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Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/2002
of 6 May 2002
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
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 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market.
(3) In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 27 June 2002. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
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.
31.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/48
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 29 August 2013
amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards the model health certificates for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals and the health requirements relating to scrapie
(notified under document C(2013) 5527)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/445/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (1), and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 91/68/EEC lays down the animal health conditions governing intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals. It provides, inter alia, that ovine and caprine animals must be accompanied during transportation to their destination by a health certificate conforming to model I, II or III set out in Annex E thereto.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine, and caprine animals. Annex VII to that Regulation sets out the measures for the control and eradication of TSEs. In addition, Chapter A of Annex VIII to that Regulation lays down the conditions for intra-Union trade in live animals, semen and embryos.
(3) In the light of new scientific evidence, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 was amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2013 (3). The amendments to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lift most of the restrictions with regards to atypical scrapie. They also further align to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards the rules relating to intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals to reflect a stricter approach as regards classical scrapie.
(4) The model health certificates II and III set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC should therefore be amended in order to reflect the requirements relating to intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 630/2013.
(5) In addition, the format of the model health certificates I, II and III set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC should be adapted to the format provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 (4).
(6) Directive 91/68/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
31.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/20
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 January 2006
amending Decision 2004/233/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores
(notified under document number C(2006) 122)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/48/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2000/258/EC designates the laboratory of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments de Nancy (the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy), France, as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(2) Decision 2000/258/EC also provides that the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, is to send the Commission the list of Community laboratories to be authorised to carry out those serological tests. Accordingly, the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, performs the established proficiency testing procedure for appraising laboratories prior to authorisation to perform the serological tests.
(3) Commission Decision 2004/233/EC of 4 March 2004 authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (2), establishes a list of authorised laboratories in the Member States on the ground of the results of the proficiency tests communicated by the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy.
(4) An additional laboratory in Germany has been authorised by the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, in compliance with Decision 2000/258/EC.
(5) That laboratory should accordingly be added to the list of authorised laboratories in the Member States set out in the Annex to Decision 2004/233/EC.
(6) Decision 2004/233/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex I to Decision 2004/233/EC, in the section on Germany, the following point 8 is added:
Vet Med Labor GmbH
Mörikestr. 28/3
D-71636 Ludwigsburg’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/28
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 November 2008
amending Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt
(notified under document number C(2008) 6583)
(2008/857/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Commission Decision 2004/4/EC (2), tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in Egypt, must not in principle be introduced into the Community. However, in previous years including the 2007/2008 import season the entry into the Community of such tubers was permitted from ‘pest-free areas’ and subject to specific conditions.
(2) During the 2007/2008 import season, no interception of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith was recorded.
(3) In the light of the request and technical information provided by Egypt, the Commission has established that there is no risk of spreading Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith with the entry into the Community of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from ‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt, provided that certain conditions are satisfied.
(4) The entry into the Community of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in ‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt, should therefore be permitted for the 2008/2009 import season.
(5) Decision 2004/4/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2004/4/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 2 paragraph 1 ‘2007/2008’ is replaced by ‘2008/2009’;
2. in Article 4, ‘31 August 2008’ is replaced by ‘31 August 2009’;
3. in Article 7, ‘30 September 2008’ is replaced by ‘30 September 2009’;
4. the Annex is amended as follows:
(a) in point 1(b)(iii), ‘2007/2008’ is replaced by ‘2008/2009’;
(b) in the second indent of point 1(b)(iii), ‘1 January 2008’ is replaced by ‘1 January 2009’;
(c) in point 1(b)(xii), ‘1 January 2008’ is replaced by ‘1 January 2009’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 740/94 of 30 March 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas all the deadlines laid down for 1994 for the determination of the operators' reference quantities with a view to the administration of the tariff quota in 1995 should be postponed in order to guarantee appropriate controls and verifications  under the best possible conditions;
Whereas, in order to obtain knowledge of the use of licences more rapidly and to guarantee better monitoring of actual imports of bananas under the tariff quota arrangements, the time limit within which operators are obliged to return limit licences to  the issuing body after the expiry of their date of validity should be reduced from 45 to 30 days;
Whereas this Regulation includes the postponement of the deadlines; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for it to be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. By derogation from Article 4 (2) and (5), Article 5 (1) and (3) and the second subparagraph of Article 6, the dates of '1 April, 1 May, 1 July, 15 July and 1 August' are replaced for 1994 by '15 June, 15 July, 1 September, 15 September and 1 October'  respectively.
