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9.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2010/2005
of 8 December 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
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,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 2 to 8 December 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 2,97 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.12.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 338/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 2491/96
of 23 December 1996
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2564/95 (3) lays down measures concerning the classification in the combined nomenclature of products including a CD-ROM drive and (a system for reproducing sound and image on computer ‘multimedia’);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (4), gave effect from 1 January 1996 to the changes made to the Harmonized System nomenclature in the light of the Customs Cooperation Council's recommendation of 6 July 1993; whereas the changes made to the Harmonized System nomenclature include the introduction, in Chapter 84, of a new Note 5 (D) potentially affecting the classification of certain products that could serve as storage units for automatic data processing machines while performing one or more other functions at the same time;
Whereas, when applying Chapter Note 5 (E), it may prove difficult to distinguish between compact discs performing a specific function other than data processing and those designed to play CD-ROMs, audio CDs and photo CDs, which are nevertheless storage units by virtue of Note 5 (D);
Whereas, in the interests of the uniform application of the combined nomenclature, the scope of the term ‘optical disk storage units’ should be made clear; whereas an additional note should therefore be inserted in Chapter 84 of the combined nomenclature; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas this Regulation covers the products mentioned in items 2 and 3 of the table annexed to Regulation (EC) No 2564/95;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The following Additional Note is hereby inserted in Chapter 84 of the combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
‘2. Subheading 8471 70 51 shall also apply to CD-ROM drives, being storage units for automatic data processing machines, which consists of drive units designed for retrieving the signals from CD-ROMs, audio CDs and photo CDs and equipped with a jack of earphones, a volume-control button or a start/stop button.’
Points 2 and 3 of the table annexed to Regulation (EC) No 2564/95 are hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 7 March 1986
concerning the zones referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/116/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to overcoming constraints on the development of new economic activities in certain zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel industry (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 216/84 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas the specific measure instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 already applies to the zones referred to in Article 2 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 provides that the specific measure shall also apply to those zones which in principle meet the criteria laid down in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) and (f) of that Regulation each time the Commission has adopted a position on the restructuring programmes for the steel industry forwarded by the Member States in accordance with Commission Decision No 2320/81/ECSC of 7 August 1981 establishing Community rules for aids to the steel industry (3);
Whereas the United Kingdom has forwarded its restructuring programme for the steel industry, and the Commission has adopted a position on that programme;
Whereas the zones likely to benefit from the specific measure must be the subject of a request by the Member State in question; whereas the United Kingdom has submitted such a request to the Commission;
Whereas the counties of Cleveland, Clwyd, Gwent, Humberside (together with that part of the travel-to-work area of Scunthorpe situated in the county of Lincolnshire), South Yorkshire (including the travel-to-work area of Sheffield) and the region of Strathclyde conform to the abovementioned criteria,
1. The zones referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2616/80 are, in the case of the United Kingdom, as follows: the counties of Cleveland, Clwyd, Gwent, Humberside (together with that part of the travel-to-work area of Scunthorpe situated in the county of Lincolnshire), South Yorkshire (including the travel-to-work area of Sheffield) and the region of Strathclyde.
2. The references to travel-to-work areas in point 1 are to those areas as constituted on 18 January 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
13.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 420/2010
of 12 May 2010
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009
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), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2009 (2).
(2) Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account.
(3) A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For tenders lodged from 30 April to 12 May 2010 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be EUR 10,17/t for a total maximum quantity of 33 000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 78/2006
of 18 January 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the German intervention agency
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 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 (3) has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 632 272 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency.
(3) Germany has informed the Commission of its intervention agency’s intention to increase by 300 000 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of this request, of the quantity available and of the market situation, the request made by Germany should be granted.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 should therefore be amended.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 1065/2005 is hereby amended as follows:
is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 932 272 tonnes of barley for export to third countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (4) Switzerland and the United States of America.
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.
22.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 182/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 June 2012
appointing independent scientific experts to the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 182/06
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (1), and in particular Article 61a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 61a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 requires that the Commission appoints six independent scientific experts as members of the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee.
