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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 21 February 1985
approving the first amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(85/179/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), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of 11 November 1980 introducing Community financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (2), as last amended by Decision 83/254/EEC (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 83/484/EEC (4), the Commission approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever submitted by Greece;
Whereas, by letter dated 19 December 1984, the Greek authorities informed the Commission of amendments to the initial plan to take account of the evolution of classical swine fever in Greece;
Whereas the amended plan has been examined and found to comply with Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (5), as last amended by Directive 84/645/EEC (6) and with Directive 80/1095/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community continue therefore to be met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The amendment to the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever, submitted by Greece, is hereby approved.
The amendment of the plan referred to in Article 1 shall take effect on 1 January 1985.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Commission Decision
of 10 April 2002
amending for the eighth time Decision 2000/284/EC establishing the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries
(notified under document number C(2002) 1375)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/297/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992, laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/176/EC(2), and in particular Articles 17(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/284/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/73/EC(4), established the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries.
(2) The competent authorities of Canada officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of one additional equine semen collection centre and submitted additional details of such centres already approved.
(3) The competent authorities of the United States of America officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of four additional equine semen collection centres, and the need to change certain details of two other equine semen collection centres.
(4) Furthermore, the competent authorities of the United States of America officially informed the Commission that the approval has been withdrawn from the three centres 00TX009-EQS, 99TX006-EQS and 01PA004-EQS.
(5) It is appropriate to amend the list in the light of new information received from the third countries concerned, and to highlight the amendments in the Annex for clarity.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2000/284/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
24.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 320/2007
of 22 March 2007
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in EC and international waters of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 28 October 1991 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European  Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation establishing cooperation in the field of education  and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme (91/616/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),
Whereas by Decision 87/327/EEC (3) as amended by Decision 89/663/EEC (4), the Council adopted the  European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus);
Whereas on 5 November 1990, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate with the EFTA  countries and Liechtenstein, in accordance with specific negotiating Directives, bilateral  agreements having as their objective cooperation in the field of education and training within the  framework of the Erasmus programme;
Whereas a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss  Confederation, by its nature enriches the impact of the Erasmus programme so as to develop  inter-university cooperation and to strengthen the skill levels of human resources in Europe,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation establishing  cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme is  hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 13 of the  Agreement (5).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2123/2003
of 2 December 2003
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
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 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/2003(5).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2107/2003,
Annexes I and II to the amended Regulation (EC) No 2107/2003 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/45
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 September 2007
amending Decision 2006/805/EC as regards extending the period of application of that Decision
(notified under document number C(2007) 4460)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/631/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in certain Member States. That Decision lays down certain disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in those Member States.
(2) Decision 2006/805/EC applies for a period of nine months from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. In the light of the overall disease situation of classical swine fever in areas of Bulgaria, Germany, France, Hungary and Slovakia, it is appropriate to extend the period of application of Decision 2006/805/EC until 31 July 2008.
(3) Decision 2006/805/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 14 of Decision 2006/805/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 14
Applicability
This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2008.’
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2002
of 13 May 2002
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas and reference quantities for certain agricultural products originating in Jordan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part(2), hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", tariff concessions within the framework of Community tariff quotas have been granted at import into the Community for certain agricultural products originating in Jordan.
(2) For certain cucumbers and melons for which the tariff concessions under the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan approved by Council Decision 87/512/EEC(3) apply within a reference quantity, the Agreement provides for an exemption of customs duties for unlimited volumes at import into the Community.
(3) For the implementation of the tariff concessions provided for in the Agreement it is necessary to replace the list of agricultural products for which tariff quotas are applicable and to delete the reference quantities for certain cucumbers and melons.
(4) According to the Agreement the volumes of the tariff quotas for some products should be increased from the entry into force of that Agreement by four equal annual instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of the base volumes specified in the Agreement.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 1 February 1983
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain third countries
(83/70/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 16 and 28 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decisions 78/693/EEC (2), 78/694/EEC (3), 78/695/EEC (4), 79/238/EEC (5), 79/543/EEC (6), 79/544/EEC (7), 81/526/EEC (8), 81/545/EEC (9), 81/546/EEC (10) and 81/547/EEC (11) have laid down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Spain, Chile, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Austria and Yugoslavia respectively;
Whereas special conditions were laid down in the abovementioned Decisions for certain Member States in line with conditions applicable to intra-Community trade; whereas the Council by means of Directive 82/893/EEC (12) has agreed to an extension in the application of such special conditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. In Article 2 of Decisions 78/693/EEC, 78/694/EEC and 78/695/EEC concerning Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay respectively, '31 December 1982' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1983'.
2. Article 4 of Decisions 78/693/EEC, 78/694/EEC, 78/695/EEC, 79/238/EEC, 79/543/EEC, 79/544/EEC and 81/526/EEC concerning Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Spain, Chile and Switzerland respectively, is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4
This Decision shall be re-examined with a view to its adaptation to Community rules concerning the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease within the Community.'
3. Article 4 of Decisions 81/545/EEC, 81/546/EEC and 81/547/EEC concerning Bulgaria, Austria and Yugoslavia respectively, is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4
This Decision shall be re-examined with a view to its adaptation to Community rules concerning the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease and swine fever within the Community.'
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1661/98 of 27 July 1998 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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 Regulation (EC) No 1048/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomeclature annexed to the abovementioned 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 those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and 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 within the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder;
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 goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the Combined Nomenclature within the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the abovementioned table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
COUNCIL DECISION instituting a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
,
Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
After consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliamentary Assembly;
Whereas the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty within the framework of a common transport policy requires that a procedure for prior examination and consultation be instituted in respect of certain measures concerning transport proposed in Member States;
Whereas such a procedure will help to promote close co-operation between Member States and the Commission in the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty and will help to prevent the transport policies of Member States from diverging;
Whereas such a procedure also serves to facilitate the progressive adoption of the common transport policy;
Any Member State proposing to adopt any law, regulation or administrative provision concerning transport by rail, road or inland waterway liable to interfere substantially with the implementation of the common transport policy shall, in good time and in writing, notify the Commission of such measure and at the same time inform the other Member States.
1. Within thirty days of receipt of the notification referred to in Article 1 the Commission shall address an opinion or a recommendation to the Member State concerned ; it shall at the same time inform the other Member States thereof.
2. Any Member State may submit to the Commission its observations on the measure in question ; it shall at the same time communicate them to the other Member States.
3. If a Member State so requests, or if the Commission considers it appropriate, the Commission shall consult all the Member States on the measure in question. In the case specified in paragraph 4 such consultation may take place after the event within thirty days.
4. The Commission may, at the request of the Member State, shorten the period laid down in paragraph 1, or if that State so agrees, extend it. The period shall be reduced to ten days if the Member State declares that the measure it proposes to take is of an urgent nature. The Commission shall inform the Member States of any such reduction or extension of the period.
5. The Member State shall not bring the measure in question into force until after expiry of the period provided for either in paragraph 1 or in paragraph 4, or after the Commission has formulated its opinion or recommendation, except in a case of extreme urgency, requiring immediate action by the Member State. In such case, the Member State shall at once inform the Commission and the procedure laid down in this Article shall be followed after the event within thirty days of receipt of such information.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.