to the new restrictions referred to in paragraph 3 have been consulted.
(6) Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 of 30 August 2001, laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(3), contains provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by the Commission.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 349/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The necessity to avoid the disturbance of trade justifies that this Regulation enters into force on the third day following its publication.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 349/2003 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 723/2007
of 18 June 2007
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Articles 63, 64, Article 65(2) of the Staff Regulations and Annexes VII and XI thereto, and having regard to the first paragraph of Article 20, Article 64 and Article 92 of the Conditions of employment of other servants,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
There was a substantial increase in the cost of living in Estonia in the period from June to December 2006. The weighting applied to the remuneration of officials and other servants should therefore be adjusted,
With effect from 1 January 2007, the weighting applicable, under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations, to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the country listed below shall be as follows:
— Estonia 83,4.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.