2. To the second subparagraph of Article 20, the following sentence is added:
'However, proof of acceptance of the import declaration for the quantity concerned must be provided within 30 days following the date of expiry of the validity of the import licence, except in cases of force majeure.'
3. In Annex I, the indication of the competent body for France is replaced by the following:
- 'France:
Office de développement de l'économie agricole dans les départements d'outre-mer (ODEADOM)
28-32, boulevard de Grenelle
F-75015 Paris.'
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.
6.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/71
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 559/2006
of 5 April 2006
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3). These prices and duties were last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 527/2006 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/1
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 154/2013
of 18 December 2012
amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 (GSP Regulation) establishes criteria for the granting of tariff preferences under the general arrangement of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). Accordingly, a country that has been classified by the World Bank as a high or an upper-middle income country for three consecutive years should not benefit from such preferences.
(2) The list of beneficiary countries of the general arrangement of the GSP is established in Annex II to the GSP Regulation.
(3) The Commission has been empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 290 TFEU to review Annex II by 1 January of each year following the entry into force of the GSP Regulation as provided in its Article 5(2).
(4) The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been classified by the World Bank as upper-middle income countries in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(5) The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran should be removed from the list of the beneficiary countries of a general arrangement of the GSP and Annex II to the GSP Regulation should be amended accordingly,
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 845/68 OF THE COUNCIL  of 28 June 1968  altering the period of validity of Regulation No 142/67/EEC on export refunds on colza, rape and sunflower seeds
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats, and in particular Article 28 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC 2 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in particular Article 8 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas experience gained during the present marketing year has demonstrated the effectiveness of the system introduced by Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC 3 of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and sunflower seeds, as amended by Regulation No 767/67/EEC 4 ; whereas for this reason the limit on the period of validity of that Regulation should be removed;
The following shall be substituted for the second paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC:
"It shall apply from 1 July 1967."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1968.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2002
of 21 October 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards the pigmeat sector for the French overseas departments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom)(1), and in particular Article 3(6) and Article 6(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2002(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2002(3), establishes the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001.
(2) In order to facilitate, in the pigmeat sector, the application of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 on the grant of aid for the supply to the overseas departments of pure-bred breeding animals and animals of commercial species originating in the Community, Part 7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 should be amended, and in particular provision should be made for the establishment of the supply balance in accordance with the appropriate tariff subheadings.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 is hereby amended as follows:
Annex I - OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS is amended as follows:
Part 7 is replaced by the following table: "Part 7
Pigmeat sector
Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year
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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 19 February 2003
amending for the third time Decision 2002/308/EC establishing the lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
(notified under document number C(2003) 558)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/114/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to obtain, for one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), the status of approved fish farm situated in a non-approved zone, Member States shall submit the appropriate justifications and the national rules ensuring compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC.
(2) Commission Decision 2002/308/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/1005/EC(4), establishes the lists of approved zones and approved fish farms situated in non-approved zones with regard to certain fish diseases.
(3) Germany has submitted justifications for the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone for a farm in Bavaria with regard to VHS and IHN, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for that status.
(4) The justification has been scrutinised by the Commission with the assistance of experts in the Member States.
(5) The documentation provided by Germany for the farm concerned shows that it meets the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC. The farm therefore qualifies for the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone and should be added to the list of approved farms set out in Annex II to Decision 2002/308/EC.
(6) Decision 2002/308/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex II to Decision 2002/308/EC, the following approved fish farm is added in Section 3.5:
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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.