(2) Article 61a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 provides that the Commission is to appoint those members with a view to ensuring that the relevant expertise is available within the Committee.
(3) In accordance with Article 61a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, a public call for expression of interest has been undertaken by the Commission.
(4) The members of the Committee are to be appointed for a period of three years starting on 2 July 2012, which may be prolonged once.
(5) Where an independent scientific expert appointed by this decision is no longer capable of contributing efficiently to the work of the Committee, or resigns, the Commission may replace this member from the reserve list, for the remaining duration of the member’s mandate,
The following are hereby appointed members of the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee for a term of three years from 2 July 2012:
— Jane Ahlqvist RASTAD,
— Marie Louise DE BRUIN,
— Stephen J. W. EVANS,
— Brigitte KELLER-STANISLAWSKI,
— Hervé LE LOUET,
— Lennart WALDENLIND.
The following are hereby placed on a reserve list by order of merit:
— Thierry TRENQUE,
— Michael THEODORAKIS,
— Giampiero MAZZAGLIA,
— Marie-Christine PERAULT-POCHAT,
— Annemarie HVIDBERG HELLEBEK.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2002
of 8 February 2002
granting a temporary derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001(4), provides that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working day following that on which the application was lodged provided that no specific action has been taken by the Commission in the meantime.
(2) Because of the public holidays in 2002 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities during those holidays, the period for reflection of five working days will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended temporarily.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
By derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods specified below shall be issued on the corresponding dates provided that no specific action as indicated in paragraph 2 of that Article has been taken prior to those dates:
- from 25 to 26 March 2002, to be issued on 4 April 2002,
- on 6 May 2002, to be issued on 15 May 2002,
- on 12 August 2002, to be issued on 21 August 2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 11 April 2006
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
(2006/569/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2005/269/EC of 28 February 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part [1], and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taking account of the conclusions of the second Joint Committee meeting of the Agreement on Trade in Wines and of the first Joint Committee meeting of the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks of the EU-Chile Association Agreement of 13- 14 June 2005 both held in Madrid, it is necessary to amend Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, in order to permit the use of certain Chilean trademarks that coincide with the Community geographical indications to be used on the Chilean internal market in limited quantities up to 31 January 2014, with effect from 24 April 2006.
(2) The Community and the Republic of Chile have therefore negotiated, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Agreement on Trade in Wines, an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters to amend its Appendix VI.
(3) The Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile amending Appendix VI of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1889/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the basic price and buying-in price applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1994/95 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulations (EC) No 969/94 (2), (EC) No 1234/94 (3) and (EC) No 1487/94 (4) fixing the basic price and the buying-in price for certain fruits and vegetables for the months of May, June and July 1994,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (6),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (7),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (3)  of the above Regulation, the marketing years for the products in question are as follows:
- for tomatoes and aubergines, from 1 January to 31 December,
- for apricots, from 1 May to 31 August,
- for peaches and nectarines, from 1 May to 31 October,
- for cauliflowers and table grapes, from 1 May to 30 April,
- for lemons and pears, from 1 June to 31 May,
- for apples, from 1 July to 30 June,
- for mandarins, satsumas and clementines, from 1 October to 15 May,
- for oranges, from 1 October to 15 July;
Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic price or buying-in price need be fixed for the slack marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the marketing year;
Whereas, when the basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables are fixed, account has to be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a  fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to the trend in the average prices recorded during the three previous years on the most representative producer markets within the Community for a product of defined commercial characteristics, such as  variety or type, quality class, size and packaging; whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed by reference to the basic price in accordance with Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72,
The basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1994/95 marketing year, the periods during which they apply and the standard qualities to which they refer shall be as set out in the Annex.
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 Regulation (EC) No 2119/2003
of 2 December 2003
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96
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 Regulation (EC) No 1799/2003(2), and in particular Article 11(b), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 21 November 2003, the Sanctions Committee established by Resolution 661(1990) of the UN Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex III 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 III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby replaced by 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.